Space Shuttle Disaster
The Sp&K Shuttle Challenger burst into flames only minutes after taking off. All
seven members on board, including a school teacher from New Hampshire, were kilted
Tuesday, Jan 28. A flame In the rocket booster is thought to have sparked the explo
sion. Further investations are being conducted.
The flight had been rescheduled several times prior to its taking off on Tuesday.
NASA reported th^r do not know what caused the explosion.
Voyager 2 Satellite Discovers Another Uranus Moon
Pasadeif& — Scientists reported Saturday that Voyager 2 had discovered yet
another small moon surrounding the planet Uranus. The satellite also produced pho-
to^aphs that showed another faint ring of unknown particles orbiting the planet, and
a tilt in the Uranian magnetic field. The spacecraft flew past the planet Friday, Jan. 24,
and transmitted new photographs which showed mountains, craters and deep
trenches. Voyager, which is now 700,000 miles beyond Uranus, is traveling at 33,000
m*les an hour. The discovery of another moon estimated at 32 miles in diameter,
makes the fifteenth moon discovered around Uranus.
Reagan Seeks Support Of Economic Policies
Washington — In a speech Saturday, Jan. 25, President Reagan asked for biparti>
san support for economic policies he says can make 1986 “a year of opportunities.”
During his weekly radio address from the Oval Office, President Reagan told the pub
lic that he has been doing last minute adjustments to his State of the Union address
and asks for Republican and Democratic support of his policies. Reagan said, “We
look ahead with hi^ hopes that we can build on our success and work in bipartisan
spirit to make 1986 the year of opportunities for America."
N.C. Governor Martin Lists Priorities In Public Address
Raleigh — In his statewide address on Saturday, Jan. 25 Governor James O. Mar
tin said that he will soon unveil a 10-year plan to relieve crowding in state prisons by
building new facilities and providing other alternatives for those convicted of non
violent crimes. In a 30-minute speech, Martin outlined some of his administration s
plans for 1986. Some of the issues and problems Governor Martin has placed at the
top of his list of priorities are:
• An attempt to feed more money into the state’s highway construction program.
• An economic bill to emphasize rural development and reponal growth centers.
• Emphasis on increasing the salaries and quality of teachers.
• A distinct effort to minimize prison overcrowding.
Latest Soviet Defector Proves Useful to UJS.
Washington — A high tevel KGB officer fled the USSR last year and sources reveal
that he may be the most valuable defector to the U.S. in years. He is providng much
valuable iitformation because he was apparently high ranked in the KGB. He was des^ C
cribed as a senior Soviet officer who escaped by helicopter last year from East Ger
many and has assumed a new identity here in the United States. The CIA would not
report on the defector because they have gone to great lengths to keep the new defec
tor’s identity from being disclosed to avoid further estrangement from the Soviet
Union and soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev.
CAMPUS CUDDENTS
Closed Meetings At Meredith Cause Question
“Everyone Welcome” on the bottom of many flyers on the Meredith Campus does
not apply to all campus organizations. Many Meredith students are not aware that
some of the meetings are closed or “invitation only.”
“The Student Life Committee is a closed meeting. Any student may petition to
appear. If you would like to attend a meeting, call (Renee Godwin),” said Dr. Sandra
Thomas, Vice-President for Student Development.
Although the SLC's primary function is to “direct attention and study to the con
cerns and welfare of the students,” according to the 1985-86 Student Handbook, stu
dents are unable to attend all the meetings to ensure that their welfare b being deter
mined justly.
“Sometimes there are things which are very sensitive, and do not want them to be in
the open," said Thomas.
.. We will try to fit you in, if there has been no request to make the meeting con
fidential,” said Renee Godwin, SLC Chair.
The Executive Committee of the Student Government also closes its meetings to the
students, as well as the Honor Council. However, a student may waive her right to a
confidential meeting at any time she is to appear before the court.
Fort Lauderdale Prepares For Spring Break
National On-Campus Report — A ban on public drinking along Fort Lauderdale’s
famed “Strip" is now in effect, and police hope voluntary cooperation becomes the rule
before college students arrive for spring break.
Officers are giving the new law a test-run before the influx of college students in
March and April, according to Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Ron Cochran.
Police will ask anyone drinking in public — including in cars — to empty their
drinks into the street. Drinkers who refuse to cooperate will be arrested.
The city is posting signs publicizing the ban at Intracoastal Waterway bridges and at
the north and south entrances to the city.
Not everyone agrees, however, that the ban will work. Managers of bars along the
Strip say they will try to prevent customers from leaving their establishments with
drinks, but that it won't be easy.
“What are you going to do. run after every guy who’s walking out with a plastic
cup?” asked John Cunningham, manager of the Elbo Room.
“How are you going to enforce it?" asked Carl Smith, a junior at Bowling Green U.
and a veteran of two spring break trips to Fort Lauderdale. “Are they going to call in
the National Guard when 600 kids on ihe beach are drinking?"
Fraternity Students Get Off The Hook
National On-Campus Report — In an unusual move, a university president has
asked a district attorney to reconsider his decision not to file felony rape charges
against three members of a fraternity. A San Diego State U. student says she fell
unconscious after being tricked into drinking a mixture of Kool-aid and Everclear at a
Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity party, and that three fraternity members raped her while
she was unconsdous. The district attorney had decided that the woman had been
“taken advantage oP but not raped —which prompted outraged SDSU students to
ask what the difference was.
Who’s To Blame?
National On-Campus Report — In a recent Parade magazine survey of teachers,
almost 90% blamed parents for the problems of the countiy’s education system. The
teachers say parents do not instiU discipline and other qualities in their children that
would motivate them to learn, and that it is difficult to find parents interested in creat
ing a home environment conducive to learning or willing to discuss their child’s prob
lems in school.
Black Students Stay in College When Integrated
National On-Campus Report ~ Black students educated in integrated elementary
and secondary schools are more likely to stay in college than students from segregated
schools, according to a new study by the Rand Corp. “Blacks need the experience in
dealing with whites,” says researcher Robert Crain. Robert Mitchem, of the National
Council of Educational Opportunity Associations, says “Integration does a lot for
(black students') confidence. They realize they are the same as whites.”
The Rewards of Liberal Arts
National On-Campus Report — A well-rounded education prepared students for
life, not merely for final exams, according to a study at Hood College.
After four years of liberal arts learning, students are less interested in material gains,
and place much greater values on having a philosophy of life, participating in the
community, promoting racial understanding and keeping up with current affairs.
The positive effects of a literal education were confirmed by comparing Hood’s
1985 graduating seniors’ survey responses to the answers th^ gave to the same survey
as incoming freshmen in 1981. (The survey is given to every freshman class.)
Students “seem to have gained self-confidence and the idea that th^f can make a dif
ference," says Dr. Barbara J. Hetrick, dean of academic affairs. “The value categories
appear to indicate the students are more aware of the world, the community and social
issues."
Sylvia Turner, dean of students, says she is impressed with the survey results.
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