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Page 2 October 26, 1988 Animal Rights A rvcMit casiMliy of campus construction Construction Endangers Trees by Chris Moore The campus tree popu lation has been steadily decreasing since IMCS5M started. N/hile this decrease is due to construction and abuse, efforts are being made to plant replacement trees in November. if the only place to build a gym is where the trees live, then the trees will have to go However, construction also involves ticidental destruction of treesas workers bury wires and pipe and move vehicles around the work site. A tree needs a 50-ft. radius free of constructwn to be completely unharmed. This radius must be free from dirt piles that keep water from the roots, heavy vehicles that pack the clay around the roots, and plaster wastes that soak through to the roots. Construction crews are notorious for accidently harming trees outside the construction area One 75-year-o1d tree that once sat beside the Maintenance building was, at first, protected by a barrier of two-by-fours. A few weeks later, this fencing was broken down and the tree began getting hit by cars and equipment After about another month, equipment was being chained to the tree. Not une?:- pectedly, the tree died and was cut down. Our expanding school has and will cause the death of many trees, but something is being done. Tree planting is now set for this Nov , barring complications from other project schedules Vith a little care the trees will grace our campus for years to come Church and State: Are They Totally Separate? by Scott Uamanna All of us here at NCSSM know what the separation of church and state is and most of us probably believe that our school does a pretty good job of keeping them separated. Veil, this may not be the case. The U S constitution says that no government or government-supported in stitution is allowed to adopt a church or encourage reli gion. On the other hand, they are also not permitted to discourage religion or discriminate against some one because of their religious beliefs. So \/hat has NCSSM done that violates this state ment? First, there should not have been a minister to deliver the invocation be cause It is a group activity The Stentorian Steff - 1 968-89 Advisor - Mike Gunzenhauser Editors - Jon Carson, Oanene Groenke, Beth Krcdei Production Coordinator - Greg Sutton News Editors - Jayashri Dhate, Koss Little Editorial Editor - Cynthia Johnson Feature Editors - Kimberly Tisdale, Bo V/aliace Sports Editors - Sean Fahey, Aaron Peronto Photyapfcy Editors - Lime Chang, Elizabeth Fowler Distribution Managers - Nghia Tran, Eugene Yen News Writers - Dana 8ius, Rita Nahta, Dinesh Rao, Dana Rigsby, Tammy VfilTiams Editorial Writers - Yickie Carlton, Kasi Jackson, Scott Lamanna, Chris Moore, Rob Owens, Chris Pace Feature Writers - Debby Bone, Janine Bullard, Craiy Moorefield, Lisa Senzel Sports Writers - Sally Austin, Caroline Dobson, Brent Goff, Peter Haughton, Danial Park PhotoyapNers - Randy Brown, Geoff Guzynski, Chirs Krause, Bryan Richardson, Jodi Vittlin, Kristi V/oods Cartooaist - Eric Coker Typist - John Hunt Second, a church bulliten beard is required to be on campus and give students access to information con cerning religious activities ■^hird, our school offers religious courses v/hich students may choose to take Students cannot be taught to believe the religions, but the factual information about them and the historical and literary content of each are taught. It Is difficult for any government establishment, like NCSSM, to make the division between church and state. by Kasi Jackson and Vicki Carlton Do the benefits gained by amma! research outv/eigh the pam caused the animal’ This important question affects not only the larger research community, but also PKSSM. Dr. Joan Barber said, ‘ You may have been agakist amma! research until it affects a loved one Then we see the benefit of it ‘ Even those against ammai experimentation cannot deny that it has brought enormous benefit in saving Lives Does student experimentation which will probably never be seriously considered by medical researchers have a place? Barber defends this practice by statiny, 'Ve are allowing bright high school students to be exposed to a possible dream career, even if they decide not to go into research.‘ Barber points out that researchers or students cannet inflict pain beyond a certain level. NCSSM's policy toward animal use (adopted from the National Science Teachers Association) has clauses setting this level. The policy on the sacrificiny of animals is set by the American Veterinary Association, and this must be (tone by someone ex perience in these methods. The policy slates, 'Behavioral studies should use only rewards (such as providing food) and not punishment in training programs.” Do we have the right to place ourselves h-^her than other species, and can we sacrifice their lives for our gam? Dr. Beth Timson states, "! would hope at a future date we would learn to be embarrassed at saying one species is superior to another." She adds, 'One of tne things that's wrong with killing animals is not that the animals die, but what it does to us. To think you can kill or maim something because it is another species is bound to make you ethically insensitive.' In regard to the research community as a whole, Timson feels too much repetition is involved in the experiments performed today She opposes experimentation resulting in pain and suffering for animals mere^ to teach students how to perform scientific experiments. One main thing that shmild concern researchers and activists is the treatment of the animals involved in experiments. Teachers at NCSSM justify their use of animals by pointing out the educational value given to the students The school maintains a high level of care for the animals and limits the amount of pain they can be subjected to according to NSTA guidelines. Teachers try to avoid repetition in student projects by requiring that students do not duplicate too closely the work of ether researchers One aspect of the school s policy could stand improvement. It would be a wise idea to allow people for and against animal research to lecture students considering projects involving animals. Until society reaches a concensus on i^rhat should be done about animal research, NCSSM is doing a fine job in keeping the ethical standards in the use of ani mals for experimentation. Bill and Opus Come in Close Third Dukakis leading at NCSSM by Rob Gwen Here are the results; Dukakis - S2?5 Bush - 42f; Undecided - 6SS Fcr all those vho tried to elect Bill and Opus, they came in a close thi'^d to Bush, good try tliough MaUs / Bush 7— Undecided
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