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Alcohol la.ws won’t a.ch.ieve goal Underdog Productions is sponsoring another dance in the Highsmith Center this weekend. This time, it's the ”Cruis-o-matics,” a well- known band which has played in many southeastern cities. UP is doing a good job the word has it that they're pretty good — but if the turnout Friday night is anything like the "droves" who mobbed the Highsmith Center during the first dance this semester, they'd better plan to hold the next one in the gym. Some have said one reason that first dance was a flop is because of the new alcohol laws. Of course, no one officially maintains that point of view, but given the facts, it's a logical conclusion. By practically banning alcohol consumption on campus, the state has effectively closed off what was once a relatively safe way to party. Forbidding someone under 21 to drink is a crock, anyway. An 18-year-old can get married, drive a car, cast a vote to help choose our leaders, beat up on his/her spouse, go to sent to Libya to fight and possibly die — all before he/she is 21 and legally able to buy a beer. Talk about a paradox. In our opinion, the new law will make little difference in the long run. About the only end outlawing booze in the 1920s accomplished was making a select group of daring Mafia-type bootleggers very wealthy. Then, as now however, it was a handy hook for hapless politicians to grab. Meanwhile, maybe the "Cruis-o-matics" will give UNCA students a chance to rock the Highsmith Center, even if cracking open a BUd Light is now illegal. Blue Banner David Proffitt Business Manager Tony McKinney New Editor Scott Luciadoo Assistant News Editor Margaret Powell Sports Editor. Chris Allison Assistant Sports Editor Geoff Cabe Entertainment Editor Michele Samuel Assistant Entertainment Editor Julie Ball Photography Editor Casey Baluss Advertising Manager Chuck Spanbauer Circulation Manager Michele Samuel Advisor Greg Lisby STAFF Monica B mikowski K^n Hard-. John Coutlakis uinda Krc Tracy Fagan Anqela Pickelsim Libby kamsey Robin Sexton Kelly Smith Julie Tilka Jackie Young The BLUE BANMER Is the University of North Carolina at Asheville student newspaper. We polish Mch Thursday except during summer sessions, flnals week, and holiday breaks. Our office Is located In Carmichael Hall, 208-A. Phone: (704) 251-6586 or 251-6591. Nothing In the editorial or opinion sections necessarily represents the position of the entire BANNER staff, the staff advisor, ONCA’s Student Government Association, administration, or faculty. Editorials represent the opinion of a majority of the editlorlal board. 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Send subscriptions to Circulation Manager, Carmichael Hall, 1 University Hts., UNCA Asheville, NC, 28804-3299. WHAT HAPPENEP? X WAc) recalibrating the laser i)CopE ON THE INFRAREP §URFACE- To Surface anti-per§onnel unit, THOMPSON WA& entering THE launci^,variables into The ONBOARP MICROPROCESSOR... ...VJHEMThE Suckers hit CLUBS EJN CCHUGE PRESS SE^ICE Terrorists don’t want words, just blood By David Proffitt Editor Is it possible to dissuade someone who's willing to blow himself, and everyone who happens to be in the same block, straight through the ozone layer? Probably not. The latest nation to get a dose of such a devil-may-care attitude is France. The Sept. 16 edition of the "Christian Science Monitor" reported that "the French fight against terrorism has reached a decisive stage." French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac has decided to toe the line with terrorists. It seems that he and at least 75 percent of the rest of the nation are tired of such juvenile behavior on the part of the grown men, however demented they may be. Some Americans may find it hard to understand a tough stance, but they might think differently if the last line of their address read "Paris, France" instead of "New York City" or "Greenville, S.C." On Monday, a bomb blast in the central Paris police station killed one person and injured 51 others; and a recent wave of bombings in Paris has killed five and injured more than 200. In 1982, Frenchmen experienced more than 100 violent attacks;. Vi,, Compare that to a mere seven incidents reported by the FBI in the United States last year. It's easy to remain stoically calm when watching ocean winds batter the shoreline while standing behind thick plate glass, bare feet buried in plush carpeting. Things look a little differently, though, to the poor soul down there walking along the beach. Eventually, terrorist attacks lead to government crackdowns, and the citizens, however reluctantly, surrender some rights in exchange for a chance at peace. Chirac, for example, has instituted a strict visa policy. Most foreigners, including Americans, must now obtain visas to visit France. I certainly don't have the ultimate solution that will end all terrorist attacks, but I do know one thing. I'm tired of hearing and reading excuses that these people toss hand grenades around because they have legitimate complaints which they've decided can't be redressed any other way. Men who can shoot a human confined to a wheelchair, or beat up on someone whose hands are tied behind his back, aren't fully- developed humans. I don't understand them, apd frankly, I don't think they really want to be understood. They're already beyond the point of making conversation.
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