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Ellaman And D’Arruda Speak At PIRG Energy Symposium BYJOEYSHERR A small number of students and professors showed up last week for the energy sym posium sponsored by PIRG. According to PIRG chair person Wynne Segal, this program was intended to “in form and educate the St. An drews community on energy options, so students can shape inform^ opinions about this immense dilemma of our society.” Two guest speakers ad dressed the problems of energy and answered questions at the symposium: Dr. Jose D’Arruda and Dr. Tom EUaman. D’Arruda is a professor of physics at Pem broke State University; Ellaman serves as a nuclear physicist at North Carolina Stete University, Ellaman ex plained the value of nuclear energy, while D’Arruda spoke of the necessity of con servation. D’Arruda began the presen tation with a slide show en titled “Our Energy Problem” According to him, the enei®r crisis beganin 1880 when the price of a barrel of oil dropped from about twenty doUars to around one dollar because of an abundance. He also^stated WE RAN INTO THIS ONE PROBLEM with the latest exhibit m Vardell.. .Which way Is up??? (Photo by Kim Leland). that the Arabs did people a favor by raising theprice of oil, thus making society aware of its dependence on energy. D’Arruda concluded that, although estimate differ about how long various energy scources will last, con servation must become a way of life immediately. Ellaman continued by listing some of the means meeting U.S. energy deman ds, including conservation and nuclear energy. Ellaman claimed that is impossible to expect one energy source to alleviate the energy crisis; rather the solution liesin theutilization of acom- binationof all the possible sources. When Ellaman was questioned about the safety of nuclear energy, he pointed out that no technology is com pletely safe from risk. Ellaman said, “We must demand that the benefits of nuclear energy far outweight the risks.” He then stated that leakage radiation from nuclear power plants is negliable compared to solar and X-ray radiatim in the en- viroment. He contended fur ther that the disposal of nuclear waste is a political, not a technical, problem. St. Andrews PIRG plans other programs like this energy symposium. One such program is the altunninun recycling efforts already un derway. North Carolina haj assumed an anti-nuk( position. The St. Andrews chapter will refrain from this campai^, though; instead, they will opt to aid each student, formulate his own opinions concerning energy. This Week’s CUB Movie Stars ZERO MOSTEL in THE PRODUCERS Merely The Funniest Film Of The Season. Sunday Night, Avinger. 25^ Admission. AVINGER HAS BEEN BUSY LATELY, hosting both the PIRG Energy Forum and the Foxfire children. (Photos by Kun Lelfuid and Clay Hamil ton respectively.) Civil Defense Creates Mock Emergency Don’t panic. But on the morning of November 17th, a major land war erupted in th heart of Europe, and sometime between De^mber 4th and 8th, there will be an all out nuclear exchange between the United States and the U.S.S.R. No, this is not a preview of trwin Allen’s next disaster movie, nor is it the result of some psychic’s glimpse into a gloomy crystal ball. The nuclear attack - a mock emergency, of course - is simply the scenario for a civil defense exercise to be con ducted by the Region m headquarters of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency (DCPA). Involving 84 North Carolina counties and 7 other states, this is the largest exercise since 1968, both in terms of the number of agencies par ticipating and in the types of activities to be performed. The State Division of Civil Preparedness has been standing by to receive in formation from DCPA on the status of the attack. Sometime between December 4th and 8th-the exact date is kept secret to make the exercise more realistic-state officials wiU place the state in a posture of increased tension and readiness. At this time, local officials will inform people of evacuation routes, tell them how to get to shelters and put Emergency Operations Centers into operation. Nortii Carolina will be in an attack posture on the second day of the exercise, with recovery procedures following on ^e third and final day. Local and state officials will participate only during office hours; however, federal staff will operate round the clock. The local Civil Prepared ness Coordinator for Scotland County is Daniel N. Shaw, (rffice phone; 369-2514. BOB’S JEWEL SHOP The Place to go for all your Jewelry needs Main St. College Plaza NOTICE: CAMPING EQUIPMENT Encounter in the wilderness is in the process of re placing some of its equipment which has been used for the past several years. Most of this equipment is in usable condition, but we may not be able to depend on it for extended (3 wk) winter term activities. Some may require several minutes on a sewing machine to repair. The following items will be sold on a first-come basis, beginning on Oct. 26. 10 SLEEPING BAGS $25-$35 10 ENSOLITE PADS $2 7 SVEA-STOVES $6-$ 10 8 BACK PACKS $20-$3S Misc. ponchos, mess kits, fuel bottles. If you are Interested, contact Tom Jones, MJ129. JUST LIKE THE GOOD OLE’ DAYS Every Night Until 11 P.M. You Can Make Your Own Sundae (With all Your Favorite Ingredients) FOR JUST 95* OLD TIMIE ICE CREAM PARLOR SOUTH MAIN STREET
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