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PAX IN TERRA: 17 Travel To D.C.
Lobby Against Nuclear Weapons
By Angela Baker, Group Representative
In a news conscious society, it is
often that people hear of a cause or
learn of events which stir in them a
need to join with others to do
something about that cause or
event. It is rare, however, when a
joining together of this type occurs.
Such an occurance recently involved
seventeen St. Andrews students.
John Ailnnan, George Andrews,
Angela Baker, Ruth Eckles, Anke
Gassen, Ellis Hunt, Sherry Johnson,
Jean Martin, Rebecca Nixon, Henry
Ogden, John Pargas, Shag Shaw,
Dave Snyder, Del Spruill, Frank Tut
tle, and Lisa Valdmets are members
of Pax En Terra who went to the
University Lobby to End the Arms
Race in Washington, D.C. The April
17th Lobby was sponsored by
UCAM (United Campuses to Pre
vent Nuclear War). The purposes of
the lobby were to meet with
senators and congresspersons for
discussion on views about nuclear
arms issues and to promote public
awareness of these issues through a
march to Capitol Hill.
The group left St. Andrews on
Wednesday night and drove to Rich
mond where they camped out on a
church floor for the evening. After a
5:15 wake up the next morning,
they drove into Washington to Lob
by headquarters-Calvery Baptist
Church. There, they met with other
It’s exciting, rewarding, and lots of
fun, there is something in it for
everyone. What could this event
possibly be? MDA Day - it raises
money for muscular dystrophy. The
St. Andrews campus experienced
this on Friday, May 2, when CCU
(College Christian Union) sponsored
the first annual MDA Day. The ac
tivities started at one o’clock and
entertained the students and faculty
until seven o'clock that evening.
Different clubs and organizations
set up various booths in order to
raise money for people with
muscular dystrophy. All of the
money will go to the Muscular
Dystrophy Association so that it can
do more research to find a cure for
the sickness. The booths included
Mudwrestling, The Dunking Booth,
Ball Toss (sponsored by Pax In
Terra), Cotton Candy Booth (spon
sored by Lifeline), Popcorn and
Lemonade Stand (sponsored by
BSU), and the Jail. A special
recognition goes to Dominoes Pizza
and Hardee’s for providing pizza and
cups.
lobbyists and listened to several
speakers, including UCAM's ex
ecutive director and former St. An
drews' Woodrow Wilson Fellow,
Sanford Gottlieb, and Defense Aid
Bob Sherman. After a briefing with
professional arms control lobbyists
from Common Cause, the approx
imately 1000 lobbyists joined
together with banners, chants, and
holey umbrellas to march to Capitol
Hill. The leaky umbrellas signified
the ineffectiveness of the Strategic
Defense Initiative's "umbrella of pro
tection." As they neared the Capitol
Building, the chants grew louder.
"Money for tuition, not for ammuni
tion" and ‘Test Ban Now" became
magical words with the power to
energize the crowd and to create a
sense of solidarity among the peo
ple. Voices and dreams were united
as the lobbyists joined together to
sing "Give Peace a Chance."
Once they made it to the Capitol
steps, the lobbyists were addressed
by Representatives Tom Downey
(D-NY), Pat Schroeder (D-CO), and
Claudine Schneider (R-RI). The
representatives offered support, sug
gestions, and comments on up
coming legislation. After this rally,
the crowd broke down into smaller
groups to meet with senators and
representatives. Lobbyists from col
leges and universities nationwide
had appointments with officials from
forty-one states. The lobbyists from
St. Andreyys met with Represen
tatives Neal and Cobey, and with
aids from Senator Helms and
Representatives Whitney and
Hefner. They also met with Senator
Kasten (R-WI) and Virginia con
gresspersons. The messages that
went to these senators and
representatives, along with the prox
ies gathered from the schools, were
that a significant number of citizens
were in favor of a Comprehensive
Test Ban Treaty, against Strategic
Defense Initiative, and against the
development and deployment of
first-strike weapons, such as the Air-
and Ground-Launched Cruise
Missiles, the Pershing II, the Trident
II (D-5) submarine-launched ballistic
missies, and the ICBM systems.
Every meeting was not always en
couraging. But until elected officials
know that their constituents are con
cerned about nuclear issues, their
voting records will reflect tfie silent
acquiescence of apathy.
The members of Pax En Terra
learned a great deal about working
together on this trip. Not only from
the lobby itself, but also from the
work that went into getting to the
lobby. The party, which they co
sponsored with WSAP and which
featured After Sinai, v>'as a financial
MDA Day — A Huge Success
by Randa “Panda” Richards
The main attraction, as it always is
at carnivals, was the Dunking Booth.
Such favorites as Dean Loftus, Jack
Ferren, Bob Martin, and Dan the
mailman” delightfully splashed into
the water each time the target was
hit (and sometimes when it
wasn’t!!). Other dunkees such as
Carl Walters, Linda Ferren, Parker
Umstead, Jeff Dixon, June Milby,
Rochele Bailey, and Tracy Thomp
son were also drenched when their
time was up in the booth. The
students were lined up to take aim
and fire. Tickets were ten cents a
piece and five tickets allowed
students and anybody else par
ticipating three tries to dunk the
sporting faculty.
Another popular activity to watch
was the Wheelie-Football game.
This took place in the main gym and
was put together by Paul Ford, a
student here on campus. The
“wheelies” did not have to be
paralyzed but the players did have
to play by rules which would not let
them use their legs at all. The game
proved to be^^Pgctacuto^^
suspenseful success. Both teams
played an excellent game and
should be proud of themselves for
the effort.
Bought and sold by the dozens,
T-shirts turned out to be a big hit.
With the price being only five
dollars, the participants and
onlookers jumped at the chance to
purchase one. T-shirts can still be
bought for the same price and are
available through Michelle Taylor.
The shirts have different designs
and come in a variety of colors and
sizes.
The number of arrested citizens in
Laurinburg leaped two hundred per
cent because of the MDA jail. A per
son could arrest anyone on campus
for the small fee of one dollar. The
sad part was when the innocent vic
tims had to either stay in jail for fif
teen minutes or pay two dollars to
get out. Many students would give
three or four dollars and force their
friend to stay in jail for hours unless
bond was posted for that student.
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success, as were the sales of their
"plants for peace." Much of their
funding came from donations. Pax
En Terra would like to thank the Col
lege Christian Union, the SAGE422
team, and the individual faculty, stu
dent, and community members who
contributed financially and emo
tionally to make the trip possible. A
sjsecial thanks goes to Dr. Bob Mar
tin for his open door policy. He not
only presented the group with
sound advice, but he also encourag
ed students to reach out and explore
the possibilities for peace and com
munity. One last thanks goes to
John Allman and Jean Martin.
Without their leadership and con
cern, there would be no Pax En
Terra.
Pax En Terra would like to en
courage interested students and
faculty to ask its members atxHit the
trip to Washington. They would also
like to encourage you to attend one
of their meetings. These meetings
are open to all views. Pax En Terra is
an awareness group and recognizes
that awareness is not achieved
through one-sidedness. We are an
interdependent people-global
citizens, not isolated microcosms.
Pax En Terra wishes to encourage
you to get informed and get involv
ed.
people but it was worth the money
made.
The prosperous day went very
smoothly with help from the par
ticipating clubs and also volunteers
from the school, but the entire day
was put together mainly by CCU.
Jeff Dixon, President of CCU,
Natalie Lester, Vice President;
Michelle Taylor, Secretary/
Treasurer; and Rochele Bailey all
worked hard on getting donations
and booths set up. The excellent job
was rewarding for the group and
they all enjoyed pitching in. The of
ficers for next year look forward to
having MDA Day again and hope it
will be just as thriving as this one
was.
THANKS