PAGE 4 — THE DECREE — FEBRUARY 21,1992
‘Gold War’ threatens
Trying a sample
Caterer Katrina Garner (left) serves a crepe to her former partnr, Marie Fisher, during Gar
ner's demonstration of the Austrian culinary art “Mahlzeit” during Wesleyan College's 1992 Spring
Symposium. Garner, wife of college president Les Garner, conducted the cooking demonstrations in
her home on both Wednesday and Thursday of the Feb. 12-13 symposium.
Faculty’s symposium attendance poor
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then they should attend. If not,
then the school needs to look at
the value of the symposium in
the cuniculum.”
Wednesday’s keynote speech
by Dr. Roger Levien and
TTiursday’s speech by Dr. William
Fischer drew the best attendance
of the symposium. Dr. David
Candidate visits
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“I won’t come in and change
everything, but I won’t accq>t
everything just because it existed
for ‘x’ number of years,” she said.
“Some traditions are good, but
tradition can’t continue just for
the sake of tradition.” When told
she was not Buikian, she laughed.
Lacy was also able to glean
some information through her
impressions of students. The stu
dents here seem, to Dr. Lacy, ho
mogeneous yet heterogeneous at
the same time. She was pleased
with the ethnic diversity and said
how she thought the minorities to
be an important group.
Lacy could not tell from her
short visit whether the different
student groups are inter-related
The subject seemed to concern
her. “I like to think of myself as a
diplomat. Others will be the
judge. I’ve worked a lot with stu
dents in the past,” she said, noting
her administrative positions.
Two more candidates are
scheduled to be interviewed, one
prior to this issue and the other
this utx;oming week.
Jones, professor of history, said,
“The faculty feels a strong at
traction and responsibility to at
tend the sessions where the key
note speakers were involved.
“I attend because I want to,
and I am supportive of the sym
posium,” Jones added. “We as
faculty need to be responsible and
show our support fa: the sympo
sium.”
Many faculty members who
attended two or less events had
no comment or were unable to be
reached as to why they failed to
attend.
“The Symposium is for stu
dents, the commiuiity, the staff,
and faculty,” Erodes said. “It is
unfortunate that such a percentage
of faculty attended.”
Students said faculty should
have shown by their presence that
the symposiums are worthwhile
and important.
“If the symposium was sup
posed to be about a global expe
rience, then this experience in
cludes students but also faculty,”
said freshman Gmld S. Padmoie.
M^y students wa:e angered
and disgusted that they w«e re
quired to go to diffluent events
by their professors who them
selves did not go to the event,
“I really don’t think it’s right
because they (the faculty) are to
be our role models, and if they
don’t attend, why should we?”
Padmore added.
King’s role debated
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King’s vision went beyond
opening lunch counters to insist
that blacks “be willing to throw
off the yoke of poverty as well,”
he said. “Equality meant nothing
unless blacks could afford to use
those facilities.”
Concluding the panel discus
sion was Yvonne Jackson, an ex
ecutive at Consolidated Diesel Co.
and member of the Mayor’s Dr.
Martin Luther King Holiday
Commission.
Jackson’s reply to the forum
question was emphatic. She noted
the continued iiifluence of King
and the spread of his non-violent
protest methods aroimd the world.
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Gold War. He views Ihe Gold
War, the fight for wealth and se
curity, as much more threatening
to the future of the United States
than the Cold War ever was.
In the 1960’s, the United States
was riveted on the Soviet Union.
America had what he called a “ 10
feet taU” image of the Soviets.
They were ahead in the space race
and were viewed as a significant
threat to the well-beins of the U.S.
However, when Levion traveled
to the Soviet Union in 1965, he
realized that as individuals they
may have been giants but the
government was unsupportive
and undercut their efforts.
The U.S. was also on top of
the world economy and virtually
economically independent in the
1960’s. Levien said France was
even worried that the U.S. would
take over the world.
Japan played a very minor role
in the world economy and was
beginning to focus on a strong
national commitment to growth
and quality, turning quality from
a national weakness into a na
tional strength. Germany was also
improving its economy in an
“economic miracle,” building
cooperation by forming a social
contract with the work force.
In 1971, the U.S. suffered its
first deficit since 1935. Produc- ’
tivity growth had slowed down,
but Americans continued at the
same standard of living. This in
turn led to greato: debt
On the other side of the wcdd,
Japan was grovrag economically
stronger. Their productivity was
growing rapidly while their stan
dard of living improved slowly.
The Soviet Union’s stressed
economy was unable to compete
with the U.S. in military strength,
and their economy could not
match international competition.
Europe quickly discovered the
need for a large home market,
and the Europe 1992 Plan was
implemented to allow a free flow
of goods, information, and per
sons.
In closing, Levien offered his
views on the 1990’s and beyond.
He sees Japan as the uncontested
market and technology leader,
investing more than the U.S. in
physical and human assets, as
well as seeing the need to invest
in European and U.S. markets.
Europe 1992 is proceeding well
— they have now agreed on a
common currency and are mov
ing toward political union. Even
tually they will have a home mar
ket of 450 million people.
Russia has gained democracy
and independence, but still lacks
the skills and infrastructure to
advance. The U.S. economy is
stuck in a recession which reflects
weak international competitive
ness. Because emphasis is bemg
placed on shareholder rather than
customer value, the U.S. is losing
customers.
According to Levien, the U.S.
must change or be overtaken by
Japan in the Gold War by the
year 2000. He fears that unless
the U.S. begins to recognize and
benefit from other countries, and
profit from its own supaior in
tellects, the U.S. will be stagnant
and dependent on the wwld.
“The U.S. must focus the same
national attention on the Gold
War as we did on the 0)ld War,”
Levien said. “If this is done, I am
sure the U.S. will prosper.”
“He’s dead and we’re still
talking about Martin Luther King.
It’s been decades,” she said. “This
thing just didn’t stay in Georgia,
this thing didn’t just stay in the
United States. It’s a worldwide
spirit. So why not celebrate it?
“King was the model for us to
use in the 20th century,” she said.
Education professor Dr. Hugh
Corbin, who read works from
Maya Angelou and other poets
earlier in the evening, said the
holiday should be a springboard
for continued work.
“If we all, each of us, try to be
more inclusive of others,” he said,
“this time next year we might have
a better report to give.”
Upcoming campus events
Feb. 17-27
Intramural Softball and 4-on-4 Indoor Volley
ball Tournament Registration. Register at the
Student Activities Center.
Feb. 21
Jester Hairston Reception, 1:30-3:30 p.m..
Trustees Room. All invited.
Feb. 24
Drug Awareness Week begins. NCWC Athletes
Say No to Drugs — Phil Gerald, speaker, 10:15
p.m.. Gym.
Feb. 25
“It Costs More Than You niink,” (Alcohol Law
Enforcement), John Sims, speaker, 4 p.m., SAC.
Feb. 26
Legalization of Marijuana Forum, 9:30 p.m..
Student Activities Center.
Feb. 27
^‘Why People f^e Drugs,” Deborah Pittman,
^aker, 3 p.m., SAC.
Feb. 28
Residence halls close for Spring Break at 5 p.m.
Have a safe break!
March 8
Residence halls reopen at noon.
March 13
“Rocky Horror Picture Show,” midnight, loca
tion to be announced.