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Editorial
No Coke allowed
As a Penn State University campus,
we are subject to not only the
advantages of being associated with
Penn State, but also subject to their
decisions and regulations. Ever since
Penn State signed a contract with
Pepsi for money for athletics, the
entire Penn State system has been
under a Pepsi monopoly. Of the $l4
million University Park negotiated in
their contract with Pepsi, a mere
$500,000 went to other Penn State
campuses. Behrend, although a
college of Penn State, is, in reality, set
apart from University Park. The
atmosphere and the experience of
Behrend is totally different, yet
Behrend is obligated to follow the
rules set and followed by University
Park.
The fact that Behrend is expected
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Editor in Chief
Andrea M. Zaffino
Managing Editor
Anne M. Rajone
Sports Editor
Malt Plizga
Layout Editor
Nathan Mitchell
Advertising Manager
Mike Valliere
Associate Editor
Brian Ashbaugh
Assistant Sports Editor
Dylan Stewart
to go along with University Park
decisions keeps Behrend in
University Park's shadow. The more
Behrend accepts University Park's
ideas, the more satellite we seem.
Behrend is not merely an extension
of University Park, we have
distinctive qualities and ideas, but
major administrative decisions
concerning Behrend aren't even made
by Behrend's administration.
The Pepsi monopoly is just one
example of University Park's
influence over the entire Penn State
system. There is little benefit given
to Behrend's students, and many are
unhappy with the outcome of the
Pepsi contract. Behrend had no say
in this decision but has to bear the
consequences.
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Enough of sanctions:
Saddam Hussein out
By Howard R. Teicher=Special to
the Los Angeles Times
Saddam Hussein's relentless drive
to dominate the Persian Gulf at any
cost poses a grave threat to the vital
interests of the United States.
Unfortunately, neither the wishful
thinking of the U.N. Security
Council nor Washington's efforts to
contain Baghdad with economic
sanctions and "no-fly zones" will
change Hussein's determination to
fulfill his self-proclaimed destiny to
lead Arab, Islamic and Third World
countries. The only policy that will
is a U.S.-led effort to eliminate
Hussein's regime and establish,
over a period of years, a democratic
Iraq.
Hussein's contempt for the U.N.
sanctions that followed Operation
Desert Storm in 1991 isn't
surprising. Since seizing power
from his father-in-law in 1976, the
Iraqi leader has used every means
at his disposal to pursue his
ambitions. He invaded Iran and
Kuwait. He used chemical agents
against Iranians and Iraqi Kurds. He
launched Scud missiles at Saudi
Arabia, Israel and Iran. He brutally
crushed Iraqi rebels. He personally
executed Iraqi Cabinet officers
whom he claimed were plotting
against him, including members of
his own family. He initiated terrorist
attacks against Arab, U.S. and
European targets and unabashedly
developed nuclear, biological and
chemical weapons.
Hussein's current challenge to the
United Nations and its weapons
inspectors is a calculated gamble:
The benefits of possessing weapons
of mass destruction outweigh the
risk of the world community doing
what it takes to stop him. That
Hussein is taking the gamble
suggests that Iraq is poised to
achieve its long-term objectives.
Operation Desert Storm and its
aftermath demonstrate conclusively
that political and economic
sanctions alone cannot liberate
Kuwait or Iraq, protect Saudi
Arabia nor diminish Hussein's
ambitions. The idea that the newest
sanctions -- travel restrictions on
top Iraqi officials, among them --
will have any constructive impact
on Baghdad is simply absurd.
Indeed, the Security Council's
spineless behavior, rooted in the
feckless desire of France and Russia
to enhance commercial
opportunities and preserve their
political ties, only encourages
Hussein to pursue his goals with
greater boldness. In an attempt to
rally Arab support while further
dividing, and, if possible,
destroying, the remnants of the Gulf
War coalition, Hussein has expelled
American members of the U.N.
weapons inspection teams and
threatens to launch missiles at U.S.
aircraft.
To end Hussein's megalomania
and threat to world peace, the
United States must lead the
coalition to decisive action. If not,
the United States must go it alone
Nothing less than a major shift in
U.S. policy will be required to
liberate Iraq. The United States
must replace its failed policy of
containment with an explicit
campaign to remove Hussein and
his Baath Party cohorts from power.
There is no practical alternative to
a policy unilaterally, if necessary,
together with like-minded states, if
possible -- that frees the Iraqi people
from Hussein's reign of terror by
eliminating the security apparatus
that keeps him in power.
This will not be achieved by
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economic sanctions, U.N. weapons
inspectors or limited military
strikes. This can be achieved only
by a systematic campaign that
weakens the props preserving
Hussein's power while promoting a
rebellion inside Iraq.
In pursuing such a policy, the
president should expect harsh
criticism from countries more
interested in collaborating with
Hussein than in removing him from
power. The Russians, French and
Chinese will be joined by many in
the Arab world who will condemn
the United States for interfering in
the internal affairs of another
country. A growing chorus of U.S.
isolationists will add their dissent.
Nevertheless, the United States
must set aside the importance it
currently attaches to
multilateralism, an attachment that
plays into Hussein's hands.
Leadership by consensus does not
work when there is no consensus.
As with Operation Desert Storm,
international support is more likely
to emerge when Washington
commits itself to a course of action
and has the capacity and will to
achieve its goals.
Any U.S. campaign against Iraq
must take into account the
Afghanistan experience of military
success but political failure. It is
crucial that the mistakes that led to
the victory of anti-Western Islamic
fundamentalist forces there not be
repeated in Iraq. This will require a
far-reaching and expensive effort by
the United States, Turkey and Arab
allies to overcomeicotnpeting
interests and •to suppoit- the
establishment of a genuinely
democratic Iraq.
Operating from Turkey, Jordan
and Saudi Arabia, Iraqi opposition
groups must be provided with the
money, arms and training necessary
to defeat Hussein. The CIA must
stimulate and support opposition to
the regime in Baghdad.
The liberation of Iraq should
begin in the north, an area populated
by rival Kurdish factions with long
standing grievances against
Hussein. The United States already
maintains command of the air there.
A strong presence on the ground can
take advantage of this air
superiority to reconcile Kurdish
factions, arm and train other
opposition forces and launch strikes
against Iraqi police and security
forces.
While this will require the
negotiation of new political
agreements to prevent the
establishment of an independent
Kurdistan, Iraqi threats to Turkish
security are sufficient to warrant a
rethinking of Turkish policy toward
Iraq.
But it is not enough to promote
rebellion in Iraq. Simultaneously,
decisive force must be used against
Hussein's Republican Guards, the
core of the Iraqi army and Iraq's
manufacturing facilities and storage
depots of weapons of mass
destruction. Acquiescence in the
continued existence of these
weapons is intolerable. In the face
of a determined coalition -- or U.S.
-- military campaign, Hussein can
be counted on to lash out at his
neighbors, including Israel, with all
the means at his disposal. It is
essential that we do all we can to
ensure that this confrontation is
fought on our terms, not his.
Finally, these circumstances argue
for a renewed attempt by
Washington to stimulate a dialogue
with the government of Iran.
Having suffered gravely at the
hands of Hussein, Iran and the
United States have a common
interest in ending Iraq's threats to
the region
The election of President
Mohammad Khatami, a pragmatic
politician who seems to want to
move Iran toward the mainstream
of international society, has yet to
prove a sufficient inducement to
Washington to open a dialogue. But,
at a minimum, a dialogue with Iran
would permit Washington and Iran
to avoid misunderstandings, be
perceived as a change in the
regional balance of power and
could, over time, lead to a measure
of coordination against Iraq.
It will not be easy to stop Hussein.
He is determined and ruthless. The
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Erie Seawolves
move from A to AA
by Dylan Stewart
assistant sports editor
Although the move for the Erie
Seawolves baseball club from single-
Ato double-A baseball seems to be a
bit far off, the truth of the matter is
that 1999 is right around the corner.
Just a little over a year ago, the city
of Erie put in a bid to receive one of
the few double-A baseball franchises
made available into the Eastern
League. With the help of Erie's new
and beautiful one of a kind baseball
facility, Jerry Uht Park, the city of Erie
was granted the opportunity to receive
the bid. In doing so, double-A baseball
will be on its way to Erie by 1999.
This move is a very big step for the
Erie sports community. It is quite
possibly the biggest sports news to hit
Erie since Jerry Uht Park was built.
The new Jerry Uht Park is one of
the very big reasons that Erie was able
to receive its bid. Anybody who has
ever been to Jerry Uht can tell you
that is a one of a kind ballpark. With
its own unique features and old-time
feel, Jerry Uht could very well be one
of the most impressive baseball
complexes in the country. I'm not
talking impressive, as in huge like
the Toronto Skydome; Jerry Uht sets
itself apart with it's small, yet
engineering brilliance. Just about any
seat you decide to take in the park will
provide you with a very impressive,
and up-close feel of the game. There
is no such thing as a nosebleed section
in Jerry Uht. The new Jerry Uht has
drawn comparisons as a smaller
version of the Baltimore Orioles
Camden Yards, one of the new and
very popular ballpark additions to the
major leagues.
The biggest change that the single
to double A move will take on will be
game schedule and quality of play.
Instead of the normal 38 game
schedule the present Seawolves have
taken on, they will now double the
amount of games played to
somewhere around 76. This will
somewhat increase the price of season
tickets, as well as regular admission
tickets. However, the price increase
is not likely to put a hole through
anybody's wallet. If anything, the
increase in games will help out Erie's
downtown businesses with more
take
international community, moreover,
is divided and grows weary of
trying to contain him.
At the end of World War 11, the
allies occupied Germany, disarmed
it and helped restore a thriving in
dustrial democracy. We have an op
portunity to achieve comparable
results in Iraq. The fundamental
question is whether we will wait for
Hussein to launch another war of
aggression, this time with all the
weapons at his disposal, before we
act to end this menace to civiliza
tion.
Teicher is the co-author of "Twin
Pillars to Desert Storm."
customers on game days, as well as
quieting some of the critics who might
have been against building Jerry Uht,
saying that with the old 38 game
schedule, there wouldn't be enough
home games to make funding the
stadium worth the money.
Building the stadium has turned out
to be quite a success. Besides adding
the downtown area with some much
needed flavor, it has played host to
many big high school and college
baseball games, such as the District
10 baseball tournament, as well as city
vs. county high school all-star games.
Most recently of course, the park
has now brought the Erie area a new
double-A baseball organization.
As far as talent goes, you can expect
to see some kind of increase in the
level of play during the games. It's
not as though the level of play before
wasn't solid. Many great players have
come through the Erie organization.
One recent star in the Seawolves
organization was outfielder Jose
Guillen. Guillen played for the
Seawolves most recently in 1996. He
was moved up to the Pittsburgh
Pirates as soon as 1997, where he
played a key role in helping the
Pittsburgh Pirates chase their division
pennant before bowing out to the
Houston Astros in the final two weeks
of the season.
With the move to double-A, it is
very likely that Erie sports fans will
be able to watch young prospects like
Guillen come up first hand through
the Erie organization and be able to
follow them up and into the major
league ranks.
Overall, the double-A move will
provide the Erie area with plenty of
baseball excitement, and the
downtown area with something for
people to do.
However, don't wait until 1999 to
go and watch the Seawolves play, they
will still be fielding one more very
competitive single-A team coming up
in 1998.
Even if you don't care much for
baseball, a night on the town to check
out Jerry Uht Park is well worth the
trip in itself.
Erie is very fortunate to have one
of the best, and most beautiful
ballparks in the country, and should
be very excited about the double-A
move ahead in 1999.