VSTV 'Capital T imes foi. 21, No. 6 Professional Journalist Blasts Ronald Reagan’s Latest Exploits By Jan Travers "Without a doubt, that was the single most imbecilic foreign policy mistake ever made," said Georgie Anne Geyer of President Ronald Reagan's disclosure of selling arms to the Iranians. Geyer, a professional journalist for over 25 years and a Universal Press Syndicate appeared on campus November 20 as the second speaker of the Provost's Lecture Series. Geyer said she was appalled at how Reagan and his staff continues to misread cultures. "Iranians have a bizarre mentality. How could he go into Iran, stay at the Hilton Hotel, which more likely than not is bugged by the Ayatollah Khomeini, and be so naive as to think he was meeting with independent reactionaries?" Geyer said. She went on to add that Khomeini wants to draw the United Slates into a web and then destroy us, and "the administration fell right into the trap." "Iran must lose this war," said Geyer. By sending weapons, the administration has given Iran the edge in the war with Iran, New and to determine the musical interests work with donated and discarded of the college community, equipment from local commercial However, perhaps the most difficult radio stations. It was a baling wire With a little help from its aspect has been building credibility and bubble gum operation," said friends, the campus radio station and interest in the station. "This William Mahar, chairman* of the could be operational by February 1, group (of WNDR members) has humanities division. 1987. done more than previous groups," The site for WNDR has By Jan Travers Since September, a group said Luke Hess, station manager, been tabbed for room W-343, of 10 very active, very new on the sincere effort and planning in Olmsted, which has recently been members of WNDR has been busy anticipation of returning to the remodeled in anticipation of preparing for the rebirth of the airwaves. "We're not here to fail," returning to the airwaves. "We station which has not operated since added Bob Derk, assistant station W ant to make sure we have quality Spring 1985. manager. equipment consistent with the new In preparation for the start- A mqjor portion of the site/ 1 stated Mahar. up, the station staff had to be planning has been the effort to in keeping with the desire formed, a new constitution written, secure new equipment, according to to build an image of dependability an office set upland a survey done Hess. "Students in the past had to and professionalism, the staff has which could lead to a takeover of the Middle East countries by them, said Geyer. In an attempt to be realistic, Geyer painted a picture of Improved WNDR On Penn State at Harrisburg the future to be one of many changes. She sees the Marxism as developed in 1917 as not working. "Gorbachev will institute lots of changes in the Soviet Union, Ivia Johnson Photo including more free enterprise as a means to modernization," she said, adding that they can't have a modern society without this change. In addition, the regrowth The Way secured the help of a professional engineering consultant in Jon Pinchock, chief engineer of WPSU, in State College. In addition, Don Straussbcrger, from WRFY, Reading, and Dave Donlin, from WSFM, Harrisburg, both graduates of Penn State, Harrisburg, are willing to return and offer assistance, said Hess. The upgraded equipment will allow improvements upon the system, which operated from 1969 through 1985, by reaching a wider (continued on pg. 3) Dec. 10, 1986 of religion in the Soviet Union indicates they arc becoming more understanding. "Corruption of their society is so total, that religion is being encouraged to put moral fiber into the country," she said. In China, Geyer expects to see the continuation of change to free enterprise. "They will still INSIDE: World reaction to the Iran arms deal call it socialism but it will become, within 30 years, the great liberalism of socialism," Gcycr said. She added she was nervous about the Irans of the world, whose responses to modernization arc to withdraw back in time. "Iran showed us what happens when 100 much progress occurs 100 quickly. The people are traumatized, and it drives them back to living in the past," Gcyer said. During her travels as a foreign correspondent, Geyer estimates that half of the people in the world want to come to America to live. INSIDE ROTC pu3 * ' Sports Wrap-tip. Letters t» Editor p.B 'V Pinciis p.s > Kupec p.S
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