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Please stay home John B.
The name of John B. Anderson hasn't
exactly been in the headlines too often in
this election year, but things weren't nearly
the same in 1980.
Anderson, the former Republican con
gressman from Illinois, drew 5.8 million
votes, or 7 percent, as an independent presi
dential candidate in 1980.
And next week, the 62-year-old Anderson
will announce his decision on whether he
will seek the presidency in 1984 when he
speaks to an audience Thursday at Yale
University.
Eleanora Anderson, his daughter and
spokeswoman, said her father has not made
a decision yet and she also denied reports
attributed to friends who said Anderson will
not run.
Anderson's decision will have to take into
consideration the barriers he would face
getting on the ballot. Anderson could get
federal campaign funds only if he could get
• his name on the ballot in 10 states and
receive the nomination of a party he has
been attempting to organize. So far, Ander
::: son has only been able to qualify in two
states Utah and Kentucky.
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Friday, April 20, 1984
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ypocrisy abounds in this country's value and belief system
Having, expressing or following views or
policies that favor the freedom of individu
als to act or express themselves in a manner
of their own choosing. Giving government
the power to promote social progress, civil
liberties and democratic reforms. Tolerant
of the ideas of others.
Are these the words of some radical? Do
these sound like the idealistic rantings of a
myopic dreamer? No, this is the definition
of the word liberal extracted from The
American Heritage Dictionary.
I must admit that I am a liberal from my
radical toes to my left-leaning hair. I am not
a communist, an idealistic dreamer, or a
believer in throwing money at problems
(ask my ex-girlfriends) and my fecal mat-
One Anderson associate has said polls are
showing Anderson pulling 3 percent of the
vote this year, almost exclusively from
Democrats.
And that spells trouble for the Democrats
in two ways. Should Anderson decide to run
and former Vice President Walter F. Mon
dale wins the Democratic nomination, the
supporters of Colorado Sen. Gary Hart
predictably would throw much of their sup
port into the Anderson campaign, undercut
ting the Democratic vote and giving the
election to the incumbant.
Secondly, if Hart wins the Democratic
nomination, some of his supporters would
undoubtedly sway to the Anderson cam
paign once it got moving. Polls showed a big
percentage of the votes Anderson drew in
1980 came from Democratic voters.
Anderson must take these things into
consideration when he makes his decision
on whether to seek the presidency, because
it appears that if' Anderson's decision is to
run, he may just be handing a second term
on a silver platter to President Reagan.
And in the interests of increasing the
chances for a new man at 1600 Pennsylvania
Ave., John Anderson should stay at home.
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ter does smell but I don't like to dwell on
it.
Because I am a liberal, I believe that
humans, by nature, are good. If someone is
raised in an environment that promotes
morality, if people are given an incentive to
act in a socially responsible manner, then
we can have a society of morality and
individual responsibility. Government can
create the environment and offer the incen
tives that lead to a better society.
The fact that human monsters have ap
peared throughout history is not a condem
nation of humankind, but the fact that these
people have risen to positions where they
were able to wield unlimited power is a
condemnation of society. There is a fascina
tion with charismatic leaders who appeal to
our baser desires, such as conquest, domi
nation and subjugation. Demagogues who
use jingoistic slogans to prey upon the fears
and pride of their countries.
It is my belief that our foreign policy after
World War II has favored support for lead
ers who put personal interests above the
needs of their countries. Somoza in Nicagra
gua, the Shah in Iran, Marcos in the Philli
pines, the military dictatorships in South
America and the white government in South
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Africa
In our desire to stave-off communism, we
have sacrificed our democratic principles.
By installing dictators, we have not pro
moted the development of democratic gov
ernments, but have pushed these nations
towards communism as the extreme left
wing reaction or fanatical rule. By allow
ing the majority to be disenfranchised and
supporting military domination, we have
become the enemy of the common man.
I believe in our system. It promotes hu
man dignity, ingenuity arid progress. What I
can't understand is why we don't use our
influence to promote democratic institu
tions in our ally countries.
In El Salvador, our leaders say we are
supporting democracy. But the government
doesn't allow any free press. The land
reforms which were initiated to deal with
the enormous inequities in wealth have been
diluted to the point where they lack sub
stance. The majority has not been given a
stake in the present government, a reason to
fight the guerrillas. We have not given the
Salvadoran people a taste of democracy, but
we have tempted them with the acrid smell
of gunpowder.
The argument that we must give friendly
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reader opinion
Take the first step
I've just finished reading David Klingler's column
"Liberal Idealogues" (April 17), and frankly, I'm con
fused and angry.
First, does Klingler believe that liberals refust to
employ force against Communist aggression, or that
liberals are pretending not to see this aggression. These
two contradictions appear in the same editorial.
I'm a liberal, and like most liberals. I recognize Com
munist aggression. However, I do not condone Reagan's
method of dealing with the problem. To me, the secret
mining of a neutral harbor compromises the integrity of
the U.S. to the level of Communist aggression. This
administration's "shoot first, ask questions later" philoso
phy is extremely dangerous in a nuclear age.
While I realize that the Soviets must cooperate in an
attempt at a peaceful solution, who better than the United
States to take the first step?
What really scares me is Klingler's Machiavellian
philosophy. In other words, the end always justifies the
means regardless of who gets hurt. Klingler relieves the
U.S. government of any moral obligation to anyone when
he states: "Morality; as it would be applied to a person,
cannot be applied to the actions of a nation-state."
If the government is comprised of moral individuals,
why shouldn't it be expected to be moral? If Klingler's
philosophy is correct, can we ever be sure that our
government has exhausted every alternative before put
ting lives at stake?
If someone doesn't take the first step toward a peaceful
solution, Albert Einstein's frightening projection may
become a reality: "I don't know how World War 111 will be
fought, but I do know how World War IV will be fought:
With sticks and stones."
Doanald S. Boger, junior -hotel, restaurant and institutio
nal management
April 17
Early
This semester, Penn State was treated to a slide show on
governments military support or else they
will fall to communism fails to recognize the
facts of Vietnam. Might is not as strong as
right. By Using the same methods that the
Soviets use in defending their interests, we
fall to their level.. We lose our self esteem.
We fall into the trap of using unjust means to
gain a just end.
Self-determination is what our country
was created for. We allow our citizens the
right to choose what they want to be, how
they want 'to live and what they want to
believe. Government is the protector of
these rights.
We cannot allow government to turn its
back on the needy. Suffering may be a great
motivator, but is it ethical behavior? Educa
tion is the foundation for tolerance, under
standing and economic growth. I believe it
should be the government's primary goal to
give all citizens. a worthwhile education.
This means increased wages for teachers to
attract better people, stricter rules as far as
school attendence and classroom behavior
and better facilities in areas where low
income levels lead to deterioration of
schools.
Minorities are the victims of our eduCatio
nal system. Since they live in the poorest
The Daily Collegian
Friday, April 20, 1984'
evolution, presented by an aerospace engineer. This even;
sparked only a little debate in the pages of The Daily',
Collegian so far. So that as much light and as little heat as:
possible is introduced, I have decided to join the fun.
The latest letter on the subject claims that Luther
Sunderland presented documented facts. While he did:
present some facts, in reality Sunderland's show was h;
two hour tirade of distortions and misconceptions directed'
against those scientists who study evolution.
I agree that the theory of evolution as presented in high„;
school biology is incomplete. This is not because evolution.
is in error, it is because most high school students will not::
benefit by learning the cytochemistry required to under-:
stand the modern theory.
Let us consider the fossil record and Darwinism. Sun:,
derland skillfully ignored the fact that Darwin invoked the
fossil record only once, describing how fossil shellfish ae
high altitudes in the Andes suggested the process now
known as orogengy. Darwin based his work on his obser
vations of the modern world as a naturalist.
Sunderland made many logical errors. Thanks to the,.
power of induction, two examples will suffice.
Fact: the number of ribs of fossil horse progenitors does
not vary monotonically. Sunderland's conclusion: This
represents the separate creation of individual species, nor
intermediate forms. I suggest he count the number of
in a sample human population. He would find quite a':
variation. Does this mean that the human species was .%
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created many times?
According to Sunderland, E. coli is the simplest living;
lifeform (this is not even true, mycoplasmas are mucli;
simpler) and contains more than a trillion bits of genetic; information. Conclusion: Early life could not have beeiy
mechanistically created with this much information. WhO ,
says early life required that much information?
Finally, Francis Crick's credentials are as a Physicist;:
not a Biologist. (Let me add that I am both) Ponder this::
I encourage Sunderland to return and engage in a publicz
debate.
Burton E. Sarnoff, graduate-molecular and cell biology
April 18
areas, they go to the worst schools and have
the hardest time paying for college. The
racial barrier in our country stems from an
educational barrier.
Government can be run more efficiently,
but we cannot let vital services be cut and
regulatory bodies be emasculated for short
term savings. The value of a clean environ
ment, healthy working conditions and qual
ity education should not be questioned.
The conservatives Who say that govern
ment is bloated are not wrong. They just see
the solution as a major operation. They
want to cut out great chunks, while I want to
see a trimming.
The most idiotic thing anyone ever said to
me came from a conservative. We were .
talking and I told him my major was eco
nomics. He said to me, "How can , you be a
liberal when you major in economics? Econ
omists should learn to be conservative."
Some people never learn, some people
don't want to learn and some people learn
too much.
Mark 1-I. Smith is a senior majoring in
economics and a columnist for The Daily
Collegian.
reader opinion
Soap opera
Some questions were raised in Mon
day's The Daily Collegian in the letter
titled "The Day the Music Died." Let
me try to answer them.
In the first place, WHRO did not
lend WHRA broadcasting rights for
West Halls. They were offered with
one condition: that they be used. To
accept, WHRA would have had to re
open WHR.
Since the letter writers seem to
think that re-opening WHR is a good
idea, I fail to see what objections they
would have had. Or course, they
could have brought them up at the
meeting, or asked me in the 10. days
since the meeting, but perhaps they
didn't think of that.
In the second place, the meeting
mentioned started late because r was
hoping more people would show up.
While waiting, I talked with a Colle
gian reporter, because she was
asking me questions. When it became
apparent that no one else was com
ing, I started the meeting.
The discussions with the concerned
WHRA member were simply him
trying to convince those present that
all we had to do was give up and
disband WHRO, and the then-presi
dent of WHRA would make every
thing all right. Since his term of office
expired in a week, I tried to point out
that these almost-promises were
worthless.
As it stands now, West Halls Radio
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is intact, except for the turntables
and broadcasting rights. The turnta
bles should arrive from the insurance
company soon.
I have every hope that the new
president of WHRA will re-open
WHR; and I am willing to install the
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WHR working again.
Reginald Arford, junior -fuel science
April 17
Get it straight
In your editorial on Emil Parvens
ky (April 16), you have credited him
for things he did not do.
Although Emil Parvensky was in
volved in last semester's petition of
Management 301, you wrongly im
plied that he and the Undergraduate
Student Government were behind the
petition. I, and the people who helped
me in that effort feel deeply wronged
by your taking credit from those who
deserve it, and giving it to those who
don't.
To set the record straight; Emil
Parvensky was a student in MGMT
301 last semester. After talking with
many of the students in that course
(none of whom were Emil), I decided
to take the initiative in suggesting
changes in the course.
I talked with people in Business
Administration Building, fellow stu-
dents in MGMT 301 and friends. The
consensus was that we might be able
to make a difference through a peti
tion. Only after talking to the first
section of the class did Emil and the
Collegian get involved. Emil, who
was in the first section, called the
Collegian and asked that a reporter
be sent.
USG did not help me in any way by
either supporting or not supporting
my efforts. They were never asked to
do so either.
Copies of the petition, with almost
900 signatures, were sent to the peo
ple I felt would help our cause the
most. To quote from my letter sent to
Dr. Millman, Chairman of the De
partment of Organizational Behav
ior; "Being a student of this college,
it is in both my own and others' best
interests that the standards of our
education be as high as possible." '
My intent was to improve those
standards, and not to help Mr. Par
venskys'• political career, compli
ments of The Daily Collegian.
You have gravely wronged the peo
ple who put much more on the line
than just their grades for the benefit
of others. Next time try to remember,
some of us simply want a better
education, and fair treatment not
politics.
Harry Goldman, senior-quantitative
business analysis
April 17.
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