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University Press
Wednesday, January 30, 1991
Lamar University • Beaumont, Texas
Vol. 67, No. 30
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UJ students serving in Persian Gulf
*By Susan Lewis
UP contributing writer
*_
^ • Walking into*the office of Glenda
Straley, secretary to department of
nursing chair Eileen Tiedt, one will
find her typing and answering the
phone while the hum of the televi-
sion is heard in the background. She
ibopes it will give her updated news
of the war in Saudi Arabia in which
ner son, Lamar ROTC alumnus Lt.
homas Straley, is serving.
^ “The people here have been very
supportive of me during this time
fcnd allow me to keep the TV in the
office,” Straley said. As she speaks,
nursing faculty are coming in and
<>ut, asking her for news of the war
^nd wishing her well.
She says that she is concerned
libout the safety of her son, but she
.knows that he is specialized in
desert warfare and is serving his
country in the way that he has cho-
sen.
t “I feel like Lamar’s ROTC pro-
gram and Fort Sill in Oklahoma,
*tvhere he was stationed, have pre-
pared him well for combat,” she
said.
Concerning recent protests to'
U.S. involvement in the Gulf War
Straley said, “It bothers me very
much. The president and the
Congress voted. If we disagree, we
should go to the polls instead of
protesting on the the streets.”
* Lynn Gerhard, senior psychology
ijiajor from Orange, also stays tuned
to her television more often these
tfays. Her son, A02 John Hall, is sta-
tioned in the Red Sea on the aircraft
carrier Theodore Roosevelt In addi-
tion, her husband is a retired Army
lieutenant colonel who must report
for duty within 72 hours if full mobi-
lization becomes necessary.
* “Having to hold my grandbabies
and listen to them say, ‘Bye-bye,
Daddy’ was difficult,” Gerhard said,
tfs she recalled watching her only son
Kevin Miles and Capt David Eddy, members of Lamar ROTC, rappel.
leave port from Virginia Beach, Va.
Like Straley, Gerhard knows that
her son chose the military as his
career, and she says she is proud that
he is serving his country.
In reference to those who protest
against the war, Gerhard said,
“That's my son they are talking
about. I feel like they are attacking
my family as well as theirs.”
Gerhard said what saddens her
most, however, is the problems the
women that are left behind are hav-
ing on the military bases.
“My son’s wife and the other
military wives can’t hang out yellow
ribbons on their doors because
they’ll be wide open for harass-
ment,” she said.
Another television can be heard
echoing in the hallways"of the
ROTC building as officers and
Language classes
Japanese offered on campus
By Don Norwood
4JP staff writer
►
While most students enrolled in
•foreign language classes- concentrate
pn Spanish and French, LU-
Beaumont is quietly developing a
Strong program in what may be the
anost important foreign language to'
graduating college students —
Japanese.
* The current LU Japanese pro-
gram, headed by Victoria Price, liai-
son and director of English as a sec-
ond language, began two years ago
^pnder the Hokkaido International
Foundation’s Educational Exchange
^Program, which allows Japanese stu-
dents pursuing master’s degrees at
North American universities to
instruct Japanese classes on their
campuses. The instructors teach
classes in exchange for graduate
scholarships.
* Because of the volume of trade
and business dealings the United
States conducts with Japan, Price
taid, the Japanese should be utilized
by both business and engineering
students.
“When U.S. businessmen go to
Japan, they need an interpreter,”
Price said. “While they are talking,
Japanese businessmen understand
what they are saying. The U.S. busi-
nessman has to wait for the interpre-
tation, so he is at a disadvantage.”
The need for LU students to be
fluent in Japanese is even greater,
Price said, due to the addition of
international business classes.
While LU’s program is a small one
with only 22 students, Price said the
only students to drop out of the pro-
gram have either graduated or had to
change their schedules, with no drops
because of failing grades.
“Once they (students) get in
there, it’s in their blood,” Price said.
“We’re a close-knit group. The teach-
ers are highly trained and are special-
ly trained to teach Japanese to
English-speaking students.”
When the EEP was First intro-
duced in early 1987, more than 100
North American institutions
expressed interest in it, with 54 of
them joining. Several other universi-
ties had already started similar
Japanese programs before this, Price
said.
“It’s a challenge, but it’s hot at all
impossible,” Price said about the
Japanese language. “It takes two
years to learn as much Japanese as
six months of Spanish, but that’s
because Japanese is so different
from English. There are more simi-
larities between Spanish and
English.”
Although the Japanese program
at LU is strong, Price said the size of
it needs to be remedied to ensure
that the program remains.
“I need to know (whether stu-
dents are interested) no later than
March 1,” Price said. “I’ve got to
know for next fall, but the contracts
are going out now. If they (the stu-
dents) are not sure, they need to call.
A call is not a commitment.”
Interested students may call
Price at 880-8586, or visit her in 01
Maes Building.
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*• Members of the Moslem fundamentalist group Tigers of Allah line up during a
f pro-Saddam Hussein rally in Karachi. The group pledged to heed the Iraqi presi-
& dentla call to attack Western targets around the world.
Activation
Protection allowed
for those called upi
cadets alike gather around, whenev-
er they can, to get updates from the
military actions taking place'in the
Saudi Arabian desert and over Iraq.
Capt. H.R. Jellison, assistant pro-
fessor of military science, said the
cadets feel that Lamar’s Army
ROTC is providing excellent train-
ing in their preparation for serving in
the future as officers and for possible
combat.
“All the cadets enrolled in
ROTC have joined voluntarily and
hold a high respect for the degree of
excellence the program maintains
while training them to be officers
with top leadership ability,” he said.
Cadet-Maj. Michelle Briand
joined ROTC two years ago, coming
off the street not. even knowing what
ROTC was like.
“I enjoy the training and disci-
pline of the program,” she said.
Cadet-Lt. Sherwin Johnson said,
“I joined ROTC for the experience
and to become a well-rounded per-
son in order that I will handle soci-
ety better.”
Whatever the reasons for joining,
every cadet agrees that he or she is
ready to serve his country whether
that service occurs during a period of
peace or a time of war.
Cadet-Lt. Terry Lyons said, “We
don’t join to go to war, it’s a duty.”
Cadet-Maj. John Steppe agreed,
“It’s like with any job, especially sol-
diers want peace, but I have no anxi-
ety at the potential of going into
conflict.” Cadet-Lt. Vibol Khiev,
along with the other cadets, nodded
his head in support of Lyons' and
Steppe’s statements.
Cadet-Maj. Robert Havens said
that whether people protest is not
the issue.
“I want them to realize that
somebody fought and died to protect
See CADETS, page 6
By Susan Lewis
UP contributing writer
. Lamar students required to
report for active military duty tiefore
the conclusion of the semester could
be entitled to a full refund of tuition
and fees, according the Lamar’s
Withdrawal, Refund and
Readmission Policy.
The student must provide copies'
4Most students
don't know that
they are exempt,
from the academ- •
ic drop date when
they are called to1
military duty.
—Elmer Rode
of their military, orders to the dean of
records and registrar, Elrr^r Rode.
“Some students doivt receive
copies, until they, report for duty,”
Rode said.
This is not a problem; however,
Rode said, because students may
either mail a copy of their orders to
his office or have another person
bring them to him.
"The problem forseen to arise is
students who drop out and fail to get
an administrative withdrawal,” Rode
said. •
Students who do this may remedy
the situation by contacting the
records office and by providing Rode
with a copy of their orders. Rode said
that even if students fail to withdraw
properly, they
may contact .
Rode, who will
take the appro-
priate measures
to correct their
academic record.
“Most stu-
dents don’t
know that they
are exempt from
the academic drop
date when they, are
called to military duty,” Rode said.
According to university policy,
exempt status applies only to stu-
dents who have been called to report
to active duty. g
Rode said approximately 20
La’mar students have been called up
since the fall semester and only one
student did not request a refund.
.“That student was able to suc-
cessfully complete the semester and
receive his credits,” Rode said.
Peace group to meet Thursday
By David Barras
UP managing editor
The Lamar chapter of Pax
Christi will hold its first meeting on
Thursday at the Newman Center on
the LamarrBeaumont campus.
After World War II, Bishop
Theas . of France and Dortel
Claudot, a French woman who was
a concentration camp survivor,
formed Pax Christi, “peace of
Christ,” to promote the reconcilia-
tion of France and Germany.
Currently the organization, the
front of the international Catholic
peace movement, has 15 national
branches worldwide. In this country
there are 300 local groups, including
one in Beaumont.
Rick Altemose, Lamar professor
of criminal justice, is the faculty
adviser of the Lamar chapter being
.formed in addition to the chapter
already in Beaumont
Altemose said that while the
organization is a Catholic one, “It’s
open to anyone of any denomina-
tion.”
“The Organization has no official
Pax Christi USA
connection with any church or
parish,” he said.
Altemose is a member of the
Beaumont chapter, which has been
organized for two years. He said" that
some students saw him on televi-
sion and in the newspapers and
asked him to sponsor a Lamar chap-
ter.
The local organization could
hold educational programs as well ks
counseling for draftees, should the
government have to resort to a draft.
Altemose said the organization is
striving toward definite goals to
reach world peace.
One of its goals is that of world
disarmament of nuclear as well as
conventional weapons and then the
reordering of those funds toward
peaceful ends.
The organization also promotes
nonviolence through education and
seeks alternatives to violence.
• Altemose said that the organiza-
tion seeks not only a world without
war, but also a just world order.
He said the current peace move-
ment did not prevent peace activists
from supporting the troops.
“It seems th’e best way to sup-
port the troops is to bring them
home,” Altemose said.
Cholesterol, marijuana help provided
By Martha Hardie
LU Student Health Center
Millions of Americans smoke mar-
ijuana regularly. Some use it to
escape problems or to go along with
the crowd. Others try it as an experi-
ment or because they think it is a
“harmless” substance.
The myth is’that marijuana is a
harmless substance. The fact is mari-
juana is a mood-altering drug with
the potential to cause users of the
substance serious physical and emo-
tional damage.
Marijuana users can build up a
tolerance to the drug with the result
that more of the drug is required to
achieve the same effect. Some users
of marijuana become dependent and
do not feel “normal” unless they'are
using the drug.
In addition to the immediate
effects of mental confusion, memory
loss, short-term euphoria, decreased
reaction time and impaired visual
cognitive judgment, marijuana
increases the heart rate by 50 percent
and appears to impair the body’s
immune system. This adverse effect
on the immune system can leave
users of the drug more susceptible to
infections.
For the college student, this can
mean a loss.of short-term mefnory,
difficulty in learning, fatigue, repeat-
ed infections, loss of motivation, fre-
quent accidents and erratic academic
and athletic performance.
If you need help in breaking the
marijuana habit, come by the
Student Health Center for informa-
tion and referrals. Weekly programs
on alcohol/drug abuse prevention are
given o.n Tuesdays from 11:15 to
11:45 a.m. and Thursdays from 3:30
to 4 p.m. Call 880-1810 or 880-8466
for more information.
The Student Health Center will
also be offering cholesterol and glu-
cose screening* during February for
$3.
• Screenings will be done for stu-
dents, faculty and staff during regular
hours at the center.
The screening will test for total
cholesterol and fo'r glucose. Fasting
for the screening is not necessary:
Abnormally elevated values in total
cholesterol or glucose suggest that
further testing may be necessary with
, your family physician.
For $15, the Student Health
Center offers a SMAC test that gives
cholesterol, HDL, LDL and glucose
values anGequires 14 hours fasting.
For more information call 880-
8466.
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