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" - 35? fig?” 32" '1" .‘Lf. .. ..g By ANDREWJ.0PPMANN “There will be a computer science chance to change their major and ', .
. a... 5ft?” 7’”. . ;.n g ' i i ‘ ‘ Assistant Managing Editor program next year. (All) degree juniors and seniors probably will be 21,“!
.‘2’3 ‘ "42:: w ’ " . . ‘ ' ‘ @132 Kentucky Kernel programs will continue," said Mi- able to graduate before the merge. -‘, ”-

e .g , , - ,_ ‘ " . 4‘ . 5 ._______._____._ chael Baer.Arts&Sciencesdean. but we’re (sophomores) are caught

s " "““ ="‘; ,‘ ‘ ‘Eé‘; _ . As of yesterday, no decision has inthemiddle,"Sampson said. "1‘.

- - . gr" 2g ' ' " UK‘s computer scrence depart- been made concerning the depart- Bland said he is worried about the

., 4 ~52? 52$? merit may be mergedwrth another ment’s fate. Baer said several pro- value of a degree from a program _.'_
t. , ‘ , . 2 . .5222} o academlc department in an attempt posals will be considered within the centering around mathematics in— 3‘-
- 2 - , 2 _ . ’ § .- i . l , to $0”:me program's administra- nextfew days. stead of a computer science depart- 5 -
.. .. ‘ - _ '5 ‘ , “ r 3 } tivean ac typro ems. “Within the next week to two ment. :3' -2
V” ” ”/ ‘ ”” i.- F *- ‘2‘ ‘5’]? e: ”t ‘ a ' é V‘- Raymond COX, computer science weeks, we will be meeting with fac- "Our degree will say ‘computer .2'
" s“ . _ . j- p... . f . .32 ‘ - (Q?!- ’_ ~ department acting chairman, said ulty and student groups to discuss science' on it, but the recruiters and if}
.- _ if ' 2’. ”2,',,,., 2 . 5;; Q! i “ i -- - - the University's administration is theoptions,"hesaid. employers will see our transcripts q"
f ’ .-{‘. / ”‘ - ” 2 2} S," ‘ if . _ considering several options to aid If the computer science depart- with (mostly) mathoriented courses
. .- , -2 ’j " 2’ -. ' - g ”5'3 } the department, including a merger ment is merged with the mathemat- . . . the credibility of a (computer ~
/ '” ,/ J 29 I k '” I if if ; ‘t with the mathematies or electrical iss department, Newbury said he be- science) degree will be cut substan- ‘
I. ‘ “a: .g " . * ’: engineering department. lievss changes in the computer tally,“Bland said. 2 .
” t ' = 4' “ T’ l ”” ” I ‘2 “It’s a possibility . . . It's probably science curriculum will not be en- “They put all this money in a new
2 \ _ ‘l ”i i .. l l ‘ a 50-50 proposition. (A merger) with acted untilthe1983 Fallsemsster. computer system," Sampson said. ,7»,-
u. ' .. ”A .- . _ - 2' _‘ ‘p . - . mm“ the electrical engineering depart- He said he believes “some sort of “Why invest all of this money. then 5
g; ‘ I???” w m ” ment is less likely than with the a mathematics emphasis” will be cuttheprogram‘?" 1‘...“
i , , ' . - n? 5 mathematics department." Cox added to the department’s curric- Newbury said he feels the L'mver- 2'5.
9 ‘5. ._ 2 4.2;, ” 2;; x“; $3.21: meg ' , sa'igl. d t t dm t t ulum after thatdate. sity’s gilmfinismtigg is partially re-
i 2 -_$_ 2 “-2?" he “fig-2: .- .5. $5.31; z . .,_'»e . W - 2.2.“ e epar men ‘s a inis ra ive ,. . . sponsi e or 'rtment's pre-
t A, . ”” . 3 ,‘ .;;.a,,gs ”as? ffggi§ “‘Sdeli'u'rafil‘wf :2wa- 23...,” . problems center around the absence 0‘1""ng lnext {sir “filth: dicament. pa 2 a '
. .2. , f. “.1. . . .. ”MM/kémolstcu of a permanent chaimian, Cox said. mhgrger . the p dice),t rte wr . “The administration did not move .1“
The computer science department c ngss 1." par men 5 currlc- early enough to strengthen the pro C-
I has been searching for a chairman 91“"? to introduce more mathemat- gram. With 580 majors and only 2
Saddle Up . since Forbes Lewis‘ resignation on ‘cs 1" (the 0.0mm“ scrence pro— eight doctoral faculty . . (it‘s)
Nov.2,1981. gram),. hesald. much to much of a load to carry.“ 2
KA President Charles Ducas reads his traternity's secession notice before a crowd of sorority on- The biggest problem facing thede- And 'f the merger takes place, Newbury said. f .
lockers waiting to receive bids to the "Old South” formal. For an explanation on why KA is leaving partment, however, is the increasing Newbury 531d he fails the depart- In addition, every faculty advxser
the Union, see page 3. number of computer science majors ment Will be forced to cut the num- within the department has 110 stu- ‘
- and the inadequate number of de- beged‘flefmguier we"? C1353? dents to advise, he said. "(The de- - ' .
partment instructors, Coxsaid. 5: the 3'? increase t e num r partment) is totally out of balance I" 3'
“The computer science depart- 0 ma matlcs courses. . ——overstressed."
ment is too small for the number of The “u".‘be’ 0‘ colmputer SClence Newbury said he feels a merger f 35
' students we have enrolled," Cox courses WI” probaby decrease be- will not effectively resolve the de-
- cause of the dearth of faculty mem- , -_ .-
' said. - bers in the de rtment Newbur partmentsproblems. . 2- ”
$50 payment reqUIl'ed f or Class guarantee Students in upper-level computer . d pa ‘ y “Merging the departments 15 bid 5' .;.
science courses need special sal ' ing the problem rather than solving 3 2
_ .._.___ “hands-on, one-to-one attention” and Two computer science SOphO- it,“he said. ;'
By DALE G. MORTON to be voluntary, he said, noting that index) and that is compared to the a limited faculty makes this type of mores, Marlon Sampson and James “The future of the department - .1
Editorial Editor using the system to pay for parking estimated cost of attendence as service to students impossiblev Cox Bland, said they got the impression goes back to the basis of a remm .-
© 1982, Kentucky Kernel stickers and for the Kentuckian specified by the Pell Grant pro- said. from their faculty advisers that they mendation from the dean of the N1. 2;;
w. yearbook may be added to the sys- yam. “Over the years, the department Will be “caught in the middle“ it the lege," said Art Gallaher. vice presi- "
tem atalater date. “As far as the notice of awards." failed to grow with enrollment," department merges because of their dent for academic affairs.
UK's registration and fees pay- Students can pay their fees by hesaid. “.‘This would not be substan- said Chris Newbury, acting director academic classification. . ‘ Proposals concerning mergers of :-
merit system is finally being compu- mall until 10 days after school has titally different from what. we "9' ”f undergraduate studies. The nurn- _ Sampson S and Blend 5 adVlS€FS University academic departments ';‘-.".' _
terized with some dramatic results, star ted, 85 long as the letter has the done in the past. I feel tnat in most ber ofcomputer science majors has informally told them, along .Wlth usually originate from the dean of ”7'1, .7: .3
Beginning with the Fall 1982 se- proper postmark. cases we wrll probably be wtthln increased an average of 34percenta several other computer scrence the college the department 15 con- ‘
master all students will have the These changes are the result of a $200 on the basic grant." In some yearsince 1976. sophomores attending a scheduling tained in, Gallaher said. The propo.
opportiinity to pay fees by mail until $50,000 WANG computer system pur— circumstances, however, the figure “The department is grossly over- conference, to conSlder changing sal is then moved to the academic .2 ' '
the latest possible date University chased by UK for the Busrness Af- may be off by as much as $400, Ingle loaded (with students) . . . we need their major. affairs office. the preSldent's office if};
officials announced yesterday. fairs office during the 1980-81 fiscal said more people,“hesaid. “Freshmen at least have the and the University Senate.
year. The computer was delivered “All we can go on now is what the _ _ " '
One of the major changes rssult- last August, and programming is student said on his application,“ RUSSIanS are comlng!
ing form the installation of the new scheduled for completion before the said Ingle. “There would be no offi- 7 35'. -
computer system is a $50 dollar tu- endof this semester. cial credit made to the student’s ac- .
ition downpayment. “You have until “It will be fully operational by this count until we could confirm the I I 2 3
Aug. 4 to send us a confirmation Fall,” Blanton said. “This goes a exact amount the student will re- 9 a e eam WI argue Wlt OVIets j
I payment of 50 bucks," said Jack long way to eliminate a very ugly ceive,” probably the beginning of
Blanton. vice president for business problem.” theFall semester. ._—._.__ -;
affairs. “The 50 bucks guarantees Certain changes will be noticed by “Determination should be made By JANE (“ESPN largeattendance COUldbeeXPeCted- “We'll Spend (linte a bit 0t time .3 ” ..r
you your class schedule." students when they receive notice of sometime in late June or early July Semor Staff Writer “We’ve hosted a lot of events in working on our speeches," Mancuso .
Failure to pay by the deadline will fee payments. at the earliest,“ he said. “What we the past and they liked the way we said. “Preparation will be a lot of -
result in cancellation of registration, “The Fall schedule will be mailed will do on the notice of awards is to ———.———-—.——— did things, thehospitality,” he said. work, mainly library research. and ' -
said Judith Marshall. business af- the first week of June (and) will in- let the student know that the basic The Russians are coming, but only The Soviet tour was designed to we’ll be talking to experts on cam- i‘ ‘
fairs administrative assistant. clude the amount of the fees, but it grant is our best estimate. Our tar- to engage to debate with the nation take the visitors to as many regions pus like professors in Russian stud- 2"; 2.‘ -
“It applies to all students — in- will not include the (exact) bill it- get date is June 15.” ally-rankedUK debate team on the as possible and UK was chosen for l” and political science." i..- ’ -
eluding LTI," she said, adding stu- self," said George Dexter, assistant When STAR is fully implemented, Fol“? 0‘ Sovret-American foreign POl' its southern locale, Patterson said. Patterson said one possible disad-
dents receiving full financial aid will registrar. it will be a big improvement on the my 15805- . } “It‘s a very special debate be- vantage UK may encounter is the :2"‘-.'-',"‘
alsoberequired to pay the :50. “We’re mailing the first bills June present system of distributing finan- ‘fl thmk the Idea Is a great one." cause they will have different back- Soviet debaters most likely will be
By using a new computerized ac- 15, and (they) will show tentative fi- cial aid, Ingle said. ”What we would send Steve Manciso, economics 59‘ grounds, customs and backgrounds older students, possibly from the
counting system, the administration nancial aid,” Marshall said. Finan- do is credit the student’s account “10" and one of the team’s three that Will be reflected in the" atti- graduate level. -:” i.‘
hopes to give students a “better cial aid figures “will be very tenta- from financial aid, and the student members that W111 debate the SOVI- tudw."Mancuso said. Maximise has a headstart because ,_
guarantee of classes” and ease pay- tive,” she said. “Jim Ingle (director would simply write a check for the 9‘5- The more peaceful interchange The three-man debate team will he was a member of last year‘s . (32'; )
mentof semester fess, Blanton said. of financial aid) will make an edu- remaining amount." between the two countnss the bet- consist 0f Mancuso, who was recent- team that debated the topic 0t mlll' "t "”2
Although thebusiness affairs com- cated guess” as to the exact A computer is scheduled to be ten _ _ , _ , ly voted top debater at the National tary policy throughout the year.
pater was installed last year, pro amount. placed in the financial aid office by Tl“? S°“°t.tea“,‘.“”“ V1?“ eight College Debate Tournament in Tal- Mancuso said the plan is for the
gramming of the proper functions is “What we‘re working on right now the end of the year. “It would sim- Amenca" “VENUS .0" "5 tour . lahassee, Fla; Jeff Jones. a UK UK debaters to spend time outside i'i‘i ,-‘
just now drawing toacompletion. would be an estimate, and would be plify (processing applications) more sponsored by the National 'Speech alumnus who was chosen to go to of the actual debate with the Sowets i.‘
Implementation of the Students made on the notice of award that in terms of our operation . . . and “M13510“ Theevent here ‘5 being Great Britain and debate last year, “just to talk“, although the team _ it“,
Accounts Receivable System rep- would be sent to the student.” Ingle would type out the notice of award” cosponsored by the Student Assocla- and Condon MCGIOthlen. political has not been briefed on the weekend i- 2 ”
resents a major improvement over said. “The basic grant (now called instead of staff members having to tron. , science junior and top member of schedule. '
. past fee collection systems, Blanton Pell Grant) will be an estimate be- type it manually, he said. “It should gl-W- Patterson. the teams coach. UK’s debate squad. The Soviet tour is one of several ;9.-5}:
said. The STAR system is “a com- cause the Department of Education speed up the notice of award to the said the squad was very excrted and Patterson and Mancuso said 8 M interchanges between the United
puter system that allows you to get has not yet published the payment students." honored that UK was chosen as .8 of preparation was necessary before States and foreign nations each year '-.
one bill for most of your charges —— schedule forthePell grant. The STAR form will be an itern- Site for 0"? 0f the debit“?- He 581d the debate —- 8t 2:30 pm. Saturday. established by the National C 0mm18- 2. -? 3 I;
registration fees and housing and “The way the basic grant works is ized statement of fees owed, and will the COMlSSlon chose 5"” where April 24. in the Student Center The- sion 0‘ International Discussion and 1: ”‘Vlfll
dining fees.” that the student is given a basic eli- show the amount already credited to local details had been handled PWP' ater —- especially Since the team Exchange. The debate Will be in En- .
Student health fees will continue gibility index (student eligibility “sr‘km3 erly In past debates and where a imtretumedfromtheNationals. sllshandopentothepubllo .‘-“
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the time of t e at Author-Historian John Toland Pwlnflba- book. Infamy . in which he sold - . . ‘ ”‘a-rz‘ ’ “- ?.‘\ 2 h '
tack on Pearl Har- mesmerized a crowd of about 100 That information was sent to FBI Roosevelt and key personnel in the , " W 5 - g _ . .‘
bOT‘ the American last nightwhen hesaid the twbrass Director 3- Edsar Hoover, who re- Naval departmaIt apparently knew l I ‘ . ..- f' '. 'V
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public needed to be tack on Pearl Harbor. threw it away became of his dissmt 400 miles from the Hawaiian sum. . 2~ 2‘ .-
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mated to war by , cycle earned his nickname became . ’- 1‘ "- f7 ' . . '
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"._ Gov. John y, Brown had what he called for the most part, the system rewards ability _
-‘ “an interesting day" Tuesday. After vaca- and discourages mediocrity.
~ tioning in Florida, the governor returned to The House effectively did away with that sg'

.‘ Frankfort to face the House and Senate and idea With its Proposed mandatory annual ih- .‘ . OH/ SURE/ AS ‘T (5,7142 (30“ RAM l EEO FIVE PERM
~, their collective ire over several of his recent crease. All .state ‘employeeS. no matter how _ L FAY INCREASE FOR STATE EmPLDTEES' (SN‘T
., vetoes. Indeed, in barely 12 minutes, and well they did their work, would receive five .7“. W"l o s HAVE 11.5 ”J ANDWW/VJ'“

1 without debate, the House threw out seven of percent increases each year. according to g" ' F5 T D E
the vetoes. Noe and Pearman’s bill. i -. .

’- One of the bills Brown deemed not worthy The govemor’s veto of that idea didn’t \ §

j ' of becoming law was a House measure, au- hold up In the Legislature, however. The gnnbm§ /
thored by Reps. Roger Noe, D-Harlan, and House overwhelmingly overrode Brown’s :3

Virgil Pearman, D-Radcliff, which would veto Tuesday, and the Senate agreed With fig flit/3‘1 l
i have guaranteed a five percent annual pay the House yesterday bya5-1 margin. ._ vhf l , It ,
raise to allstate employees. The 119 legislators who voted to keep the j l
Five percent pay raises don’t sound like raises have made a mistake which may have "', _ ,l'

much, especially when considered aside the reverberations throughout the state. In a =\‘ g \ t
tide of inflation, which could rise again at a time when mediocrity ls maligned and supe- , .

' moment‘s notice. But any money is better nority has all but disappeared. the Leng- 3 8% , * t in r l

- m. than no money in an era when the tide has lature decided to alleviate all distinctions of M ,‘ l ’I' .

i threatened to drown more than one of us. competence and quality, opting instead for ; “it ,I // g

‘ The measure showed poor fiscal and busi- an across-the-board reward for everyone. -- .5; . .

.. ness sense. though, which led the governor The Legislature has also opted to cut the "l . “ll ‘

» j to use his veto power against it. In a period governor’s purse strings, letting a potential é'ff1:33.3331W'~3"=‘-"‘5‘" § L‘ N \ ‘ “l. r l
,. when state revenues are stagnating and multimillion dollar cat out of the bag with- t 3 %/%%I§ t ., \‘l '.

every dollar must be stretched, the governor outhavmg the money to keep it well fed. It’s _, 5 ,.¢W°‘F§ ‘
felt the state should rely on the more practi- estimated 75 to 80 percent of the state budget § _. hs/Mlg ll till ll “It I! “it

cal merit system of allocating pay raises goes for personnel expenses — and the d01- s' \3 :5, ' ‘ 'qu ,i it‘lfint‘lly-fil d
‘ ". currentlv in use. lars to raise that figure another five percent $4 *\. ‘ m1 533% " .lililtl l'lllllllliin

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,1 , may not be found. Rep. Jim LeMaster, D- 7e sf, g .11th lift .1 t a
The merit system, for which the 1982-84 Lexington, foresaw that possibility, and it is . I § illllillll‘ .," /, hit“ ,‘4 ill '
biennial budget provides a five percent in- to his credit the bill was amended to reduce .\ W5”. /weal§ , lllllllll ll/I ‘ l ,"‘ , , y
crease each year, is an annual reward for the percentage ifsuchapossibility arises. §~ § -vl,ll‘lii‘,lllltl, rs “l’il l )9
_.; . state employees who exhibit higher than But the idea is one we‘re all tired of. Pro- ‘. lg ‘ ‘tn,“tlllllilil“‘ , (9;; 'l “lillllllilt. ’ l‘llll ‘l
average performance in their work. Merit fessional athletes with over-inflated and ’ “Nit-’31”! M§ illll‘V'l‘ll'l” Maw-1 lillllli‘li» it‘ll“ g
raises are given to most, and may be as sometimes undeserving salaries, hard goods ///§ , il‘ltilzi‘lll‘” " <0, . “to .‘i -

7' much as a 10 percent increase for some. with the propensity for designed failure, the \ @zlh: ' \- J/ 9

Not everyone gets a merit increase. The devil-may-care attitude exhibited by others i :W‘E K’-
t, system at times depends on politics and per- in society — superiority and individuality is ‘S‘Ns‘ \‘_.;__ § ‘g. t
-- . sonalities. not on the quality of employees' slowly being eroded in favor of the average §_§ d
' work or their dedication to their jobs. But and the status quo. ' ‘
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ar can mercy I ing 90 e are eing a mur er.
Is it fair to keep someone alive in parents filed a lawsuit asking the Is euthanasia the same as killing? Richard Brandt offers another conclude that Quinlan was being and had lost control of his bodily
3 a coma for seven years? courts to order her doctors to dis- Is it right to mask murder by calling suggestion in his book. He says that killed (had she died) rather than eu- processes, he was ready to bail out.
i Modern medical science has ad- connect the vital life-support system it mercy killing? Don‘t you find it the prima facie duty not to kill is de- thanized. It was not just a question of suicide,
vanced to the point where physi- that sustained her. A lower court res odd that animals like horses can be rived from two more basic duties: This dramatius the need to treat because he needed the assistance of '
_ clans can virtually eradicate pain voked the idea, calling it homicide: subject to mercy killing after bad not to cause injury and to respect each caSe oh its own merits rather his wife.Euthanasia was in order.
. f and either cure a disease or prolong later. the New Jersey Supreme accidents, but we can't elevate other's wishes. Thus, he claims that than to apply more laws and fixed Had some other means of euthana-
‘ ,' life Cardiac drugs can aid an ailing Court reversed the lower court‘s de- human dignity to the same level as if euthanasia does not injure and is rules to euthanasia. It is my firm sia been employed, I would not con-
heart and mechanical respirators cison. lower life forms? To me, this seems in line with the wishes of the individ- opinion that Quinlin's was a case of sider this an act of murder. Thus,
. can maintain the breath of life. to be a moral issue which is compli- ual, it is mercy killing —— otherwise, true mercy and not murder. euthanasia must be delicate, appro-
\._ ._ [Most of us would consider this a cated by the limits of laws designed it is murder. Wertenbaker was in different cir- priate and timely if it is to be done
I. miracle of modern medicine. to protect human life. Should an eu- Quinlan clearly had no choice in cumstances. He wanted to live if life at all.
But is it” I consider many of the ‘ thanasialawbedesigned? the matter of whether the respirator had meaning to him; this meant @ 1982, John Fritz
procedures that go on in the inten- ‘ John Euthanasia proponents say that would be unplugged. What's more, being able to eat, drink, listen to
' 3‘ ‘ sit-c care unit are forms of modern , Fritz mercy killing is merely an act that the act could clearly have potential- music, read, write and communicate John Fritz is a graduate student in
day torture Many terminally-ill pa- \ would allow a patient to die with ly caused injury (death). If we be- with his children and wife effective- Toxicology and is producer of Tele-
‘t items have told me it seems ludi- ” "' some semblance of dignity. In other lieve Brandt‘s suggestions, we must ly. When he was unable to function cable’s “Science Newline."
crous for ‘round-theclock blOOd Quinlan is hardly the first or the words, they are saying euthanasia
‘ 5" samples to be drawn (in an effort to last euthanasia case heard of in this allows death to occur. but does not '————_—
I monitor a diabetics blood glucose or country. Lael Wertenbaker de- cause death. 3'" ts ‘
'1? a," to measure drug levels in cancer scribes her own hangups with entha- This would probably be true in the I e
5 it cases» nasia in her book, Death of a Man, Quinlan case, in which her parents
j “2:? Some of them say. "I'm going to about her last 60 days with her hus- wanted to disconnect a respirator.
:,j_"'_g' die anyuay " If they feel that way. band, who was terminally ill with but is this also true in Wertenbak- oux
,7‘ me} should get a pain killer and cancer. er‘s casethecommittedsuicide).
3E7? s'ay home, hospital care should be Charles Wertenbaker made the de- Where do we draw the line bet- ’ F “**v—" ""’"‘i”"‘———“———fi‘“—""7’A*v‘“"‘“‘“‘_“_"“"
[3.5: rescued for those who want tolive. cision when his life would be termi~ ween murder and euthanasia? l fact that its 50“] tor was "0t be. ’ '
5’1"»: People who want hospital care nated, and his wife tells of how she think each case must be evaluated Fallen arChes neath it when it fellp giggfigogfr of; t'ttl‘e marks}: the as-
2,9." '1‘ along with the right to die, however. aided him in his task. Wertenbaker individually on its own merits and It seems that providence has at us p“ "1% on s cam-
w",'.: should be respected, too. Euthena- wanted to live as long as life was mitigatingcircumstances. last intervened and whereas man Mark R.I.Harrison p '
sia. the right to die -— always a con- meaningful to him; his wife agreed, It is one thing to give someone 3 did not have the sense to remove the Englishsenior Ra dE F
,ig'f troversial issue — was revived as an and recalls their last moments to- respirator. it is quite another to take hideous eyesore of an iron archway Agsmon t ‘ forgue
12‘, issue on March 29. 1982. the 28th gether when she said, "I love you. it away. Someone once made an adjacent to the new Arts building, A 1f I 15‘3“ pro “5501'
bithday of Karen Ann Quinlan. who please die.“ analogized this predicament with nature has. pr' 00 s
"/1; is still in alive without the aid of In Quinlin‘s case, others were the act of throwing a victim a life Let us hope that it is not resur- Your edjtoria] of April 9 focusing Draft
-';:': drugs or a reSPiratnr and remains making a decision for her; in Wen preserver as Opposed. to taking it rected for its only purpose was on UK's academic calendar and the Finally a ray of light seems to
f 75;." comatose ‘ _ tenbaker‘s case. he made his own away from them. I think Ithl§ IS an seemingly to irreversably stain the Kentucky Derby was most interest- have penetrated the editorial staff of
l , Qumlan has been in a coma since demsmn to die with dignity. There “mm? analogy because It ignores sidewalk with an ugly and alarming ing. However, I am a bit confused. I this paper. Your recent views on the
3.1-; April 1:3. 197:3 Her plight received are many cases just like these every the Circumstances thOlVed "1 the shade of rust and disenchant the thought April 1 was April Fool’s draft were refreshing anda relief to
'y'f ”W‘matl‘mal attentw“ because her day! act 0f euthanaSia. surrounding area totally. Pity the Day. Or maybe the New York Times read. I hope your idea of a mandato-
1.! ,~"'l' ry draft soon becomes a reality for
Energy concerns is focus of new campus group "M ”“‘“‘"‘ '
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1.2-. rl'he Students Energy and Environ— decisions at various levels of gov- they can increase the independance Federal Solar Energy Research In- ginning at 10 am, and a correspond Veteran
mental (‘linic is a dynamic new or- ernment in order not only to help di- of individuals; and they are cleaner stitute in Colorado, that if the mar- ing energy fair taking place near the '—
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l," The purpose of the group is to make regulations but also to demonstrate ment than are fossil fuels and nude forms of energy were left to com- and energy fair will take place on '
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