The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1983 Page: 4 of 12
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The Prospector, November 10, 1983 - Page 4
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Students get
raw end of deal
Dorm residents in August voiced complaints
about Inconvenient, reduced check-in times, but
residence halls officials obviously did not
listen.
They're playing the same game again.
However, this time around It Is has a new twist.
Administrative personnel rescheduled registra-
tion because of a computer snafu.
Since students cannot pre-register by com-
puter. they must repeat past performances in
the Special Events Center the week before
classes begin
While administration officials are busy shuffl-
ing the blame back and forth, the dorm students
are still without a place to stay while they
register, unless they choose to pay for guest
housing Additionally, only two meals a day will
be available through the snack bar, on a cash
basis.
Dorm students' registration fees will involve
more than tuition; they will bear the burden of
additional expense for a place to stay — a
burden the dean of students says residence
halls should not have to pay — Laura Cavaretta
U.S. democracy:
Defective seeds?
Guest column by Andrea Crease
With recent events In Grenada, and perhaps
with some knowledge of America's involvement
this century in the affairs of our sister nations in
this hemisphere, have you ever wondered why it
seems so often we find ourselves exporting our
democracy at the end of a gun barrel?
Why aren't these nations beating down our
doors to obtain the tools of democracy to take
home and put to use in their lands? Some say
their soils are not just right for the planting 1
maintain that, perhaps, the seeds of democracy
are defective and not yet worthy of the exporting
and the planting Perhaps they are not yet
strong enough to survive and grow. Also, can we
export something we do not truly possess
ourselves?
Perhaps, too. like our ancestors, the British in
the last century, in terms of their horrendous er-
ror of not exporting the basics of their just
judicial systems, we are not choosing to export
our most precious commodity and Instead are
merely selling and buying things
Please see Democracy page 5
No comment:
It’s a bad policy
Sources
don't always
like to talk,
and they
aren't
always
available
when
reporters are
pressing to
Editor's Note
By
Andrea Plaza
meet deadlines Journalists expect this It's part
of our job
Therefore, we seek to overcome these
roadblocks We turn them into challenges, smil
ing triumphantly when our sources comply, pat-
ting ourselves on the back when we can verify
information that seemed impossible to obtain
Readers aren't aware of our efforts to uncover
stories, and we don't expect them to be As I
said it's part of the job
But disseminating news at UT El Paso is a lot
harder than one can imagine We have a Univer
sity president who does not like to be bothered
on weekends, unless, of course, our call per-
tains to a "life or death situation.’’ Our news
staff has made every effort to comply with the
president's wishes However, at times, weekend
calls are necessary, even though they aren't
"life or death" situations
I told you
A
UT
RADIOACTIVE
DISPOSAL
COLLECTORS
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be typed, double-spaced and
must include the author's
name, address and telephone
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be published An author's
name may be withheld upon
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The editor reserves the
right to edit letters because of
libel, taste, obscenity and
space limitations Letters
also may be edited for spell-
ing, grammar and punctua-
tion
Letters must be mailed to
the editor at 105 E Union by 5
pm. Friday tor Tuesday's
paper and noon Tuesday for
Thursday’s paper
Editor:
In response to your guest col-
umn ol Nov. 3, I would like to
clarify a lew points
The Druze do hate the current
Lebanese government, but not
because President Amin Jameal
is a Christian instead, they are
in opposition to the principle
that placed him there
The root cause of the civil war
In Lebanon le the constitution,
enacted in 1943, which states
that the president of Lebanon
always must be a Maronite
Christian Thus, the Druze and
Shliate Moslems who make up
the majority, feel they are not
properly represented in the cur-
rent government
After Bashir Jamaei was
assassinated, there were many
prominent Moslem men who
were more qualified than Amin
Jamaei to succeed Bashir. Yet.
the very existence of this con-
stitution prohibited them from
doing so
Instead, Jamaei, who is very
much involved with the
Phalangists (along with his
father Pierre Jamael, leader of
the Phalange party since 1936),
became president aginst the will
of the majority of the people
I would like to remind you that
It was the Phalangists, along
with the Israelis, who were
responsible for the Sabra and
Shatilia massacres of innocent
Palestinian and Lebanese
civilians.
When the Lebanese start elec-
ting their future presidents,
judging them on their com-
petence and not on their
religion. Lebanon will become
sovereign and justice will
prevail Then and only then will a
true democracy be established
in Lebanon
S.A. Jaber
Sophomore biology major
Editor
in his Nov 1 letter Todd
Solomon states that he "cannot
think of a better way to form a
more perfect union, establish
justice. Insure domestic tran-
quility, provide for the common
.defense, promote general
welfare .* than through
prayer "
It is sobering to note the con-
spicuous limits of logic and im-
agination within which many
university minds seem
unabashedly to operate
Richard Ford
UT El Paso faculty
Editor
People complain and
sometimes whine about the pro-
blems of the world, the lack of
political foresight in
Washington, the inhumane
treatment of students,
peasants, and others in dictator-
ship/military governments, etc.
But when someone, or a group,
begins to elaborate on these in-
justices. then it becomes more
apparent that these injustices
are for real and are serious.
People are being killed
because of their vocal opposi-
tion to the unjust practices of
their governments.
This and other things are hap-
pening in Mexico today.
Repressive tactics like the
disappearance of over 570 Mex.
leans, the detention of nearly
2.000 political prisoners and the
murder of approximately 300
peasants each year are
documented or recognized by
organizations such as NLNM
(National Liberation Movement
of Mexico). Amnesty Interna-
tional and the United Nations
Contrary to popular belief. It
is not wrong to become involved
in something which attempts to
unravel the injustices occuring
in other countries So for our
part, the members of the propos-
ed Committee for Human Rights
In Mexico will give our time and
efforts in organizing this com-
mittee so we can inform you of
what exists in Mexico
Therefore, with all due audacity.
I ask everybody to remove their
masks of apathy and reveal their
true faces of humanity.
Jesus M. Acosta
Student
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Editor (747-5161) Andrea Plaza
Managing Editor: Mike Juarez
News Editor Laura Cavaretta
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Entertainment Editor Tessa Jernigan
Sports Editor: Valerie Lynn Dorsey
Photographers: Victor Calzada, Andreas Reiter
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University of Texas at El Paso. The Prospector (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 69, No. 22, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1983, newspaper, November 10, 1983; El Paso, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1625915/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at El Paso.