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Show The Tliuiuftrhirif Monday April 14, 1986 Potjc 3 Bombs author at Convo BY ANNE WITTKOP Dina Titus will speak on Bombs in the Backyard at Convocation, Thursday, April 19. Titus is an expert on the subject of nuclear testing in southern Nevada. She became interested in atomic testing while researching cases for Howard Cannon. In her research, she discovered The atomic testing was accepted by the popular culture. There was a Miss Atom Bomb contest and people used to advertise using the bomb as a gimmic. One high school in the town used the bomb on the front cover of their yearbook. When some members of the Department of Energy became upset at the questions she was asking and when they refused to answer them, she knew there was a significant problem in southern Nevada that needed studying. I had to hunt for information. Victims give information, but its not always valid, she said. She researched using sources such as newspspers, talking to members of the AEC and spending time at the National Archives. Her book, Bombs in he Backyard was a product of this research. She wishes her book to make a historical analysis of this time, not a political statement. If I get to mixed up into politics, then people will think that my book is biased. Im not advocating anything, she said. Her topic, Bombs in the Backyard, will trace the history of nuclear testing and inform the college and community on atomic tests in southern, Nevada and how it could affect us. SUSCs new cheerleaders have been chosen. They are (from left) front row: Marty Prettyman. Second row: Brad Giles, Head Cheerleader Robert Land, J.J. Gard and Chris Stucker. Back row: Kendra Hook, Staci Hutchings Head Cheerleader Anne Bruce, Angie Wilkinson and Susan Topham. Debaters take third at CEDA SUSC debaters were honored with a sweepstakes participation award at the Cross Examination Debate Association Nationals held last week at Wichita State University, Wichita, Kan. SUSC finished the year third in overall CEDA points among schools in the Rocky Mountain region, behind first place Northern Arizona and second place Colorado State University. Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Arizona are included in the region along with part of Montana and one school from Texas, according to SUSC Forensic Director Suzanne Larson. The participation award was made, she said, based on the total number of points earned in CEDA competition during the year. Were really pleased, this is the best weve ever done, Larson said. SUSC was among the 202 colleges and universities represented at the national contest which, Larson said, was the largest debate tournament ever recorded. Two SUSC teams broke into eliminarion rounds Garn LeBaron and Third TAG game to begin BY JANET CRAWFORD Its night, as you scramble through the dark you can hear the footsteps behind you. You run past the Library. The sweat begins to run down your body as you realize these could be your last moments. As you dive for the bushes, you feel the dart bounce off your lower back. Youve been hit. At SUSC, it's time once again for The Assassination Game 86, game number three. The game, beginning April 21, is perhaps the most popular game played on campuses around the United States. According to Marty Harris the game master of T.A.G. The whole appeal of the game is that you have to, sort of, play out your fantasy of being an international spy. Players have to be cunning, sneak up on people and find them in inconspicuous places. Harris said that there is an incredible variety of people who play the game. There are set rules that the players must follow: All players must use a dart gun that is designed by the game master; each player has a portfolio made of themselves; each player is given one victims portfolio. If the player assassinates his victim, then the victim is eliminated from competition and must handover their own victims portfolio to the assassin. That portfolio then becomes the assassins new victim. In order for a killing to count, the player must be the assassins designated victim. The dart must come into contact with the person, and there must be less than three witnesses. All kills must be called into the game master, who is in charge of keeping track of whos killed who and how many killings have taken place. Approximately 80 to 100 people are expected to play this quarter. The game was organized by Marty Harris last fall and has gone over very well here at SUSC. Harris expected about 20 people at the first mandatory meeting but recieved approximately 80 students. There is a mandatory meeting April 17, at 5 p.m. in the student lounge for all interested students. The dart gun is included in the cost of 50 cents. Hutch Schultz , and the manied team of Shannon and Jay Lane. LeBaron and Schultz were defeated by a team from UCLA which eventually took third in the tournament. The Lanes were defeated by a team from the University of Oregon. CEDA was established several years ago as a variation of NDT (National Debate Topic) debate, Larson said. It is more valued oriented, more persuasive in nature and slower paced than NDT debate. The topic this year is whether or not membership in the United Nations is beneficial to the U.S. While CEDA competition has traditionally ended each year with a final tournament at the the University of Nevada, Reno, the Wichita contest is the first official CEDA National Tournament. A team from Macalester College, St. Paul, Minn., won honors as the national champions, which is ironic, Larson said, because the Macalester coach, Scott Nobles, was on the first team to ever win at the NDT Nationals. Peter |
