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Show Education includes all opinions, beliefs After a little juggling, passing the buck, pressure from "outside interests" and comments from downtown businessmen, business-men, Jerry Rubin, one of seven defendents at the Chicago conspiracy trial, will speak here Sunday. Many people apparently feel that a person of "questionable "question-able nature," as one downtown businessman described Mr. Rubin, should not be allowed to speak at a University-related function. The University, however, is responsible for the education of all its students. This education should embrace a broad and varying spectrum of ideas and opinions. Already this year University students have had the opportunity of hearing Robert Welch, Robert Sheer and Hubert Humphrey, among others; in past years, Timothy Leary, Alan Ginsberg, Stuart Udall and Nelson Rockefeller have all appeared on campus. " It is inherent in a university's purpose to represent these ! different and varying opinions so that students have the op-" op-" portunity of hearing philosophies first hand and deciding for themselves. The university experience, by nature, subjects all moral, ethical and ideological codes to a rigorous interrogation and analyzation. Beliefs are sifted, challenged, examined and, in the end, perhaps modified. But more importantly, opinions and beliefs are reinforced rein-forced and strengthened as a result of this rugged interrogation. interroga-tion. The University provides for students a background and knowledge that is significant in helping them deal with the ever-increasing problems in the world, not only by education in classes, but by the sponsoring and supporting of these speakers with various opinions. Jerry Rubin will speak Sunday. Let him speak for himself. him-self. If his ideas are worth nothing they'll be taken as such. If they're worthwhile, what's wrong with letting him say them? The most important aspect in any issue is having the opportunity to decide for yourself. |