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Show The Dally Utah Chroakle, VfcdacvUj, Jane Page Seven i, 19U EDITORIAL U.S. and Soviets should now consider new arms treaties President Reagan's upcoming abandonment of the SALT 2 arms treaty has many world leaders worried about the future of arms negotiations. However, if these leaders would examine the practicality of Reagan's decision rather than its symbolic meaning, they would realize that the international relations could be better without the agreement. It's true that compliance with SALT 2 has shown the world that the United States is dedicated to cutting back on nuclear weapons. But since the treaty has never been ratified by the Senate or obeyed by the Soviets, it probably makes sense to scrap it and start over with a plan which everyone can agree upon. Unfortunately this .won't happen if world leaders continue to scorn Reagan's plans to disregard the treaty. so-call- ed ITS ALL BETTER 6AT fT, WfK 9VA6 OUT XT WE FOOP STAMP OFFICS. Instead of becoming angry over the "symbolic" implications of the U.S. refusal to honor SALT 2, NATO countries and the Soviet Union should realize that the United States, hopefully, is still dedicated to arms control. Editor: However, true dedication to reducing nuclear This is an open letter to Benjamin Medina. weapons requires a treaty which fits the needs of On behalf of all of us at Medical Aid for El Salvador, I both countries a treaty that is more than an would like to express my sorrow and anger at the cowardly and unwarranted assaults against you and your home as idealistic lie. d medical aid for victims When this is taken into consideration, the you sought to raise El Salvador's cruel war. of death of SALT 2 can be thought of as being both From the Spanish Inquisition to the McCarthy and appropriate. timely hearings, from Germany's Kristallnacht to El Salvador's hollow are unsuccessful death and people have If squads, intolerant and agreements put in LETTERS Ben praised for actions in the morning is still quite dosconcerting, but I guess that issue is like kicking a dead horse. What ever happened to the courtesy telephones? If we are going to pay computer fees can't the business computer center obtain some modums that work? Then there is the textbook scandal. I can appreciate that the professors who write these booki want to make a profit, but must we be required to buy a book only to have it become worthless the next quarter because a new edition with 10 additional pages was put out? Concerning these books of which we have become so very attached, a friend of mine truthfully stated, "when it comes to book buyback you feel like your dealing with the moneychangers in the much-neede- mean-spirit- aside, Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev will be able start with fresh plans to ensure world peace. And although the United States is obligated to enter arms negotiations with a readiness to cooperate, it will only help if both countries put all their cards on the table. Scrapping SALT 2 will let the Soviets know exactly where the United States stands. bombers with Reagan's decision to outfit new cruise missiles in spite of world pressure will make it clear to Gorbachev that the president will not be duped into unilateral compliance with arms agreements. If the arms treaties of the future are to be obeyed, they will have to consider the individual needs of both Soviet and U.S. governmental systems. This can't be done if both sides are playing to world opinion and trying to come across as the country which will do anything for world peace. Since history has shown that such a stance is not true for either country, that attitude is nothing but wasteful propaganda. If Reagan and Gorbachev hope to reach a meaningful and lasting arms agreement, they will have to base negotiations upon a complete understanding of each country's circumstances. The kind of honesty required for this type of negotiation cannot be based upon the hollow B-- 52 agreements which both countries have historically made and broken. Empty compliance to SALT 2 will only hamper the development of future arms treaties. Chronicle The Daily Utah Chronicle is an independent student newspaper published during fall, winter and spring quarters, excluding test weeks and quarter breaks, by the University Publications Council. Editorials reflect the opinion of the editorial board, and not necessarily the opinions of the student a body or the administration. Subscriptions are $25 All academic subscriptions an $10 year, quarter. must be prepaid. Forward all subscription corresBuspondence, including change of address, to the iness Manager, Daily Utah Chronicle, 240 Union, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112. ed banded together to terrorize those who are not made their image. Your decision to go on with the art auction after the first attack is an example of the brave defiance to cowards respond by lashing out yet which such anti-soci- al more hysterically. They will be their own undoing, for in the long run, compassion and generosity embodied in all aid will prevail over of our efforts to raise people-to-peop- le wanton destruction and terror. Keep up the good work! The poor of El Salvador thank you. Christina Courtright President Medical Aid for El Salvador temple." Must we be asked to fill out teaching evaluations on professors with tenure when we know very well that they mean nothing? I don't mean to sound like Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes, but... My experience at the U. has been very rewarding. The U. has offered me a chance of majors, quality classes, great facilities and a chance to meet with some fantastic people. Perhaps the most important things I've acquired are the tools to obtain a career, but this shouldn't be all that is important in an education. Many of us as students are trying so hard to keep our own heads above water that we can't see who is drowning around us. I hope that in the future the administration and professors will remember that we are not statistics on some enrollment sheet, but rather students striving to obtain degrees to better ourselves. I further hope that you as students will not conform so much to the system, (as many times I have done), but rather mobilize and make your views and ideas for change heard much like those few students who have demonstrated for divestiture. Trent S. Rogers Senior cart A CHAIN 15 ON IV AS STRONG AS TUB, IVAK5T MK crneiLL.THe woro is TH3T nr. ueasan is out to scume our Trace proTecTion bu , Random thoughts of U. " accounting HrumPH! T3LR aaoirr a man ano his poucies seine off course! am k a Editor: Lately we have heard a lot about divestiture and other issues brought up by select students at the U. I would like to also make a statement. I'm coming to the end of my tour of duty at the university and I'll be done and graduated in a couple of weeks. As I stop and reflect on my time at the U., I feel a little frustrated that over the past five years many of my pet gripes about things here have not changed much. I guess the reason that it bothers me so much is that I have done little to see that they were changed. The parking situation Peter ........ .... Lisa Carricaburu Editor '. .... Shia Kapos Editorial Editor John Youngren Sports Editor ....... City Editor ....... Griffin Photography Editor ......... Donner Editor Dory Copy Fara Warner Extra Editor ....... .' Editor-in-Chi- ef Behle i . . . , News , . . . Marva Bickle Steve Asst. Editorial Editor Shauna Bona Business Manager Ad Representatives - ' . . 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