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Show Page 4 Monday January 2 8, 1985 The Thunderbird NUKC V R6 ZONE? Inheriting the world: or whats left of it Young people have constantly been told that they are the inheritors of the world. But in this uncertain nuclear age, with the threat of human annihilation an ever increasing reality, those of us who are the inheritors wonder what kind of a future will be left to us. We, the students of SUSC, are among the young who will inherit. It is up to us to insure our future and make of it what we believe it should be. Sounds nice, but what are the practical realities of making our own futures? With the overwhelming deluge of information which is thrown at us, it is much easier to ignore the imminent dangers of the future and concentrate on the realities of today. However, the threat of nuclear war is perhaps the single most pressing issue of today and is not solely the province of those of generations to come. There are many who are working to prevent a nuclear holocaust and, although it may be difficult to accept, there are few, if any, who would want to see this world destroyed. But, it sometimes seems there is nothing we, as individuals, can do to prevent the possible destruction of our world. Members of student government disagree. The Senate has before it, right now, a resolution which would proclaim the campus of SUSC a nuclear free zone. The proclamation, in essence, declares the campus to be a nuclear free zone in which no research, deployment, or development of nuclear weapons of any kind shall take place. It alsq directs the ASSUSC president to write letters on behalf of the students to the President of the U.S. and of the Soviet Union which communicate the associated student bodys opposition to nuclear war. A primary purpose of the proclamation is to bring home to SUSCs students that although they may not be in a great American metroplex, they should and indeed, must, be aware of the worlds problems and take an active role in shaping their destiny. Although proponents of the resolution admit that its import would be largely symbolic, the point to be made is a vital one; one that the leaders of the world would be wise to accept: Nuclear war is unthinkable and must at all costs be avoided. The Thunderbird applauds the action of the measures authors and lends its total support to the philosophies underlying the resolution. It also urges students to voice their support, or their opposition, to the measure. Or, at the very least, give it some time and thought. Thats what were here for. DL Che Cbundcrbirrt III 'll l'll MW' WI'MHm'I .'I UN. ' in :H VOLUME 79, NUMBER 16 Editor Lynn Nolan Associate Editor Lanai Grccnhaljih Copy Editor Paul Hussolboc Photo Editors James Howells Derek Miller Senior Staff Writer RMph Assistant to the Editors Annette Grooms Production Manager Tracy Girdwood Advertising Representatives Laura Wearing Brian Goettlich Sports Editor Stewart Smith Entertainment Editor Doug Christensen Faculty Adviser Larry Baker The ThnnileihirJ is published each Monday of the academic year hy and for the student hixJy of Southern Utah State College. The views and opinions expressed in The Thundcrbinl are the opinions of the publications individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the institution, faculty, staff or student body in general. The unsigned editorial directly above is the opinion of The Tmmierhmf as a single entity. Letters to the editor must be typed and include the name, student number (if from a student) and phone number. Only the name will be printed. Names will not be withheld under any circumstances and the editor reserves the right to edit letters for length and to preclude libel. Letters must be submitted by noon Friday for inclusion in the following weeks edition. The Thunclerhinl: editorial and advertising offices at 24 West 200 South, Cedar City, 7758. UT 84720. Mail at SUSC Box 184, Cedar City, UT 84720 (801) THAT'S coaeM WORRY KrurcULoirs HAVE RBOUr WE held fHftT ' -- co ? An EnglishTexan Morman in Utah BY MARK MORMAN Access is a recurring column highlighting the issues and ideas important andor of interest to members of the Mark Morman is a junior campus community. communications major who is a member of both the SUSC forensics squad and The Thunderbird staff. it funny how the people of every state in the country have a different perception about what the other 49 states are like? Isnt 1 am a native Texan, and until last September, I have never lived anywhere other than Texas. So, my perception of the other 49 states of our country was somewhat limited to my own ideas and things that I had heard from other people. Forexample, everyone from New York is rude and talks too fast. Everyone from Nevada lives in a hotel in Las Vegas. Everyone from Idaho grows potatoes, everyone from Oregon is an environmentalist, or a Valley everyone from California is a beach-bugirl. And, of course, everyone in Utah is a Mormon. Now coming from a Southern Baptist background, you can understand my familys apprehension after I told them I was going to Utah to go to school. The first thing that anyone, friends or family, said to me was, Youre going up to Utah!! Well, you know thats Mormon country! It was like Utah was some kind of foreign country. But to make matters worse was the issue of my last Morman. Now who could be in a more name awkward situation to come and live in Utah than me, with my last name being Morman, and not being LDS? I had two problems to solve how to explain my last name and how to change the wild perceptions that people have about Texas. The problem of my last name is not so much a problem as it is a very humorous situation. Everytime someone asks me my name, then finds out that I live in Utah, they cant help but start laughing. , . At forensics tournaments, the laughter can be heard spreading throughout the audience as my name is announced: From Southern Utah, Morman. Well, I want to set the record straight. My ancestors were from England. They were the keepers of the moors. Anyone who saw An American Werewolf in London knows the moors are the swampy areas surrounding the countryside. Just as the fisherman or the baker adapted their professions as their last names, so too did my ancestors. Thus, Moorman was taken as our family name. When they all came over to America, they dropped a vowel, and our new last name was created. Now problem number two is somewhat harder to solve. Everyone has their own perceptions of Texas, and it is very hard to change those perceptions. But let me try to dispel these ridiculous rumors about my home state. Yes, Texas is an oil, cattle, and agricultural state. Yes, Texas is the second biggest state in the country, and if Alaska were to melt, it wouldnt be the size of Rhode Island, and Texas would then be the biggest. But here is where the perceptions need to be cleared up. The oil wells, cattle, and cotton fields are not all in my backyard. The oil wells and cattle are at our ranch in south Texas, and the cottonfields are at our ranch out in central Texas. Our yacht is docked in Galveston, and the members of dads football team, the Dallas Cowboys, were all over for a big cookout last weekend. Now, I hope this will end all of these crazy rumors about my home state. Perceptions are really a funny thing. They are thought of as true until proved otherwise. My perceptions of Utah have changed. I now know that only about 98 percent of Utah is Mormon. The other 2 percent come from out of state. I hope now that your perceptions about Texas have been changed, so that the next time my Lear jet flies me back to Dallas, I can rest assured that you now know what Texas is really like. So, yall come on down and see us now, ya hear?! |