Show SU Hu(ih nouns M Z in unnd ussy Hole Iranians divided over hostage dilemma they get the shah back and don't hurt any of the people it is worth it" t USU are sharply their response to the f American diplomatic and seizure of the U S in Tehran Iran members of the Moslem Association a group of said Iranian students 50 it other supported the takeover as a Jains denounced the seizure toot wist action timid S a member of the don t want d "Americans Hnielves position have been in Ahmad said Mohammed Shahrokni and Ilassan P said they were speaking for most of the Moslem students on campus in supporting the seizure “Iran warned the US government not to accept the shah and let him come to America because he is our enemy" Shahrokni said The American government violated the rights of Iranians just as the Iranians are now doing to the representatives of the American government he said "It was a symbolic action They knew the embassy was the same as the American government They captured the system not the people" Shahrokni concluded this posi-- t have for su days but Iranians this for 25 years" A criminal trust Khomeini If duhl should be returned uncnns d into our MSA to put Another group of four USU Iranian students who asked not to be identified because of possible reprisal from Khomeini supporters condemned the takeover "They are a bunch of barbarians and I am ashamed to call them Iranians" said one of the four “The government is more autocratic than it used to be You are a mam target over there if you disagree with Khomeini" Being more specific he said " I hey may not let my father send me money Back in Iran I will be isolated from the Iranian communi- THE UTAH — ty and insulted" Another student a young woman said "We condemn what they are doing over there but most of us are scared by Khomeini's peo- - TATESMAN UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY VOL 77 NO 22 LOGAN UTAH 7“H ' MONDAY NOVEMBER 12 1979 '7 ' J pie and if we talk freely or protest they may hurt us or report back home and hurt our families” In the view of most Iranian students interviewed on campus the American hostages will be released only on an order from Khomeini “The only way to get the hostages free is to satisfy Khomeini" said Tavakoly Hassan an engineering student from Tehran Expressing sympathy for the students who have seized the embassy Hassan said “Maybe all of them have had relatives killed by the shah Even if the shah is dying they want him to be on trial but I don't think he has anything to say" Americans need not worry about the safety of the hostages according to Hassan: "The Moslem students won't hurt anyone at all even if they hold them for months" When asked why the students took over the embassy Farshi Ghaemmaghami responded by saying “I think the students in Tehran were impressed by Khomeini and got the idea from his speeches" Asked if he thought the shah was really ill Sepehr Aryan a member of the Iranian Student Association said "I don't care if the shah is sick or not He is a criminal and should be punished" science sophomore Ralph Clement Recommendations usually tabled diplomacy as the best way to solve the problem “We should try solv- m ing the problem through negotiating” said Gayl Bower a senior studying early childhood education "Whatever is done should be done with diplomacy in order to avoid war" said a USU junior from Ogden Others however suggested more militant alternatives such as one A civil engineering major from Tehran said "Khomeini is as bad or worse than the shah and he is the only one who wants the shah back badly enough to cause a world crisis" Hamid Hosniy said “I don't think about my country as long as I am here” from An Iranian sophomore Tehran: "America was responsible for the last revolution in Iran which killed thousands of people The views of the whole country are synonymous with the terrorists" “I don’t believe they will kill the hostages The US should not exchange anything" If they do“later on they will ask for something else" according to annother Iranian student ' An engineering major said that Khomeini is doing a stupid thing and that he is using the illiterate people in Iran to achieve his own dictatorship senior's approach: "Send in the marines and send all the Iranians home" Some students said Iranians are well within their rights to protest international problems in America Several went on to say they believe the situation has one advantage in that it has aroused awareness among Americans- A group of American students have obtained a permit from the university and have vowed to hold a peacful protest if the hostages are still being detained by late Tuesday morning Demonstrations have already sprung up across the nation At press time demonstrations had already occured in Washington DC: Beverly Hills Calif and Springfield Mass Protests had also occured on the campuses of the University of Minnesota and Iowa State University Council directs university to acquire nearby acreage A by Wayne Adair The USU Institutional Council voted Saturday on issues ranging from the purchase of new property to the possible conversion of Lund JAZZ—-Jai- l dent and Americans say: American students interviewed were unhappy with the embassy takeover and almost unanimously agreed that the shah should not be returned Most distinguished between Iranians at USU and those creating the political controversy in Iran "It is not right to deport all the I who are studying in America in order to retaliate" said political Man’ TomScottieU loo lUywt Mheute whiledemontrtinghi Fiae Art Center Scott tcrteid a receptive album aa well aa many of hie older numbers hi the Chase Soltaneih Mahid said "I don't think he's sick and even if he is he didn't have to come to the US He's rich enough to have doctors flown to Mexico” Iranian students were interviewed Friday and a wide range of views are reflected in their responses: "Most Iranians would like to put the shah in the past and keep on living" commented an economics stu- — — is important because of its proximity to the Poisonous Plant Research Lab They exhibited some concern that soemone may try to purchase the land and take action to have the research discontinued The amount of the bid submitted was $16000 for the 534 acres of land and it is presently being considered by the county commission A motion to proceed with the acquisition of the property made by Hall for research space -t Boyd Christensen vice presidofor business at USU reported ilot a 57 acre tract of land at led) North 600 East has been purebred by the university The price p- - id Leeward council member was $200410 a sum equalling McDonald carried unanimously $35000 per acre The land is important to the In other action the council university as a site for the future discussed the feasibility of convergrowth and expansion of Utah ting Lund Hall to research space State Christensen explained Lester Essig president of "The deal has been consumated" ASUSU said relocating the Lund have to like to he said "We don't Hall residents could interfere with pay that much money for the provarious summer workshops of perty but considering the price USU president Stanford Cazier land particularly on 1400 North replied that several locations were we feel we made a good acquisunder consideration and no deciition" Still pending is a bid made by sion has been made Christensen said that S350000 USU for another piece of property belonging to Cache County at 1200 was allotted for the renovation McDonald made a motion that East 1400 North The land referallowed for using other space on red to as “the gravel pit" is surrounded on three sides by universicampus if Lund Hall proves un- ty property Council members said this tract satisfactory It carried |