Show Stephen Christensen the supervisor of USLTs laboratory handles a few of the 600 mice USU has on l for rrirarrh purposes Christensen "loves animals" and works to rnian the comfort of the animals used for testing on A - far V v Protection I Ini bn and care are priorities for USU lab anirbnlh ‘Itltf’t amety putt a heavy load on saadL It mats re earch to succeed aiM perfuming tests on humans the “guinea pig?” Mat smswhers turn to laboratory Mail far testing If the experiments st wrist with lab animals the on of If rinuthe bet in the performance nodi m human beings and that’s ! I ian ram option baht’s is speak for the suffering feprasul animals? Most scicn- usdnicy don’t really know what Mining is yet they are mints sensed of causing lab nadteaSen pain during research 1 f ! I 1 raid he lying if I told you there i a trot involved for the animals” niSfcphea Christensen supervisor tfriaiaal laboratory at USU “But h typed scsemist is not out to tor-- 1 Wmasb They learn to care for ha ha humane manner” he said Chattmen feels there is a trade-of- f f inlvd Either scientists entirely Student !£ ThirkiU ti eliminate research on animals or they do the research and take the risk of causing animals a certain degree of stress Christensen oversees all dealings with animals on campus making sure stress is minimized in all animal-relate- d experiments "If the animals are not properly cared for” he said “then research is useless” A caretaker feeds and waters USU’s lab animals as well as caring for their cages Christensen then inspects and observes the facilities weekly USU presently quarantines 600 mice 22 rabbits 75 guinea pigs and 100 rats Christensen purchases all the lab animals through high quality corporations that are bred just for research purposes Students study enzyme levels and perform toxicological studies and dietary experiments with the animals There are extensive laws aginst animal "torturing” The Animal Welfare Act's regulations are constantly changing and laws are being upgraded to protect the experimental lab animals The primary goal of the regulations is to alleviate u necessary stress for animals in all experiments The laws are sufficient the problem is enforcement Although in some places the laws seem to be ignored they are highly enforced at USU The lab animals used in university experiments may be caused to feel uncomfortable for a short' tune but they do not suffer ill eflects Torture is a dirty word to Christensen Christensen’s first objective is to ensure the comfort of the lab animals “The laws have their place” he said “The animals here become a tool of ethical legal and moral obligations I love animals and that’s why I do the job I do” Lab animal protection is now watched very carefully at USU partly because the university is solely liable in the case of a law suit The university is also constantly threatened with losing monies from the FDA NIH and the USDA if it does not comply with existing regulations Frequently the FDA “pops in” to check on the university’s lab practices It inspects the health of the nimk mm manage ment Society doesn’t reaSy know wLat tLe consequences might be if research is subverted “We as consumers demand 100 percent prmksrt safety in what we use” said Christensen “Research has to be date for market purposes “There's a weakness in she system” said Chrinmsen “Not everybody has been educated in flair responsibility for research — — are cases where tboac amoved don’t really know what they're but still we just can’t replace the of animal research he said According to Christensen ties culture research computer nwr cadaver research or genetic ret are not useful alternatives to aa research “Computers need So be grammed with meaningful data” he said "and in order to get this data we would have to gb hack to the animal for it The same goes for tissue nl ere j tirj w cultures” groups splinter over leadership in Hr East affairs who has authored the book Iran: Dictatorship and Development this has led to a following is the second in a senes of doling with political unrest among f‘dents at USU This article examines the conflict and some of their beliefs VVhen the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took power in Iran after the Iranian revolution in February 1979 many Iranians felt their goal had been reached Events since then however have proved different The revolution has turned out to T°lution as was hoped but a from onc group to another Fred Halliday an expert in Middle counter revolu- tion in Iran Groups which fought for the Ayatollah Khomeini against the Shah have now turned their weapons against Khomeini This internal struggle in Iran has surfaced at USU in scuffles shouting matches and fistfights between two groups of Iranian students The Moslem Student Association supports the Islamic Republican Party in Iran and its leader the Ayatollah Khomeini The MSA is a Persian speaking group which believes Khomeini’s government offers the best hope for Iranians to become independent of world powers especially the United States and the Soviet Union "Khomeini stands for freedom of the masses” who was says Hossein Ghoreishi a MSA member rival a of member with a in a group fight injured the Moslem Student Society Ghoreishi says that the Khomeini fca the individual in mind rather than a government that oppresses individuals in favor of society "When Khomeini speaks against the Unaed States he speaks against the government people” says Ali Ahmad another meg T cl MSA "The American people are our friestli” Lz says "Khomeini says ‘freedom yes cashing) no”’ Ahmad says referring to the fa that tis organization does not believe that the America pie have true freedom gnniMf ct t til d p "You (Americans) have freedom to live sin want to do what you want arid free dam (to I pi ) sex and (to drink) liquor” Ahmad says ‘T1—J f j not true freedom” —? 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