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Wednesday, march 18, 1981
Professor: Reagan playing a part in arms race
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Ali Mazrui
By Lroi McGinnis
There is a struggle between welfare and warTare m the
United States and President Reagan is playing a big part in
it, according to a University of Michigan political science
professor.
Ali Mazrui, a native of Kenya, spoke to about 50 peo
ple at St. Marks-on-the-Campus Tuesday on the topic ot
"Race, the Arms Race and Ronald Reagan An African
Perspective."
Mazrui addressed three topics: a struggle for supremacy
between welfare and warfare, the arms race versus arms
racism, and nuclear proliferation in the southern hemis
phere and women's liberation in the northern hemisphere.
Mazrui said the United States is facing a dilemma of
whether to be a compassionate country or a military
power. Reagan's initial signals show he is leaning toward
the latter, he said.
Reagan is dismantling the welfare state with budget
cuts, he said. Likely casualties include Uhk stamps, bene
fits for the disabled, unemployment compensation, sub
sidies for arts and humanities and school lunch programs.
Marui said.
Increased defense spending
In contrast, Mazrui called Reagan's increased defense
spending "signs of a revival of the Cold War."
Mazrui said that arms racism involves the idea of some
countries having "enormously destructive' weapons of
war and others not.
"The right to use arms and bear arms is the right of
civilization," he said.
In white America, he said, there is an attitude to "arm
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yourself against the blacks." "arm the white against the
blacks" and "arm the blacks against the whites."
There is a concern that the United States "can't have
arms falling into southern hands hands of the Third
World," he said.
Marui said the United States has an attitude about
weapons of "we must stop those guys having them but we
don't want to give up our own."
The Carter administration feared arms falling into
underdeveloped countries, he said.
Mazrui called for total nuclear disarmament. This
could occur in horizontal proliferation -more countries
acquiring nuclear weapons as opposed to vertical pro
liferation, where the same countries acquire more advanc
ed nuclear weapons, lie said.
Creating changes in world armament
lie said horizontal proliferation would be the only
culture shock serious enough to create changes in woild
armament .
I he United States said the Soviet Union, the two
powers in nuclear armament, have the power to obhtci.iic
the human race, he said. The other countries' weapons ate
like games compared to them , he said.
Nuclear proliferation in the southern hemispheie
would lead to negotiations toward total nuclear disatm
ament. Marui said.
But countries could become nuclear powers again, ami
women's involvement in the military establishment could
improve the chances for peace, he said.
Mazrui said that in the socialization of war men have
endured. But war has changed, he said, and "gcndei
balance" should be experimented with in war and peace.
Free University has
diverse class choices
By Hollic Wiekmcl
Does chimney sweeping, satellite receiving or cloggin;'
interest you? It so. maybe the University Program
Council's Free University is for you.
The Free University has a SI registration fee for stu
dents and SI. 50 for others. If offers a wide range of class
es not provided by UNL curriculum, said Art Morrow,
f ree University chairperson.
"We are providing classes to supplement the students'
overall education here at UNL," said Morrow, a sopho
more in integrated studies.
According to Morrow, the instructors and the seven
member Free University committee work without pay.
Because of the voluntary work, he said, publicity,
financed by student fees, is the biggest expense of the pro
gram. The Free University costs about one and a half cents
per student. Morrow said.
Chimney Sweeping 101, according to instructor Russel
Dodsworth, had two classes that taught basic cleaning
skills, steps in setting up a chimney sweeping business and
some hazards of the business.
Alter the two classes were completed, students receive
a "chimney sweeping diploma" and a free bag of creosote.
Morrow said.
In the basic satellite receiving course, Dodswoith
taught students the nccessaiv jigging of the satellite equip
ment to receive progiams from RCA Satcoms. Comstai
and Westars.
A st less management class taught by Martin Wood and
M.nk I uken dealt with general svmptoins of stress and the
-'inotion.il and physiological ways to handle it. Wood said
Othei classes ranged from "discussing relmious cults"
l" "beginning cake decoiatmg" to self-defense clisses
Avoiding to Mojiow. eniollnient figures have mcie.is
ed siike tall semester of 17 when UPC to.kovei the
operation ,,f the Free Umveisity Program from ASUN
Current enrollment figures of JK.? have increased from
125 lor the fall semester of 17(). Morrow said.
In the past, students could get credit for the classes,
but that option is not available now. Morrow said.
With the growth of the program, the credit option
might again be possible. Morrow said.
a 'v' ' ,ec l!'"versity program started in 1966 bv
ASUN, originally was intended to provide students with
the education they were not getting from the university.
Morrow said. But t'.ic program now is viewed as an
addition to university education. Morrow said.
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