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Wednesday, September 24, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
U.S.misinterprets terrorism, prof says
By SHANE A. HILLS
The media are bombarding the United States with stories on terrorist bombings in Paris.
Five explosions since Sept. 8 have killed nine people and injured 163, news wire reports have indicated.
Paris is a city Americans romanticize for its beauty and history, said Felix Moos, professor of anthropology, who teaches a class on the worldwide terrorism situation.
Moos said that because of its image, Paris received much attention when it suffered at the hands of terrorists. But a danger exists as headlines about Paris bombings flash across U.S. televisions and newspapers.
Moos, who is co-author of a book titled "Living with Terrorism," said yesterday that the media paid less attention to bombings or assassinations in West Germany, the Middle East or England than they did to incidents in Paris.
Moos said Americans tended to have several misconceptions about terrorism.
it we single out one part of the world, like Paris," he said, "that may loll us into a false sense of security once acts of terrorism have subsided somewhat there.
A terrorist group calling itself the Committee of Solidarity with Arab and Middle East Political Prisoners claimed responsibility for the most recent rash of bombings in Paris.
"The media single out Paris, I think, because it is a city closely tied to the Americans' consciousness of Europe. Hardly any American would consider a trip to Europe complete without stopping in Paris."
Moos said Paris contained a heterogenous population with a significant percentage of black Africans, Arab Africans and people from the Middle East.
That was part of the reason France did not cooperate when the United States raided Libya April 14, he said.
France would not allow use of its airspace to U.S. planes on the way to raid Libva.
"One of the reasons the media seem to be singling out Paris is an I told you so' attitude in America," he said. "It's as if we were saying, 'You see, you didn't let us fly over you when we waived Libya, and now your people are getting killed. Why don't you wise up?' "
Moos said Americans often oversimplified possible solutions to terrorism.
"They seem to think that if you get rid of all the crazies and the criminals, you'll get rid of terrorism," he said. "My answer to that is 'no way.' Terrorism is here to stay."
As an anthropologist, Moss linked terrorism to the fact that the world population has quintupled since 1850 from one billion to five billion.
He said the North-South conflict in world history probably contributed to worldwide unrest. The Northern
hemisphere has grown to be selfsufficient and technologically advanced while the Southern hemisphere has generally remained less developed.
"People from the lesser developed countries, some of which are still in the subsistence agriculture stage, are bound to feel left behind and angry." Moos said. "I don't believe in a pop psychology to determine the motives of terrorists. But I'm certain this has a bearing on increased violence and dissatisfaction."
Terrorism will probably reach the United States, Moos said, but his question is when. He admitted his opinions were tainted with a degree of pessimism.
"What do we do when the terrorists get a hold of a nuclear device?" he said. "What do we do when they hold a whole city hostage and not just an airplane?"
"Somehow human beings will muddle through. But there is no simple solution to it. It is here to stay."
Student Senate to discuss elections rules
By SALLY STREFF
Staff writer
The Student Senate tonight will start to debate a 12-page bill that would amend the rules governing Senate elections.
"Running elections has always been our weakest point," David Epstein, student body president, said yesterday. "This is something we've been waiting for for a long time."
The bill was passed to the Senate with a recommendation Monday night by the Senate Student Rights Committee. The bill rewrites the section in the Senate rules that stipulates how the Senate Elections Committee runs Senate elections.
Glenn Shirtliffe, chairman of the Senate Elections Committee and the bill's sponsor, said he rewrote the
section because he didn't want to conduct this November's election under the current rules.
"Some of the wording in the past was so obscure you had to sit for ten minutes to decode it," Shirtliffe said.
Because the current rules are worded so ambiguously they also are open to many interpretations, he said.
For example, the current rules do not specify which enrollment figures should be used when the Elections Committee apportions the number of Senate seats each school receives. The proposal states that the Elections Committee should use 20th-day full-time enrollment figures.
Shirtliffe said the bill would not change the philosophy behind the rules, but would make their original
intent clearer, thus eliminating the potential for abuse.
Epstein agreed that the bill would strengthen elections guidelines and make it easier for the committee to enforce them.
Before approving the bill, the Student Rights Committee removed a section stipulating that the Elections Committee sponsor at least two presidential debates during the campaign. The committee also added a section stating that every school in the University receive a minimum of two Senate seats.
"This will enable the Elections Committee to be much more strong and knowledgeable when it comes to rules," he said.
Epstein said the Senate would begin to look at the bill tonight but probably could not finish in one night. But he said the Senate needed to pass the bill before the November elections.
Distinguishes between the expenditures for presidential and vicepresidential candidates and those of the coalitions with which they run.
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Authors deliver laugh-filled homily
The bill also:
The crowd of about 250 people responded with an enthusiastic "and also with you" when Richard Glen Michael Davis and Maureen Anne Teresa Kelly, authors of two recent satirical books on Catholicism, greeted them with the typical opening to a Catholic Mass. "May the Lord be with you."
By NANCY BARRE
At times, a gathering in the Kansas Union last night sounded more like a church service than the two man comedy show that it was.
They are now touring the country and giving talks that highlight excerpts from the books.
ed off their knowledge to the audience.
Davis and Kelly had done their homework on KU trivia and show-
Davis and Kelly, who work for a New York publishing company, wrote the two best-selling books, "Growing Up Catholic," and its sequel, "More Growing Up Catholic," with two other authors.
"We should also pray that the Jayhawks beat Oklahoma and Nebraska this year and that the tan man finds a home," Kelly said.
Limits to one the number of complaints that a coalition or candidate can submit to the Elections Review Board.
They reminiscent about school days spent in parochial schools and gave advice to their audience about all aspects of Catholic life.
Davis said the most burning question in his school was, "Do nuns really have hair?"
A nun, in full habit, sitting in the audience seemed to be amused by the question. But she didn't have to answer — a few strands of hair peaked out from under her headpiece.
"Things have really changed though," said Davis. "When I got to high school, all the nuns got really hip and started using styling gel on their hair."
Davis and Kelly also offered advice to the church hierarchy on how to replenish a diminishing
number of priests and nuns.
"They shouldn't make the vows sound so scary and confining," Kelly said. "Instead of celibacy, they should call it asexuality, and instead of convents, they should call them condos."
"I thought it was hilarious," said Brian McCalpin, St. Louis, senior. "Everything they said was so true."
The audience, especially the Catholic members, seemed amused by the speech.
Kelly and Davis, who are both Catholics, the aim of the book was to look back upon their experience of "growing up Catholic" affectionately and positively, and not to criticize the church.
They said although the book contains some segments that might seem racy, the book hadn't received any negative response from clergy or laymen.
Handcuffed man steals police car
United Press International
FRISCO, Colo. — With his hands cuffed behind his back, a suspect drove a stolen police car at speeds up to 105 mph about 60 miles through the Colorado Rockies before crashing into a trailer.
Jan Morris/KANSAN
Police were amazed that the man, Claude Padilla Jr., 28, of Denver, could have driven the car at all, let alone as far and fast as he did.
"Don't ask me how you drive handcuffed," said State Police Lt. James Doughty. "I have no idea how he steered."
Doughty said Padilla must have used his teeth and knees to steer.
Doughty said the incident began Sunday night when a Summit County deputy sheriff stopped Padilla for suspicion of drunken driving.
State Rep. Rochelle Chronister, R-Neodesha, speaks in behalf of Mike Hayden, Republican candidate for governor, last night at a candidates' forum in the Kansas Union. The forum was sponsored by the Classified Senate.
Candidates at forum praise pay increases
Staff writer
Bv KAREN SAMELSON
Local legislative candidates addressed issues concerning University employees at a forum last night, and some incumbents praised a recent pay increase given to classified employees.
Incumbent State Rep. Betty Jo Chariton, D-Lawrence, told classified employees to continue lobbying and advised unclassified staff to organize and lobby.
Classified employees include nurses, secretarial staff and police officers. Unclassified staff includes some librarians and Enrollment Center employees. Professors are considered academic faculty.
Lobbying is effective, Charlton told about 30 people, many of whom were classified employees, at the forum sponsored by Classified Senate.
Charlton and five other candidates for legislative seats, as well as representatives from gubernatorial candidates Tom Docking and Mike Hayden, each spoke about 10 minutes at the forum.
As a result of lobbying efforts, classified employees received a 5.5 percent total salary package increase this year, which was more than what other state employees received, according to Neva Entrikin president of Classified Senate and organizer of the forum.
State Rep Jessie Branson, D-Lawrence, also praised a new salary plan for classified
employees, developed a year ago, specifically mentioning the increases in salary for secretarial workers.
However, Chris Miller, Branson's Republican opponent for the 44th District Kansas House seat, said he thought 90 percent of the people in the room would say that salaries still weren't high enough.
Candidates also addressed the issue of drug testing, which Charlton said had become a national campaign frenzy.
State Rep. John Solbach, D-Lawrence, spoke for Lt. Gov. Tom Docking, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate; as well as for himself.
Solbach said drug testing was an invasion of privacy and said Docking thought it was appropriate only if supervisors suspected or found evidence of a possible drug problem.
House Speaker Mike Hayden, the Republican gubernatorial candidate was represented at the forum by State Rep. Rochelle Chronister, R-Neodesha.
She said Hayden supported random, unannounced drug testing of college athletes because they were looked upon as heroes. He also favors testing people responsible for public safety.
Ben Casad, Charlton's Republican challenger in the 46th District, said he would support drug testing for police officers and prison guards, although he thought the drug problem among that group was minimal.
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