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    The C0urier—]0urmzl, Student Government President the level of emotional involvement needed for the
    Mark Metcalf said that he thought most UK students anti—draft movement to reach mass proportions.
felt positive toward registration for the draft. Pepper "They're not emotionally involved because they
disagreed with Metcalf, saying that students just don’t have the conflict of war," said Pratt. "Right now,
hadn't realized the full implications of such a the students haven't formulated their ideas as
measure. completely as they did through experience and over
"I guess they (the students) don't realize it's not time in the '60s."
i going to stop at registration/' said Pepper. He agreed with the organizations attempt to get an
i While the members of L—CARD were sincere about early start in opposing the draft.
~ their proposals for opposing registration, they were "Draft registration is obviously preparation for the
l just as determined that their opposition would be a draft, and the draft is obviously a call to war," he said.
peaceful one—more organized than the marches of Pratt also recognized the potential for the mass
the ’60s. demonstrations of the past to happen again but said
"l don't see that we're the seedlings of the flower the issues may be different.
children/’ said Pepper. "l think that the demonstrations are not going to be
While the prospects of draft and war are unfamiliar over war—type issues," said Pratt. "They're going to be
j for most students, Don Pratt remembered a more on economic issues. People will be unable to pay for
violent time. and keep up with inflation rates."
j Pratt, a former UK student, was involved with the While the issues of the draft were obviously related
3 anti—draft, anti—war movement of the ’60s. He spent to the crises in the Middle East, there were those,
  20 months in prison because of his resistance to the Pepper and Koopman included, who felt the possible
Q l draft. A continuing dedication to personal freedom reinstitution of the draft was a political move to
  if   led him to become an active member of L—C/XRD improve Carter’s chances in the 1980 presidential
    Pratt said that, although their purpose is the Same, election.The skepticism was heightened when the
    students in opposition to the draft have not reached President suggested women be considered for the
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