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By ANDREW DAVIS
Senior Staff Writer

Alexander Ginzburg, a dissident
Soviet journalist, spoke last night
before about 300 people on the “deep
fear“ that prevades the Soviet
Union.

Ginzburg. who spoke through an
interpreter. was arrested three
times during his years in the Soviet
Union. His speech last night was a
historical and personal account on
Soviet life.

“Here in the United States, people
are concerned about human rights
in the USSR," Ginzburg said.
“People tin the Soviet Union) pos-

sess an internal, deep fear. Why
does fear exist? Simply because for
40 years, we’ve had natural terror in
ourcountry."

Ginzburg said he was not sure how
many people have perished because
of the Soviet regime, but he had con-
tinuously heard two figures being
used —— 40 million and 66 million.

Since the conception of the com-
munist leadership in the Soviet
Union in 1917, the government has
caused fear among its citizem.

“The basic goal. is to instill into
its people . . . fear,” Ginzburg said.
The government also did its best to
destroy historical records of the
past, so none of the citizens of the

SAB strikes down
display case policy
over NOW conflict

By DARRELL (‘LEM
Senior Staff Writer

The Student Activities Board
struck down a policy regulating dis-
play cases in the Student Center last
night during a meeting with heads of
the UK chapter of the National Or-
ganization for Women and College
Republicans.

The conflict stems from a display
featuring campaign literature in vio—
lation of 5.1 ms former display case
rules. The case contained pictures of
Democratic presidential candidate
Walter F. Mondale and running
mate Geraldine Ferraro.

SAB has received several letters
tron; (‘ollege Republicans and other
campus organizations requesting
that the material be removed.

['iider former SAB policy, campus
organizations could not use the dis-
play case for purposes of "promot-
iiig individual candidates in any
campus. local. state or federal elec-
tion."

But after alleging that the display
was intended to promote NOW and
not the candidates specifically. NOW
questioned the comtitutionality of
the policy SAB sought advice from
legal counselors and University ad-
ministrators and decided to abolish
the regulation.

"They tthe counselors) felt it was
questionable under the law." said
Louis Straub. SAB president. “They
felt it would be better to repeal the
policy "

NOW member Cathy Caton said:
“We knew nothing about the restric-
tions until we had our display up. In
fairness. we have challenged an un-
fair rule which everyone in this
room now acknowledges as unfair.“

College Republicans are now
charging that. under federal law,
equal time should be given to their
organization to allow the display of
Republican materials. NOW con-
tends that its allotted time, which of-
ficially ends Nov. 6. has not yet ex~
pired and that its display should
remain intact.

College Republicans. at the re-
quest of SAB last spring. rearranged
a display case which contained
material about President Reagan.
According to Scott Mustian. SAB
vice president. the organization in-
stead centered the display around
its campus image.

Caton said NOW “would be willing
to put Republican candidates in that
case who are supported by NOW."

Laura Collins, NOW member. said
that if a candidate does not support
the policies which NOW endorses
“we cannot put the candidate in that
case."

Theo Monroe. SAB member at
large. last night filed a motion that
the display materials be removed
today. “I talked to Alan Holt (Col—
lege Republicans presidentl. and he
said they‘d decline the equal time
option if we pass this motion." Mon-
roe said.

After a tie vote by SAB members.
the motion was defeated when Louis
Straub, SAB president. cast his vote.
Straub then proposed the display
case be closed for two weeks until
an ad hoc committee could study a
change in policy and “the current
problem at hand is solved,"

Caton said NOW had been assured
by Dean of Students Joseph Burch
that “the case would not be taken

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Group’s efforts center
on increasing freedoms

By SACHA DEVROOMEN
Senior Staff Writer

The campus Democratic Socialists
of America's objective is to increase
the social and economic freedoms of
citizens of the United States and
other countnes, according to the
group‘s president.

Donald Jones, a music junior, said
during a meeting of the group last
night that Democratic Socialists
view the capitalist system as a
major obstacle to people’s freedom.

On Nov. 17. Anne Braden, co-
chairwoman of the Kentucky Alli-
ance Against Racism and Political
Repression, will speak on how the
capitalist system in the United

States involves elements of oppres-
sion that lead to racism and unfair
working conditions. Jones said.

Braden, who played an active role
in Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coali-
tion in Louisville. will discuss ways
of dealing with oppression following
the election, Jones said.

At the event the group also will
try to get donations for the Fred
Carter Defense Fund. Carter, a coal
miner, was indicted by a grand jury
when he failed to go through estab-
lished channels in an attempt to help
some fellow miners receive black
lung compensations. said Corbin
Seavers, a member of the group.

The fund was set up by black coal

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Soviet Union “could imagine any al-
ternative" to the current govern
ment.

Ginzburg said the government
would even destroy whole classes of
people because they resisted the pol-
icies they had instituted. The ring of
terror subsided with the death of Jo-
seph Stalin in 1953. The government.
however, had accomplished its goal
of instilling fear in its people.

“Fear existed in every family and
every person,“ he said. “My own
mother was afraid to tell me of the
fact that both my father and grand-
father perished under this terror.“

Ginzburg was once an actor and
theatrical director, but he changed

his mind and decided to become a
journalist. He soon. however, be-
came disenchanted with being a
journalist since “I didn't recognize
what i'd written" after editors and
censors had edited his stories.

He then started his own literary
joumal filled with poetry. He was
arrested in 1960 for serving as editor
in chief of the politcal journal
named Syntax.

He was put in a concentration
camp for two years.

The publication of his White Book.
which was an account of two fellow
writers who had been arrested,
earned him another five years in
jail. "Naturally. in a couple of

months. i was arrested." Ginzburg
said about writing his book. “But
the book had reachedtheWest.“

When Alexander Solzhenitsyn won
the Nobel Peace Prize. part of his
prize money was used to set up the
Russian Social Fund, which is used
to help political prisoners and their
families.

Ginzburg was arrested again in
1977 for his involvement in human
rights, especially the Moscow Hel—
sinki Watch Group. He was sen-
tenced to eight years in prison. But
in 1979, he was exchanged with four
of his friends for two Soviet spies.

Ginzburg estimated that there is
about 30 million short-wave radios in

sseS‘fear’ in Soviet life

the USSR. which are used to lis-
ten to Western radio

“The shortvwave receivers are not
needed to listen to Radio Moscow."
he said. He estimated that the short-
wave radio owners represented at
least the number of people who were
against the Soviet government.
There are $0 million people in the
Soviet Union.

Ginzburg said he “felt the Ameri-
can government is on the side of
people who support human rights.
Unfortunately, the voice of the
American people is not well heard in
the Soviet Union. "

 

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Program gives books to needy

By NANCY MAHL‘RIN
Reporter

Imagine the library stacks at UK
empty. Or a professor who must
teach without the aid of textbooks.

Many foreign countries have li~
braries and schools with problems
such as these, said Harriet Van
Meter, executive director of the In-
ternational Book Project.The project
is an effort to overcome the book de-
ficiency in those countries.

The project began as a ”wild
dream." in May 1966. when Van
Meter talked to a college president
in India. where she was visiting as
visitng as a foreign student advisor.

Although those she talked with
thought the idea didn't have much of
a chance. Van Meter encouraged the
Indian college students to write let-
ters outlining their need for books.
She also asked if anyone needed
food. She received 400 letters; only
two asked for food.

Van Meter said the organization
has no government Support because
“the program is a personal effort."
she said. The government, if in-
volved, would have too much control

 

News of the project has spread through word of
mouth, reaching people in 60 to 70 countries.

. . . “In Chile, (the International Book
Project) has filled three university libraries. ”

Harriet Van Meter.
executive director.
International Book Project

’

over the money and distribution of
booksshe said.

During Van Meter‘s trip to India
she said she found that professionals
and students needed books despera-
tely.

After the British left India. the In-
dians could not decide which lan»
guage to use for printing their
books. Van Meter said a consensus
could not be reached because India
had numerous sects. each with its
own language. This resulted in “lan-
guage riots" — the students rebelled
because of the book shortage.

News of the project has spread
through word of mouth, reaching
people in 60 to 70 countries. Van

Meter said. "In Chile. IBP has filled
three universitylibraries."she said.

The project depends on volunteers
to get books. If the volunteer has no
books to donate. then the project
will provide one book for every dol-
lar the volunteer gives.

Another way to send books is per-
son to person. A volunteer contacts
the project about the type of books
he or she can donate. Then the pro-
ject goes through its foreign files
and finds a person who has request-
edthat type of book.

Mailing person to person can cre-
ate special friendships. she said.
“We have one requirement for books
received overseas — that the receiv~

Counselors suggest tips to students
whose days are full of classes, jobs

By JOHN JURY
Staff Writer

Steve Vaughn is not the ordinary
UKstudent.

In addition to taking 14 credit
hours. Vaughn. a telecommunica-
tions senior, works more than no
houruweekatthreejobs.

Dupite his heavy workload,
Veiahn has maintained a 3.4 grade
point average.

“any? Yes, I‘ve been called
tint," Vaughn said. when asked
about his strenuoil schedule. “But I
take it as a compliment because I‘m
dong something no one else will
eventrytodo."

Vaughn divides his time between
two local radio statial and McDon-
old'sJIeworbtohoinawoakua

radio announcer at WNCW-FM in
Paris, Ky.. and 10 hours a week as a
board shift operator and announcer
at UK‘s radio station WBKY-FM. He
also devotes 12 hours a week as a
cook at McDonald‘s.

Many students are in the same
boat as Vaughn maintaining
rapid-paced schedules by working in
college while still preserving a re-
spectable GPA.

Too much scheduling and too little
time to fit it all in can cause a prob-
lem. however. The key is a balanced
time budget, according to counsel-
ors.

As many as 1.200 undergraduate
and graduate students participated
in the College Work/Study Program
at UK this year with an addition]
000 more students working in the 13

community colleges across the
state, said Bobby Halsey. associate
director of the Office of Financial
Aid and coordinator of the program
at UK.

The students work an average of
10 to 12 hours in various depart-
ments on campus including the MI
King Library, Medical Center and
the Student Center. In addition, Hal-
sey said that about 30 offcampos or-
ganizations — public, private and
nonprofit institutiom — are con-
tracted W the Financial Aid
Office. These include such places as
Good Samaritan Hospital, the
Fayette County Health Department
and the [airman Ballet Company.
Also there are some organization
contracted where the community
collegaarelocated.

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countries

er corresponds with the volunteer
sending the books." Van Meter said.

The exchange of letters also helps
to keep the book recipients informed
about world news. she said “Many
of the countries have no idea what
has been happening in the world for
the past 15 years "

Van Meter said the program still
has some problems -, primarily
money.

Another problem is labor to pack-
age books. “People don't realize
how big of a job it is to package and
send these books." Van Meter said.

Benefits for those participating in
the program in the United States
and those receiving books overseas
include friendships made and ex-
change of ideas between countries,
Van Meter said.

Those receiving books have an op-
portunity to educate their children
at home. In the past. parents often
sent their children to other countries
for an education. Van Meter said,
and “sometimes those children
never returned." Another benefit is
that many people can be educated
instead of just those with money.
she said.