THUNDERBIRD DAS TORAMERICAN GRADUATE SCHOOL

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Entrepreneurship Conference Slated for Saturday

ATTENTION: TO ALL THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING IN DR. VOR DER LANDWEHR'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP SEMI­ NAR THIS SEMESTER.

On March 10th at 8:30 ajn. in the TAC, the Entrepreneurs' Club will present The Fourth Annual Entre­ preneur Speakers Con­ ference sponsored by the ASLC and Dr.Herberger's of­ fice. Don'texpectdry topics on corporate life, because we have four colorful Entrepre­ neurs and ihcir counter­ parts, two well known Venture Capitalists. These men have notori-

_&£ .. and ^ respect ,

tcmational business community. They come from diverse back­ grounds and areas of interests and have offered to share their experi­ ences and give insight to the intri­ cacies of entrepreneurship in the global market

The entrepreneurs will discuss taking their idea or product into the international market The venture capitalists will review the indus­ tries discussed and will explain the decision making process of financ­ ing an entrepreneurial effort. Those in attendance win geta first hand look at the financing process of the Venture Capitalist, and the interaction between the Entrepre­ neur and the Financier. In addition, to the mam theme of The Global Market, Thunderbird students win have the rare opportunity of hear­ ing success stories from entrepre­ neurs who attended an Ivy League university to those who partici­ pated in peace marches in Russia. An Entrepreneur can be anyone. Yes, even you. Do not despair if you have skeletons in the closet. We present an inspiration for you aswelL i

Entrepreneur Dr. "Thomas Emer­ son, Ph.D., is President and Chief Executive of SynteUect Incorpo­ rated founded in 1984. SynteUect manufactures the INFOBOT iam- ily of voice response systems, which are programmed to perform the functions of human telephone/ CRT operators who answer tele­ phones, key in questions, and read the computer's responses to call­ ers. The company is the world's largest manufacturer of voice re­ sponse systems. Dr.Emerson holds a B.S. in physics from Mas­

sachusetts Institute ofTechnotogy, as wefl as MLA. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from Rice University, Houston, Texas. He has nineteen years of high technology executive experience at the vice presidential

level and higher. He holds three U.S. pat­ ents and a number of foreign patents. Named Inventor of the Year by the US Patent Office in 1973 and Entrepre­ neurial Fellow of the University of Ari­ zona in 1986, Inc. Magazine and Arthur Young and Company named him An/ona" High Tech Fnucprcncur of the Year in 1'W).

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President and Founder of Chtaas. Ltd. in Hurricane, Utah, which manufactureseyeglass accessories

and sportswear sold in thirty coon- tries. HeattendedtheUniversityof Arizona and graduated with a de­ gree in Latin American Studies after living and studying in Guadalajara, Mexico. He then guided climbing trips for young men at a summer camp in Colo­ rado. Soon after, he worked as a gukfc on the Colorado River. In the summer of 1982 be began tinkering with 2 design for an e>egLis> re- tainerwhich he launched asaprod- uct called "Chums" in 1983. He has continued to build the Chums company and diversify its product. line. This year. Chums Ltd. will introduce a line of casual clothing called "HelloWcar." and Chums Research is developing alternative energy technology. Financial N'ev..\ Network recently featured Mr. Tagtx'tand his entrepreneurialefforts. Recent]}, Tagget .gener- aioci iavcatiacai «<3$)yuctiimtles Tta the U.S.S.R. while on a peace march outside of Moscow,

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Global Thinking for Little Minds

by Erin GibbonsResults from the most recent

Gallup survey of world geography knowledge have been published by the National Geographic Soci­ ety. You may not want to know the results. The statistics prove what has long been suspected: there is a low level of global geography knowledge among American youth.

It is interesting to compare the U.S. with other countries in the poll, which included the seven industrialized nations, plus Swe­ den, Mexico, aad the USSR. In the Soviet Union, this was the first geography survey ever conducted. Both superpowers generally fared worse than other countries in the survey, with Japan, West Ger­ many, and Sweden consistently coming out on top. Interestingly, Soviet youth scored better than their elders, while American youth fared worse. Older Ameri­ cans outscored Soviets in identify­ ing places on a world map, reflect­ ing the educational curriculum of our parents that included geogra­ phy courses. However, young Americans scored far below their Soviet counterparts. In fact, the U.S. was the only country whose senior citizens did better than its

18- to 24-year-old group.Does this mean mat our current

educational system is lacking? Or does this indicate that our senior citizens are well-educated? If so, then that kind of education is a thing of the pastfor most American students. In the portion of survey directed to young people, the U.S. came in last For example, only 25% could find the Persian Gulf, 32% could find Vietnam, and 29% could locate West Germany. As­ tonishingly, 14% could not iden­ tify the United States on a map.

The Thunderbird Outreach Pro­ gram seeks to address this prob­ lem. The Program matches world- wise T-Birds with international education programs in local schools. Quite contrary to popular

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Brits To Go

by CindyM, MaizeWhen confronted with the idea

of corporate travel management, what leaps to mind, Rio, Paris, a conference center in Scotrsdale? By May 4, Interad Day, the smashing United Kingdom team, consisting of Cynthia Cuitis,

Commenting on the pertiand value of Interad (Advanced Workshop in International Ad­ vertising and Marketing} director Professor Wyman stales, "the program is an inexpensive means for companies to obtain fresh andinnovative ideas." Upon review

The Citicorp Diner's Club Team dreams of England.

Gregory Klassen, Patrick Gib­ bons, Julie Krauss, Christy Scn- abacker, Sato Hiraga, and Cindy Maize, will elicit an automatic response: Citicorp Diner's dub.

Some of you less worldly T- Birds might be wondering what exactly travel management con­ sulting really is; after numerous weeks the U.K. team was finally able to define it themselves. Basically the service entails the management of travel and enter­ tainment expenses for corporate clients - not your average break­ fast cereal or antacid, subse­ quently exercising our collective brain.

of the number of previous Interad recommendations which have been implemented by meircorpo- rate sponsors, it becomes appar­ ent that the workshop continues to be a springboard for thorough marketing research and effective creative strategy.

In this particular project, the seven person team has been given carte blanche by professor Wyman to develop a marketing and promotional campaign for the introduction of mis service into'the United Kingdom. So join us on May 4 aad express your support as we master our chal­ lenge.

Business Rights & Wrongsby Jeffrey HainesYou are approached by a soft­

ware designer with a revolutionary product that has not yet been real­ ized by the market With alittle fine tuning, you and the designer could

Inside-,The Resident Executive Praise for de Klerk The German Question

make the firm you wotfc for large profits. But lately you have consid­ ered going into business for your­ self, and you imagine the profits of quitting your job, and working for yourself, which would be much more profitable foryou. Is it wrong to do this?

You are asked to disclose infor­ mation to your boss mat could cause your friend, alsoacolleague, to be fired. Do you lie to save your friend'sjob?

As you wrap up a very lucrativedeal with your Middle Easterncounterpart, he exptoms his sonvery much wants a new motor-

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March 8,1990 Das'1

Horizon

FrL-Sttiu, Sat,

Suit, Mon., Wed., FrL,

Mar 9-11 Mar 10

Marll Mar 12 Mar 14 Mar 16

Thunderbird Alumni Leaders ConferenceEntrepreneurship Conference, 8:30am-12:30pm,TAC .JSalsa Party,830pni-l:OQarn,TACTbunderbird Women's/Men's Rugby, 2:30pm, Rugby FieldFaculty Meeting, I:10pm, Room 21World business Faculty Dinner, 6:QOpm, Thunderbird RoomCountry StyleBBQ for Students/Faculty, 2:OOpm,TBA

No Reservations Necessary

The World According to AgthebyNealChapinDr. Klase E. Agthe, Executive

Vice President, Asea Brown Boveri, Inc. discussed the develop­ ment of a truly gbbal company- one in which each unit operates as its own entity with minimum man­ date or support from the headquar­ ters. He spoke last Monday in the auditorium, using his own com­ pany, ABB, as an example.

In 1988, two electrical engineer­ ing giants Asea AB of Sweden and Brown Boveri of Switzer-

^ammymn^fK^ **' , ' "t&ir international

operations. Combining the various technical strengths of each com­ pany created an international pow­ erhouse in such major businesses as power generation, transmission, and distribution, industrial appli­ cations including process automa­ tion, advanced technology in elec­ trical rail and transit \-ehkks, and robots and robotic systems.

The merger involved quick changes and high-pressure paces allowing ABB to compete aggres­ sively from its inception: all major changes were to take place with in a year of the merger and external sates pressure was kept strong. Indeed, according to Dr. Agthe, the merger process took only six weeks and 20 pages of docu­ ments something U.S. lawyers would be horrified to encounter.

Combining ABB's flexibility with a strategy of retaining entre­ preneurs as subsidiaries has al­ lowed the company to grow enormously yet keeps responsibil­ ity within the subsidiary compa­ nies. Dr. Agthe likened this to the hiring of managers who are aggres­ sive, independent, and hard work­ ing over those who are very loyal and subservient there may be an occasional aggressive manager who doesn't work out, but the payout for the ones that do is enormous. The subservient ones will gel the job done, but most be attended to constantly. While ABB has a staff of only 100 in its Zurich headquarters, it employs 180,000 in Europe, the-Americas, and Asia and commands annual satesof$18 billion, Inaddmon.he stresses mat the shareholders' na­ tionalities play no part in decision- making.

While it may appear difficult to coordaass glcb-Sy given a de­ centralized environment. ABB's worldwide strategies are simple. In Asia, ABB should operate as and appear to be an insider, not an invader. The U.S. market should be further penetrated (i.e. increase ABB's market). Europe, ABB's bedrock, should be strengthened further. Now, with theopeningof Eastern Europe, this base can even be expanded With these strate­ gies in mind, ihe corporate mantra

"«TB6$e*" Thtnlr Glohal-^Act txxal."

Dr. Agthe stresses the value of ABB companies in other coun­ tries by pointing out their positive economic value in local econo­ mics. Overall wealth and family incomes are always increases. He points out that foreign companies created more jobs in the US mis year than domestic ones. Also, when dealing with electrical sour- cing, there is no such thing as a "domestic" product Any switch, breaker, generator, etc. has some part made overseas mis demon­ strates the global nature of most heavy industries.

Before becoming Executive VP of the company. Dr. Agthe was president and CEO of ABB Inc. USA. a holding company with over SOcomparues, with over S2J billion in sales and 13.500 em­ ployees in 40 manufacturing plants. Throughout the 1990's, ABB USA expects steady growth in its key industries.

Dr. Agthe has spent his entire career in international business, first as a strategic planning officer and a division controller of ITT in Germany. He thenbecame execu­ tive vice president of finance of Continental Can Company. When the company established its European headquarters in Brus­ sels, he was assigned this respon­ sibility for all of Europe. As the first Continental executive to be transferred from Europe to the U.S., he first served as financial officer of the worldwide can busi­ ness. Next,hewasputinchargeof the international business in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

White involved in the latter ar­ eas, he gained extensive experi­

ence in negotiating licensing and export agreements with Arabs, Chinese, Japanese, and other na­ tionalities and in building manu­ facturing plants in countries such as Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Hong Kong, and Korea.

He has served on the boards of many overseas companies includ­ ing the biggest packaging com­ pany in Australia Containers Ltd.

With an MB A and a doctorate from the Technical University in West Berlin, Dr. Agthe did post- Eraduate studies at the School of Business at Indiana University where he now serves on the Dean's Advisory Council and is also a member of the school's International Business Forum. He more recently joined the Work! Business Advisory Coun­ cil at Thunderbird.

Funds are still being collected for donations to the Joseph Richey Hospice in memory of Charles O. Nor­ ton. Please drop off all donations to Shelly @ ASLC before 4 pm on Friday, March 16th. Thank you.

byLoriFisk,Academic Affirirs ChairI am responding to the article in

last week's/to Tor regarding the libraryandtbereservedesk. When I was approached about having the article "written I was thrilled. I thought it would be a good way to let students know what happens to their inquiries and the positive and cooperative results that can be achieved when faculty, students and staff get together to solve a problem to improve the campus and its facilities. Instead I was dis­ appointed to t__^^> read a very

The problem stems from on abundance of readings put on reserve by professors and an un­ derstaffed library that probably could use an­ other full time-librarian.

negative ar­ ticle about the library and its services which failed' to identify the problem, the pending solu­ tion and the cooperative spiritofthose ______involved inimproving the current situation.

When I was elected to office, many students voiced their con­ cerns to me regarding material on reserve in die library that they felt seemed to "disappear" sometimes after only a couple of days. Once the material was gone, students nolonger had access to material that they were responsible for reading. I felt that mis was a serious issue and so I met with Susan Bledsoc. the Librarian. Originally I believed the problem was a combination of unethical studentsandalack of en­ forcement on the library's part What I found outafterour meeting was the problem went much deeper. The problem stems from an abundanceof readings put on re­ serve by professors and an under­ staffed library that probably could use another full time-librarian. With so many readings put on re­ serve the copy machines are worked much harder than they were designed to. thus causing them to occasionally break down, on top of the fact that it puts a tre­ mendous strain on the reserve desk with most of the student worker's time being spent chasing reserve reading for students. .After a num­ ber of meetings with Susan Bkd-

soe, Kris Swank, also a Thnnder- bL^ Librarian and Dr. MiDs. Fac­ ulty Senate Chair, we concluded that the best solution to the prob­ lem was taking some of the strain off the reserve desk by recom­ mending professors to copy re­ quired readings for their classes or have it made available for sale at a copy center, such as Access Laser Press. This would require no more than for a professor to simply drop off their material and allow Access Laser Press to copy and sefl ft to students for cost. The manager of ^^^^^_ Access Laser Press, Kra

Swank and I looked into the possibility of breaking copyright laws, bat dis­ covered that under the "fair use", clause for

____^^ educational ""^~~ """"""" purposes it

would not be an infringement.This issue has not yet been pre­

sented to the Facalty Senate, but I am hopelul they will see the neces­ sity of mis proposal and take ac­ tion.

The librarians and staff are doing a fine job with the resourcesthey have. An additional fun time librarian and new AV equipment is probably needed, but untfl that comesalongno one can say that the librarians have opt done aH they can to help students or to improve the library facilities within their power.

The enthusiasm and coopera­ tion shown in solving this problem has really made my job worth­ while. I'm only sorry that duetoa few mvqtiipat <anA>nts, theft has become a problem we've lad to deal with.

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On Your Side

byChristopherHaydelWhy are we here? Can dogs

think? Do fish sleep? Why do galactic wormholes make time travel possible? Should I buy a vowel? Can I make a difference?

If these and other problems have plagued you during your stay here at Thunderbird, worry no more! Alas, the wise men and women of the A.S-L.C. have appointed me as Ombudsman to provide services awl information to you the stu­ dents. In addition to handling is­ sues of universal urgency, I am

charged with making sure that stu­ dent concerns regarding facilities.housing,and the cafeteria arc

Further, students having a legitimate complaint regarding parking violations and campus tickets may appeal these. Simply come to the A.S.L.C. office with the ticket that you feel to be unjust and talk to me. I will do my best to resolve the matter in an equitable fashion. My office hours are 8:00 am -10:00 am on Mondays and Wednesdays,and 10:15am-12:30 pm on Fridays.

However most importantly, I wish also to speak with students who are committed to saving the Thunderbirdweloveandchanging the Thunderbird we hate. So if you have ideas, complaints, parking tkkets(or anything butabad rash), come buy and talk to me Christopher Haydel, Om­ budsman. I am your man!!!

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Sakeando with the Latin Ameri­ can and Portuguese Clubs This Saturday

The Latin American and Portuguese Clubs announce "Sakeandor Come practice your Latin moves to the vibrant sounds of Algo Nuevo this Saturday, March 10 from 9:00 to 1:00 pjn. at the TAC. There will be a SI.00 cover charge and beer and soda will be served. All proceeds will be donated to charity. If you have any questions or would like to help out, please contact Ellen Fergensen at 978-7586.

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who after a few orientation parties wassubjmtoadrillingbythoseof us at Career Services on the need to be FOCUSED and to begin your job search ASAP, as in TWO MONTHS AGO!!.. .and now find yourself in nnid-semester trying to come up with a topic to write about for Uim research paper due in •, REGIONAL BUSINESS/ASIA in less than SEVEN DAYS in addition to catching op on die FIVE CHAPTERS ofManagerial Finance leading yon were putting off 'till a rainy day (the test is on Wednesday..Jjmm^and you've heard what Dr. Sherman's tests are like) and the reserve readings, I bet you forgot all about them, huh?

Wen, maybe this doesn't de­ scribe you. Maybe you're a second semester student and learning the same lesson again. Or even belter, you know yourself, it's not hu­ manly possible to juggle all these responsibilities at once, so you've decided to put the search off until your last semester and now here yon are, graduating in less than three months not knowing where to begin. And you were really hoping

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to be ahead of the game.Good news. Bad news. Bad

news first, of course; Some have been diligently at work since DAY I and are well on their way to aspectacular career. Good news: It's never too late to get started and you can even gain from the mis­ takes we've all inevitably made along the way. (Not following through, tryingto getaway with the bJaikct cover letter, cic.j

past." Tfm here" togwe yon a 'few- ideas. Have you attended any GROUP MEETINGS, lately? Group meetings are offered by recruiters. WcnnationconcemiBg

dates and times is listed on the Corporate Recruiting List avail­ able in the CSC and also pt out by the Communications Department in the Thundcrbird News. Group meetings are a great way to gather information about a company, an industry, a competitor, or different corporate styles and cultures.

To give you an example, there was an off-campus job posting for individuals interested in assisting

' Europe. Last week, AT&T wason " campus interviewing for both in­ ternships and full-time positions. The night before mterviews were held, an open group meeting was

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scheduled. If you had been inter­ ested in the position with Sprint, the group meeting for AT&T would have been agreat way tofet a look at how the competition was planning to take advantage of re­ cent events in Eastern Europe - great material to use for a cover Idler or during an interview with a Sprint manager.

Perhaps you have narrowed your search to bank training pro-

cow differences in program style, material, and length than a group meeting. If you have your mind set on a career in in vestment banking, but that creative side of you has always pondered the idea of working on a marketing team for a consumer goods manufac­ turer. Then sit in on a group held by CampbellSoupor Carnation.

You have made it onto the inter­ view list for Merck & Co. and have done your homework on the firm. By all means, don't miss the group meeting. This is your chance to find out exactly what qualities they are looking for in a candidate. The group meeting will also give you an opportunity to ask intelligent questions and stand out among the crowd.

Here are some ground rules to follow based on questions fre­ quently askecL

Where do I find out about group meetings? The Corporate Recruiting List posted oa the boarfs at CSC <**NOTE: The list is updated constantly and scheduled dates, times, and loca­ tions are very often changed to suit recruiter's needs.)

Can anyone attend a group meeting? It depends. If the group meeting is closed, only those per­ sons who are on the recruiting schedule may attend. If the group meeting is open, anyone may at­ tend This includes first semester students. (Many times an open meeting is scheduled with aclosed reception to follow for those on the interviewing schedule)

How should I dress? Unless noted on the schedule, that casual

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March 8,1990 Das

From left to right: Marilyne Coblentz. Marianne Ryan, Swair Desai, Brea Troxell, Mr. Vitus Njiku, James Zemke, Dr. Donna GoeUe

Tanzanian Official Visits Thunderbirdby Marilyne Coblentzand Brett TroxeUIf you thought ihaiyouiia£hcard

the last about Zanzibar and its cloves, don'tfear...the sagacontin- ues. Asaresultofthemarketstttdy conducted by a group of Corporate Consulting students last semester, the prestige and reputation of Thunderbird has reached the far shores of the east coast of Africa,

Mr. Vims Njiku, Assistant Pri­ vate Secretary to the President of Tanzania, visited Thunderbird campus on Monday, February 26&. He was accwnpSTsicrt by smemDcrorme umtcu 3ia«» Stare Department Mr. Njiku is on a month-long visit to the United States as a participant in the Inter­ national Visitor Program spon­ sored by the United States Infor­ mation Agency . The purpose of his visit to the United States is to focus on American methods of executive staff support in both public and private sectors.

Mr. Njiku's responsibilities to the President of Tanzania include coordinating the President's itiner­ ary and activities, agenda and cal­ endar, drafting public speeches and preparing brief papers and summary reports on a wide range of issues related to the President's office. Mr. Njiku also acts as advi­ sor to the President by providing recommendations on various is­ sues which pass through Mr. Njiku's office.

Following a tour of the campus, Mr. Njiku met with our group of market research students which includes Brett TroxeU, Marianne Ryan, James Zemke. and Marilyne Coblentz. We are continuing the Zanzibar market research which Swair Desai has written so much about in recent Das Tor issues.

Last semester, five students in the Corporate Consulting Program were responsible for generating a marketing study for the state of Zanzibar to improve its clove ex­ port status in the world, and par­ ticularly in the United States. Asa continuation of the project, this semester our group is responsible for finding a U.S. trading partner for Zanzibar's clove industry.

During our nicotine; with Mr. Njiku, Swair Desai and Dr. Donna Goehte iummarized me group's

findings of last semester. We then presented a progress report of this

proposed research plans.Mr. Njiku provided us with some

insight into political and business issues in Tanzania thatmightaffect our search for a viable trading part­ ner in the U.S. Although Zanzibar is a state of Tanzania, Zanzibar's economic affairs are often con­ ducted independently of the central Tanzanian government.

We were reminded of the impor­ tance of the clove industry to theeconomy rt"ZSnyJbar. Cftwfesrtp- rescni approximately 90% ofZanzibar's exports and 80% of its foreign exchange earnings. Once a major exporter of cloves to the

Ethics(Continued from page I)

cycle, and that his favorite color is red. Although you realize bribes are a common means of doing business in the Middle East, your company (British) has strict rules against giving as well as taking bribes. Do you forfeit the business deal on ethical grounds?

These and many other ethical cases were discussed last Wednes­ day in a panel discussion com­ prised of members of the World Business Advisory Council. The panel, which included representa­ tives from Johnson & Johnson, Exxon, Tenneco and Goodyear held similarly strict views on ethi­ cal behavior. But as panel leader J.W."Biir Streidl of Tenneco pointed out, values and judge­ ments about what is right or wrong vary widely, especially in the inter­ national context

Student reactions to the discus­ sion were generally positive, though at times skeptical In re­ sponse to the claims by representa­ tives of Exxon and Goodyear that they unequivocally forfeit deals where bribes or gifts are expected, student Tory Skillen asked, "So outside of the U.S., Canada and Europe, you don't do a lot of busi­ ness, do you?" Similar skepticism was echoed by student Kristine Menn, "You really have to wonder to what extent the corporate ethical guidelines are followed."

United States, Zanzibar has lost most of its market share to Brazil.Tt.^*. i^ wM^*1«» S!*«A frt l/v**ctts* iflHI ItO *^» pOifc*j %***** hU «h>£>*^XM» =.«.

marketing problems in Zanzibar, as well as to a worldwide surplus of cloves.

Mr. Njiku was very impressed by the progress made by bodi re­ search groups' investigation of ways in which to assist Zanzibar regain its market share in theclove industry. He looks forward to re- ceivingacopy of our final report at the end of this semester.

Entrepreneur(Continued from page 1)

Entrepreneur Terrin Durdap is founder of Go-Video. He is taking on the Japanese electronic indus­ try,and fighting whathe believes is a Japanese carte! in electronics. Mr. Dunlap is the David of "David and Goliath," and is launching the innovative double deck VCR to compete with the Japanese m a very competitive global electron­ ics market.

Entrepreneur and Venture Capi­ talist Rudy Miller is Chairman and President of The Miller Group, which comprises Miller Manage­ ment Corporation, Miller Adver­ tising Systems, Miller Invest­ ments, Miller Productions and Miller Publishing. While Mr. Miller's notoriety may be derived

Group Meetings(Contmaedfrom page 2)

attire is requested, dress as you would for an interview. (Remem­ ber, the first encounter with are- craiter may actually be a wealing out process)

What is casual attire? Useyour best judgement Donotshowupin sneakers and jeans. Men, wear a shirtarel slacks; women, adress or blouse/sweater and slacks.

If I 'm not on the interview list, should I bring a resume to the group meeting? Yes. Recruiters often add additional candidates if space is available. (Do not bom­ bard the interviewer with resumes and simply walk away and expect to get on die list. Show interest, ask questions during the meeting, be respectful of the recruiter's time and to your feDow students. Donot snow up at a group meeting to sub­ mit a resume and then leave before the meeting even begins.)

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going to have to leave the group meeting early? Arrive a few min­ utes early and explain your situ­ ation to therecruiter.apologizeand sit toward the back of the room so as to not disrupt the meeting when it is time for you to leave.

What kinds of questions are appropriate to ask during a group meeting? Do ask about: qualities they are looking for in a candidate, the type of ttaining you will re­

ceive, the working corporaic culture. Do not s about salary, die weather is Use common sense. Doi you have all the info need to do well in an internewrite an effective o»verle«H|||

What happens in a group n * ing? Therecraiterwillspeaii time givnig general about the company. Slides ( video may be shown,PosM0Bi be discussed. You will getan idea for the typeof person u^«eWK:;;; ing for and what qualifications are necessary to succeed at company X. Afterwards, questionsandare- ception may fbOow. v ;j

Remember, each time you meet with someone who is not associ­ ated with the school you are repre­ senting Career Services, Thundo- bird, your fellow students and friends. Be at your BEST, always.

I hope the preceding information

job search. tfyw have any aJdN lional questions or concerns stop by the Career Services Center sat make an appointment to see one of the Graduate Associates. Or better yet, stop by the PUB m fHday, March 9 befcreeB 4:«* »»A 5:00p.m., give us ideas, ask ques­ tions, kill us at pool, or best of all buy usaBEER!! Secyouthereand good luck on both your midterms and the job search.

from various controversial activi­ ties around Arizona; he is also well known on WaU Street and in Wash­ ington D.C. as an innovative entre­ preneur. Mr. Miller has been the host of the Wall Street Awareness Series, a nationally syndicated television business program and was selected by former President Reagan to serve on a Presidential Task Force and has been a member of the Chairman's Committee of the United States Senatorial Busi­ ness Advisory Board. HeisChair- man, President and Chief Execu­ tive Officer of StatesWcst Air­ lines, Inc., a regional airline bead- quartered in Phoenix. States West is pursuing a commuter service within Thailand to provide inter­ city service.

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Venture Capitalist Jock Hoffi- man is General Manager of Ven­ ture Capital Subsidiary at Valley National Bank. Mr. Hollimanisa Thunderbird graduate and re­ ceived a M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. He has worked in the lend­ ing divisions of many large bads. Venture Capitalist Dr. Terry Win­ ters is General Partner of Colum­ bine Venture Capital Fund. Dr. Winters received his degrees from University of Whales. Both men have access to S75 million in ven­ ture capital are active in the Enter­ prise Network in Arizona. 4

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From left to right: Mar'dyne Coblentz, Marianne Ryan, Swfljr Desai, Brett Troxell, Mr. Vitus Njiht, James Zemke, Dr. Donna Goehk

Tanzanian Official Visits Thunderbirdby Marilyne CoMentz and Brett Troxell

findings of last semester. We then presented a progress report of this

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the last about Zanzibar and its cloves, don'tfear...thesagacontin- ues. Asaresultof the market study conducted by a group of Corporate Consulting students last semester, the prestige and reputation of Thunderbird has reached die far shores of the east coast of Africa.

Mr. Vitus Njiku, Assistant Pri­ vate Secretary to the President of Tanzania, visited Thunderbird campus on Monday, February26A. He ^-as accampamgrf tn- srnemocrormc united siaies stateDepartment Mr. Njiku is on a month-long visit to the United States as a participant in the Inter­ national Visitor Program spon­ sored by the United States Infor- mationAgency.Thcpurposeofhis visit to the United States is to focus on American methods of executive staff support in both public and private sectors.

Mr. Njiku's responsibilities to the President of Tanzania include coordinating the President's itiner­ ary and activities, agenda and cal­ endar, drafting public speeches and preparing brief papers and summary reports on a wide range of issues related to the President's office. Mr. Njiku also acts as ad vi­ sor to the President by providing recommendations on various is­ sues which pass through Mr. Njiku's office.

Following a tour of the campus, Mr. Njiku met with our group of market research students which includes Brett Troxell, Marianne Ryan, James Zemke, and Mariiyne Coblen tz. We are continuing the Zanzibar market research which Swair Desai has written so much about in recent Das Tor issues.

Last semester, five students in the Corporate Consulting Program were responsible for generating a marketing study for the state of Zanzibar to improve its clove ex­ port status in the world, and par­ ticularly in the United States. Asa continuation of the project, this semester our group is responsible for finding a U.S. trading partner for Zanzibar's clove industry.

During our meeting with Mr. Njiku, Swair Desai and Dr. Donna Goehle summarized the group's

proposed research plans.Mr. Njiku provided us with some

insight into political and business issues in Tanzania that m ightaffect our search fora viable tradingpart- ner in the U.S. Although Zanzibar is a state of Tanzania, Zanzibar's economic affairs are often con­ ducted independently of the central Tanzanian government.

We were reminded of the impor­ tance of the clove industry to the

rcscni approximately 90% of Zanzibar's exports and 80% of its foreign exchange earnings. Once a major exporter of cloves to the

Ethics(Continued from page 1)

cycle, and that his favorite color is red. Although you realize bribes are a common means of doing business in the Middle East, your company (British) has strict rules against giving as well as taking bribes. Do you forfeit the business deal on ethical grounds?

These and many other ethical cases were discussed last Wednes­ day hi a panel discussion com­ prised of members of the World Business Advisory Council The panel, which included representa­ tives from Johnson & Johnson, Exxon, Tenneco and Goodyear held similarly strict views on ethi­ cal behavior. But as panel leader J.W."Biir Streidl of Tenneco pointed out, values and judge­ ments about what is right or wrong vary widely.especially in the inter­ national context

Student reactions to the discus­ sion were generally positive, though at times skeptical. In re­ sponse to the claims by representa­ tives of Exxon and Goodyear that they unequivocally forfeit deals where bribes or gifts are expected, student Tory Skttlen asked, "So outside of the U.S., Canada and Europe, you don't do a lot of busi­ ness, do you?" Similar skepticism was echoed by student Kristine Merui, "You really have to wonder to what extent the corporate ethical guidelines are followed."

United States, Zanzibar has lost most of its market share to Brazil.

marketing problems in Zanzibar, as wdl as to a worldwide surplus of cloves.

Mr. Njiku was very impressed by the progress made by both re­ search group' investigation of ways in which to assist Zanzibar regain its market share in the clove industry. He looks forward to re- ceivingacopyof oer final report at the end of this semester.

Entrepreneur{Continued from page 1)

Entrepreneur Terrin Dunlap is founder of Go- Video. He is taking on the Japanese electronic indus- try.and fighting whathebeJieves is a Japanese cartel in electronics. Mr. Dunlap is the David of "David and Goliath," and is launching the innovative double deck VCR to compete with the Japanese in a very competitive global electron­ ics market

Entrepreneur and Venture Capi­ talist Rudy Miller is Chairman and President of The Miller Group, which comprises Miller Manage­ ment Corporation, Miller Adver­ tising Systems, Miller Invest­ ments, Miller Productions and Miller Publishing. While Mr. Miller's notoriety may be derived

Group Meetings(Cominaedfrom page 2)

attire is requested, dress as you would for m interview. (Remem­ ber, the first encounter with a re­ cruiter may actually be a weeding out process)

What is casual attire? Useyour best judgement Do not show up in sneakers and jeans. Men, wear a shirtand stocks; women, a dress or blouse/sweater and slacks.

If I 'm not on the interview list, should I bring a resume to the group meeting? Yes. Recruiters often add additional candidates if space is available. (Ik) not bom­ bard the interviewer with resumes and simply walk away and expect to get on the list. Show interest, ask questions during the meeting, be respectful of the recruiter's time and to yourfeDow students. Do not show up atagroup meeting to sub­ mit a resume and then leave before the meeting even begins.)

W'imt should I do u i KBOW i ssa going to have to leave the group meeting early? Arrive a few min­ utes early and explain your situ­ ation to the recruiter, apologize and sit toward the back of the room so as to not disrupt the meeting when it is time for you to leave.

What kinds of questions are appropriate to ask during a group meeting? Do ask about: qualities they arc looking for in a candidate, the type of training you will re­

ceive. the working corporate catare. Do'M^i about: salary, the weather ii Use common sense. Doi you have all the info need todoweim ani write an effective cover!

What happens ina| ing? Therccruiterwilj time giving general about the company. Sidert^ ^ video may be shown.Posi^B^K be discussed.for Aetypeof person thejaietod^;;! ing for and what qualifications are necessary to succeed at con^aiflp>s X.option may follow.

Remember, each time yoBnee with someone who is not associ­ ated with the school you are repre­ senting Career Services, Thunder- bird, your fellow students and friends, BeatyourBI^a!<«aji|

1 hope the preceding informati uillbe of 2ssJs!28et»yoeiByo!r:':; job search. Ifyonhaveaoya4i%||| tional questions or concerns stop by the Career Services Center ani make an appointment to see one of the Graduate Associates. Or better yet, stop by the PUB on Friday, March 9. between 4:«0 Mf, 5:00p.m., give usiJeas, ask ques­ tions, kill as at pool, or best of at buyusaBEER!! Seeyouthereand good tack on bod yoif iifterms and the job search.

from various controversial activi­ ties around Arizona; he is also well known on Wall Street and in Wash­ ington D.C. as an innovative entre­ preneur. Mr. Miller has been the host of the Wall Street Awareness Series, a nationally syndicated television business program and was selected by former President Reagan to serve on a Presidential Task Force and has been a member of the Chairman's Committee of the United States Senatorial Busi­ ness Advisory Board. HeisChair- man, President and Chief Execu­ tive Officer of States West Air­ lines, Inc., a regional airline bead- quartered in Phoenix. StatesWest is pursuing a commuter service within Thailand to provide inter­ city service.

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The Armchair AthleteJock itch is curable. Surcease

may be attained by collaring the nearest bandage-encrusted Young Busincsspcrson and demanding that you be allowed to play with him (sic) or watch him (still sick) play with other people. You may just win a free trip to that bastion of medical knowledge currently re­ siding behind the Pub.

The residual effects of recent academically-induced over-taxa­ tion ofbrain cells (and concomitant mass debilitation of liver func­ tions) were forcibly expelled via various athletic endeavors in sev­ eral arenas.

Basketball held its perennial 3 on 3 tournament with somewhat surprising results. The winning squad, composed of point guard Rob the Large Botsford, power forward Robert Bostongelo, and Calm Eric Beckler, managed vic­ tory despite a stunning early-round

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defeat at the hands of the Passlcss Three. The laoer (Deadeye Dobis, Jon the Mon Crofford, and fronten- nis superstar Greg Wintering) is said to be blaming their ultimate defeat on both the questionable double-elimination format and their inability (as a group) to com­ prehend the meaning of the term "assist" Mention should also be made of the humiliating loss in­ flicted by the eventual victors uponst the Murphy-Shultz-Flying Dutchman connection by an aggre­ gate score of 22-3. The losers at­ tributed the rout to an extended preparatory session the previous evening at the Pub.

The softball All-Star game wasa mismatched affair pitting mem­ bers of the Eagles against a motley conglomeration of the rest of the league, or so it seemed to observ­ ers. The Eagles-led Team 2 (from what fount of originality did

"Team 2" spring from, one won­ ders...) handily disposed of their hapless opponents by a final eight run margin. Jackie Mansour was named MVP of the game for her stellar defensive play and interest­ ing last name (croak).

Aquick word on football: Broz's team is still mangling opponents and remains undefeated after three games.

Rookie Ryland Green is appar­ ently the top newcomer to the fast- paced world of Thunderbird vol- leyball as the fledgling league strives for recognition and a spon­ sorship by Cuervo. Soccer players seem to want to keep their sport as a private joke, which cannot fail to elicit" " from this column. The only word out of the mysterious Thundergames involved mountain bike polo, reportedly an enjoyable if hazardous pastime.

The long-anticipated rugby

match betwixt the T-birds and alumni fully lived up to its billing as spectacle of unsurpassed social rcprehensibility. Let us quickly recap the amiclimactic game itself before attempting to chronicle some of the debasements visited upon the law-abiding citizens of beautiful downtown Glendale. (Digression... did that last strike you as a somewhat skewed analy­ sis of the local inhabitants? Me, too I don't know what possesses me to utter such drivel).

The alumni were able to outscore the home boys in the first half through some quirk in sched­ uling; the T-birds were not aware of just when and where the game was to be held and had to be re­ called from their far-flung search for truth and the rugby pitch in droves. Some were even found outside the confines of the Pub. Our heroes djd arrive in time for the

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second half and quiddy admini­ stered a drubbing to their oppo­ nents. Two "tries" (for definition, see last week's column or make up your own, it's a good thing. I'm tokf) were scored by Chuck the Golden Boy.artd one by something known as the Dutch Nightmare (banned m Amsterdam). Christian the Torch was apparently quite the hellion as well.

O, ye gads, those alumni._ two were arrested for indecent expo­ sure at the Fountains and spent the night in jail at the behest of the female concierge, who pressed charges... two T-bird ruggers were kidnapped by persons unknown outside the library and taken to parts unknown (a rhetorical ques­ tion- who let the victims near the library in the first place?)... Acre were 5 known instances of "kg- licking", a protozoan form of amusement favored by ruggers... numerous people found them­ selves flung willy-nilly into the midst of local flora, unsurprising given the consumption of 14 kegs and 16 bottles of agave nectar in one swell foop... even normally staid Phtllippe Grancr was moved to invent several new rule interpre­ tations involving the gcniialia of various species, some of which were human...

Thus coming Saturday brings yet aooiba haled rival (arcn*iu)c>' all), cameibacK, to tne local pitch. Pack a back-up liver and a flak jacket.

Worthy contributors to the pre­ ceding ramblings include Denis Murphy and Phillippe Graner. And Phillipe with dial handwriting do you want to become a doctor? An equally hearty and unequivocal Bronx cheer 10 the rest o* you bums...

Geography(Contincd from page I)

belief, the Glendale School Dis­ trict is particularly committed to bringing international themes into the classroom. Educators and administrators are actively seeking T-Birds to become a part of that education. There isagreat demand for Thunderbird students to shed some light on the subject T-Birds, in turn, have responded by volun­ teering to give mini-presentations on their foreign country of choice.

Volunteers are still needed. Western European countries are in high demand. While natives are encouraged, anyone with living experience, knowledge of culture, history, or language is a welcome and eligible candidate. What is particularly important are enthusi­ asm and sincere interest in teaching children something about the country. Volunteersareneededfor a designated international day at an area school on Wednesday. March 21. Interested? Please contact Brette Blostone (938-1542) or Erin Gibbons (439-1922).

By the way, in case you were curious as to which country scored the highest in the geography poll...it was Sweden, which took first place in all age categories.

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The German Question

by Maren WtegandI have lived all my life at the end

of trie Western riernocratic world in front of the won curtain (3 miles away) I was used to the fact thai ii would not open and that I didn't know what went on behind it It is hard for me to accept being muted with a people I never identified myself with, and I have always had doubts about the actual benefits of a reunification.

Meanwhile it has become a fact of life. With a choice of eitherhaving 7 mil- TllC lion East Ger-

ironcurtaintheWest or reu­

nifying and * building up the raiSeCl J East German

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economy, we havechosenthe latter. It is probably the lesser evil

The green light was given for reunifica­ tion of the two countries at the conference in Ottawa, The merger could occur through negotiations between East and West or through direct accession of the German Democratic Republic into the Fed­ eral Republic of Germany. Incase of a direct accession, the Gnuidgesetz (the West German civil law)will become thecivil law of all the Germans thus making business investments in the East easier and less risky.

According to studies, it would take five 'o ten years to raise the Eastern economy to Western lev­ els, creannga powerful state of 80 million people that would deter­ mine the fate of Europe. Whether Germany will stay in the European Economic Community orsetdefor neutrality remains an open ques-

performance on March 18.

lion. Chancellor Kohl and the Foreign Minister Genschcr insist mat Germany should stay in the Western .caflfp bat the Social Democrats stend divkled on the issue. The question on Germany's role in Europe will remain unan­ swered until the elections in East and West draw a clearer picture of the country's future.

Several parties supported by their West German equivalents and even the extreme right "Repub-

JflcaneT will be represented in the first truly democratic elec­ tions in the Ger­ man Democratic Republic on March 18. Al­ though Mr Kohl is already called the "Chancellor of the Germans", it is expected that the East Germans will vote the new Social Demo­

crats into office. How could a people that has for generations enjoyed(at least some!) benefitsof a socialist system do odwrwise?

With the Conservatives ex­ pected to stay in power in West Germany (elections December 2) and the Social Democrats in office in East Germany, it is likely mat a united Germany will follow the Western pattern of a market econ­ omy with a well established social net

Such a system would not consti­ tute a change from what we are used to and it would reassure us West Germans who will have to make many sacrifices in the years tocome. AHthesearespeculations and only time wiD tell more. The iron curtain is raised; lets watch the performance on March 18.

A Gorbachev for South Africa?

A Gorbachev for South Africa?by Robert LakesTed Koppd asked Nelson Man­

dela about discrimination within the South African prison system. Among otherpotnts, Mr. Mandela mentioned that the breakfast coffee served to blacks was undrinkably bad and the food was plain and monotonous he contrasted this with better coffee and food for the colored inmates.

While in Zaire, I had a school- teacher friend called Sikute. One day he failed to return from a short trip. Two days later we learned that he'd been thrown in jail. I asked why and learned that "Why?" is fairly irrelevant. Someone who disliked him paid an official to imprison him. Now he had to pay tnat same official a greater amount to get out (itwas about two months' salary). The teachers at the school dutifully chipped in. Meanwhile his wife went to the town where the jail was to cook for him.

Prisoners in Zaire and in many other African nations get no food. Their families must bring food to the prisons and give it to the guards for distribution. Since underpaid guards usually eat the food them­ selves, the family must bring enough 10 feed them as well. When Sfkule was released he told us about jail conditions: One room crammed with men and rats din floor, no toilet no window, and an oil drum with stagnant water for whatever you wanted stagnant water for, besides a mosquito mat­ ing pool.

The admonition "Don't an off your nose to spite yoor face" has baffled me ever since fifth grade when IcouWn'tpIease a teacher by explaining it; nevertheless I will attempt to use it now. The long nose of South African Apartheid is ugly. Truth is, although me Apart­ heid system is being shrunk, a lot more has to go to make the face of that nation respectably beautiful. But if you amputate it with a chain- saw what are you really doing to the prospects for future beauty?

My point in beating around the African bush like this is dm suc­ cessful reform in South Africa is far more important than it might seem. First, there is enormous economic and political potential there. Second, South Africa is a key to progress in the rest of the continent Reform must be done right with tweezers and a scalpel if need be, but no chainsaws, please.

If a strong example of successful democracy can be established in South Africa it will encourage re­ form in other African countries. Is South African President F.W. de Klerk the African Gorbachev? Perhaps. Many African leaders have taken comfort that their re­ gimes are at least less coademnaHe than Apartheid in South Africa. Without a racist South Africa to thumb noses at, countries to the north which haughtily scoff at re­ form run the risk of being left be­ hind a democratizing tidal wave.

South Africa is the superpower

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Opinionof Africa. In BHHBB whenthe USSR strode towards reform, the formerly cowed neighbors sprinted to toe changing room ahead of it

Yes, my optimism does ignore the fact the peoples of Africa sim­ ply are not like those of Eastern Europe. Then again, it was not long ago dot we thought Eastern Europeans were incapable of the revolutions they have just wrought

Those who were convinced that Poles, Czechs, East Germans, Bul­ garians, Romainians and Hungari­ ans really had begun to tolerate Soviet imposed Communism haw been stunned by recent develop­ ments. Andin Africa some say that corruption, discrimination and general laziness are perfectly nor­ mal and acceptable because mat's how "they" have always been and they're happy with it I mink the latter opinion is as flawed as the former has been shown to be.

As happened in Eastern Europe, our perception of the potential of African politics is largly based on what we see there now and what Africans haveasked for in the past From Angola to Mali the govern­ ments vary from the disastrously impoverished Marxists to the re-vollingly ruthless and comipt dic­tators. Starting with Ghana's inde­ pendence in 1957 it took about five years for nationalism to push out colonialism in most of Africa's fifty-odd countries. None of them did a very good job in picking their form of government It is an under­ statement to say thai Africa in die 1960's was unpreparedfor democ­ racy.

This is a different Africa today and there are several reasons for optimism (albeit cautious opti­ mism as Washingtonians sin? to qualify}. African experiments with Marxism have turned rancid: calls for eradicating Capitalist Imperialism are lost in the need for Capital In vestment Thereisnowa significant literate population in each country and diere are many imiversity professors, where thirty

yearsagothey wereonlyahandful of graduates.

The old enemies of Africa are gone or fading fast colonialists, imperialists and South African racists have been replaced with unemployment, corruption and tribalism. It was hard to attack the economic problems until ideology and politics had seen the old ene­ mies out the door.

The United States must pay closer attention to developments in Africa. Otherwise we will over­ look great opportunities for en­ couraging progress. tothepasttbe US has tried to force our version of progress where k had little poten­ tial (e.g. funding Savimbi's rebels in Angola). That strategy got us nowhere. Why batter down the door when you might find a key to open it? Recognize this opportu­ nity and make it happen.

Das Tor March 8,1990

Righting Wrongs

Why all the ruchts last weekend? See this week's Armchair AtUete on page 5 far all the gory details.

by Henri Kinson

I am fatigued by libertarian white knights who hail the idea of legalized drugs by bandying about rights as numerous as twists in their logic. Mr. Bringol's letter support­ ing legalized drug use mentioned the word "rights" at least a dozen times. It is difficult to joust with those who ride such a tall horse as "rights", even when those rights are as numerous, ambiguous, and consequently useless as arc Mr. Bringol's. I'll give it a try.

Mr. Bringol's right to do drugs stemmed from his (absolute) right tocontrol over his own body. Isee. Perhaps such a right exists in his home of anarchistic la-la land, but

Drugs Again, So What?by LockyGoy Temple

Tlasanick titled "SO WHAT!" is another perspective on the issue of drug legalization raised by Mr. BringoL The purpose of my re­ sponse is not to wholly denounce Mr.Bringol's analysis of the American drug epidemic. Ibclicve thai was accomplished quite ade- QjjaielybrMr.Vtar.Ralher.Iwin show bowboth of my predecessors offered solutions which were in­ complete and one-sided.

Mr. Bringd proposed toe lais­ sez-faire approach of less control, where each actor can do what he Damn wen pleases to his own body.aslong as he is willing to take responsibility for the results of those actions. My major concern wimtfais type of linking or phi­ losophy, if you will, is mat it is based on the assumption that people who are choosing to behave in self-destructive ways are aware of the havoc being waged within their souls. How many times have I heard drinkers say "lam not hurt­ ing anybody but myself, just leave me alone." What a crock. It is a verifiable fact that addictive disor­ ders are not isolated to the sufferer" alone. The tentacles of alcoholism reach deep within the very founda­ tion of America itself.

The family, the cornerstone of all vital societies, reaps the great­ est share of an alcoholic's anger and destruction. It has been docu­ mented that for each alcoholic who is drinking today, there will be five lives which are adversely affected because of their self-centered be­ havior. It has been reported that America has approximately 10 million active or potential alcohol­ ics today, taking intoconsideration the five person affected rule, it is easy to see that we are not dealing with an issue of choice. What we are faced with, however, is Amer­ ica's lack of choice. I use lack of choice because the normal supply and demand graph does not apply to a person who is addicted to mind

altering substances.Mr. Viar, on the other hand,

believes that it is Government's function to protect a society from those who would ultimately de­ stroy it However, I do not agree with his reasoning. I believe that the purpose for government is to help those in society who are inca- pable of helping Uxmselvcs. Drug addfcts and alcoholics fall into this class, and when they themselves are ready to accept help, I think that it should be made avuihbk-. How ever, this idea of control for one's own good is just as lopsided as Mr. Bringol's interpolation of free­ dom, which is contrary to the es­ sence of what freedom is truly all about

The question was should drugs be legalized, and the opinions shared earlier offered two oppos­ ing viewpoints. Notwithstanding, I win now share my own views on the subject of drug legalization. It seems to me that we are not dealing with the issue of drug legalization. What we are faced with, however, is a society which now uses mind- altering substances in order to cope with the world in which they live. Therefore, the question is irrele­ vant, and if Viar and Bringol want to continue playing with a broken Ore engine, so be it .bull am going to try to shed some light on the real issue.

Alcoholism has been around ever since man first crashed grapes. The solution for akohol- ism,or the need to escape reality, if you will, has only been around for 55 years. Mankind has been in charge of die show for quite some time now, and look where it has gotten him. Sure, there have been tremendous strides in technology, but what have the costs been? Today, there are enormous amounts of water and air pollution, and nuclear waste abound in what used to be the Garden of Eden. Our children live everyday with the threat of nuclear war. There is

despair and misery everywhere, and it is getting worse not better. Worse in the sense that, today more than ever, people have substituted service to others, and the building of healthy relationships for the ac­ quisition of things.

Thus, the crux of my third eye view is that in order to create

environments, mere most first be a change from within. Both in our attitude and our way of relating to the world.

I will close with a saying I heard once from a friend-" I used to use people and love things, now I love peoplcand use things."The change in attitude has been accomplished in this person.

it certainly doesn't here. Indeed, I've yet to see it mentioned m any of the writings of our esteemed forefathers, or anyone's forefa­ thers for that matter. (A small omission on their parts, I'm sure.) In fact I doubt I ever heard of that right before I picked up the rather jurisprudenual DAS TOR.

Even if such a right * excuse the language - did exist, like all others, it would end where my neighbor's began, and therefore not be abso­ lute. Even the rights guaranteed in the Constitution (a large leap of faith, but bear with me) aren't ab­ solute. I haven't an absolute right to free speech, forl can't yell "fire" in a crowded (healer. I haven't an absolute right to bear arms, for I can't carry a gun on an airplane. By the same token. I can't use my "right to control my own body" to spit on the sidewalk, urinate in public, nor to use my hands to kill my neighbor (no matter how much he begs me, nor how many con­ tracts he signs, nor how many rights he espouses.) We have no absolute rights. Had we any, we would actually have none at all, regardless of the difficulty Mr. Bringol has in grasping that fact

But more than having no abso­ lute rights, ihe government has consistently, and rightfully, exer-cijed te» rtgt» <oop») «o prmacnpeople firom themselves. It limits the speed you can drive (deserted road or no), it requires that you wear a seat belt or helmet, and it dictates which drugs you can buy over the counter, with a doctor's permission, or at all for that matter.

Perhaps the best example I can give is that the government prohib­ its you from driving drunk. Driving

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Lettersdrunk. If I follow Mr. Bringol's logic, oughtn't be illegal at all because by srnipty driving drank you are hurting no one. You should only be punished if you hurt some­ one while doing it

Now you can see bow very nar­ row-minded, actually silly, this Unc of thought is. Drunk driving is itself illegal because of die risk you pose to yourself and others On spite of Mr. Bringol's right to drive drunk). In the context of recent events, are drug dealing and drug doing any less of a threat? Should they be dealt with any less seri­ ously?

He goes on to stress the obvious in that " drug abuse ...occurs in spite of the fact drugs are illegal." So does murder.«o wW? He 2!se says that he never used drugs, not because they were illegal, but be­ cause he had a bad "perception" of them. Whata guy, and how percep­ tive!

I guess what were supposed to draw from mis is that the same is true for the rest of America, and go further in assuming that legalizing drugs will have no effect on con­ sumption. Assumptions and infer­ ences arc as rife as rights in his reasoning.

So here you have it in a dime- bag: 1) since there's already drug

didn't stop Mr. Bringol finoatiaiagthem, legalization wiD not affect drag use in America, and 2) be­ cause everyone's right to do drags is already being violated, we have only one logical choice - drug le-. galization. Honestly, me only case for legalization I see here is that if Mr. Bringol isn't already on drags, DC should be.

Fellowship Answers

byKurtWallintast Thursday evening those

attending the Christian Fellowship _ hour were treated toa splendid talk by local businessman Steve Robin­ son on how to respond to ethical dilemmas in business, Usingareal life example, Steve explained how questions and conflicts can be dealt with by referring to the greatest answer key ever published, the Bible.

Numerous stories in the Bible can teach us bow to deal with busi­ ness problems, and Steve shared methods, challenges, and rewards of applying Biblical principles to rtzd life situations.

After the discussion, refresh­ ments were enjoyed by nose able to stay.

Tonight (March 8), all arc in­ vited to join in the Bible study held in room D-lfrom 7:30 to8:30. The topic to be discussed is "Leader­ ship Qualities", using Matthew 25 in the Bible as a guide. _

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ASLC WEEK

by Beth GarrisonThe ASLC would like to re-introduce a regular column to inform

you. the student body.of the activiiies and proposalscurrently being explored by the ASLC.

Donny was busy this past week attending Trustee and WorM Business Advisory Council meetings and the Spring Banquet The future of Thunderbird was discussed with great enthusiasm. "He much-talked about possibility of adding an MBA degree was one tope covered. No formal proposals have been made, tat Dr. Herberger has been given the green light to continue exploration of' the option. In addition, due to increased inicrest in the subject. Loci' Fisk, Academic Affairs Chairperson, hasorganized theDualDegree TaskForce. The first meeting of the task force will be at 1:15 on Friday, March 9. The purpose of this group is to further studemfeclingspossibly through thedcsignof aquestionnaire. This is notaforum fordcbateaboutthc pros and cons. AH those interested in helping with thisrcsearchcontactLoriFi.sk or attend the meeting on Friday.

Another subject of disc ussionduring the various meetings of last week was the development of OR Executive MM degree. He program is still in thedevetopmentstage, but wiUprobably beoniine in the coming year. It is believed that this degree will enhance the Thunderbird reputation in the business community.

A revised rcadmission policy proposal has been presented to the Faculty Senate and is being considered by a subcommittee. ASLC has already passed Lhe proposal and hopes the Faculty Senate will do the same. , '*.!;.

The current policy states that if a student is dismissed from Thunderbird he/she must lake one year off and successfully com­ plete 15 uruts at an accre&ted MB A school wffli a 3.3 GPA, The ASLC feels this is a severe policy and suggests the following changes: The student must take at feast two semesters off white pursuing meaningful work or academic experience. On return, the student must maintain a 33 GPA his/her first semester, with a minimum of 12 credit hours.

Asm Night, one of the greatest cultural events on campus, is coming up on March 31. It is a spectacular evening of music, food, and dancing. However.many volunteersare needed. Please contact any of the Asian club presidents or Asia Rep, PradeepGokhale.

The Development Committee has outlined a project to increase alumni donations forthe school. TheClass Gift Campaign proposes that students donate S100 to Thunderbird over me first three yeas after graduation. At the time of sign-up a SlO donation would be madewithapledgetodonateS30ayearforthenextthreeyears. As Thunderbird looks to move ahead and modernize in the 1990's and beyond, dumni funding will play a more important role. To aid the school and to enhance its future reputation bodes well for all of our futures. Anonx«initytoalkx»ey<xirma^toaspecifkpro^ct will be given. For more information or to help with solicitations contact Mark WysockL

When it comes to daily affairs San Pandya. First Semester Rep, has been actively listening to foreip student complaints. He is researching the possibility of acquning a driver's test book thztt would be put on reserve in the library for those students studying for their driver's test Some people have inquired about getting social security cards or having local identification with tfaekbirtlKlates on them. We'E fet you know as soon as we have some answers.