THE ST JOHN'S COLLEGE

Volume 11, Number 3 ISSN 1059-2229 mm 13 October 1993

Sharing the MagicGraduate Student introduces new ideas to Santa Fe Highby Eric Hall

Of all the dents and stickers that I have on my car, I am proudest of the white tag that hangs from my rear-view mirror. It's a rectangle, about three inches by four inches, made from cheap plastic. There is a black number and a few words at the bot-tom, but what draws one's attention are tiie gold, block letters in the mid-dle: SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL FAC-ULTY/STAFF.

I was informed that I needed to go to the S.F.H.S. library to get this tag about two weeks after I began leading a seminar for students in the tenth through twelfth grades. There are seven students in the class: Elizabeth, Eddie, Frank, Chris, Will, Renae and Laurie. Laurie, an (often overly) enthusiastic fifteen year-old with

visited one day in early September. We had an eighth, Justin, but he dropped soon after he realized the work that would be involved.

The seminar is titled "The American Seminar" because our text, "The American Reader," is a collection of writings that, as editor Diane Ravitch states, "inspired, enraged, delighted, chastened, or comforted Americans in days gone by." Kristen Koster, Amy Hahn (two friends and fellow G.I.'s),

and I meet with the students Monday through Friday to both discuss great writings in American history and deliver speeches on topics associated with the readings.

The students sacrifice a lot to partic-ipate in the seminar. Three days a week—Monday, Wednesday, and Friday—they spend the last fifteen minutes of their lunch hour and all of fifth period wrestling with ideas from the likes of Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, W. E. B. Du Bois, Woodrow Wilson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert Kennedy.

We meet in H-building, a portable, crammed with unwanted desks, posters, supplies, projects, and general junk situated between the biology and the ROTC buildings. By pushing enough of the clutter back against the jwalls^.we have^cayyedaQuL for our^

two small tables and nine chairs: suffi-cient for our minimal needs.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the students skip their whole lunch hour, from 11:15 to 12:15, in order to give and respond to the weekly speeches. In a way, the speeches are our own mini-version of Friday night lectures at St. John's: each student must deliv-er a 2-3 minute prepared speech, then answer questions about the speech's content. The goals are to make the stu-

dents reflect on the readings and dis-cussions of the past week, write a thoughtful reaction to diose readings, practice the disappearing art of public speaking, and listen critically to another's presentation of ideas.

As with every aspect of the class, I have found myself both profoundly inspired and deeply frustrated by the speeches. Most Tuesdays, Amy and I (Amy co-leads with me on Tuesday and Thursday; Kristen Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) are treated to several forceful orations and a few sheepish acknowledgments that "my speech isn't quite finished, yet." One student stunned me with a carefully crafted address that took issue with Patrick Henry and every other American revolutionary in declaring that violence is never justified, ever. Another student did the same when

Se turned in a paper that coidused.. ..

"their," and "they're." I didn't know where to direct my fury for his igno-rance—at him or at all of his past English teachers.

The seminars, on the other hand, are consistently improving. Our text started with the Mayflower Compact and selections from Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac. We as students started with learning how to let someone finish a thought and how to speak with sharper, more

exact language. Hopefully, by the time we reach the end of the book and are reading Senator George J. Mitchell's remarks on the Iran-Contra hearings and Ronald Reagan's address to stu-dents at Moscow State University, we will think and speak more precisely. We must learn to catch and question loose statements like "...everybody knows that government does not work and that they control it all any-way. Besides, The American Dream is a pile of crap which was built on lies." (Paraphrased from one of our stu-dents who stuck around after class one Friday afternoon—^as has become a tradition—to continue the discus-sion.)

I want to stop class after a comment like this, write his sentences on the blackboard, and investigate each of them slowly and deliberately. Who is everybody? What does it mean for our

And how do they control our govern-ment? What is The American Dream? Who defines it? Do we buy into it? Should we? Is there a better dream for America? A better dream for humani-ty? However, Kristen and I know that we can and should only guide the class, attempting to get at the bigger problems by working each day with the smaller ones. Consistency is the

See Sharing page 4.

Johnies Think About the Bombby Joni Arends

What is the future of nuclear weapons in the US and what role will New Mexico play in it?

This was the subject that St. John's students discussed with Greg Mellow, a member of a nuclear watchdog group called the Los Alamos Study Group, on October 7th.

According to Mellow, the US Department of Energy— the government organization that oversees Los Alamos— is currently in the process of drawing up a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Reconfiguration of the Nuclear Weapons Complex. The findings of this statement could radically change the role that New Mexico plays in the research and production of America's nuclear arms.

At present, the US nuclear weapons system (referred to by the government as a weapons complex) is a huge enterprise located in twelve states. The PEIS was commis-sioned to study the role of this complex and the possible consolidation of all production and research into one state.

Because New Mexico already possess three vital nucle-

See Bomb page 4.

AIDS Walk

Photo by Amy Petrfi Hill

Twenty-one St. John's students, administrators and tutors participated in the 10-kilometer AIDS Walk on October 2. The group raised $250for various organization in Santa Fe. Seen here are Justin Dehnert, Aaron Matson, Brian Grainy, David Brooks, Shana Sassoon, David Duncan, Kathleen Eamon and Lynarra Featherley.

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In CineramaA few days ago, while I was trying to

dedde what film to write an article about, two cliches popped into my head. The first was "If you can't say anything good, don't say anything at all," and the second was " The less said about it, the better".

I usually hate cliches, but I'll admit that there are grains of truth in them, no mat-ter how well buried. In these two I think

a plot is borrowed enough times without creative variations it loses its freshness and turns stale. Thus everything in Rising Sun is pretty moldy.

In addition, I can't see how elements from genres with such different dramatic requirements could blend successfully into a coherent whole. Noir, conspiracy and martial arts films all come from very

Hell With MusicBeing that we are college students, deserted islands seem just a little

out of the way to contemplate as a place for listening to music. (Let alone threaten Tower Records...) So to solve this ontological problem of creat-ing a title for a colunm of reconunended albums to listen to for soul soothing, I suggest calling it "Music That Could Make Hell^a Pleasant Place to Visit Without an Epic Poet or an Unrequited Love." It may be lengthy, but it's descriptive. So adding my list to the one in the previousGnome...

U2, The Joshua Tree: In my mind, this is their best work.R.E.M., Reckoning: DittoMozart, Die Zauberflote: May the Queen of the Night sing forever."Weird" A1 Yankovic, Dare to Be Stupid: More fun than you could

shake a pointed stick at.Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here: WeU, it was either this or Dark Side

of the Moon.Belly, Star: This just came out this year and I cannot recommend it

enou^. Buy it. Now.Basil Poledouris, Conan the Barbarian: The battle music, to the

Catholic ditty of Dies Irae, is unequaled. It gives me faith that modem composers can compose more than drivel.

Nine Inch Nails, Pretty Hate Machine: Express your anger!Violent Femmes, Violent Femmes: Add sexual frustration to your

anger!Big Black, Songs About F-king: Now take it out on someone else.In addition, since Tm from Seattle, I'd like to correct some irasconce^

tions about Seattle and its music scene. First of all, the music scene is INCREDIBLY overrated ... these days. A few years ago, it was actually

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that perhaps I see two small grains of wis- different backgrounds and aren't instant-

>l»ma ifpularity hS fum^ tiie sSS ever suRH t Joithe world. Popularity hS fum^ tiie ever :>ifRH'iy6w every twen-ty-something male with two hands and a gmtar (usually out of tune) in the area is trying to put together a band and play the club scene.

Even worse, there are record labels that are signing these fools who can't play just to get a "Seattle band" on board. It's not even worth going to see a live band in Seattle any more, unless the pints are for a buck, of course. So to save the real scenes out there, tell your friends, but whatev-er you do, don't tell the world. For all you know, your city might be labeled "the next Seattle," and that's certainly as insulting as it sounds.

Secondly, grunge qua gmnge is something that doesn't exist in Seattle any more (except for the above-mentioned folks who can't carry a tune). Before grunge became a fad, we merely accepted that fact that our musi-cians were poor (in more ways than one) and ignored the fact tirat their clothes were second-hand. Plaid, heavy cotton shuts may Still be worn in Seattle, but they always have. With our weather, it's a necessity, not a fad. In fact, the only mention of grunge I hear any more in Seattle is only in passing when it's referred to as the "G-word." I.e. grunge is a bad word in Seattle.

Lastiy, if you're thinking about ever visiting Seattle sometime, please don't. It rains in Seattle. A lot. You wouldn't like it. At all. Especially since all that weather makes the natives grumpy. So to save everyone time, go away.

-DJI.

Art Galle ryGallery Opening

and Receptionfrom 3-5 p.m.

Sunday, October 3

SolitudeAcrylics on canvas by

Don FurnasShowing through October 28,1993

Gallery hours: 4:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, 4-7 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 pjn. Sunday; and by prior appoint-ment with Ginger Rdietty at (505) 982-3691 ext 211. The Art Gallery is located on the second floor of Peterson Student Center. Painting by Don Furmas

dom which when combined form a truth for film critics: When reviewing a bad film, stick to the point, be economical, the less said tiie better. Thus, I 'I've written a short review.

Rising Sun was one of only two Summer Blockbusters I looked forward to seeing this year. It made me anxious for several reasons, first Because Sean Connery almost always gives a good per-formance, no matter how bad the film, and second because Michael Crichton's books have been made into a few good films (such as The Andromeda Strain). In addition, Philip Kaufman is an interesting and ambitious director. I was, however, disappointed on all accounts.

Directed by Kaufman from Michael Crichton's bestselling novel of the same name. Rising Sun stars Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes as two L.A. Police officers investigating the murder of a Japanese businessman's mistress. Connery, the elder and more experienced officer, has lived in Japan and knows the Japanese well. Snipes doesn't, so Connery becomes his mentor. The two encounter resistance from both inside the police force and out-side, but eventually manage to crack the

"" case; 'wiiidi leads ttwm right 'a prominent Japanese firm.

All of this is supposed make for a "serious" entertainment film about the clashing of Japanese and American tem-peraments. But right from the beginning there are major problems. A Karaoke Video played in the first scene steals a scene of a dog carrying a human hand in its mouth from Kurosawa's Yojimbo. The video appears to have been shot by Kaufman, so this must be a deliberate homage. It's the worst kind there is, though, because it bears little relation tothe video's action and isn't even visually ------------, ---------- „ „integrated. It's just cut in as an insert. At third cliche suggests itself: You know that best, it's some kind of inside joke for the a film is bad when putting it down is film cognoscenti to chuckle at. more fun than watching it.

I find it disturbing though, because there's no good reason at all for it to be there. It's just a little bit of spice which wouldn't be necessary if the film had a solid story to work with.But it doesn't, for two good reasons: first, the relationship between Connery and Stupes is identical to those in coimtless other "Buddy Cop Movies", where a young, inexperi-enced cop has his eyes opened by an older, seasoned cop, second, like many other recent Hollywood films, this one has nothing new. It throws the themes of East vs. West in with Individuals vs. The System in with Feudal Society vs. Democratic Frontier Society and combines the elements of Noir Films, conspiracy thrillers and martial arts flicks.Everything in it has been well used.

The story is not just uninspired; it's a storehouse of second-hand goods. And stories, like blue jeans, fade and wear with time and use. If

ly compatible. To blend them at all would require an absolutely brilliant writer and director. Rising Sun has neither and its plot elements are only mixed, not com-bined.

It's a package designed for audience response whose makers seem to think that throwing so many familiar elements together will increase the audience's enthusiasm for the material cumulatively.I don't think that this really works. If every line of dialogue and every scene in a film is a cliche does that necessarily mean that the audience will respond to everything in it with warm familiarity and appreciation? Of course not.

It might have worked a little better if the makers had any feel for their material, but they don't. Kaufman, at least, seems entirely wrong for this assignment. He can't direct thrillers. There's no rhythm or flavor to the film's tiirills and its pacing is uncompelling. It seems too talky and the great number of closeups Kaufman uses dulls whatever edge and drive the story might have had. And in Rising Sun's one action sequence, his direction falls flat on its face. When Connery and Snipes engage in martial arts combat with a gang of-Japanese security officers^tfae sfo^ng, photography and editing are all inade-quate.

The rest of the film is just as bad. Though Tom Takemitsu's music is pass-able, Michael Chapman's cinematography is undistinguished, the editing is perfunc-tory and the sound makes absolutely no use of Dolby stereo that I could detect. To top it all off, the quality of the release prints is dreadful too. They're grainy, off-color and unsharp.

There's absolutely nothing special about Rising Sun. It's perfectly uninspired and totally unchallenging. I think ^t a

SerengetiThe elephants at daybreak, idling:Ears of great butterfly wings.Slowly and fine.Hearing only themselves.Scythe the darkness into spaces of light, spaces of darkIn the chill wait before flight;Trunks of gray scythes.In a slow parade.Swish through the low bladesAnd sling the red sim easy up the horizon.

I believeElephants do not need to dream They are so peaceful, so powerful.So ethereal in the world.As though it were a dreamAnd they were butterfliesRaising the sun to warm tiiemselves.

-M.DJI.

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GOINGThe Basement Office Newsletter

NOWHERESt. John’s College, Santa Fe

October 1993

Johnnie Jobs - NotHere are three exciting new job descriptions that

recently arrived at the Basement Office; they're only a sample of the ones we get, but they're pretty typical. Remember, the jobs out there are the same for Johnnies as for everyone else; but a St. John's education gives you eiwugji experience to do well in any field.

down is essential; knowledge of Dutch woxild be a plus. Unlike in our Shanghai bicycle plant, the employees here will not be chained to the assembly line, so it is essential to be authoritative when deal-ing with recalcitrant workers. Sanitary living condi-tions will be provided.

ResearchManufacturing

Retson Valley, one of North America's largest producers of tandem mountain bikes, is now inter-viewing college graduates at its headquarters in Boulder, Colorado. Due to the increasing trend in popularity of mountain bikes, the company is going to introduce several new product lines over the next year, with the intent of reaching market niches that at present are occupied only by less eco-friendly vehicles. For example, it will now be possible for families to mountain-bike aroimd town even if they have small children: we will market tandem bikes with sidecars, or with adjustable gear-trains so that children as young as five years old can reach the pedals. To carry younger children, we offer a combi-nation papoose-holder and car-seat, which can be strapped to the back of an adult rider. Shopping is made easier by our reusable cloth grocery-bag with zipper, which fastens onto the back seat. All these products help allow ecologically conscious people to lead normal lifestyles; they will be introduced with a major marketing campaign, so we need new recruits to help arrange sponsorship of uncontrover-

'^fal'eco^gventS'."''*''' tmIn case Green thinking ever starts to affect the

way people actually use land, we are expanding into ecologically sound agricultural tools, and we need engineers for our Oregon research center to help design them. Our first product is the AgriBike, a mountain bike which can be used as a tractor; you bike down the middle of a furrow, and the plow attached behind plows the next furrow as you go. Be cautious when using it, though; the AgriBike only works well when you go aloitg the line of fur-rows, not when you try to travel perpendicularly across them. Of course, like all bikes, the AgriBike travels best on paved highways.

Finally, we are planning to launch a Retson Valley line of mountain-biking shoes, to capture a share of tilie wilderness-clothing market. We need someone to supervise production at our new shoe factory in the Republic of South Guinea (formerly known as Dutch Guinea). Ability to keep costs

How does the mind work? What makes some people learn better than others? Wouldn't it be neat what we could do if we knew the answers to these questions? Some exciting results on this subject are coming out of the new theory of phlyaristics, which is characterized by a rejection of the doctrines of previous schools. The original work on this theory was done in 1989 by a psychology graduate student, although it later turned out that the basic ideas had already appeared in some papers he was unaware of, which had been published over 20 years before in a slightly different field. Since 1989, though, the theory has become extremely popular, and is begin-ning to revolutionize the way we think about educa-tion. Several computer programs have been devel-oped that actually "learn" in the way the theory describes. This means that the problem of education is solved: all we have to do is give the pupils the same kind of instructions that we would give to a computer, and they'll carry out the same procedure. Also, if the price of computing can continue to drop faster than school budgets, it will soon become pos-sible to furnish a computer network that covers a whole school. Educational programs will be broad- rast o V ert!ig‘nefwpfti,‘*whHe #ie'^wrrpu tci Mllft'tti ill L ^ allows pupils to simultaneously participate in inter-active testing at an individual level.

Where do you fit into this? If you are a liberal-arts major or science graduate, and have been having trouble finding jobs nowadays in pure research, we can provide you with secure employment in the commercial sector. We are an independent testing institution, with a long and successful history of designing tests to confirm educational theories. We need researchers to construct testing systems for inclusion in computer-assisted learning packages. Also, we are looking for statisticians and program-mers to help us improve our computer-scoring of tests, so that they bwome better predictors of how well an applicant will do in his field of work.

Application forms for these positions are available in the Basement Office, for any Johnnies who are interested. The forms should be completed in full and mailed to P.O. Box 6000, Princeton, New Jersey. Use a No. 2 pencil.

Volunteer WorkThe Anti-Missionary League, fotmded in 1912 in

New Haven, Connecticut, is now taking applica-tions for overseas work. The League is dedicated to preserving traditional religion and culture, by help-ing indigenous people to resist the encroachment of missionaries. Among groups which have already been converted, the League also aids efforts at eth- noreconstruction, where people attempt to recover their traditional practices from the distorted forms imposed by missioiraries.

Tlie League accepts volunteers with a wide range of skills. If you have medical traiiung, for example, it helps to offer your services for free, with no strings attached; this prevents missionary doctors from using their skills as bait to win over a commu-nity. At this time, however, we are looking especial-ly for volunteers with legal experience. For example, you may be called on to assist a tribe in its efforts to forcibly expel a missionary. Many League volun-teers work with rural migrants in Third World cities: they encourage rural religious leaders to join the city group, attempt to sustain the community and its traditions, and try to defend those traditions from bureaucratic and police harassment. We also try to protect refugees against forcible assimilation, which is especially common in Third World nations.

The League operates in over 40 countries world-wide, but this is far too few to preserve the diversity of Earth's culture. And in some areas, such as the Sudan, our volunteers have to work against Christian and Islamic missionaries simultaneously. We urgently need more volunteers to work under ,

is November 15. Good luck.

Situations AbroadFrom the Replacement Director

If you feel that your opportunities at home are limited, you should look tluough the July issue of Consumer Reports, to find" out which are the best countries in Europe. Each country is rated on price, cultural level, political values, number of American expatriates already living there, educational system, financial and social stability, environmental repair record, and ease of obtaining citizenship. The edi-tors list Holland as a Best Buy, but several other countries do well in other ways. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with the rankings before you send off that fellowship application.

-R.R.

Ten Reasons to Hire a Johnnie(The following is a translation of the diploma, which, as not every-

one knows, is written in Latin.)

10. Y' know, they're really good with p^ple,9. They know not to step in pools of mercury.8. They won't start a workers' revolution because they know Marx

makes no sense.7. They have the best training for a restaurant job anywhere.6. They'll think the food in tiie employee's lounge is heaven.5. Every assembly-lme worker should know the first seven lines of

the Diad.4. They'll never be accused of sexual harassment because no one

understands their pick-up lines.3. The/re really good listeners.2. They think tirey can use sophistry to get a raise,1. They've studied four years of matih! ^allyl

-MF.

Gnome work: Marcus Freitacus, David Harman, Michael David Rawn, Randall Rose, Jon Tibbert Zachary Jemison contributed last time.

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Odds & Ends Letter to the Editor

Notes from the Assistant Dean

Thefts from MarriottOn Friday night, October 1st, some person

or persons climbed over the 3/4 wall in the coffee shop before midnight and took a rack, three dozen muffins and 200 articles from the refrigerator. The cost to Marriott was approx-imately $400 - no small loss. So now we will have more precautions, more locks, and a poorer community. Any information would be appreciated.Smoking in the Dining Hall

Mr. Bill Schuster, the manager of Marriott, has informed me that he continues to receive complaints about smoking in the dining hall. The policy is not Marriott's, but the college community's. It was arrived at about three years ago by a joint faculty, staff and student committee and a poll of the users of the din-ing hall, smokers and non-smokers. At the time smoking was banned in the reminder of Peterson except after seminar in the coffee shop. If there sufficient sentiment in the stu-dent population that the issue should be reopened? The students I have spoken with think the policy still works. Please come and see me id you think otherwise.Some Guidelines for Signs

One of the ways we communicate with one another on this campus is through the post-ing of signs. This results in an occasional clut-tered look and glass doors that can't be seen through. Some members of the community find this extremely anno5dng, others see it as the sign of a vital campus life. There is no for-mal policy on the posting of signs at the pre-sent time. Perhaps observing the following guidelines will help us avoid one. l.Linut the number of signs posted to four or

five at strategic locations, bulletin boards

2. Post signs that only need to be left up two or three days, a week at the maximum.

3. No signs made of newsprint on the doors of the buildings.

4. No signs on the doors or windows of Wiegel Hall.

5. No signs on the painted walls.6. Advertisements involving off-campus

activities should be placed on the appro-priate bulletin boards of Peterson.Make use of the Ephemera to announce

community activities ad events or provide timely information to the community. Items should be submitted to Debbie Martinez in the dean's office by Friday noon for inclusion in the Monday Ephemera. Please avoid the proliferation of separate announcements in mailboxes whenever possible. It wastes paper and creates a lot of extra work for the switch-board personnel.A Personal Note

I recently lost a baseball type navy hat with the U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE written on it. The hat, given to me by my son, means a great deal. If you know of its whereaboutsplease let me know.

From the Library Computer Center

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Last week one of the Macs in the Student Computer Center was infected with a virus. The virus is called nVIR and will erase the contents of the hard disk if not caught in time. The Mac was infected from someone's floppy disk which was infected by another computer. The SCC has a program called Disinfectant which scans for viruses and dis-infects hard drives and floppy disks. Everyone who uses their own floppy disks on the Macs in the SCC should scan their disks. It you have a Mac you should also scan your hard drive. The program is available on every Mue iir anouitMrtiijii

I have never come from a lecture more frustrated and angry with St. John's College. On October 1st we had a lec-ture [on AIDS - ed.] that called forth interrelated questions of ethics, humanities, life-styles, moral, politics and science. When I left after Q & A I felt awed, almost elated, to have been able to hear others ques-tion a modem hero on ideas so related to the subjects of our education. Yet, by the time I got home I was frustrated and mad. I still am.

Just last Friday (September 24) I attended the lecture and Q & A on Augustine. I have no doubt that it was time very well spent, and many tutors attended the lecture. The Junior common room was filled with tfiem for Q & A into the early hours of the morning.

Will some tutor please tell me why it is that when there is an issue that allows not just the thinking and contemplation of abstract ideas and issues, but one that urges and demands the application of such thoughts to a real present situ-

ation, the tutors all disappear. Is it beneath you, or beyond you, to pass from wrestling with ideas to wrestling with problems?

I am not implying that the Augustine lecture did not raise questions about real issues. In fact, one of the accusations made in the Augustine lecture was that perhaps we are unable to truly read some books because we approach them so pedantically. Never has this accusation seemed more valid to me as it doesnow.

It seemed obvious that the subject of Friday's lecture con-tained many facets of out edu-cation applied to a worldwide crisis. Yet the attendance of tutors was pathetic. I am horri-fied to think that tutors might, for whatever reason, be unwill-ing to bother with the applica-tion of those things that we strive to learn at this school.

I apologize if my anger has made my accusation too gener-al, so I invite a response. In fact, I demand one.

- Michael Hudson

Parents'Weekend

Waltzments of events can be posted on them. can help you check your disks.

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key.I still remember our first class vividly.

Chris waltzed through the door at noon car-rying a big bag full of food and talking loud-ly—^as if he were talking while wearing head-phones and the music was blaring in his ears. He sat down at the table and proceeded to get out his lunch: an unopened box of Golden Grahams cereal, a carton of 2% milk, a sub-marine sandwich the size of a pro-football, and a box of donuts. "OK, let's get started," he announced, the volume of his invisible headphones still turned up to MAX. "On what," I thought to myself, "the seminar or

the food?""Anyone want some Golden Grahams? I

brought extra bowls and spoons."Fortunately, Chris' lunches have gotten

smaller and he speaks at the same voliune as the rest of us now. In fact, he has turned out to be one of the most careful, thorough stu-dents we have. He cares about the class and it shows. He still tells me that he is "too Italian" to completely lose the emotional (i.e. loud) side of hunself in seminar, but at least he is directing that passion toward sharpening his mind.

"You know, Mr. Hall, I guess this seminar thing is normal for you up at St. John's. But at Santa Fe High it is unheard of. I really want to thank you for doing this."

Saturday, Oct. 16, 8:00 pm

Dining Hall Semi-formal Live Band

Get in practice with dance lessons by Kira Heater & Lawrence Black; contact them or

the SAO office.

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ar facilitates—Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia Laboratory and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad—^low population density and a pro-laboratory political stance, the DOE is considering this state as the dte for all nuclear weapons work.

If this proposal is passed and New Mexico is chosen, Los Alamos could become the center for all plutonium work for nuclear weapons.

However, the PEIS is not completed and the DOE is accepting input from the public. Mellow believes that this is an opportunity for individuals to urge the government to stop the movement of

new nuclear projects into New Mexico and ultimately end the production of all nuclear arms:

"It is important to tell the new admin-istration that recycled Cold War plans will not fly and can only lead to future controversy. The main points are: we don't need it, we can't afford it, and it sends exactly the wrong signal to other countries."

Mellow invited everyone to look at the Notice of Intent (posted on the bul-letin board near the dining hall) and write the DOE a letter. Public input will be accepted by the DOE until October 29th.

Howard Canter, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Weapons Complex Reconfiguration, U.S. DOE, FOB 3417, Alexandria, VA 22302

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