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Volume XCIII. Number 48	University of Southern California	Tuesday, March 22, 1983
Violations disqualify 2 student senators
DAN CANALES DAILY TROJAN
Panelists listen attentively to Nicholas Seidita talk about the nuclear freeze movement. Approximately 100 guests in attendance applauded the liberal views of the panelists Saturday at the Conference on Public Awaeness of the Nuclear Arms Race at the Davidson Conference Center.
Leaders advocate an end
to world nuclear arms race
By Kathy Libby
Staff Writer j
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With Einstein's equation, the nuclear age began.
On Saturday discussed the
scientific through — nu
world leaders possibilities of halting one of the effects of this
break-
clear
weap-
ons — at a conference held in the Davidson Conference Center.
Sponsored by the university's Institute of Politics and Government and its chapter for the Alliance for Survival, the Conference on Public Awareness of the Nuclear Arms Race focused on the issue at both the national and international level.
The liberal audience overwhelmingly supported a plea for the limitation and disarmament of nuclear weapons and violently attacked the Reagan administration's stance on the issue.
"The use of nuclear weapons is an international crime,” said Robert Woetzel, president of the United Nations-affiliated Foundation fo^ the Establishment of an International Criminal Court.
"The classical standards for waging a war include not only just cause, right intention, and legitimate authority, but also a chance of success."
Because nuclear war leaves little chance for survival, there could be no justification for such a war, the conference director said.
Benjamin ganders, who works in the 4rms control and disarmament jdivision of the United Natioris, agreed with his cohort and said, "Mankind is confronted with a choice. We must stop the jsrms race ... or face annihilation."
The first resolution in the U.N., which began in 1946, dealt with the question of disarmament, he said. The U.N. was established to keep the world from another war.
Viewing the jway the world is
today, Sanders said, "We haven't done very well."
There are well over 40,000 nuclear warheads in the world. "We have enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world 10 times over," he said.
"World War III will leave nothing untouched. Once a nuclear exchange starts, there will be no way to contain it."
In 1978, the first special session of the general assembly on disarmament was hailed as a real step forward, as over 150 nations agreed to eliminate the danger of nuclear weapons.
Sanders said.
But last year, during the second special session, things went awry. No general agreement could be reached. "We are as far as ever from progress," he said.
Yet, the group was able to agree on one important point.
"One positive aspect of the special session ... (is that) people must be involved. In this conviction, the general assembly agreed unaminouslv to inaugurate a w'orld disarmament campaign," he said. "The (Continued on page 7)
International students vital to the university
By Laura Castaneda
Assistant City- Editor
They number 3,781 on campus, and they comprise 15 percent of the university's total enrollment.
They come from 108 countries and make up 36 percent of the enrollment at the undergraduate and graduate school of engineering.
Their presence on campus is as established as that of any other student group.
"Some people sav that if there were no foreign students at USC, there would be no USC," said Leslie Belay, program coordinator and international student adviser for the office of international students and scholars.
From all indications she is probably right. A recent national survey bv the Institute of International Education once again showed that the university has the largest foreign student population of anv four-year college in the country.
The bi-annual statistical survey' on international students, which is put together by the OISS with the help of the university's computing center, gave a breakdown of the total number of students and scholars (researchers) who enroll each semester.
The figures for fall 1982 showed that Iran ranks first as far as the number of foreign students with 416. Taiwan is next with 415 students, and Indonesia placed third with 365.
ATTENDANCE
Foreign students choose to attend the universitv for many reasons. Jerry' Wulk, director of international alumni relations, said that foreign students have been attending the universitv' since the early 1920s when Rufus Von KleinSmid, former school chancellor and president, traveled and actively recruited them.
"Historically, (international students) have contacts that go back many years," he said, adding that the best recruiters are satisfied former students from the more than 25 of the university's international alumni clubs around the world.
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By Michael Molinski
Assistant City Editor
The disqualification of tw’o student senate candidates due to campaign violations during last week's elections has postponed the naming of a senator to till the fourth seat of the student community constituency.
Mark Decker, a returning senator who many feel had aspirations of becoming senate president, and Mitchell Goldstone, a sophomore majoring in business, were disqualified for violating policies involving the posting of campaign fliers.
The election results, other than for the first three seats in the constituency, were not made public by press time. However, Decker said that he had placed fourth and Goldstone had placed fifth, which would mean that the sixth place candidate would move up to fill the seat if the disqualifications hold. That would be either David Borus, Greg Stevens, Alan Cawi or John-Paul Morgante.
Decker, however, is appealing his disqualification. The appeal will be heard today by the elections appeal board, which consists of senators who did not run for re-election.
Goldstone was notified of his disqualification Friday at a hearing of the senate's joint elections and credentials committee. He said the committee had received a complaint from a student living in Cardinal Gardens apartments on McClintock Avenue. Apparently, Goldstone had taped campaign fliers to the ground, a violation of senate by-laws.
Graham Tingler, chairman of the committee, would not comment on the grounds for either of the disqualifications. Gold-
stone, however, said that Decker was cited for the same offense as he was, also at Cardinal Gardens, and that the same student reported it.
Decker did not leam of his disqualification until Monday morning, as he was out of town attending an international students conference on the East Coast.
"Supposedly (the violation) was settled before I left Wednesday evening,” Decker said. He said that the fliers w'ere removed and the manager of the apartment complex "didn't see anything wrong with it.
"The election committee said they wouldn't bring sanctions against me," Decker added. He suggested that the reason Goldstone was disqualified was because he posted the fliers after the violation had been noted.
Goldstone, however, said he knew nothing about the complaint against Decker. "Naturally, if I knew it was against policy I wouldn't do it," he said.
Goldstone said he wished to make it clear that he had "no sour grapes" against any of the senators and that he would not appeal the decision.
"I'm still going to try to work with the senate, perhaps in a cabinet position," he said.
Complaints w’ere lodged against other candidates also, Tingler said, nine in all. He declined any further comment, however.
"Most of the candidates could all be disqualified," Goldstone said.
Those candidates that have been named to the student community constituency are: Lori Becker, Mark Sloane and Davis Taylor III.
ATHER ALI/DAILY TROJAN
The illegal posting of fliers for Mark Decker and Mitchell Goldstone resulted in their disqualifications after they were elected to the student community constituency. They were found to be in violation of campaign procedures by taping their fliers to the ground in Cardinal Gardens.