Fairmont State University - Mound Yearbook (Fairmont, WV)

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Se»Uosi4 NUCLEAR POWER A pact with the devil? s nuclear power turning out to be a pact with the devil? The world gets reliable, inex- haustible electric pow- er, but the risk re- mains. The world ' s worst nuclear diaster at Chernobyl, Russia in April, 1986 was a sober reminder that the price would likely be paid. But the Cher- nobyl incident will have little impact on the world ' s power pro- duction before the next century, according to experts, because the current policies of in- dividual nations are well fixed. Of most of those na- tions that have built or are planning to build more nuclear power plants, more than two- thirds of their citizens oppose buklding any more plants, according to public opinion polls of the Worldwatch In- stitute. Dr. Richard Cham- plin of California played a major role in bone marrow trans- plants for 19 Cherno- byl survivors, but only the two who had re- ceived their own re- constituted bone mar- row survived. Doctors learned a grim lesson from the April trage- dy, as did the rest of the world. Very few people exposed to high doses of radiation in such mishaps can be saved. And if a melt- down would occur near a major city, the chances of keeping many people alive would dwindle even more. The official Chernobyl death toll stands at 31 while 237 suffered acute radi- ation illness. Waiting to be checked, resi- dents of Kiev, Russia, line up to fill out forms. Checks were per- formed on everyone possibly ex- posed to radioactive fallout. (Photo from World Wide Pho- tos, Inc.) In their official acci- dent report Soviets say they expect thousands of extra cancer deaths over the next three decades. 24 Seniors

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BACK BUT BETTER Unloading baskets of belongings, freshmen counselors Mary Ann Dooley and Lisa Cole help new students move into Prichard Hall during Freshmen Orientation. t! n the fall, the renovations and beautification of the )i campus reminded everyone daily that FSC was X I BACK BUT BETTER because they were visible, J but soon fall leaves and the snow and ice of winter i concealed the outward evidences. However, the students, their achievements both academically and extracurricularly reminded everyone that the college was BACK BUT BETTER. Walking across the campus, Maureen Miller, Mario Prickett, Lori Cherry, Jon Cyrus and Jim Zinc talk and enjoy the scenery on their way to classes.

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Douglas R. Adams Candus Lane Aleksa Jennifer Rae Arnott Mark Edwin Bailey Martha Ann Barlow Cheryl A. Barnes Teresa Faye Bartlett Cheryl Jean Benson Lyndon Justin Blake Natalie Bolyard Jennifer Sue Boyce Craig Allen Broughton Vaughn Eric Butler Tina Cinalli Gene Coccari Debby L. Cochran Michael Todd Coen Joseph Jame Colaciello Linda Colelli William Corbin 25 Seniors