Suffolk University - Beacon Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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20 ARGUA B The drai Conscript! better i We do not fo leed a draft to defend our ow 11 only realistically be used to occup y 5. The draft is an attack on a politically group-- the young . Like dec ; driving age this one will be decided remotely near draft age. 6. The draf means that they can get away slave ' s wages. This also hits the. you have debts and low-paying jobs. 7. Since only a small proportion of the older people (who clain that they a ciaionmakers) should be subject to 8. Economic conscription is a reality, b everyone because of it. There are a problem; and no one is trying to dr mines or assembly lines, so why is 9. Military spending is unproductive and e - It takes people from productive se those sectors for raw materials. 10. Preregistration onlv shortens induct f - ar : 1 1 . Should then ve ry quickly tac 12.»e istration add On legitimizes the u militarized, e lated .d ■ oler of di ili ith the S ; the cat nforce th for what obey. Our ian, mor€ ' anzed sc our stref M 1970— war! During the year 1970, the Viet- namese War was still going strong. Rallies and peace marches were a constant part of campus life. Suffolk University was no differ- ent. Signs advocating student pro- tests and strikes were found on many walls. Students wore buttons with the words strike and Stop the War on their chests. Four years later, the war ended and anti-war cries diminished. The issue was put to rest . . . In 1980, one decade later, similiar kinds of protest surfaced. Just a year ago, Governor Ed King stripped 18 and 19 year olds privilege to drink and purchase li- quor. You were old enough to vote and drive and pay taxes, but not old enough to drink. The start of the new year brought more rules regarding and regulat- ing the lives of students. In Febru- 1980— war? ary, President Jimmy Carter an- nounced that 18 and 19 year olders would have to register with the draft board. Suffolk students held mixed feel- ings about the announcement. If men had to register, women would have to. Buttons saying Stop the Draft suddenly appeared along with anti-draft petitions. A paper with 20 arguments against the draft was plastered on all walls. There is no war in 1980. Howev- er, circumstances around the world are mobilizing countries and armies, and people scan the head- lines looking for new develop- ments. Unlike the protests ten years ago, students in 1980 are protesting the thought of war and the draft, unlike students in 1970 that protested death and destruction. By Janet Constantakes democracy. Do you want our s patrolled airport corridors? 13. The draft undermines voluntarism an. there ever is a good reascfn for w We don ' t learn to be free by lear ironic that anyone would want to free society. 14. Do we really need a draft during pe 15. There are fewer problems with the v last time we had a drafted force. 16. Preparedness for war often leads to wt cr phere is in danger of being attacked more troops on Cuba than do the Sovii is war itself in an age of nuclear w» M 17. Do you want to lose a year of your lifiP ' some suburbanite businessman 30 miles to work each day? IB. Is there a credible need for a draft ft if we aren ' t even conserving ( 19. Those who believe in a draft, if they necessary, should be enlisting themse 20. If there is a draft, politicians shoulff . It uould ave a draft .f STOP ' BEFORE or-gan-izi

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William Abcunas Psychology Ganiyu Akeredolu Accounting Richard Alberts Accounting James Alexander Psychology Michael Almquist Accounting Shoshigh Amirkan Finance and Banking Start of The Review. . . best of Suffolk made no headlines in 1979-1980. The Univeristy sat con- tentedly behind the State House, letting Ed King take out from Dini ' s and charging it to the already suf- fering taxpayers. But while Suffolk sat, the stu- dents had their eyes and ears con- stantly alert. This was the year young and old simultaneousely cursed and prayed to God. September blew up Ridgeway Lane with warnings of economic disaster approaching. President Jim- my Carter did his best to keep his controversial family out of the headlines, but he could not stop his faltering policies from hitting page one. October came to Boston, and so did a man called John Paul II. For a few short hours, people pushed their worldly problems aside and tried to consentrate on the develop- ment of their souls. Viva il Papa, Viva! This was the year a non-Italian Pope crusaded across the United States to preach the gospels. He was met with love, respect, and a little defi- ance at some out-dated dogmas. But, whatever he said, whatever the message he spoke of, he was lis- tened to by millions. Boston held elections in Novem- ber, and once again, Mayor Kevin White did not have to give up his throne. He is settling comfortabley into an unprecedented fourth term, a term he says is his last. Edward Kennedy made his bid for the presidency at Fanveil Hall, in front of thousands of cheering people. This was year Ted could not lose. Carter had run American policies into the ground and lis- tened to his advisors, aptly called the Georgia Mafia . Many of Cart- er ' s top people gave advise that only deepened the hole the U.S. was waking up in. And just when the economy made people think the worst had arrived, a country rich in oil, populated with poor people, un-