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Sagan warns By Herb Reeves The world's nuclear arsenals renresent <4fhe ? 1? awaiting the rubbing of the lamps," said na scientist Carl Sagan at USC's commencement 12. "There are some 50,000 nuclear weapons in said, "most of them far more powerful than t devastated Hiroshima in 1945 . . . (with) eno force to wipe out one million cities. "But," he added, "there are only 2,300 citic wun populations 01 more man iuu,uuu. In the event of nuclear war, he said, "even the planet could be destroyed, and there w< strategic weapons left over." BUT SAGAN said there was cause for h mankind's uniaue abilitv to fieure out the lav laws, Sagan said, that are easy for men to u quoted Albert Einstein as saying "the most in aspect of the universe is that it is so comprehi By way of explanation, Sagan offered the 1 distant predecessors who lived in forests and tr; swinging from tree to tree. "In order to leap from one tree to anothe measure your trajectory very carefully. The gu that the trajectory involved calculating a polynominal ? by the time they had finished \ ? very likely missed the branch. "The guys who thought it was hard left few Sagan said. "We come from the guys who out." "WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY,** he contir science, we humans are not faster than other nnf hpftpr PamnilHqopH u/p Hr>n'? cuiim wv??va VMaakVMiBM^VVt) ?? V UV/ll i JVT1U1 UWllV better ? we have nothing that is responsible fo a species except for our ability to figure thing Sagan said the same technology that has < weaponry has also opened the way to the plai stars, "if we are not so foolish to destroy our Parents of dec n.? bi : n oy rciurisu ruviu The parents of a student who died at a fraternity party have dismissed their wrongful death suit against USC, said Paul Ward, university legal counsel. Lurie Barry Ballou, a Sigma Nu pledge, died Jan. 25, 1980, after drinking large amounts of alcohol at a pledge function. "They (the parents) sued the university and several other defendents including President Holderman, Vice President of Student Affairs Jim Cambrell, the Sigma Nu Fraternity, and other individuals associated with the fraternity. The claim against the university was that they had failed to properly supervise the fraternity activities," Ward said. THE SUIT was brought in September fhrirni? i Kin nil iiiiiii njirnwirmr i?h?w * irine Looking for a part-timi Openings for hard wc r.nntnrt lim NpnHnrcnn wvvtMvt t/irvv i fi/Mui/r vi/n at Job Service 700 Taylor Street Columbia Apply in person between 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p r ii a ... cxutwtwi wuyus Man. Fri. Excellent benefits Equal Opportui mmm iiiiianim iH-iiwiininnnninniy n imm i m? 4/*yvv.'j'yJ.* > . ? \v . - graduates of i genies of death tionaliy known : exercises May the world," he he weapon that ugh destructive on the ^^HHQflH|^^M| / major city on 3uld be 15,000 j W 0. ^ ope, based on VA vs of nature ? nderstand. He m . comprehensible jnsible." example of our aveled about by r, you have to ys who thought HMK$9aHHRHnBillli? (complicated) he calculations Tinning hog >?? i|tpiiig IIOI nn?. descendants," . . A could figure it A ?,adua,e caps ceremonH,s w "Which destiny we choose,' lued, "without will be made in your generatio animals, we're "All future generations, if t r, we don't fly this time as a fundamental cro: r our success as choice, I believe, is clear betwe< s out." the words of the book of Deul :reated nuclear nets and to the USC AWARDED Sagan an selves first." degree during the May 12 con i X?_a :A_. easeu Traiernny against the university and sought $3 million dollars in actual and punitive damages in Ballou's death. The suit said Ballou was "forced by harassment and psychological manipulation to consume enormous quantities of alcoholic beverages and then pushed to the limits of his physical endurance by a series of vigorous excercises." According to Ward, the university filed a demur that was denied by the Circuit Court. The university then appealed to the state Supreme Court and the suit was dismissed. "The university took the side that it was not a proper party in the suit because it does not stand in the shoes of parents. Therefore, < "?. I Get i "Five Points" lity - M/F I (nnmnBHBHMnJI' dangers of nui " ""' Mr* ^w.l3S "^^^^^%Mil ith a message of farewell. " he "is up to us. The choice who is professo n. University, is al: here are any, will look back to public televisior ssroads in human history. The ;n life and death. I urge you, in Other honor teronomy, choose life." Court Judge G Isaiah DeQuinc honorary doctorate of science Brooks and W1 nmencement exercises. Sagan, officer of J.P. ! pledge drop US it had not improperly supervised fraternity activities," Ward said. ? "BECAUSE OF the litigation, the issue was not addressed. The university was then dismissed from the action by mutual consent." Ballou died of strangulation from choking on his own vomit while unconscious, Richland County Coroner Frank Barron ruled. Barron also said Ballou's blood-alcohol level was high enough to have been potentially fatal. Although the suit was dismissed aeainst USC, the suit will continue against Sigma Nu. "We've agreed not to institute any further STAMP ~S OUT STYRO Get the Fresh Alternative. Enjoy a fresh salad or sandwich, made me-at-a-ttme. Even though the world ng "plastic "?you don't have to eat it. * Hair Sha Stamp out styrofood at Subway. Men v/iy^Wtemtioe mp 2108Devinc ^LL ttlI tt.lrirny F,ve Po,n" 2131 ciear war ^sB^SBbL*. ^^SSIP &MT* ' ' jMnHH?. - ttD^S gflBBR wMBft' '?KtmH K|H T^.o-^SlgiBEK^KSKi|B|pjgfc/ ^ ;r*. -ii Photo by Jtnoiftf Wooten r of astronomy and space sciences at Cornell so an author and host of the award-winning 1 series, "Cosmos." ary degrees were awarded to U.S. District eorge Ross Anderson Jr., S.C. House Rep. ey Newman, author and literary critic Cleanth litney Stevens, chairman and chief executive Stevens Co, Inc. C from suit action against the University of South Carolina," said Olin Purvis, attorney for Ballou's parents. "THE DECISION to dismiss the university was made because, during the pendency of fhp univprcit v'c annool 1110 ?"?-o ? >? Mia* > VI a uppvwi y TT v ** VI V, yj I U1I1U11VU from going forward with taking discovery depositions and attempting to get the remainder of the lawsuit prepared for trial," Purvis said. According to Purvis, the case will reach trial within eight to ten months because of the dismissal of charges against USC. "The court order dismissing the university expressly provides that we have the right to proceed against the remaining defendents," Purvis said. T . u.jle. prggffliBj^SI jL* '^n|' ' ^ ^ Vx / FOR FIRST TIME CLIENTS ONLY! . 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