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By RITA K. COSBY
Senior reporter
U.S. foreign policy is entering a
crucial period of transition, Sen. Joe
Biden, D-Del., said Wednesday at
the Russell House Ballroom.
The former presidential candidate,
sponsored by the Carolina Program
Union, initially spoke about
American foreign policy, especially
regarding the Soviet Union.
Biden, 45, who reached the Senate
at the age of 29, is presently 18th in
seniority in the Senate and is considered
one of its leading foreign
policy experts. He is also chairman of
the North Atlantic Assembly Special
Committee on Nuclear Strategy and
Arms Control.
American foreign policy is at a
"watershed period," he said. He
believes there has been a lack of
defined foreign policy in the United
States since Nixon.
"A terrible beauty has been
born," he said. "Stunning changes
have not been discused or debated.
We just had a Presidential election
which proved that."
Recent changes in the Soviet Union
will inevitably affect the lives of
Americans and the rest of the world.
"For the first time since 1917," he
said, "they are financially bankrupt
an H thpir nnlitiral ic
economically bankrupt. Even their
new 'radical' leaders see that their
system does not work."
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev is
initiating many drastic changes and
initiatives, he said. The Soviet Union
will soon be voting on collectivizing
their agriculture, the concept of having
Soviet farmers owning land and
leasing for a period of 50 years.
"This is so significant," he said.
"It's like the U.S. suddenly considering
nationalizing all industries/corporations.
This is similar to what If
to 20 million lost their lives under
Stalin for."
He sees Gorbachev as the first
Soviet leader willing to play on more
than one field simultaneously ?
economics, politics and foreign
policy. Domestically, they are trying
to restructure power along Western
lines.
However, the Soviet Union is the
most bureaucritized unit in the
world, Biden said. All depends on the
bureaucracy for advancement.
"I bet they haven't even destroyed
a crossbow," he said. "If you
eliminate the stars, there's no more
limos and they lose their standard ol
living. There is no free enterprise, it's
all government jobs. There's no place
to go."
Gorbachev is truly a movei
and shaker, he said. "He's looking
like Pope John Paul with hi;
itinerary coming up."
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Gorbachev will soon be visit
nine Latin American, no
communist countries. He has a
publicly announced plans to hole
summit with the Chinese, to go
Mexico, and is talking with
Japanese about technology.
"We must see what's going <
and we're kidding ourselves if
think we can affect it. We should
opened our eyes all along. We n<
to ask ourselves what all th
changes are all about."
A recent poll in Germany shov
that 80 percent view Gorbachev
"the harbinger of peace," wher
only 51 percent saw Reagan in t
light. This opinion is held through*
Europe.
Biden asked the crowd, "Wh<
that all about? Is he trying to ca
trouble here and break up NATO
[ Other theories emerge that seek
explain the present Soviet overhz
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; economically while reducing
Europe, taking on a military def
i sive rational or this may be the f
step of an even greater scheme,
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the current Soviet system will
: economically, and Europe
socialism will jettison communisn
"Yet, there is no way their syst
now can compete with our free eni
prise," Biden said. "You can
measure security by military, but
; economics. They cannot win."
I But the United State may also
i reaching a breaking point. "We ca
; build too many more B-ls or B
Especially when we're compet
I with nations that are using tl
scientists to build Toyotas. We fii
ly figured the plan out."
Biden provided four guiding p<
for American policy.
! First, remain the most pov
ful military nation in the world, "
don't encourage nuclear superio
unless you plan to strike first."
: Second, conduct coopera
ventures with the Soviet Union. "1
i just with arms control, but v
; nuclear non-proliferation," he si
i "Let's face it, when the ozone la
goes, the Soviet Union goes first.
: Third, establish a m
; sophisticated approach toward
: Third World.
"We haven't had much luck
I picking winners. And there's 80
i tions still sorting out their futi
: Non-alignment is not necessa
bad," he said.
? Fourth, whatever fore
: policy is adopted, explain it to
American people. "We can't susi
a policy without their support,"
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but Student Government President James Franklin prepares to give Sen. Joe
rity Biden, D-Del., a special present.
tive have a difficult time because he does vote. Shake his hand because you
Mot not have this support, he said. believe in him."
zith "Bush also has something that is Biden has also learned from harsh
lid. his greatest weakness and attribute ? experience. Two weeks before he
tyer his loyalty. I bet he walked out of the took the oath of office as one of the
Iran-Contra hearings thinking the youngest U.S. senators, his wife and
ore President was doing the wrong thing baby daughter were killed and his
the all along," Biden said. two sons seriously injured in an
The Democratic Party lost not automobile accident. He also enat
because of "liberalism," but because dured a risky brain surgery in which
na- of weak, unattractive candidates, he he suffered a burst aneurysm,
ire. said. Another problem for the Biden also had an excellent chance
rily Democratic Party, he said, is that it is at gaining the Democratic nominaperceived
as the "Black Party." tion. He was the only candidate who
:ign "There's no way you can get white had the support of a majority of
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Cooperation
There are two areas which need
to be considered in any of the 18 (sec- sul
tions of the 'Guidelines for Institu- ed
tional Effectiveness') documents," po
Holderman said. "One of these areas
is process and the other is governance un
versus coordination." be
be
The process is going rapidly, he wi
said, and the proposed schedule calls sei
for it to remain rapid. The quick pace he
means that officials working with the
documents will have to do their best ins
to maintain quality and "\
coordination. no
According to the planning th<
schedule, USC must submit a ef1
description of its planning process
and a profile of the university co
describing planning issues, needs and sa
opportunities before April 1989.
USC Provost Arthur Smith was th
among those wanted to provide the Hi
commission 60 extra days to prepare a
the description. go
Proposals^
Sheheen said he favored passing thi
the proposals and changing them exi
later if warranted.
Commission member Robert th<
Williams sided with Sheheen. die
"We've gone through several
similar situations," Williams said. tat
"We should start now and change he
later on. We should pass the motion ne
as originally presented and move w<=
on." ha
But commission member Joseph de
Turner Jr. said, "It concerns me to so
go forward since Clemson and USC ha
have so many reservations against ne
passing something and 'fixing' it qu
later." ha
It was only after considerable sii
debate between USC representatives
and commission members that as
Sheheen offered the compromise that
eventually passed. B<
"I just want to send a signal to the lej
taxpayers and to the General he
Assembly that we intend to get this sic
Senate Continued J
vancement of Colored People requested
$3,545 to have Rep. Floyd qi
Flake, N.Y., to speak at the annual G;
Founder's Day Program on Feb. 13 bt
to be held in the Russell House Sc
Ballroom. ar
A second request of $450 was W
made by the NAACP to have Nelson
Rivers, NAACP state chairman,
Speak to representatives of local
schools such as Furman, Benedict ^
College, S.C. State College, Win- ai
throp and Clemson. ^
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"It all comes down to whether we
bmit the best possible plan organizby
March of '89 or submit the best
ssible plan," he said.
If the commission will grant the
iversity the extra time, Smith
lieves a good, workable plan can
created. "We can then go forward
th the commission staff and prelt
a document we all can support,"
said.
"USC is the major comprehensive
ititution in the state," Smith said.
Vhat we seek is limited ... we do
t want the commission to abandon
s course taken on institutional
fectiveness."
USC will do whatever it takes to
me to an agreement with CHE, he
id.
"There are those who would make
is a Sheheen-Holderman fight, "
olderman said. "It is not that. It is
deep concentration over process,
vernance and coordination."
inued from page 1
ng rolling, but also give USC some
tra time," Sheheen said.
Williams said he would vote for
: compromise even though he
in't like it.
"We're letting the university dic;e
to us what we should be doing,"
said. "I think we're being
gligent by not making a stand. If
: had any guts we wouldn't let it
ppen."
Legal questions also entered the
bate between CHE and USC ?
mething both Smith and Sheheen
d tried to avoid Thursday. But in a
ws conference Tuesday, Smith
lestioned whether the commission
is the legal power to issue guidelines
nilar to those being proposed.
By state law, CHE serves primarily
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Sheheen said state Rep. David
:asley, author of the Cutting Edge
?islation, is also a lawyer and that
: had never questioned the commisDn's
authority in the matter.
rom page 1
The Student Bar Association relested
$3,400 to have Judge Jean
alloway Bissell speak at its annual
mquet March 31. She is from
nith Carolina, once attended USC
id is now a federal judge in
rashiqgton D.C.
Two new senators were also sworn
i to represent the College of Social
fork. They are Elizabeth McDonald
id Danny Herres, both freshman in
le College of Social Work.
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