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Writer crusad By AMY BARCOMB Staff Writer Cults are as prevalent today as they were in the '60s and '70s. JtSji Steve Hassan can testify to that. - Jgj Hassan, the author of Combatting JHtifl Minri Cnntml \i;qc nnrp 9 mpmhpr of the Unification Church. He was a "Moonie" for more than two years. Hassan will be speaking tonight ^ at 7:30 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom on "Combatting Mind Hassan was recruited into the Unification Church when he was a JPhH junior in college. "I was, like most Jmt M people who get involved with these cults, at a transitional point in my life," Hassan said, who had jM been invited to spend a weekend with some friends. "They didn't say, 'We're trying to recruit you.' They just wanted to be my friends. But once I got to that isolated spot, I was told there would be a workshop. And at the end of three days, ^H| I was totally confused," he said. Curious, he attended a second workshop, "and by the end of that, I was gone," he said. "I dropped out of school, quit my job, donated my bank account and became a Author Steven Has full-fledged Moonie." Ballroom tonight at 7:3 m>m KTTl^ # * "^1 V ft Kjfw W nam, J^tt ?p*B ^"Sil M>2ji wHpF kJW fSSrBI Thursday Nov. 8 9pm Huj Tickets on Sale Now Limit wi CAROLINA PROGRA NO-VEMBER IS MUSIC ? The Contemporary Sounds Committee presents Friday, November 9th at 8 p.m. _________ BATTLE OF THE BANDS Admission: $2.00 Wednesday, November 14th, at 7:30 p.m. 5/-#^ <&\ FRESH A3R BEACH MUSSC PARTY Tl Admission: The Golden Spur C< presents Friday, November 16th, 1990 frc RAP NIGI4T AT CJ Saturday, November 17th, fron ALTERNATiyE MUSID NIDI Saturday, November 17t xrn. Former Lead Singer of Gu These Programs Sponsored, In Part, I es against r .**&& ^I^TWm.. i li i1 '^mT*" *' wuKtr^ * Isk san will speak at the (JSC Russell House 0 p.m. I i* Jt V . e Connells ger Street Concert Hall ed Advance $10 All Others $12.50 IP M UNION f MflYHEM month The Cultural Arts Committee presents mi ine Koger uenter hursday, November 15th at 8 p.m. $5.00-Students and $10.00-General Public jmmittee Dm 8 p.m. to Midnight LUB SPUR n 9 p.m. to Midnight IT AT DLUB SPUR hat 7:30 p.m. away adalcanal Diary 3y Student Activities Fees. cults Two and a half years later, after an automobile accident, Hassan was de-programmed. After his recovery, he began working as an exit-counselor, a person who helps others leave cult groups. Hassan has spoken all over the country on cults and the power they possess. He has lectured at many universities including Yale, Boston and Johns Hopkins. He has also been on many radio and television shows such as the Today Show. In his lectures, Hassan discusses the belief most people have that, "It'll never happen to me." He warns that being lured into a cult can happen to anyone. "The Moonies don't home in on any one ctf?mntvTv> hut rather nrev on Deo pie who are feeling emotionally vulnerable," Hassan said. 'They are likely to seek out new members during particularly stressful periods: during finals week, freshmen during orientation week and uncertain seniors about to graduate," h e said. ; Hassan's lecture will be sponsored by the Carolina Program Union. Tickets are $1 for USC students with an I.D. and $2 for the public. Women lil llSexually j! SSpeaking:;| By karl hakduin ana Lia/v MOHN Sex Columnists We hope you all had a good, safe Halloween. It's been interesting reading the wide variety of questions we are beginning to receive from you. Remember to keep them coming. It's the only way we know for sure that you are reading (and enjoying) this column. 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