UPEI SUN Jan. 27, 1983
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Soviet Student Peace Contribution
by Alexander Lunkov, Chair— man of the Soviet Union of Students. ’
The USSR student coun- cil maintains business con- tacts with all national un- ions of students existing in more than 130 countries and with regional and int- ernational organizations of students, including assoc- iations of students—- cann— unists- socialists, liberals, radicals, conservatives, and religious.
speres to stop the arms race, to carry out disarm— ament, to create denuclear— ized zones and abolish nuc- lear weapons in Europe, both medium range and tac- tical... let money be spe- ent on the needs of educ- 'ation, not on armaments!
Such is the programme of student actions for peace. The Soviet students organized campaigns of sol idarity with the young people of Chile, Salvador, and Leban on. The students take part in
Last June, Minsk, the cap- Subbotniks and Voskresniks an
ital of Byelorussia, a cont- ituent republic in the West of the Soviet Union, was a venue of the 19th European student meeting. For the first time in the history of these meetings, it was att- ended by representatives of ultra-rightwing students of Europeand byinational uni- ons of 'Students Occupying ,, conservative positions. The recognition by all ‘Eur0pean national unions of students of the fact that defence of peace and the prevention of a new war are the main tasks today, provide the principle basis on which our forces united. This enabled the 19th meeting to adopt’ an ap— peal of the European stud- ents to the UN. It said in part, "We demand effective and urgent measures in all
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send the money thus earned to the Soviet Peace fund and to the fund of Solidarity action with the peoples fighting for their independance. The stu- dents took part in collect-
ing money for so-called "ship
of solidarity"-- ships which carried textbooks, writing materials and sports equipt— mentasagifttotheyoung people of Vietnam, Nicaragua and other countries.
The Soviet students took an active part in such large scale actions of the inter- national student movement as
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the world forum or young peo- ple and students for peace, detente and disarmament/ Hel- sinki, 1981' and the campaign organized by the Internationa Union of Students— Students for Disarmament,"No! to the Neutron Banb", and "No! to Pershings-Z and Cruise Miss—. iles in Europe".
Speaking at the recent 19t Congress of the Young Ccmmun— ist league of the Soviet Un- ion in Moscow, the IUS Pres— ident said: " Your successes are a remarkable contribution to the canton cause in the struggle of young people and students for peace, democracy and social progress. Many ini tiatives, supported by the IUS, were born here in the USSR.
As the head of the USSR Student Council, I can say that in the future we shall try to make the contribut- ion of Soviet students to the international study no- venent for peace much weigh— tier. Today we are prepar— ing for a forum on ques— tions concerning the social position of students in so- ciety to be held in Hel— sinki forum is being work— ed out nook-at anti-war meetings in many education- al institutions of the country.
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I have always been a lazy slob, one who is interested in getting minimum effort. The only way this can be accompl— ished is by improving efficiency. Interested in becoming a better stu— dent without spending a whole lot more time on the books? Check the Reading lab out. One can be taught to be more effic- ient, the result can be quite amazing!
— Joey Murphy alumnus '77
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