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m ISRAEL INDEPENDENCE DAY Film Festival Israel Information Center presents LISTENING UP: College Council members heard reports on UB's athletic funding woes and a report on the safety of the Main Street Campus nuclear reactor at Friday's meeting. Concern over the reactor arose in the community after the near disaster at Harrisburg last month, but reactor director W.Y. Chon assured the Council of its stability. \Sallah” UB Council entertains Starring Topol nuclear, athletic topics star of *Tiddler on the Roof ” by Kathleen McDonough “Prevent the Buffalo Syndrome, Close the UB reactpr,” formed the backdrop for Choif’s steady Campus Editor The safety of US’s nuclear reactor, negligible State support of University intercollegiate athletics, and next year’s student regulations combined to make Friday’s College Council meeting one Of the more lively sessions. 8:00 pm Tuesday, May 1st Conference Theatre - Squire Hall answers. Neanderthal nuances Student representative to the Council Michael Pierce said that concerned students have approached him about the Main Street campus reactor. When Chon noted that 12 percent of the nation’s electricity comes from nuclear power, remarking that without it, this country would eventually be back in tire caveman era; Pierce responded, “If we have another Harrisburg, we will indeed go back to the caveman days.” ' Dr. Wan Y. Chon, director of the Nuclear Science and Technology Facility here, described the basic design of the facility, noting that the reactor has “built-iTt safety features.” Chon assured the Council that a ADMISSION FREE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC reactor explosion is impossible, except in the case of sabotage for which security cheeks are made Chon warned the attentive Council members not to jump on the antinuclear “bandwagon” but to weijii questions \of plutonium and radiation hazards from a scientific perspective. University President Robert L. Ketter informed the Council that the every two or three hours. Even an earthquake of up to seven points on the Richter scale, Chon said, would not disturb the system. Images of the Harrisburg nuclear accident were woven within the Council’s questions. A student-held sign proclaiming The Dept, of Modern Languages & Literatures Registration advisement for Fall semester 1979 —continued on page 14- Modem Language* A Literature* Is sponsoring an advisement program for all students who are taking or who are planning to take, or who are Interested In finding out about Languages and/or Literatures. Faculty members will be available to advise students from April 26th to May 11, ’79 on such matters as: MAJORS MAJORS JOINT MAJORS minors % Placement tests study abroad SELECTION OF COURSES JOB MARKETS LANGUAGE SKILLS COME TO: Department of Modem Languages & Literatures 910 Clemens Hall - Amherst Campus 636-2191 courses In: French, German, Italian, Polish Portuguese, Russian, Spanish AND Interesting electives In Humanities