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The perceived terror of the electronic age is about the same. in a material sense, more people live better lives than at any other time in human history. And today, cultural riches are at the doorstep of more people than ever before. - Ifthis be the slavery of the machine, then I can only reply that those who so regard it are bemuaed by wholly romantic notions about how people really lived in past ages. The world of the next century beckons with new promise for humankind and each of us must do our share in its hMllmertt. Geoff Fellows operates the Human Resource Development Institute, P. o. Box 642, Cambridge N 1 R 5W1, providing effectiveness training for business and industry. And for a thousand years, people lived in fear of a scourge that might strike anywhere, at any time, without any apparent reason or warning. Known as the Black Death, it raged intermittently through Europe, killing as many as 10,000 people a (lay. These things were recognized as hazards of a life that was so ineomparably worth the risks that one could only accept danger as a part of life. Therefore, using the bomb as an excuse in not valid. in fact, it must mink as the greatest copout of all time. "I have listened to many such explanations from social psychologists and other people who profess to understand the wellapring of social action. I have spent many a recent evening in the theatre, where I was told that society is decaying to the point that it is not worth saving, and that the only sensible thing for a young man or woman to do is to reject the whole sorrymessandhavenopartofit. "I have read many a modern novel on the same theme, and many a serious book devoted to an analysis of what is variously called either 'the plight' or 'the predicament of modern man caught in the devitslizing. dehumanizing toils of the machine age. "I am told that man has become a number in a computer. a robot, a helpless, hapless pan on a cosmic chessboard. "My ftrat reaction, either about the danger of the thermonu- clear bomb, or about the horrors of the machine age, is one of incredulityYf - 7 - 7 It is true that this was the first generation to face the fear of mass destruction on such a global sale. but sheer visceral fear is an emotion that people have about themselves and their families, rather than about societyns arhole. Each generation has always livéd in the presence of fear, but they have never given way to such fears. Those who have lived through two world wars and the great depression know what I tnetut. . V - ___.-_ .._, u... “yup va nwunu mulullulllun. "Why plan a career and work for it, why follow traditional standards of morality, when tomorrow all civilization may diyypear tinder an atomic cloud? "We hear overly much these days about the fears of the younger generation. We are told that all the manifest troubles of our young people - cheating in college, sexual promiscuity and the use of drugs, the criminality that follows juvenile delinquency - can be explained by the fact that they live in an atmpheil'e of fear caused by the threat of atomic annihilation. - V, - -___ 'r___. “a... w mum" auu IcJuvuun. Although this was said in the 'mfdtiiiiii',, much is relevant today, as Dr. Kirk, enlargedpn this theme as follows: Last week I quoted hom a speech delivered by Dr, Grayson Kirk, president of Columbia University, in which he gave his views on the four responsibilities of the educated person. I dealt with the first three; now here is the fourth - and most important. It is to look squarely at the world and all its problems with corraLge and hope - not with fear, cynicism and rejection. o m". an- ...-- __.’J 3, u .. -:--- - _ ' Fears of the future unfounded . Buy Direct from the Manufacturer! . Save up to $800 on Some Models 0 41 Models Available, Some Clearouts q Family Size Spas $2399 . Whirlpools from $599 Whirlpool & Spa Sale Factory SuperStore Jeff Bowden, Vice-President of University Affairs, says that the help line will supplement the already overloaded counselling services the university provides and it will offer an opportunity for callers to speak to someone who knows exactly what they are experiencing. “The students understand the problem that other students are having," adds Bowden. "Not to say that professional counsellors can't, but generally the students so through the some things and cansympethiu otettpp?thj=" Work began on the Help line in April and the program has enjoyed tremendous support horn the Lsurier student body. More than 40 volunteers applied to offer assistance to their peertriumeed. Through a screening process. students who possessed any biases were eliminated, resulting in 17 volunteers - the majority of whom are senior students. Michelle Llhn Chronicle Staff Sometimes the stress of university life can be too much to handle. Thanks to a new help line, Wilfrid Laurier University’s student: can now tum to their peers for a little understanding. The Wilfrid Laurier University Student's Union has introduced a Students Help Line to provide a support system for those trying to cope with an academic career. And it is a student help line in every sense of the word - students initiated the program, students will run the program and trained students have volunteered their time to answer incoming calls. United Way tops $1 M United Way of Kitchener and Waterloo Area topped the "million dollar mark in pledges this week, hitting $1,033,899. or 31 per cent of this year's 33.3 million target. Helping the campaign top 31 million were the employees of Budd Canada and C.A.W. Local 1451, who raised $96,166, a Myer-cent increase over last year. At JM. Schneider. employees raised $58,000, while a yard sale by Raytheon Canada lad. of Waterloo raised over $8,600. "Results like these say a great deal about the kind of community in which we live," said volunteer campaign chairman Alex Brown, BuporStoro 39,000 Sq. Ft. Fsttttty ' SuperStore Alexandra Strangret, legal Resoume Director at the university. explains,that the volunteers must be unbiased in order to be a completely objective listener. "We want to offer a service that Mats can turn to with any kind of problem - to have somebody there to listen to the student regardless of what they want to say, whether its academic problems, or whether its just stress or personal relationships," she says 'There's always someone there to listen to them, not to advise them or not guide them but just to help them solve their own etri81trt1tt.t.y.ty1Aiettrrstmrtgr-tttstrum-, humming VIIIMd LerurUrtlettrittmttttutuntrubi.ja,"i mm which on“ "tttpoet for Mom .tqteehetetetg ttiestrtanynatum. "What they any is that the people of this community are pulling together to try and help those less fortunate through some tough times," Upcoming United Way fund-raising events include 'The Great University M of War’ with the University of Waterloo agsdnat Wilfrid Laurier University It the Seagrun Stadium soccer field (just oft Seagum Drive), tomorrow beginning at 1 pm. Earlier in the day (11:30 am.) the federal employees will be holding an United Way BBQ at the Commerce House, 80 Queen St. N. in Kitchener. House of Cedar 210 Regina St. N., Waterloo 885-1711 . Cedar Saunas . Cedar Lumber . Cedar Gazebos . Cedar Decks professionals at the Gsartrh Dim Conan. the m were taught to deal with any aituntion that my Iri- - situations " nation. a “his. Although the training you. ie confidential, Bowdon and Strangret admit that it filters any biases that my mill lurk within the trtudent. problems by going over their an options." , The volunteers are trained mt . 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