The small but active Conservative Union sponsorted the "Feast for a Free Iraq" on Friday

Pro-, Anti-War Groups Clash At Free Iraq Feast
By Jenny Mertz-Shea
News Writer

Campus liberals and conservatives butted heads last week when the Conservative Union organized the Barbecue for a Free Iraq to coincide with the Fast for Peace. Both events were aimed to further interest in the potential Iraq conflict—the Barbecue was designed to support a war against Iraq while the fasters sought to promote a peaceful resolution. As the protestors were counting down the final hours of their fast, which lasted from 9 a.m. Wednesday until 5 p.m. Friday, “pro-war” students met in the Clark V social room to fire up the grill.

Iraqi Expert Dissects Conflict
By Annie Muske-Dukes
The Diamondback (University of Maryland)

The former head of the Iraqi nuclear weapons program discussed Tuesday night how the United States should approach the threats it is facing. Khidir Hamza described the terrorism conflict as asymmetric to about 100 students in Taper Hall of Humanities. “The U.S. has massive destructive power, but al Qaeda is small,” he said. “(Al Qaeda) must fight the war differently.” Hamza also spoke about his work with the nuclear weapons program, but the Iraq conflict was the main topic of his speech. “We have thousands of nuclear weapons,” he said, “but are we ready to use them? Saddam is ready to use his.”

Trustees Form Alcohol Advisory Committee
By Jeff Horwitz
News Editor

There were plenty of firemen and paramedics at Harwood Halloween this year, and most of them weren’t in costume. By the end of Harwood, Pomona’s biggest party of the year, three students were in the hospital with alcohol poisoning, one student with serious respiratory problems. In response to similar incidents, Pomona’s Student Affairs Committee will begin researching Pomona’s “alcohol culture” this week. The study, to be undertaken by the all-student Committee for Investigating the Alcohol Culture at Pomona College (CIACPC), will use questionnaires and public forums to gauge student opinion and habit regarding alcohol. When its inquiry ends in early December, the committee will present its findings to the Student Affairs Committee, which is sponsoring the study, as well as to the Pomona community at large.

Staples to Cease Using Old-Growth Forest Products
By Shane Wallin
The California Aggie (U. California - Davis)

Staples announced a stronger procurement policy for their paper products on Tuesday, marking the success of a non-traditional form of demonstration that has saved thousands of acres a year of old-growth forests. In a telephone announcement Tuesday morning, Staples Vice Chair Joe Vassalluzzo said the new procurement policy will be implemented over the next few years and will help protect endangered forests and support well-managed forests. The announcement is part of a long-term campaign started two years ago called the Paper Campaign. According to Ecopledge.com, which organized an Oct. 23 phone-in campaign to the office supply company, Staples was the first company to be targeted because they are the industry leader.