1980_03 The Daily Collegian March 1980

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pinei fanr—gration aa part of last week 'a AaserAaia weak at C81JFJ_9to by Greg Trott
Nothing special about
space, author says
byJadyBoase   .
You've more than likely heard the one
about the two twins, one twin stays on
earth while the- other twin speeds
through space. The twin on earth ages
faster than the twin, travelling through
apace. Such phenomena, part of the
theory of relativity, happens not only in
space but right here on earth.
"Literally speaking, when you nip
down the street you are not going into
the future as fairt as if you were station¬
ary," aaid Paul Hewitt. The difference,
he said, is "iuiiiieesurable, but it's
there.'    ■
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Hewitt, a physicist who teaches at
.1-47 Co—tap* of San Francteco,
o (B—_ppm la—Pt i —mud_ y on
relativity and time dilate-. He darned
a abcert animated film, called 'Rekvietic
Time Dilation," and explained that whan
a person is moving he ia in a iliffsiaiit
realm of time.
i we talk of relativity aa
j out in apace,* Hewitt said.
"It's that way too, but there is notUflg
special about space."   -
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Such relativity, aaid Hewitt has bean
conjhmad by —dug atomic clocks aboard
mos scapegoats
in US economy
jet planes that travel around the world,
according to Hewitt.
"The neat thing about all this,* said
Hewitt, 'is that before the time of
Einstein, before space travel, there used
to be a limit as to how far man can travel.
With this, it all breaks down. There sre
no limits,' he said.
Hewitt is well known te his book
'Conceptual Physics* a text book used
on the high school and college level
that introduces the world of non-mathe¬
matic physica.
'My thing is learning physics without
math," he said. 'Most people is non-
science fields don't understand math.
It's an eloquent language, but people
are tone deaf to that laiiguage. There ia
an awful lot of physics you _tn talk about
without math,* he said.
Hewitt also said it is a myth that the
theory of relstivity is too complex for
most people to undents—1 It's not
ta_tcotnplex,'hesaid.
Hewitt is the co-author of 'Thirtking
Physics' a new book for lay people. The
book, said Hewitt is done in a qoaatk-
and answer format with all pictures	
byl>etaWoo<-ide
Pilipino iniidiutui_§ —r*d L_—_ox uci*
civamnBqua oJ—KT—D_nM—»c_»i in t_i_v oounU~r
as they become -scapegoats in the
weakening U.S. economy, 'a—railing to a
lawyer from this Asian Law Caucus in
San Fraii—sco.
Bil Tamayo spoke on Pilipino immigra¬
tion aa part, of AmerAsia Weak, a week-
. long celebration of Anwricsn-Aaian
ctiliiiia on campuss.
Ta__yo ss—I that s_ce the turn of _e
fsin_if**    Pilipii—*_i   mVm——XtBammiIPM   to   lbIB
country in search of jobs have been able
to get only low paying jobs with little
chance or improve—ant.
Currently, Pihpinos face job dlorriin,-
irration through job Hcana—g, Tamayo
ssid. Tests recjuired to perform a certain
job, such as nursing or «-»■*?"»"■»», are
culturally biased against Filipinos.
He added that In some instances Fili¬
pinos have been given more difficult
tests than those given whites.
Elderly Filipinos are also being har¬
assed by the In—ligration and Natural¬
ization Service, Tamayo said. When
elderly Filipinos leave and then try to
reenter the U.S. they sre asked by INS
officers if they receive any Supplemental
Security Income and other benefits from
the U.S. If they do receive govern¬
ment aid, the INS rtaiflsrates their
alien registration card and passports on
the basis that they were "likey to become
a public charge."
Tamayo said these actions by the INS
are a . result of government reports
ar-nising aliens of abusing the welfare
tryatom. He said the government is
blaming the SCM——fc woes on elderly
aliens, who, he said, often need the
money to survive.
■We must begin to build that nation-
organization and network that can effec¬
tively deal with the negative WS iiolicies
end practices," Tamayo said. "What
we must do is build the organized
mass political pressure and action that
will force a change in those harmful and
discriminatory    po——M.    The
I—a_Nate are the only viable am1 trust)
weapons thatweluiveatOTC—rposal.'
In aa interview after Us snssih,
Tamayo said the root of the rnoblem _
U.S.teTOlvementm_ePi_dppines.
Ha said the UA not only has 22 mffltery
bases in ths Phihppines but thait corpor¬
ations such aa Dole and Del Monte abo
• control Ma eenaomy.
. The-U.S. csnrenlJy provides S60 to
S8D minion a year to tha Philipoine
governmaat, Tamayo aaid. The Phili¬
ppines are mute martial law, i
they have no right to strike and i
also obey a curfew
Tamayo aaid that in many ways the
PMBpp-ae is similar to tha a———on in
Iran when the Shah waa m power.
Ha said tha Philinpine goieranisaet is
guilty of torture and opprescion.
Since the turn of the century there
have been three main waves of immigra¬
tion from the Philippmes, Tan—yo said.
The first wave came around the early
1900's te an education so they could
return to the Philippines as bureaucrats
for the U.S. colonial government.
A second wave came after WWII
in search of jobs. The last wsve began in
1966 and has cotd—wad to the present
day. T—»y have also come for jobs.
Tamayo aaid that a common thread
could be drawn bom the three waves of
immigration. He said they all left the
Phflipr—»s because tf poverty, which he
dsacrlhsd aa tha push factor. They also
sllcamain hopes of a job, which Tamayo
lshslod the poll factor
- And finally he said they have been
used ss s cheap source of labor, contin¬
ually —read to move to una—lied jobs
with the fear of dwportethai hanging over
•Some say that the idea of defending
immigrant right, is not an issue at all.
Soma say that irm—grants should be
grateful that they are here," Tamayo
aaid. -Well, no one should be grateful
for being the bottom rung of ths ladder,
te living unalor fear of deportation, or
for never having the opptat——fr to
practicehis or her precession."
Conference scholarships offered
Scholarships are being offered for
students to attend the 34th Annual
Weekend Asflom—' Conference of the
World Affairs Council of Nirrtbern Calif¬
ornia to be held May 2-4.
The grants will cover the cost of
meals, lodging and registration te the
conference, which will focus on the topic,
•Can the U.8. Still Lead?: Coping with
the Oil Crisis."
Included among the conference
speakers will be Theodore L. Eliot, Jr.,
former U.S. Anibassador to Afghan¬
istan: John Grimmo—dI, American editor
forTrWi*^Bo»Ti_f,rjonlisl_dinIaOf>o^on;
Tots sue Raiders over LA. move
RobertO. Keohane, professor of poutaad
science at Stanford University; David E.
McGiffert.saaiatanteNKTetaryrfclefense
te interna——a1 security sffairs; and
Tatenaa C. SchsOteg, professor of
sea——dee at Harvard Uul.etsity.
S—lofana—p   sranhVataons   may   be
obtained from Dr. M. Kursheed AH,
professor of mathamstics, in Room 216
of San Ramon Buia—ng five. They
should be returned to him by 6 p.m.
Friday, March 14.
For    further
Dr. All at 487-2178.
OAKLAND AP-A11 the adults sre
getting in the act, so John and Erick
Hockaday figured they would too. Tha
two -tie boys are suing tha Oakland
Jon, 10, and Erick, 9, filed suit against
theRaideremSii-UC^uumeCkxirteerlier
this weak, ct-W__og that their 9200
worth of team jackets, jerseys and the
like will becornewcrtJilesaifthe Raiders
move to Los Angeles.
'If tintry move, we won't want to wear
our Oakland Raiders stuff anymore,'
said Erich of nearby Plsssanl H-a. Td
feel bad about them if thev left.*
Numerous suits snd counterauits have
bean filed against snd by the Raiders
since it became apparent they were
going to attempt to move to Los Angeles.