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              "For a Greater Loyola." The Maroon ESTABLISHED 1923 V0L.77 NO. 22 FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1999 Loyola University New Orleans Accord author visits Loyola By PIERCE PRESLEY News Editor II took a man of vision to see that "an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind." It took courage and strength to stand in the gulf and bring the disparate parties of a torn nation to the negotiations. It took patience to forge an accord that could end centuries of conflict using a radical plan — respecting differences between people. Loyola got an up-close look at the celebrated architect of the 1998 Good Friday Peace Accord last Friday in Roussel Hall. About 350 people attended the short lecture. A brief question-and-answer period followed the presentation. Vernon Gregson, religious studies professor, said Hume's perceptiveness drew him to the speech. "I really think you saw someone of really profound moral insight who solved something 30 years ago and has been able to gradually work to make it reality," he said. "In many ways I think he's a visionary." Hume emphasized the role of the European Union as a model for the peace agreement. He cited as an inspiration the union's success in bringing together former World- War II combatants. Nobel Peace Prize winner presents recipe for peace "The lessons they (the EU) have learned can be applied to other areas of conflict, because all conflict... is about the same thing: It's about seeing difference as a threat," he said. "The European Union is best example in the world of conflict resolution." Hume has been a member of the EU's parliament since its first election in 1979. Hume said difference is inescapable, but consideration is the solution to differences between peoples. "Difference is the essence of humanity; difference is a consequence of birth. The answer to difference is to respect it," he said. He did not present the Good Friday accord as the end of the peace process, but as a beginning. "When you have a deeply divided people ... and that division is reflected by the prejudice and bigotry and distrust of centuries, you don't get rid of that in a week or a fortnight," he said. "It requires what I call a healing process. "We now have the framework for the peace process: The institutions that respect the identity of both sides of our Hume speaks to students in informal forum, Pg. j STAFF PHOTO BY AMY STYER Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume describes the philosophy of The Belfast Agreement, a treaty which brought peace to Ireland. He spoke last Friday in Roussell Hall. Protest targets U.S. bombs, sanctions By ELIZABETH STUART Life and Times Editor Water thrown from a streetcar window splashed onto Dan Lut/ at a small protest of about 10 people in front of Loyola last Friday. He said he was not surprised he was doused. Lutz, a self-proclaimed ultra-left socialist and Tulane math and history sophomore, along with other people, some of whom are associated with the Coalition Against the Bombing (a newly formed anti-war group), assembled on the neutral ground in front of Loyola in the late afternoon. They held handmade signs opposing the NATO bombings in Iraq and Yugoslavia. The protest occurred just as people began to arrive for a lecture by John Hume, Nobel Peace Prize winner for his work in Ireland, giving the STAFF PHOTO BY LASHA HARDEN Suzeanne Bundy, sociology senior (right), and a Tulane student protest US bombing and sanctions on the St. Charles Avenue neutral ground Friday. Troubles illuminate Kosovo war Analysis By PIERCE PRESLEY News Editor Two of America's giants in broadcast journalism appeared on its preeminent interview show recently, across the desk from Larry King: Walter Cronkite, once considered "the most trusted man in America," and Morely Safir, whose work on 60 Minutes has made him a household name. Inevitably the talk turned to coverage of the Kosovo crisis. Comparisons were made to World War 11, the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War. Vietnam was mentioned over and over again as the war most closely related to Kosovo. And while this might be true from an American point of view, the pre-existing and historic conflict is greatly similar to the strife in Ireland. The conflicts are of a similar age, and stem from the same root: imperialism — the building and destruction of empires. Religion also plays an important part. The history of each area sets the stage for today's situation. The tides of war The Balkans received an infusion of Muslims after the native Serbs lost the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. The Ottoman Empire took Ice cream entrepenuer mixes money-making, social justice BY JULIE LaRUE Staff writer There should be a spiritual aspect to business, according to Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Company. However, businesses usually try to maximize profits without a concern for the general welfare of society, he said. Greenfield spoke in Roussel Hall Monday as part of the Father Carter Lecture Series. Approximately 400 students and 200 people from the community attended. Five flavors of Ben & Jerry's ice cream were given away after the speech at a reception in Dixon Court. Greenfield said Ben & Jerry's works towards goals that increase profits and at the same time better the community. "We've made a commitment to purchase ail our milk and cream from Vermont family farmers," he said. Ben & Jerry's also buys brownies for its Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavor from a bakery in New York City that hires homeless or unskilled people and teaches them to bake, he said. Greenfield said it is important to hold on to values in the business environment; often, business owners are concerned only with profit. He also spoke to visiting assistant sociology professor Anne Hornsby's social theory class Tuesday. About five students who were not in the class also attended. According to Hornsby, one of the things that Greenfield mentioned in class but did not say Monday evening was that he is starting a Ben & Jerry's university. It will teach employees Sec HUME. Page 3 Sec KOSOVO. Pg 4 See PROTEST, Page 4 See ICE CREAM, Page 3 j NEWS qbBH sports [ LIFE & TIMES PR team tells N.O. kids to e°^C nS 3 °n anC* [ rts stuc'ents passionate