.Political s (Continued from Page 1) powering. It is his impressive knowledge of international issues that shows students he means business. "You have to listen very carefully through the whole three hours of class because he is saying important things," h said one of Nincic's students, LSA junior Rick Magder. "I DON'T KNOW too many "professors who can talk for three hours ,,non-stop I respect him for having the knowledge to do that," Magder said. Nincic excels in lectures because he knows enough facts to tackle real issues instead of sticking solely to abstract ,theories, added LSA senior Dayne Myers, who is also in Nincic's class. By understanding both the theory and concrete problems, students remember what they learn, Myers said. Nincic's teaching style "teaches you more thanany other class. I wish every professor did the same thing," he ad- ded.. BUT NINCIC abates the praise and 4 instead says his courses are intense because of tne subject matter, not his teaching. The nuclear arms race and national security issues demand a sen- se of urgency that evades other -cour- ses. "It's difficult to give students an urgent feeling about cellular biology," said Nincic. "But when you are dealing with questions of prosperity and pover- ty, or security or insecurity, or life or death, it is somewhat easy to do." Nincic says filling his lectures with current examples not only keeps class interesting for students but also main- tains his own enthusiasm. UNLIKE SOME professors who lec- ture from the same yellowing notes year after year, Nincic writes each week's lecture during the plane ride. "I take what I teach seriously and I choose topics simply because I am in- terested in them: I don't think one could teach well if one is teaching something that he isn't personally interested in," he said. ' A genuine fervor for learning and his openess to a variety of viewpoints distinguishes Nincic from most teachers, according to his colleague and friend Jerrold Green, a political science professor. "NINCIC IS one of the last true in- tellectuals," said Green. "He's not cience prof flies to class The Michigan Daily - Friday, December 2, 1983 - Page 9 Andropov may surface at Parliament session peddling anything." And he will be greatly missed next semester, said Political Science Prof. Lawrence Mohr. "I'm sorry to lose him. We all are." Nincic's $14,000 salary for teaching the course more than covers his travel costs. but he says commuting has been a strain. HE USUALLY spends the weekend in Ann Arbor with his wife, who works in Detroit, and his 12-year-old son, before returning to New York Monday mor- nings. 'I don't know too many who three stop.' y professors can talk for hours non- - Rick Magder LSA Junior NINCIC'S WORK and what he teaches students points out that arms buildup often times is a result of a country's economic planning cycles and not necessarily a strategic threat to another nation. Yet the public, and the governments of both the U.S. and the Soviet Union tend to overlook economic issues in national security problems and view events too narrowly, Nincic said. Tunnel vision about national security issues increases the likelihood of military confrontation, he said. RASH ACTIONS such as invading Grenada are harmful because they legitimize the use of violence, Nincic said. He said such actions warrant public criticism but the public doesn't know enough about international issues to be critical. People are naive about foreign af- fairs and many are too occupied with short-term concerns to understand the potential consequences of international events, he said. "We have to understand that things which we don't see in the streets, in our homes, in our workplaces or which we don't read about in our local papers are nevertheless things which will affect the way we will live tomorrow - as much or more so whether we are going to live tomorrow," said Nincic. IN HIS classes, Nincic tries to give students the necessary tools for under- standing such vital issues that have very few - if any - evident answers. "The most you can do is provide students with the tools to think," said Nincic. "If you are dealing with issues that have no obvious answers the only way to grapple them is to think ac- tively." Most students, however, are ac- customed to more pragmatic education where answers are readily available. The most vital issues that face students and the U.S. today have no answers, but require knowledge to be understood. That responsiblity lies with the education system, but Nincic said he isn't optimistic that American schools can fulfill that role. "Our education system is just too pragmatic. One which teaches people to only establish very proximate causal links in their own destiny and the world around them," he said. MOSCOW (AP) - The Soviet Union announced yesterday that its Parliament will meet Dec. 28 and Western diplomats speculated that President Yuri Andropov will preside. Andropov has not been seen in public for 104 days. As head of the Presidium of the Parliament, Andropov's presence is considered mandatory. His reap- pearance could provide the first solid evidence on the state of the 69-year-old leader's health as well as give an in- dication of how firmly he holds power. During his absence, there have been rumors that Andropov was seriously ill and questions have been raised about An dropor .. expected to lead Parliament who is running the country. The announcement by the official Tass news agency and the government newspaper Izvestia did not mention Andropov, saying only: "The Presidium of the U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet has decided to convene the ninth session of the 10th U.S.S.R. Supreme Soviet in Moscow on December 28." But Western diplomats and Iast European sources speculated thatthe announcement of the session was delayed until yesterday because An- dropov's health was doubtful before then, and that now it was likely the Soviet leader will attend. i i i Nincic, who has taught at the Univer- sity since 1977, said he is not leaving out of dissatification with the school, but said he wants to return to New York where he grew up. Both of Nincic's grandfathers and his father were among the founding diplomats of the United Nations and as a child Nincic bounced back and forth between Belgrade, Yugoslovia and New York. Despite his family's involvement with international issues, Nincic says his interest in political science developed independently. After receiving a bachelors degree in political science in Brussels and a doc- torate from Yale University, Nincic went on to do research, including his most famous work on the economic af- fect on the arms race. "Nobody has ever taken the pains or had the creativity to demonstrate those issues as (Nincic) did with data," said Mohr. 'U' student jailed for missile protest (Continued from Page 1) Several minutes after the Ann Arbor protesters were arrested, five anti- -Cruise Missile activists from "-Milwaukee paraded-up-to the plant with a full-sized model of a Cruise Missile. The five sat down beside the replica -blocking traffic entering the plant. SHERIFF'S officers surrounded the ' group, and after a small delay to cut a chain with which one protester had fastened himself to the effigy, carted them off to be booked. Because those arrested yesterday defied the court injunction, all were arraigned on charges of contempt of court along with trespassing and con- spiracy to commit a misdemeanor. Members of the Ann Arbor protest group chose to stay in jail rather than post bond, according to Janis Michael, spokesperson for the Michigan Alliance for Disarmament. SOME OF those arrested requested Mbail because of poor conditions at the akland County jail; which has been illed beyond capacity. '~Garrigues, convicted of 'contempt ednesday, was arraigned on criminal respass charges yesterday, which :carries a maximum penalty of 30 days ',in jail and/or a $50 fine; and conspirac- y to :commit a misdemeanor, which "could bring her one year in jail or a $1,000 fine. Garrigues and Ringo, who arranged to get incompletes for all their fall classes, said they plan to remain in jail. Ringo said she would probably be "twid- dling my thumbs a lot." She said she was frightened to go to jail, but felt she must take action. Though a long-time peace activist, Ringo said the missile plant only 40 miles from Ann Arbor - "In my own back yard" - inspired her to action. "What finally outweighed the risk in going to jail was the risk is not doing it," Ringo said. "The Cruise Missile is a gigantic step in escalating a nuclear war." At Williams International, it was "business as usual," according to Dave Jolivette, Vice President of Public Relations for the corporation. he also said that "We respect their rightsfor peaceful demonstrations," but that the company has an obligation to protect the rights and beliefs of its 1400 workers at the Walled Lake site. Jolivette declined to say whether there was discussion of the protests within the plant. FO RYOU, ADRIEN ARPEL'S COMPLETE HAIR / SKIN CALENDAR MAKEOVER, 24.50 A gift to give to yourself! You will have p Deep-Cleansing Facial, prescribed for your skin. 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