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It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. vol. 66 issue 48 frlday, february 3, 1984 new/bowling green state university EPA denies acid rain controls WASHINGTON (AP) -The head of the the airborne pollution that falls as a lakes affected by acidification, he fected regions, Ruckelshaus said, Environmental Protection Agency, weak solution of sulfuric acid. Be- said. "The answer is no." triggering a flood of criticism from lieved by some scientists to originate senators representing the nation's mainly from sulfur dioxide emissions Asked several times what recom- The Senate Environment Commit- Northeast, said yesterday the Reagan of coal-burning factories and power mendation on add rain he had made tee in 1982 approved an add rain administration is not ready to propose plants in the Midwest, it is felt most in to President Reagan, Ruckelshaus control measure that would require an acid rain control program. New England and eastern Canada. would only say that he presented a Midwestern power plants to reduce Testifying before the Senate Envi- "I am deeply disappointed," re- number of options and that the presi- emissions of sulfur dioxide, but the ronment and Public Works Commit- sponded the committee's chair, Sen. dent's decision to increase research bill died before action was taken. At tee, EPA Adniinistrator William Robert Stafford, R-Vt. was a "rational" decision and "not least five acid rain bills are currently Ruckelshaus said he has met with "I am disappointed because the irresponsible." pending. more than 100 groups and individuals administration continues to be insen- on the issue in the past nine months. sitive to the plight of millions of "I feel that what the president has Such plans face intense "On the basis of the current state of Americana who live in a re- done, is supportable," Ruckelshaus from lawmakers from the scientific knowledge, the administra- gion. .. that will continue to be vic- said. "It is certainly one of the options who say it could mean i tion is not yet prepared to recommend timized by add rain unless action is that I presented to him." in the coal fields and additional sulfur • oxide controls," taken - and taken soon." electric bills. According to 1980 fig} Ruckelshaus said. Despite repeated prodding, ures from the U.S. Office of Technol- "That does not mean the door is RUCKELSHAUS SAID $127.5 mil- Ruckelshaus refused to comment on ogy Assessment, Ohio is the top closed. It simply means that before lion has been earmarked in fiscal 1985 when the administration will make a emitter of sulfur dioxide. launching the country on an expen- to address the add rain problem, up decision on add rain control. sive and potentially divisive control from $11.5 minion in fiscal I960. The Asked by Sen. Patrick Moynihan, Sen. Jennings Randolph, D-W.Va., program, we feel we need more scien- funding will go to research, to develop D-N.Y., about a report that the ad- pointed out that 40,000 West Virginia tific information." new control technology and to an ministration's decision was based on coal miners are currently without Acid rain is the common term for experimental program to restore a tally of electoral votes in the af- Jobs. Who knows, where in the heck is Aruba? Islanders taking care of business in BG Tom Reed many "bizarre" rules. The first re- omy revolves around its thriving tour- island has no major university. Con- stall reporter striction Madura encountered was ist industry. sequently, all advanced education when she and her cousin went out to Like most islands near the equator, must be done abroad and Goeloe said When about 50 University students do some social drinking. Aruba has a very arid climate and is the United States is most students' were asked to define "Aruba," many "I was 18 years old then, I was at a outlined with sandy beaches. How- first choice. bg news staff/James Youll scratched their heads and offered restaurant and I ordered a glass of ever, according to Otiligo Goeloe, Burton Beerman. director of the University's electronic music and recording some interesting insight to the baf- wine," she said. "The waiter asked to Aruba's popularity also stems from Silvine Cicilia said Florida colleges studio, looks over the music lab's workshop area. Beerman, co-founder o' fling question. see my ID. He told me I was not 21, its Las Vegas-like nightlife. have the largest Aruban enrollment. the Bowling Green New Music Festival, said that electronic music is so One student said it was a Cleveland and I told him I knew that In Aruba "Aruba has sand and sun, but it also However, she added, the University prevalent, people don't recognize it as such. suburb, another a precious gem, there is no druikinc age. I bought beer has long strips of big casino's, plush has by far the most in this section of while a third was certain Aruba was a when I was seven tor my dad. When I resorts and all-night discotheques," the country. ■' radial tire. found out about the rule I was de- Goeloe, senior industrial labor rela- pressed." tions major, said. "I think the combi- According to Goeloe the University Aruba is a Caribbean island ten According to Silvine Cicilia, a ju- nation of the two bring the people gained popularity because of tta ac- miles north of Venezuela and the here.'; t _ _ leofBu native home of 30 Univarsity atadMfar Aivbm'a population exceeds 90,000 far Current music trend Although Arubans comprise the to, is the American fast-paced fife- andispartof the chain of islands in program and its smalltown environ- fourth largest group of foreign stu- style. the Caribbean known as the ABC ment. dents at the University, Susan Ma- "It seems like everyone is in such a islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curasco) electrifies director dura said most people are unfamiliar hurry over here. In Aruba everthing which are under Dutch possession. "Many Arubans had beard of BG's with the island's location. is so laidback" Cicilia said. "If you Compared to most islands, Aruban excellent business program and that Pcrttl Skinner Electronic music was first devel- "When I tell people I'm from don't get something done today there citizens enjoy a high standard of is what most of them are here reporter oped around 1952 in Paris where Con- Aruba, they get a puzzled look on then- is no problem. You just do it tomor- living; the unemployment rate and for, "she said. "The international stu- certs of Noise were presented. face and say, 'Where?'" Madura, row." the poverty level are both very low, dent program here is also one of the Electronic music runs the gamut Beerman said electronic music began junior journalism major, said."Many according to Madura. best around. If you have trouble they from the bleeps of Star Wars to the to invade pop music with the Beatles think it is a small town in Ohio." THE LAIDBACK Arubans are a The Dutch education system is can usually help you. Plus the campus Phaser blasts of Devo, according to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Madura, who moved here in I960, contrast to their modernized island among the world's best, this is illus- is in a small town; that makes it Burton Beerman, director of the Uni- Band." and automated or mechanical said she enjoys living in the United which hosts 100 million tourists each trated by Aruba's 98 percent literacy easier to learn about the U.S. than if versity's electronic music and record- sounds are prevalent in much of to- States, but added this country has too year. Almost half the Aruban econ- rate. But, despite these factors, the we were thrown into some large dty." ing studio. day's music. ''Musical arts reflects our society He added that electronic music is and shows where we have been, largely responsible for the intense where we are, and electronic music dramatic music in television and shows where we are going," Beerman films and the eerie other-worldly mu- said. sic used in science fiction features. Ohio delegates support Jackson Electronic music includes record- Beerman recently won second place ing sounds, manipulating them and in the David Lipscomb College Elec- Saying them back as music. It also tronic Music Composition Competion. COLUMBUS (AP) - Barely two told that we can't do, we've been Democrats to run as district dele- Allen said the campaign immedi- volves live performances being ac- He will receive a $200 prize tor his months ago, Ohio supporters of the doing." gates at party caucuses Feb. 9. The ately set up a network of 'people who companied by taped music, and Beer- entry, "Romance," a work for piano Rev. Jesse Jackson worried they The latest encouraging sign for the number of delegates a candidate actu- knew people." By plugging into local man said no self-respecting band and tape-recorded sound to be per- would fall flat on their faces when Jackson campaign came Wednesday, ally receives will be determined by groups, such as black sororities and would- be without their synthesizer or formed by one person.