Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 4-16-1990 University News, April 16 Students of Boise State University Although this file was scanned from the highest-quality microfilm held by Boise State University, it reveals the limitations of the source microfilm. It is possible to perform a text search of much of this material; however, there are sections where the source microfilm was too faint or unreadable to allow for text scanning. For assistance with this collection of student newspapers, please contact Special Collections and Archives at [email protected]. 3 7 18 , . What you can do Earth Day events The Eisenrich the to save the Earth schedule l controversy IINI"FR~ITV.--.- --- -,.---~ .. NPW~. ~-"' .. ,~ - .-.- - -,- -- -- -- -. --.. - - Boise State University April 16, 1990 Volume X Issue Twenty Three- Love -pledges to be a strong v~ice for BSU Voter turn-out for ASBSUelections by Rosemary E. Hardin he will do more to inform the com- The University News, munity about what is happening highest in years inside BSU. Eric Love and Teri Kennon He also will be working with were elected into ASBSU execu- Keiser on the university recycling by Rosemary E. Hardin tive office by a wide margin in last project, to be presented by Keiser The University News week's elections and will serve as later this week. "I would like to BSU's student body president and ensure that the proceeds from cam- Of the 8,500 full-time BSU vice president beginning April 24. pus recycling efforts be beneficial students who could have voted in TIley beat out four other pairs of to the students," Love said. For last week 's elections, only about 22 running mates for the position. example, he hopes some of the percent ended up donning blue and "It feels great that I have so money will be directed into thcchild white "I Voted" stickers. much support and so many people care center and to the library. But according to Elections have confidence in me and my lead- An "open door policy" is how Board Chair Jay Janousek, it was ership," Love, 23, said. Love described his brand of admin- the highest BSU voter participation His first order of business will istrating. "We want feedback from in years. be to meet with the senate to im- the students," he said. He intends to "Turnout was excellent for this prove the relationship between the encourage students to voice their campus compared to previous two branches. "We need to start opinions directly to him once he years," Janousek said. - mending the division between the assumes office. He said the ongoing problems executive branch and the senate." "I do feel nsu students will between the senate and executive Love said he will be spending benefit from my administration branches and the large number of the week before he is officially because I'll be a strong voice for executive tickets helped coax vot- sworn into office training inten- them. And I also feel BSU as a ers to the polIing places. "With ASBSUPresident-elect Eric Love. Nolo T0)1Of/Thfl UntYflnlty NttWl sively for his new job. To do that, whole will benefit," he said. tuition fccson the rise, students he will meet with, among others, "I want to meet with John child care programs and Iacilities, he won his because of his continued want to see their money spent outgoing President Pat Reilly and Bartels and Greg Fardcn (who also Love is this ycar'srecipient or involvement in "raising awareness wisely." ASBSU adviser Greg Blaesing to ran for -president and vice prcsi- the BSU,Prcsidclll'S, Award which about Martin Luther King"llnd for He also credited the candidates learn the ropes. dent). I want them to initiate the is presented to students for out- the other cultural projects with witllworking hard ai gelling voters Since BSUPresident John book sale they talked about during standing service to BSU. He also is which he is involved. to the polls. Keiser declared 1990 "The Year of their campaign. I would like them the youngest recipient of the Jcffcr- A social sciences major, Love Not only did more voters tum • the City," Love said he ~i11work to to head up the project and I will son Award which was presented by has been a BSU student for five out this,year.the elections were not implement community service assist them any way lean." Gov. Cecil Andrus earlier this year. years. He moved to Idaho from his hindered by internal problems such projects in which students and stu- Other issues Love plans on TIle Jefferson Award is given to native England 12 years ago. His as poster violations, according to dent organizations will be encour- advocating are the availability of outstanding Idaho citizens for their parents live in Idaho Falls. Janousek. No complaints were aged to get involved. He also said condoms on campus and improved contributions to·society. Love said' filed by rival candidates lamenting the campaign violations of their op- ponents, he said. Seepage 5 He admitted there were some glitches, like election code misin- for a terpretation and the voting booths . usually supplied by the county could Tabulation not be obtained, but Janousek called those "small problems." _ of the' Of the 1,900 votes counted, 301 senatorial ballots and 46 presi- ASBSU dential ballots had to be voided. He said there were more problems with Executive the senatorial ballots than with the presidential ballots because some ,'and voters did not understand they could 'only vote for one senator. Senatorial The election resultsarcconsid- ered "unofficial" for the 10 school "Office days after the election so that candi- dates can call for a recount. If no Ele~tion recount iscalled, then the results arc deemed official and senators and What you are looking at Is What Islett of -the Ada Lounge. You are looking through 'Results executives can be sworn in. ' Senate Chamoorsond ASBSUexecutive offices. The Ballroom Isbehind the wall on the Janousek said he docs notantici- rlght. You are standing .at the timeless threshold of The Construction Zone. pate any problems. - he ronmentalists.personal freedom and and questionable logic." . of the American people and the in- to compete in me world's markets. "BIre ers national sovereignty could be com- Accordingtoscielllificauthori- dependence of our nation to get it." Society researcher and author_ - promised, even destroyed." tics cited by the Bireh Society, the The Society insists thatthereis Gary Benoit said, "If.the global en- ques tIon This is the gist of a new John earth is not getting wanner, no one danger for America in such Slate- vironmenLaI activists consisted of a Bir'chSociely warning to the Ameri- knows the eause or the extent of ments as Colorado Sen. Tim Wirth's collection of misguided ideologues threats to canpcople. SQCietyspokcsmanJohn whatever acid rain problem exists, "We'vegottoridetheglobalwann" in academia, they would not be of F. McManus cites recent reports it is ludicrous tojump from skimpy ingissue... Even if the theory is earthshaking concern." . en vi ro nm e nt, published in the Society'saUitiated daLato an insistence that the earth's wrong, we'll be doing th,e right "Where pollution exists, it can . biweekly magazine, The New protective ozone layer is thrcatened, thing." , and should be stopped," McManus American, where an array of scien- and problems related to overpopu- The way the Birch Society sees said. But we don't have to give up tists and analysts dispute popular lation and auto emissions arc iso- it, Amerieans are being victimized national sovereignty and personal "If you swatat a mosquito with environmentalist claims, holding lated phenomena that do.not eall for by environmenLal hysteria into sup- liberty in the process. ,8 sledge hammer, you could scri~ thatsuchhighlypublicizcdcrisesas " national and international contrOls. porting huge increases in Laxes, ousty affcctthe well-being ofa lot those involving acid -min, ,global "or course, we'want a 'clean regulations and controls that will more than the inseCt. So, too, if our wanningandthegrcenhouseeffCct; and safe environment," said not improve the environment but For mqre,Eanh Day-rt!lated sto- nation accepts and acts on all the ozone depletion, andovcrpopu\a· McManus, "but we do not believe it will build govcmment power and ries, tu,,~ topages2 and3. Alsosee unproved theories of today's cnvi- tion arc based on "incomplete daLa necessary to sacrifice the freedom impair AmericanindUstry;s ability page 7for information 0/2 Earth Day events. Group installs nest boxes on campus Munger, along with ornitholo- sers, which are fish eating ducks, as gist graduate students Eric Atkin- well as woodpeckers, kestrels and by Rosemary E. Hardin son andJody Carter, and botanist, screech owls will all be able to make The University News graduate student Michael Jones new homes in the nest boxes. "One hundred to 200 yearsago, started building the nesting boxes Munger admits the plan 'may (the BSU campus) was prime wild- during Spring Break with lumber not be successful. "We're not sure life habitat," said BSU assistant donated by Guy' Harris Lumber if shy species will use these boxes:' biology professor Jim Munger. Company. Jones said that because there are But due to the encroachment So far, they have constructed moretrecsontheeastsideofFriend- six nest boxes and plan to build a ship Bridge near the dorms, nesting of Boise and the BSU campus on. Ilcnof\{lM Unlvonly N.., that natural habitat, the population total of fifty. birds are more likely to take' up of some of the birds that made their Munger said it will take the rest those boxes first. A new resident pokes her head out of a new nest box.