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Boise State University ScholarWorks Student Newspapers (UP 4.15) University Documents 4-3-2003 Arbiter, April 3 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]. Vaughan to partlcipate'ln Tori Amos to tickle keys In ,ESPN's 3-Polnt· competition the Morrison Cent,er Sunday........ == Page 8 Boise Cascade appeals recent sanction and government authorities have the operation was the litigation Bartels, Boise Corporation had Reparation and Compensation, Cascada Chile Project sate the state for the restoration constantly supported the project, over the destruction of shell to build a temporary road in represented by the Chilean and reparation of the area locat- using their political influence fragments containing archeolog- order to do the survey. , Defense Council. Judge Silva charged with destroying ed in Bay Ilque, 35 miles from and positions to approve the ical value. Bartels said the project was Opazo sanctioned Boise the city of Puerto Montt. project without revising the archeological site "There was a couple of envi- halted when a tractor operator Corporation for $200,000 in Boise' Corporation appealed technical reports by public ronmental organizations that discovered an unusual. number reparations to the site. the court's decision March 26 on ' services, academics and univer- were very strident in their efforts of broken shell fragments and The sanction is the largest By Jessica A::Errs the grounds that the disturbance sity scientists who have shown to stop the operation - they did then notified authorities. economic fine imposed on a The Arbiter ------- was unintentional and too minor concrete reasons to reject it," to be legally tried under Chilean not achieve their aims because "The disturbance was just a company for destroying archeo- the joint governments that want- tractor, just the width of its logical heritage and the environ- Fierro said. A legal complaint against the law. Geoaustral maintains that Boise Corporation bought the ed the project to go forward and blade, it was less than a hundred ment in Chile. The decision fol- Cascada Chile Project by the lows the repeal of Boise Cascada Chile still owns several Defense Council of the Chilean site for the establishment of a provided the permits - but their yards, I'd say about 80-90 yards and less than a meter deep. Corporation's rights to the properties in the Bay of I1que State resulted in a $214,000 plant to manufacture pine pan- activities did not encourage us to That's what it amounted to, the beach, sea floor and part of the and maintains control over other sanction against Boise Cascade els. Boise Cascade Building locate there, but they were only a operator didn't know there was water for the port of embarka- properties leased directly from Corporation for the destruction Solutions Communication secondary reason as to why we anything there with archeologi- tion, issued by Chile's Board of the Chilean government. This of a 5,000 year-old archeological Manager Doug Bartels said the didn't proceed," Bartels said. cal value," Bartels said. Maritime Territory on July 31, contradicts. statements made by site. plant was never built because "There's no basis for legal In September of 1998, 200 I, for failure to comply with Bartels who said that his compa- Through the project's owner after the purchase of the land, the action. By the Chilean law, the Geoaustral, an environmental the contract. ' ny does not have any other prop- Robert Crawford, Boise company's competitors expand- nature of this damage would organization in Chile, filed a . Geoaustral Tourism and erty in Chile and no interest in Corporation was found guilty of ed their supply of the product. have to be intentional and it cer- lawsuit against the project's Environmental Consultant continuing the project. the destruction of archeological- According to Bartels, the tainly was not." owner for $800,000 in archeo- Mauricio Fierro said there have "When this litigation is final- ly significant shell piles. Judge Cascada Chile Project came to a A federal environmental logical and environmental dam- been a series of irregularities in ly been resolved, we'll decide Carlos Silva Opazo of the stop primarily because the com- agency required Boise age to the site. The Second Court the Icgal processes for the pro- what to do with it, but likely Second Court of First Instance of pany was concerned about over- Corporation to conduct a geot- of First Instance of Puerto Montt ject's approval. we'll put it forth for sale," Puerto Monll, ordered Boise supply of pine panels. Bartels echnical survey during the per- accepted the complaint, titled "Not only that, but politicians Bartels said. Cascade Corporation to cornpen- said another factor in stopping mit process. According to Photo courtesy of KRT Local lobbyists encounter resistance in Washington right now our issues couldn't , Andrade said her impression However, some participants their ears, 'this needs to tive. Their meetings with us By Eli:zal:eth Puckett really be advanced even if they from the meeting was that the of the ANA lobbying confer- stopped,' especially with the were a courtesy, and they didn't The Arbiter ------- could be addressed." administration isn't overly con- ence felt as if their message was nuclear weapons proliferation even bother to take notes," Maria Andrade, a Boise cerned about these issues. Jailing on deaf ears in the face of issues developing right now," Sholz said. two Boise State students attorney specializing in immi- "It seemed very consistent war with Iraq. she said. "Most ofthe Democrats were involved in a service-learning gration issues and fair housing throughout the meetings I The event began with an Scholz said the meetings completely in support of our project with the Snake River practice, echoed Scholz's attended that no one wanted to Alliance, "Idaho's Nuclear intensive training ses- .sentiments. Andrade said rock the boat, even if they- Watchdog," spent spring break sion in lobbying she met with Sen. Larry agreed with our agenda." nuclear waste issues. lobbying for nuclear waste Craig in person, but her Andrade said they asked Craig Participants spent issues in the nation's capitol. J.'7-"'1"'!': most important meeting to call Robinson and offer aid most of their time in INEEL 1'!-;.;J<Yl'i.II':iPl'1 ';~,ra'~At- "''I:f;. The Snake River Alliance was with Donovan and support in creating the line groups of four to six sent 13 people to D.C. for their Robinson, budget direc- item proposal, but Craig would delegates at 72 sepa- ~::~;::~?!;\(l.·.. _I \ "" "' "",...;{ ~;"." ' 14th annual "D.C. Days," an tor for the DOE. not commit to calling Robinson rate meetings with event organized by the Alliance Robinson is responsible or other DOE officials. congressmen, con- ..~..•.<: {\; (:""Ii) It,;;;:::;;. for Nuclear Accountability. for the cleanup budget Andrade said she felt as if gressional aides and The ANA is an umbrella for installations. such as she wasn't engaging in mean- members of the DOD organization for 27 groups the INEEL. Andrade said ingful conversation with the nationwide that deal with and DOE: ~;:~r'~'!:'~:-~~~'2~_f~~:;:she believed he would be congressmen and Anneliese Scholz, nuclear issues, including more responsive to the administrators. a BSU freshman con- weapons, energy and waste message she carried. "Because of the lack of com- sidering an environ- cleanup. The· Snake River "It's so hard to track mitment and blatant resistance, mental studies degree, Alliance deals mainly the exactly where all the to ideas, I walked away feeling said the timing of the cleanup of waste stored at sites '~1~"=~>Jh~"-.,:.- \ ... money budgeted for that, if such a simple issue such as the Idaho National event was good, even '.fat~l" \ _-~ couldn't get consensus, how nuclear waste cleanup ifthe results were dis- Engineering and Environmental Vifl'lo,,,I,.,.p;m goes," she said. could anything ever get done in couraging. She said P'l:l!Pit!1fWi~ Laboratory. i_~:a~l "There have been the administration," she said. the meetings are The purpose Of "D:~. Days," instances where the •"The fun-stuff was the train- scheduled so the is to train groups of citizen lob- money listed for cleanup ing and learning more abous, ;ANA has a chance to byists and give them the oppor- went to parking lot environmental issues, but you'd discuss nuclear issues tunity to voice their concerns were disheartening for the most message but said that since they improvements and new drinking have to have a lot of fortitude to and ideas to members of U.S. with key figures before the bud- part. , . ' are not currently in power they go back." get for the next year goes into fountains." Congress as well as administra- "It depended-on who we really couldn't do anything. Andrade asked that new line tive members of the Department discussion. ' were meeting ,with; The Most said, in one way or anoth- "This, was ..the 'perfect items be entered into the budget of Defense and the Department time Republic~s were mostly nega- er, that the way the country feels , for us to be there, whispering in to track raw waste. cleanup. of Energy. ;. - --" News Page 2 • The Arbiter A "compelling" government .interest in creating diverse edu- cational environments.