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TODAY Directory SPORTS OPINION 2 Switchboard 372-2601 Men's Basketball Baseball Classified Ads 372-6977 Tom plans for his future retirement Display Ads 372-2605 ^T BG administration Doubleheader Edilorial 372-6966 Sports 372-2602 interviews Iowa vs. Toledo partly Entertainment 372-2603 Falcons prepare to bat NATION Hawkeyes assistant : Slory Idea? Give us a call against Rockets in a pair cloudy weekdays from I pm.lo 5 pm..or coach Rich Walker of doubleheaders Bob Dole lends Newt Gingrich e-mail: "[email protected]" $300,000 High: 50 Low: 32 FRIDAY April 18,1997 Volume 83, Issue 137 The BG News Bowling Green, Ohio "Serving the Bowling Green community for over 75years" # Environmentalism stressed By MIKE WENDLING and JAMIE BUDZICK The BG News Former Califorina governor Jerry Brown Brown preaches Earth Day ideals warned of impending global disaster in an inter- view with The News Thursday afternoon. By JAMIE BUDZICK and economic conditions which ing business, Brown said. "We're on a totally unsustainable path." Brown The BG News reflect' a "sustainable life- "Nothing is changing. The said. "There's very little recognition given at the style." game is being played the same, political level for the true crisis that in- Environmental and political "You've got to understand and we dont know when the dustrialization represents." activist Edmund G. "Jerry" what we are now thrust into, point of no return is." Brown gave a speech on "Improving the Envi- Brown Jr. was at the Universi- because if it doesn't change, we A major problem, Brown ronment and Establishing a Sustainable Communi- ty's Kobacker Hall last night, are headed down a dark road," said, is the influence of money ty" Thursday night in Kobacker Hall. The Univer- speaking on behalf of political, Brown said. in politics. Brown, who refused sity's Environmental Action Group brought environmental and economic Brown focused much of his to take contributions over $100 Brown, a longtime environmental and political ac- reform. , speech on the idea that things while running for president in tivist, to campus as part of this week's Earth Day Featured as the University's are not headed in a positive 1992, showed his disgust at the festivities. Earth Day speaker, Brown direction. This is mainly be- business machine that our fed- "I'm going to wake people up to the fact that our shared with the near-capacity cause of the way that the eral government has become. individual and collective lives have to change if crowd his insight into glob- United States, along with other we're going to maintain freedom, creativity and alization and creating social "developed" countries, are do- • See BROWN, page three. any sense of what it is to be human," Brown said. "Most politicians arc lying and thieves to boot, so somebody's gotta blow the whistle on them. That's environment. It's poison. You throw a piece of combines populist politics with environmental what I'm doing." paper on the ground, they charge you $500. Why theory and socialist politics to launch a scathing Brown spoke with The News on everything from should you be able to put chemicals into the attack on our political and corporate leaders. the Clean Air Act to Presidental campaign finance ground? "Clinton's not biting the bullet, he's gumming the scandals, but always returned to one major theme: "You can't have 20 percent of the population of marshmallow," he said, in reference to the Presi- the massive economic, social and environmental the world grabbing eighty percent of the resour- dent's soft stand on environmental issues. "There's BG Newt Photo by Jeremy Martin damage brought on by capitalism. ces. It's not gonna fly. The fact of the matter is, a schizophrenia on the part of world leaders. They Jerry Brown talked to reporters at the University On the Great Lakes Initiative, which would that the population is growing and the impact of go to trade confrences like GATT and talk about Union Thursday prior to speaking at Kobacker tighten rules on chemical discharges into the the population is multiplying." Hall. Lakes: "You can't keep putting chemicals into the Although rambling and sometimes vague. Brown • See STRESSED, page three. Whipple finalist for ISU position □ University vice eluded on the list. "The committee contacted him president Edward and asked him if he wished to be Whipple makes Iowa included in the list," Kozac said. State's final list for the "We've been working on this for quite a while." position of vice presi- Whipple began his work in stu- dent for academic af- dent affairs at ISU as a Greek advisor before making his way fairs. up to his current position at the University. By DARLA WARNOCK Whipple said it is exciting to be The BG News included in the final list for the position at ISU, however, he is re- Iowa State University recently luctant to leave all of the possibi- released the finalist list for their lities at the University. currently empty position of vice "There are so many initiatives president for academic affairs. we are doing here," Whipple said Included in the list is Edward "It makes it extremely difficult." Whipple, vice president for stu- Whipple will be visiting ISU dent affairs May 4,5 and 6. here at the The interview process will be- University. gin at that time. Whipple will also Whipple was have the opportunity to meet asked if he with students in an open forum. wanted to be A final decision will be made considered for shortly after campus visits from the position by all candidates have been made, a search com- Kozak said. mittee at Iowa ' ISU President Mark Jischke State, accord- will make the final decision to fill ing to ISU Pro- Whipple the position. vost John Kozak. Other finalists for the position The position was vacated last include Linda Kuk, vice presi- year by long-time administrator dent for student affairs at the Tom Thielen. Rochester Institute of Technolo- New PhMo by Glu FlenlM gy in New York; Barbara Han- Kozak said the search commit- Junior exercise specialist major Michelle Cox (left) and junior mar- tee heard requests from many bia Courts apartments on a chilly Thursday afternoon. keting major Jen Brasdovich (right) wash their windows in Colum people asking Whipple to be in- • See WHIPPLE, page three. Center coordinator describes life successes □ Jeanne Wright life and I try to reflect on them She believes that harmony is year and watched the seals that health and human services all the time," Wright said. important, and tries to find time came right up to the surf," senior-level class and she also shares her feelings on She considers being able to ap- for everything. Wright said. "I love the outdoors coordinates the activities of the the greatest success of preciate life her greatest suc- Wright said at this point in her In general, running, biking, walk- Wellness and Prevention Center. her life. cess. life, many things have settled for ing." She does numerous presentations "I love life," she said. her and life is fairly simplistic. Wright said that she is fortun- and works with dietary, alcohol She said she is able to love life "I don't have a lot of personal ate that her daughters are older and drug services. By JENNIFER SCHAB because she is fortunate to have a needs," she said. so she can concentrate on her Wright works on various The BG News She enjoys spending time with Job. projects, drafting proposals for supportive family and a job she Wright explained that her job programs and networking with loves. Her biggest challenge is to her husband, Steven, and her col- Jeanne Wright, the health as a health educator at the Uni- high schools in the community. balance the different dimensions lege-age daughters, Sarah and promotions and Wellness and versity is not just 9 to S, but that She also works on conferences of life, such as her family, her Beth. They travel to Florida once Prevention Center coordinator she also works late into the even- concerning health. job and her personal time. a year, where she takes in the for the University, said she has waves, the water and the sun- ings and on weekends. "My Job Is fun, it changes found the value in life. "I wish the day was longer," shine. In addition to her duties as a Jeanne Wright "I think I have so many gifts in Wright said. "We went to California this health educator, she teaches a • See WRIGHT, page three. i , , ._ page two The BG News Friday, April 18, 1997 Mike Wendling Opinion Editor Opinion 372-6966 TOM MATHER H E After college, there's retirement There comes a time In the life of In an unusually motivated get an accountant." Do I have an ordinary every college student to look back and energetic spurl.