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OPINION 20ISPORTS ^mes ^fedison IMveisity THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21.1991 VOL. 68, NO. 40 Ising honored for environmental involvement Bam—Mia stqffwruer. Beth Ising is glad her roommate dragged her to one of the first JMU Earth meetings her freshman year. Now a junior, Ising was selected by In View Magazine as one of the two winners in the environmental preservation category of their second annual In View Awards for college women. She leaves today for a three-day, all-expense-paid trip to New York. Along with the trip, Ising will receive $2,500 in cash, and will be featured in the May/June issue of In View. There were 10 women selected as winners in five categories. During her stay in New York, Ising will tour In View's operational and editorial offices. She will also have an interview session, a photography session and a luncheon for her feature in the magazine. Ising said she and her friends celebrated Feb. 1 when she found out she had won. "My housemates were excited because the night I found out I took them all out to dinner," she said. "I took about 10 people out to dinner." Ising received the award for her contribution to the preservation of the environment. She has a long list of accomplishments in this area. In accordance with contest guidelines, Ising nominated herself for the award. Ising became involved in EARTH when it first AMY MARTINEZ /THE BREEZE formed during her freshman year. During her second year she played an instrumental part as recycling Junior Beth Ising was selected by In View magazine as one of two winners in the environmental ISING page 2 preservation category for her involvement with JMU Earth and SEAC. Despite Iraqi peace proposal, U.S. plans ground war President Bush said the proposed plan Persian Gulf for mines and Marine readiness waiting for the word to from Moscow "falls well short of what troops continued to attack Iraqi defense attack. would be required" to stop the war with lines, working to clear the way for a Other events in the last week in the • Iraq. potential land and sea assault. Gulf: — The Soviet plan, which has not Although peace plans are in the works, been fully disclosed, reportedly White House spokesman Marlin • Border clashes between Allied and Mike Consedine & demands Iraq's unconditional Fitzwater said the war "remains on Iraqi positions continued throughout Roger Friedman withdrawal from Kuwait but allows for schedule." the week. One American soldier was stqffwriters the preservation of Iraq's borders, calls killed and seven were injured during a While French and British officials While the Soviet Union and Iraq for debate on the Palestinian issue and skirmish Wednesday. In return, U.S. have said a date for a major ground make plans for peace, the United States bars any punishment of Saddam forces attacked a column of tanks and offensive has been chosen, Pentagon is continuing its preparation for a Hussein. other armored vehicles moving through officials said Wednesday that Bush has ground war. Bush did not completely reject the the Kuwaiti desert. Following meetings earlier this week plan and sent Gorbachev a detailed not yet given the word to undertake a • More than 500 Iraqi troops between Soviet President Gorbachev response to the offer. massive ground offensive, but U.S. and Tariq Aziz, Iraq's foreign minister. Meanwhile, Allied ships swept the troops are in a "hair-trigger" state of WAR page 2 2 • THE BREEZE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21,1991 Ising. CONTINUED frontpage 1 Catalyst was televised on CNN. Ising said her involvement with director by improving the recycling environmental issues began with an program on campus. earlier concern for social justice. "There was a recycling program in "I had always been concerned with six dorms and I took it campus-wide," social justice and political campaigns, Ising said. "Last year the JMU be it for offices or issue-oriented. administration took it over — that's Working for environmental justice how successful it was." became something I was really Ising was president of EARTH this interested in," Ising said. 1 " :^v V, a fall but her work with the Student Though she is now nationally Environmental Action Coalition recognized for her environmental (SEAC) required an overwhelming efforts, it was not always so amount of time. She became involved prestigious according to Ising. 1 with SEAC in her freshman year also. "I've progressed from picking up After serving as regional coordinator dirty beer cans every Saturday of SEAC for Virginia, North Carolina morning," Ising said. and South Carolina, Ising was selected Ising is a Political Science and Mass as president of the national Communication double major with an organization this summer. She devotes interest in pursuing a career in politics about 40-50 hours a week to her work after graduation. She already makes with SEAC. two trips to Washington D.C. a month Ising participated in Threshold, the as president of SEAC. Ising is from first national environmental Vienna. conference for students, in 1989. Also in the field of political science, Threshold, held at UNC-Chapel Hill, Ising has had two internships on attracted about 1700 students. Capitol Hill. This summer she will be "The group SEAC came out of that," an intern for the State Department. CWU HNMI/THE BREEZE Members of the Contemporary Dance Ensemble rehearse for "I had always been concerned with social their concert at Latimer-Shaeffer Theatre this weekend. Clockwise from Kyle Schwamt in the foreground: Kirk Johnson, justice and political campaigns, be it for Jon Zimmerman and Andre Farris. offices or issueoriented. Vtorkingfor environmental justice became something I War. was really interested in." CONTINUED from page / U.S.S. Princeton both sustained damage but were reparable. A total of Beth ising surrendered when their bunker complex seven crew members were injured. regional coordinator of Student was attacked by U.S. Apache attack • A U.S. pilot, downed in an F-16 Environmental Action Coalition helicopters. Fifteen Iraqi bunkers were fighter 40 miles into Iraqi-occupied destroyed in the operation. territories, was rescued Monday by an Ising said. "It is basically a network to Though more people are aware of • The Italian Foreign Ministry Allied mission. end the isolation of campuses. The idea environmental issues, Ising is still reported Wednesday that their Embassy is to try to unify people. SEAC is on concerned that students do not act on • Gulf War toll as of Wednesday: in Tehran, Iran, had been bombed by over 100 campuses spread out over the their knowledge. terrorists. The report also said the - U.S. troops killed: 16 combat, 33 United States today, so that just tells 1 Turkish, British and German non-combat you how huge it is." They may be inhibited in making Embassies also had been hit by - U.S. POWs: 8 Last October Ising helped coordinate their concern into actions," said Ising. terrorists. As of Wednesday, that report - U.S. MIAs: 30 the second conference called Catalyst "When students read about the had not been confirmed by die U.S. - U.S. aircraft shot down: 5 held at the University oi Illinois environmental degradation that State Department. - Allied air missions flown: 80,000+ Champaigne-Urbana campus. During continues to take place today that they • Allied sea forces increased their - Iraqi aircraft destroyed: 141 the conference, in which 7,600 are intimidated — they don't feel like search for mines after two U.S. Navy - Iraqi ships sunk, damaged: 73 students participated, she met Ralph they can make a difference. That's my ships were struck and damaged - Civilians Iraq says have been Nader, Jessie Jackson and Robert biggest concern because they can make Monday. The U.S.S. Tripoli and the killed: 967 Redford. The speech Ising gave at a difference." 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The Career Enhancement Program "is a workplace literacy partnership" between JMU's reading center and local companies, said Dr. Shirley Merlin, a JMU professor of education and the program's director. .Since 1988, certified teachers in the program have taught at workplaces from a mobile unit stocked with educational materials — providing available, inexpensive literacy help for area businesses. With the help of the grant, the program can expand classes in adult basic education, advanced reading, critical thinking, math and English as a second language, Merlin said.