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Bowling Green State University April 25, 2003 ICE HORIZONS: MOSTLY CLOUDY Read about one of the I (Kill 60 LOW '38 skaters participating in www.bgnews.com the event; PAGE 7 A daily independent student press VOLUME % ISSUE 66 University takes a Conference to close Earth Week closer look By Carrie Whitaker our amazing lives in the resources."' Schwenning said. CAMPUS NEWS COirOR prOCCSS." "We an' depleting resources SO What can we do for the earth? As l-arth Week conies to a The conference, which will quickly, ami this will show stu- there are small tilings we can do to keep from harming the environment. It you close, the Environmental Action run from I -5 p.m. in room 208of atSARS dents how not to deplete leel motivated, here are some ways you can help Group will present a mini-con- the Union, is split up into five dif- resources." By Miranda Bond REPORTER ference Saturday. The confer- ferent parts, Including a recy- laclyn Mercede. who is in • Do everything you can to avoid purchasing, using, and throwing away plastic ence will educate students on cling workshop, a iHiokmaking charge of the bookmaking work- or styroloam. This could mean using relillable coffee mugs or reusable plates With the receni outbreak of some simple ways they can help workshop, seminar on low- shop, said this section ofihe con- and flatware. Or you could buy colas in a can and not a plastic bottle Even recy- Severe Acute Respiratory the environment, members of impact camping, seminar on ference will promote the idea of cling plastics is more difficult than recycling metal, glass, or paper Syndrome, the University is tak- I LAG said. ecofeminism and a presentation reusing materials. • Whenever you can. buy things that are used. A lot ot energy is wasted making ing precautions to ensure the "The conference ... is going to on environmental effects of the Too many people think they new items II you want a hat. shoes, or even a phone you could go to Goodwill o> safety of its students and staff. provide a rich array of important war. have to buy new things," the Salvation Army and check out their merchandise SARS has been diagnosed in and thought-provoking infor- The recycling workshop will Mercede said. "We have SO much • Try to eat and shop as locally as possible Rather than buying a shirt that is several parts of the world mation in a fairly short amount focus on the process of recycling garbage in our landfills that we made of fabric woven in Asia, dyed in Northern Africa and pieced together in including China. Singapore, ol time,'' leannie Ludlow. interim explaining how the recycling don't use and could lx' reusing." Central America, buy one thai is fully made in the United States Think ot the gas you save in shipping alone it you buy things made in the United States Taiwan, Hong Kong, and director of Women's Studies and center on campus runs and the third part of the confer- Vietnam. At this point. Bowling • Try to reduce use ol non-renewable energy sources, including oil and gasoline speaker at the conference, said. describing why recycling is ence, a seminar on low-impact Cut down on the amount of time you drive or try to organize carpools. Green has not requested that its "It's a great way lo take a break important, EAu member Julie camping, will be led liv Bryan students studying in northern from the stress of end-of-semes Schwenningsald Information emtnbuted bykmme Ludlow. inliiim directa ol Women s Studies China return home, but has ter work and learn more about "It's about conserving CONFERENCE, PAGE 2 given them the option to do so. The University has also released several recommended precautions lor its faculty, staff', and students, in the form of an e-mail, in order to safeguard their health and safety. They have recommended BEYOND BG Speaker warns that memlH'rs of the campus cancel or postpone personal or scholastic travel plans to all infected areas. All University sponsored of pollutants groups that had plans to visit any of the infected areas between now and May 15 seen By Kendra ludemann road svstein. The area had been their trips postponed I'rograms REPORTER untouched In deforestation. scheduled in the affected coun- If one were to look at our plan- Meyers saw a monk standing tries after the 15th may also be et it would not lie bard to see the in a field doing what Peterson- canceled depending on future earth is dominated by humans, Meyers thought was praying developments, according to an and lames Peterson-Meyers' lec- Upon closer inspection, he e-mail sent to students. tUre Wednesday was Iodised nil noticed the monk was playing a Students who will be affected this fact Gameboy academically by the restricted Peterson-Meyers came to the "We live in an Incredibly glob- travel will have other options to University as the keynote speak alized economy," be said, lo fulfill needed requirements,The er for Earth Week. I le spoke in Peterson-Meyers, this was a sym Center for International front of a mixed group ol sin bol that what is produced and Programs will work with these dents and faculty in the Union the lesulls of that produclion- students to make accommoda- Theater. leach all areas of the globe. tions for them. Peterson-Meyers is the senior What humans do on Earth has Tile University expressed advisor to the United Nation an effect on the globe as a whole. concern in the e-mail about vis- foundation. I le earned his doc- After many years of liunuiis itors from Asia and Toronto for torate degree in biology at the damming water, the rotation year-end activities, including University ol California at speed of Earth bus increased ami graduation. They have recom- Berkeley, lie has co-authored the the Earth lias begun to wobble mended that if students have book. Our Stolen Future, The on its axis. Peterson-Meyers said visitors from these areas com- book focuses on the effects of The development ol harsh ing to Bowling Green, that stu- pollution on fetal development. detergents also has an effect on dents ask their visitors to recon- Peterson-Meyers has invested human development. According sider their plans. As an alterna- much of his time investigating to Peterson-Meyers, research tive, videotapes of commence- birds in the far reaches of the finds that Bispbenol A. a harsh ment ceremonies will be avail- world. I le spent many years as a chemical in detergents, has led able for those who need to can- field biologist studying birds to aneuploidy, which causes cel their travel plans before he decided to try some- birth delects in lab mice. As of now, all SARS patients in thing new. "Aneuploidy is the single the United States have contract- "Stuff happens that changes biggest cause of birth defects." ed the illness through exposure your perspective." be said. Me Peterson-Meyers said, lests are from foreign travel or close con- said people, not birds, were mak- being conducted lo determine if tact, such its healthcare workers ing decisions that affected land the defect, which is a cause of or those living in the same changes. Down syndrome, is caused by household. KMwtyhcpsBGNats Peterson-Meyers then began Bispbenol A in humans as well as studying energy technologies. mice. RIGHT HAND ON GREEN: Last night freshman Rita Hawthorne played inflatable Twister at Beyond BG. He traveled to western China, in SARS,PAGE 2 The event, run by students, was a free celebration honoring graduating seniors. a valley that was far from any ENVIRONMENT. PAGE 2 Bush tries again to sway Voinovich on taxes By Jennifer Loven national security in one trip, Bush on the shop floor of a ball-bear- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS mirrored the formula he has ingfactory in North Canton. Tor UMA, Ohio — President Bush employed in other recent trips the sake of our country, for the swooped yesterday into the and foreshadowed his re-election sake of the workers of America. home state of a fellow Republican strategy. (bngtess needs to pass this jobs who refuses to go along with his Democrats, meanwhile, pre- growth package soon." drive for more than a half-trillion viewed their own election strate- Voinovich says he won't yield to dollars in new tax cuts, deriding gy against Bush: Hack die presi- a pressure tactic that seemed to supporters of a "little bitty tax dent on national security but work last time Bush was selling a relief package." Tony Dejak AP Photo sharply question his economic tax cut. Bush visited Ohio in In a two-city swing through plan. February 2001 to promote that politically strategic Ohio, Bush " One thing is certain, Hush used the first stop of his year's $1.6 trillion proposal, and toured the plant that makes die we will not impose a ninth trip to Ohio to lean on Voinovich — often skeptical Abrams MIA2 tank, the work- Sen.