THE CHRONICLE MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1990 DUKE UNIVERSITY DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA CIRCULATION: 15,000 VOL. 85, NO. 142 Brodie, students observe Earth Day Women's tennis wins President details efforts to save environment third consecutive title By HELEN DOOLEY Members of the University By ANDY LAYTON According to Preyer, O'­ community joined hands on Sun­ Despite playing without its Reilly suffered cartilage dam­ day to celebrate the Earth. top player, sebior Patti O'Reil­ age to her knee during an ear­ Approximately 75 people ly, ninth-ranked Duke cap­ lier match. Preyer was unsure turned out for "Hands Across tured its third consecutive At­ how long O'Reilly would be Duke," the University's final lantic Coast Conference sidelined. program in observance of "Earth women's tennis title. The top- "I don't know what the fu­ Week." seeded Blue Devils defeated ture holds for her," Preyer "Earth Week" is in­ second-seeded and 22nd- said. "Patti's injury was more ternationally recognized as a ranked Clemson, 5-1, in Sun­ of a surprise to happen so time to promote awareness of the day's finals at College Park, close to the fACCl tour­ environment and how we can Md. nament. We had to regroup." protect it. Celebrations and "The third was really With all of its players mov­ awareness programs have taken sweet," head coach Jane ing up a notch in the seventh- place around the world, cul­ Preyer said. "It felt better ranked O'Reilly's absence, minating on Sunday, the twenti­ than the second one. freshman Julie Exum became eth anniversary of the first MARK WASMER/THE CHRONICLE "We were favored to win it, Duke's new catalyst. Exum "Earth Day." President Keith Brodie holds hands with Trinity sophomore but doing it and executing it is did not lose a game in her The 20 minute celebration, Katherine Seay (I.) to commemorate Earth Day. Seay organized another thing. I feel like we three matches and earned which included comments from the event. lived up to what we should ACC Tournament Most Valu­ President Keith Brodie, took do." able Player honors. place on the Chapel Quad. attitude [toward the environ­ Brodie spoke on the Universi­ The victory raised the Blue "I felt great out there," "You've got 200 million people ment]," said Trinity sophomore ty's continuing efforts to engage Devils' overall record to 23-3. Exum said. "I concentrated all over the world — and we're Katherine Seay, a member of in environmentally safe prac­ Duke now awaits to hear its hard this tournament. My linking arms with them, on this, Ecologically Concerned Organi­ tices. opening round opponent in main goal out on the court the 20th anniversary of 'Earth zation of Students (ECOS) and The University plans to recycle the upcoming NCAA tour­ was to concentrate on every Day,'" Brodie said. organizer of Hands Across Duke. approximately 50 percent of all nament, held May 9-13 in point and not make dumb er- "The intention of the whole "Although I'm not qualified, I'd waste produced, Brodie said. In Gainesville, Fla. See ACC, p.l, Sportswrap • world celebration is to develop a like to thank you for coming on addition, asbestos was removed new attitude — a more respectful behalf of the earth," she said. See EARTH on page 5> Hostage Polhill released by pro-Iranian terrorists By YOUSSEF IBRAHIM N.Y. Times News Service Robert Polhill DAMASCUS, Syria — Robert Kidnapped Polhill, a 55-year-old American Jan. 24, 1987 taken hostage more than three Released years ago in Beirut by pro-Ira­ April 22, 1990 nian kidnappers, was released into the custody of Syrian army officers in Beirut on Sunday. Polhill was held hostage Polhill, who was immediately by the Islamic Jihad for driven to Damascus, appeared the Liberation of Palestine. relieved but very pale and gaunt • Age 55, New York as he spoke at a news conference • Professor of business in the Syrian capital. "I want to studies and accounting at tell you I am very happy to be Beirut University College here," he said. • Currently married to his MARK WASMER/THE CHRONICLE Struggling to keep a smile, he second wife, Feryal. Polhill The real rat race said, "I am sorry I kept you wait­ has two children from his Third-year business student Joe Sylve takes out his frustrations at Fuqua's MBA games. Busi­ ing so long. Thirty-nine months first marriage. ness schools from around the country competed in this and other silly events to raise is a long time." • Polhill is a diabetic who $26,000 for Special Olympics. The Fuqua school tied UNC for the championship. Although a number of French requires daily medication. • Attended Cornell University and West German hostages have and graduated from New been freed in recent years, Pol­ York University in 1961, hill, an accounting professor at after which he began work Chinese scholars allowed to stay Beirut University College, was as a New York accountant. the first American captive to be released in Lebanon in nearly Bush order allows visitors to remain until 1994 three and a half years and the release. first during the Bush adminis­ Polhill was seized with two By SUSANNE FUCHSHUBER antees Chinese citizens employ­ Quifeng Shen, president of the tration. other American educators who Chinese students and scholars ment authorization tion until Chinese Student and Scholar As­ The last American freed was remain captives, Jesse Turner in the United States who are 1994. sociation, agreed that the exemp- David Jacobsen, former director and Alann Steen, on Jan. 24, afraid to return to their home­ The extention directly pertains' See CHINA on page 4 • of the American University 1987 by a group calling itself Is­ land need no longer fear the to all Chinese nationals who Hospital in Beirut, who was set lamic Holy War for the Libera­ threat of being forced out by the were in the United States on or free on Nov. 2, 1986 as an out­ tion of Palestine. His release United States government. after June 5, 1989, the date of Weather growth ofthe Iran-Contra affair. ended five days of suspenseful President George Bush, earlier the Chinese crackdown on stu­ Polhill's release leaves 17 and extremely delicate diploma­ this month, ordered the State dent protesters in Tienamen Theme music: Duh-dunt, cy, in which Syria had a promi­ Westerners, including 7 Ameri­ Department to waive for Chinese Square. duh-dunt . Just when you nent role. cans, missing and believed held nationals all immigration regula­ How will the presidential order thought you were through, by kidnappers in Lebanon. The United States ambassador tions requiring the government effect Chinese visitors at the here come finals. Study in the President Bush, speaking in to Syria, Edward Djerejian, ex- to force the departure of foreign University? Anna Tan, the Uni­ sun: high around 80. Florida, welcomed Polhill's See HOSTAGE on page 2 • visitors. The deferral also guar­ versity's visa specialist, and PAGE 2 THE CHRONICLE MONDAY, APRIL 23,1990 World & National Newsfile Associated Press Millions around world go green for Earth Day Argentina halts missile: The By LESLIE SHEPHERD defense minister said Argentina has Associated Press ablaze, according to the public TV net­ capital of Vilnius, which is currently halted development of a medium-range LONDON — Environmentalists col­ work NHK. fighting a Soviet energy blockade missile that experts said could carry a lected tons of garbage from Japanese designed to break its independence drive. chemical or nuclear warhead. beaches, sculpted a giant thermometer In Gdansk, Poland, students bicycled East Germans gathered near the Berlin from a French glacier to protest global through the Baltic port's Old Town to Wall to view exhibits and celebrate their warming and rallied on the world's U.S. Celebrates: Millions of Amer­ protest air pollution, and a similar protest newly won freedom to raise environmen­ streets and mountaintops Sunday to was held in Rome. Environmentalists on tal issues. Under the Stalinist regime icans cleaned up beaches and road­ mark Earth Day. sides, planted trees and listened to bicycles, roller skates and other motorless ousted in October, environmentalists had music with a message as they cele­ Organizers estimated that 200 million vehicles marched through the Lithuanian to operate underground. brated the 20th anniversary of Earth people in 136 countries took part in Day, the "environmental teach-in" that events dedicated to saving the environ­ ment. launched a movement. "If Earth Day does nothing else, it will Syria receives freed hostage . give the clear message to politicians Kremlin denies action: A top that millions of people are aware of the • HOSTAGE from page 1 The Syrian government has also Communist official said the Lithua­ problems facing the earth and what needs pressed thanks to Syria's president, Hafez pressed radical Arab organizations, in­ nian independence movement is lead­ to be done about it," said Andrew Lees, of al-Assad, and its foreign minister, Farouk cluding terrorist groups it used to sup­ ing the republic to catastrophe, and the British branch of Friends of the al-Sharaa, lauding the "effort undertaken port, to cease their activities. denied the Kremlin has imposed a to­ Earth. by the government of Syria" to bring The sharp decline of Soviet control in tal economic blockade. Students carried a globe on a stretcher, about Polhill's release. Eastern Europe has also sent a clear mes­ symbolizing a sick Earth, in a parade in The Syrian foreign minister said his sage, felt keenly here, that confronta­ COUP Crushed: Nigeria's military Hong Kong's twin city of Kowloon.