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Show DAILY UTAH MRONICLE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TT35T 5 UNIVERSITY OF UTAH NO. 98 VOL. 12 ' ! Dead docks, hogwash M in environment debate ft By Patricia J. Pusey and J. Michael Smcdley Chronicle staff i '' M t ' If America's environment were a farm, either the fox is in the chicken coop or negotiation keeps the varmint at bay. It all depends on which side of the fence you're sitting on. In Thursday's sparsely attended Challenge H Si 6 0 Debate, staunch environmentalist Lewis (1 Regenstein said we'll all be dead ducks if U.S. industry continues to befoul the air, water and land by spewing out 275 million metric tons of toxic waste each year. However, former EPA administrator Rita g Lavelle said the brouhaha about is a bunch of hogwash. pollution "The situation of toxic waste in this country is serious," said Regenstein, author of the recent book America the Poisoned and vice president of the Fund for Animals. "Everyone in this country is being exposed to cancer-causin- g chemicals, and a majority of people are dying O from it." J a Regenstein said more than 43,000 men, u women and children die a year from cancer '5o caused by toxic waste and pollutants more u people than the number killed in World War II, w HA X- - - cancer-causin- O JO Lewis Regenstein and Rita Lavelle debate on - cafitv. - issues concerning environmental W. Germany backs NATO Corterier said.-- Their tendency toward, violent demonstrations, such as the recent pouring blood over effigies, will their case ar . Germans to live beside other countries' nuclear warheads for 30 years, he said. "Any conflict in central Europe would lead to continued on page 3 A secre tive A SUU rejects fee hike . by Debbie Eldredge Chronicle staff . " : . University President Peterson addressed the ASUU Assembly on Thursday, and after his remarks, the Assembly went into an executive session to discuss a proposed change in. student activity' fees then the Assembly asked a Chronicle reporter and ASUU Chief Justice Craig Hall to leave. After the executive session, Assembly members failed to pass the proposal because of ' five negative votes. " The proposal would have altered the present student fee structure. The Division of Continuing Education would charge from its students a $4.50 activity fee, with $4 allocted to " ASUU and 50 cents allocated to the Chronicle. Presently, S9 is charged, but is not being distributed to either group. Funds designated for student fees were. previously channeled to the DCE administration. This was done without the approval of the Board of Regents or the University Institutional Council,, which is against state law. "I voted against the proposal because there were skeletons jret to be exhumed,"1 said Assembly member Dale Hagameyer. Elizabeth Larsen, ASUU vice president and assembly chairperson, had urged Assembly members to vote in favor of the proposal. "We feel the fee situation was not properly handled by the University administration and DCE, but we proposed this solution to set the i Y ' ' Chronicle staff V eventually destroy the party, he said. Corterier said he believes the best policy would be to maintain defense while seeking a more stable relationship with the Soviet Union. Germany's strategic location has forced . " I don't think there's that big of a problem, at least not for me because I come early in the morning. But there is a big problem later in The following statements were given by students who were asked by the Chronicle how they felt about the University's parking system. The interviews were conducted in the Union cafeteria and Union lounge. the day. I think the prices for parking should be lower. Every year they raise it just enough to put it out of our range." Bob Rankin Senior in Organizational Communications "There's not enough parking for the number of students here. I suppose there's no easy answer, but you have to plan on coming very early to even get a spot." Bryan Youd Junior in Industrial Engineering "My mother comes as early as 7:15 a.m., and she can't even find a close parking spot. I think the situation is really bad. I bought a parking permit, but I don't know why I can't even find a parking place. Since I'm an continued on page 3 -- " live two miles away from campus, I can park is on Guardsman Way, but the closest which is only H Mff u five blocks from my house. There is no parking problem because there is no parking. " record straight. There's nothing we can do about what happened in the past," she said. . Peterson asked students to support increasing state taxes to fund a $43 million hike in the higher education budget. Referring to a meeting he held with Gov. Scott Matheson last week, Peterson said, "I hope we Will have a proposal for a major increase in taxes. It's very important that students understand what we're doing and support us." -- . students find plenty of space at 4 a.m. by Debbie Eldredge ,t."The Qreens have not convincingly stated Although the West German peacemovement has gained wide; support, most West Germans still support NATO and the United States, according to a former West German minister of . state. , Dr, Peter Corterier, speaking at the Hinckley Institute of Politics on Thursday, said the Green Party, an group holding 27 seats in the West German Parliament, would be a fringe party without the peace movement and the controversy surrounding deployment of the Pershing 2 missiles. Despite their large following, the Greens ,; anti-nucle- U "haven't been able to come up with a credible alternative" to deployment, he said. Chronicle staff" "Eco-radica- No parking problem Despito peace movement by Maribeth Thuesan Vietnam and Korean wars combined. American industry spews out more than 275 million metric tons of toxic waste yearly. That amounts to one ton per person per year, he said. Lavelle vehemently disagreed. "America is handling toxic waste in a safe manner," she said. In accordance with strict EPA guidelines, business safely detoxifies more than 40 billion tons of waste each year. "Activists are waging a holy war to preserve government intervention into our lives :o force their choices on us," Lavelle said. ls throw rocks safely from shore and use predictable tricks to scare illiterate consumers. Environmentalists bombard the public with a "tenet of a cult: chemicals are bad," she said. "The image of Big Bad Industry is hogwash. Reporters who know they are the next Woodward and Bernstein are followers looking for a leader to harass our psychological well being." Cancer is caused from a variety of sources, Lavelle said. She quoted a recent Science magazine article that said cancer-causin- g elements are found in root beer, alfalfa sprouts and potatoes. Regenstein said the current members of the continued on page four o Jon Shuman Sophomore with undeclared major. , Considering enrollment increases at the University, Peterson said his main priority is to maintain the quality of education. He said he hopes the higher education budget will be increased, but if the Legislature refuses, he will opt for maintaining quality over open admissions. He also answered Assembly members' questions concerning parking services for students. "It angeTs me that the state doesn't see the need to build adequate parking here when they have on other campuses," he said. He said he had driven around the campus early one morning to observe the parking problem and discovered there was a definite of space. Peterson said he would lack unify the to oriented University. Because the campus a forum that commuter students, he proposed be created. It would be held during a time when classes would be cancelled or rescheduled. ' He will also be establishing hours when students can make appointments to visit with him in his Park Building office. like-t- o I'"'-- S v Shawn Thompson Junior in English "It's a real pain.. All my classes arc on lower the but only parking place I can find is ai campus, the Special Events Center. Sometimes I can V even park there. I live about three miles away, ha I ride my bike just to avoid parking. Today I bought a bus ticket for $13 a month, even though 1 already bought a parking permit for SI 7. 50. is Non-Prof- it Org. U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 1529 Salt Lake City, UT |