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Show V Westminster College of Salt Lake City Tuesday, April 19, 1994 Volume XXXVI Issue 23 Lecturer: Environment And Economy Hold Hands Angie Francone Forum Staff Writer ' Environmental Scientist Dr. Barry Commoner spoke on Tne New Environ- mental Goal; Economic Development on Monday, April 1 1 m the Jewett Center. Commoner is a widely-know- n writer and lecturer on environmental and energy problems, and the relation these problems have to economics and political issues. His books include: The Closing Circle, The Poverty of Power, The Politics of En- ergy and Making Peace with the Planet Commoner also organized the Cen- ter for the Biology of Natural Systems at Queens College of the City University of New York in 1966. The center is known nationally for its pioneering research on environmental and energy problems. Commoner spoke about how we, as humans, must understand our environ- ment in order to improve our economy, He pointed out that most of us enjoy being out jn nature (environmentalism), and most 0f us like to eat, and in order to eat youmusthaveajob(economics).Inshort, - . nature and the economy go hand in hand, Commoner discussed the beginning 0f the environmental movement Earth 1970. was 25 That almost Day years ago; he asked us to question what we have accomplished since then. The initial goal was make a 90 percent improvement in environmental awareness by 1980. According to Commoner, wesince have aquired knowledge, data and some improvement As an average, however, 1994 Student Body Lowering Their Drug, Alcohol Intake AmyFriberg Forum Staff Writer . The 1994 results of the Alcohol and Drug Survey show that fewer people are drinking and taking drugs than in 1992. Approximately 400 students responded to a confidential Survey of Personal Habits in January. The survey also con- eluded that more students are working while going to school. The data was compared to the survey conductedin 1992. About 200 more people were surveyed in 1994, so the statistics to represent a more accurate account the student body. The classifications, age.genderandenrollmenttimeremained the same. The average age of the participants was 25 years. Most of the students were full time (74 percent). Whenstudentswereaskedabouttheir preferences in attending parties where alcohol and drugs were available, it was clear that very few preferred parties where drugs were available (3.7 percent). This compared to 29 percent who preferred parties where alcohol was available, said Dr. Robert Loveridge, statistician at Utah Valley State College who summarized the survey. Forty percent of the students surveyed in 1992 said that they preferred parties with alcohol. . Even though drinking has decreased, about indicated that they had engaged in binge drinking in the previ-ten- d ous two weeks. Binge drinking is con-o- f suming at least five drinks at a single sitting. Studentsaresufferingmorehang-abou- t overs, vomiting and regretting something they had done while inebriated, The most frequently used drug is p, Alex Smith, WCEE said it the lecture was great. There were really a lot of neat ideas. He has a great Doint of view. Im glad he could come. After the lecture Commoner answered a few questions and then signed his latest book, Making Peace with the Planet. He ended the evening with Im an ODtomisU I was bom that wav Co-Chair- of photo by Tapsa Kankkonen In a lecture given April 11 intheJewett Center, internationally acclaimed environmentalist Dr. Barry Commoner stressed the necessity of changing worldwide production methods if environmental progress is to be made, one-four- th See "Drug Use" on Page 5 Womans Board Will Hold 78th Annual Silver Tea Fundraiser The Womans Board of Westminster College will celebrate 78 years of support for Westminster at the 78th Annual Silver Tea, Saturday April 30 from 1 1 :30 a.m. -3 p.m. in the Shaw Center. A bazaar will also be held. . The traditional Silver Tea begins at 1 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. -- 1 :30 p.m. There is no fee for attending the Tea and Bazaar, but there will be a $5 luncheon charge. . Silver Tea Chairman Bobbie Doidge said the money raised at the Tea and Bazaar accounts for almost 75 percent of the funds which the W6mans Board contributes to Westminster each year. The Womans Board has a membership of 61 active members and 53 associate and honorary members. Originally as a supervisory, group for female Westminster students in 1902, the improvement has only been in the 10-2-0 percent range. What are we doing wrong? It is within our technology to do the right thing? Why arent we? The reason, Commoner said, is because we are concentrating on the wrong issue clean-uinstead of concentrating on scrub-bers for our smelters, or catalytic converters for our cars. What we should be focusing chi, ' he said, is stopping pollution all together, not cleaning up what we are emitting, Commoner's new law of the environment is, If you dont put something into the environment its not there. Commoner pointed out that this overtly simplistic statement is not being considered. Hestatedthatinordertogetridofapollutant we need to stop using it Trying to clean it up once we have emitted it is ridiculous. Commoner stated the need for humans to realize that our environmental problems do not originate in the environ- ment We produce our own problems. Commoner proposes the use of electric cars and nonTbuming power plants. It is all possible if only wed do it We must convert our inteut into auion He believes it will cost usintheshortrun,butitwillsavetheenviron- ment as well as our economy in the long run. Mark Dustin, student, said, All of his ideas should happen, but I dont think its going to happen until the costs of consuming are reflected in our prices, Then there will be a change. College, the Womans Board has pro- student scholarships, landscaping, building restoration, library books, audio visual and computer equipment, as well as countless volunteer hours in preparation for fundraising events, committee work and hostessing at college receptions. HonoraryhostessesfortheTeaRoom are wife of Westminsters current presi- dent, Barbara Dick, Dr. Charles H. Dick and wife of Westminsters late vice chan- cellor, June Shaw. Invited to pour at the tea table are Mattie Ross Consley, Maurine Decker and Joanne Young. Attending the Silver Bowl where donations are fully accepted are Jessie Wilson and Helen Smith. grate-establish- ed lot of different students, said White. The National Undergraduate Litera- Conference was held at Weber S tate University last weekend with 16 West- minster students participating. Students from around the country submitted their short Fiction and papers in Febru- for consideration to be read and dis- ary cussed with their peers. Tess Gallagher, a poet, essayist, fie- tion and screen writer, was the conference keynote speaker along with Robert Olen Butler, a fiction writer and the 1993 Pulitzer Prize winner. The conference ran last Thursday through Saturday with dents participating in readings, It was really neat to see the varied interpretations of literature, said Sopho- more Mat White, Westminster English Communications major. There were a stu-vid- J Stu- dents participated in discussions about their work and what influences they used in writing. The conference is an opportu-tur- e nity for students from around the country to meet and exchange ideas. White was introduced to the conference by Dr. Patricia Coleman of the Westminster glish department, who has participated for the past two years, Junior Heather Richards, an English Philosophy major presented her paper, A House Made of Dawn, The Crying of Lot 49, and The House of En-poet- ry, Post-Mode- rn ed w sonal studies at Westminster anVto listen to viewpoints from around the country, JjlC TcCllA Photos, photos, photos. Pages 5 & 6. Ellipsis editor gets in her last words. Page 3. Copy editor disses on religion ... but not really. 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