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He stood up on the stage alone,
scanning the auditorium, looking
for someone, anyone, who was as
qualified for the Presidency of the
High School Senate as he was.
He saw no one..
"Are there any more nomina-
tions?" the chairperson asked.
Silence.
Joshua Brown nodded his head.
Somehow, this was the way it
should be. He was, after all, the
most qualified for the presidency.
Those who turned to him for expe-
rience saw two years of distin-
guished service on the Senate; those
who turned to him for intelligence
saw an eloquent spokesperson with
a perfect report card; those who
turned to him for social graces saw
a quiet, humble figure and a star
athlete. And most agreed he gen-
uinely cared about the school and
wanted more than just a padded
transcript. Guys admired him;
women worshipped him. Yoir ba-
sic, average Mr. Everything.
"This is the last call for nomina-
tions..."
Billy Belitz leaned back in his
chair and thought hard. I can do
that, he said to me.
"Are you sure?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said, slightly of-
fended. "Why not?"
A,
JOHN
SHEA
B loerderer
Rainforest Action Movement member talks
about saving this vanishing global treasure
INTERVIEW
Bill Foerderer is a graduate student in the School of Natural Resources.
He has been involved in the Rain Forest Action Movement (RAM) since
its inception. Recently, Froeder spoke with Daily Opinion page staffer
Kristin Hoffman.
WEEKEND: What are the goals of the Rainforest Action Movement?
FOERDERER: We're looking at the rainforest and saying that
something has to be done to address this issue. What can we realistically
do in the United States to contribute to the preservation of the rainforest?
We're not going to stop the construction of dams or any of the highways
being built. What we can do here is to educate people about the issues, to
teach them about what they can do in their daily lives to contribute to the
preservation of the rainforest. If you recycle the goods that you have,
paper products being the best and easiest, you will reduce the number of
trees that need to be cut. Some of the sources we use have documented the
use of rainforest wood for the production of paper products. The trees are
cut in Central and South America, shipped into the U.S., and turned into
paper products. So by recycling and using recycled paper, potentially you
can alleviate this need to cut rainforests. We're asking people to be
conscious of their purchases. If people know for instance, that Coca-Cola,
through Minute Maid, is contributing to the rainforest destruction -
Minute Maid was cutting rainforest for the creation of orange groves -
people can perhaps alter their purchases and purchase Tropicana products
rather than Minute Maid. If consumers know that Wendy's does not
purchase beef raised on cleared rainforest land, they can elect to eat there
rather than at Burger King or McDonald's. These are the kinds of things
we are asking people to do. These things seem perfectly reasonable when
we give them alternatives.
W: Are there other specific goals beyond consumer education?
F: Yes, we would also like to see the American government alter the way
it does its foreign economic business. The U.S. supports the World Bank,
the International Monetary Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank.
The government could exert pressure on these groups to lend more
responsibly for sustainable and appropriate projects. We're looking to
persuade our Congressional representatives to pressure U.S.
representatives to the World Bank into adopting responsible lending
policies. We can see some progress. However, there needs to be
fundamental change from within the lending system.
W: Where does the money that RAM raises here on campus go to?
F: We have helped some of the international rainforest organizations with
their projects. We, as the-Rainforest Action Movement, cannot go down
to Columbia and buy a parcel of rainforest, and then have it set aside as a
national park, and then manage it. We gave some of the money we raised
to World Wildlife Fund, to purchase rainforest land in Columbia, to the
Rainforest Action Network, which is the national organization we are a
part of, to help support the legal efforts of an indigenous tribe in
See INTERVIEW, Page 11
Made perfect sense to me. I raised
my hand: "I wish to nominate
William Francis Xavier Belitz."
Laughter. Someone quickly sec-
onded the nomination, and there
was more laughter. Billy was not
the most respected figure in our
school. He was fat; he was awk-
ward; he was slow; and he was the
butt of many jokes, but he laughed
right along with them. People liked
Billy as long as they did not have
to be his friend.
As Billy assumed the stage and
went to stand next to Joshua, the
mock cheers from the student body
became louder and louder and
louder. "BILLLLLLLLLY! !" the
students yelled, and Billy raised his
arms in triumph.
"Johnny," he said to me after-
wards. "You wanna be my cam-
paign manager?" The election was
two weeks away, and he confessed
he needed help to do well.
"Sure thing, William."
First, we worked on his appear-
ance. I got on him for poor posture.
I told him his Chicago Cubs hard
helmet did little for his image and
insisted he comb his hair and wear a
navy blazer to school for the dura-
tion of the campaign.
Then, there were the campaign
posters. My idea. We put a few of
them up in the hallways:
"WILLIAM FRANCIS XAVIER
BELITZ FOR HIGH SCHOOL
SENATE PRESIDENT" in bold
lettering and right beneath it, the.
very crux and philosophy of the
campaign - "Why not?"
People laughed. They loved it.
They ate it up.
Joshua, meanwhile, actively
campaigned within the school.
Most students participating in high
school politics took it upon them-
selves to further their cause by pre-
tending they didn't want the posi-
tion at all, but not Joshua. Between
bells, he would talk with friends
and others about what he planned
for the school if elected: a reading
program for the elementary school;
a Big Brother, Big Sister program;
charity drives; cultural outings, and
so forth.
Billy matched Joshua's energy
smile for smile but could not,
himself, come up with a thought-
provoking platform. With Billy, it
See SHEA, Page 11
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Everybody thinks about
suicide, homosexuality, and
murder but never talks about it.
Everybody talks about sports,
getting laid, getting fucked-up,
but never thinks about it.
(In Response)
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about getting fucked-up or
getting laid, and stop talking
about such morbid, shitty
thoughts.
(In Response)
Sorry, I can't help it. My
American Culture midterm is
tomorrow.
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Here is the complete list of polling
sites, divided by wards and
precincts, in the city. For ward and
precinct information, call the Ann
Arbor City Clerks office at 994-
2725.
Ward One:
Precinct one: Michigan Union.
Precinct two: Alice Lloyd Hall.
Precinct three: Community
High School, 401 N. Division St.
Precinct four: Community
Center, 625 N. Main St.
Precincts five and six:
Northside School, 912 Barton Dr.
Precinct seven: Bursley Hall.
Precinct eight: Northside
Presbyterian Church, 1679
Broadway St.
Precinct nine: Logan School,
2685 Traver Rd.
Precinct ten: Arrow Wood Hills
Center: 2566 Arrow Wood Trail
Precinct eleven: Mack School:
920 Miller Ave.
Ward Two:
Precinct one: Stockwell Hall.
Precinct two: Mary Markley
Hall.
Precincts three and four:
Angell School, 1608 S. University
Ave.
Precinct five: Evangel Temple,
2455 Washtenaw Ave.
Precinct six: Huron Towers,
2200 Fuller Rd.
Precincts eight and nine:
Green Glacier Community Center,
1001 Green Rd.
Precinct ten: Fire Station #5,
1946 Beal Ave.
Precinct eleven: Thurston
School, 2300 Prairie St.
COUNTY
Continued from Page 5
His opponent, Democrat Jan
BenDor, is the operations manager
at Eastern Michigan University's
Career Services Center. She advo-
cates bolder investment strategies,
including pooling county funds
with those of other counties in or-
der to participate in larger invest-
ment opportunities that offer higher
interest rates. She also favors in-
vesting county funds in local credit
unions.
The county clerk/register of deeds
for Washtenaw County is responsi-
ble for a variety of public services
including supervision of all county,
state, and federal elections.
Incumbent Robert Harrison, a
Republican, has held the office for
19 years. Attempting to unseat
Harrison is Democrat Kevin Mc-
Cormick. McCormick is currently
serving his third term on Ypsi-
lanti's City Council. McCormick
proposes increasing the use of
computers in the clerk's office in
addition to opening a county clerk's
office in Ypsilanti.
High School, 2616 Nixon Ka.u
Ward Three:
Precincts one and two: East
Quad.
Precinct three: Burns Park
School, 1414 Wells St.
Precinct four: Tappen Jr. High
School, 2551 E. Stadium Blvd.
Precinct five: Pattengill School:
2100 Crestland Dr.
Precincts six and seven: Aller
School, 2560 Towner Blvd.
Precincts eight and nine:
Calvary Presbyterian Church, 2727
Fernwood Dr.
Precinct ten: Scarlett Jr. High
School, 3300 Lorraine St.
Precinct eleven: Jewish
Community Center, 2935 Birch
Hollow Dr.
Precinct twelve: University
Townhouse Center, 3200 Braeburn
Circle.
RE-ELECT
NELLIE M. VARNER
Democrat
Board of Regents
University of Michigan
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