0 v p V 9 ! -, MIvch-ell any * El. I What we've asked for Where to vote Precinct twelve: Clague Jr. W ard Four: Precinct t hirteen: Lawton 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 OFF THE WALL 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) Maybe you should think 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. -Law Library God created evolution (In Response) no we evolved to create God. -Graduate Library Jesus Saves and Gretsky tips it in. -Church Street Computing Center KLOcR.A 80s 5Y:R 11416 6 -- WON SPMKG V.ZINN or~fls sKo M:IORE m~om mIWo. /NA ft .6Y 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. 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