Page 2 --The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, September 27, 1989 Group by Bill Fink plans Earth Da Plan in the works to mark 2Oth-anniversay celebration I Former Stanford student Dennis Hayes is planning a 20th-anniversary National Earth Day celebration to take place April 22, 1990, in Ann Arbor and throughout the country. Nationwide organizers hope to put pressure on legislators, as they did 20 years ago, to pass bills such as the Clean Air Act to address the problems of chlorofluorocarbon pro- duction and the misuse of natural re- sources. On Arbor Day, 1970, millions of people across America observed Eath Day by taking part in rallies, community projects and legislation designed to help solve ecological problems. Originating as an envi- ronimental teach-in organized by Hayes, it grew to include protests in over 2,000 colleges around the coun- try. In Ann Arbor, students in sup- port of environmental action closed off Fifth Avenue to protest the pol- lution of auto-emissions and planted trees across the city. At the University, student and faculty organizers are also planning to continue this annual event under the name of "Earth Day 1990." The ,vent is designed to give the average :itizen a chance to learn about to- lay's environmental problems and to take tangible action towards solu- tions. Because the event has faded from view in recent years, local organizers hope to use education as a key tool for bringing attention to their cause. "Education is the first step toward action," said LSA senior Amy Sabin. "There are a lot of people who want to do something to help the environment but don't know how to do it." The Earth Day group, Sabin added, will try to show the "little things that anyone can do" to help the environment. Earth Day 1990 is not designed as a single day of awareness, but a year long drive to show - in a series of films, lectures, and displays - what the environmental prob- lems are, and how a single person can work for solutions. The group is planning to elicit y 1990 student help in the reduction of Styrofoam use in the University community. Nearly a third of indus- trial use of the ozone-damaging chlo- rofluorocarbons is for the production of plastic foam products such as cups and containers. Other projects include recycling drives and the ever-popular tree planting. Whether it involves student boy- cotts, petitions or protests, or just influencing people's habits, the Earth Day 1990 group hopes to bring about action from students concerning the environmental issues of today. For those interested in joining the "Earth Day 1990" group, there will be a meeting in 1040 Dana (Natural Resources) Building, today at 7:00 pm. RULING Continued from Page 1 Cohn also cited the Aug. 22 sus- pension of section 1(c) of the policy as further evidence of the policy's vagueness and the University's con- fusion over the interpretation and administration of the policy. The section stated that people were subject to discipline for behav- ior that "creates an intimidating, hostile, or demeaning environment for educational pursuits, employ- ment or participation in University sponsored extra-curricular activities." The section had direct relevance to the court case, which was filed by a University graduate student who argued the policy restricted academic freedom. The student said he was he- sitant to discuss certain bio-psycho- logical subjects, such as differences between races and sexes, because of the policy. Cohn said the release and subse- quent withdrawal of the guide and the suspension of the section "suggests that the University had no idea what the limits of the Policy were and it was essentially making up the rules as it went along." Former University policy analyst John Schwartz, who wrote much of the policy, disagreed with Cohn's assessment of the University's ac- tions. "I think what we did is constitu- tionally permissible," said Schwartz. "I am fairly confident that no one's free speech rights were infringed upon under (the original) policy." Schwartz said the free speech is- sue was paramount in the formula- tion of the policy. He said the First Amendment was "the entire debate in the three or four months of the for- mulation." "The First Amendment, for its seeming simplicity, isn't quite that easy," Schwartz said. "There are no easy black and white distinctions." Schwartz said there was no case law on the books to refer to when the University formulated the policy. "There's no case law in point," he said. "You kind of have to feel your way through it and we were the first university to do that." }" .r::: .L.,:::::..:r ..:::"%r .4.. :... : ~n.. :r . . : ::"r".::: Health& Fitness,,,, However, Schwartz did acknowl- edge that the policy "can be some- what difficult to read" and that the guide "contained examples that were incorrect." BUILDINGS Continued from Page 1 "People majoring in psychology here at the U-M better invest in a good pair of running shoes, because they will discover that their classes are dispersed all over central cam- pus," said LSA senior Maria Greene. "The psych department is everywhere and it is nowhere." A new School of Social Work is also in the works. It will be built on the field adjoining the School of Education. Approximately 80,000 square feet, the $11.5 million facil- ity will be erected through University funds and various grants. North Campus, though thought to have relatively new and excellent facilities, has considerable renova- tion and construction planned for the future, including a $32 million tech- nology-instruction center. ?a 7"e IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press and staff reports Filipino terrorists ambush and kill two Americans MANILA, Philippines - Gunmen believed to be Communist rebels ambushed and killed two American civilians working at a U.S. air base yesterday, shortly before Vice President Dan Quayle arrived to discuss the future of U.S. military installations here. A Pentagon statement in Washington said the victims were civilian employees of Ford Aerospace Corp., a contractor at Camp O'Donnell. The camp is a U.S.-run facility 12 miles from the Clark Air Base. The Americans, whose names were not immediately released, slowed their car as they approached a dump truck and jeep blocking a highway, police said. Six men sprang from the jeep and riddled the Americans' car with gunfire. The attack followed a series of bombings this month and came amid growing opposition to U.S. military installations in the Philippines. Senate votes to close bases WASHINGTON - The Senate yesterday overwhelmingly endorsed shutting down 86 military bases and scaling down five more, approving the cost-saving plan as part of a $288.2 billion military spending bill. A federal commission, in making its recommendation last December, estimated that closing the bases would create a savings of $5.6 billion over 20 years. Then Defense Secretary Frank C. Carlucci accepted the panel's plan and the House last spring upheld the proposal. The bill faced opposition from a handful of members petitioning on behalf of their home-state bases. However, the 86-14 vote spelled doom for the bases. Prior to the Senate action, Defense Secretary Dick Chaney said further cuts in the defense budget by the Democratic-controlled Congress may force him to close more bases. Lung cancer more detectable NEW YORK - Researchers have identified abnormalities in an anti- cancer gene linked to lung cancer, raising the possibility of early diagno- sis and better treatment for the 150,000 people who get lung cancer each year. During the last several years, researchers have found indirect evidence that defects in at least six genes can contribute to the formation of lung cancer. A new study has pinpointed precise chemical changes that should be useful for identifying people at high risk of getting lung cancer, or for predicting how deadly a particular case of lung cancer will be, said the au- thor of the study's findings, Dr. John Minna of the National Cancer Institute-Navy Medical Oncology Branch in Bethesda, Md. "One thing you could do would be to take people's tumors, see how many (genetic) lesions they have, and determine how virulent they are," Minna said yesterday. Dropouts may lose licenses LANSING - Students who walk out of high school would end up walking, period, under a package of bills that cleared a House committee yesterday. The bills would allow the state to suspend a dropout's driver's license, if the local school district adopted the policy and notified the secretary of state's office. Dropouts returning to school would have to pay only $1 to get their license back. Some members of the House Education Committee that approved the three-bill package said it would discriminate against the poor. Rep. Robert DeMars (D-Lincoln Park) said he liked the idea because it would be one more way to encourage students to stay in school. The ap- proach is similar to that used in other states, including West Virginia, where it cut the dropout rate by a third, he said. EXTRAS Kissing ordeal ends as lovers have nothing left to prove RENO - After 42 days of smooching, three couples have been de- clared winners in the first annual Great American Kiss-Off. The six con- testants agreed to divvy up the $10,000 top prize. "I'm just glad it's over," Fernando Gonzales said yesterday, one day after all parties embraced the pact. He and his wife, Karen, were declared the first-place finishers after they and two other couples outlasted 11 other pairs who entered the contest sponsored by a furniture company. "We thought it was going to be a two-week thing, but it turned into a marathon," said Gonzales. "I'm recovered now. But it still feels'like I'm kissing. ... It's like when you've been wearing a hat for four or five weeks and then take it off. The hat still feels like it's on." Couples had to kiss from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., in the furniture store's parking lot, with five-minute breaks each hour. POWERHOUSE GYM GYMOW * School Special* $179.00 - Now until May 1, 1990! ANN ARBOR - Open 7 days a week - 6000 Sq. 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