UNIVERSITY
Speaker to discuss U.S.’s role in environment
Oxford-educated Myers will examine economic impact of environmental actions
By Carrie Dennett
Emerald Reporter
Internationally renowned environmental
scientist Dr. Norman Myers will speak on
campus today about "The U.S. Stake in the
Global Environment." The lecture will look
at the character and extent of American eco
nomic and security interests in environmen
tal factors around the world.
Myers, educated at Oxford University and
the University of California at lierkley. has
been a consultant on the environment and
development for more than HO countries. He
lived and worked in Kenya for 25 years as a
consultant for Great Britain.
Myers has undertaken projects for the
U.S. State Department, the World Bank,
United Nations agencies and the World
Wildlife Fund.
Myers has developed a detailed under
standing of the intricate balance necessary
to sustain life on this planet, liis expertise
includes rain-forest resources, gene-pool
preservation and the greenhouse effect
He has traveled widely around the world
to observe development projects that com
bine economic growth with environmental
protection in ways that art' sustainable
The lecture reviews the findings of a
lengthy policy analysis for the World Re
sources Institute in Washington. !)(' He
will discuss the main forms of environmen
tal problems, including tropical deforesta
tion. mass extinction of species, toxic
waste, the depletion of the ozone layer and
the greenhouse effect
Myers will also cover foreign-policy im
plications of the links between economic
slowdown, security, and environmental fac -
tors in many parts of the world, including
the Philippines. Central America and Mexi
co.
Myers is the author of more than 200 pa
pers published in academic and scientific
journals, and and ecptal numtcer in the pop
ular press He has also published several
laioks on subjects ranging from the growing
extinction of species to the destruction of
tropical rain forests
The lecture will take1 place in Room 150
Columbia at 7:J() p m There is no admis
sion charge, hut the lec tores presenters sav
a dollar donation would lx- applet iated
Norman Myers
U.S. Senate candidate Harry Lonsdale to speak
MEETINt IS
Student (Campaign for Disar
mament will hold a general in
terest meeting at 5 p in. in Ce
dar Room F. Call 346-4248 for
more information.
Student Senate meets to dis
cuss course availability at 6
p.m. in EMU Cedar Room A.
Call 246-3724 for details.
Et als
Survival Center office meet
ing is scheduled from 6:30 to
7:30 p m. in EMU Suite 1. Call
346-4356 for details
Black Student Union will
meet at 7:30 p.m in EMU Ce
dar Room F. Call 346-4379 for
more information.
Students for United Na
tions/Model United Nations
will meet at 6 p.m in EMU
Century Room A Cali 343-5569
for more information.
Men Against Rape will hold
its weekly meeting at 7 p.m. in
EMU Century Room 1) For
more information call
346-4206.
MKChA, the Chicano latino
student organization, meets at
5:30 p.m in the EMU Hen Lin
der Room Call 346-3508 for
more information.
Jewish Student Union week
ly meeting is at 3 p.m. in EMU
Suite 5 Call 346-4366 for de
tails.
Pre-law Society meeting will
la: at 7:30 p.m. in the EMU
Hoard Room. Call 485-6962 for
more information
OSPIRC’s hunger and home
lessness group meeting will be
at 5:30 p.m. in EMU Suite 1
Feminist activist group will
meet at 6 p.m. in EMU Century
Room B. Call 346-4248 for in
formal ion
SPEAKERS AN!) EVENTS
Democratic: senatorial candi
date Harry l.onsdale will speak
at 12:30 in the EMU Fir Room.
The speech is sponsored by
Students for Omsdale.
A forum on Ballot Measure 5
. the property tax rate limit ini
tiative. will be at 7:30 p.m. at
Washington Elementary
School. 3515 Harlow Kd. The
forum is sponsored by the Lane
County and Springfield PTA
councils and the larague of
Women Voters.
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Career Planning and Placement
Service from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31.
For more information on date
and time, visit Room 224 Hen
dricks Hall.
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mcnt trainee)
• (Chevron dorp (actminting
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resentative)
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day:
Peace Corps meets from noon
to I p.m. in tlii' EMU Walnut
Room.
The University of San Diego
lawyer's assistant program,
meets from it to It) a m in EMU
Century Room I).
MISCKII-ANFOUS
Hilles's "Jewish Perspectives
on Current Issues." scheduled
for 4 p.m., will be canceled.
CD-ROM tutorial on Sport
Discus will be at 4 p.m. in the
knight Library's roferenre de
purtinenl Call 340-2366 for
more information
Life (ihniirs a support group
offered by Women In Transi
tion, is scheduled from 7 to
6:30 p.m, Registration re
quiml Call 340-4099 for de
tails.
Summer Employment Pro
gram is sponsoring a workshop
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Room 12 Hendric ks Hull Call
346-3214 for details.
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