Earth First mellows,
occasionally active
■northwest]
MEDFORP (AF) — His business card lunges
for the Umber industry jugular.
"No compromise in the defense of Mother
Earth!” it rends. "Mike Roselle Outside Agile
tor.”
But Roselle, national heir apparent to lead what many consider u
mad-dog environmental group, snys Earth First no longer bites.
Accused of nearly every act of vandalism from tree spiking o
sabotaging logging equipment in southern Oregon and Northern
California, the group now merely nips on occasion, he insists
“We're more careful about unnecessarily offending people now
Roselle said. “We've gotten more sophisticated Wo ve broadened
our constituency to Includo people who wouldn't have associated
with us 10 years ago." .
Soothing words coming from tho leading spokesman of a group
the timber industry sees ns environmental terrorists
Most participants agree Earth First has evolved since l was born
a dozen years ago. But getting a handle on the group is like trying
to capture forest mist — It has no membership, no official leade rs.
n°Moot'°Earth First activist Steve Marsdun. 40. of Cave Junction,
who jokingly calls himself the group’s "tribal shaman
The former Forest Service employee Insists tho group hasn t
changed us much as the mainstream environmental movement.
which he beliovos has flowed into Earth First s camp.
"Things we were saying while standing on Bald Mountain Road
10 years ago were true." he said of protests deep In tho Siskiyou
National Forest “People see that now. It's become more main
stream because it's more accepted "
But Earth First hasn't gotten mellow. Marsdon stresses.
"If that ever happened, there would no longer lx- an Earth First.
^Perhaps one major change is the fact women have stepped into
leading roles, suggests Karen Wood. 30. of Eugene, an activist In
tho group’s Willamette chapter since 1987. .
“Earth First has attracted more women, particularly here in Or -
gon.” she said. "There used to be a perception in tho media that it s
malo-dominatod. macho. It's not."
As editor of the Earth Hirst! Journal, the Missoula, Mont, resi
dent has assumed the ceremonial leadership role. The journal has a
circulation of about 10.000. a portion of which Is International
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should put the career and com
puter centers under a micro
scope this year and decide at
the end of the year how well
their money was spent.
Graduate business student
Greg Quick agrees that It re
mains to bo seen how Iho im
provements will help the stu
dents but says he is optimistic
and understanding about the
resource fee
"I look at It as just another
fee there Is nothing you can do
anything about,” Quick said “1
hope it does the school some
good, but who knows until the
end of the year.”
Phil Kelloff, president of the
Master of Business Administru
lion Association, said most of
the students In the business
school have reacted to the fee
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graduate education are rising
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getting something for their
money," Kelloff said
Hank Oberson, the student
senator who represents the
business school, also said most
of the students tie talked to un
derstood the business school’s
need to Improve services.
"It's a crimp in the pockot
book." Oberson said, "but in
the ond wo are getting more ser
vices."
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