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the Daily Collegian
California State University Fresno
FRIDAY, MARCH 10. 1989
Population about to explode
Speaker warns of
potential destruction
By Werner Kreia
Staff Writer
Thor SvitVDaitj Collegian
Warning of Impending doom facing our planet due to massive deforestation and
overpopulation, Werner Fomos of the Population Institute spoke to students Thursday.
"Compared to a nuclear explosion, [ovaIpopulauon is
a silent explosion." aid guest speaker Dr. Werner
Fornos, president of the Population Institute sincel982.
during his lecture on overpopulation on Thursday.
But the tacts he gave the attentive listening audience in
the Allison A. Peterson Auditorium showed that the ef¬
fects of this explosion could possibly be as devastating.
Fornos is a honorary professor of international rela¬
tions at the Sichuan University in China and member of
several boards concerned with overpopulation.
He is on a lecture tour through California to address the
issue of overpopulation and its economical, ecological
and political effects on our world.
In his viewpoint population explosion is co-
responsible for four major disasters this planet is
currently experiencing:
• the sh nnkmg of the world's forests,
• the heating up of the athmospere, ,
• the loss of fertile top soil for agricultural use
• the spreading of deserts.
"Five point two billion people are living on this planet
right now and the next billion will join us in less than
ten years," said Fomos and he left no doubt that the major
part of this explosion will take place in Third World
countries. ■
"These people want a little bit of what we have today:
water, food and energy." explained Fomos.
Statistics show that there will be 10 billion people in
iheyear2028.
Forest areas 40 times the size of California have aaxdy
been'destroyed in the last year out of "greed and igno¬
rance," Forao said.
The deprivation of trees has led in many cases to (be
loss of fertile lopsoil, much needed to grow food for a
nation's population.
"There are 65 nations that can't feed their population:
judge that fact in the light that in 1988 for the first time
the U.S. used more grain than it produced." said Fomos.
who was nominated for the U.N Population Award in
1987.
" We can expect the outbreak of mass starvation in the
Please see LECTURER, page S
Election posters abused
By Sanaa. M. Co»y
Suff Writer
There was anger and frustration on
campus this week as ASI elections can¬
didaies found many of their campaign
fliers defaced or missing.
As formal campaigning began earlier
this week, posters and fliers dominated
bulletin boards and bosks.
Candidates and then campaign teams in-
vested their time and money in publicity
efforts hoping io attract votes in this
year's ASI elections.
Unfortunately, publicity efforts also
attracted random vandalism as well as
tveact'amaoormlrkstractioDtpdrttacr'-
Ju CM CaVTItasUDI rTssMEXlau.
Senate candidaK RicheUe Noroyan. run¬
ning at independently, said though she
docs not believe her opponoit personally
removed ker fliers, she is still suspicious
of overaalous supporters from the other
side.
"Their signs are now hanging in the
place where mine were hanging," Nor¬
oyan said, referring to the Reality Party
of which her opponent Bryon Spicci is a
member.
But Spicci said he knows nothing of
intentional action by Reality supporters
or T»t*'<*— and said he has the same
problem with Noroyan's posters appear¬
ing where his had been.
Spicci said tearing down posters was
detrimental to al I the candidates. "It could
cost somebody a disqualification out of
the election," he said, referring io the
Election Code barring a candtdmr or
his/her supporters from intentionally de¬
facing an opponent's publicity material.
Noroyan said she considered filing a
complaint against the Reality Party but
later decided against doing so. Tm hold¬
ing off because I don't think it's the can¬
didaies specifically," she said. "It might
be over-enthusiastic friends."
Dave Pinuelas, chair of the ASI
Election Committee, said defacing or re¬
moving an opponent's fliers was a serious
campaign violation and aisoaal-ificaiion
could occur if a candidate was found » be
involved.
Though Pinuelas said the Election
Committee would bear any complaint, he
said accusations against a specific can¬
didate or supporter should be substan¬
tiated. " We cannot speculate,' he said.
"We need concrete evidence."
According io Pinuelas, the Election
Committee has never received a com¬
plaint where a candidate had actually wit¬
nessed . opponent destroying campaign
fliers. '
The "poster problems" are not unique
to this year's ASI elections according to
veteran campaigners ASI president Scon
Vick and senator Sean Ford.
"Last year I put up 1,500 posters on a
Friday night." said Ford. "By Monday
night I only had 100."
Ford said,he had problems with an
opponent removing bis posters but said
he also believes people not involved in
the elections are responsible for much of
the vandalism.
'I think there's a group out there that
has no objections to defacing property.
They are immature and won't deal within
Please see Fl.IF.RS, page 3
Drought
may cut
ag profit
By Alita Lot
Suff Writer
CSUF agriculture students may see
a drop in crop profits if the projected
drought, the one predicted for three
years to bit California in 100 years,
becomes a reality.
However, if the recent humid tem¬
perature and rain C-Onhnue., crops
could experience yeast and rot dam¬
age, said AS. Hewitt, chairman of
the CSUF plant science dt^Brtmem.
Charles Smallwood. dean of agri¬
culture scKoces. said the decrease in
profits for bom students and foun-
'da lion projects will be caused by the
higher cost of pumping welt water
versus uring ground or canal water.
1( *» don't have a significani a-
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| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1989 |
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| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
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| Full-Text-Search | the Daily Collegian California State University Fresno FRIDAY, MARCH 10. 1989 Population about to explode Speaker warns of potential destruction By Werner Kreia Staff Writer Thor SvitVDaitj Collegian Warning of Impending doom facing our planet due to massive deforestation and overpopulation, Werner Fomos of the Population Institute spoke to students Thursday. "Compared to a nuclear explosion, [ovaIpopulauon is a silent explosion." aid guest speaker Dr. Werner Fornos, president of the Population Institute sincel982. during his lecture on overpopulation on Thursday. But the tacts he gave the attentive listening audience in the Allison A. Peterson Auditorium showed that the ef¬ fects of this explosion could possibly be as devastating. Fornos is a honorary professor of international rela¬ tions at the Sichuan University in China and member of several boards concerned with overpopulation. He is on a lecture tour through California to address the issue of overpopulation and its economical, ecological and political effects on our world. In his viewpoint population explosion is co- responsible for four major disasters this planet is currently experiencing: • the sh nnkmg of the world's forests, • the heating up of the athmospere, , • the loss of fertile top soil for agricultural use • the spreading of deserts. "Five point two billion people are living on this planet right now and the next billion will join us in less than ten years," said Fomos and he left no doubt that the major part of this explosion will take place in Third World countries. ■ "These people want a little bit of what we have today: water, food and energy." explained Fomos. Statistics show that there will be 10 billion people in iheyear2028. Forest areas 40 times the size of California have aaxdy been'destroyed in the last year out of "greed and igno¬ rance," Forao said. The deprivation of trees has led in many cases to (be loss of fertile lopsoil, much needed to grow food for a nation's population. "There are 65 nations that can't feed their population: judge that fact in the light that in 1988 for the first time the U.S. used more grain than it produced." said Fomos. who was nominated for the U.N Population Award in 1987. " We can expect the outbreak of mass starvation in the Please see LECTURER, page S Election posters abused By Sanaa. M. Co»y Suff Writer There was anger and frustration on campus this week as ASI elections can¬ didaies found many of their campaign fliers defaced or missing. As formal campaigning began earlier this week, posters and fliers dominated bulletin boards and bosks. Candidates and then campaign teams in- vested their time and money in publicity efforts hoping io attract votes in this year's ASI elections. Unfortunately, publicity efforts also attracted random vandalism as well as tveact'amaoormlrkstractioDtpdrttacr'- Ju CM CaVTItasUDI rTssMEXlau. Senate candidaK RicheUe Noroyan. run¬ ning at independently, said though she docs not believe her opponoit personally removed ker fliers, she is still suspicious of overaalous supporters from the other side. "Their signs are now hanging in the place where mine were hanging," Nor¬ oyan said, referring to the Reality Party of which her opponent Bryon Spicci is a member. But Spicci said he knows nothing of intentional action by Reality supporters or T»t*'<*— and said he has the same problem with Noroyan's posters appear¬ ing where his had been. Spicci said tearing down posters was detrimental to al I the candidates. "It could cost somebody a disqualification out of the election," he said, referring io the Election Code barring a candtdmr or his/her supporters from intentionally de¬ facing an opponent's publicity material. Noroyan said she considered filing a complaint against the Reality Party but later decided against doing so. Tm hold¬ ing off because I don't think it's the can¬ didaies specifically," she said. "It might be over-enthusiastic friends." Dave Pinuelas, chair of the ASI Election Committee, said defacing or re¬ moving an opponent's fliers was a serious campaign violation and aisoaal-ificaiion could occur if a candidate was found » be involved. Though Pinuelas said the Election Committee would bear any complaint, he said accusations against a specific can¬ didate or supporter should be substan¬ tiated. " We cannot speculate,' he said. "We need concrete evidence." According io Pinuelas, the Election Committee has never received a com¬ plaint where a candidate had actually wit¬ nessed . opponent destroying campaign fliers. ' The "poster problems" are not unique to this year's ASI elections according to veteran campaigners ASI president Scon Vick and senator Sean Ford. "Last year I put up 1,500 posters on a Friday night." said Ford. "By Monday night I only had 100." Ford said,he had problems with an opponent removing bis posters but said he also believes people not involved in the elections are responsible for much of the vandalism. 'I think there's a group out there that has no objections to defacing property. They are immature and won't deal within Please see Fl.IF.RS, page 3 Drought may cut ag profit By Alita Lot Suff Writer CSUF agriculture students may see a drop in crop profits if the projected drought, the one predicted for three years to bit California in 100 years, becomes a reality. However, if the recent humid tem¬ perature and rain C-Onhnue., crops could experience yeast and rot dam¬ age, said AS. Hewitt, chairman of the CSUF plant science dt^Brtmem. Charles Smallwood. dean of agri¬ culture scKoces. said the decrease in profits for bom students and foun- 'da lion projects will be caused by the higher cost of pumping welt water versus uring ground or canal water. 1( *» don't have a significani a- |
