Interview with Wilson Alumnae Naureen Ali
Special Coffee Feature! See Center Page By Dr. LaChapelle’s Journalism I Class
See pg. 7
April 24, 2006
Wilson College
Faculty Summer Research Projects See pg. 3
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Art’s Day Collage! Back Cover, pg. 10
Vol. XXXVII, No.8
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WILSON BILLBOARD Making Use of Leftovers
By Des Arnold Leftovers, located in Gettysburg, is a small, family owned recycling business. It provides brokerage services for commercial and industrial waste, as well as manufacturing byproducts. They work with various businesses and organizations within the community to minimize electronic waste, and they also help by reusing certain electronic equipment. Heinz Weverink, the owner, started the company in 2001. “I wanted to go home to doing what I do best,” Heinz said. “It’s what I’ve done before, it’s what I enjoy doing and there was a need.” Heinz has been in the environmental field for 35 years. He worked for the state of Maryland enforcing environmental laws and also operated solid and liquid waste companies before coming to Pennsylvania. “I spent time doing lots of other things. I wanted to get back to something where I could have an impact,” he stated. His family is proud of what he does and tries to help out as much as possible. “The whole family pitches in wherever I need help. It does not matter if it is getting the company name out into the public, assisting with pickups, or just answering the phone,” Heinz said.
VPAA Candidates visit Wilson
By Sara Kann
The search is nearing its end. The Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Search Committee has narrowed it down to the final three candidates. These three candidates were on campus the past few
weeks, meeting constantly with the different constituencies on campus. The candidates met with students in the dining hall during lunch, as well as meetings in the evening in Sarah’s coffeehouse. The first candidate for the
position was Dr. Eleanor Green. She was the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. She was available to meet with RA’s and WCGA members on Thursday, March 30th at 9:00pm. During the short, ques-
tion-answer session, students received the chance to talk about Wilson, and why they were here. In return, Dr. Green was able to answer the same question. In her cover letter, Green stated, “ Believing that effective and onCon’d pg. 3, See VPAA
Wilson Environmental Conference By Matt Steiman Wilson College hosted a statewide student environmental conference on Friday April 7th and Saturday April 8th. This conference was a project of the Pennsylvania Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental Policy (PCIEP) and was collectively organized by the Mercyhurst Office of Sustainability, Dickinson College Environmental Studies Department, and Wilson’s Fulton Center for Sustainable Living. Students and professors traveled to Chambersburg from as far away as Mercyhurst College (Erie, Pa) in the northwestern corner of the state, while more local schools such as Kutztown, Gettysburg College, and Shippensburg University were also well represented. Events began on Friday night with a powerhouse lecture in Thompson Chapel by three controversial environmental leaders. Attendance at the lecture was somewhat light, but the concepts covered were deep and heavy! The evening opened up with a short speech by Kevin Tucker of
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Students stand in front of the solar panel display. Photo contributed by Matt Steiman
Greensburg, PA. Mr. Tucker, a self described “anarcho-primitivist” author and organizer, espoused a philosophy of re-wilding the culture and a movement away from domestication of animals and humans. In his early twenties, and standing tall with a full head of dreadlocks, Mr. Tucker commanded the audience with his rapid-fire style of presentation and outside-the-box way of thinking. The next speaker was John Zerzan, world renowned author on modern “green anarchist” thought from Eugene, Oregon. Mr. Zerzan is widely regarded as the author who helped catalyze the growth of the powerful Pacific Northwest anarchist movement that first gained national attention during the Seattle World Trade Organization demonstrations in November of 1999. His work is recognized as pivotal in inspiring new ways of thinking about the way we live in society, and modern culture’s impact on
the natural world. Those who chanced to meet Mr. Zerzan in person this weekend could not help but recognize the depth and academic relevance of his philosophy, as well as his genuine interest in the projects at hand. The keynote speech Friday evening was delivered by Derrick Jensen, an award-winning author and thinker from Crescent City, California. Mr. Jensen immediately put the audience at ease with his casual style (he sat on a chair on the stage, took off his shoes and sweater, and began a monologue that would last approximately 90 minutes). Derrick Jensen peppered his talk with jokes to keep the discussion light, but the concepts he covered cut deep into our consideration of the modern societal paradigm and its impact on the natural world. His premise: that no matter how we slice it, humanity is destroying the ecological balance on Earth through industrialization, and that simple steps such as recycling, letter writing, and
other soft approaches to environmental problems, will not be enough to save us. He advocated for “tearing down society” and replacing it with local culture, rooted in the natural world. He also was deeply critical of a culture in which we know the names and habits of Hollywood stars that have no impact on our lives, yet we do not know the names of edible native plants growing outside our doors. The concepts covered in the evening lectures were new to many in the audience, and the crowd sat somewhat stunned and largely silent for almost three hours. During a closing question and answer session, an April rainstorm rolled across campus, punctuating the speakers’ comments with rolling thunder and light. Following the evening lectures, a handful of brave participants made their way to Fulton Farm for a bonfire and camp-out. “Radical Folk” musicians Ryan Harvey and Evan Greer entertained the crowd at the campfire with some outstanding original acoustic music. Students and the Public Brave Cold Wind and Rain for Workshops and Discussion Campers at Fulton Farm awoke at about 6:30 am to a steady, cold drizzle that became a downpour by about 9:00 am. Those without proper tents retreated to the farm’s Owens Barn in hopes of catching a few more hours of sleep before the day began. By breakfast, most Con’d pg. 4, See ENV.