Page 8 The Clarion February 1, 1989
Cousteau Society presents lecture J^P^nese Culture Week
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Instead of naming its traditional “Man
of the Year” in January, Time Magazine
named the endangered Earth “Planet of
the Year.”
For some, saving the ecosystem may be
a new issue, but for Jacques Cousteau, the
preservation of the living sea has been his
hfework.
At the forefront of the fight to save the
world’s oceans, the Cousteau Society has
produced hundreds of legendary films and
videos of their work. Their television
series documenting the wandering of the
Calypso has touched a worldwide audience
of viewers.
One of the Cousteau Society’s main
spokespersons and explorers will address
Brevard College audiences on Tuesday,
Feb. 7, at 8:15 p.m. in Dunham
Auditorium.
Cousteau team member David Brown
will discuss and show a film titled
“Threats to the Global Ocean.”
Brown has served with Cousteau since
1984, dividing his time between working as
a lecturer and onboard undersea explorer.
Brown has sailed both oceans aboard the
Calypso and the windship, Alcyone, learn
ing of the wildlife, terrain and people of
diverse regions from the Caribbean to
Alaska and into the South Pacific.
He has assisted in research projects
from Cuba to New Guinea, and experienc
ed the array of coral reef life from the
Virgin Islands to Australia’s Great Barrier
Reef.
Continuing to observe and document
whales, dolphins and porpoises above and
below water, he has witnessed 40-ton
humpback whales in courtship off Maui —
as well as orca, or killer whales, hunting
off Wuvulu.
Other Cousteau Society projects have
taken him up some of the great river
systems including the Amazon, the
Orinoco, the Mississippi and the St.
Lawrence.
As a photographoher and
oceanographer. Brown participated in the
recent filming of "Rediscovery of the
World” which has taken Cousteau teams
completely around what they call “the
water planet.”
It is the Cousteau Society’s mission to
document and interpret humanity’s rela
tionship to the glot>al ocean. Major threats
to the living sea occur where sea meets
shore, bringing humankind into direct con
tact with the ocean.
This presentation will discuss such
threats as the release of wastes into the en
vironment at a greater rate than they can
t>e assimilated; the conversion of complex,
highly diverse ecosystems into low-
diversity, predominantly human
ecosystems; and the increasing demands
of too many people on natural resources.
Examples from Cousteau Society
studies underscore the problems in the
Mediterranean Sea. the southern Califor
nia coast, the Mississippi/Missouri River
system, the Amazon River, coral reef
systems, and the islands of Haiti.
The Cousteau Society lecture is pari of
the Brevard College Life and Culture
Series. The public is invited. There is no
admission charge.
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Cousteau Society speaker David Brown.
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Brevard College’s Division of Continuing
Education is offering its first “Japanese
Culture Week,” Jan. 29 — Feb. 3, accor
ding to Dean of the College Harry Langley.
The special activity, which will include
four videofilms narrated by Jane
Seymour, will be held in Room 125
McLarty-Goodson Classroom Building
from 5:30 — 7 p.m. The films will provide a
comprehensive look at Japan of today as a
direct descendant of the Japan of the
shoguns and samurai.
Photographed in all its splendor arid
cruelty (by Coronet Film and Video) are ,
the secrets of a country whose culture
gives equal importance and stature to
tranquil tea gardens and aggressive cor
porate boardrooms.
The four films and dates include: Jan. 29
— “The Electronic Tribe; ” Jan. 30 —“The
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The great outdoors
can be fun for everyone
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('.liiriiin Ht‘[)orl(>r
Do you find your weekends boring or find
yourself doing the same thing weekend
after weekend? Then check out Jan
Gillean, Director of Intramurals and Out
door Recreation.
Already during the month of January
basketball intramurals have started and
there has already been one Ski trip to Wolf
Laurel.
A group of 15 participated in a ski trip to
Wolf Laurel Ski Resort on Sat. Jan. 21st
Several more trips will be scheduled in the
upcoming weeks. A night of skiing trip is
planned for Feb. l and another weekend
the Top Ten
trip for Sat. Feb. 11. For more info, come
by RM 105 MG.
For the month of February, Jan is plann-
mg some night skiing and cross country ski
trips.
Skiing and basketall aren’t the only
things Jan has planned or is in the process
of planning.
For Spring Break, she is planning a
back-packing trip to Cumberland Island in
Georgia.
Also, she’s planned an evening of ice
skating at Western Carolina University.
The ice skating event is coming up in
February.
Sword and the Chrysanthemum;" Ja„,
- “The Legacy of the Shoguns;”’ andFrt
2 — “A Proper Place in the World ' i
The first film will be moderated bv Di'
Ken Yamada, associate general secreian'
of the board of Higher Education of tij
United Methodist Ministry. The last fij
will be moderated by Dr. Ken Nishimi
president of the East-West Foundation,
currently with Oglethorpe Universitv
Atlanta.
The cost is $5 per film and legistraijj
will be taken at the door. The films are*
fered free to BC students.
The week will conclude with a specia.
dinner prepared by Japanese students oe
Feb. 3 at the Myers Cafeteria from5;3ot(
7 p.m. The cost to the public is $3.65.
For more information, call Jacolyi
Campbell at Brevard College’s Office o(
Continuing Education, 883-8292, ext 256.
Coltrane Art
Gallery schedule
set for spring
Coltrane Art Gallery will host a variety
of art exhibits this spring semester. Cur-
rently, the Independent Study Scuiplurf
show by Mellinda Hansen and Dean
Mobley is up.
A post card show is scheduled for the re
mainder of January. On Feb. 9 at 7:30p.m
an opening reception will be held forariisi
David Davenport whose paintings will Ix
on exhibit until March 15, when the BC
Faculty Show features the work of Joi
Pumphrey and Bill Byers.
The final exhibit of the year, the-
Sophomore Show, opens April 13 with paiit
ling and sculpture.
Health-related
activities calendar
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Ten Top Albums
1. Anita Baker “Giving You the Best That I
Got”
2. Traveling Wilburys “Volume I.”
3. U2 “Rattle and Hum”
4. Kenny G. “Silhouette”
5. Guns N’ Roses “G n’ R Lies”
6. Cocktail “Soundtrack
7. R.E.M. “Green”
8. Pink Floyd “Live: Delicate Sound of
Thunder”
9. Guns N’ Roses “Appetite for Destruc
tion”
10. Def Leppard “Hysteria”
Top Ten Singles
1. Poison “Every Rose Has Its Thorns”
2. Phil Collins “Two Hearts”
3. Anita Baker “Giving You the Best That I
Got”
4. Bobby Brown “My Prerogative”
5. Bangles “In Your Room”
6. Taylor Dayne “Don’t Rush Me”
7. Chicago “Look Away”
8. Def Leopard “Armegeddon It”
9. Michael Jackson “Smooth Criminal”
10. Boy Meets Giri “Waiting for a Star to
Fall”
February i Date Rape Group Sessions
MG 118 7:30 - 8:30 PM
February 8 Drug Awareness Panel
MG 118 8:00 - 9:00 PM
February 20 CPR Certification
Student Union Upstairs
21 6:30-9:30
February 27 Bloodmobile
SU Downstairs
Time TBA
March 14 CPR Certification
SU Upstairs
6:00 - 10:00 PM
March 16 Fad Diets
Linda Best Agr. Ext. Agent
MG 118 8:00 - 9:00 PM
April 8 Festival For Women
Student Union
Time TBA
Co-sponsor SAFE
fee $1.00
fee $1.00
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