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WEDNESDAY, May 2, 1990
Recycling the often wasteful lifestyles of the rich and famous
The Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD — Do crenesters really care about spotted owls, the ozone layer and rain forests? Or are they simply tree-hugging the cause of the week?
The evidence suggests that while numerous entertainers — actor Ed Begley Jr. and singer Jackson Browne among them — have adapted to the digital living practices, many others are slow to practice what they preach.
At a recent Beverly Hills benefit for the Brazilian rain forest, an array of Hollywood celebrities -- superstars like Jane Fonda and agent Michael Olvitz -- were warned of the dangers of global warming and pollution.
About 1,000 guests dined on organic foods. They raised $1.2 million for the environment. Then they went for
their limbs, idling patiently, stretching for blocks. Exhaust filled the evening air.
Producer Ted Field and wife Susie, hosts of the Beverly Hills rain forest benefit, are longtime contributors to the Natural Resources Defense Council and charter members of EMA. They also have been known to fly to their spacious Aspen home in a private jet.
"I's great celebrities are getting involved," said Bob Hatty, a lobbyist for the Sierra Club. "But it's not about doing lunch, it's about chan
ing the way that we live. Lifestyles of the rich and famous are often lifestyle of the wasteful and indulgent."
"The entertainment industry is symbolic of the values of everyone in our culture," said Bonnie Reiss, who founded the Earth Communications mental team to aid with mental themes to television shows and movies.
Environmentalism has yet to become Hollywood's flavor of the month. It has long been the land of excess, and tradition does not die
and more."
"We have to get the rich and famous to truly examine their lives-ress." Reiss said.
At an April news conference for ABC's Earth Day special, celebrity performers were ferryed to the event in, you guessed it, limousines.
in, if you guessed it, introduce
Tom Cruise has visited the Amazonian rain forest and is a member of the ECO. So is his next movie about global warming? Not quite. Cruise stars next in "Days of Thunder," a movie about the hardly fuel-efficient sport of auto racing.
Scientists say that about a third of all global-warming gases are transportation-produced; neither Paramount Pictures nor Cruise's publicist had received thousands of gallons of fuel were used making "Days of Thunder."
Olivia Newton-John, a top environmental activist, is damaging a stretch of the Southern California coastline, her Malibu neighbors have charged in a civil complaint.
Newton-John and her husband have polluted the ocean with tons of dirt and sand removed during the construction of their 6,000-square-foot home overlooking the beach, the
complaint states.
"It's blowy way out of proportion,
Newton John said. "I had an environmental specialist look at the property.
I care about the environment."
Die-hard environmentalists don't wear furs or leather. So how did people dress at the Beverly Hills rain forest benefit?
Singer Don Henley, who performed at the fund-raiser, said he had visited the cloakroom before coming on stage. What did he see?
"About a quarter of a million dollars' worth of dead animals," he said.
"We don't need any more definition of environmental problems," Begley said. "We need action."
David Zucker, co-director of "Airplane!" and the director of "Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad," now drives an electric car. "Mr. Cloud," he says, "McCloud," has designed an ecologically balanced house in Colorado.
"We're building it out of old tires packed with dirt," the actor said.
Other leading earth activists include Ted Danson, Lloyd Bridges, Hart Boehner and Melanie Mayron.
Reiss said Cruise organized a recycling program on the "Days of Thunder" set, lives in a modest house and drives his motorcycle to save fuel.
1. teel Tom Cruise is extremely committed." Reiss said. "Does he have room to grow? Everyone has room to grow."
GOAL MAKER
Pritchard celebrates after the Jayhawks win the 1988 national championship
Some kids just do not look like they are cut out to play basketball.
play basketball.
"The skinny white kid walked through my door, and I thought, 'This kid can't play basketball.' But through the grapevine I heard he could play," said John Phillips, Edison High School basketball coach, recalling Kansas guard Kevin Prichard's first visit to Edison. "I knew immediately when he stepped on the floor how good he was, and for three years he was really dedicated, diving for every ball. When your best player does that, it spreads."
Pritchard, who was recruited by former Kansas basketball coach Larry Brown out of Edison in Tulsa, Okla., proved during his four years at Kansas what Phillips knew after only minutes.
Pritchard prospered at Edison as a two-time Oklahoma Player of the Year, averaging 23.0 points a game. He also was chosen as the Most Valuable Player for the McDonald's Derby classic and played on the North Squad at the U.S. Olympic Festival.
During his four years at Kansas, Pritchard was a record-breaking guard in the Big Eight.
His dedication to basketball did not with high school graduation. When he set his Converse high tops on the pine in Allen Field House, he broadened his loyalties.
"As soon as the recruiting visit, I knew," said Pritchard, who was feverishly recruited by many colleges and universities, including Kentucky and Oklahoma. "There are so many factors — coach, school, academics — I felt strongly about Kansas."
During his final year, Pritchard scored an average of 14.5 points a game, with 20 games in the 30-point range. He also led the team with 177 assists and 59 steals during the season.
Kansas fans watched the senior play his way into positions on the eight all-star teams and the most valuable player in the BMA Holiday Classic.
At the conclusion of his national season, the Jayhawks won the 1988 National NCAA Basketball
vainable player.
To list all of Pritchard's honors from his four years
at Kansas would be a feat in itself, but one honor
cannot be overplayed.
'I make goals.I set them pretty high so sometimes it's tough.'
Kevin Pritchard was the fifth-highest scorer in Kansas basketball history with 1,692 points,the third-highest assist producer with 499 and the only player other than Danny Manning to start in more than 130 games.
By Molly Reid
Championship.
years.
Pritchard reached his ultimate college goal.
Graftphlpship.
Pritchard shot an average of 52.5 percent during six games of the NCAA tournament and pulled down a career-high seven rebounds in the semifinals, which vaulted the Jayhawks to their greatest success in 36 years.
Pritchard reached his ultimate college goal. "I make goals," he said. "I set them prefi-ably so he could tough. My one goal was to win the National Championship. And before the season, it was winning the NIT.
Kansas beat St. John's in the finals of the presession
Dodge National Invitational Tournament, 66-57.
"I'll settle for one NIT and a National Championship -- that's not too bad." Pritchard said.
At the conclusion of his senior season, Pritchard became the fifth-highest scorer in Kansas basketball history with 1,692 points, the third-highest assist producer with 499 and the only player other than Danny Manning to start in more than 130 games. He was on the floor for the tip-off 131 times during his career.
Many people close to Pritchard attribute most of his success to his competitive drive.
success to his competitive drive. Teammates Jeff Gueldner and Mark Randall, who joined Pritchard as part of the 1986 recruiting class, said that Pritchard always worked hard to improve.
Kansas coach Roy Williams said that only Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan and a player at Charles D. Owen High School in Swanmanoa, N.C., Mary Ann Mvers, compared.
"I can add Kevin Pritchard to the list of the three best competitors I've ever been around." Williams said, praising Pritchard's competitive instincts. "Kevin is unusual because his is strictly in basketball. It's his love and his passion."
ban. It's his love and care.
Phillips, who is now an assistant basketball coach at Oklahoma State, said Pritchard's refuse-to-lose attitude on the court made the difference.
See PRITCHARD, p. 6b
With Hilltop director, the children come first
By Ines Shuk
Kansan staff writer
"Children have a good sense of humor. They are friendly and never afraid of taking second chances," said Reilier, sitting at her desk in a small office where both plastic toys and specialized books are welcome.
Reiber, 57, has been director of KU's Hilltop Child Development Center since 1975. She also is the president of the Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children and an active member of at least eight other professional and academic organizations.
A native of Evanston, Fla., Rei. never thought she was going to commit most of her time to children until she raised five of her own.
"They helped me realize how cru
Gretchen Pippenger/KANBAN
Jean Reiber plays with 4-year-old Lauren Krivoshia at the center.
cial the preschool years were in children's development," she said.
Reiber, who went to work at age 40, earned a bachelor's degree in social work in 1964 from Florida State University. Eight years later, she earned a master's degree in human development from KU.
The oldest of her children, Beth Reiber, 36, said she, her brother and her sisters were typical children who wanted their mother to be with them at all times.
But university classes wouldn't allow Reiber to be with her children as much as they wanted her to, Beth said.
"She would wake up early in the morning, get us ready to go to school, go to classes, come back home, prepare dinner and then she would disappear so she could study until midnight or later," she said.
Young for her age
"She's a lot younger than other women her age," Beth Reiber said.
Indeed, Reiber's youthful personality and the diversity of her job are
partially reflected by the items a visitor encounters in her office. A Raggedy Ann framed picture hangs from the wall behind her door.
See REIBER, p. 6b
Disc jockey enjoys reputation as 'equal opportunity offender'
By Curus Khapp
Kansas staff writer
It's 5 a.m. and while most people are asleep, Randy Miller, disjockey for Q104 in Kansas City, Mo. is playing the day by getting crazy on the radio.
Let's talk about professional women bowlers.
meet Randy Miller, a man known
"They're burly," the Miller says emphatically. "They men with wigs. They look like something and it looks like hair, it's Barney Rubble in a dress."
"It's just my opinion," he said. "I mean, people are more than welcome to call in and argue with me. In fact, I enjoy that."
Miller does not dislike professional women bowlers. They are just one subject that crossed his mind. Like all subjects that cross his mind, he has an opinion about them, and he wants to share it. He knows that women bowlers listening to him and feeling insulted does not worry him.
at the Q104 radio station as the equal opportunity offender. He does what he wants and says what he thinks about anybody and anything.
Besides arguing with people, Miller also enjoys testing people's intelligence.
"they never can," Freeman said. "He loves people that call up and are stupid. That's humor. Let's face it, that's where it comes from."
Dennis Dailey, professor of social welfare at the University of Kansas who was invited to talk on Miller's show in Fall 1989, had a mixed reaction to Miller's humor.
Dailley said his purpose for talking on Miller's show was similar to that for his Sunday night show on KLZR radio station in Lawrence. He gave advice to people who sought help in
See MILLER, p. 8b