The good, the different,
and the downright odd
When it comes to environmental projects,
schools have looked beyond the obvious
By JAY KASBhK(.FR
/ hr Hill llm. < i illcge of William and Mats
\( Mate t Dei (ollege m (11'11st>u(g.
N N . limit' than 2.IMMI pine- seedlings ai<
slowly mi ning 10 ai res of s a( ant campus
mio healths. reforested land
1 he net s, planted In student Wallet
I’errin and olht t ( am pus and i ontniunits
llieinhets. ale an ( sample ol students e\
lending eiisironment.il at lion hcsotid ie
(Stlingutld Kuth Das at names Si liools
across the t onntis have initiated (is altse
eiisininniciit.il solutions
And it doesn't get unit h nioic offhrut
than toinpost Students at Pausing
( oiumunits ( ollege. the nation s ninth
largest (omtnumls college, hast- stalled a
(ouiiuumts lode progiam to null gathagr
into lertili/et
"I (lie i it the problems so sseir i oik erued
about sv.is ihe i ollege s s» aste. said ( hi is
Kells, who speai headed the student
(umpaign "Wedidassasle-stieamaiulssis ()l
ssh.it (lie tollege ssas thrusting asvas ti'.t |h i
I fill I' .IS I Cl \ I l.lllll
al«l ill dial. ‘2N |k m fill
Could !*■ u in i| k Mrtl
Ki lls anil other
siuilf nts apnioar hrd
ilu .lit 1111iiisiianon
almill i < >II1|M •slii!|« I in
iilVI.Ml.lllll vsaslr I Vs
| air .1 i ml-analvsis shossmjj I hr pm jet Is
|Hilriili.tl |MVull — as nitu h as $27,00(1 — the
tollcjjr !t'|<‘i led iht 11I1 a "Hr vsnr kind nt
dninbftniiidrd." Krllv said I In plan i ould
hast hrlprii(Mm ihr rnllejjr s budge! t mm It,
Inn "I think ilirs just iIkUi i nani in di al wiih
H," hr said
hill ki lls s group did I hr\ inn Ssiih tin
i ils ilianagri and Iramrd nt a lass .iIhuii in
lake rtln I banning Irasrs and Innd ssasir
"Of what the college was
throwing away... 69 percent
wits recyclable.”
— Chris Kelly
Iiuni (he ltn.il l.u i< il ill \nutti with f I us ness in
lurinatmii, the (jniup utunu'd in flu ad
imimM.ilmn .mil mm lined them in lumpesl
\ ulunuris hauled anas i nni|N >stal>le «>ii in
.iv.ui Imiimsed limn ilu-n
Kdh also iiKik Ins t imiijh uiing plain ml mm
tin i nmnilimls Ns deMi>tiiii)g. t>11111i111u and
selling 7"i small, l>ai ki nd ■ mniinsliiit' iimis.
Ki lls and Ins h lends Mmullanenusis i leaned
up tlu ensuuninent and raised hinds Im the
projn I " \ ml i e Mill Ills nr 11 .11 lualh
i si in d In list- them, Kills said I In s
i uuliln I ssail id spring lu usr thr sml
11 >t u lit it >1 hi dies made
Students at dir < nllev;e nl U ilium and
Mats dull i l liasi' pmlilrii is 11 ms im in^ ihen
v IiihiI in In i min' ensu mime mails i mw intis,
hill !Ill'S ssrI i'll I liapps ssilh llu illii'i linn
lin n IihkI setvu i was heading
W\M siudi'ii! Mt sandia Sinn km vs
Mamntt, the i ampusillim^ semi c . had Im III
its Hash 25 pen nit hs l’.CM mil planned to
sssiii 11 It i StsmhMill dishes a sh aid's Si nil
ti ll ssas wrung " I'hes hailn I dime an i n
snmimental impat i studs mi it, slit sud
\ 11c*I S< ol( arid
othct nu'intx isof ih<
< ailiplh ( nliU'l
valion ( oaiitton iiici
vuifi Matiioi! ami
irlau-cl NlmiriU oj>
|>OM{ toll (<» St \ I * >
foam, thr c ompaitv
noted fni ,t stmng t aidlmaid |>a|M f \\r |mt
|nevented them with ahei natives. S< nil viid
Instead nt looking .it tfi«- u.ixtr anil trash
coining out <it the* campus I nod mimic the
Hmronimnt.il Intrust (noun .it tinkling
(»reen Sutr l in ()hi*> <i«*< nic e! t« > examine
vshat was going m Litjng lokei on the* lood
i ham — less me at and dam piodur ts, nmir
grain and vegetables rases the strain «>|
I*m m! pi ckIuc tion on the environment
1*1 MWIOOCH
Where'* the beet? Not In the new vegetarian entree* at Bowling Green State U The
campus dining option has met with favorable response from students since It began.
! o hr Ip students Irani i<mnI l.u ts miiioi
l>ase BtodlU oi i»*»11l/('it weekly Vrgrt.lt Kill
(m»(11it k dinner* it* (c .ti h students h«»v\ (im tit
bat k on inrat I l( • also showed .» him on
animal ague ulluirsrminminrnial rllrt ts to
fr< shmen '( emiing out ot high m bool,
dies rr rxiMivti to .« lot of nrw ideas foi thr
Inst time Bfmlin said It > a giral
np|M»nimm
I he group thru turned to thr i ampus h»od
mtvit r Btodm and otheis appi oa« hrd
managers with thr idea o! piosidmg at leas!
one meatless entree rat h mral Within six
weeks, thr seisicr made plain to ti\
vegetarian dishes "I wav fcalls smpnsrd at
how <|uu k l\ things went," Hi • m tin silt I
Students at \ trgmia s himis and llenrs
< eillrge also got a he alths lesson as the s
Irainrd towalk ms trad ot drive to gel ai omul
\ ampus I hough thr < ampus is small, mans
ot thr K50 simlrnts drove to »lass ‘\Vr had
tlii,» hniitblr pattrin. '.ml I lavfon Mrmlrv.
organt/rf of the Students lot IVat r and
h mnonmtin.il < muniis W r nrrdrd to
i.iiv awafcnrssol vshat ilit-'v writ doin^
I hr s|*| ( sponsoird \u Dine D,|\,
rim si in lents in it Iiiiiv thru < .11 s < >11
ainptis tot J I hours .mtl wduntrrts
'in krtrd • a is thivrn that dav M'l (
.ilt uUlrti .1 JO |k i< cut drop in 1 anipns 11 a!
fit that ilav. prrvrnttnt' about '»! pounds of
atbon dioxide horn it .tthin^ thr atmos
[ihrir I lit- gitmp csnmatrd aO.tHfO |*>ujids
>1 t .11 hoii dioxide i ould Im kept out of thr
111 and thousands ol gallons of gasoline
wi\rd veal l\ it sludrnts Irlt the n t ais paikrti
It it allv cliff get proplr to t hungc."
11« nslt \ V.H*I Wool has sint < spn atl of \o
I >1 hr I )av. and othrt s<} tools hast \jm >ns< art I
•itnilai events Ur if .1 sen small st liuol,
nit llm vs as national puhlit it \. I Irtish*v
•aid
PHOTO COURTESY Of THf HARV ARD CRIMSON
Ecofymptcs winner* were crowned with hats, not wreaths.
Environment big winner at Ecolympics
By (.KOFFLEPPUR
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imyfri y>utiiK tot the K*>l*i ll.tn.ml t siudnits air goiiiK
lot lilt' gift'll
lliiou^li ilit- KtoKinpits. .t m-iusmI iiiiriiisidtiiic hull
i hullt'ngrs Hununl n i "inpcliiiK in briiftil ihr t nviniii
int ill \iul lilt- cnctgvsu'iilK me*.mires h.nc lift|x*t 1 the
v hi Mil i ill llr.llh $'i(H),IMMI In mi its intij>\ hill
\flt i Its Infills mii i rwltil iit.uiKiii.il \f.ii. tin- in iKmpit s
mined u if' pliuM* Ihm vrai
"l.lM WUI VS.IS jllsl .1 lultltfl Vf.II VUtl i 1.11%.11 <I srllN»l Hit II
I lull, .i liniiiilf I untl (in if ill lit-uil nl I hr pin^ium lhii
I* i .iiisc iIh h- n.is mmh Kifui inrtlii ifim in ihr lit hiiiik svsimi
luM \f.u. II ' K'Hltx In Ik hum h huitlci in i mist nt kf rpniK
up mu h i.tlts yjfIs iihnr diflit nil .diet (lie hl^gf'l ".iMr ,urus
li.i't lit fii putt'd diMull hi the ii|m iiiiik Vf.ti
In ihr i < ■ ihiiipu > itif.iMiifulfills tm t ut h ifsidfiu r hull s
iiimilhl' uu)jf ‘>1 vsulfi. flft nit in and branny; till vsrrr
t iiinpuifd In ihf VIIm month'* tnluls limn ihr pic\urns vrul.
untl the jm-ii rnl.igf nl su'iiiK'm iih irusc lift unit- (mints lm
rut ll linusf ini example, ll .1 hnusc used M pen rill less
I'U'i UK IIS I |X H nil ll'si Ill'.ltlUg Dll, .111! I 2 |M 'll I III Il'SS W.ltO
in Nmrmlx i I WO llun 11 hail in Nnsemln i I'.IM'I, n v ntrtl a
IOl.ll Ilf I I |M >lll(>
Hni In al, water ami elet Im weteii t the mils anas in whit h
a liniise itmld gain [mints "VVc fell compelled Id make it a
lullv environmental program.' vaid Brian Inlsiad. a IW1
I Ian aid giaduale anil a loundei ol tin tnnlsmpn s So
house* uric awarded Inn bonus points cat h moil I li Ini
h i vr liny i am, Imitles and newspaper' I lu»s«- two points
i mild make a Ini' difleieni e, hei ause houses lhat si mnl
more than 1 "i [minis weir dei lan d “winners" at die end ol
e.u h month
11 iil\ni|iii I imidllialnis in winning hmiws irirnnl i« 11
hats wilh ihe hi ohinpii s logo and gieen wool sim ks, whiii
icsidi nls wen Healed in a studs break le.lining lulls id l'« n
and |ens s it e i tram I lu- monthls winnei lei enetl a small tier
as a lni|ihs, and die overall winning hi hiw liu all lise mnulhsi d
II mi| irdlii 41 was .iwanled the 11 ■ >lsmpu s ( up
\ ml die pi i i|ei I is i all lung ■ m iialii malls Hulls In V"| id I let
si hnnls - ranging limn the I nl ( .ilitmiua. I ns \ngrles. in
I esas UAI In \\ Ilhams (.nllege — an espei led In i mi a
lev mu e i nil wrs alum program this seal I nlsiads.ud