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Jesse Jackson and Mar tin Luther King Jr. Kim Hutchinson, the co-director for the Black Student Union, said she hoped students, faculty and commu nity members would come away from the debate with open minds re gardless of whether they were for or against affirmative action. Junior exercise and movement science major Carrie Zografos said she thought Wise’s argument was more convincing because it was backed up with more concrete ex amples. Oscar Ponce, the multicultural liaison for Springfield’s public schools, said he also thought Wise’s position was better present ed. “Tim Wise is more of a realist. He knows what is going on,” Ponce said. “There are people who are aware, but there are a lot of people like Dinesh D’Souza who are not aware of issues such as di versity and racial profiling.” Recycle continued from page 1A rial, political and technological en vironment.” Further, the Universi ty “affirms its commitment to envi ronmental excellence.” Todd Miller, a graduate teaching fellow in environmental studies, agreed the recycling program is strong, but he would also like to see more done to protect the environ ment. He said the University needs to reduce the amount of trash on cam pus. Brian Fuller, a waste reduction analyst for the Eugene branch of the Oregon Department of Environmen tal Quality, said the University needs to address the issue of food waste. He lauded the University for cre ating a sustainability policy and said it is a step in the right direction to creating a better environment. Fuller added that he would like to see the University do a better job of recycling materials from con struction sites. Miller praised the students for us ing bicycles on and around campus and said the University has done a good job providing bike racks. “It’s an incredibly bicycle-friend ly campus,” he said. Gretchen Hughes, also a GTF for environmental studies, said she be lieves the University does better than many schools, but she is disap pointed because the University has not won any major awards for its en vironmental policies. She said food waste in the EMU is something she would like the University to ad dress. Martin said classes taught by the environmental studies program are well-structured, but he believes more could be done outside the de partment. “I think there needs to be much more dialogue with the professional schools,” he said. Hughes also said there are many classes that do a good job of getting students to care about the environ ment, but sometimes students don’t connect with what they are being taught. Ken Stephens, who is in charge of garbage services for University Fa cilities Services, said the University provides dumpsters on campus to encourage students to throw their waste in containers rather than on the ground. He said about six tons of garbage is produced each day, to taling anywhere from 30 to 35 tons a week. A 1999-2000 waste study shows the University recycled 1,321.58 tons of materials, including paper, plastic, tires, motor oil and even paint thinner. 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