Campus buzz Thursday "Silence Comes of Age" (Center for the Study of Women in Society Teaching and Tea: Gina Psaki), 4-5:30 p.m., 330 Hendricks, free, 346-2263. "Memoirs of an Environmentalist With a Pen: How Writing Intersects With the Politics of Place" (Johnston Lecture with Terry Tempest Williams), 4:30 p.m., Beall Hall, free. "Uncovering the Deeper Meaning of Pesach" (lecture with Rabbi Hanan), 7:15 p.m., Tsunami Books, 2585 Willamette St., free. "Latin American Jewish Literature: Address ing Communities in Crisis" (Singer Family Lecture in Judaic Studies: Saul Sosnowski, University of Maryland), 7:30 9:30 p.m., Knight Library Browsing Room, 346-5288. I Nike's program hopes to collect more than 160,000 pairs of used athletic shoes from across the country. Jeremy Forrest Emerald Nike expands shoe recycling ‘Reuse-A-Shoe’ encourages people to donate used athletic shoes that are used in sport field turfs Ali Shaughnessy Environment/Science/Technology Reporter If the shoe fits, wear it. If it does n’t? Recycle it. Nike and the National Recycling Coalition have launched a new cam paign asking people to recycle their old athletic footwear. The program, called “Reuse-A-Shoe,” aims to col lect more than 5,000 pairs of used athletic shoes from each of the 32 participating communities across the country. After the shoes dre recycled, they are ground into Nike Grind material, which is used in Autzen Stadium’s turf. The Nike Grind will also be used in the future to create other various soccer fields, playgrounds and football field turf. Students can drop off their used shoes in the EMU near the Ticket Office, or at the Stu dent Recreation and Fitness Center. While Nike has been recycling shoes since 1993, this is the first year Nike has sponsored a nation wide search for old footwear. Jill Zinger, who works for the Nike corporate responsibility communica tions office, said the partnership with NRC is the first time in the Reuse-A Shoe program history that Nike has gone beyond customers and asked communities for help. Zinger added she is hoping people will start recy cling shoes in the same way they re cycle newspapers and cans. In Eugene, NRC recruited the help of BRING Recycling, Lane County Waste Management, the University Athletic Department and Campus Re cycling. According to Kate Krebs, the executive director of NRG, Eugene is unique because of the partnerships between the government, the recy cling program and the University. “There is a real, wonderful and powerful blend that makes Eugene great,” she said. Krebs added she thought Eugene would have no problem collecting 5,000 pairs of shoes because of the amount of runners who live in the city. Pete Chism, the recycling manag er for Lane County waste manage ment, said that a 90 gallon bin in Glen wood, one of the main collec tion sites, is almost full with old shoes. Chism added that the Reuse A-Shoe program was also good for recycling in general. “It’s one more step of looking at what used to be trash and turning it useful,” he said. Krebs agreed with Chism, adding that Nike was helping to strengthen the recycling infrastructure. She said the goal of NRC was to make sure every product goes back into another product when it reaches its end use. Krebs said NRC and Nike had been working together before the launch of the Reuse-A-Shoe cam paign. Now that the two are working together, she said, they can develop imaginative solutions for things that right now aren’t being recycled. Julie Daniel, the general manager of BRING, said she was happy Nike was taking recycling initiatives. “It is very exciting when a big na tional company takes some responsi bility for the products they make,” she said. “What one company does, other companies will be pushed to do.” Contact the reporter atalishaughnessy@dailyemerald.com. 2pm - cportfamf State (tfoubCefteatfer) cFH. ^Aprif 11, 2pm - cWfasfiington gat. ^Vprit 12, 2pm - Sun. 4prif 13, 2pm -