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Everyone knows the Ducks have been kicking the Beavers up and down the football field for the past few years, but how do they compare in sustainability? According to the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS), a program of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education that includes current data from 222 universities, OSU scored a Gold rating this year, the second highest rating. UO participated in STARS but chose not to make its score available to the public, earning it a “reporter” status. UO did make all of its data available, so while we can’t directly compare the two universities’ scores, we can show how they fare on individual, self-reported data points. Now, here’s to a Civil Hot yoga classes for people of all ages, body types, and levels of experience. Check out our new Fall Schedule, Workshops, and 8 Week Exploration of Yoga! War that actually matters. UO OSU NUMBER OF UNDERGRAD SUSTAINABILITY COURSES 18 69 NUMBER OF COURSES OFFERED THAT INCLUDE SUSTAINABILITY 114 100 NUMBER OF FACULTY ENGAGED IN SUSTAINABILITY RESEARCH 102 253 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM STATIONARY COMBUSTION (POWER PLANTS, HEATING PLANTS, ETC.) 23,677 metric tons 37,895.5 metric tons TOTAL BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION 655,208 MMBtu (million British thermal units) 1,089,619 MMBtu (million British thermal units) LEED ENERGY CENTER RANKING Platinum Platinum Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art & Cinema Pacific present S CHNITZER C INEMA AMERICAN EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA BIKE FRIENDLY UNIVERSITY CERTIFICATION Silver Silver MATERIALS RECYCLED 1,363 tons 1,064 tons (Part One) FALL 2014 ■ Free admission & refreshments! Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film October 8, 7 p.m. MATERIALS DISPOSED IN A SOLID WASTE LANDFILL OR INCINERATOR MATERIALS COMPOSTED 1,570 tons 126 tons 2,858 tons 1,325 tons Harry Smith’s Heaven and Earth Magic Expanded Cinema Version projected by Dennis Nyback! November 5, 7 p.m. The Video Art of Julia Oldham November 19, 7 p.m. jsma.uoregon.edu 541.346.3027 jsma.uoregon.edu • (541) 346-3027 EO/AA/ADA institution committed to cultural diversity eugeneweekly.com • October 2, 2014 21
