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Show -THE Monday, October 1,2007 DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE U JOINS NETWORK TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY ulty and administration. Case said highlights of Westminster's sustainability efforts include a campus recycling system and a partnership with Blue Sky Energy, which has resulted in n percent of the school's electricity coming from renewable sources. A 42panel array of solar panels on the roof of Westminster's Dolores Dore Eccles Health Wellness and Athletic Center produces eight kilowatts of electricity for the building. Clark said that in spite of the pending status of the U's institutional commitment and the still-evolving goals of its new Office of Sustainability, the U has a vibrant network of its own, and the efforts that are already evidenced in the various programs on campus can only benefit and grow from the school's new association. a.raymond@ chronicle.utah.edu creation of this statement to ensure that the goals created are both tenable and effective. Westminster College President Michael Bassis signed his school's commitment this April. Goals set forth include completing a school-wide emissions incontinued from Page 1 ventory, setting a target date for achievtainability into its goals, which comes ing climate neutrality and taking imin the form of the American College mediate steps to reduce greenhouse gas and University Presidents Climate emissions. Kerry Case is the director of WestminCommitment. The U's Office of Sustainability is working on the details ster's Environmental Center and characof this document, which U President terized its involvement with the AASHE Michael Young's office and a yet-to- as "invaluable." "We can see what other schools have be-named steering committee will review and consider this spring. Other done and arc doing," Case said. "The Utah schools that have already made group is a great information clearingthis commitment include Utah State house...and aids us in our own strategic University, Weber State University and planning process." Westminster College. Case said Westminster's decision to Clark noted that great care and ex- create its own climate commitment was tensive research is being devoted to the a reflection of the will of students, fac- ALUMNI COME TO REMEMBER continued from Page I Marva M. Warnock Engineering Building. Howard Jorgensen, along with his wife Lou Ann, are this year's homecoming marshals. They laughed when asked how the new building compares with those they took classes in. "It wasn't bad then, but some of our classes were in barracks," Howard Jorgensen said. When he was a student, Jorgensen said, there were many open fields on campus—now nearly all have been replaced by buildings. "The campus looks magnificent," he said. After graduating and spending more than 50 years e at outside of college, Howard Jorgensen offers this advice to current U students: "Stick it out. A college education is just as important today as it was back then. Don't give up, just keep going." p.williams@ chronicle.utah.edu 221 S.13OOE. Salt Lake City 582-5001 fresh- Monday • Savory Turkey Breast & Ham Tuesday - Meatball Marinara Wednesday • Savory Turkey Breast An AirMed helicopter lands with a patient on the old helipad near the Residence Halls on Friday. With the completion of the new helipad, patients will be flown directly to the hospital to help avoid additional transport of trauma patients. U HOSPITAL UNVEILS NEW HELIPAD them from a plane crash, were proud to be at the ceremony and help cut the ribbon. "This allows for more miraculous events to save peor pie's lives," Jennifer Kinder continued from Page 1 • . said. With tears in his eyes, ternational Program of the Vaughn Kinder looked at his Year Award from the Associa- wife and said, "This great tion of AirMedical services," group of people saved the said David Entwistle, CEO of most important person in my life." U Hospitals and Clinics. The helipad also had pic"We're really excited to;be on such a state-of-the-art he- tures to honor the heroic deeds lipad, especially after all the - of past pilots and AirMed perdifficulties our staff has gone sonnel who died. through," said Brian Simpson, Mary Anne Merz and interim program manager for' her mother were one of the the AirMed Department. •'•'"; families awarded memorial Transporting patients from plaques for a family member's the old helipad to the emer- ' bravery. gency room took 10 to 12 miri- '.- "My brother Louis died in utes, but with the new pad; it 1983 trying toflyinto fog and will probably take five mii-' land at the U hospital to save a utes, Simpson said. . little girl," Merz said. "I'm hapVaughn and Jennifer Kind- py that they remember him at er, who were saved four years this ceremony," she said. ago when AirMed landed on l.groves@ the top of a ridge to rescue chronicle.utah.edu Thursday - Italian B.M.T.* Friday-Classic Tuna Saturday - Roast Beef Sunday - Oven Roasted Chicken Breast tors administer lethal doses of STUDY LOOKS drugs, letting a patient peaceAT A S S I S T E D •-:•*•:•. ' fully die. The patient must be terminally ill, request death and cannot be considered depressed. c N continued from Page 1 One argument against physician-assisted suicide is slowly surfacing—changing that it will create a "slippery See Our Other Locations: the disease from a death sen- slope" leading to infanticide 1314 S. 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