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Show DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Tuesday, December 2, 2008 GREEN Pin one on me continued from Page 1 but in some cases the purchasing department has had to push the issue at the state level. "The U initiated the state contracting for recycling computer components. Monitors were ending up in the landfill," Parker said. "At that tune, it wasn't illegal." During that time, the U accumulated outdated cathode-ray tube computer monitors, which contain lead, instead of risking contaminating the environment, especially the watershed, by sending these monitors to the landfill. As a result, the state government now has a statewide contract available to all government enterprises to recycle the dated and hazardous monitors. Parker said statewide programs such as the recycling contract save the U money by reducing the cost of transportation. Other state contracts, such as one for purchasing 30 percent standard office paper, save on the cost of the product because the U buys it in bulk. Kathy Ingleby, a senior buyer for the U, said the climate for green buying is getting easier because people are starting to realize that green living "is not optional anymore." "We've got support from all over campus," she said. Ingleby and Parker agreed that half the battle in buying green is finding suppliers of environmentally gentle products. Three years ago the KATE KElVt/JheOaifyUtahChremile Lydia Chirkova gives John Lahti a red ribbon pin to support AIDS awareness week. As part of AIDS awareness week, the Lowell Bennion Center is sponsoring a keynote speech in the Union East Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. today. Planned Parenthood is hosting free HIV testing on Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon in the Union. THEFTS cer's Circle for the other Residence Halls, and they usucontinued from Page 1 ally hit multiple rooms in one sweep, he said. Officer's Circle has almost her room was the only one that was burglarized. U Po- no theft compared to the more lice Chief Scott Folsom said it frequently burglarized Resiseems likely that the thieves dence Halls, even though they knew Pasker, and were wait- are the only housing buildings ing all day for her to leave the that do not have automatically building so they could pull off locking doors on their bedrooms. Security is solely up to their crime. "However, proving that to the residents. be the case is a completely difThe front doors are supferent matter," he said. posed to lock behind someone It's definitely an abnormal leaving the building, but that case, Folsom said. Thieves isn't always the case, Paskalmost always pass over Offi- er said. Sometimes the bolt slides out as the door is closing, which leaves it ajar, she said. That might have been the case Wednesday, allowing the thieves easy entry into the house. Pasker said the loss is heartbreaking, particularly because she was applying for law school and lost all of her papers. Housing and Residential Education has put up posters around Officer's Circle urging students to call U Police if they see anything suspicious. HRE did not respond for comment. m.mcfall@ chronicle.utah.edu DEMS junior in computer science. "Our hope right now is for moderate Democrats to side up with Republicans and try to shoot down the socialistic agenda." Others remain skeptical of the Democrats accomplishing anything, even with the majority. Denise Furrow, a sophomore in business at Howard, said politicians are "ah1 talk, a lot of walk and even more balk" "I don't expect much to change with Obama or the Democrats in Congress. A lot of ideas will be floated around the Capitol, but I doubt many of them will even get to Obama's desk," she said. j.layton@chronicle.utah.edu continued from Page 1 the filibuster is a three-fifths vote to close the debate. In Minnesota, Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken are at a deadlock in a ballot recount battle. Coleman is holding onto a small lead of around 200 votes. "Coming into Election Day, I could have cared less about the Georgia or Minnesota races," said Jamie Baker, a sophomore in English at George Washington University. Baker said she now pays more attention to the two senate races than to Barack Obama's cabinet appointees. "The fact that Democrats control the House, the Senate and the White House is very exciting, but if Democrats can stop thefilibuster,then that is one less obstacle for them to do some good," she said. Last month's election was not only a dominant display of power by Obama supporters, but by the whole Democratic Party, said Irvin Wakefield, a freshman in African studies at Howard. Democrats gained at least seven seats in the Senate and at least 21 in the House. "I think a lot of us were hoping for a few more seats in both the Senate and the House," Wakefield said. "But both now have an overwhelm- ing majority to help President Obama use his policies." Wakefield expects Obama's tax plan, legislation on the War in Iraq and economic stimulus and bailout packages to be the first types of legislation the Democrat-controlled bodies will push through. However, there is a growing concern from Republicans, Independents and some moderate Democrats over how the Democrat-controlled Congress will operate. Critics cite the lack of balance as a danger to the political process. "The last time a political party controlled both sides of Congress and the White House, the PATRIOT Act and No Child Left Behind Act were created and passed," said Clint Sanderson, a moderate Democrat studying biology as a senior at Howard. "It is good for the Democrats to be in control because bills America needs will pass easier, but it also means that some needing rework or a second glance will slip through. That is not good for our country." Makaylah Asante, a registered Republican at Georgetown University, said her family is extremely concerned about the power Democrats will have when the next session of Congress opens. "The policies Obama has been saying are too socialistic for us," said Asante, a state government started to require that all of its office machines be energy efficient and evaluated by the Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR rating system. This move has meant that other universities and companies, such as the U, can easily contract suppliers for ESTAR office machines at lower prices. Ingleby said for each ESTAR compliant computer, the U saves approximately $48 per year and nearly 3,000 lbs. of carbon dioxide. Ingleby used to take empty cans and plastic bottles home to recycle them, because years ago her office did not offer aluminum and plastics recycling. Now she continues . her environment-saving efforts on the Office of Sustainability Steering Committee. Ingleby helps to purchase the large orders of environmentally friendly, energy efficient or recycled products made throughout campus. Parker said the U has a long history of caring for the environment. "We have recognized sustainability long before the Office of Sustainability was in place," he said. Because of across-theboard budget cuts, the purchasing department will reject some proposals that would have been approved a year ago. For example, a department in the Annex submitted a request for new conference chairs that the purchasing department will not pass this year. Parker said with cuts, products that last longer, such as energy efficient light bulbs and pho- ASUU becoming involved in next those goals. spring's elections, Hibbard To tie up the end of the continued from Page 1 said. College Democrat semester, Hodges said he is looking Gordon called this fall "the election rules. to get involved on campus best semester to be a DemoKariann Hibbard, ASUU but declined to comment crat" and praised the group's elections registrar, said be- further to prevent breaking effort during the presidential elections, highlighting the cause no one has filed yet, any pre-campaign rules. students at the social event Hodges did say he sees 41 students who traveled to were not allowed to talk ASUU as a different way to Colorado during Fall Break about their platforms or give help people and that was his in support of President-elect: any specifics of their cam- biggest motivation for get- Barack Obama. paigns. She said not every- ting involved. - .'.,:•.•.. illlk ;ui,a Dallas-Hamilton, co-direot, one interested in running for Hugie, a junior in philoso- tor of the ASUU SustainabilASUU office could come to phy and business manage- ity Board, used the forum to the event and she was there ment, said he is interested in plug his sustainability initiato make sure everyone had a running for ASUU president tive, which has been renamed fair chance. because he wants to share his in honor of his former advisHibbard said all potential outside experience with the er, Craig Forster, who passed away this weekend. candidates should know the incoming students at the U. rules and know what is and is "I got involved in as many Hamilton's initiative not allowed to be discussed activities as possible," said would increase student fees before filing. Any discussion Hugie, who has also been by $5 to create the financial of a potential candidate's involved in the Bennion backing to implement largeplans for his or her campaign Community Service Center. scale sustainability changes is considered pre-active Hugie said his work with the on campus. campaigning and could re- Bennion Center has directed "There is potential to do sult in a grievance being filed his life goals into working for some incredible things on against the violating party. non-profit organizations and campus," Hamilton said. Unofficially, at least four par- feels that an ASUU leaderr.totten@ ties have shown interest in ship position would build on chronicle.utah.edu Student Hi?i!th Center BlvCJ U v e ! 1 m me Madscn H o ' l t i Ccnlr,r Fir mote-info call Estf.iteih a) 5S1-E529 Utah Editor's Note—Jed Layton is reporting from Washington, B.C., through the Hinckley Institute of Politics. HIV Screening Today 2-6:30pm Chronicled C E L E B R A T I N G 1Q ttVCIlW SouthTowne Expo Center (9575 South State, Sandy) A G I F T O F L O V E Tickets Adults: $4.00 (discount $3.50) Children: S3.00 (discount $2.50) Senior Citizens: $3.00 Wednesday Family Day: S14.00 ARTIST said he has yet to see art like his and hopes he is creating continued from Page 1 his own genre. Curry works on a num"Sometimes I have the char- ber of paintings at a time acter acting to the music like I and has had a few shows in would react," Curry said. downtown Salt Lake City. Curry said he draws influ- He said he is always trying ence from great painters such to grow as an artist and is as Claude Monet, Pablo Pi- doing what he loves. casso, Vincent van Gogh and "I'm just trying to be an Jean-Michel Basquiat and said artist," Curry said. he wants his art to be a mix b.fausett@ of all these great painters. He chronicle.utah.edu tocopiers, will have higher priority. "(Now we're purchasing green) to save money and sustainability," he said. Some current green projects that fall partially under the purchasing department's purview are the new siding and windows on the Annex to help better insulate the building, rotating out old appliances in the dorms to replace them with ESTAR appliances, and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification for the new USTAR and Tanner Humanities buildings. Ingleby said it would be very difficult to track the U's green savings. "Purchasing at the U is so decentralized and not specific," she said. The U allows each department to spend up to $5,000 without a purchase order. Every order more than that goes through purchasing. Ingleby said with orders more than $5,000, she typically recommends the department purchases through state contracts, which mostly offer green products first, but beyond that, it's nearly impossible to document the green purchases, as well as the savings from these purchases. Ingleby said her job comes down to outreach. "We need to educate the campus. We have to guide them on where to buy on the campus," she said. "We're trying to change people's behavior. If they are used to throwing something in the garbage, then (we're working on) getting them not to." i.bravo@chronicle.utah.edu Discount tickets at all Zions Banks December 3 - 6, 10 a.m. - 1 0 p.m. |