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Show -THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 8 FRIEDMAN continued from Page 1 and biodiversity loss, he said. Friedman said these problems occur when the rest of the world "starts to live like us/' meaning they take on the American consumer lifestyle. He said all five problems have one solution— energy technology through innovation, efficiency, conservation and clean, cheap, reliable electrons and molecules. Eric Boardman, a senior in urban planning and environmental studies, said he appreciated Friedman's pragmatic approach. "Sometimes I think people like Al Gore blow things out of proportion," he said. "The economy still has to function." Boardman said he agreed with Friedman's statement that engaging in a green revolution will not be a painless process. He said that in his own life, he tries to reduce his carbon footprint,, but he TUITION continued from Page 1 Pell Grants, which were underutilized last year. "We need to do everything we can to enhance financial support so that (students) can attend," said TVustee Tim Anderson. Keefe said maintaining steady enrollment is particu- echoed Friedman's position that one of the best ways to make changes in society is to introduce environmental science to elementary school-age children. "If you want to make a generational paradigm shift, you have to start from the bottom," Boardman said. Friedman encouraged young people to lead the green revolution through activism. "Exxon Mobil, they're not on Facebook, they're in your face. They're not in the chat room, they're in the cloak room," he said. "If you want to be an environmentalist, learn the rules—get out of Facebook and into someone's face." Friedman said that the real issue comes down to leadership, and that the greatest political impediment to the green revolution is a lack of political courage. He applauded the recent federal stimulus package, which he said has wonderful green components, though he would prefer instituting larly important for her college, as the nation is undergoing a nursing shortage. The Health Resources and Services Administration projects that the shortage would grow to more than i million by 2020. In order to curb the nursing college's largerb tuition hike, ,the board approved eliminating a $100 student fee within the college that funded a computer program. Students used a carbon tax over President Barack Obama's proposed cap and trade system. Hinckley Institute of Politics Director Kirk Jowers said the issue of developing a green energy policy must cross party lines. "Pragmatism is going to have to supersede partisanship very quickly," said Jowers, a Republican. "On the environment and so many other issues, we are reaching a state of emergency, but neither political party seems willing to see it that way." The Hinckley Institute honored Friedman as • a Hinckley fellow for his relationship with the U. Friedman spoke at Kingsbury Hall in 2001 following Sept. n. Since Sept. n, Friedman said that America has "lost its groove." "We get our groove back by taking on the world's biggest problem,"—and we do it now, he said. "Later is officially over." r.mcconkie@ chronicle.utah.edu the software to assess their academic knowledge. Before moving forward with the differential tuition proposals, including the elimination of the nursing fee, each college sought the approval of its students. According to the proposals, the colleges received the endorsement of their student advisory committees. "We had student leadership help us develop the increase," College of Science/College of Mines and Earth Sciences SUSTAINABILITY "This is a decision that we have thought about for a long time," Reimherr said. "This was planned out by a variety of people." continued from Page 1 Ali Amundsen, ASUU senator from :the Some student leaders told the Trustees they College of Health, said that she wants to ;&ee had concerns about ASUU's process of get- how more students feel about it, not just community leaders. ••"";-; ting student input. "We want to give the students more of a say "I think the main concern we have with the program is that many students are feeling like in this," Amundsen said. "We want to put it they don't have a say in their student govern- on the ballot as a referendum, like the other ment," said Kasi Goodwin, senator from the schools did that are mentioned (in the pack-1 College of Science. "We support the idea of et). Let the students have a say in what hap-^ ; -; -; sustainability, but we don't think that this is pens." the best way to accomplish it. We have not Reimherr responded that a referendum was even approved afinalversion of the bill." unconstitutional according to Redbook, the Goodwin said that as student government ASUU constitution, and that those in support representatives, they have received "a ton" of of one were interpreting Redbook incorrect? e-mails about this issue. ly. •:]. "Those students feel like their voice is not Goodwin encouraged all students to contact being heard by the ASUU.administration," she their representatives with feedback, whether said. it is in support of the proposal or against it. The Trustees temporarily approved the fee Dallas Hamilton, associate director of the on the condition that the ASUU General As- ASUU Sustainability Board, declined to comsembly and Senate can reconcile differences ment on the proceedings. in two versions of the bill before the board "We want to make this program work," Remeets again in April. The difference is over imherr said. "Some senators have proposed whether to suspend and re-evaluate the fee a one-time funding for this program. That after three years. will not work because the funds are not susReimherr presented a packet to the board tainable. The most appropriate way to make detailing some of the support ASUU had col- it work is to use an increase in student fees. lected for the initiative. It included multiple That way we have a consistent source of revletters from faculty and staff, as well as letters enue for a long time to come." from local government entities such as the j.thompson@ mayor's and governor's offices. chronicle.utah.edu said Hiram Chodosh, dean of the S. J. Quinney College of Law. His college expects to generate $1 million per year in revenue from the differential tuition. 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