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tj RIVERS ITY OF I DAHO The I'wwrlal Voice Since J898 Friday, September 1, 2006 Vojttrntt j07, Xo. 5 e 0 en ue 0 SuS aina ii By Jessica Muiiins any major can submit a project pro- Sustainability could be compared peers and write a proposal to do dents the chance to develop the skills Argonaut posal, request- to the Golden something concrete and exciting," she and practical experienctrtneeded to be ing a $500- Rule, Hemphill added. competitive in the workforce. The Everyone on campus can be $7,500 grant for "It is about leaving Pine said. Hemphill Pine said she hopes the other goal is to implement sustainabil- involved in the new University of a project "It is about center brings in students interested in ity practices on campus that are envi- Idaho Sustainability Center, located in through the enough for the next leaving developing new projects in a variety ronmentally, socially and fiscally Shoup Hall. sustainability enough for the of fields such as marketing, communi- responsible. Eclectic individuals improving center. The person or cleaning for next person or ty health or nutrition. "The center will also teach students the campus is the goal of graduate projects can our grandchildren." cleaning for "Sustainability is a hot new job how to be global citizens," Saydell student Claudia Hemphill Pine and apply to any our grandchil-, market," she said, said. "Everything we do and purchase undergraduate field Justin who and for somewhere.'he Saydell, be Claudia dren. There are jobs all over the country has an effect on 'have been involved Hemphill Pine 'very in the entire anywhere on graduate student stu- involving sustainable action to center is currently electing four sustainability center creation campus. dent on cam- demonstrate 4 environmental and individuals for the staff. The student process. "The center pus is studying social responsibility. leaders will oversee the center and its "It is pretty incredible," Saydell is not just for wildlife," Saydell said. something that contributes to sustain- The UI Sustainability Center is the projects this semester. Center staff said of watching their vision come to "It is meant to be multi-disciplinary." ability, she said. first center of its kind in the Inland applicants are chosen by a selecflon life in one year, "I don't really have There is no set definition for sus- "We want everyene on campus to Northwest. words for it." tainability, but there is much that it know that this is the time for them to The center is defined by two goals, Any student at any level and from includes. sit down with friends, advisers and Saydell said. The first is to give stu- See PROJECTS, page 4 a or a woes Cas prices soar, but don't keep students off the roads By Savannah Cummings Argonaut TIPS FOR SAVING Students may feel a bite taken out of AAAMapquest.corn.offers this advice for travelers who their wallets as they fill their gas tanks in want to save money: reparation for the three-day weekend, ~Take the most direct route: Reduce ut American according to the chances of getting lost getting a Automobile by map, Association, high gas prices available online at AAA.corn or will not keep Americans home this Labor Day. ~Shop around for the least expensive gas by The estimates that 29.6 mil- company watching prices before you are on empty. lion will hit the roads this week- people ~Drive a fuel-efficient car: If you have a end travel miles or more from and 50 gas-guzzling SUV or truck, see if you can home, despite an average national gas car- pool or borrow a smaller, more effi- rice of $2.82 per gallon. More than 9 mil- cient vehicle. will in the ion of those travelers begin eKeep your car well-maintained by keep- western United States. ing tires properly inflated and having a According to Dave Overstreet of AAA professional technician inspect your vehi- Washington, gas prices have begun cle before you go. decreasing as summer comes to a close. In ~Drive gently: Excessive braking and accel- Idaho, the average price for gas is $3.02 a erating can reduce fuel economy. gallon. ~Drive the speed limit: Drivirlg faster then "We would anticipate that, barring any - . posted speed limits not only incr'eases, unforeseen'ajor developments, (gas our chances of getting a ticket, it reduces prices) will continue to come .down el economy. some,'" Overstreet said. This decline can be attributed to the decrease in crude oil prices, which was iday, but only because his parents are less than $70 a barrel earlier this week, pitching in for gas money. and the ability for the petroleum industry This summer, the number of travelers to restore its oil pumping and storage did not seem to be affected by increased capacity that was . diminished by gas prices, Overstreet said. Many people Hurricane Katrina's destruction, he said. continued to travel, but made sacrifices i'n In Moscow, gas prices still sit above the other areas to cover the costs, such as national and state averages with a range staying in cheaper hotels, traveling short- of $3.14 for regular gasoline to $3.35 for er distances and eating out less. supreme. Overstreet said he has no expla- "We didn't know what to expect this nation for the continued high prices, but summer," Overstreet said. "It was a nor- said he expects it has to do with whole- mal summer in terms of request for travel saler costs. information., We didn't see any kind of a "Gas is more expensive here than it is let up over the summer months. Basically, where I came from," said Kristin Villars, a people tend to travel, to take vacations." sophomore from Port Orchard, Wash. "I Overstreet said he doesn't see high gas look for friends from WSU who I can trav- prices affecting college students any more el with." than other parts of the population. Lower- Villars, who lives off-campus, said she income families are much more affected continues to drive to school and work by increased gas prices, he said. despite high prices, but rarely fills her "It definitely hurts lower-income peo- tank completely and often tries to carpool ple more," Overstreet said. "It cuts in to home. the budget real hard when you have to Freshman Sam Horack said he has pay high prices.". pretty much given up driving and walks Overstreet also said that people who whenever he needs to go downtown. drive older-model vehicles may feel the Kentaro Murai / Argonaut Architecture graduate student Breeze Clark fills her car at the at the Conoco station on South Main Horack said he is planning on driving high prices more due to the poor fuel effi- up pump home to White Salmon, Mont., for the hol- ciency of the car. on Wednesday. J Students'ravel site goes off the beaten path By Caitiin Rice flights and hotels from the site as well. "Scottdid most of the design. He's the bucks which we mostly waste on gam- boih. Argonaut "We'e not really world travelers, biggest computer geek," said Pelkola. bling or buying steaks." The site also has a btoad range of des- more like toad-trippers," said Pelkola. Nothing about the design was conven- Their most recent business purim tinations, from nearby road stops to far of'f The first week they met in Boise, "For a while Scott's fiancee was tional, including the was 13 pounds of stickers that exotic locations, so day trippers and globe University of Idaho students Scott living in Portland and when we construction process. advertise the Web site and its trotters alike can glean travel ideas, which Falconer and J.R. Pelkola spent every would go down there we were "I sat in my room slogan, "Travel Like A Badass." is just what l'elkola and Falconer wanted. "It's night building a twelve foot igloo in their always looking for random stuff for four days and kind of a new game for "At first people would just send in to do along the way. You can lived off of gummy us," said Pelkola. "We stick information aleut their big trips to Europe backyard. "It' Since they came to UI, they have been always find a restaurant, but we worms and $3 cham- them everywhere.... It's teally or Egypt or someplace," said Pelkola. coming up with even more bizane and wanted cool and quirky stuff." pagne from WinCo," fun to see them diffenmt places nice to have the pyramids, but you want inventive ideas, but GoSleepGo.corn has The idea for GoSleepGo.corn Falconer said. —Ijust saw one on a taco truck to have the little coffee shop too." been their biggest yet, Pelkola said. came about unexpectedly one For the six months in Boise." The two are happy with the program The travel Web site is a wealth of infor- day in February, 15 minutes the Web site has exist- The site is mainly geared of GoSleepGo.corn but their minds are mation for those who want to get off the before class. ed, Falconer and toward college-,aged travelers, already onto the next great and complete- beaten path and find out-of-the-way, "JX. and I had been room- Scott Pelkola have been J R but anyone can make use of the ly random idea. or diff in mates for a long time, and we adding. features and advice that covers everything "After we'e done with the business, uirky places to eat, sleep jump Falconer p lk ost every part of the world.