Lack of Funds, Interest Curbs Recycling Rock by Greg Stull Ready to Managing Editor
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Blk Cyan Magenta Yellow The Oldest Continuously Published Student Newspaper in the Nation Thursday, April 10, 2008 Volume 146, No. 21 Rock Lack of funds, interest curbs recycling By Greg Stull ready to Managing Editor For at the least the past 17 years, recycling at Ohio Wes- continue leyan has been in a state of flux. Since 1991, when Buildings and Grounds began keeping campus strategic recycling data, recycling totals per year have ranged from as high as 274,888 pounds in 1994 planning to as low as 55,560 pounds in 1998. Last year’s total was By Mary Beth Scherer 180,771 pounds. Transcript Reporter “What happens a lot is, consciousness drops,” Dennis About three years ago, Wall, foreman of Buildings and approximately 50 people gath- Grounds (B&G), said in ref- ered in Newark, Ohio, to discuss erence to the fluctuating data, the major issues facing Ohio which includes separate yearly Wesleyan University. totals of aluminum, glass, plas- According to David Robbins, tic, paper and cardboard. interim president, OWU faced Chris Setzer, director of challenges in the following three Physical Plant, said the quality areas: communications, endow- of the recycling program, which ment building and student suc- is student-run, varies from year cess and satisfaction. to year according the level of Rock Jones, OWU’s future student involvement: “The president, said, “I am grateful strength of the program depends for the good and important work on the students involved in it,” that has been accomplished in Setzer said. Photo by Greg Stull each of these areas.” Compared to other schools, The mixture of trash and recyling doesn't do much to sustain people's interest in recycling. Some of the accomplishments Setzer said, Ohio Wesleyan’s fourth place in the per-capita study, said the student body for those of us who do care.” while simultaneously dealing include an enhanced university recycling program probably category, averaging a weekly is generally indifferent about Finn said while the program with classes and homework,” relations staff, a communica- falls in the middle in terms of 1.53 pounds of recyclables per recycling. is adequate—“any amount of Finn said. “I think if the tions staff, a dean of first-year comprehensiveness. However, student. Miami University- “But there is a good recycling is a good thing”—it program included a full-time students, a full-time learning dis- of the 14 Ohio colleges and uni- Oxford currently leads with a portion that really cares about would benefit from improve- staff, assisted by students, it abilities person, an internet café, versities participating in Recy- weekly average of 7.02 pounds recycling,” she said. “Those that ments. would accomplish a lot more.” advancements in the Year One clemania, an annual, nation- per student. don’t care about it or even go so “As a completely student-run Under the current system, program and some new furniture wide competition between col- Senior Sarah Finn, who is far as to sabotage the bins— system, it is very difficult for student volunteers collect the for dorm lounges. lege and university recycling currently running the program tipping them over, throwing volunteers and myself to give After addressing these three programs, Ohio Wesleyan is in as part of an independent trash in them, etc—really ruin it enough attention to the program See RECYCLING, page 2 issues, the next phase of plan- ning was creating a strate- gic plan for the future. “Half a dozen committees were set up to Doc who discovered Lyme disease to speak at commencement address questions like where are Allen C. Steere, M.D., cred- heart problems. He also is investigating why we now, where do we want to be ited with discovering Lyme During the last decade, a some Lyme disease patients and how do we get there?” Rob- disease, will give the keynote Lyme disease counterculture continue to experience painful bins said. address at Ohio Wesleyan Uni- has emerged with different ideas joint inflammation and other The university went through versity’s 164th commencement about the infection compared symptoms even after successful that process for about a year, and ceremony at 1 p.m. on May 11. with mainstream medicine. treatment of the bacterial infec- out of that process developed a The ceremony will be streamed These patients have picketed tion. Additionally, Steere and strategic plan, before Mark Hud- live online at http://stream.owu. and harassed Steere. Despite his colleagues are working to dleston, former OWU president, edu. this pressure, his work has pro- develop better diagnostic tests left. During his career, Steere has gressed. for the disease. “The strategic plan was near received recognition from orga- Today, Steere is a professor During the commencement its final stages but had not got- nizations including the Ameri- of medicine at Harvard Medi- ceremony, Steere will be award- ten campus-wide support,” Rob- can Lyme Disease Foundation, cal School, director of clini- ed an honorary Doctor of Sci- bins said. “We wait for the new National Institutes of Health, cal research for Massachusetts ence degree from Ohio Wesley- president to come aboard and and Albert Sabin Vaccine Insti- General Hospital’s rheumatol- an in recognition of his distin- help complete the process.” tute. ogy unit and principal investiga- guished scholarship, integrity, Jones said it is important In 2001, he was honored as a tor for the hospital’s Center for and leadership. Having earned that OWU has a strong strategic “Research Hero” by the Arthri- Immunology and Inflammatory his bachelor’s degree in music plan. tis Foundation. Diseases. from Columbia College in New “A strategic planning After identifying the tick- He continues to research York and his medical degree initiative helps the trustees, borne disease in 1975, Steere Lyme disease and rheumatoid from Columbia College of Phy- faculty and administration insure also was hailed as a hero by arthritis, including issues of sicians and Surgeons, Steere has that we are devoting our energies many patients suffering from the autoimmunity in patients who published approximately 275 and resources in the ways that mysterious illness that resulted do not respond to antibiotic articles on Lyme disease and have the greatest impact on Steere in arthritis, nervous system or treatment. related topics. our students today and that position the university to have the greatest possible impact on students for generations Amnesty International makes a comeback on campus to come,” Jones said. “OWU By Mark Dubovec since I was a freshman,” Good- to human rights violations in flict of interest. He expressed tion, was founded in 1961. Pres- has an unusual opportunity at Transcript Reporter rum said. “I got involved in their countries of origin. hope that the two positions will ently, it maintains operations in this moment in time to expand other community services and Amnesty International also compliment each other. over 150 nations with over two opportunities offered to students After two years of inactiv- human rights groups, and we plans on holding a month-long “My position in WCSA million members. and to strengthen its position as a ity, Amnesty International has decided to have this forum.” film series in November about might just bring more interest In addition to the School of premier liberal arts institution.” reformed on the OWU cam- One issue in particular drove violence against women. Pelts to Amnesty International, and Americas vigil and stopping vio- Robbins said a strategic pus. Last Friday, 20 students the reformation. “We needed a said this incarnation of the other human rights groups like lence against women, Amnesty plan is important “to provide gathered in the House of Peace group to fund the [School of group will be more involved. it,” International concentrates on priorities for the institution, and Justice to learn about the Americas vigil],” Goodrum “I didn’t hear about them my Goodrum said. He thinks this helping prisoners of conscience gain resources for the institution humanitarian group and discuss said. “Amnesty always has peo- freshman year,” she said. “They will lead the university toward (people who have been impris- and enhance the mission of the events for next year. ple there,” weren’t very active. It kind of becoming more concerned with oned for their beliefs, origins or institution.” “It was my idea originally The School of Americas vigil died down.” social issues and student groups ethnicity), abolishing the death Jones said he hopes the final [to bring back Amnesty Inter- is an annual protest in Novem- Goodrum discussed his toward becoming more involved penalty and ending the use of strategic plan will serve students national],” said junior Oksana ber at Fort Benning, Ga. It is unique position as both WCSA with student government. torture and terror. and distinguish OWU from Pelts, who is heading the reor- where the U.S. military offers vice president and a member of “It goes both ways,” he said. The remainder of this semes- similar institutions. He said he ganization with Ben Goodrum. training to South and Central Amnesty International. While he Amnesty International, which ter will be devoted to recruiting wants OWU to be recognized “The idea has been floating American personnel. Graduates believes it will require balanc- refers to itself as the world’s more members and planning for around for a couple of years, of the school have been linked ing, he feels it will not be a con- largest human rights organiza- next semester. See PLAN, page 2 Darfur week Spring brings Baseball slugs raises genocide out hot styles past Earlham to awareness complete sweep -- Page 5 -- Page 2 -- Page 12 Name Page # Date See AMNESTY, page 2 Blk Cyan Magenta Yellow Blk Cyan Magenta Yellow Page 2 The Transcript March 27, 2008 to our efforts,” Finn said.