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Signs on New printers Football campus across loses to outdated campus Bentley PAGE 5 PAGE 2 PAGE 9 WWW.THESOUTHERNNEWS.ORG SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 VOL. 56— ISSUE 2 Solar panel installation begins By Victoria Bresnahan News Editor Weekly stories The university is highlighting students’ continuing its’ commitment summer work to act against climate change with the recent installation of over 3,000 solar panels on the western side of campus. Students study Suzanne Huminski, Southern’s sustainability Guatemalan coordinator, said when the entire project is completed it will “produce a million public health kilowatts hours of electricity every year.” “To put that in perspective, By Hunter Lyle the average American house Reporter uses about 10,000 kilowatt hours per year,” said Professor William Faraclas’ Huminski. “So this is like office is lined with walls having a 100 houses, that’s and shelves stacked with an equivalency there.” authentic crafted souvenirs Robert Sheeley, associate from Guatemala. vice president for capital As the director of budgeting and facilities international field studies operations, said in a phone in health and long-time interview with the Southern professor of public health, News, overall 3,168 panels Faraclas once again lead his will be installed in Lot 9 26th study abroad trip to the as both ground mounts Central American country of and canopy-style, and Guatemala. around 360 on top of the Joined by special education Wintergreen parking professor Kara Faraclas garage. and 15 students, eight from In total, the project will the public health program supplement four percent of and seven from the special the university’s electrical education program, spent 15 needs, said Huminski. days traveling through the “It will be a few acres of vast landscapes and studying solar panels in total and it the methods and practices of is still a tiny percentage of Guatemalan public health. the amount of electricity “I chose Guatemala we buy every year,” said because it is so rich in culture Huminski. and there is so much that Connecticut State we can learn about public Colleges & Universities health by what we see there,” has partnered with the said William Faraclas. “It Connecticut Green Bank is a perfect field setting to and General Electric (GE) learn about public health to fund and install the solar and to learn things that are panel project. PHOTOS | JENNA STEPLEMAN transferable to our practice Through this partnership, of public health anywhere, at said Huminski, there will be Solar panels installed across the back of Lot 9 near Brownell Hall. home or abroad.” no capital investment for the “While in-country, the university. rather than an expense.” carbon emissions, but sulfur, nitrogen playing a critical role of getting group went to some lectures However, Southern will be The solar panels will reduce the and particulates from burning fossil the industry to reduce carbon and had a lot of group purchasing the electricity produced university’s electrical bills by “tens of fuels will be reduced as well, she said. emissions.” discussions, but our true goal from the panels. thousands of dollars” every year, as “The way this particular agreement Southern facing roof-space is was to get field experience,” The project does not raise tuition, or well, she said. works,” said Huminski, “because we optimal for solar panel energy said Faraclas. “Being able to diverge funds away from university “We know we will save that don’t own the solar panels I won’t production, said Huminski. visit health facilities, spending programs either. amount,” said Huminski. “We think count the carbon emissions reduc- “The roof has to be in relatively time with public health “We are going to save money we will save more because utilities tion in our greenhouse gas reporting. new condition because the solar experts like the local shamans, on that purchase from the very prices are trending up over 20 years. So, other projects that we have array will be there for 20 years,” that was the real aim of the beginning,” said Huminski. So that helps us plan how to spend [had] have reduced our carbon said Huminski. “So you wouldn’t trip.” “This whole project is a savings operating costs as well.” footprint significantly. This will want to eat up all your savings for the university and for taxpayers, Not only will the panels reduce save us lots of money and we are by taking all SEE POLLUTION, PAGE 2 SEE GUATAMELA, PAGE 2 will be great additions for it.” said Crerar. With the Dunkin Donuts Employees were trained transition, most of the food on how to use these prices at Create did not machines and create the new increase, he said. products as well, he said. “The reason behind that and Adanti food “Before, it was more move was the economical, limited, but now they have the cost of it, what the expanded it,” said Bickley. students were paying for court renovated “It should be good for both it” said Crerar. “Also, at the parties.” same time, get a fresh look By Victoria Bresnahan the Dunkin Donuts license, Certain items on the new to the venues that were News Editor which had recently expired, menu, such as apple cider, there.” Crerar said they agreed to do are not yet available, said In addition, Southern’s The Adanti Student the remodel. Bickley. new Resident District Center (ASC) food court, “We have a few glitches “[Customers] go up there Manager Jeff Kwolek, said PHOTO | JENNA STEPLEMAN Dunkin Donuts and in those digital signage that and they ask for it,” said they are beginning to move Dunkin Donuts worker prepares a coffee. sections of the Connecticut are being fed by Dunkin Bickley. “It’s kind of an away from red meats and Hall cafeteria have been Corporate,” said Crerar. inconvenience that we have use more plant-based renovated and updated with “Some of the stuff they are to tell them we don’t have proteins. new machinery. putting there does not apply it. It’s kind of confusing, but “In the Create station Brad Crerar, director of to us. It is things we do not students are patient—they we have added a lot more the ASC, said Dunkin Donuts carry.” are just like me.” greens,” said Kwolek. requires a “facelift” every Matthew Bickley, a In addition, the ASC food “There is kale in there five years, and a complete sophomore, and Dunkin court has two new stations. now, there’s fresh spinach, remodel every 10. Donuts student-worker, Build, a replacement for chicken is fresh grilled. So, “Dunkin came forward said in comparison to the 2mato, allows students to the amount of processed and said you have to do a previous Dunkin Donuts, customize their own pizzas. foods has been lowered.” full remodel,” said Crerar. the structure is completely Create, which replaced Connecticut Hall had “We said we aren’t prepared renovated. the previous station called new additions as well to do a full remodel. The “There [are] also a bunch Freshens, gives students such as a Mediterranean attitude was if you don’t do of new machines, which is options to build their own station at the salad bar and a full remodel we are not also a little complicated to salads or smoothies. a transition from frozen to going to allow you to open.” use,” said Bickley, “but we While Freshens was the fresh hamburger patties. For Chartwells to renew got the hang of it by now. healthy option for students, PHOTO | JENNA STEPLEMAN Overall, in the long run, it their prices were increasing, New monitors hang above the Dunkin workspace. Page 2 News September 12, 2018 New printers stationed across campus By Victoria Bresnahan News Editor Ten black and white and two-color printers, PRINTING FACTS complete with a modern printing service, have In the month of August, 2018, 1,257 users been installed in new printed at Southern. Here’s a breakdown and various locations of what they printed: across campus. Some services include printing from 24,580 15,416 a mobile device or TOTAL PAGES TOTAL SHEETS personal laptop directly to the printers rather than through a web ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT upload—although, this option is still available. Users can also email 1.85 their documents to PHOTO | JENNA STEPLEMAN [email protected] Solar panels installed in commuter Lot 9. TREES from their Southern USED email account to print. In addition, copying and scanning functions are available at every device KG OF as well. Nicholas Valsamis, CO2 PHOTO | JENNA STEPLEMAN 195.8 director of support services, said in a phone New printer located in Connecticut Hall. PRODUCED interview with the Southern News, he did the new printers are around we said it can’t locations across campus obviously the most RESOURCES SAVED THROUGH not like the old printing stationed in more open be behind locked doors. that would be most used printer on service and knew it locations such as the If departments want to accessible for students campus. Then we UNRELEASED JOBS needed to be updated. bottom floor of Morrill offer printing in their to access the printers. thought about the all “I wasn’t in love with Hall, Connecticut Hall lab rooms that needs to “We opened up the different aspects that 7,748 4,562 old one,” said Valsamis, and in Engleman Hall. be funded through the conversation of where go into it and what PAGES PAGES “it was a little older in “I wasn’t a big fan department.” would students need type of students. style. So this new one of service meant for Alexis Zhitomi, printers,” said Zhitomi.