FEATURes OP/ED A & E SPORTS Lawrence remembers J.B. sets out Our favorite albums Catch up on Bertrand Goldgar to improve himself of 2009 unveiled winter sports >> page 5 >> page 7 >> page 8 >> pages 10-11 FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010 Vol. CXXVII,THE No. 10 LAWRENTIANLawrence University's student newspaper since 1884 www.Lawrentian.com Warch Campus Center receives LEED Gold certification Laura Streyle not be formally certified until the school year, Tom Boldt of the Boldt Staff Writer building was up and running. Construction Company spoke about Green Roots, the Sustainable the significance of building under The Warch Campus Center Lawrence Initiative committee, sent LEED standards. became officially LEED Gold certified the application materials, along with In his speech, Boldt outlined the Nov. 20, 2009. Lawrence University's the certification fee, for certification many carefully planned construction newest building is a key feature to USGBC in mid-September, and methods, including the choice of of the university's sustainable prac- received the positive gold certifica- resources, saying, "The new cam- tices. Amongst other features, the tion response in November. pus center will utilize wood which campus center includes waterless The process leading up to certi- has been certified by the Forestry urinals, Green Seal certified cleaning fication was a rigorous one, involv- Stewardship Council. This wood has products and a green roof. ing collaboration across all sectors been harvested by forest manag- LEED, or Leadership in Energy of Campus Life, HVAC, Facilities, ers who adopt environmentally and and Environmental Design, is a Dining Services, student and faculty socially responsible forest manage- point-based rating system that was organizations and beyond. ment practices." created by the U.S. Green Building To achieve the gold level of cer- Additionally, Greg Griffin, the Council, or USGBC, in 1993. LEED tification, the building needed to campus center director, reported acts as a national framework for score between 39 and 51 points that the center can expect to use Photo courtesy of Ariel out of 69 points in six categories. 20-30 percent less energy than a The glass windows of the Warch Campus Center contribute to the newly LEED Gold certified sustainable construction and build- building's energy efficiency. ing maintenance. Categories include Sustainable traditionally constructed building of Depending on the number of Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy this size. settling-in stages with the campus such as using silverware instead of points that a building earns, it can and Atmosphere, Materials and Griffin also noted that all of the center and routines are just begin- plastic utensils, and coffee mugs be certified as bronze, silver, gold or Resources, Indoor Environmental new equipment "is either Energy Star ning to form around its shape and rather than disposables for dining- platinum. Quality and Innovation and Design rated or of equal efficiency when no infrastructure, the administration in are examples of new changes in To meet the needs of differ- Process. The campus center received Energy Star rating is available." This still seeks feedback. winter term. ent building projects, there are a score of 43 points. means that the EPA has identified In a recent e-mail, Nancy multiple specialized versions of the Environmental consciousness and labeled the electronic equipment Truesdell sent word of additional For more information on the center, LEED standards. The campus cen- was a part of the building from the as 10-20 percent more energy effi- "green" changes at Kaplan's Grill that visit the Green Roots blog at http:// ter was registered under LEED New beginning. In the first convocation cient than competing models. will strengthen the gold standing of blogs.lawrence.edu/greenroots/ or Construction, version 2, and could speech of the 2008-2009 academic As the community is still in the the campus center. Advancements http://www.usgbc.org/. Lawrence evaluates six-week break Jane Koopman, Lawrence sightsinging instructor, passes away Cuong Nguyen amount of savings during the break Maija Anstine than 20 years. "I feel so fortunate and grateful Staff Writer Staff Writer has not been estimated because the Koopman taught at Lawrence for having had the opportunity to bills for gas and electricity are not between 1990 and 2000, teaching emulate her style and can't imagine yet available. The Lawrence community every music major in a five-term teaching any other way." The biggest change of this aca- sequence for most of the decade. Koopman also contributed to demic year was a longer winter Heating for the winter term has mourns the loss of Jane Koopman, not been altered. Said Meyer, "We former sightsinging instructor at She developed a sightsinging cur- the music education program at break, which lasted approximately riculum that is still taught in the con- Lawrence as an elementary special- six weeks, equivalent to half of the can not act to reduce costs without Lawrence, who passed away Dec. 30, making students uncomfortable. So 2009, at the age of 80. servatory today by current sights- ist, emphasizing the Kodály method. summer break. The board of trust- inging instructor Donna DiBella, Koopman is survived by her ees decided on the schedule change everything is back to normal [this Born in Rochester, Ind., Koopman term]." earned both a bachelor of music who explains that she has largely husband, John, who also taught at in order to save on energy costs in patterned her own classes after Lawrence, as well as their three chil- December. Only a small number of The campus life office is still degree in education and a master of waiting for responses from students music degree in education at Drake Koopman's. dren and four grandchildren. students were allowed to stay on "Students who have taken or are Some of Koopman's former col- campus during the break. who stayed on campus before mak- University in Des Moines, Iowa. ing plans for future breaks. She taught at Silver Lake College in currently taking sightsinging may leagues shared their memories of Facility services reduced the find this all sounding very familiar, her: costs of heating by gradually reduc- Amy Uecke, associate dean of Manitowoc, Wis. before coming to students for campus life and acting Appleton as an elementary school since I have largely patterned my ing the temperature in residence classes after Jane's," said DiBella. halls to under 50 degrees Fahrenheit, dean of students, said, "I am anx- teacher where she taught for more See Jane Koopman on page 2 with the exception of Brokaw and the ious to hear what students have to guest house on Park Street, which say about the accommodations in housed students and offices during Brokaw, Björklunden and the guest Remembering Professor of Mathematics Emeritus Richard Long the entire break. The faculty still house. In general, everything went Cook, he was instrumental in "help- ing, thoughtful, funny, very intel- worked during the break, so the well [and] according to plan." Bridget Donnelly for The Lawrentian ing the Lawrence faculty to appreci- ligent, independent and quirky," academic buildings' temperature was The campus did not completely ate that computer science was com- said Professor of Mathematics Bruce lowered to only 65 degrees. At the shut down. Despite the winter break ing to be a respectable academic Pourciau. end of the break, the entire heating starting during Thanksgiving, winter Professor Emeritus of discipline, not just vocational train- Long was universally lauded system was gradually brought back sports such as basketball, hockey Mathematics Richard G. Long passed ing for accountants and bank clerks." for his patience and understand- to normal levels. and swimming had competitions in away Dec 21, 2009, in Sun City, Ariz. Chemistry and computer science ing. Alumna Lori Kraft Zalewski '88 Raymond House and International December. According to Uecke, stu- at the age of 78. Long, known by professor James Evans called Long's remembers Long "was a dedicated House were closed, and the staffs in dent athletes were well accommodat- former colleagues and students as a efforts "pivotal," especially at a time professor willing to help his stu- both houses were moved to the cam- ed in Brokaw, hotels and on the road. dedicated, laid-back, intelligent and when budget would not allow for dents," noting his open-door policy pus center, which was open for most There are mixed reactions within thoughtful teacher, was an integral hiring of new, specific faculty for and willingness to help all students, of the break. The Memorial Chapel the student body about the longer member of the Lawrence community what at the time were referred to as even having them come in multiple held events in December, so the heat break. "I enjoyed it because I could for 24 years. "computer studies" classes. times a week if they needed extra was not turned down. travel to Hawaii," said junior Rob During his years at Lawrence, Long is also remembered for help. According to Dan Meyer, direc- Rashid. from 1969 to 1993, Long was a major his sense of humor, described by Zalewski recalls that the best tor of facility services, the university Another student, junior Jon contributor in the development of professor Alan Parks as "very ironic took significant measures to reduce the computer science program and, and clever." heating costs. However, the total according to Physics professor David See Six-week break on page 2 "Dick Long was warm, unassum- See Richard Long on page 2 SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUesDAY WEDNESDAY Hi: 35°F Hi: 35°F Lo: 20°F Lo: 20°F 5-DAY 5-DAY Source: Source: weatherbug.com Partly cloudy Partly cloudy WEATHER FORECAST Partly cloudy Partly cloudy Partly cloudy THE LAWRENTIAN 2 NEWS FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2010 Mays, said, "I did not like it because ation] center for the entire time." whether or not to continue the next year.