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News the utah Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 • www.usustatesman.com • (435)-797-1742 • Free single copy ‘It’s Not Over’ MLK vigil honors a legacy 4By Mariah Noble them and asking, “What’s honor Martin Luther King editor-in-chief wrong with their skin?” Jr. and the progress that “It’s not that they’re has been made with the Though the Logan being racist and think that Civil Rights Movement community may not be they’re better,” Haggan will serve as one platform featured on national news said. “It’s that they don’t for this discussion. for protests and racial know. They’ve never seen Jasmine Lee, secre- clashes, its lack of diversi- a person of color.” tary of the Black Student ty presents a unique and Haggan also recalled Union, placed an empha- sometimes “uncomfort- when she was growing sis on the educational able” situation for black up in Idaho in a predom- value. students. inantly white area, being “With this event I hope Sheree Haggan, a mul- nicknamed the “black we can educate and we can ticultural program coor- friend” by her classmates. just fight ignorance with dinator for Access and “They weren’t my ‘white knowledge,” Lee said. Diversity, said a higher friends.’ They were just my She said she feels there level of awareness of race friends,” Haggan said. “It are many fellow students who don’t understand the issues is something that was hard because I felt importance of Martin would help create a more like, ‘I am never going to Luther King Jr.’s contribu- inclusive environment for be one of them.’ ... There’s tion. students of color. just this invisible but visi- Haggan said Access “I think that a big thing ble-to-the-other-side divi- and Diversity is sponsor- in Utah is just, people sion between blacks and ing the annual event and don’t know, and when whites.” decided to use the title you don’t know, it’s hard Haggan said she’s “It’s Not Over” because because how much can we interested in creating a the fight for equality still hold people accountable?” discussion about race that exists. Haggan said. will help people of differ- She said it will have a Haggan said some peo- ent backgrounds better different feel to it than it ple of color in the area understand one another. has in years past because frequently experience A candlelight vigil will small children pointing at be held Tuesday night to jSee MLK, Page 2 Opinion: Racism still a reality One day during my in general. The author impacted positively by junior year of high was adamant about her my response, I worried school in Lehi, Utah, I distaste for the special that there would be opened up the school treatment black people many who would still newspaper to read an were receiving by hav- not understand why article that left me hurt ing days and an entire nationally celebrating and confused. month of the year to the accomplishments of The article was focus on their achieve- blacks and other minori- titled, “Black? White? ments. ty populations in the Whatever,” and its pri- Upset by this arti- mary focus was on the cle, I felt compelled to jSee RACISM, Page 7 supposedly hypocritical write a response edito- nature of Martin Luther rial in order to express King, Jr. Day, as well as my feelings. While Black History Month I believe some were President of Black Student Union hopes to spread love jSee HUMANS, Page 3 Pritchard/MCT campus photo USU adds more renewable enegry 4By Brenna Kelly Mountain Power’s Blue Sky to support Blue Sky projects. to install solar panels. add more renewable energy with it,” said Daniel Ferris, staff writer Grant. Participants then have the “Utah is one of the best where we can make it feasi- director of utilities. “The Rocky Mountain Power opportunity to apply for the states in the country for ble. We’re definitely pursu- Blue Sky Grant can only be The Sam Skaggs Family has a variety of Blue Sky Blue Sky Grant, which has installing solar (panels),” ing it.” used on facilities that are Equine Education Center customers throughout Utah, funded more than 112 proj- said USU Sustainability The Equine Center is not served by Rocky Mountain now features 264 solar pan- who pay $1.95 more per 100 ects in Utah. Ninety-six per- Coordinator Alexi Lamm. the first building on cam- Power.” els, funded in part by Rocky kilowatt-hour (kwh) in order cent of these were proposals “USU is working to try to pus to see solar panels. USU’s main campus is Recent sustainability proj- served by Logan City Light ects also include the solar & Power, which means the panel installation on the Blue Sky Program cannot south side of the Agriculture fund any sustainability proj- Sciences Building. CAAS’s ects on campus. However, newest solar panel project that doesn’t keep USU from was the first Blue Sky Grant going green. to be implemented north of “We’re actually teaming Ogden, which some would up with Rocky Mountain say makes USU a leader in Power also in some other the sustainability communi- projects for replacing out- ty. dated lighting with more USU has several on-cam- efficient lighting as well,” pus programs to promote Ferris said. “It’s not part of sustainability, including the Blue Sky program, but the Blue Goes Green ini- there are energy incentives tiative, which is financed that Rocky Mountain Power by student fees. The $3 fee has.” has increased the number The Space Dynamics Lab water-bottle filling stations is a prospective site for this Kylee Larsen photo on campus, as well as the project. number of bike racks on the TWO-HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR SOLAR PANELS were put in at the Sam Skaggs Family Equine Education Center in Aggie Shuttle. — brennakelly818@gmail. Wellsville. “We have some challenges com News Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 Page 2 Ride-sharing program comes to USU 4By Manda Perkins ers have the option to pay the the university had a ride-sharing from university faculty, staff asst. news editor driver through the platform using website produced by students, and students who can choose to PayPal instead of paying for the but the site wasn’t user friendly donate $10 of travel reimburse- In an effort to make carpooling ride with cash. and limited search options. ments when they travel for the easier for Utah State University Users also have the option to Bradley Janssen, a Sustainability university. students, faculty and staff, USU connect their account to their Council intern working with air “(We) decided that it would be Facilities and the Sustainability Facebook profile so potential quality and transportation issues, a good use of funds because it Council have introduced Zimride, ride-sharers can look for mutu- said Zimride is intuitive and would reduce the carbon impact al friends. Alexi Lamm, sustain- makes it easier to connect with a ride-sharing website. of the university on a daily basis ability coordinator at USU, said people who have similar sched- in a way that would save money Zimride Carpool & Rideshare one of the reasons the university ules. for students,” Lamm said. “It Community is an online plat- opted to use Zimride is because of “The social aspect is really a big seemed like a good fit.” form that facilitates ride-sharing that aspect. part of it because it’s a communi- Brigham Young University by connecting riders and drivers “It’s integrated into social ty-based thing,” he said. “We’re has been using Zimride for sev- who have similar destinations. media, so if students choose to all trying to help each other out eral years and is now a trusted Anyone with an A number can link their Facebook pages or by saving gas and wear and tear partner on USU’s network. From log in to the USU network, with things like that, they can use that on the car.” November 2012 to August 2014 the option to expand their search information to provide legitimacy Lamm said the program costs BYU has had over 6,800 rides to all users in the country. Drivers to their profile,” she said. $6,000 annually and is paid for posted and averages six matches can set a price for gas and wear- When Lamm began working through the Carbon Offset Fund. and-tear on their vehicles; rid- for the university two years ago, The fund receives contributions jSee RIDE, Page 4 Watershed scientist discusses Great Salt Lake JANUARY 21 COCOA WITH THE CCA DESIGN STAR 11 - 2PM | TSC LOUNGE 6PM | TSC LOUNGE Kyle Todeecheene photo COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHER in the Eccles Science Learning Center on JANUARY 22 Friday to hear USU watershed scientists Wayne Wurtsbaugh discuss The Great Salt Lake for Science Unwrapped’s Great Salt Lake Today series. ARTSYSTEM: PARTICLE FALLS Lecture by Andrea Polli She said she hopes people that are necessary to get stu- 5PM | CAINE PERFORMANCE HALL feel united at the event as they dents thinking, to get students MLK work to chip away at that injus- to ponder and think about From Page 1 tice.