FREE EVERY MONDAY VOL. 24 ISS. 18 •FEBRUARY 18, 2020 THETACOMALEDGER.COM theUniversity of Washington ledger Tacoma 2 FEBRUARY 18, 2020 THE LEDGER NEWS CSL hosting spring BreakAway trip to Oregon Students will volunteer, learn about environmental justice and grow connections during a trip to Buford Park. BY MITCHELL FERMO “Environmental justice is a pretty 7 where students will go in-depth around 80 hours of community service NEWS EDITOR wide ranging topic, so the conversations about this year’s plans. which can count toward the medallion. we have will touch on a lot of subtopics The BreakAway trip represents one “There is a reflective aspect of it,” For the past few years, the Center that sort of sit underneath that um- way in which the CSL gets students in- Wolff said. “There’s developing a con- for Service and Leadership has hosted brella term,” Wolff said. “Some of the volved with community outreach and nection to the issues that hopefully a trip over spring break to get students bigger issues I know I want to talk about work. The CSL also organizes the Hus- continues long past the day you say engaged in environmentalism. This are climate change, individual, govern- ky Volunteers, where students can get farewell. It is really important at the CSL year’s Spring BreakAway continues ment and corporate responsibility — to involved with volunteer work, or if they to build community. It is one of the key previous years’ tradition of taking stu- the environment — environmental rac- are already volunteering, they can reflect aspects of the office. We all have had dents to Buford Park, near Eugene, ism, global impact and the future of state upon their service and time. experiences around not knowing ex- Oregon. Students will team up with the and national parks. With several days Students who go through the Husky actly where we fit on campus, in being CSL’s partner organization Friends of to talk about these things, I hope we can Volunteer process and complete at least a commuter campus. I personally am a PHOTO BY ALYSSANDRA GOSS Buford Park and work with local com- also begin to understand the intercon- 100 hours of volunteer work will be eli- non-traditional student, and there’s oth- Last year’s BreakAway trip was also to Buford Park, where students planted munity partners. The trip will take nection between these issues.” gible to receive a Silver Husky Medallion. ers in our office as well.” trees, dug an irrigation ditch and made place between March 21–26. Students who are interested in go- Students who do 200 hours of work are Wolff added how the CSL is there for connections with each other. Jessy Wolff, this year’s BreakAway ing still have time to sign-up. There is eligible for a Purple Husky Medallion, volunteer work and community outreach the CSL in general, really work hard to coordinator, explained that coordinators a $50 fee, and space is limited to fifteen and for those who complete 300 or more as well as serving as a place to build the provide that community feeling and a choose the primary focus for the trip, students. So far, eight have signed up. hours of volunteer work or service can UW Tacoma campus and community. place that is welcoming and supportive, and this year student volunteers will be There will be two mandatory meetings receive the Gold Husky Medallion. Stu- “The CSL is the place where we found not just in connection to service, but focusing on environmental justice. before the trip on Feb. 22 and March dents participating in the trip will earn a sense of family, and on BreakAway, and relationally and personally.” How should campus solve uskies in the hallway: the parking issue? H COMPILED AND PHOTOS BY LAUREN ZENT Hailey Jenster Jasmine Meggo Raihab Baig Seonhwa Pak Dr. Sarah Chavez Junior Junior Senior Senior Faculty Psychology Accounting Business Management Psychology Lecturer in Writing Studies “It doesn't really affect “Oh, make the parking “I struggle with it. I have “Personally, I would “I think that they me personally as I live limit longer, as well as a permit but I was unable say to collaborate with should have better more nearby. I'd say make promoting carpooling to find parking for 45 the city of Tacoma and frequent public transit, additional floors on put up a poster for it. minutes. The campus buy land to build more so students should be court 17, more stalls Or provide free parking. should buy different parking lots and make able to get to campus could alleviate parking UPS has free parking, areas of parking or do it more affordable for more easily. There also issues.” although it is a private additional levels of court parking. And remove should be a parking campus.” 17 garages.” the three hour limit structure away from to make it unlimited school that can transport again.” students to school on a regular basis.” Office: MAT 151 Editors Staff Writers Art The Ledger Phone: 253-692-4428 Editor-in-Chief ............. Ella Lucente News Reporter .............. Lauren Zent Illustrator ........... Bruno Marquez UWT’s weekly student publication Email: [email protected] Managing Editor ............ Alyssandra Goss News Reporter................. Madeline Hiller Photographer...... Nickolus Patraszewski THIS Feb 18, 2020 | Vol. 24, Issue 18 LE C N News Reporter................. Andrea Nadal E News Editor .................. Mitchell Fermo Y W C E S Opinion Columnist ...... Nicolus Luna P Opinion Editor ............... Meghan Rand R A E P Design E thetacomaledger.com S R A Opinion Columnist ...... Bengisu Cicek E A&E Editor...................... Talia Collett P L Copy Editor..................... 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BY ANDREA NADAL of power over their food choices. and Demonstration with a living roof NEWS REPORTER Through its partnership with The Pan- and hempcrete wall. try, the university’s on-campus food The Giving Garden was established he Giving Garden is adding bank, the garden is able to deliver local in 2009 and is located at the corner of an on-site greenhouse. In produce directly to students in need. 21st and Fawcett. It is an example of partnership with Christine “Any excess produce goes to St. affordable urban gardening, beyond Stevens, they received fund- Leo's food connection,” Pircey said. that it serves as an educational re- Ting through the Strategic Initiative The Giving Garden creates a sense of search plot for determining best prac- Fund for a small 8-by-10 greenhouse. community through their volunteer tices and also as a community resource “We want to figure out the logistics opportunities, events, and by connect- for fresh produce. for a larger greenhouse,” said Garden ing people living within Tacoma’s urban Coordinator Mikel Pircey. “Our grow- scene to nature and agriculture. The ing season is relatively short here in Giving Garden is a symbol of sustain- A community partnership with Washington and we can’t get our plants ability and connection to nature in an Clover Park Technical College yields the Giving Garden's new started until pretty late because it’s so ever urbanizing world. It shows that Sustainable Hub for Education and cold. A greenhouse would allow us to Urban life does not need to be devoid Demonstration (SHED). start seeds indoors and move them of the natural world. For more information follow: outdoors when they’re ready. It would “We have added 20 more raised https://bit.ly/2PaCIrR also allow us to grow more varieties beds total, nine just over this weekend. of plants.” We are expanding pretty fast, the The Giving Garden at UW Tacoma greenhouse will take longer due to works to eliminate food insecurity logistics, but there is a spot for it on- among students through hands-on site already planned out,” said Pircey. All are welcome to stop by and visit the garden or volunteer. If you’ve never experience with fresh food that is The Giving Garden occupies been to the garden before, please sched- grown by students, for students. Fur- 18,000 sq. ft in downtown Tacoma. ule a short orientation by emailing: ther, this works to connect them back This includes 33 raised beds, a 2,000 [email protected] PHOTOS BY NIKOLUS PATRASZEWSKI to their food system and allows stu- sq. ft native plant walk, 8 fruit trees, Giving Garden Coordinator, Mikel Pircey, along with a flat bed of artichoke that has dents the opportunity to have a sense and a Sustainable Hub for Education been sprouting in the garden. UWT students face food accessibility challenges Students discuss affordable food options on campus. BY LAUREN ZENT ing in Business Administration. “But and Economics major Robyn Levin. a senior Writing Studies major. “Financial LeBeau also expressed concern NEWS REPORTER for a full time student who has bills it’s Levin also argues that while UW Ta- Planning 101 says the first thing is to over the nutritional and economic difficult to find food that I can purchase coma does provide some healthy foods, eliminate when you’re on a shoestring value of having food trucks available Associated Students of UW Tacoma’s with nutritional value.