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(02/09/13 1:34am)
In an out-of-character move, The President William, Jefferson, Clinton Hunger Leadership award awarded an honorable mention to Auburn University's own shining star in the battle against hunger.
(01/31/13 6:28pm)
It turns out $5 can go a long way.
The Environmental Awareness Organization is spearheading a campaign to add a sustainable investment fund to the University. The proposed fund would be the result of a $5 fee added to tuition each semester and would be used to fund projects related to sustainability on campus.
"So the goal is it's a student-controlled, student-funded program for green investment on campus," said Daniel Martinez, junior in materials engineering and physics and EAO vice president.
The project comes as part of a collaboration with a statewide initiative called the Coalition of Alabama Students for the Environment, or CASE, which unites Alabama college campuses in sustainable projects. Currently, UA, UAH, UAB and Auburn are each involved in efforts to add sustainable investment funds to their campuses, while Montevallo has already succeeded in establishing such a fund.
"Each investment fund will be unique to its campus," Martinez said. "Each one will be different, but the idea is between all of them basically to have a million dollars going toward the green project among all the campuses."
According to Martinez, some campuses will have larger green funds than others, depending on the total number of enrolled students. The Auburn EAO is proposing a $5 fee per student each semester, which, when distributed among approximately 25,000 students, would add up to about $125,000 per semester.
The EAO is in the process of completing a proposal for the fund, which will outline details for the creation of a committee to manage the fund and rules for the submission of project proposals. Currently, the vision is a committee composed of mostly students with a faculty chairperson. The committee would be in charge of reviewing and approving proposals for sustainable projects around campus.
"So students and faculty and staff are all allowed to propose whatever project, and it goes to committee, they discuss it," Martinez said. "And you have to have a budget, you have to have a sponsor, you have to have the cooperating, interested parties already informed and aware and accepting of cooperation. So you don't just come with an idea; you come with a plan."
Martinez said Montevallo has already used its sustainable investment fund to sponsor a bike-sharing program on campus. Other examples of sustainable projects that could be made possible by the fund include campus-wide composting or community gardens.
Although the proposal has not received University approval, the EAO has already contacted the Office of Sustainability in search of support.
According to Mike Kensler, director of campus sustainability operations, the Office of Sustainability will not be involved in the advocating of the fund in order to preserve the campaign's student-run approach. However, Kensler said the Office was able to offer some advice about seeking University approval.
"We just raised those types of questions about timing and process to make sure that the timing was right, whatever they determined that to be, and that the process was good in making sure that the campus was fully informed about it and could make an informed decision," Kensler said.
Kensler said if the fee is approved in the future, it is possible the Office could become involved in a supportive way.
"Of course we support any and all activities to help us become sustainable," Kensler said.
The EAO is also planning to garner student support by distributing a petition in favor of the fund.
"We haven't been told by administration that we need to come to them with a petition yet, but we feel to be armed with a petition will be beneficial," said Stephanie Ard, senior in hotel and restaurant management and EAO president.
The EAO will begin petitioning on Saturday, Feb. 2. Other student organizations, including the Conservation Biology Society and the Real Food Challenge, have expressed their support for the program and may assist in promoting the project in the future, according to Martinez.
Interested students may attend the EAO's next meeting Monday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. in Student Center 2218.
(01/31/13 5:23am)
The typical Auburn student has driven down South Donahue a thousand times. The majority have probably noticed a ditch in the area around the Coliseum. Most likely no one knows that this ditch is actually part of a nine mile creek that runs through Auburn.
(01/31/13 5:24am)
The primary purpose of the Parkerson Mill Creek project is to prevent pollution and promote sustainability. (Courtesy of Kaye Christian)
(01/25/13 8:42pm)
Most of us are aware of the growing need for a more sustainable and eco-friendly lifestyle. We see changes being made all over campus, and messages encouraging us to make small changes: use our own water bottles instead of continuously buying plastic ones, walk or ride bikes to campus, recycle. We're being called to do things differently, and the university is changing with us.
(01/17/13 3:37am)
Auburn's David Bancroft will bring Auburn its newest fine dining experience with his new Acre Restaurant.
(12/23/12 6:12am)
Head Coach Tony Barbee said in Saturday's post-game interview that the game before Christmas is dreaded among coaches.
(12/12/12 4:41am)
The men's basketball team, after being off more than a week, had a strong showing Tuesday, Dec. 11 against Grambling State, winning 92-42.
(12/05/12 11:10am)
While Auburn University students are preparing to take finals and return home for the holiday break, Auburn stores are preparing for a lull in business.
(11/10/12 9:24am)
For students, six hours in the stadium sustained by nothing but a mustard-slathered soft pretzel leaves us with a raging post-game hunger. If we can make it past the concession stands without purchasing an armful of hot dogs, then our game day options usually revolve around scrounging up whatever food is left at the tailgate by the time we get there. Eating the misshapen carrots everyone else left on the vegetable plate is not your only option.There are plenty of restaurants around town offering fans a fresh new twist on old favorites like barbecue, burgers and fries. Game days in Auburn are marked by tradition, but don’t let yourself get stuck in a dining rut by eating the same meal every time.Amsterdam Cafe’s crab cake sandwichThe crab cake sandwich at Amsterdam Cafe, located on South Gay Street, is a delectable twist on the typical fare of game day. Instead of a charred burger, sink your teeth into one of the “top 100 dishes to eat in Alabama before you die.”The crab cake avocado sandwich is served on a flaky toasted croissant with creole remoulade and mango pico de gallo. The subtle blend of flavors in this tasty sandwich makes for a dish you can savor instead of just inhale in a fit of hunger. Get it with a side of sweet potato chips.Big Blue Bagel’s tiger meltAnother one of the “100 dishes to eat in Alabama before you die,” Big Blue, located on College Street, offers a Tiger Melt consisting of Colby Jack generously melting over its famous chicken salad and served atop two bagel faces of your choice. Play it safe and go with the multigrain bagel or mix it up with cinnamon or blueberry.The melt comes with a side of bagel chips, which are bagels of different flavors toasted and sliced into bite-sized pieces. A side of the honey mustard makes the perfect dipping sauce.Tex’s Tacos’ barbecue tacoPutting a Tex-Mex twist on Southern cooking, our favorite campus food truck offers a barbecue taco.The taco combines a flour tortilla with vinegar-basted pulled pork barbecue, honeylime garden slaw and barbecue sauce. Since the taco truck is parked right outside the stadium, you’ll have to endure the shortest amount of time between you and satiating your roaring appetite.Top off your barbecue taco with a round of lime fries, a Tex’s Tacos specialty that somehow manages to whip up a deep fried dish that tastes like a funnel cake-french fry hybrid.Look out for the taco truck parked on campus.Panera Bread’s turkey cranberry paniniWith Thanksgiving just around the bend, you might be looking for something a little more festive than the tried-and-true beef burgers you eat at every game.Panera, located on Opelika Road, is offering a seasonal sandwich this fall that combines the flavors of the season into a delectable panini. The sandwich features roasted turkey slices on fresh-baked ciabatta bread, cranberry chutney and fresh spinach. The unlikely pairing is reminiscent of a Thanksgiving meal and a great alternative to post-game grub.The panini is served with a side, but for another fall treat, try the chicken stew that comes topped with a cheese biscuit.
(11/05/12 10:09am)
The Gnu's Room has just acquired a new assistant director.
(11/03/12 9:42am)
Look, buddy. It's been a rough couple of games for all of us. Particularly for you, after the dizzying flighting path you took on your way down to the field at last week's game against Texas A&M. Instead of soaring around the stadium and touching down triumphantly on the 50-yard line, you took a seemingly random stroll about the stands. Just scoping things out, guys! Don't mind me up here!
(11/02/12 11:38am)
Feminism. Depending on the crowd you run with, the word can either garner nods of progressive approval or laughs to sustain bar conversation.
(10/13/12 11:24am)
Recently, I was waiting in a queue at a grocery store counter, when the person standing behind me chose to start a conversation.
(10/06/12 11:13am)
As customers in the U.S. clamor for the latest iPhone, some citizens in developing countries are still dealing with the poisonous effects of the old model.
(09/23/12 11:40am)
The AU "Real Food" Fest is the inaugural event of Auburn's new slow food movement.
(09/23/12 10:56am)
With every bag of Haitian coffee Auburn's College of Agriculture Ambassadors sell, they promote sustainable economic development and supply the demands of both developed and developing countries.
(09/12/12 6:05pm)
With more than 300 schools involved in Universities Fighting World Hunger, June Henton, dean of the College of Human Sciences, has created an initiative that influences more than just the Auburn community.
(09/12/12 11:09am)
While Auburn's fall sports teams are kicking their seasons into high gear and facing opponents from around the country, two Auburn professors are fighting a more global enemy.
(09/12/12 11:12am)
Auburn native Kellie Guthrie of the social enterprise Re-Invention has taken her company to a new level with its "Anthropologie meets TOMS Shoes-like" line called G.E.A.R., now sold in Kinnucan's.