2008 Woodie Awards
Sustainability and recycling efforts continue on campus
Jaclyn Johnson
Issue date: 8/27/07 Section: News
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The UA needs to concentrate on remaining environmentally friendly, and students have a responsibility to voice themselves regarding UA issues, a former student senator said.
"This is the calling of our generation," said UA sophomore Jacob Holloway. This calling is to recycle for the benefit of our generation and those in the future, said the 2006 Associated Student Government senator.
Holloway's hope is to create a study group or standing committee in ASG to further address the issues of recycling and sustainability on campus, he said. Last year, Holloway wrote legislation to increase student fees to allocate money to support these programs at the UA. The legislation was not widely supported and did not reach the floor of the student senate, Holloway said.
Now, Holloway is more interested in the UA reallocating money to increase campus sustainability.
Arkansas is the Natural State, and we should keep it as natural as possible, he said.
"We can start at the UA and serve as a role model for the rest of Arkansas and the country," Holloway said.
Holloway has been in touch with several environmental RSOs, such as the Sierra Club, Crop, Science and Environmental Studies and Campus Greens, but "the RSOs are doing their own thing," he said.
"I want ASG to take the lead with this," he said. Holloway said he intends to run for an ASG senatorial position again this year. When ASG becomes involved, a committee could bring RSOs together and accomplish more than they can separately, he said. Holloway has talked to several RSOs, faculty and staff to find out who would be interested in being on such a committee, he said.
The group or committee could figure out where students are willing to get involved.
With this information the UA could better use the money it is already spending on these things, he said. Chancellor John A. White signed a chancellor's pledge for sustainability, Holloway said. It is our job as students to hold him to his promise, he said.
"This is the calling of our generation," said UA sophomore Jacob Holloway. This calling is to recycle for the benefit of our generation and those in the future, said the 2006 Associated Student Government senator.
Holloway's hope is to create a study group or standing committee in ASG to further address the issues of recycling and sustainability on campus, he said. Last year, Holloway wrote legislation to increase student fees to allocate money to support these programs at the UA. The legislation was not widely supported and did not reach the floor of the student senate, Holloway said.
Now, Holloway is more interested in the UA reallocating money to increase campus sustainability.
Arkansas is the Natural State, and we should keep it as natural as possible, he said.
"We can start at the UA and serve as a role model for the rest of Arkansas and the country," Holloway said.
Holloway has been in touch with several environmental RSOs, such as the Sierra Club, Crop, Science and Environmental Studies and Campus Greens, but "the RSOs are doing their own thing," he said.
"I want ASG to take the lead with this," he said. Holloway said he intends to run for an ASG senatorial position again this year. When ASG becomes involved, a committee could bring RSOs together and accomplish more than they can separately, he said. Holloway has talked to several RSOs, faculty and staff to find out who would be interested in being on such a committee, he said.
The group or committee could figure out where students are willing to get involved.
With this information the UA could better use the money it is already spending on these things, he said. Chancellor John A. White signed a chancellor's pledge for sustainability, Holloway said. It is our job as students to hold him to his promise, he said.
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