Front Page!
Posted by daycruz on February 12, 2008
I had my first front page story ever last week. It was about “Going Green Week” at Azusa Pacific University. The only problem was that because of the increased concern for the environment, there was no print edition.
Damn. I really hate the earth now. 
The article got a bit chopped and put online. Some things that didn’t end up in the article:
- 197 shower heads were replaced across the campus which will save the University about a million gallons of water each year.
- The administration has a huge part in this entire thing. Terry Franson, the vice president for Student Life and the Dean pushed for this and has recieved criticism from others in the Evangelical community.
- The money issue is huge. This part really got me: at one point, during a move-out month, the school had to spend $25,000 to dispose of garbage.
- Toney Snyder, who I mention in the article has even looked at wind power as a way to conserve energy. Sorry kids, we’re not in a wind zone. Oh! Fun fact– wind turbines need to go seven mph to be even of any value.
- Your cafeteria grease ends up as bio-diesel. And we give it away for free.
- Point Loma is way ahead of us in the green sector.
Way too many bullet points for one post but it really was a lot of information. I heard from students who were critical of the Cafeteria for giving up styro foam containers for the week and not offering an alternative for those who couldn’t eat inside.
Stay tuned in for more articles.
