Spring Break
Environmental awareness discussed at lecture
Diego Cupolo
Issue date: 9/24/03 Section: News
"We have an environmental council in place, made up of faculty, staff and students, where we discuss problems throughout the campus," Miller said.
In the next few months the council is expecting to announce an environmental policy for the university, according to Miller.
A main theme for the lecture was the power students could gain if they organize themselves to accomplish a common goal. Locally, UConn students have not shown much support for environmental programs, according to Meghan Ruta, one of Miller's interns.
"They're not necessarily apathetic but unaware," Ruta said.
Keniry commented on the construction on campus, as well.
"There's going to be a lot of water runoff so there should be efforts to limit impeccable surfaces," Keniry said.
The loose water may pool into streams and cause not only flooding but pollution which would disturb the natural ecosystems, Keniry said.
New "water gardens" have been placed around the Towers dining hall and are being tested; they are designed to collect excess water for plants while adding a pleasing landscape to the campus.
The speech was free to the public and took place in the Biological Sciences & Physics building.
In the next few months the council is expecting to announce an environmental policy for the university, according to Miller.
A main theme for the lecture was the power students could gain if they organize themselves to accomplish a common goal. Locally, UConn students have not shown much support for environmental programs, according to Meghan Ruta, one of Miller's interns.
"They're not necessarily apathetic but unaware," Ruta said.
Keniry commented on the construction on campus, as well.
"There's going to be a lot of water runoff so there should be efforts to limit impeccable surfaces," Keniry said.
The loose water may pool into streams and cause not only flooding but pollution which would disturb the natural ecosystems, Keniry said.
New "water gardens" have been placed around the Towers dining hall and are being tested; they are designed to collect excess water for plants while adding a pleasing landscape to the campus.
The speech was free to the public and took place in the Biological Sciences & Physics building.