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GREEN
In going green, the Oglethorpe campus has turned blue — with recycling bins spread around campus. Golf carts driven by members of Environmentally Concerned Oglethorpe Students (ECOS) cruise campus to collect recycled bottles, cans and paper once a week.
SPRING EVENTS
The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) assisted ECOS in establishing a larger recycling network this year, placing bins in every residential and academic building. “This year all of the recycling bins are blue and have the recycling symbol on them,” said ECOS president Jessica Daniel ’09, who helped revive the environment-friendly program as a freshman. “It’s more uniform now, so hopefully, it will be a natural thing for people to recycle.” Convenience and ubiquity play a large role in building participation. “I usually put things in a bin because it is right outside my door; it’s so convenient,” Rieddhi Shah ’10 said. Stephen Germany ’08 noted, “We’ve been trying to get bins in every suite on campus to make it easier to recycle containers and paper.” After the ECOS members pick up the recycled objects, a group called Dream Sanitation travels to Oglethorpe to pick them up. Greening efforts are not limited to recycling soda bottles and office paper, though. Chloe Edwards ’10 noticed a change in her suite one day. “A light which had been out in my dorm room was replaced with a compact fluorescent bulb. The light is a lot whiter than before.” Many lights on campus, including most in Conant, have been changed to compact fluorescents.
David G. Spielman
Join the Oglethorpe community on the Academic Quad at 11:45 a.m. to celebrate university namesake and Georgia founder James Edward Oglethorpe. At noon, students will compete against the Lupton bells in the Petrels of Fire race. A ceremony will follow in Conant with featured speaker and New York Times bestseller Pat Conroy.
As far as future plans are concerned, ECOS hopes to remove invasive Chinese privet (an evergreen shrub) on campus, provide environmental education for younger students, become an active part of the Green Peach Coalition and bring speakers to campus. Some plans have already been put into action. “We are partnering with the CCE to provide bins for the cafeteria to recycle their cardboard,” stated Daniel. “Honestly, I would say that the only thing I think the recycling program needs to improve on is getting more people involved. OGLETHORPE’S It should become a paid position just like the CCE. I think more people would be interested in the subject then,” said Alfonzo Mantilla ’09.
NEW LOOK
“We are always looking for people to partner with us on projects, especially alumni. The more outside projects we do, the more we’re bringing back to OU,” Daniel said. “Also, the more people you can meet, the more you have a chance to do. I believe that Oglethorpe is taking steps in right direction.”
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February 15, 16 and 17 at 8:00 p.m. The Vagina Monologues By Eve Ensler, directed by Heather DeVaney ‘09. Lupton Auditorium. Tickets: $5 general admission, $2 for OU students. Mature content.
February 13 Oglethorpe Day
Compact fluorescent light bulbs last up to 10 times longer than a regular light bulb, use about 70% less energy and produce 70% less heat while delivering more light per watt, according to Georgia Power.
In a special benefit to end violence against women, the women of Oglethorpe University present a special Valentine week production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, supported by the Theatre Department. The performance features women’s lively accounts about what it means to be female. Their stories are funny and moving, forthright and refreshingly open. March 28 through 30, 2008 Alumni Weekend
Share a fun-filled weekend with your fellow alumni, family and friends. The following classes and affinity groups will be celebrating reunions: 1958, 1963, 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, Young Alumni (1998 – 2007), Yamacraw Staff, APO, Alumni Teachers and English majors.
April 16 Liberal Arts Symposium
Oglethorpe students present exemplary analytic and expressive work in this showcase of the liberal arts. A full schedule will be posted at www.oglethorpe.edu (keyword: symposium) prior to the event.
April 18, 2008 at 8:00 p.m. Oglethorpe University Singers and University Chorale Spring Concert with The Georgia Philharmonic – Philip Rice, conductor. Conant Performing Arts Center. Free Admission.
Orchestra and chorus conducted by Dr. W. Irwin Ray, Jr., plus additional selections by various composers with student soloists and ensembles. Guest soloists Anne-Marie Spalinger, soprano; Donna Carter, mezzo-soprano; and Stephen Ozcomert, bass-baritone.
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