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Friday, August 29, 2014
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 4
Student Legal Services to increase fee Decrease in income reason for raise in participation fund By William Channell Managing Editor
University Student Legal Services [SLS] is adding two dollars per semester to its participation fee, the first time the fee has been increased in ten years. According to SLS Managing Attorney Rodney Fleming the increase in the fee, which is now nine dollars, is the result of a recently developing trend of SLS expenses outweighing its income. Fleming said the alternative would have been cutting staff or reducing the scope of the services SLS provides. “We needed to maintain the level of service that we provide,” he said. “We needed an increase in our income.” Student Legal Services is funded entirely by the participation fee, and receives no money from the administration itself. In a presentation to Under g r aduate St udent Government [USG] last year, Fleming said SLS is aiming to keep the fee at nine dollars for at least the next five years. “Last fee increase we said the same thing, but in fact it lasted ten years,” he said. “So we think we’ve been really fiscally responsible.” Fleming cited the introduction of the green fund as a factor that contributed to the decreased income for SLS. “What we noticed was when they introduced a new waivable fee, it negatively impacted us,” he said. Since the green fund, the income for SLS has decreased by about $50,000 per year. SLS currently spends slightly less per year than it did a decade ago. Resolutions supporting the increase in the fee were passed last semester by both USG and
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Building Education New crime lab brings opportunities for criminal justice students By Kathryne Rubright Pulse Editor
The Bureau of Criminal Investigation crime lab being built on campus brings many opportunities for criminal justice students. “Because the lab is being built on campus, it has led to the development of undergraduate and graduate programs that we’ve never had here,” said Steven Lab, director of the criminal justice program. The criminal justice program now offers a specialization in forensic investigation for undergraduates and Lab is developing a master’s degree in forensic science. Biology and chemistry students can now specialize in forensic biology and forensic chemistry. There is no classroom space in the building due to the contamination risk that could pose. “The integrity of all the investigations and lab work that is conducted must be extraordinarily high,” said Steve Krakoff, vice president of Capital Planning and Campus Operations. However, some students will have internships or field experience in the lab. “They’ve made a commitment to take students, and we’re very happy about that,” Lab said. Most students who gain lab experience will be graduate students, though undergraduate students will have some opportunities too, Lab said.
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Many sustainability projects focused on campus
CARDS FOR KIDS
University works toward zero carbon emissions, additional programs to begin By Annie Furia “More students will building is being converted,” Copy Chief said Hennessy. defintely be more The University will continue its The converted containers will green efforts this year, combinbe labelled either recycling or active.” ing old and new projects. ‘landfill/trash.’ Hennessy said
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NIC PUCCIO and Savannah Wheeler, speak with Alpha Phi Omega pledge Alyssa Alfano while making cards for Miracle Children for Mercy Children’s Hospital in Toledo on Thursday evening.
OPENING AT HOME
BG volleyball opens the season this weekend in the Stroh Center for the Hampton Invitational. They will rely on teamwork to play at a high level. Read more on | PAGE 3
Two of the biggest new projects are “No Impact Week” and single stream recycling. Sustainability Coordinator Nick Hennessy said, “No Impact Week will be a week where every single day we focus on a different aspect of sustainability.” Days will have themes such as green transportation and “issues dealing with the air or
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Joshua Chamberland | Sustainability Intern
issues dealing with water,” he said. A date has not yet been set for No Impact Week. A highly promoted project already launched this fall is single stream recycling. “Every container across campus on every floor in every
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landfill is used because it “is a term a lot of universities have attached to trash” to emphasize where the trash is sent. Hennessy is optimistic about single stream recycling encouraging students to recycle more. “All the research and expe-
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WHAT CAN THE UNIVERSITY DO TO BE MORE SUSTAINABLE “The University is on the right track with the buildings, but now people need to be more educated about sustainable living as a college student. ” Deborah Chester Senior, Global Communication