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dailynebraskan.com
monday, april 7, 2014 volume 113, issue 127
Inside Coverage
Kneading fulfillment
Pushing for Alta Gracia
UNL massage therapist works with athletes
RSO pursues further action after rejection
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Going the distance
The Huskers swept the series with Ohio State at home during the weekend. All three starting pitchers tossed complete games. Nebraska pitching gave up 20 hits and 6 runs to the Buckeyes. photo by stacie hecker
Sophomore exploratory major Spencer Goodwin powers a light bulb with a bicycle at an Earthstock event Wednesday. The booth was used to show students how much energy is required to produce small amounts of power.
one change at a time There’s more to do, but UNL students are confident about progress toward sustainability Story by Diego De Los Reyes Photos by Amber Baesler
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“Just the fact that we have this ustainability is on the forefront of minds at the Uni- position means that we are in a very versity of Nebraska-Lincoln good trajectory,” Gill said. “We’re making really great progress, and this month. so many things are happening. But Earthstock, a monthhiring a sustainability coordinator long event aimed at weaving enviis not going to make the campus ronmentally conscious principles through the fabric of campus, is more sustainable. It takes a community approach and the entire camputting the spotlight on sustainability, an issue that has gained pus working together to integrate prominence at UNL during the last sustainability in their day to day and operations.” few years. In 2008, the Chancellor ’s When asked about how UNL Commission on Environmental Susranks in sustainability among the tainability was created, and in 2010, Big Ten schools, he said that there’s an Environmental Sustainability Committee was established within no simple way to measure that. “There really isn’t a ranking ASUN. But those involved in campus sustainability efforts say there’s system that can provide a good representation of sustainability,” he always more to do. said. “You can’t say Last fall, the ‘this school’s best,’ university created It takes a ‘this school is second the position of sustainability coordicommunity best.’” But one way UNL nator, which is now can gauge its progress held by graduate approach and the is through the Associstudent Matan Gill. entire campus ation for the AdvanceGill is charged with coordinating UNL’s working together.” ment of Sustainability in Higher Education’s sustainability proMatan Gill Sustainability Trackgrams and outreach. sustainability coordinator ing, Assessment & “Sustainability Rating System, or is the simultaneous STARS. In January pursuit of human UNL was awarded a bronze rating health, happiness, environmental quality and economic wellbeing,” by the association. “Sustainability is an integral Gill said. “So really, three factors: component of our mission as a leadhuman, environmental and economic. It’s important to really think er in research, education, outreach and service learning,” said Chanabout it globally that way instead of just focusing on environmental cellor Harvey Perlman in a letter impacts, which seems to be a lot of to the AASHE’s STARS committee dated Jan. 10. what happens.” Gill said while the differences Gill’s position is a new one at between schools rule out any direct UNL, and he sees this as a positive sign for the university’s sustainability efforts.
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Students calculate their carbon footprint at an Earthstock event outside the Nebraska Union. The event was sponsored by UNL Unplugged and Sustain UNL.
Students’ carbon footprints fill a map of the world outside the Nebraska Union Wednesday.
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