THE MARQUETTE TRIBUNE TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009
Volume 93, Number 53
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Sustainability improving in new buildings Office trying to create awareness of projects By Roger Lopez roger.lopez@marquette.edu
Photo illustration by Lauren Stoxen/lauren.stoxen@marquette.edu
Some students say their monthly payments have increased since the economic downturn began. Carolyn Fitzgerald, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, said she and her two roommates paid $150 each in utilities last month.
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Students forced to figure out how to live frugal lives By Dan Kraynak dan.kraynak@marquette.edu
American consumers are keeping a close eye on their expenses in an effort to stretch their dollars as far as they
can go in the current economy. A number of Marquette students are also being affected by the recession the country currently faces. Whether it means buying a 24-pack of Minhas for $6.99 at Kampus Foods instead of paying $4 for a Bud Light at a local bar, or microwaving a cup of Ramen noodles for dinner instead of eating out at the Dogg Haus, some students are cutting back on leisure spending to keep up with rising rent and utility bills. Carolyn Fitzgerald, a sophomore in the College of Arts & Sciences, lives in a house close to campus with two other students. Fitzgerald said each roommate pays $425 a month in rent, and the utility bills added up to be $150 for each roommate last month. Both gas and electric prices increased in her last payment period, Fitzgerald said.
“I normally pay my rent and utilities myself, but the cost of living has gotten so bad that I had to take out another loan,” she said. “It’s ridiculous.” Kate Merrill, a senior in the College of Arts & Sciences, lives in a two-person apartment by herself. While her mother pays the $450 rent that a roommate would pay, Merrill pays her half of the rent and a $75 electric bill, which she said has increased since the last time she paid. “The first year I lived here, my electric bills were about half what they are now,” Merrill said. “I’m not sure why that it is, because I haven’t increased my electricity use.” According to projections We Energies recently filed with state regulators, electricity bills for residential customers around campus will increase 4.9 percent in 2010 and another 4.5 percent in 2011.
See Bills, page 2
University staff and students met Monday afternoon in the Alumni Memorial Union to brainstorm ideas for improvement on campus sustainability. Toby Peters, associate senior vice president, led the discussion with Mike Whittow, assistant to the vice president. Peters discussed the Renewal Task Force, which began 10 years ago with the purpose of increasing “productivity, efficiency and quality” for both university staff and students. He said the committee tries to simplify processes across campus and to centralize them where possible. He stressed the importance of the whole university’s support for the mission of the Office of Sustainability. “Everyone has to take ownership of it,” Peters said. Whittow reported on the Sustainability Office, saying it is trying to create awareness about what it does for the university. He said sustainability not only involves social and economic aspects, in addition to environmental ones. “Sustainability is more than just saving energy and recycling,” Whittow said. It includes using economic resources wisely, Whittow said. The office has four working groups: new buildings, providers, natural resources and utilities, and recycling. The goal of each group is to research what can be done better and to work toward improvements. Whittow said the university has recycled a lot of unconventional materials. “Ninety-five percent of the 1212 Building was recycled,” Whittow said. See Sustain, page 9
Archbishop Dolan takes over in New York Milwaukee waits for a new leader to be appointed By Kaellen Hessel kaellen.hessel@marquette.edu
As Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan is installed tomorrow as the new archbishop of New York, Milwaukee is left waiting for his replacement. Until a new archbishop is appointed, a diocesan administrator will govern the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, said Julie Wolf, communications director for the archdiocese. She said the work of the archdiocese goes on. The College of Consulters will meet on April 20 to elect the diocesan administrator, she said. It is likely that Auxiliary Bishop Richard J. Sklba or Auxiliary
Bishop William P. Callahan of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee will be elected for this position, Wolf said. The diocesan administrator is able to sign checks and make some decisions, but he cannot make decisions with long-term consequences, said the Rev. Steven Avella, Marquette history professor. The administrator will be the temporary face of the diocese, he said. Wolf said it typically takes six months to a year for a new archbishop to be picked. No one really knows who will be picked or when it will happen, Avella said. Avella said Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio (or papal ambassador) to the United States, will oversee part of the selection process. Avella said he will probably launch some sort of consultation with names beginning to surface as Sambi asks priests and See Dolan, page 2
Photo courtesy the Archdiocese of Milwaukee
Tomorrow Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan will be installed as the new archbishop of New York. It is not determined how long Milwaukee will be without an archbishop, who has to be appointed by the Pope.
TODAY’S WEATHER
INSIDE THE TRIBUNE John Borneman plays golf with Marquette ace Mike Van Sickle and holds his own. PAGE 11
Donate your hair to Locks of Love Wednesday at the AMU. PAGE 3
MPS may change to a yearround academic calendar. PAGE 6
High 44 Low 37 Showers
Complete weather PAGE 2
INDEX DPS REPORTS .......................... 2 EVENTS CALENDAR ................. 2 VIEWPOINTS ............................. 4 OFF-CAMPUS ........................... 6 STUDY BREAK.........................10 SPORTS .................................. 11 CLASSIFIEDS .......................... 15