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V p l u m e : XXIX ISSUE: 17 " A T E : 2 / 1 4 ./ 0 2 w w w . e I o n e d ii ,/ p e n d ii I u m School addresses recycling problems Annette Randall / Photo Editor Green recycling bins can now be found around campus, ensur ing that students and faculty can recycle conveniently. cling in Moseley,” Felicia Massey, The enhanced recycling pro- administrative assistant for Lead- University focuses on institutional priorities Erin Cunningham News Editor Before January, white paper placed in blue recycling bins on campus went straight to the Ala mance County landfill. While En vironmental Services has initiated a new recycling program on cam pus, not all paper is being recycled. In the past, newspaper and alu minum went straight to a Greens boro landfill. Items that should be recycled under the Solid Waste Management Act of 1989 in order to reach the 40 percent increase in recycled waste were being dumped in the landfill. Previously, white paper was be ing thrown into the trash, accord ing to Hardy White, manager of Environmental Services. However, the same situation is still occurring in many academic buildings around campus. Discarded white paper collected from blue bins in Alamance, Belk Library, Duke, Long, McEwen, Mooney, Powell and Whitley is re cycled. All other buildings, includ ing faculty offices and Moseley Center, are not on the white paper recycling route. However, the blue bins printed with the words “re cycle white paper only” remain. Will the new recycling program be more effective than the last? “I think it is a little too early to tell,” Hickey said. “Students have always been very good at discard ing white paper into the blue bins and hopefully that behavior will continue.” While students and administra tors separate the white paper from their burger wrappers and other miscellaneous trash, the paper is simply thrown in with the other trash. The previous program, in place since 1990, was also flawed in a key area. There had been no sepa ration of certain items,” Hardy White, said. There are definitely enough reasons to start white paper recy- ership and Organization Develop ment, said. “We are ready when they are. Recycling here should start before we get too used to throwing trash in the blue bins.” The university purchases about 900,000 sheets of white paper an nually, according to Director of Purchasing Rob Brown. White pa per is an essential aspect of aca demic life for college students. Turning in a paper, a project or a lab write-up would not be possible without it. “The library, and that includes the computer labs, con sumes 15 cases of paper every two weeks, Kate Hickey, director of Belk Library, said. gram will be completed in two phases. The tirst phase focuses on recycling white paper, which is now taking place in eight academic and administrative buildings. “The second phase will be implemented this summer and will include Moseley and other build ings,” White said. Officials made the decision to separate the program into two phases in an effort to be more effi cient. “We didn’t want to do too much at once,” White said. See RECYCLE page 8 Jen Hildebrand Reporter Numerous academic and cos metic changes have occurred on Elon’s campus this year. From the change to university to the opening of Rhodes Stadium, the school has reached many of the goals estab lished by administrators. University President Leo Lambert and senior staff members put a list of institutional priorities together each June. The priorities are not ranked, but classified by the follow ing divisions: academics, commu nity, students, faculty and staff, tech nology, institutional advancement and facilities. “Each staff member presents the priorities of their division, and we narrow the list down from there,” Lambert said. “Many of the items on each year’s list come from NewCentury@Elon, the school’s strategic plan.” The final list is presented to fac ulty and staff in early August. A mid term review of accomplishments is done in December. For the most part, we lu-e making really good progress,” Lambert said. “We’re all going full speed ahead right now.” While the majority of the priori ties have already been completed, the school has had to deal with some un anticipated events that impacted the entire Elon community. “When Sept. 11 occurred, we just took a break from the list and con centrated on what was best for the campus community at that time,” Is Britney ruining music?... page 4 If vaginas could talk... page 14 said Lambert. “If something isn’t completed this year, it will just carry over to next year.” Academic improvements, as well as increasing living and learning space, were the main priorities this year. In the next few weeks, Elon will host NCAA and SACS accreditation visits. “Every 10 years, the Southern Association of Colleges and Univer sities looks at all aspects of the insti tution to niiike sure we are meeting standards it sets for schools,” Mary Wise, assistant vice president for Academic Affairs, said. Two years ago, faculty, staff and students fonned committees to be gin looking at more than 4(X) state ments that SACS will evaluate when on campus Feb. 25 - 28. Clay Hassard, asscx'iate director of athletics, said every 10 years, the NCAA sends a peer review team to the school to investigate the athlet ics program. The team, composed of a president, athletic director iind other administrators from other Division 1 schools, will be on campus at the same time as the SACS team. Be cause Elon joined Division 1 two years ago, NCAA will return in five years to do an interim evaluation. There have also been revisions to tlie Honors Program, including a new curriculum that will encompass stu dents’ entire Elon career. “Changes had to at least be mentioned for the Honors Program in order to get the Phi Beta Kappa status that Dr. Lam bert wants,” Dr. Daniel Wright, di rector of the Honors I^ogram, said. See PRIORITIES page 6 Men’s basketball suffers a tough loss... page 24 IN THIS ISSUE
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