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metroAMY WOODWARD NEWS EDITOR awoodwa5@mscd.edu

THE METROPOLITAN APRIL 24, 2008 A3

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Thursday 4.24Dr. Jampa Yate, medica

directr the Tibeta Heaig

Ceter i Bagaer, Karataka,

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Tibeta medicie at 7 p.m. Rm

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Friday 4.25Heaig the Bdy, Heaig the

Bdy Pitic wi be presetedby 70 scia scietists wh wi

expre heath actrs aectig

pepe i cmmuities, i the

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times ad a schedue evets

pease ctact Jack Schutz at

303-556-4878.

THE METROPOLITAN25 YEARS AGO

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CORRECTIONSI the Apri 17 parkig str y,

a SACAB represetative was

icrrecty idetiied. His ame is

Jshua Fischer.I the abr ti stry, Tret Hr

was icrrecty idetiied. He is a

Justice r A staer.

Auraria celebrates Earth Day

Aurarias budding Earth Day cel-

ebrations are taking root. This years

event oered more to students than

ever, but there is still a lot o room to

grow, organizers said.To underscore this years cam-

pus theme entitled Your Sustain-

able Campus. Learn it, Live it, the

vendors and events were chosen or

their educational value or students,

said Lia Peckman, one o CUs repre-

sentatives o the Student Advisory

Committee to the Auraria Board.

We thought our slogan encom-

passed the educational part o it,

Peckman said.

There are a lot o di erent ven-

dors this year who are doing more

than giving out ree stuthere are

workshops, and they have stu that

students can use at home in every-

day lie, she said.

Peckman gave the example o

the Composting or Apartment

Dwellers workshop, where students

learned tips on how to garden with

the limited space o an apartment.

There was also a bicycle work-

shop so students could learn how to

repair bikes themselves, as well as

some vendor tables.

The materials I use are re-

cycled, said art major FondaPrutzman, who displayed her art-

work at one o the vendor tables.

I recycle materials that are

ound in the dumpster, I use recycled

magazines, I have riends that pick

up ound objects and trash, she

said. Prutzman said environmental

sustainability is part o the oun-

dation behind her art. She goes to

pawn shops and thrit stores to fnd

some materials and the panels she

uses as her canvas are recycled rom

a urniture company on Colorado

Boulevard.

They make tables and chairs or

restaurants and give me all the odds

and ends, Prutzman said. I really

try not to buy a ny new materials to

do my best at reducing the amount

that goes into the landfll.

While no ofcial estimates were

made o how many students were

there, Peckman was pleased about

the choice or the vendor areacen-

tered around the Tivoli Commons

where several musical acts played,

which she said did a lot to attract

students.The workshops, however, had to

be held in St. Cajetans the Turn-

halle was already booked and the

out-o-the-way location led to low

turn out.

Peckman said the vendor turn-

out was encouraging, but she want-

ed to see more next year, and also see

the events expand.

I really want to try to get a more

diverse array o vendors and a lot

more ood vendors, Peckman said.

Tracy Hickman, an anthropolo-

gy major who didnt take part in the

days events, said the school hadnt

done enough to raise awareness

about Earth Day.

Hickman said while she thinks

o hersel as green-minded, she

doesnt think Metro does enough to

be environmentally riendly.

I recycle, Hickman said. The

one thing that Metro doesnt have

is plastic recyclingand everybody

drinks out o plasticyou can re-

cycle cans, but no one drinks out o

cans, she said.

I dont even know i they reallyneed events and stu, but it would

be nice i they at least chalk up the

sidewalks like they do or other stu

I didnt fnd out until someone

said something in class.

Metro psychology major Jessica

Allen also didnt take part in the es-

tivities and doesnt consider hersel

eco-minded.

I care about it, said Allen, who

works a ull-time job in addition to

her ull-time coursework or psy-

chology.

But I guess you get caught up in

your busy lie and dont do the things

you should do.

Allen said she thought Metro did

a good job being a green campus.

I guess its important to do your

part to recycle and to take care o

natural resources, she said.

By ANdREw fLOHR-sPENcEspencand@mscd.edu

Michael Speer, a sales representative with Smart Wheels Inc. of Denver, shares information about electric vehicles with Metro student Brian Miller on April 22 at

the Sustainable Campus Fair and Earth Day Celebration at Auraria. The event, sponsored by Student Advisory Committee to the Auraria Board, featured a variety ofpresenters, from student environmental groups to electronic vehicle companies.

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