2008 Woodie Awards
Mesa College: Not doing enough to preserve limited resources?
Kimberly Dillon
Issue date: 11/7/06 Section: Opinion
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Over the years recycling has been said to have miraculous powers, including saving the rain forests and protecting the ozone layer.
Recycling is one of the most commonly known and most beneficial ways to help save the environment. In fact, myclearwater.com states that people can save 17 trees and 6,953 gallons of water for every ton of paper recycled.
Recycling is something that anyone can, and should, do to help protect their surroundings, and since we all need the environment for one thing or another, it is probably a pretty profitable thing to save.
Since the health of the environment affects everyone, I am left wondering if Mesa College is doing its part to preserve our limited resources.
If you think about it, Mesa College is a huge consumer of resources. From the horrendously thick textbooks that we are required to purchase for every class to the paper needed to print our papers, not to mention the thousands of pounds of paper wasted every semester on the endless syllabi and handouts provided by our instructors, Mesa College uses at least its fair share of resources.
What exactly is Mesa doing to give back to the environment? A few recycle bins around campus and a tree planted here and there. Oh, and there is always the environmental club, but even they don't think that we are doing enough.
Recycling isn't the only option available for Mesa College to help protect the environment. One option is to help Mesa College cut back on the resources it consumes by setting a limit on the amount of paper that a teacher can use in a semester. With an amazing resource like the Internet, there is no reason why teachers can't put their handouts online for students to look at.
The number of books required by teachers can be cut back as well, especially since the books required for half of my classes aren't even used. Not only would we be helping save the environment, but it would save student's bank accounts as well.
Recycling is one of the most commonly known and most beneficial ways to help save the environment. In fact, myclearwater.com states that people can save 17 trees and 6,953 gallons of water for every ton of paper recycled.
Recycling is something that anyone can, and should, do to help protect their surroundings, and since we all need the environment for one thing or another, it is probably a pretty profitable thing to save.
Since the health of the environment affects everyone, I am left wondering if Mesa College is doing its part to preserve our limited resources.
If you think about it, Mesa College is a huge consumer of resources. From the horrendously thick textbooks that we are required to purchase for every class to the paper needed to print our papers, not to mention the thousands of pounds of paper wasted every semester on the endless syllabi and handouts provided by our instructors, Mesa College uses at least its fair share of resources.
What exactly is Mesa doing to give back to the environment? A few recycle bins around campus and a tree planted here and there. Oh, and there is always the environmental club, but even they don't think that we are doing enough.
Recycling isn't the only option available for Mesa College to help protect the environment. One option is to help Mesa College cut back on the resources it consumes by setting a limit on the amount of paper that a teacher can use in a semester. With an amazing resource like the Internet, there is no reason why teachers can't put their handouts online for students to look at.
The number of books required by teachers can be cut back as well, especially since the books required for half of my classes aren't even used. Not only would we be helping save the environment, but it would save student's bank accounts as well.
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