Please Vote for Covi for STELS President!

Dear STELS,

We should be proud!  We're a strong group, and have done a lot in our first year of "resurgence."

We can do a lot more.  Currently, I'm working on a number of projects to really green our campus, and Meredith and I learned a lot at the Greening the University Conference at STU on 4/4.  If elected, here are a few flexible initiatives we can work on to make immediate changes here at STU:

1.  Implement a "GO Green" pledge, signed by new students at Orientation. 

2.  Organize and execute donation and installation of low-flow, aerated faucets (save up to 5 gallons per minute!) in each and every law school bathroom. 

3.  Go Green Week, informing law students about ways to reduce their carbon footprint. 

4.  Design and distribute reusable STELS grocery and lunch bags to students, staff, and faculty.

5.  RECYCLE ON CAMPUS!  I'm currently working with Physical Plant and the Grant and Research Office to accomplish this seemingly Herculean task by the Fall.

6.  Design, fabrication, and installation of "The Eternal Life of a Styrofoam Cup."  This is my Summer plan.  It will be like an art exhibit, but informative!

7.  Eliminate or at least cut down on the use of styrofoam and paper towels on campus.

8.  Help the organic, wholesale local food coop on campus, Flavors of Nature, THRIVE!  It exists, and it's awesome!

These are just a few of my ideas.  We'll call them the "Green 8."  If we can accomplish these few tasks, we can really help to reduce the impact the student body makes on the environment.  I would really enjoy guiding STELS in the new year.  I've enjoyed being VP, and have learned a lot in the past year.  We need to make a change from "Environmental Law," to "Earth Jurisprudence."  We need to present a new face to students, and make being green the norm. On a personal note, I work well with the faculty and administration, as well as with others, and I enjoy making a difference.  Plus, we NEED TO!  We need to effect change immediately!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at ccampbell@stu.edu.  Thanks!  Covi