The Traveler

As scooter sales rise throughout the country, some riders are taking their scooters to UA sidewalks and Fayetteville highways, causing increased safety and legal concerns, students and police said in interviews.

At the end of last semester, the number of registered scooters and motorcycles on campus had increased to 68 since the 2005-06 school year, said Andy Gilbride, program adviser for the UA Transit and Parking Department.… 4 Comments

Reducing the UA's solid and hazardous waste on campus is the primary goal of a new pollution prevention initiative to be implemented this spring.

The need for this new program spawned from the recognition that the UA produces more hazardous and solid waste than it should, said Nick Brown, executive assistant for sustainability at the UA.… Post the First Comment

Fewer than 100 non-ASG affiliated students came to the first UA Associated Student Government Town Hall meeting last semester, but the primary purpose for the meeting was achieved, ASG representatives said.

"The meeting accomplished its objective. The students' voice is out there now," said Andrew Ritchie, ASG Director of External Relations.… Post the First Comment

Nick Brown, a lifelong Arkansan and conservationist, has been appointed as the first executive assistant for sustainability in the facilities management department at the University of Arkansas.

The generally accepted definition of sustainability is "the use of natural resources and the management of our social and economic systems in ways that do not compromise the ability of future generations to prosper and flourish," Brown said.… Post the First Comment