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Issue date: 1/16/08 Section: Opinion
Stigma and apathy poor excuses to be anti-green
I read Lindsay Turner's Nov. 30 article "Ganging up on green" with interest.
Over the years, I have become increasingly concerned with the human impact on the environment and trying to limit my own contribution. I walk or ride my bike almost everywhere, I recycle, I keep the heat and AC in my apartment off or at a minimum, I take my own cup to coffee shops. I don't consider any of these things extreme or unnecessarily inconvenient.
There are problems with many of the arguments used to justify the anti-green position. One is the desire to avoid being stigmatized as a "hippie" or "liberal". For those conservative Republicans who claim to choose their stance on moral grounds, I find this statement rather hypocritical. Those who wish to partake in "green" activities but refuse to for the sake of their image demonstrate a lack of moral integrity.
I have a much bigger problem with those who just don't care or don't want to inconvenience themselves. I have no respect for apathy.
Furthermore, this is not just an environmental issue; it's also a social issue. Whenever I hear of someone who refuses to walk even a half-mile, I can't help but think of the millions living in poverty, struggling merely to survive. Americans waste so many of their resources on silly conveniences, but so few stop to think about how these resources are distributed unequally across global society.
Abby Darrah
Graduate Student
Biological Sciences
White a great leader at the UA
It is a shock when one is involved in a wreck. That is the way I felt this afternoon when I learned that Chancellor John A. White would be stepping down as head of the great UA. I came there as a student in 1958 with very little idea of what the university would mean to me.
Later, when I was long gone from the UA, some people representing the university came to my office for a visit. Through them, I learned of and met White. I knew then that the leadership of the university was in good hands.
I don't know why he is leaving, but it is a major loss for the UA. The size of this loss is much more than anything that can happen in a ball game. People of his type are rare. If this can be reversed, do it now.
Charles Jinks
UA Alumnus
I read Lindsay Turner's Nov. 30 article "Ganging up on green" with interest.
Over the years, I have become increasingly concerned with the human impact on the environment and trying to limit my own contribution. I walk or ride my bike almost everywhere, I recycle, I keep the heat and AC in my apartment off or at a minimum, I take my own cup to coffee shops. I don't consider any of these things extreme or unnecessarily inconvenient.
There are problems with many of the arguments used to justify the anti-green position. One is the desire to avoid being stigmatized as a "hippie" or "liberal". For those conservative Republicans who claim to choose their stance on moral grounds, I find this statement rather hypocritical. Those who wish to partake in "green" activities but refuse to for the sake of their image demonstrate a lack of moral integrity.
I have a much bigger problem with those who just don't care or don't want to inconvenience themselves. I have no respect for apathy.
Furthermore, this is not just an environmental issue; it's also a social issue. Whenever I hear of someone who refuses to walk even a half-mile, I can't help but think of the millions living in poverty, struggling merely to survive. Americans waste so many of their resources on silly conveniences, but so few stop to think about how these resources are distributed unequally across global society.
Abby Darrah
Graduate Student
Biological Sciences
White a great leader at the UA
It is a shock when one is involved in a wreck. That is the way I felt this afternoon when I learned that Chancellor John A. White would be stepping down as head of the great UA. I came there as a student in 1958 with very little idea of what the university would mean to me.
Later, when I was long gone from the UA, some people representing the university came to my office for a visit. Through them, I learned of and met White. I knew then that the leadership of the university was in good hands.
I don't know why he is leaving, but it is a major loss for the UA. The size of this loss is much more than anything that can happen in a ball game. People of his type are rare. If this can be reversed, do it now.
Charles Jinks
UA Alumnus
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Brian Driver
posted 1/16/08 @ 11:41 AM CST
St James Missionary Baptist Church will be having a health fair on Saturday, February 2nd 10am-2pm at the Yvonne Richardson Center in Fayetteville. Several local volunteers will be available to provide and overall health screen and answer any health related questions. (Continued…)
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