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Convincing Students to Go Green
by Jordan Elkins
No matter how beneficial going green may be, it won’t happen without the support of the biggest group on campus -- the students. What ways would excite classmates, teammates, and friends to get involved and start taking action? This is a challenge to getting sustainability efforts up and going.
So how can these ideas be sold? The Hilltop asked several students. One way students on campus seemed to agree on is by making it more convenient to recycle.
“Putting recycle cans in the dormitories and cafeteria would be a good and cheap start,” said student athlete Stan Galbraith.
That theme kept reoccurring with each student interviewed for this story. The iimportance of beefed up recycling efforts overall garnered excitement and willingness, but there was some disagreement on their priority.
“I think the college should worry about making the dorms and food better first,” said on-campus resident and full-time student Justin Hall.
Most students were only excited if going green would drop tuition. When asked how this idea could get some excitement and momentum, responses varied.
“Why not advertise at sporting events?” said student Tyler Coates. Other ideas were to present changes at school events, such as SLAM, or show concrete examples of how green changes in life at Mars Hill College could help the environment.
“By getting sports teams and Greek organizations to back this, it could really gain momentum,” said Ray Pike, former student athlete and president of college fraternity Zeta Chi Theta.
The best ways to get the point across to students may be via students.
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