LETTER: Vote No on Blue goes Green

To the editor:

    Only a more responsible student body can achieve the larger goals. Money won’t do it, and a new full-time position sure won’t do it. Why complicate matters by creating an office that can then build its own agenda? Especially at our expense? Right now, with no added fee, students can come together and address the issues that mean the most to us. Isn’t that the best all-around?

    For example: If we want to see less paper waste, we can raise the issue with our teachers who seem excessive about handouts. Wouldn’t thoughtful feedback from students one-by-one gain at least as much traction as a single employee hired to do this same talking?

    Another example: Riding the bus, bicycling, carpooling, walking further, all are individual choices. No committee can make up for the impact of these. Next time you’re at the crosswalk, think about it – the more traffic slows down for those on foot, the less efficient it becomes to drive everywhere. Who has greater impact, the people with signs saying “leave your car home,” or the masses of students on foot, making drivers think twice about their habits?

    It’s not about “put your money where your mouth is”, it’s about more students needing to speak their minds and live green themselves. No amount of money can even begin to make that kind of impact!

Joseph Woodard