FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010
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Campus Happenings
Campus Greens
Celebrates Earth Week
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By Kelsey Lee ’12
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Campus Greens,
our resident studentrun
environmental
organization thatfosters
p r o - e n v ir o n m e n t a l
activity and awareness
on the Hobart and
William Smith Campus,
hosted an eco-friendly
week of games, activities, and picnics in honor
of Earth Week 2010. Blazing the green slogan:
‘What’s your carbon footprint?” on T-shirts and
posters all around campus, the idea behind'the
events was to encourage the campus community
to become more engaged and responsible in
terms of our impact on the environmental world.
On Monday, April 19;the festivities began
with a presentation from our
colleges’ Associate Professor
of Economics and Chair of the Environmental
Studies department, Professor Thomas Drennen.
His areas of specialization include energy use and
climate change, energy efficiency, environmental
policy in the United States and China, and
hydrogen and nuclear power economics and
policy. The oration was followed on Tuesday by a
few rounds of GreenJeopardy, hosted by Professor
Rodman King of the Philosophy Department in
the Warren Hunting Smith Library.
On Wednesday in the Geneva Room,
Sustainability CoordinatorJames Landi presented
another exciting and hopeful oration, entitled
“Carbon Neutral by 2025: HWS’ Climate Action
Plan.” Thursday kicked off Green Games for
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Hobart and William Smith are the following:
16 accounts of forcible sex offenses, 3
accounts of aggravated assault, 106 accounts
of burglary, 8 accounts of arson, 1 account of
illegal weapons possession, and 4 accounts of
liquor law violation.
Robert Flowers, Vice President
of Student Affairs, admits that the crime
statistics are an accurate reflection ofthe HWS
community. However, Flowers continues, he
believes that the facts are “being manipulated
in a manner that disadvantages small
institutions.”
‘We are concerned that sites like this
one that promulgate inaccurate perceptions
of campus safety may result in a breakdown
of the important process of sharing publically
accurate information,” continues Flowers.
A representative from American School
Search shared the views of the organization.
‘To the contrary,” the representative wrote,
“small institutions have a negligibly small
advantage that comes from the way we
normalize data.”
Hobart and William Smith has
obtained a subpoena from the New York State
Supreme Court in order to identify the owner
of American School Search. The Colleges
are currently pursuing “resolution through
conversation with the owners,” says Flowers,
demanding the organization remove HWS
from their list. If American School Search
fails to comply, the Colleges are prepared to
pursue legal action.
The representative from American
School Search continues, W e will keep
working with HWS, and we will keep our safety
report for HWS on the site. If we removed
HWS report simply because someone doesn’t
like it, that would be unfair to other colleges,
and this would undermine our mission of
being an unbiased college review site.”
Some students at the Colleges believe
the ranking is an accurate reflection of safety
on campus.
“I’ve been in a lot of buildings and seen
a lot of conflicts and called security a lot of
times and they’re relatively inattentive. I
think a lot goes on on this campus that the
authorities refuse to acknowledge because it
would make the school look better but clearly
with this ranking coming out the truth is
finally out that this school isn’t the paradise
that everybody thinks it is” says Ryan Schiff,
Hobart ‘10.
“That all being said, having actually
looked at their website, [American School
Search] doesn’t quite seem like a reputable
source. To say that our college might be subpar when it comes to safety is probably fair;
to say we’re that bad, you’re going to need
to back it up with some actual information,
which their website and their study doesn’t
seem to provide,” continues Schiff ’10.
Other students on campus feel that
this rating is unwarranted, despite crime
statistics.
“I’ve always felt very safe on campus. I
know sometimes people get mad at security
because they see them as these people who
bust them for alcohol but I’ve always seen
them as very helpful and very professional”
says Casey Franklin, William Smith ’10.
“And I feel very comfortable in Geneva, too.
A lot of people don’t get to know it as much,
and maybe that’s why they feel scarfed of it.
I admit there have been some incidents; I
believe there was a shooting last summer and
stuff like that, but I feel very safe here. It’s
home to me.
Earth Day in Scandling Center, where Campus
Greens hosted a series of eco-friendly games,
including Wheel of Green, the Recycling Toss,
and Hybrid vs. Hummer Chess.
On Saturday, April 24, the Finger
Lakes Institute hosted an event that fostered
environmental education and service. At 10 a.m.,
students participated in the roadside cleanup at
Honeoye Lake, in accordance with Sustainable
Saturdays. Finally, on Sunday, Campus Greens
and Americans for an Informed Democracy
sponsored a sustainable picnic at the Barn,
featuring food from local vendors and farms, a
do-it-yourself tie-dye station, a solar-cookie bake­
off, and an event raffle.
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57% donation rate amongst the seniors. President
Gearan, along with several other members of the
alumni association praised the senior class for their
efforts. Right now William Smith College has an
approximate 60% donation rate with Hobart at 40%.
If seniors donate $50, this gives them
leadership level, which provides entrance into the
Emerson Society; as a result of inclusion in this
society, the donor receives invitations to special
events and communications post-graduation. As
of last Friday with the one to one ratio, the alum,
David Deming ‘75 will be giving over $5000 to the
Colleges. President Gearan jokingly offered his
own initiative. If the students reach 50% his band
will play 3 songs for the graduation; if they reach
70% they will play two songs; if they reach 90% they
will play one song; if the students give 100% then
they will not play at all. The students were amused
by his humor.
Various hors d’oeuvres were served along
with champagne. The seniors mingled with not
only each other but with various alums such as
Kathleen Elliot '66, and other important campus
officials such' as the President and members of
the administration. As everyone gathered on the
patio to listen to the speakers, the seniors were
encouraged to stay connected by donating to the
Colleges.
The donation rate by alums is about 5% so
students were told to not only “think about donating”
or “mark it for later” but to do it immediately even
if it is a small amount. After this announcement was
made, several students gave each other wary eyes;
after graduation many students will be strapped with
massive loans and debt so donating immediately is
out of the question for many.
Overall, students were told to feel special for
joining this prestigious group and to continue being
a part of such groups through continued donations
to the Colleges.
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• 7 :0 0 pm - 2010 Annual Student Art and Architecture Show
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• 8:oopm- HWS Brass Ensemble concert @ £t. John’s Chapel
• $:OQpm- Arts collective Gay-ia @ Cracker Factory
•9:00pm* Foam Dance Farty © Bristol Gym Lawn
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