Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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28 LIFE anny Newton throws his I copy of the Orlando Sen- tinel into one of the new - recycling bins at Moore Audrforium. Bins placed near ma- jor buildings made campus wide recycling easier for students i king a part in recycling. S ' ireshman John Living- ' stone, a resident of Kellum Ii- Hail, dumps into the re- cyclfhg bin a month ' s worth of cans. For the fail semester, Kellum residents raised over $300 through recycling. j ,- arah Pagan proves that it ,only takes a little effort to u r make a big difference. ' ' ' ' ?? ' This bin in the Diffenbaugh buifdirig a nd others helped to make campus recycling virtually effortless.

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STUDENT LIFE ZULMA CRESPO between plays, Bowden es instruction to o player. wn for his use of unexpect- Tys, Bowden hias developed eputation as a daring coach. )wden listens to the com- fments of assistant coaches )m the press box. From the assistant coaches see a different perspective so Bowden keeps in constant com- munication with them. 77

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AWARENESS rotecting our natural resources has long «?B been a leading con- ' cern for environ- mentalists. Now students are beginning to take action and do their part to protect the environment for future gen- erations. We need to worry more about the future we ' re providing for our children rather than what ' s conve- nient for us now, Angela Foote said. Students have come to re- alize that the negligence of past generations has left them with the problem of working out a solution to save the planet. The need to find a solution is of utmost impor- tance if we are to have a plan- et for the future. We need to stop the production of non- biodegradable items or any others that cause damage to the environment Junior Jennifer Hillary said. And Rob Rogers added that we need to stop the de- struction of the Amazon rainforest. One way that students, as well as many cities and states, have found to help the en- vironment is to recycle. Re- cycling is one of the easiest ways to save landfill space and to conserve our natural resources. Students living on campus began to visibly do their part with recycling. Most of the residence halls on campus placed recycling bins for aluminum cans and news- papers in their lobbies. So- rorities also did their part in recycling by placing can bins in their houses. Provided the means and the knowledge, people have become more aware of what can be done to save energy, money, and the environment. We need to teach everyone what is wrong with the en- vironment, Jerry Arocha said. If people are aware of the problems with the envi- ronment and realize that there are practical solutions, they will be more willing to help. One group on campus, the Rorida Public Interest Re- search Group, encouraged students to become environ- mentally aware by providing them with information on re- cycling and the environment. FPIRG was comprised of stu- dents who were willing to do more than just talk about en- vironmental issues. One of FPIRG ' s priorities was to af- fect legislation at the state level. Their next campaign was to get support for the Bottle Bill. This bill would place a five cent return on all bottles and cans. It was de- signed to encourage state wide recycling and reduce the burdens being placed on our land fills. To meet the requirements of the Solid Waste Manage- ment Act of 1988, which re- quired each Florida county to reduce total solid waste by 30 percent by 1994, 30 sets of three containers to hold glass, newspapers and cans were placed throughout campus and 500 boxes were put in offices for paper disposal. As of December there were also plans to place concrete re- cycling containers outside several major buildings all over campus. Though concern has in- creased for the environment, there was still a long way to go. Americans produce 7.6 billion tons of industrial waste and 160-180 million tons of municipal solid waste annually according to the Oc- tober 1988 Report to Con- gress: Solid Waste Disposal in the United States . But with groups such as FPIRG and students who are willing to get involved, our planet will have a future. Michelle Lacerte and Kelly Christy