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Campus buildings to get LED light bulbs
The University's Center for Sustainability, in efforts to conserve energy and costs, has begun converting all light bulbs in University buildings to more efficient options. In addition, new buildings at the University will incorporate energy-saving designs.
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George Werth, the energy program manager for Facilities Services, leads the initiative to replace old light bulbs in University buildings with Light-Emitting Diode bulbs.
Werth said LED lights are "about as efficient as you can get."
From the summer of 2013 to the summer of 2014, the University's energy cost increased 5.7 percent from $9.4 million to $9.7 million, according to Facilities Services' monthly utility reports. Although the light bulb initiative was first implemented in 2013, the numbers show the process didn't have an affect right away, as incandescent and halogen bulbs were only replaced by LEDs when they burned out.
"It's part of our office's purpose to encourage sustainability on campus and encourage organizations to use more sustainable methods," said Jeff Severin, director of the Center for Sustainability. "We encourage more conservation-minded behavior. The LED program is part of that."
Severin said the only negative of the program was that the sustainability office has not been able to fund the program without the help of a revolving loan fund.
"Right now the University is kind of strapped for cash, so the sustainability office loaned us some money," Werth said. "We can pay that
The budget for maintaining facilities is made up of tuition, money from KU Endowment and public funding, Werth said. Severin said original funding for the revolving loan came in part from Student Senate.
In addition to the light bulb initiative, Facilities Services is working toward implementing conservation-minded plans at those buildings in the construction process.
back with money that we save from this project. We saw that over a four-year period, this program would save over $400,000."
While Facilities Services maintains current buildings, it also works with Design and Construction Management to place power, natural gas and plumbing systems in new buildings.
"We've developed a fairly aggressive energy consumption policy," said Phil Ellsworth, assistant director of DCM. "[We ask] our designers to exceed [the standard energy conservation practice] by 30 percent. When new buildings come online, they should use 30 percent less than what is considered best practice."
Werth added that the University's new buildings will be more efficient as a result of having the "latest and greatest" technologies.
One method that saves energy is the chilling of water for multiple buildings using a central plant instead of at each building individually, Ellsworth said.
["When new] construction is occurring ... you try to put in the best systems for the long haul." Werth said. "I think the University is doing a good job on both sides."
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than that, not a whole lot. Other students, like Jilliene Jaeger, a second-year graduate student from Las Vegas, said Senate hasn't done enough to reach out to other communities on campus, like graduate students.
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than that, not a whole lot.²
"I don't really know what Student Senate does, and I imagine most graduate students don't," Jaeger said. "I don't even know if they have any effect on the life of a grad student."
JILLIENE JAEGER Graduate student from Las Vegas
"I don't really know what Student Senate does, and I imagine most graduate students don't."
Both coalitions and the current Senate executive staff have expressed awareness of the gap between senators and the larger student body and said they are seeking to bridge it.
Jaeger was also unable to recall the names of the student body president and student body vice president.
"We are already reaching out to groups who don't traditionally get involved with Student Senate, explaining to them what it is, explaining to them how we want to improve it ... reaching out to the 75 percent of voters who aren't there." Rainey said.
Said it's difficult to get students who aren't involved in student groups to care about Senate.
signed five to '10 student groups to keep in contact with throughout the whole year," Said said. "You can't really assign senators to random students on the street."
Rainey said the answer lies in searching for overlooked constitencies.
"Our public forum was great last semester, but we shouldn't expect students to come to us; we need to go to them and hear them out and hear their ideas," George said.
Advance KU also plans to reach out to students, rather than waiting for students to reach out to Advance KU.
Not only do Advance KU and Imagine have each other to deal with, both groups face an uphill battle with public relations. For the coalitions to be able to reconnect with their constituency, it appears they will have to make the connection in the first place.
"All of our Senators are as-
"There may just be people that don't know [what Senate is]," Rainey said. "Those are the people we are going after. Even if they don't necessarily vote, they will be knowledgeable about Student Senate and what it does."
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Ultimately, Dickerson said she hopes the video "gets people talking" and sets the tone for conversations about how students on campus should be conducting themselves. She also hopes more students take the pledge, she said.
Student athletes and leaders from the video will be tabling at Wescoe Hall on April 27 to encourage other students to take the pledge online at www.itsonus.org.
"Hopefully people say, 'Well, what is this "It's On Us" pledge?' go online and find out more about it," Dickerson said.
Villines, a sophomore from Lake Forest, Calif., said he joined in the making of the video after being given the opportunity by Dickerson and his coach.
"I believe in everything the video stands for," Villines said. "I always want to, any way I can, help out and give back and get my voice out there."
Villins said it's important to be aware of your surroundings and to always look out for one another. We're all part of the Jayhawk family, he said.
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Woods, a senior from Manhattan and member of the golf team, said she had a friend who was sexually assaulted early on in her college career. Woods said it affected her friend's life dramatically, but it has been rewarding to see how she's grown.
Woods, who has been an active member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee throughout her time at the University, said it was amazing to see the broad representation in the University's video.
"It was huge to see those faces in there," Woods said. "Some you know, some you don't, but each person kind of connects with a different demographic and I think that's really important."
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