Volume 128 Issue 73
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
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FOOD REVIEW
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Senate bill to protect off-campus victims of sexual assault passes
ALANA FLINN
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According to Halling, the hope is that this new bill will also pro-
GREENER TRAVEL
JAYHAWKS ABROAD
By Ben Ale-Ebrahim
Study abroad is a great way to experience the world, get out of your comfort zone, and add an international experience to your KU education. However, for all the advantages study abroad brings, it has the potential to be harmful to the planet. The green travel movement is a growing campaign to lessen the impact of international travel on the earth's ecosystems. From purchasing carbon offsets to lessen your environmental footprint to studying sustainability and eco-tourism when abroad, there are several ways you can make your experience abroad an eco-friendly one. Here are a few sustainability tips from the green travel movement to help make your study abroad experience "greener":
Study environmental issues while abroad
Educating yourself on sustainability issues in your host country is a great way to improve your understanding of the local community and its relation to the natural environment.
Buy locally and eat sustainably
Save money AND limit your environmental impact by avoiding pre-packaged products and focus on buying locally produced goods.
Bike and use public transportation
A good way to stay healthy abroad and lessen your carbon footprint is to use human-powered transport, like bicycles, and if this isn't possible choose public transportation over private.
Carry a reusable water bottle
Remember to pack your favorite Nalgene or Camelbak!
Offset your emissions
If you have the funds to do so, a good way to offset your emissions from air travel is to donate money to organizations like www.carbonfund.org and www. terrapass.com who pledge to plant trees in your name.
Volunteer in your host community
Volunteering in your host community is a good way to make new friends and enhance sustainability during your time abroad.
Don't forget your green habits
Remember to take quick showers,turn off the lights when you leave a room,and recycle whenever possible, just as you would here in Lawrence.
Practice eco-tourism
Get outside! Experience nature by hiking, biking, and kayaking in your host country.
When sightseeing abroad, choose destinations that are closer to your host city instead of those that require multiple flights. You'll spend less time in transit and more time enjoying your trip, you'll experience more of the local culture, get off the beaten path, save money, and lessen your impact on the environment! Win win!
Avoid "travel-sized" items
Stay local
Pictured on the left: (Top) Bikes at Beijing Normal University; (Middle) Chelsea Zui surfing in Japan; (Bottom) Langdon ziplining in Costa Rica
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY BAYLEE SOWTER
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Wamelink said the SHAB, composed of representatives from the different student governing bodies, as well as faculty members, was encouraged by the campus-wide initiative to go tobacco-free.
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co-free conversation, we've been saying that we probably need to take the step of prohibiting cigarettes and vaping devices in Student Housing."
"With the [the tobacco-free initiative]," Wamelink said, "our student leaders have been invited to some preliminary conversation and we're thinking about what would it look like for KU Student Housing to go completely tobacco-free. Should we
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"In terms of paraphernalia, most of the opinions I've been hearing, especially from students who live in the scholarship halls, is that they aren't very much in favor of banning the paraphernalia," said Skinner, a senior from Wichita. "Most of that is because a lot of people aren't sure that it's enforceable; a lot of them aren't sure that it's necessary."
Skinner, who is also the president of ASHC, said most of the people he's spoken with don't have a problem with the ban on electronic cigarettes, but do take issue with the ban on tobacco paraphernalia.
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