2008 Woodie Awards
Green Fund referendum favored by students
By April Aven
Rocket Assistant News Editor
Issue date: 4/11/08 Section: News
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The Green Fund referendum was held April 7 to April 10 to see if students supported the $10-per-year addition.
Of the 1,794 total voters, 246-or about 13.7 percent-voted against the new fee.
The voting was hand tabulated by Student Voice, an independent third-party contractor.
Dan Cannon, a 22-year-old senior environmental studies and co-coordinator of Leave it Green, said that the next step will be to organize the Green Fund Advisory Board for the 2008-09 school year.
Leave It Green is a student-run organization that promotes environmental programs on campus.
"I will be graduating, but the freshmen interest is large," he said. "Rachel DeWolf, another co-coordinator, will play an important role in keeping the organization going since she is a sophomore."
Cannon said there were 20 to 30 activists who helped spread the word of the benefits of introducing the Green Fund.
These supporters, along with the core members of Leave It Green, campaigned across campus Monday through Wednesday promoting the Green Fund referendum and alerting students of the vote.
"We want to show the students the importance of the Green Fund," Cannon said.
Although the students have shown their support, it is the university's Board of Trustees that must take the next step.
DeWolf and Cannon plan on speaking to the Board of Trustees at its June meeting.
"We asked the council to consider voting on the $5 fee during the June meeting," Cannon said. "If they approve of the fee, then the university will begin the process of getting the Green Fund started."
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