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by JEFF KOEHLER
News Reporter
Appalachian State University’s Student Government Association passed legislation Nov. 11 recommending all urinals in new campus buildings or renovated structures conform to low-flow standards.
Mark W. Loring, SGA senator representing Appalachian’s off-campus students, wrote the legislation, was responsible for doing research for the project and presented it to the SGA Senate.
The bill states it is important for the university to focus on the conservation of national resources, or water in this case.
It also specifies “the responsibility of the student body at Appalachian is to minimize our impact on the environment.”
Loring said the legislation would ask that these urinals use only one-eighth of a gallon of water per flush.
Water conservation is not the only benefit of the proposal.
“Based
on the math I did, it could save several hundred dollars per year,”
Loring said. “I figured it would be a really easy way for the
university to save money and conserve natural resources at the same
time.”
He said
the inspiration for the bill came from a discussion in an SGA Senate
committee meeting about the urinals in Plemmons Student Union.
Kendra M. Johnson, SGA vice president, said additional legislative projects are currently in development of the SGA Senate.
Loring
introduced one of those bills, which is intended to honor Head Football
Coach Jerry Moore for 20 years at Appalachian and for his 200
victories.
The progress of the bill is still pending.
Another
project being developed is a bill introduced by SGA Senator Matthew R.
Tyndall, which requests the perimeter of the smoking boundary on campus
be reduced from 50 feet to 25 feet.
The
bill’s current draft states the current smoking perimeter was selected
“arbitrarily with no scientific basis,” contributes to litter problems
on campus and severely restricts the available areas on campus for
smoking.
It also
states research indicates there is no serious risk of health problems
from second-hand smoke while standing 5 to 10 feet from a smoker.
Katherine
A. Gardzalla, SGA director of Student Affairs, said members of her
committee have been working on legislation regarding night
transportation and housing.
“A lot
of it is still in the research stages,” Gardzalla said. “We do stress
research a lot on my committee. I think [Loring] proved that you can
never have too much research.”
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