2008 Woodie Awards
Salvage drive turns trash to treasure
R.H. Popli
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: News
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As students prepare for their move back home, they throw away many items in their rooms to lighten their move-out load.
The Saint Louis University Spring Cleaning Salvage Drive aims to put these items to better use.
The Salvage Drive allows students to donate materials that they would otherwise discard.
In years past, several SLU organizations acted independently to coordinate salvage drives.
Examples include the Department of Housing and Residence Life, Alpha Phi Omega and Campus Ministry.
In an effort to minimize the University's environmental impact, Nick Varuso, an engineering student at the Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, sought to unite their efforts in the spring of 2006 under the umbrella of a Res Life program called Trash to Treasure.
Varuso said that he believes that one University-wide salvage drive is needed to efficiently salvage reusable materials and effectively distribute the items, which will reduce unnecessary waste.
This year, Varuso is leading a committee of students and staff with a big vision for the Salvage Drive.
This committee, called the Spring Cleaning Coordination Council, is open to both individuals and organizations. Participating campus groups include Just Earth, Student Government Association, Campus Kitchen, Service Leadership and Alpha Phi Omega.
Furthermore, the drive is supported by the newly crafted Environmental Task Force, an ad-hoc committee of the SGA.
The ETF's ultimate goal is to properly analyze the University's current environmental practices, scrutinize these practices and provide innovative solutions to benefit and increase student awareness of the environment.
Sonal Oza, chair of the ETF, said that the ETF's goals coincide with Varuso's and, therefore, the ETF has helped plan and execute this year's salvage drive.
Oza said, "Efforts like the salvage drive address a larger issue that is becoming more relevant to our society. It's a pertinent issue to our time, and it's imperative to realize that each individual leaves a mark on the environment, and therefore we should try to minimize the negative consequences of our actions on the environment."
The Saint Louis University Spring Cleaning Salvage Drive aims to put these items to better use.
The Salvage Drive allows students to donate materials that they would otherwise discard.
In years past, several SLU organizations acted independently to coordinate salvage drives.
Examples include the Department of Housing and Residence Life, Alpha Phi Omega and Campus Ministry.
In an effort to minimize the University's environmental impact, Nick Varuso, an engineering student at the Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, sought to unite their efforts in the spring of 2006 under the umbrella of a Res Life program called Trash to Treasure.
Varuso said that he believes that one University-wide salvage drive is needed to efficiently salvage reusable materials and effectively distribute the items, which will reduce unnecessary waste.
This year, Varuso is leading a committee of students and staff with a big vision for the Salvage Drive.
This committee, called the Spring Cleaning Coordination Council, is open to both individuals and organizations. Participating campus groups include Just Earth, Student Government Association, Campus Kitchen, Service Leadership and Alpha Phi Omega.
Furthermore, the drive is supported by the newly crafted Environmental Task Force, an ad-hoc committee of the SGA.
The ETF's ultimate goal is to properly analyze the University's current environmental practices, scrutinize these practices and provide innovative solutions to benefit and increase student awareness of the environment.
Sonal Oza, chair of the ETF, said that the ETF's goals coincide with Varuso's and, therefore, the ETF has helped plan and execute this year's salvage drive.
Oza said, "Efforts like the salvage drive address a larger issue that is becoming more relevant to our society. It's a pertinent issue to our time, and it's imperative to realize that each individual leaves a mark on the environment, and therefore we should try to minimize the negative consequences of our actions on the environment."
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