Issue date: 9/16/08 Section: Opinion

On a more positive note, it's encouraging that Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray found Monday's signing significant enough to attend. The city's recognition by the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns as one of the state's greenest communities shows sustainability is an issue on which DePauw and Greencastle are on the same page. It would be foolish for the University to think that it can commit to such sweeping changes without the support of Greencastle. It's DePauw's job to implement climate neutrality, but if we can serve as partners in progress with local leaders, the impact is bound to be even greater.

Lastly, while it is Casey's name that appears on the pledge, student input can and will have a direct influence on the path the school's commitment takes. So many student activists have fought to make this agreement become a reality; it would be a shame for the implementation to be wholly top-down. The most straightforward form of student action would be white papers from Student Congress stating which areas of the sustainability pledge we feel are most important. But let's write letters, send e-mails and make our ideas known to administrators. At the least, let's be informed about what climate neutrality means and what each of us can do to reach the goal.



-Kali Geldis didn't contribute to this editorial.

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