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4/3/00

SLU STUDENTS' RESEARCH HAS REAL-LIFE EFFECTS

CANTON -- Paper used in copying machines across the 
St. Lawrence University campus is now a more environmentally 
"friendly" product, thanks in part to research and recommendations 
from students in an environmental studies seminar.
	Four students in Professor of Environmental Studies Alan 
Schwartz's spring seminar examined a number of ways the campus 
could be "greener" in its practices. They researched options for 
environmentally sound (high post-consumer recycled content; 
process-chlorine-free; manufactured regionally) copy paper and 
made recommendations for its purchase.
	Initially, it was determined that the purchase of an entire 
truckload of the recommended paper, Roland New Life DP 100 from 
Graphic Paper New York, would be too costly to purchase. But after 
students contacted a sales representative from the firm, the company 
agreed to split a truckload shipment (half with the paper the 
University had been using and half with the recommended paper), bringing 
the cost down and allowing the University to move toward making the 
campus more environmentally sound.
	"My students have been very motivated and excited," Schwartz 
commented, "knowing that their research might have real consequences." 
He added that he and the students appreciated the support of Vice President 
for Finance Kathryn Mullaney, Director of Campus Support Services Ted 
Coviello and Central Warehouse Manager Ruta Ozols gave to the project.
	Students in the seminar are Brian Banton, Brunswick, Maine; 
Victoria Engel, Hudson, New York; Melissa Henrichon, Rutland, Vermont; 
and Michael Newton, Marblehead, Massachusetts.

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