Mohsin Khan: the new face of the UWSA By Hannah Larking News Editor March 18, 2009 Students at the University of Windsor have unofficially elected Mohsin Khan as the new University of Windsor’s Students’ Alliance president.
 The voting period ended last Thursday, Mar. 12 at midnight, with unofficial results posted shortly after. Khan won in his roster with 613 votes.
Along with Khan, voters also elected vice president administration (VPA) Ryan Osterberg with 475 votes, vice president university affairs (VPUA) Robert Woodrich with 495 votes, and vice president finance and operations (VPFO) Aaron Campbell with 673 votes.
In addition to this, Kush Aggarwal was elected as the new international representative and a new senate and board of directors was comprised.
Last year, more than 2,300 students voted in comparison to 2,176 in 2007, 2,343 in 2006, and 1,981 in 2005. Voter turnout doubled when the online voting system was first introduced for the October, 2007 by-elections. >> | Don't have a cow, man: eating less meat helps environment By Desiree Chevalier
Lance Writer March 18, 2009 Bart said it first—and although he frequently picks on his vegetarian sister Lisa, his catchphrase encompasses the thoughts of many who have pursued a vegetarian diet or reduced their meat consumption in an effort to preserve the environment.  But how exactly can that quarter-pounder prevent third world countries from being fed? Can your slab of ribs really be worse for the environment than an SUV? Not all researchers say it’s so easy to compare apples and oranges (or ribs and Escalades). Read on for more about the debate surrounding the ecological arguments for vegetarianism.
One of the major ecological arguments for reducing meat consumption has to do with the livestock themselves; for many, the energy and resources consumed in the production of meat are too high when compared with a vegetarian lifestyle. >>  | | Campus Kiss | | The hamburger hummer By Joseph Zanotti
Lance Writer March 18, 2009 Let’s talk about vegetables! Now that I’ve got your attention we can talk green. 
Most people live day-to-day making choices that impact the world in ways they are unaware of.
When you pick up a burger to inhale between classes do you ever think that meat has produced as much carbon dioxide as a car (getting 27 miles-per-gallon) driving 10 miles or 16 kilometres? It’s true—the journey of the burger patty from manger to bun costs as much carbon as driving to school and back for some students.
Beef is the biggest perpetrator, but all foods have an invisible carbon price associated with them. Pork gets eight kilometres to the pound while stuffing a bag of potatoes into your gas tank will get you a measly half a kilometre down the road.
These carbon prices should be encouraging consumers to by locally and consume less of the greenhouse gas burgers that are a staple of a North American diet. However, this is not the case because not too many people are aware of this information.
It’s hard to believe that anyone would want to make a negative impact on the environment knowingly. >> |
