R.E.N.E.W. works to increase environmental awareness R.E. .E.W. (Realize the Environmental ece ity of the Earth Now) formed in 1990. Its purpo e wa to make p ople more aware of the need for recycling and the thing they can do themselves that will help the environment. Membership varied from 15 to 40 since the organization began, but their commitment to the environment and spreading an awareness of the need to take care of it has never wa ered. R.E. .E.W. members came from many different backgrounds and majors . Art , business and biology majors all came together to tty and create a higher level of awareness about the activities that go on every day which destroy the environment. "We 've done a lot of projects ," said Laura Adam , vice pre ident , '·paper recycling, aluminum can recycling, teaching about energy con ervation, etc. We try to give people the fact about what is occurring and then let them make their own decisions about how they can make a difference. " The biggest project that R.E.N.E.W. worked on wa a spring seminar. The members were broken up into committees, and the committees contacted peakers and prepared advertbing and information booths. January 25th was the first day of their Environmental Awareness week. Each day they had booths set up in the student center, and each night speakers from Harding and throughout the state came and made presentations that informed people 88 Organizations about the challenge of keeping a clean and healthy environment. "There 's not necessarily a lot one person can do about the global issues , but there are per onal things that can be done that will make a difference ," said Adams. One of the ways R.E. T.E.W. members made a difference in Searcy's environment was by adopting a street. At lea t once a month , the students met for breakfast or lunch and cleaned up Moss Street. ··so many people are not aware of the things going on in their environment ," said Bert Parker. "People are a lot more aware of the i sues in Canada where I am from , and the students and people here need to be informed as to what is happening. " One of the problems the group had in their recycling efforts was that a market had not yet developed in this area for recycled goods. ''We would gather up papers, cans and bottles only to find that people did not need them or have anywhere to sell them so that they could be reused, " aid Adams. Angela Luster, president of R.E. .E.W. , summed up their goal for the year: "We want to unify people and make them aware of what is occurring and what they can do because this is not a battle that can be fought alone. " - Melanie Johnson Jim Gas iott ,All en Busby, Michael La timo re . Paul Pruett and Rob Melillo hang signs fo r po litica l candidates . The College Republicans helped our with va rious campaigns during the electi on year. Bert Pa rke r and Laura Adams do the ir part to clean up the environment. R.E.N.E.W. membe rs picked up trash along Moss Street at least once a month . Barristers. 1st row (I tor): MissyMcjunkins, Julie DeWoody,Joey Boyle, She ll y Hughes , Ke ith Dagen, Aaron Kite , Sheri Benthall, Jennife r McCa rley, Dr. Ray Muncy (sponsor), Jason Foster, Clinton C. Bla ir (president), B1yon Barnhill (vice president), Roger Clayton , Tim Brown , Craig Hanson (secretary) .
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