Living Wisely, Living Well
Green Colleges
by Samantha Schwartz
College has consumed my brain this past week as my family and I drove up and down the East Coast in search of my dream liberal arts school. Our last stop was Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. On the tour, an outspoken girl grilled our tour guide about how the college is going green.
Our guide told us the college is getting greener. Though average Wesleyan students enter with 4.0s on their report cards, Wesleyan’s green report card sports a B+ average. Wesleyan’s weak point? A “C” in transportation. Wesleyan uses four electric shuttles for transportation to the airport and around campus. Wesleyan is getting greener, though: Since March 2008 students have had access to an online carpooling site.
Read Samantha's full article.
College has consumed my brain this past week as my family and I drove up and down the East Coast in search of my dream liberal arts school. Our last stop was Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. On the tour, an outspoken girl grilled our tour guide about how the college is going green.
Our guide told us the college is getting greener. Though average Wesleyan students enter with 4.0s on their report cards, Wesleyan’s green report card sports a B+ average. Wesleyan’s weak point? A “C” in transportation. Wesleyan uses four electric shuttles for transportation to the airport and around campus. Wesleyan is getting greener, though: Since March 2008 students have had access to an online carpooling site.
Read Samantha's full article.
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