2008 Woodie Awards
Beyond the cliche: Global Warming real on all fronts
Christian Ashlar
Issue date: 2/13/07 Section: Viewpoints
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The buzz of the week has been the snow! It was an unexpected visitor for me, because I'd been so busy with the semester that I'd not watched the news or the weather. I'm not sure what sort of visitor it was for you all but I hope that everyone is accident-free and OK.
That being said, a particular topic arose from this latest bout of flurries that I thought I'd bring to you.
With this small flurry of snow, I heard a remark about global warming as I was walking into the library on Wednesday. I'm not certain if the remark was offered as a reason for the snow or a comment on the topic but I began to think about it and decided to do a little reading on this topic.
Most of us hear "global warming" and some may mentally roll their eyes with a sigh and some of us may actually take that phrase seriously.
It is a very real problem that we, as a global community, have been facing for many years and a problem that many in government have attempted to ignore. Perhaps it's because of the expanse the problem covers or because of the word "global," people believe this to be a problem out of their hands.
So what do college students do about a "global" problem?
There are things that everyone can do in their own small way that will begin to make a difference. Believe it or not, every large action starts very small and builds. Few people have made large actions without the small ones.
I'm not advocating that we all take up arms and as a united campus stop global warming ourselves, as such a proposal would be rather ludicrous.
Global warming has become such a cliché that many don't take it seriously, including our government leaders. They're still debating in committees what we should already know just by experiencing the odd weather that we have.
Summers are just a bit hotter and winters are just a bit colder, ice sheets are beginning to melt and even a 2.3 degree rise in polar temperatures is too much if it increases every year.
That being said, a particular topic arose from this latest bout of flurries that I thought I'd bring to you.
With this small flurry of snow, I heard a remark about global warming as I was walking into the library on Wednesday. I'm not certain if the remark was offered as a reason for the snow or a comment on the topic but I began to think about it and decided to do a little reading on this topic.
Most of us hear "global warming" and some may mentally roll their eyes with a sigh and some of us may actually take that phrase seriously.
It is a very real problem that we, as a global community, have been facing for many years and a problem that many in government have attempted to ignore. Perhaps it's because of the expanse the problem covers or because of the word "global," people believe this to be a problem out of their hands.
So what do college students do about a "global" problem?
There are things that everyone can do in their own small way that will begin to make a difference. Believe it or not, every large action starts very small and builds. Few people have made large actions without the small ones.
I'm not advocating that we all take up arms and as a united campus stop global warming ourselves, as such a proposal would be rather ludicrous.
Global warming has become such a cliché that many don't take it seriously, including our government leaders. They're still debating in committees what we should already know just by experiencing the odd weather that we have.
Summers are just a bit hotter and winters are just a bit colder, ice sheets are beginning to melt and even a 2.3 degree rise in polar temperatures is too much if it increases every year.
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