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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Our Holiday (Dec 2011) EPIB Trail Edition!

FROM THE EDITOR: As another semester writing for the Trail draws to a close, so does my time here at Rutgers. Writing for the Trail has been a truly rewarding experience and most definitely my favorite part of being an undergraduate. I have learned so much along the way from my fellow writers and from the Human Ecology staff. The only thing I would change is that my time as a writer and editor last a little bit longer. But, I know that I can take the skills I have acquired and the friendships I have made from my time working on this newsletter far into the future. I hope that you have enjoyed the Trail this semester, and in previous semesters, as much as I have. I am confident in the Trail’s upcoming and continuing writers and the students who will take my place once I move on.

As always, we rely on your feedback and support. As a purely student run newsletter, we try our very best to strive for a quality paper that we hope our readers will appreciate and enjoy. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions or comments. Good luck to students and faculty during these hectic weeks of finals and we wish everyone a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season and new year! Lastly, a warm ‘thank you’ to those who helped the Human Ecology Department and Rutgers Against Hunger’s Adopt-a-Family campaign. With the donations we’ve received from everyone, we were able to make a positive impact on the lives’ of a mother and son this holiday season, so again, thank you!

Happy Trails,
Your Editor- Dara

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Please take a few minutes to enjoy the following environmental podcasts and visually enhanced podcasts created by undergraduate students for Caron Chess and Jesse Schibilia course Blogging and Podcasts for the Environment. All the videos are now on Youtube and we hope they will be the latest viral videos that are not only funny but include an important environmental message. Please share them with everyone you know! The Podcasting course offered by the Department of Human Ecology will be available during the spring 2010 semester. For anyone interested in the course, please contact Dr. Caron Chess (chess_c@aesop.rutgers.edu).

These podcast episodes reflect students' understanding that changing behavior requires more than providing information. Defining behavioral goals and considering audiences' motivation are at least as important. Rutgers' School of Environmental and Biological Sciences funded this pilot class "Blogging and Podcasting for the Environment 11:374:493," taught by Caron Chess and Jesse Schibilia.

Podcasts (short films)

Title: Green Bob and Pals
Description: Green Bob takes you on a tour of the Rutgers Dining Services food supply chain. He wants you to encourage locally grown produce and pesticide free farming.
Students:
Kim Lourenco
Jaclyn Mandelbaum
Janine Oman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMYo4A90EAQ&feature=channel_page

Title: Tap out bottle water!
Description: Join the movement to tap out bottled water. Push for hydration stations. Check out cool reusable bottles.
Students:
Shannon McDonald
Christopher McNamara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkYYdN69W2w&feature=channel_page

The Great Race
Description: Two ladies race to the Grease Trucks, one on a bike, one in a car. See who wins! Bike Libraries (like the New Brunswick, NJ Bike Library) reduce CO2 emissions by providing free bikes and help with repairs. Re-cycle. Get exercise. More bikes, fewer cars!
Students:
Lila Nadelmann
Lynne Ricicki
Kimberly Shubert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH_ueQBlebU&feature=channel_page

The Ecoteers do an Extreme Green Makeover!
Description: The Ecoteers help two Voorhees Dorm residents act locally and think globally by giving their room an Extreme Green Makeover. Learn how cheap and easy it is to be more environmentally friendly.
Students:
Kevin Anderson
Manfredi Giliberti
Rachel Weinrich
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WVSfPyKLog&feature=channel_page

Visually enhanced podcasts (Audio with images)

Dining Hall Pigs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1N-RH8JEPds&feature=channel_page

Tap out bottled water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEriXJBbE0g&feature=channel_page

Check out the New Brunswick Bike Library!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndYvZQ6Kzb0&feature=channel

The Ecoteers take on Voorhees Dorm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXe3e-yvk3Q&feature=channel_page

Visit the class blog: http://rugreens09.wordpress.com

Have a great summer everyone!!!!

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