The Ithacan

We, as the environmentalists of Ithaca College, envision a more sustainable future for the college.

Evans has replaced Mark Darling, who served in this position for over 30 years and is now working as the Sodexo sustainability coordinator.

“Hope springs eternal, and spring is coming back, and we can just start again,” Borst said.

Trump solidified his anti-environmental policies when he signed an executive order March 28, rolling back environmental protections.

“I’m glad that we got someone that seems very excited and has experience,” Enderle said.

The college has not provided a convincing argument as to why it should not make the pledge, or at least study the potential outcomes of doing so.

“I’m trying to uphold my institution to the same values it was teaching me,” Braverman said.

The college is not receiving the energy produced from the array directly — it is dispersed in the New York State power grid.

Faculty and students gathered at the Center for Faculty Excellence to discuss ways to incorporate sustainability into their course curricula.

“There was a golden era of sustainability on this campus, and we’re not in it anymore,” he said.

Though provosts have come and gone, the common denominator during the period of deterioration of sustainability initiatives, is Rochon.

“This is definitely the year … that we can start getting programs running and having sustainability here,” Enderle said.