e3's May 3rd - May 9th Fact of the Week

If one quart of oil is disposed of improperly, it can contaminate up to 2,000,000 gallons of water. For information regarding the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, check out these sites http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gIXWYBTpLtSayJtg41LKXpxSxVPAD9FF7IO03 and http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/30/louisiana-oil-spill-2010_n_558287.html#s86366.

ModernSpace Referendum PASSES!

On March 10th at 7 p.m. e3ers waited in anticipation for the results...ModernSpace passed with a 54% approval from the 4045 students who voted. Fall 2013 SDSU will have the first LEED Platinum student union in the world! Thank you for those who voted and assisted us in this campaign. And a special thanks to Erica Johnson, James Poet and Grant Mack who made this vote possible.

SDSU Leadership Summit

Sign Up Now for the SDSU Leadership Summit

The Leadership Summit is a day long program designed to expose students to a variety of leadership topics, current issues, and sessions on personal and professional growth. The Leadership Summit is open to all SDSU students.

Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010

Location: SDSU's newest building: The Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center

Time: Check in from 8:15-9am, Keynote begins at 9am

The Leadership Summit will have three exciting paths:

* Emerging Leaders - These sessions are designed for participants who are new to or not yet in established leadership positions.
* Experienced Leaders - These sessions are intended for participants who are already involved in leadership positions and looking to fine tune their leadership skills.
* Experiential Learning - These sessions are intended for all participants and are designed to involve an interactive component, such as team building or service learning.

Register for the Leadership Summit online at https://www.regonline.com/sdsu_leadership_summit

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Included in the fee: A day full of leadership workshops, lunch, afternoon snack, a luxury SDSU Leadership Programs padfolio, and networking opportunities.

Sign up by February 10th and pay the early bird registration fee of only $30.00. After February 10th the registration will be $50.00.

Check back on the Leadership Summit website frequently for more updates: http://sll.sdsu.edu/leadership/conference.html

ZipCar @ SDSU

The Associated Students Green Love initiative is excited to announce that Zipcars are now on campus! Zipcar is wheels when you want them, literally. With Zipcars parked on campus, all you have to do is decide where you want to go and when.

Zipcar's cutting edge technology allows you to reserve online, on your mobile device or by phone, 24/7. Low hourly and daily rates include gas, insurance, and 180 miles per day. Zipcars are fuel efficient cars or hybrids and thereby reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. With Zipcar, multiple students can use a Zipcar within a given day, instead of multiple students using many cars within a given day thereby reducing the number of cars on campus, further reducing pollution and improving the availability of parking. So why deal with having a car on campus, the hassle of parking and paying for insurance, gas and maintenance when you can use a Zipcar? Save money and have access to a car!

You can find Zipcars in H lot next to the Zura Residence Hall and in O lot across from the 7-Eleven. To join now for $35 and get $35 in free driving credit, visit:

http://zipcar.com/sdsu

Check out yesterday's article in the Daily Aztec about ZipCar:
http://www.thedailyaztec.com/city/zipcar-opens-for-business-1.2139154

And another from KPBS:
http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/dec/09/zipcar-rental-program-comes-san-diego-state-univer/

Modern Space Campaign Team Leader Trainings

Coming up this March we have a VERY important referendum at SDSU to pass! We have 35 days until the referendum, and it is going to take a lot of hard work, but I am confident we will do our part to leave our legacy at SDSU with a successful referendum vote!

If you are interested in being trained to be a campaign team leader, please email Tara (TaraKele3@gmail.com) immediately because the training dates are coming up this week!

We have a great group of volunteers with varying levels of familiarity with the project. It is the goal to fully educate and empower all of you so that you can feel comfortable and confident to go out and rally the student body to vote in the referendum, and vote YES! Every Campaign Team Leader must attend at least one of the training sessions.

Training sessions:
- Saturday 2/6 @ 10am in Council Chambers
- Tuesday 2/9 @ 7pm in Montezuma Hall

Please arrive on time, and be prepared to be there for 2 hours. It is highly encouraged to attend the Saturday training as that will be the main one. The Tuesday training is only meant as a backup option. If you cannot attend either of those times, please email me back and I will work out a time for you to meet individually with Jeremy Katz, the of AS.

Additionally, the Campaign Team will be meeting weekly on Fridays @ 1pm in Presidential Suite, starting this Friday, 2/5. This is not a mandatory meeting, but it is highly encouraged that you attend, as we will be reconvening as a team and strategizing and giving any necessary updates.

Please check out the updated ModernSpace web site at http://www.as.sdsu.edu/modern_space/ to familiarize yourself with the project before you attend the trainings. We will provide all the necessary materials you will need to give the presentations and table on the walkway. Please bring your schedule to the trainings to assist Tracie in coordinating the presentation schedule.

Again, Associated Students greatly appreciates your participation in this monumental referendum. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

http://www.as.sdsu.edu/modern_space/

Strengthening the Roots: Food & Justice Convergence

February 12-14, 2010
University of California, Santa Cruz

The Strengthening the Roots: Food & Justice Convergence will be held in Santa Cruz, CA on February 12-14, 2010. The convergence is organized by the California Student Sustainability Coalition/West Coast Real Food Challenge and regional partners. This regional gathering of students and allies will strengthen the roots of our movement for just and sustainable food by bringing 200 students and allies together for workshops, panel discussions, and leadership trainings. The convergence will empower high school and college students to actively engage in their local communities and institutions by providing them with leadership skills, successful models and case studies, and a broader network of activists and allies.

This will be the largest regional meeting in California exclusively dedicated to students and young leaders working on sustainable food, fair trade, and food justice! This convergence will be a rallying point that will inspire continued engagement throughout the 2009-2010 school year.

Erin, Holly, Justin and Carla from e3 will all be attending. Please let us know if you are interested in joining the fun!

http://realfoodchallenge.org/STR2010

Farmers' Market - Spring 2010 update

Our Fall pilot farmers' market, which started with eight food vendors, has extended to 22 booths ranging from lunch items, food to go, recycled jewelery, artwork, etc. We are aiming to have the greenest farmers' market possible. Last semester our goal was to ban Styrofoam, and this semester we have eliminated water bottles/soda cans and plastic bags. Our next phase is to have all of our vendors use compostable utensils and plateware. Every week we will have a water station at our e3 booth. Along with our e3 booth, we will continue having a weekly educational booth. If you or someone you know is interested in getting involved with our Farmers' Market, please contact Tara at TaraKele3@gmaill.com