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Letter from the Editor

Going green. We’ve all heard the concept, but do we really know what it means? I’ll be the first to admit that turning off my laptop when I wasn’t using it or taking a bite into a piece of locally-raised chicken was the extent of my knowledge when we started working on this issue of Stem. But when I recently found myself on one of Metro Transit’s 170 hybrid buses, I realized that the era of green is so much larger than the small and easy choices we can make in our daily living.

People, politics and the culture of green living are just a few of the things that Stem magazine explores. Environmentalism is something that encompasses all facets of life, and in Stem, you’ll find that anything is possible, whether it’s planning an eco-friendly wedding or learning how college campuses have taken environmental responsibility into their own hands. The Twin Cities metro area has been actively seeking out greener solutions, too. St. Louis Park’s solar-powered WiFi is a shining example. We’ve heard a lot about climate change lately and what sort of impact we’re making on the environment. The good news in the dark headlines is that there are a lot of people, particularly students, who are naturally passionate about these issues.

Being green isn’t the latest fad. It’s about being proactive in your community and keeping those issues close to your heart. It is our hope that after you read Stem, you can be a little more educated on eco-friendly living and that we can eliminate that often negative connotation of a “tree hugger.” We’re at a critical time with these issues and it’s up to our generation to make a change. Whether we are entering college, graduating from college or just old enough to understand the power of “green,” we have a responsibility to be leaders of these ever-present environmental issues. They aren’t something we can ignore.


Emily Ulrich

Editor-In-Chief

Staff

stem magazine
fall 2007/winter 2008

Editor-In-Chief
Emily Ulrich
Managing Editors
Emily Kaiser
Aaron Leth
Art Directors
Maniezheh Firouzi
Brad Tucker
Senior Editors
Carla Continenza
Janessa Dohse
Crystal Erickson
Alison Fiebig
Kevin O’Leary
Cati Vanden Breul
Associate Editors
Amy Anderson
Joe Courtney
Johnny Germscheid
Sam Kramer
Nick Nelson
Sara Schweid
Suzanne Sobotka
Berit Swanberg
Jon Wiesner
Staff Writers
Amanda Maly
Daniel Schmidt
Assitant Art Directors
Alyssa Cogan
Kaitlin Fleming
Kelly Jo Mitchell
Hayley Webster
JJ Wienkers
Webmaster
Anthony Carranza
Staff Photographer
Stacy Bengs
Circulation Manager
Lee Vanden Busch
Contributors
Ben Alpert
Ariel Cevora Baier
Herman Brinkman
Ramasamy Chidambaram
Rob Darby
Pontus Edenberg
Thomas Hansen
Kuger
Nicolas Raymond
And with much gratitude ...
Stem would like to thank the University of Minnesota’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Elizabeth Larsen, Jeanne Schacht, Scott Dierks and Al Tims. This publication is possible through the generosity of the Milton L. Kaplan
Memorial Fund.


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