Election Results will be posted Tomorrow!

Results will be posted tomorrow! Check in sometime in the early morning/afternoon for all of the results! All Candidates please start to take your posters down! They should all be removed by tomorrow night!

Congratulations again to everyone who ran and for all of your hard work!

4th Floor Ninjas

Green Stream: 1st Fall Meeting!

Photo by Suhaly B.

Tuesday, September 7th

5:00pm

Washington Square Fountain

Come out and meet THE GREEN STREAM! Get acquainted with your Stream RA, Suhaly, your Faculty Advisor, Sara and your fellow green streamers over vegan cupcakes and brownies from the famous Babycakes....

Please, BYOC (bring your own cup) for some milk and enjoy the last summer nights of the fall semester while you hear about the exciting programs we have lined up for the semester and our vision for the stream!

Come with ideas and your cup!

See you there!

Stay Green

Looking for a program and an international adventure?

AMIGOS de las Americas

Join 4th Floor RA, Suhaly for an information session on opportunities to volunteer and live in Latin America this summer! I'll talk about my work in Panama, Honduras and Costa Rica and tell you more about how to get involved!

Must RSVP!
Refreshments will be served.

2 info sessions:
Wed, April 28th from 5:30-6:30
Sun, May 2nd from 3-4pm

All info sessions in the basement lounge.

Earth Day

Happy Earth Day. April 22nd, 2010

The first Earth Day, observed across the country on April 22, 1970, crystallized a growing public concern about ecological crises. Earth Day was the product of local grassroots action to increase environmental awareness but it also focused the nation's political agenda on urgent environmental issues.

It was Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson who in September 1969 proposed a national teach-in on the environment to send a message to Washington that public opinion was solidly behind a bold political agenda on environmental problems.

Inspired by the campus activism of the late 1960s, he employed a team of experienced students to help him respond to the immediate and overwhelming public excitement for a national day on the environment. However, Nelson insisted the first Earth Day's activities be created not by organizers in Washington, but by individuals and groups in their own communities. As a result of this empowering vision, 1 in 10 Americans participated in the first Earth Day, drawing extensive attention from the media and jump-starting an era of bold environmental legislation.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day! Get out and celebrate your earth!

Million Trees NYC This Saturday at 8am!!!!!

A Letter for Million Trees Volunteers
Meeting Saturday, April 24th at 8am in the Goddard lobby

Dear volunteers,

Thank you for participating in this Saturday’s volunteer day to plant 500 trees at Spring Creek Park and support MillionTreesNYC in our mission to create a cleaner and greener NYC. We have a very exciting and fun-filled day ahead of us and want to be sure that everyone’s prepared to dig in. If you signed up a group please forward this information on.

Time: Please note that registration takes place at 9:30am and the event lasts until 2pm. Please make every effort to

show up on time. Your contact on site is Andy Rabb (646) 879-6554.

Volunteer waiver: We require all volunteers to sign a waiver before participating. The waivers will be at registration when you arrive in the morning. If you are under 18 years of age, please fill out the waiver form attached, have a parent or guardian sign, and bring it with you on Saturday.

Proper attire: Volunteers should wear comfortable clothing they will not mind getting dirty. Please wear sneakers (no flip-flops or open toed-shoes). Please note: Volunteers are responsible for their belongings. NYRP and Parks staff cannot insure personal belongings will be safe if left unattended.

Provisions: Lunch and water will be provided thanks to RCano Events.

Inclement weather: This is a rain or shine event. We’ll bring extra ponchos!

Getting There:

By Car: Van Wyck Expy (678 South) to Belt Pkwy/Shore Pkwy West. Take Exit 15 – Erskine Street. Exit 15 turns right and becomes Erskine St/Erskine Loop. Right on Seaview Ave. OR: Take Linden Blvd East to Fountain Ave. Make a right on Fountain Ave. Make a right onto Seaview Ave.

Public Transit: Take the A train to Euclid Ave. Take the Q8 bus (East NY- Gateway Mall) to Fountain Ave & Brooklyn Development Center. Walk South on Fountain Ave to Seaview Ave.

Don’t know how to plant a tree? Please review the attached guide to proper tree planting technique. You will also be given a demonstration on site before planting. Please pay attention, and feel free to ask questions of Parks Natural Resources staff.

See you this Saturday!

Ellen Arnstein

Special Events and Volunteer Coordinator

MillionTreesNYC

830 Fifth Avenue, The Arsenal

New York, NY 10021

212.360.3435

646.529.0332 cell

ellen.arnstein@parks.nyc.gov

Green Stream in the Washington Square News Today!!!

A Very, Very proud RA and Stream Leader!

The Green Stream & The 4th Floor (Green Floor at Goddard) are featured in the Washington Square News' Green Issue This week! Pick up your copy today!

On the Green Stream floor at Goddard residence hall, hall decorations such as a three-dimensional "Life of a Bottle" mural remind students to recycle every day.

"Strengthening our relationship with our shared planet through an action such as recycling is one of the most important phenomena of our college experiences," said Wagner graduate student Suhaly Bautista, the floor's resident assistant.

Stern freshman and Green Stream floor resident Katherine Corson thinks a good way to make recycling easier in dorms is to educate students about incorrect recycling.

"People recycle things, with good intention, that can't be recycled," she said.

Some students, for example, tend to recycle items that are actually biodegradable, like Weinstein dining trays that are made from recycled paper.

Earth Week

Happy Earth Week !!! I hope living in the Goddard community has sparked your desire to become green leaders, advocates for our planet and stewards of environmental justice. Get out and do something for mama Earth this week. Have a happy Earth Week and Day (April 22nd)

• www.nyu.edu/sustainability/earthweek
• Let me know if you'd like to come see: A Thousand Slimy Things: Friday, May 1st at 7pm: 10 tickets only to see the play, http://polybeandseats.org/slimy.html
• MILLION TREES NYC in Spring Creek Park, Brooklyn!! Saturday, April 24th from 9am-2pm. We will meet in the lobby at 8am to go to our site in Brooklyn! (I'll have metro cards for those who RSVP'd) No open spots left :( But you can tag along if you bring your own metro card !
  
• Check out the link at the top for Earth Day events and If you're looking for something else to do on Earth Day (April 22nd): The Stormwater Infrastructure Matters (S.W.I.M.) Coalition invites you to join in for the first view of Minds in the Gutter, a juried exhibit of stormwater management designs for the public right-of-way. www.mindsinthegutter.org. Where: The Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street (Email Sara Pesek for more info: peseks@gmail.com)
  
• Friday, April 23rd: I'll be giving a presentation called, "Apples, Thirst and War: the story of my relationship with water" at Kimmel sometime between 6-8pm.
• Check out the Green U. articles in the lobby for more info on environmental current events
  

Upcoming Green Stream Events:

• Earth Week: April 19th-25th:
• Wed, April 21st: Green Film, Poisoned Waters at 6:30pm: Puck building (295 Lafayette), Jersey Conference Room
  
• Thursday, April 22nd: NYU Earth Day Fair at 12pm (Washington Pl) and NYU Earth Day Dinner at 7pm (4th Fl Kimmel)
• Saturday, April 24th: Million Trees Planting Day, meet in lobby at 8am (meet in lobby at 8am) ALL SPOTS FULL
  
• Sunday, April 25th: Bike riding on the Hudson, 3pm meet in lobby (walking over to the Hudson river, renting bikes for an hour!) Please RSVP if you are coming!
  
• Save the Date: Final Green Stream Picnic: Friday, April 30th at 12pm (ALL ARE WELCOMED!)

The Story of Bottled Water

Join The Green Stream for a screening of THE STORY OF BOTTLED WATER
Wednesday, March 31st at 7:30pm in the Basement Lounge
RSVP to suhaly.bautista@gmail.com
Snacks will be served!

The Story of Bottled Water

Join The Green Stream for a screening of THE STORY OF BOTTLED WATER
Wednesday, March 31st at 7:30pm in the Basement Lounge
RSVP to suhaly.bautista@gmail.com
Snacks will be served!

Social Identity & Justice

Interested in issues regarding Social Justice? Want to become more involved in these issues around campus?

Join the Goddard RAs for a talk about personal and social identity and justice moderated by NYU's Center for Multicultural education and Programs. We will be talking about your role as a student, the type of work that CMEP does and what you can become involved in.

When: Wed, March 3rd at 6pm
Where: 2nd Floor Classroom

Snacks will be provided
RSVP to Suhaly at suhaly.bautista@gmail.com

Guggenheim Postponed!!!

Poverty & Affluence will be going to the Guggenheim Museum to see Tino Sehgal's piece, This Progress NEXT SUNDAY, MARCH 7th.

What Happened In Copenhagen???

The Green Stream & Power of Politics team up for a re-cap of what happened this December 2009 in one of the most important climate talks of our time!

Here's a preview of what to expect:
Broad & brief overview of the Kyoto Protocol

What happened nationally and internationally from the Kyoto Protocol to COP15?

U.S. lens: what did we NOT sign onto and why?

What people were expecting to come of COP15/Why we came together in the first place Structure of COP15

What came of COP15?

Discussion

When: Thursday, Feb 25th at 6pm
Where: 2nd Floor Classroom
Who: Green Stream & Power of Politics

Food will be served!!!

Contact Suhaly or Zach for more information :)

Poverty & Affluence Presents:

WHEN: Tuesday, 7PM
WHO: Joseph Rodriguez
WHAT: Photography + Talk/NOLA
WHERE: Goddard Classromm #203

Don't miss this special presentation by Joseph Rodriguez, a photographer and professor at Tisch. He'll be showing his photos and talking about his life as a photographer, but most importantly, he'll be showcasing his work with the victims of Katrina in New Orleans. He'll discuss his years following the flood victims as they struggled to get their lives back together. He'll show us, first hand, the effects of governmental policies, poverty, education, race/class divisions on those who either fled or chose to stay in New Orleans and fight it out.



Check out his web site: http://www.josephrodriguezphotography.com/

Also featured in New York Times: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/showcase-67/

Copenhagen Recap: Thursday 2/25 6pm

The Highline! Saturday, Nov 20th at 1pm

The High Line was built in the 1930s, as part of a massive public-private infrastructure project called the West Side Improvement. It lifted freight traffic 30 feet in the air, removing dangerous trains from the streets of Manhattan's largest industrial district. No trains have run on the High Line since 1980. Friends of the High Line, a community-based non-profit group, formed in 1999 when the historic structure was under threat of demolition. Friends of the High Line works in partnership with the City of New York to preserve and maintain the structure as an elevated public park.

www.friendsofthehighline.org

JOIN US FOR AN EXCLUSIVE AND UNFORGETTABLE GUIDED TOUR:
Saturday, Feb 20th at 1pm!!! $15 co-pay. (The Green Stream will cover the other half of the price of admission)

RSVP to Suhaly at suhaly.bautista@gmail.com by 12pm on Wed, 2/17

Adopt-a-Tree

Trees face many natural and man-made threats from the urban environment and require ongoing maintenance to survive. You can have a leading role in supporting the health and heartiness of street trees by becoming a MillionTrees steward! Keep trees healthy and growing!

Who: The Green Stream

When: Thursday, February 4th at 6pm

Where: (Basement Lounge)

What: Find out what trees are available for stewardship at NYU from 2 Foresters---Find out what it takes to be an official MillionTrees steward. Participate in our Tree care workshop and receive the training & tools necessary to adopt a tree :)

RSVP: to suhaly.bautista@gmail.com

Residential College Video Contest Winner

College Board is proud to announce the results of the Residential College video contest! The video below was created by Martin Bentsen & Erika Dorbad of Broome Street. The two won $250 for their winning entry. The video will be used in the campus-wide spring advertising campaign for the Residential College. Congratulations, Martin & Erika!

Photo Op: Residential College Masquerade Ball

Thanks to everyone who came out last night for the Masquerade Ball! The College Board served fruit platters, international cheeses and crackers from Whole Foods, an assortment of mini cupcakes from CupcakeStop, and sparkling cider. Celebrity guest judges Rogan Kersh and Sarah Pesek chose the winners of the best-dressed competition. Meb Byrne of Broome and Matt Cyr of Goddard won two movie tickets to AMC Cinemas, and $10 gift certificates to Pommes Frites. Aditi Kini and Ryan Richards of Broome were runners-up.

We hope you all had a great time! Enjoy your masks!

The Residential College Masquerade Ball

You are cordially invited to

The Residential College Masquerade Ball

Tuesday, January 19 (the first day of classes!)
7 pm
The Broome Room

Come join us for music, dancing, food and friends!

Fabulous prizes will be awarded to the best-dressed man and woman.

Don't forget a mask!

Extras will be available at the Ball.