FROM THE RADIO NEWS DEPARTMENT

A New Fee At East Tennessee State University Is Paying Off. A $5 Green Fee Being Paid By Each Student Each Semester Has Raised Nearly 130-Thousand Dollars. That Money Will Be Used To Help Pay For Environmentally, Socially And Economically Sustainable Projects, Programs And Initiatives. One Of Those Projects Will Include Light Sensors That Will Allow Power To Be Shutoff When There’s No Activity In Locker Rooms, Bathrooms And Shower Areas At The Basier Center For Physical Activity. Other Projects At That Facility Include An Ecomill Self Powered Treadmill, The Installation Of A Solar Power System And Campus Bicycle Rentals.