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March 22
Misericordia group promoting Earth Hour 2009

Misericordia University’s new environmentally focused student group, Cougars for Change, is leading campus efforts to participate in a world-wide initiative to draw attention to responsible energy use and global warming. The event, Earth Hour 2009, is expected to have nearly 1 billion participants world-wide turn off all non-essential lights for one hour, beginning at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday. The time was chosen to coincide with the spring equinox when most places around the world are suitably dark. The group is working to have all non-essential lights turned off on campus. They are planning an outdoor event during the hour, including an acoustic open microphone night featuring music, poetry readings and a performance by the Drama Club. The students are also planning to hold Ultimate, glow-in-the-dark, Frisbee and football games, and to set up a variety of booths offering information on ways to go green. They will also visit area businesses to register participants. From left: Nicholas DeStefano, Kristen Mitchell, Megan Baker, Elizabeth Snow and Rachel Roa.

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