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Students get involved in Green Torch Relay

Some 100 college students participated in the Green Torch Relay to the state capitol to invite political leaders to take part in Focus the Nation, a nationwide initiative to discuss global warming solutions that began at Lewis & Clark.
October 24, 2007

Some 100 college students participated in the Green Torch Relay to the state capitol to invite political leaders to take part in Focus the Nation, a nationwide initiative to discuss global warming solutions that began at Lewis & Clark.

Statesman Journal (Salem, Ore.): Student call to action rolls to Capitol steps



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