Many students reuse the paper for scrap or note taking. Undergraduate Student Government Senate meeting minutes are also written on the yellow paper. The Center for Academic Computing has been the main target of Eco-Action's activism. However, Knowlton said CAC uses the yellow paper for sorting purposes. Many students might be confused as to which printed documents belong to them in large labs, such as those in Findlay Commons or Sparks Building.
Some students say the yellow paper is waste of resources and money.
You still have to look . . . However, Garrett said CAC officials had been unresponsive to Eco-Action's plan thus far. Kerlin said in his 30 years of working with computer printing, the yellow paper is the best way to sort printer output. He said CAC wants to give the best service to students and eliminating the yellow sheets would hinder their convenience.