Help    s  Preserve the Night 

After perusing the campus, we were very proud of how far the University of Utah has come in the eradication of light pollution on campus. We were also slightly saddened by the fact that more is not being done to help fight against light pollution.  After walking the campus at night we both also felt that there are certain portions that could have more light (PResident's Circle). As women we think that having enough light to feel safe is extremely important, and not every part of the U campus is well lit, mostly because the globe lights shine light upward and not towards the ground. Something else that we noticed is that the parking lots on campus seem to be in transition to dark sky compliant lighting as well as the rest of campus. Half of the parking lots have correct lighting, while the other half doesn't. Hopefully they will be finished soon as well. We were hoping that this website could help educate the general public about how detrimental the effects of light pollution are on an ecosystem, and people would start to make conscience decisions to help stop it. These photos are a very significant part of showing everyone the portions of the U that are highly contributory to light pollution. Both of us feel that we would like to see our tuition money going towards something that makes the campus more sustainable. Whether that is towards eliminating light pollution on campus, or raising awareness about it, or something else entirely, we don't mind. As long as it goes toward something more meaningful, and not to buy the football team new uniforms (no offense to them)! We hope that anyone who reads our website feels educated on the subject and more inclined to join the fight against light pollution at the University of Utah.