The AEL's annual tradition of Work Day was completed on Tuesday, July 30. 

Left to fester and grow, dirt and disorganization spread to unyielding proportions throughout the AEL during the course of a single year of enthusiastic field and laboratory work.  The so called “tragedy of the commons” results from use and misuse of the lab and its materials by busy students, techs and work-study students, too busy to clean up after themselves.  Therefore, Work Day was created to reorganize, repair, and sweep clean the past years wear and tear on the AEL.  A successful Work Day will provide a clean and efficient work environment for the year to come.

Lindsey and Casey provided a hearty egg sandwich breakfast on the griddle, Jim supplied sports drinks and ice cream treats, and we finished the day with pizza from Stu. With 29 people helping out, we knocked out everything on our lists (with just another coat of paint and a SECOND LOAD in the dumpster to finish up in the coming days). 

Thank you to everyone for all of your hard work!