What’s your favorite TV station?

Simran Sethi, environmental journalist and visiting professor at KU: The Sundance Channel because they do great environmental pieces. And a disclaimer—I’m a host for the channel.

MacKenzie Hegedusich, Olathe junior: I’m a big nerd because I love Cartoon Network, Comedy Central and the Discovery Channel.

What are some of your hobbies?

S.S.: I love to go running, read and post blogs on my class Web site, www.mediaenvironment.wordpress.com. It’s for my Media and the Environment class, but anyone can post.

M.H.: I like to draw and paint. I also do a little parkour, which is running and vaulting over walls and railings that is popular overseas.

What’s your favorite thing about St. Patrick’s Day?

S.S.: That I’m not Irish and I don’t have to celebrate it.

M.H.: Green. It’s my favorite color.

Who is your hero?

S.S.:On a local level, Sarah Hill-Nelson of Bowersock Mills and Power Company who manages the low-impact Bowersock Dam here in town and is committed to renewable energy sources for Kansas. She inspires me because she really balances out the fact that we need jobs, we need to save money and we need to save the planet.

M.H.: I don’t really have one, but anyone who fights for justice and the rights of others I would consider my hero, such as Nelson Mandela and Gandhi.

How do you keep your life green?

S.S.: I try to keep my life green in everything I do in my work and relationships. I may not do everything right, but my goal is to encourage others and, with that, change will happen.

M.H.: Occasionally I recycle, take public transportation, ride my bike when the weather is warm and use compact fluorescent lights at home.