Written by Samantha Nordstrom An earthy, humic smell clings to the air on a sunny afternoon as Loveland, Colorado resident Laura Hinds shovels soft black-brown compost from a wheelbarrow into her third compost bin, tucked to the side of her
Written by Samantha Nordstrom The Student Sustainability Center hosted its first big event of the season, the annual Potting Event, at the Oval from 4-6p.m. on Sept. 7 to kick off the fall semester. Over 100 students stopped by
Written by Samantha Nordstrom The SSC Officers enjoyed tabling at the Fort Collins Earth Day Festival at Civic Center Park on April 20, and at Colorado State’s Annual Earth Day Celebration by the Lory Student Center on April 22. Defend
Written by Samantha Nordstrom The Student Sustainability Center, Art Club, and Center for Environmental Justice hosted a climate grief workshop focusing on transforming anxiety into art from 5-7 p.m. at the Nancy Richards Design Center on April 17. Attendees
Written by Samantha Nordstrom The Patchwork Initiative hosted a clothes swap and mending workshop from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Nancy Richards Design Center at Colorado State University on April 10. Lisa Goldsand, the founder of sustainable startup
Written by Samantha Nordstrom Defend Our Future hosted “Defend Our Beer” from 4-6 p.m. at Ramskellar Bar and Grill inside Colorado State University on Wednesday, March 27. Roughly 60 people attended, making the event a huge success for Defend Our Future.
Written by Gabriele Hibbitts, CSU student Waste aversion is a feat that sometimes feels unattainable, especially on a college campus. Plates filled with uneaten food sit on the moving conveyor belt in dining halls. Trash bags spill out of the
Written by Samantha Nordstrom The Patchwork Initiative and the Student Sustainability Center hosted a movie night to watch Fashion Reimagined, a documentary about sustainable fashion, from 6-8pm at the Avenir Museum on February 27. Krazy Karl’s Pizza and soft drinks
Written by Bella Conrad, SSC Logistics Coordinator The Colorado State University Zero Waste Team held its first student-led presentation of the year on February 1 to discuss how ranchers and scientists can collaborate to conserve rangelands. Ashlee Ducharme, a CSU
Written by Samantha Nordstrom The Student Sustainability Center (SSC) hosted its first clean-up of the spring semester on February 25 at Lee Martinez Park. Roughly 15 people met outside of Dazbog Coffee off Cherry St. and were treated to