By Andrea Fernandes Associate Editor Having a lot of junk in your trunk isn’t necessarily a bad thing, as the upcoming Trashion Fashion show will prove. “Trashion Fashion is a combination of eco awareness and eco couture,” said Sean Conklin, assistant curator of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Conklin said many ways…
Recycling has never looked so good. Tread Lightly hosted its third annual Trashion Fashion event on Tuesday at The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts on Tuesday. Tread Lightly aims to encourage environmental friendliness across campus by participating in Recyclemania and bringing speakers to campus. The club is also responsible for the bi-weekly Toilet…
Those who love recycling, trees and the environment had a chance to spread their passion to others on Earth Day Wednesday. Earth Day began when founder Gaylord Nelson witnessed the horrors caused by the massive oil spill of 1969 in Santa Barbara, California. At the time, a student anti-war movement was booming, so Nelson decided…
By Zach Waltz Sports Assignment Editor After year-long anticipation from the student body, Spring Weekend 2014 is just two weeks away, but the effects of one weekend leaves a desolate wasteland that is seen the following day by prospective students. Every year in late April- early May, high school seniors around the country commit to…
By Matthew Laurrie Features Editor I’m declaring To-Go Container-gate at Bona’s. Approximately three weeks ago, I gleefully bounced into the Reilly Center Café after class to order my usual Buffalo chicken wrap, but to my utter shock and horror, I discovered the RC had abolished to-go containers. Frankly, I was so distraught I couldn’t even…
By Marissa Bruno Staff Writer Two representatives from the recycling program Casella spoke to the St. Bonaventure community about preserving Earth’s natural resources for the university’s annual Recyclemania event on campus. Carrie A. Carpenter, Casella territory manager, described Zero Sort as a brand name to a single-stream recycling process that uses a simple sorting method to recycle. The program simplifies the…
