Campus News
Solar Energy
Sara-June Bouillon, Contributing Writer
SUNY Oneonta needs our help to divest, or separate, from fossil fuel use. Hannah Morgan, our sustainability coordinator, is working with other brilliant minds on campus …
The Green Corner
Culture
The Earth Will Survive
Gaia Speaks
Laura Arias- Columnist
Humans must breathe air, drink water and eat food. The Earth provides these riches to sustain sentient beings and very simply, due to this, if …
Culture
Green Dragon Week: A Great Success at SUNY Oneonta
Rebecca Pollard- Columnist
Last week, Oneonta’s Red Dragon mascot went green for the 4th Annual Green Dragon Week here at SUNY Oneonta. From Monday, April 21 until Sunday, April 27, …
Culture
All About Earth Day
Rebecca Pollard- Staff Writer
Tuesday, April 22 marked the 44th annual Earth Day. Gaylord Nelson, previously a senator of Wisconsin, founded Earth Day in 1969 after witnessing the disastrous effects …
Culture
Zoos Help to Slow Extinction Rates
Rebecca Pollard- Columnist
In North America alone, there are 467 endangered species and 182 threatened animals. By the year 2100, half of all the species on Earth could be gone. …
Culture
New LeanPath Program Tracks Dining Hall Waste
Rebecca Pollard, Environmental Columnist
It is not an uncommon occurrence to be in the dining hall and see someone put a full plate of food on a tray and …
Culture
Shorter Winter Wonderland?
Rebecca Pollard, Contributing Writer
Although here in Oneonta it may not feel like it, winter is actually about 24 days shorter than it has been in recent history. Studies by …
Culture
Watching Your Food Waste in Our Dining Halls
Sara-June Boullion – Environmental Columnist
Last Wednesday SUNY Oneonta environmental science majors, Sarah Vitro and Deanna Caracciolo dedicated their time to putting on a waste demonstration in Mills dining hall. …
Culture
Sustainability Day
Sara-June Boullion – Environmental Columnist
Dozens of students and community members participated in Sustainability Day last Sunday at Hunt Union. The event lasted from 1-4 p.m. had guest speakers, sustainability …
Culture
Bottled Water Realities
Sara-June Boullion, Environmental Columnist
Cities across the United States are confronting environmental activists’ concerns about reducing bottled water production. In 2008, cities gathered at the National Conference of Mayors …