The “Eco-Olympics” — an energy saving competition between Pomona College’s dorms — has encouraged students to implement more sustainable practices in their daily lives.
Tag: Sustainable
12th Annual Scripps College Sustainability Fair: A showcase of environmental initiatives across the Claremont campuses
Scripps College hosted its 12th annual sustainability fair on April 19, highlighting community organizations that value sustainability.
Future Under Fire brings reworked fashion designs and sustainability to the 5Cs
Last year, four Pitzer students were inspired by their closets of unworn clothes and a shared vision of sustainability to start a club focused on reworking garments. After hours of work over the summer, the group was ready to launch their first collection of reworked clothing designs and the label behind it, Future Under Fire, at the start of this school year.
The founders of Future Under Fire say that reworked clothing is just the beginning plan to develop a network of creatives across the Claremont Colleges and beyond.
‘I’m grounded here’: Down-to-earth Scripps gardening club cultivates ties to sustainability, agriculture, community
Squeeze the day by taking advantage of Scripps College’s cornucopia of fruits and other edible delights nurtured by the Scripps Student Gardening Club.
How studying and working on a farm taught me the bigger picture
Feeling cooped up at home after a semester of online learning, London Lordos SC ’24 moved to a farm for the spring semester — entering a world of cow cuddling, beekeeping and hoedowns.
OPINION: A global coffee shortage is on the horizon, and consumers must be the first to act
Coffee is in danger of shortage. To preserve the industry, we must think of our coffee more holistically; considering the surprisingly complicated environmental and economic processes that lie behind it, writes Ryan Lillestrand PZ ’23.