Counting the meters
Srivatsan Uchani, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2016
One of the most commendable features of Case Western Reserve University is its forward-thinking dedication to being environmentally sustainable. A host of initiatives and organizations on campus have worked for years to reduce CWRU’s environmental footprint. One of the most recent initiatives in this d...
Focus on sustainability
Sierra Cotton, Staff Reporter
September 23, 2016
On Sept. 17 from 1-6 p.m., the Student Sustainability Council (SCC) hosted their annual Farm Harvest Festival, a tradition since 2010. According to Heather Eby, secretary of the SCC and a second-year chemical engineering student, “the group’s goals were to educate Case Western Reserve University...
Celebrate sustainability this weekend
Chrismaly Vidal, Staff Reporter
September 16, 2016
An annual tradition since 2010, the Farm Harvest Festival will be entering its sixth year Sept. 17. Presented by the Student Sustainability Council (SSC), this is a fun-focused event that allows Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) students, faculty, staff and other community members to enjoy the U...
Student Sustainability Council passes two USG resolutions
Srivatsan Uchani, Staff Reporter
April 15, 2016
Campus may soon be losing plastic bottles and gaining sustainable energy. The Student Sustainability Council (SSC), an ad-hoc committee under the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), proposed two resolutions that were passed at the March 29 General Assembly meeting. Going forward, those two resolutions—A...
CWRU studies solar panels
Srivatsan Uchani, Staff Reporter
April 1, 2016
After an uncharacteristically warm winter in Cleveland, the upcoming summer offers the possibility of being even hotter than usual—with plenty of sun to enjoy and to use. This is good news for Case Western Reserve University’s Solar Durability and Lifetime Extension (SDLE) Center and its director...
Recycling as a journey, a student’s career
Kushagra Gupta, Opinion Editor
April 1, 2016
Fourth-year student John Brogan found his passion while being hassled as he canvassed for a door-to-door environmental campaign. As he collected signatures, fundraised and encouraged some less-than-enthused constituents to write to politicians, he had to think hard about how to get his message across...
Whether ‘grabbing’ or ‘bagging,’ lunch now without plastic bags
Kushagra Gupta and Aneeka Ayyar
October 30, 2015
The typical beacon of a student’s Grab It! or Bag It! lunch is the plastic bag. Due to over a year of efforts by the Student Sustainability Council (SSC), that has now changed. On Wednesday, Oct. 21, Grab It! and Bag it! stopped offering plastic bags and students instead have had the option of...
TVUC gets new trash cans
Jeniece Montellano, Social Media Editor
September 25, 2015
Single-stream recycling is the new green initiative at Case Western Reserve University. Single-stream recycling is the process of combining all recyclables, such as glass, plastic or cardboard, together into one bin, instead of having consumers separate it themselves. Typically this combined hodgepodge...
Racing a cardboard navy
JP. O’Hagan, Sports Editor
March 26, 2015
The buzzer sounded, the race was off. But the contestants were not running, swimming or cycling. Instead they were rowing cardboard boats across Donnell Pool racing not just each other, but also the time until when their boats would give out beneath them. This unique event was weeks in the making...
Moving towards a more sustainable campus
John Brogan, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2015
CWRU prides itself on its sustainability, but there is always more to be done. The Department of Sustainability hopes to recycle 50 percent of the university's trash within the next five years.
