To kick off Earth Week on Monday, several Union groups, including the Environmental Club, U Sustain and Ozone House, collaborated on a project to demonstrate what the campus community throws away. he trash audit, Union’s first, was organized by Meghan Haley-Quigley ’11, and a video of the project was filmed by Christina Cerqueira '10. Watch it at the youtube link and on TVUC Channel 21.
Students have been involved in a number of other initiatives this week, including setting up information tables and rallying support for everything from Ecuadorian rainforest deforestation to planting in Octopus’s Garden. On Saturday, many students will take part in an Earth Day barbecue presented by Ozone House and Theta Delta Chi.
This marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Week, a global movement dedicated to preserving and appreciating the planet’s resources.