Find your own Natural Bounty
If you were to ask me the best time of year, the answer is easily the transition from summer to fall. Of course, there are a ton of reasons, like…
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Spring is calling, and so are the birds: the Great Backyard Bird Count at McDaniel
Spring is coming, and with that, the birds! Every year, Cornell Ornithology Labs hosts the Great Backyard Bird Count, and this year was no different. This bird count, spanning from…
Climate walk-out boasts large turnout
On Friday, Sept. 20, McDaniel students and professors filled Red Square in solidarity with protesters worldwide. Millions are responding to the inaction of officials and corporations to take adequate measures…
Green Life’s Street Fair Brings Global Climate Change Awareness
Oct. 10 marked the beginning of Global Climate Change Awareness Week and as expected, Green Life brought the celebration to McDaniel College. Although this week is full of interesting and informative…
Composting in Carroll County
In today’s world, recycling and composting are no longer novel ideas. For decades now, counties, cities, towns, and municipalities have had programs in place to filter out one or both…
Recovering Food to Recover Lives: The Food Recovery Network
Students at McDaniel College walk into Glar every day to get breakfast, lunch and dinner. Considerable amounts of food are placed out to serve to students so that they can…
Raising Environmental Awareness among First Year Students
The Office of Residence Life teamed up with Green Life on Mar. 31 for an event to raise awareness about global environmental issues. The event took place in Rouzer and…
Years Later, Presidents’ Climate Commitment Forgotten
Although McDaniel has signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, there are currently not many signs of active involvement and student awareness. However, McDaniel is still becoming more…
Lack of Transparency, Student Confidence in McDaniel Recycling Program Stall Efforts to “Go Green”
Is McDaniel recycling? There is quite a bit of evidence that suggests that the answer is a resounding “no.” McDaniel, like many other institutions in the United States, has begun…
McDaniel: Green or Not?
On any given day, someone walking down Main Street will notice garbage lying on the ground and probably think nothing of it. People constantly forget about the epic problems that plague…
Is It Just Me Or Is It Hot in Here? McDaniel’s Pilgrimage to the People’s Climate March
Early on Sunday Sept. 21–and by early, I mean 5 a.m. early–38 McDaniel students and two faculty members (Dr. Scullion and Dr. Iglich) boarded a bus. Their destination: New York…