Minimizing Consumption, Moving Past the Linear Economy
By: Meadow Funkenhauser Everyone wants to be on trend, to match their peers and to not be judged for their clothing choices. But how far does this need for acceptance go? Does it override your compassion for garment workers or your consideration for sustainability? According to 2019 data from Trade Data Online, Canada exports $173,250,000…
Introducing Dean Bruce Frayne
Interview by: Bethany Helaine Pöltl As we say farewell and thank you to Dean Jean Andrey for her 33 years as a professor and 8 years as Dean of the Environment Faculty we welcome our newly appointed Dean of Environment, Bruce Frayne. I had the privilege of having a great conversation with him. I am…
“So long and thanks for all the fish!”
Celebrating World Oceans Day By: Bethany Helaine Pöltl “So long and thanks for all the fish!” If you know Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Addams, you know this is what the dolphins sing to the humans as they leave planet Earth, before it is demolished to make way for an intergalactic highway. This…
Spring Around Campus
By: Bethany Helaine Pöltl Spring on campus is a time to enjoy the sun, see baby geese, take walks and study outside! Having been on campus in the fall and winter it is amazing to see the transformations that happens in the spring. Beautiful flowers, trees, squirrels, groundhogs and seriously so many baby geese! Please…
Earthing and Your Physical and Mental Well-Being
By: Guest-writer Pascale Thomson Everyone has those moments where they need an immediate release of stress. Those moments where there are few things to help clear your mind, and where you feel trapped in a whirlpool of emotions. We try different strategies to help relieve the pressure, to bring us back down to earth, to…
Let’s Talk About Food Waste
By: Bethany Helaine Pöltl What do you do with your banana peel? With the veggies in the fridge you left too long and have now turned into a science experiment? With the carrot tops you cut off when prepping carrots for dinner? Why is it important to consider the impact of the foods you throw…
A Supernova
By: Virginia Li I’m emotional. I’d like to say I’m good with my feelings because I’m expressive, I’m confrontational, I’m empathetic. I talk to my friends about how I feel regularly. I choose to be open, to be vulnerable, to be sensitive. I consider myself in touch with my emotions. I write. But when it…
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