Earth Day: A Love-Hate Relationship
Today is April 22nd. It’s a Friday, which calls for celebration in itself. But today isn’t just a regular day. It’s National Jelly Bean Day. Did you see that coming? Neither did I. I know you were expecting me to mention the more widely renown holiday: National Girl Scout Leader’s Day. Still not it? Oh, …
Climate Policy Conference 2016 – Social Justice & Accountability
By Raffy Burany UC Santa Cruz held it’s third annual Climate Science and Policy Conference this past February. Each year the conference brings multiple delegates on the physical and social sciences in order to assess our current situations in regards to change in the environment. Hosted at College 9 & 10’s Multi-purpose room, the conference … Continue reading Climate Policy Conference 2016 – Social Justice & Accountability
My Experience at “Art Tools for Environmental Justice”
Last Friday I attended “Art Tools for Environmental Justice”, an event put on by People of Color Sustainability Collective (PoCSC), with the goal of snapping a few good photos to use for an article in Issue VIII of our printed magazine. I spent a few hours with PoCSC interns, staff from the American Indian Resource … Continue reading My Experience at “Art Tools for Environmental Justice”
Animal Agriculture & Sustainability
By Raffy Burany For many people that call themselves environmentalists, a part of that lifestyle is making sure we create a sustainable future for the next generation by keeping our current resources renewable. A major issue regarding renewable resources that has been hidden from the public, is agriculture and farm animals known collectively … Continue reading Animal Agriculture & Sustainability
Geocaching
by Simone Poyourow In a world that doesn’t stop, and there’s always more work to do, we, as a human race, have become dependent and bound by the hip to our phones. The smart phone technology has exploded so remarkably that has made everyone’s lives easier and gratification instantaneous. Our phones can do nearly anything: … Continue reading Geocaching
Zero-Waste #Goals
All University of California campuses have a goal of Zero Waste by 2020. Similarly, so does a small village in Japan. Kamikatsu and it’s 1,700 residents divert 80% of their waste from the landfill, with a goal of diverting 100% by 2020. As of November 2015, UC Santa Cruz diverts 79.15% of … Continue reading Zero-Waste #Goals
The Future of Our Unique Campus
by Andrew Austin, Gaia Intern photo by Diane Terry Recently our campus has been conducting something called the “UCSC Future Campus Housing Study” to look into how housing needs to be redeveloped and developed over the next 10 to 20 years. Since late 2014, there have been a few “Stakeholder Engagement Sessions” open to students and … Continue reading The Future of Our Unique Campus
Spelunking in Style
By Julie Passantino, Gaia Intern Have you ever been to the Empire Cave, better known as the Porter Cave? It is an amazing place towards the edge of campus of a small set of caves. Have you ever wondered how they formed? As a geology student at UCSC, I am very curious. According to … Continue reading Spelunking in Style
Go Green Festival Goers
By Isabell Retamoza, Gaia Intern As a person who has gone to fair share of music festivals, it has always bothered me that the festival grounds get trash, how much waste festivals accumulate, and how much money is spent at the festivals. So with the summer festival season coming up, here are some helpful tips … Continue reading Go Green Festival Goers
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