Don’t ask what USG can do for you
USG’s true colors were shown in their latest meeting — and they aren’t green.
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USC needs a stronger recycling culture
At last Saturday’s football game, dozens of student volunteers for USC Sustainability’s Tailgate Waste Diversion team learned the hard way that the university lacks waste consciousness. If USC worked to develop a stronger recycling sensibility, however, it could have an incredibly positive environmental and community impact. The need for more effective waste management has never […]
Students must keep green momentum going
The refrain that USC isn’t the most environmentally friendly campus has been beaten to death. Our facilities are not swathed in solar paneling and we don’t have wind turbines powering our dining hall kitchens. But there has been a respectable amount of progress in sustainability at USC in the last year. The Leadership in Energy […]
Earth Week is a chance to learn and have fun
Earth Week was fun when I was in elementary school. Each year, my class would bake cookies in solar-powered ovens or trek to some local park, where teachers would cheer on either Team Stratosphere or Team Thermosphere as they raced to collect the most trash. I recall testing the pH of nearby rivers and, after […]
Bag It gives complex topic a simple story
The documentary follows the journey of an average man who investigates plastic’s impact.
‘Greeks Gone Green’ aims to increase sustainability
The Panhellenic Council will sell reusable merchandise to raise money to plant trees.
Fadil, Mehra aim to revamp sustainability
Alex Fadil and Rohan Mehra helped to refound the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity at USC in 2009.
USG buys stickers to save trees
USG allocates money to purchase 1,000 stickers to be placed in campus bathrooms.
USC playing catchup on sustainable practices
Although the university has lagged in environmental awareness and commitment to clean energy, USC is making efforts to be more green.
California fails to go green
Legislators fail to wrap up prosposed ban on plastic bags.