Putting care in scare by reducing Halloween waste

Mia Lubrani | staff columnist Oct. 28, 2021 We all love Halloween and the endless laughs, candies, costumes and parties that come with it. Dressing up in the brand new costume from Spirit Halloween to go out and seeing what your friends chose to be is a right of passage into adulthood.  I personally spend hours picking my new costume each year, while my mother … Continue reading Putting care in scare by reducing Halloween waste

Tech to trash: The wastefulness of new technology

Andrew Cummings | multimedia editor Sept. 23, 2021 When the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X released in November 2020, gamers were excited to get their hands on the new consoles. However, due to a global computer microchip shortage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, these new consoles have been very difficult to purchase. I know people that have spent hours in online queues trying to … Continue reading Tech to trash: The wastefulness of new technology

A trend is not worth the waste

Peyton Harris | Staff Contributor 03/25/2021 Fashion has greatly evolved over the last century, and even more so in the last 50 years, thanks to industrialization and the introduction of new textile materials. One newer aspect of fashion, known as fast fashion, is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as “inexpensive clothing produced rapidly by mass-market retailers in response to the latest trends.” While fast … Continue reading A trend is not worth the waste

Project 333 brings more joy with less clothes

Carissa Haslam | Ad Manager 09/24/2020 Imagine getting rid of every item of clothing you own except for your 33 favorites. This is the challenge presented by minimalist fashion trend, Project 333. In a world of overflowing closets, Project 333 proves that less really is more. For decades, American consumerist culture has been preaching a consistent message: the more you have, the happier you’ll be. … Continue reading Project 333 brings more joy with less clothes

Parkhurst Dining attempts to discourage wastefulness in dining centers

1/24/2019 Kellen Stepler | Staff Writer As said by Oscar the Grouch: “I love trash.” However, the Hogan Dining Center would disagree. On Thursday, Jan. 17, the Hogan Dining Center weighed food waste between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. According to the Waste-O-Meter posted outside the conveyor belt, there was a total of 123 pounds of waste, which equals 1.89 ounces per person. The dining … Continue reading Parkhurst Dining attempts to discourage wastefulness in dining centers

Event encourages waste reduction on campus

Jamie Crow | Staff Writer 04/12/2018 On a college campus it can be pretty hard to live a zero-waste lifestyle. What’s even harder is figuring out where to start. It seems like everywhere you look we’re surrounded by single-use plastics that are impossible to avoid. On April 6, Evergreen held its second annual Waste is Wack event on Academic Walk to help students learn about … Continue reading Event encourages waste reduction on campus