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Sierra Magazine’s Top 20 Greenest Colleges
Friday, 21 Aug, 2009 – 9:24 | No Comment
Sierra Magazine’s Top 20 Greenest Colleges

Every year, Sierra Magazine comes out with a much anticipated list of the year’s greenest colleges - a list that is becoming quite competitive, indeed. I’ve been on the lookout for it this …

The Teenage Endocrine Disruptor Saga — Eco-Fail
Wednesday, 19 Aug, 2009 – 8:57 | No Comment
The Teenage Endocrine Disruptor Saga — Eco-Fail

The Environmental Working Group came out with a study last year saying that teenage girls use an average of 17 beauty and body products a day - 50% more than the average adult woman. Most …

Backpacking - Eco-Win
Monday, 10 Aug, 2009 – 9:19 | No Comment
Backpacking - Eco-Win

So, normally, going back to college means, “Oh, dear. How on EARTH am I going to fit all of my stuff into ONE CAR?!” But not this year! I’m going abroad and then …

The Green Dorm Room, by Lily Berthold-Bond
Wednesday, 29 Jul, 2009 – 9:28 | 2 Comments
The Green Dorm Room, by Lily Berthold-Bond

Green is the word, nowadays. You can’t take a walk around campus without seeing people wearing shirts or bags that command, “GO GREEN.” Green is the trend, it’s the scene, and you can …

Sweet Apples and Roses Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:38 | No Comment
Sweet Apples and Roses Eco-Fail

While most boys seem to prefer Lysol and Axe, there were two boys who decided that the best way to hide their 19-year-old male scent was to plug in a “sweet apples and roses” …

Axe War Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:36 | No Comment
Axe War Eco-Fail

The boys on my hall like to play together. Boys will be boys: they would wrestle, fake sword fight, and, recently, have “Axe” wars. Meaning, they would each take their own bottle …

Axe Eco-fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:35 | No Comment
Axe Eco-fail

Whoever invented Axe is the devil. I had to walk through the boys’ side of the hall to get to my room all last year, and each time I entered the hallway, I was bombarded …

Lysol Air Freshener Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:29 | No Comment
Lysol Air Freshener Eco-Fail

Some boys seem to think that the best method of removing their male scent from their room is to close all the windows and the door and plaster the room with Lysol. Side …

Smell Masking Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:28 | No Comment
Smell Masking Eco-Fail

This year, some of the boys on my floor in college were big pot smokers. Every time they would come inside after smoking, they would take off their jackets, pull out a can …

Ovary-Frying Eco-Fail
Tuesday, 28 Jul, 2009 – 11:25 | No Comment
Ovary-Frying Eco-Fail

Last year, I was a freshman in college. After a couple of weeks, I finally found the absolute perfect place for my mini fridge – under my bed, of course! (Where else is …