A survey from IU South Bend’s Center for a Sustainable Future (CSF) revealed that one in four students is food insecure. Feeding America further claims that 40 percent of all food is wasted.
Living on Earth is something everyone gets to enjoy - but only if we care for this planet. Earth Day took place on April 22, but that doesn’t mean we should stop being stewards. Here are 10 activities that you can do to help keep our home healthy.
On April 20, The Center for a Sustainable Future celebrated Earth Day in collaboration with Botany Club and the Honors Program with various events throughout the day, including film screenings and a sustainability fair.
According to theworldcounts.com, humans extract an estimated 55 billion tons of fossil energy, minerals, metals and biomass from the earth every year. Protecting our planet starts with you. IU South Bend is re-launching a composting and sustainability initiative this spring to improve environmental efforts of composting food waste to reduce our contributions to landfills and methane emissions.
Every day, we make mindless decisions that have major effects on our health and especially our planet. Excessive waste contributes to climate change and the pollution of many ecosystems and species’ habitats. The emissions that are produced due to how much trash we generate can affect us long term; one can develop diseases such as asthma, cancer or cardiovascular disease.
By: Alyssa Foster
Co-Editor-in-Chief
The IU South Bend Sustainability Club will be holding their first meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 13.
The meeting will...
By: Kate Luce
Co-Editor-in-Chief
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IU South Bend became the first regional IU campus to receive a Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System designation (STARS). The STARS...
By: Eva Monhaut
Staff-Writer & Columnist
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For the past few years, I have been writing for The Preface, studying to obtain my English BA with a double minor in French...
By: KYLIE CAMPBELL
Staff Writer
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At IU South Bend, there are several opportunities to publish work in a scholarly journal, anthology, or magazine. The newest student led anthology, Michiana...
By: ASHLEY COX
Staff Writer
The IU South Bend campus is aiming to do its part to help save the planet with a “No Waste Food Drive.” While conventional food drives collect canned and dry goods, this...
Correction
In our Jan. 23 issue, we said that the Center for a Sustainable Future “has been conducting research to assist farmers in creating new and efficient ways to farm.” In fact, this research...
By: KATELYN FIRESTEIN
Staff Writer
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Sustainability club secretary and Sodexo employee Cassidy Parks started a petition to remove all Styrofoam from campus. Most Styrofoam is used in food...
