Tag: sustainability
Rainwater collection project promotes a sustainable future
Occidental faculty and students have worked on a project to help offset water usage through drip irrigation — a system of watering plants that...
Occidental students design sustainable clothing in the age of fast fashion
With an abundance of free time during the initial months of the COVID-19 lockdown, students at Occidental started small businesses where they upcycle old...
Bike Share reopens with new safety protocols
Bike Share, the campus bike rental student service, reopened this month with new COVID-19 related safety protocols in place. The rental service joins the...
Martin Fernandez named new Campus Dining Executive Chef
Executive Chef Martin Fernandez began work at Occidental Aug. 19, 2019 following the departure of previous Executive Chef Michael “Meesh” Montygierd Summer 2019. Fernandez came to...
Occidental leads the way to 100 percent renewable by 2022
At the northeast end of campus, a solar array of 4,971 panels covers part of Mount Fiji. Physics professor Daniel Snowden-Ifft spearheaded a movement...
Companies are not as green as their marketing seems
In the wake of the World Climate March, it’s trendy to be eco-friendly. I bet you could name at least a couple of your friends...
OxSEA seeks to clean the ocean and educate LA’s youth
As OxSEA, Occidental’s ocean conservation and sustainability club, begins its first full year on campus, co-presidents Mia Jones (junior) and JP Flores (junior) are...
From farm to classroom: Occidental offers new food studies minor
While looking through course counts deciding which classes to take this semester, students may have noticed a new minor: food studies. The creation of the...
Composting service OSCAR expands presence on campus
The Occidental Student Compost Association with REHS (OSCAR) — previously known as the Student Compost Working Group — continues to implement composting in residence halls, now as...
Earth Month 2019: sustainability and environmental justice
Earth Month at Occidental highlighted the importance of environmental justice, sustainability and conservation through speakers and events on the quad. Beginning March 30 and...