Tag: sustainability
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...
Student Compost Working Group expands work to Chilcott Hall
The Student Compost Working Group installed compost bins in Chilcott Hall April 3. Chilcott's new composting program is a part of continued efforts by the Student Compost...
Students advocate for alternative practices to fast fashion
As recently as two decades ago, seasons dictated everything in the fashion industry, and what was in a store stayed on the shelf for...
Don’t give up hope, the fight against climate change isn’t over...
Climate change is a little scary. But as the world reacted to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) doomsday report Oct. 8 stating climate change's most apocalyptic...
Food Justice Month highlights sustainability efforts on campus
October is Food Justice Month at Occidental, and many organizations on campus have joined together to bring awareness to the importance of food sustainability....
Iron Chef competition: pairing seasonings with sustainability
Sautéed carrot and cucumber Banh-mi and Cajun potato latkes with mango aioli are dishes typically found exclusively on the menus of five-star restaurants, not...
FEAST formulates fresh plan for flora on Fiji
The Food, Energy and Sustainability Team (FEAST) launched a GiveCampus campaign Nov. 13 to restore Mount Fiji's native flora and fauna. “The Fiji Restoration idea...