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Deirde Taft-Lockard ’20 (right), co-president of SJU Green Fund, helps students dispose of leftover food and plastic packets in respective garbage bins before sending plates, utensils and cups to the dish pit during the “Weight of the Waste” event in Campion Dining Hall on Nov. 21. PHOTOS: Jackie Collins 21

Green Fund creates awareness of food waste through “Weigh the Waste”

Jackie Collins November 28, 2019

At the end of their lunch in Campion Dining Hall last Thursday, St. Joe’s students handed over their bowls and plates, some still piled with uneaten food, to members of the Green Fund. As part of the...

“Laudato Si,” is a document released by Pope Francis as a call to action for Catholics to push for sustainability. PHOTO: Mitchell Shields 22

Professors urge St. Joe’s to be environmentally conscious

Morgan McFarland November 5, 2019

The departments of economics, environmental science, history and political science hosted a panel on Oct. 29 in Doyle Banquet Hall during which professors discussed how climate change could allow individuals...

Net Impact with faculty advisors. PHOTO: LUKE MALANGA 20

Action teams provide sustainability for Net Impact

Jackie Collins October 22, 2019

Net Impact, a student-run organization that implements sustainable initiatives on campus, has revamped its organizational structure, dividing members into “action teams” in an effort to address members’...

Forever 21 and the fall of fast fashion

Forever 21 and the fall of fast fashion

Devin Yingling October 8, 2019

A case for the shift to thrift shopping Prominent fast fashion retailer Forever 21 stated that it would file for bankruptcy on Sept. 29.  The company will “cease operations in 40 countries, including...

Nonhlanhla Joye, founder of the Umgibe Farming Organics and Training Institute, and Nonhlanhla Mchunu, training and outreach director, work with over 600 people in the community as part of the organizations efforts to provide food security in the community. PHOTO: Carly Calhoun 21

Durban-based organic farm feeds more than hunger with its growing system

Kaila Mundell-Hill July 23, 2019

Durban, South Africa -- After a cancer diagnosis in 2014 that left her unable to work, Nonhlanhla Joye, the sole breadwinner in her household, planted a vegetable garden in her backyard in order to provide...

Madison Cassel ’20, Olivia Connolly ’21 and Karla Holmes ’20 outside Merion Hall. PHOTO: JUL HANKINSON 19/THE HAWK

Sustainability efforts in bloom

Erin Breen March 26, 2019

Student-driven community garden to blossom  Planting and gardening activities for a student-driven community garden near Merion Hall and the Fine Arts East buildings are expected to begin at the end...

St. Joe’s issue with sustainability

St. Joe’s issue with sustainability

Erin Fenzel February 4, 2019

A call to be mindful and take part in green acts St. Joe’s fails on some fronts more than others, one of which being sustainability on campus. There are obvious signs of failing sustainability: excess...

Sustainability at St. Joe’s

Sustainability at St. Joe’s

The Hawk Staff November 27, 2018

We need to be fighting climate change A series of wildfires have been ravaging Butte County, California, near the state’s capital of Sacramento since Nov. 8. Camp Fire, as it is now being referred to,...

Graphic by Kaitlyn Patterson, 20.

Out of my trash

Katie White April 25, 2017

Getting rid of plastics for a week Like a lot of people, I’ve made some well-intentioned attempts to eliminate plastic from my life. I carry a reusable water bottle and Thermos. I always bring my...

Making a Commitment to Environmental Sustainability

Luke Malanga July 23, 2016

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Making a Commitment to Environmental Sustainability

Luke Malanga November 25, 2014
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