Maya Egan, Assistant Commentary Editor
• November 8, 2024
As the threat of climate degeneration has become increasingly imminent, we consumers have been looking for minor changes to decrease our carbon footprint and minimize the amount of waste we produce in...
Ava Romano, Contributing Writer
• November 1, 2024
As you scroll through TikTok or Instagram, you might notice that the trends that dominate your feed are often short-lived, rising quickly and falling out of fashion even faster. Whether it is the “clean...
Lily O'Connor, Contributing Writer
• October 25, 2024
Colgate University recently implemented a geothermal heating system at Bernstein Hall which exemplifies its commitment to sustainability and reducing the campus’ carbon footprint. This development is...
Here in rural Hamilton, N.Y., there are very few ways to get the things an average college student wants or needs. As a result, many students turn to online shopping for a convenient solution. We’ve...
Sarah Glodek, Contributing Writer
• October 4, 2024
Over the last year, the underconsumption trend has grown into a personal finance tool popularized on the social media platform TikTok. According to CNN, the trend prioritizes using items you buy for as...
A representation of personal identity, fashion is intimately intertwined with the human experience. As social values and beliefs evolve, culture and society undergo changes that are reflected in new trends....
Move aside, Garvan Walshe — green libertarianism has a new icon. Iván Mordisco, the ruthless commander of thousands of radical insurgents fighting to overthrow the Colombian government, controls vast...
Most of us, whether during childhood or well into adulthood, have refused to eat some sort of healthy food. Whether rejecting a side salad at dinner or having a parent ‘airplane’ a forkful of broccoli...
When considering sustainability initiatives on the individual level, we tend to think of inexpensive, casual behavior changes. These changes may include thrifting in place of supporting fast fashion, being...
Rylee Hatch, Arts & Features Editor
• February 16, 2024
The Stanley Tumbler is today’s “it” cup. But does this recently popular alternative to disposable water bottles come at its own cost to sustainability?
Thanks in part to social media, the Stanley...
The idea of drinking water from the ocean seems difficult to set into motion, as the concentration of sodium in seawater — ranging from around one percent in the Baltic Sea to 40 percent in the Red Sea...
Through the launch of the Sputnik 1 satellite on Oct. 4, 1957, mankind reached into the cosmos with a hand gloved in steel and seized the stars with an ironclad grip that has hitherto endured. The satellite,...
