Kent County has halted its recycling program; staff writer Anna Schlutt explores ways to stay sustainable.
As recycling services are suspended across the country, how do we stay sustainable?
Letter to the Editor: In sustainability, “to stand still is to go backward”
Photo courtesy of Pexels By our readers Kaitlyn Babcock (’15), Greta Baragar (’18), Alicia Crawford Coleman (‘12), Dustin Heiler (’12), Malory Maletic (’18), Kate Mercier (’18), Theresa Micallef (’18), David Paquet (’16) and […]
Aquinas College questions the future of its sustainability initiatives
What is the college’s future in sustainability? Elizabeth Walztoni and Anna Schlutt report.
“We have power”: Wege Speaker Series welcomes Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali
On Thursday, April 11, Dr. Mustafa Santiago Ali spoke to a crowded Aquinas Performing Arts Center.
Discussion surrounding community garden stems from lack of volunteers
“Throughout the years, we’ve seen our volunteer numbers decline,” Jessica Bowen, director of the Center for Sustainability, said. “The number of people interested in the garden, who like to talk about it and hear about it has increased, but the number of volunteers able to dig in the dirt and tend in the garden has declined.”
City parks studied by Urban Land Institute, suggestions provided
News Intern Elizabeth Walztoni writes about Grand Rapids a recent visit by the Urban Land Institue, who investigated and made recommendations for Grand Rapids to increase its green space.
Rewriting the rules to bring goats to Aquinas
Jessica Bowen is not the first person who has tried to bring goats to a college campus, but she may be working the hardest to do it. The director of the Center for Sustainability at Aquinas College is partnering with the Grand Rapids Urban Agriculture Committee to change city ordinances that currently prohibit a herd of 10 goats from visiting campus to clear invasive species and overgrown areas.
Aquinas Green Revolving Fund revitalized
The many sustainability initiatives on campus have been supplemented in the last several years by the Green Revolving Fund (GRF), a unique source of backing for projects suggested by the Aquinas College community.
Mary Robinson visits Grand Rapids as part of local college series
Mary Robinson, the seventh president of Ireland, held office from 1990-1997. After leaving Office, she served as the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, a UN special Envoy for climate change, and a founding member of The Elders.
Saint Swap brings sustainability to student wardrobes
The Center for Sustainability has provided a platform for students to exchange the things they’ve forgotten about in their closets for clothing they genuinely love.
The Saint 