Issue: We need to think bigger than paper straws to be sustainable
September 10, 2019
There are many ways to fight global warming and to promote sustainability. One of the most fashionable ways right now is the use of paper straws. According to National Geographic, 500 million straws are used daily in the United States. More than 8.3 billion plastic straws end up on the world’s be...
Earth Hour lights out for environment
Marissa Carff, Sponsored Content Manager
March 27, 2019
This story was sponsored by SDSU Facilities & Services - Sustainability, SDSU Ecology Clubs & UPC. Join us 8-9 p.m. on March 30 in the Briggs Library basement to celebrate Earth Hour 2019. This event is open to both the SDSU Campus and Brookings Community. The symbolic event started in 2007 ...
Drama about recent immigrant farmers showing in PAC
Marissa Carff, Sponsored Content Manager
March 27, 2019
This story was sponsored by SDSU Facilities & Services - Sustainability and Multicultural Center. Follow the dramatic story that VANG has to offer the SDSU community this April. Based on the true story, VANG follows the journey of four recent immigrant couples as they make farming an essential...
Sustainability is ‘two-way street’: it’s time to care for earth
Jennifer McLaughlin, Columnist
January 16, 2019
Take a moment, close your eyes and name three things you need to survive. If your answer included food, water and air, you have defined the very basics of sustainability and why it’s important. Sustainability involves providing the necessities of life in a way that doesn’t harm the source of th...
Student Sustainability Council wants to rid of straws on campus
December 4, 2018
Taylor Heinke used to use straws twice a week. That was until she saw a video entitled "Researchers remove straw from sea turtle's nose" on Instagram last month. Since then, she’s used one straw. The video features a group of marine biologists in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, helping remove a plas...
Energy consumption reduced by sustainable technology
October 31, 2018
As South Dakota State grows, the university’s dedication to sustainability has become more apparent through features within new buildings. Just because campus is growing at an exponential rate doesn’t automatically mean more energy consumption, said Barry Mielke, director of energy systems at S...
Close windows, unplug electronics and help earth
October 23, 2018
Sustainability can be practical for students living on and off campus according to Sustainability Specialist Jennifer McLaughlin. During an Oct. 22 presentation to the Students’ Association, she breaks down the possibilities. The concept includes not only like recycling and limiting waste but also, ...
Recycling bins new to residence halls this semester
August 14, 2018
As students move into residence halls this week, they'll spot something blue in the rooms. Recycling bins are being distributed in residence hall rooms. South Dakota State University received a 2017 Coca-Cola / Keep America Beautiful Public Space Recycling Bin Grant. Along with funding from residential life...
Earth Day is not the only day to give back to community
April 25, 2018
Living sustainably doesn’t have to be a burden. It’s as simple as unplugging devices that aren’t in use, cutting your showers a few minutes short or switching to LED light bulbs. There are multiple clubs at South Dakota State University, like the Ecology Club and the Student Sustainability...
From truck to table, campus reduces food waste
April 18, 2018
Jacks Dining has implemented programs like LeanPath and Green Thread to track and reduce food waste on campus. Dining Services teamed up with Aramark, a customer service food business, to monitor incoming food and outgoing waste to get a better idea of what they’re overproducing, and what they ma...
Realistic recycling: Reduce, reuse, rejoice for off-campus sustainability options
April 18, 2018
When moving off campus, SDSU students have different recycling options to think about when finding a place to live. There are different opportunities and things to think about when wanting to recycle and reduce energy while living off campus. When living in an apartment, SDSU’s Sustainability Speciali...
Conservation: farmers take on case of crop insurance
April 18, 2018
BRANDON WIPF SDSA Director Note: This column was originally published in the March/April 2018 issue of South Dakota Soybean Leader, a publication of the South Dakota Soybean Association. Access a digital copy of this magazine at www.sdsoybean.org. On our farm, many of the best management decisions we’ve ma...
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