The Everybody Eats Garden: CSU’s Student-Run Garden Grows Food and Community
As any gardener knows, good things take time. For the past two years a small group of students and staff at Colorado State University’s Horticulture..
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March 29, 2021
Campus Upended: Sustainability and Hunger during COVID-19
This past year has been challenging for campus initiatives at Colorado State University. From diverting waste to feeding students, many programs were forced to restructure..
December 21, 2020
Colorado Fires Hit too Close to Home: A Look at 3 Student Experiences
While wildfires may seem like a natural part of life in Colorado, no different from tornadoes or other severe weather events, wildfires have increased in..
March 4, 2020
Trashion: From Fast Fashion To Sustainable Styles
The average American discards about 70 pounds of clothing and other textiles every year, according to the Huffington Post. That’s equivalent to 64 T-shirts or..
December 16, 2019
Fridays for Future: A FoCo Approach To Climate Change
The words “Fridays 4 Future” and an arrow drawn in yellow sidewalk chalk point the way to a group of students, parents, alumni, and staff..
April 24, 2019
Environmental Challenges Call for a System-Wide Change
Being an environmentalist at Colorado State University seems simple; take the bus, sign up for sustainability classes, and separate trash and recycling into the different..
March 11, 2019
CSU Is Reducing Single-Use Plastics on Campus
Colorado State University isn’t shy about its sustainability achievements, and with good reason. The University offers 962 sustainability-related courses, composts about 5,000 pounds of food..
April 23, 2018
CSU Is Celebrating Earth Day All Week Long
Show the Earth some love with a week worth of fun events on campus.
April 5, 2018
Students Take On Sustainable Fashion for CSU’s Fashion Show
Creating gowns out of parachutes, this class of designers has conquered sustainable fashion.
March 23, 2018
CSU’s Fair Trade Club Is Getting Fort Collins Certified
What does it mean to be Fair Trade certified and what can students do to support it?
November 28, 2017
Minimize Landfills: Sort Your Trash
Did you know that pizza boxes can be composted?
October 31, 2017
Student Makes a Statement With Homemade Halloween Costume
Sara Van Hatten makes a statement both fashionably and politically with her Halloween costume made from recycled materials.
October 24, 2017
Abnormal Heavy Butterfly Migration Along Colorado’s Front Range
Every time you walk by a bush with flowers, do painted lady butterflies bombard you? This is why!
April 13, 2017
Industrial Hemp: A Misunderstood Industry
With its environmentally-friendly properties and wide range of uses, industrial hemp or Cannabis sativa L. may be the key to the future of sustainable agriculture…
February 28, 2017
EcoCAR 3 Students Drive Innovation
Computer and engineering students at CSU work to develop cutting-edge driving technologies.
November 10, 2016
Slow Food is the new fast food
Inside look into new campus club Slow Food: a group that fosters conversation and connection over local, healthy cuisine.
October 24, 2016
PHOTO STORY: Fall by the Poudre River
Although it is Fort Collin’s treasure anytime of the year, The Poudre River puts on an especially spectacular display throughout the fall.
September 22, 2016
Picking Up a New Kind of Chick
Urban agriculture is a phenomenon gaining traction both nationwide and within the Fort Collins community, promoting self-sustainable practices and a greater understanding of food production processes.
April 11, 2016
Permaculture: A Different Sustainability
When we’re thinking about what we can do to help the environment or just make our homes and yards more interesting than a few blades..
October 1, 2015
Student Led Sustainability: Experts Say Students Contribute To Changing Culture
Colorado State University is the only university to earn a Platinum rating from the STARS sustainability ranking system. CSU also has 20 LEED certified sustainable..
March 26, 2015
Mugs: A Coffee Shop With a Vision for the Future
In 2002, McCabe Callahan had a vision for a coffee shop after graduating from CSU. Now, Mugs Coffee Lounge is one of the most environmentally..
December 20, 2014
Sustainable Gift Giving
In order to stray from your average run of the mill gift guides, College Avenue has put together a list of Christmas presents with the..
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