sustainability

Where does it all go? Behind the scenes of WashU’s recycling program

WashU has hundreds or even thousands of recycling bins on its campus that are used by students, faculty, and staff each day. But where does it all go? Most students don’t know.

, and | Contributing Writers and News Editor

An update on free menstrual product programs on campus

Three years after Washington University rolled out programs to increase student access to period hygiene products, both students and administrators are pushing for increased awareness surrounding menstrual issues and access.  

and | Staff Writer and Contributing Writer

Brookings tree replanted after original fell to lightning storm

A young American Basswood tree was planted in the northeast corner of Brookings Quadrangle in the presence of about 50 Washington University community members, Sept. 20. 

, and | Contributing Writers, and Senior News Editor

Is it possible to sew a pair of ethical pants?

I spent what added up to about three part-time workweeks trying to make a single pair of “ethical” pants. What I didn’t foresee was that the hardest part of the process was figuring out what a pair of ethical pants even looked like — or if it existed at all.

| Managing Forum Editor

The Devil wears Shein: Woes of remaking your college wardrobe

When someone loves my outfit of the day and the truth is, my outfit of the day is effectively bleeding the planet dry, what do I say?

| Managing Forum Editor

Rooted in St. Louis: Behind the scenes with Cody Azotea

In conversations with Washington University’s thriving botanical community, one man comes up more than any other: Cody Azotea.

| Staff Writer

Behind the scenes with the architects of the East End

Arriving at the completed 570,000-square-foot landscape took years of planning, design and construction, about $360 million dollars and multiple teams of architects.

| Senior Editor

WU launches strategic planning process to define the University’s growth over the next decade

The plan will focus on five main principles: inclusion, diversity, equity and access, global perspective, stewardship, community impact and academic distinction.

‘High-tech and high touch’: Aquarium provides interactive experiences

Aquariums are spaces infused with wonder, places of the surreal and the sublime.

Elizabeth Phelan | Staff Writer

Climate experts encourage innovative solutions to climate issues at Carbon Neutral Climate Dialogue

Washington University held a Carbon Neutral Climate Dialogue in conjunction with the City of St. Louis Office of Sustainability and the Post Carbon Cities of Tomorrow project, Oct. 22.

| Senior Editor

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