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FilterForGood Eco-Challenge August 19th, 2009

Tired of all the trash on your college campus? Wish there was a water conservation program in the dorms? Now's your chance to make a difference!...more

Have A Green Back To School September 2nd, 2008

No Tray Policies On Campus

No Tray policies are spreading on university campuses. Some started this Earth Day and hopefully, more will start No Tray policies this school year. Between 50 and 60 percent of the colleges that Aramark works with went...more

Foodie 101 August 20th, 2008

College Students Tackle Food Topics

  No longer just for agriculture departments, food studies is entering mainstream academia. As The Washington Post reported, Yale, Boston University, and New York University all offer food studies programs, and others, including the University of...more

Which College Is the Greenest? July 9th, 2008

New Survey Reports which Schools Make the Eco-Grade

As if choosing a campus wasn’t hard enough, this year The Princeton Review is adding green ratings to some of their college guides. The green rating score is a composite of factors from building and...more

Spring Break! WHOOO! March 16th, 2008

Green Alternatives to Typical Spring Breaks

This Spring Break, I went home to Philadelphia to hang out with my boyfriend (who normally resides in Los Angeles, CA), my family, and friends in D.C. In the past, I have participated in Habitat...more

The Graduation Pledge January 21st, 2008

RiverWired's Green College Report

Last year, I served as the Sustainability Chair for the Student Government Association at my college. We came up with all sorts of really cool ideas to implement on our campus that semester, but the...more

Rent a Textbook, Save a Tree January 15th, 2008

RiverWired's Campus Report

Second semester is just getting started, and you know what that means: it’s time to invest your entire previous semester’s savings on textbooks! I bear good news, however. I have found alternatives. Ever heard of...more