Displays precede McKibben visit

February 15, 2012

Ahasanur Rahman, ’13, prepares a guacamole recipe to be mixed with a bicycle-powered blender. CODY MILLER/THE CAMPUS

 

Nathan Malachowski, ’14, (left) and Kyle Pineda, ’13, offer prizes like reusable bottles to students that answer trivia questions. CODY MILLER/THE CAMPUS

 

Colin Soleim, ’14, sits next to information displayed about the proposed Crawford Renewable Energy tires-to-energy plant. CODY MILLER/THE CAMPUS

 

Allegheny’s first Sustainability Fair started Monday and is planned through Feb. 16, when environmentalist Bill McKibben visits campus. Various student groups and college departments are displaying their efforts toward making Allegheny a sustainable campus.

“A small group of students and faculty work really hard toward different goals like becoming carbon neutral by 2020 and a Fair Trade University, among other things,” said EcoRep Sara Schombert, ’13. “The Sustainability Fair is to make sure students are familiar with Allegheny’s sustainable initiatives.”