Sara Moore Science Editor From Rockefeller Center to the windows of downtown Wooster, pine trees are everywhere in December. As you decorate for the most wonderful time of the year, you may wonder: what type of tree is best for the environment. After all, about …
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Performative environmentalists: are we as ‘green’ as our matcha lattes?
Ethan Walling Contributing Writer Last week, Carbon 0 Woo collected more than 200 letters to President Anne McCall urging her to develop a carbon neutrality plan for the College. More than two-hundred pieces of paper were used to tell President McCall that the student body …
Growing life after death: green burials
Sara Moore | Science Editor What happens when you die? Spiritually, no one really knows. Physically, your body is typically prepared for your eternal rest in the form of burial or cremation. According to the National Funeral Directors Association’s 2025 cremation and burial report, 63% of …
The College of Wooster shows its green thumb with tree-planting Ceremony
Nathan H. Ware News Editor On Tuesday, Sept. 30, The College of Wooster, in collaboration with Rooted in Trees, held a tree-planting ceremony in front of the Kauke Arch. The event saw staff, faculty and students from all over the campus community, alongside The College …
College sustainability report acknowledges efforts and places to improve
Wyn Caudle Editor in Chief On Aug. 26, Secretary of the College Angila Tracey sent an email to faculty, staff and students regarding environmental sustainability — attaching the first ever sustainability report, for the 2024-2025 academic year. The report includes information on waste reduction, peer …
College invites fashion designer to lecture on importance of sustainability and human rights
Zanna Anderson Science and Environment Editor Wooster students, staff, faculty and locals gathered in Lean Lecture Hall on the evening of April 7 to listen to fashion designer Soreyda Benedit Begley’s lecture, “Sustainability Meets Human Rights: A Conversation Through Art.” This lecture was presented by …