Community emerged as the common thread woven throughout the Fate of the Earth Symposium, held in the MSU Union Ballroom from March 26 to March 27. The second annual conference, organized by MSU’s Environmental Science and Policy Program and the Office of Sustainability, focused on sustainability, whereas the first conference was centered on water systems.
The symposium featured final presentations for the Be Spartan Green Challenge, which showcased Michigan State students’ ideas to create a more sustainable campus. Finalists first entered the challenge by submitting a proposal addressing a sustainability issue they noticed MSU has overlooked.They then presented their ideas before a panel of MSU faculty judges, who evaluated each solution to determine the winner of the $1,000 prize.
The judges’ winning solution addressed RHS’s recycling problem by converting closed and abandoned trash rooms in dorms into recycling rooms, making recycling a more convenient option for residents…