Tag: Office of Sustainability

THINKING GLOBAL AND SHOPPING LOCAL AT MASON’S FARMERS MARKET

Student Government and the Office of Sustainability host farmers’ markets to promote sustainability and support small businesses BY: M.E. GODFREY STAFF WRITER On April 12, tables were placed and tents were pitched all over the East Plaza lawn beside the…

MOVING TOWARDS A PLASTIC-FREE CAMPUS

  How the Office of Sustainability is implementing eco-friendly changes BY ALEXIS MCCUTCHAN STAFF WRITER On March 23, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s Executive Order 77 was put into effect, with impacts spanning all of Virginia — including Mason. The executive…

“ARCADIA” AT THE PRESIDENTS PARK GREENHOUSE

Experience the sights and sounds of nature with a non-traditional art installation BY MAGGIE ROTH CULTURE EDITOR The Presidents Park Hydroponic Greenhouse is now home to a living art installation — where the plants inside serve as the performers. “Arcadia”…