Earth Day extravaganza
Many students take the environment for granted when they drive gasoline-driven cars and throw pieces of trash on the ground.
But Central Michigan University worked to educate students on the importance of maintaining an eco-friendly environment for the 16th consecutive year Thursday.
Crowds gathered at Warriner Hall Thursday afternoon for the 16th annual Earth Day celebration, a holiday that slowly is losing popularity.
“I didn’t realize there were so many different organizations on campus promoting environmental consciousness,” said Amanda Malloy, Mount Pleasant freshman. “I learned a lot from them today.”
Dan Cibulka, Freeland senior and Student Environmental Alliance member, said the Earth Day event, which was hosted by the SEA, was successful because of good speakers, entertainment and good weather.
“We had a great group of booths covering a variety of environmental issues this year,” he said. “Quite a few people told me they learned about a lot of things they didn’t know about before.”
Tables featured information on environmental issues, including some about the possible dangers of fluoride, possible alternative energy sources, benefits of buying locally-grown food and damage done by invasive species.
Malloy said the American Chemical Society table was her favorite. There, ice cream was created by using a process involving liquid nitrogen.
Another big draw for CMU’s annual Earth Day celebration were the grilled cheese sandwiches.
Cibulka said they might have broken an Earth Day celebration record by making so many sandwiches.
“I’ve been making sandwiches all day,” he said. “I think we’ve gone through almost 30 loaves of bread.”
