On January 6th, 2021, Donald Trump supporters rioted in Washington, D.C. and breached the Capitol, attempting to stop the electoral vote count that would solidify Joe Biden’s presidency. Their riots caused members of Congress and Capitol staff to hide within the building and use safety measures implemented after 9/11, measures that had not been needed, until yesterday. Their acts of violence, white supremacy, and domestic terrorism went...

In her 2019 book So You Want to Talk about Race, Ijeoma Oluo skillfully dissects a wide range of topics that make up the racial landscape of America today, and specifically how they adversely affect Black people and other minorities. She explores topics from the definition of racism and how to talk about it, to mass incarceration and police brutality. I personally decided to purchase this book after seeing it on several anti-racism reading...

While you’re soaking up some much-needed summer rays, the back to school season is right around the corner.  While it’s important to start off the school year feeling totally equipped to take on the world, the sad reality is that many back to school products aren’t doing you or the planet any good. In fact, the vast majority of back to school supplies are laden with harmful ingredients, swathed in layers of wasteful packaging, and produced...

Quit the plastic straws, bring your reusable shopping bags, and don’t use single use plastic water bottles. We’ve all heard these phrases but, have you ever wondered why it’s so bad to use plastic anyways? Today, July 1, starts Plastic Free July, which is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and communities. In this blog, we will walk you through...

Making changes in your own life to be more sustainable doesn’t have to be expensive or difficult. Fashion is a great place to start, and shifting away from economically cheap fast fashion is a lot easier than one would think – there are still college student budget-friendly ways to look cute and help the environment while you’re at it. This blog gets a little more in-depth on making the most of what you have, thrifting, making, and finally...