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Letter: Reminder to save water

April 8, 2014 by Special Contributor

By Cheyenne Barry, freshman accounting major from Henrietta, Tommy Lininger, sophomore criminal justice major from Sacramento, Calif. and Danqing Zhu, freshman international studies major from Fauzhou, China. We would like to send out a friendly reminder to all ACU faculty and students to conserve as much water as possible. The water supply here ... [Read More…]

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Campus groups work to improve recycling

November 20, 2013 by Gabi Powell

For the tree-huggers and enviromentally-minded, recycling on campus can be quite the challenge. Krista Cukrowski, junior digital entertainment technology major from Abilene, is the president of the new student organization, Wildcats for Sustainability, which is trying to combat this issue. "There is no standardization and, half the time, people ... [Read More…]

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Campus groups work to improve recycling

November 19, 2013 by Gabi Powell

For the tree-huggers and enviromentally-minded, recycling on campus can be quite the challenge. Krista Cukrowski, junior digital entertainment technology major from Abilene, is the president of the new student organization, Wildcats for Sustainability, which is trying to combat this issue. "There is no standardization and, half the time, ... [Read More…]

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New bike racks to be installed on campus

November 14, 2013 by Allison Brown

Several new bike racks are set to be installed around campus thanks to a new initiative from Students' Association. Sean Branchaw, senior mathematics major from Derwood, Md., noticed bikes piling up at various locations and decided something needed to be done about the problem. First on Branchaw's list of locations is Moody Colesium. Branchaw ... [Read More…]

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Green group plans to install campus bike pump

October 29, 2013 by Jesse Harper

Wildcats for Sustainability is fighting for student-bikers to have a place to service bikes and more convenient places to park bikes on campus. Krista Cukrowski, president of Wildcats for Sustainability, and Sean Branchaw, vice president of Wildcats for Sustainability and senior class president, are teaming up with facilities management to ... [Read More…]

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SA examines environmental sustainability

October 31, 2012 by Josh Garcia

The Finance and Operations Division is exploring ways to encourage environmental sustainability on campus. Corey Ruff and Mary Caton met with the Students' Association on Wednesday evening to review Campus Sustainability Day. During the event, the Facilities and Campus Management Team, University Purchasing Department and SA promote recycling, ... [Read More…]

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Organizations raise awareness for campus sustainability opportunities

November 1, 2011 by Melany Cox

Several tables were set up in the McGlothlin Campus Center on Wednesday as multiple campus organizations came together to raise awareness for Campus Sustainability Day. Campus Sustainability Day is recognized annually across the nation, but this is the first year ACU has joined in the celebration. Several organizations publicized their causes in ... [Read More…]

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