Environmental Week activities aim to green up campus

The week of April 4 to 8 is Environmental Week, and there are tons of awesome 'eco-tivities' taking place all around Fanshawe.

Be sure to put that empty can of Coke where it belongs — if you're caught recycling during Environmental Week by one of the Environmental Club's members, you're entered into a draw to win a brand-new bike. The draw will take place on Friday, April 8 at 2 p.m. in Forwell Hall.

Don't forget to put all organic matter — banana peels, apple cores and so on — in their place, too. There will be compost bins set up in the Oasis between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. every day during Environmental Week.

Our campus is beautiful, but the melted snow has revealed that a lot of litter has built up over the winter months. Join the Campus Clean Up on Tuesday, April 5 at 4:30 p.m. in the Oasis to clean up our campus. A hot and delicious pizza dinner will be waiting for you when you're done at 6 p.m.

Two special screenings of 2012: A Time For Change will take place this week in the FSU Clubs Room (SC2012). The first show is on Tuesday, April 5 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the second is on Thursday, April 7 from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. This documentary film takes an optimistic look at technologies and innovations that are being implemented to make our world a little greener.

On Wednesday, April 6, the Environmental Club wants you to show your artistic side by using 100 per cent recycled materials to create your masterpiece for the Recycled Art Contest. Sign up at the Biz Booth by 3 p.m. on Friday, April 1. Bring your recycled art piece to Forwell Hall between 9 and 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 6. Don't forget to bring a sign with the piece's title and a description. The official judging will take place between 12 and 1 p.m. that day. The art will be displayed until 4 p.m. If you've made the most creative use of recycled materials, you could win $100.

Veronica Barahona, VP Internal and organizer of the week's events, said she is most excited to see what happens with the Recycled Art Contest. "It will be neat to see what students use to make their piece and show their creativity," she said.

"Environmental Week is important because we need to lessen our carbon footprint and be accountable for what we're doing to our Earth," said Barahona. "It's also a good way to get students aware of what we at Fanshawe are doing and our green initiatives."