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Clean Ocean Action’s
Ways to Make Your
Back-to-School
Routine More Green
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end celebrations and back-to-school preparations. These are all
on the earth. Clean Ocean Action (COA) educates people of all ages to be
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tions to minimize your environmental impact and have a more ecologically
(and economically) responsible end of summer and back-to-school
season:
•
Eco-Friendly Tips for Parties, Picnics, and Play” slideshow of alternatives
before hosting gatherings and events.
• Avoid using balloon as decorations. When released into the air
intentionally or unintentionally, balloons and the attached strings
during beach cleanups.
• Check your home for leftover school supplies to prevent over-purchasing
more. Buy eco-friendly options such as items not packaged
in plastic and those made from recycled materials.
•
bags (avoid plastic items), cloth napkins, and reusable utensils.
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and recycle used paper.
• Walk, bike or carpool to school as often as possible.
• Don’t idle your vehicle in front of the school or at the bus stop, or
while waiting anywhere.
• Choose EnergyStar computers, tablets and printers, and unplug
devices while not in use.
• Make a difference by organizing a group to volunteer at Clean
Ocean Action’s Fall Beach Sweeps on Saturday, Oct. 23. For more
information and to register for this statewide beach cleanup, visit
CleanOceanAction.org.
Returning to Campus
Brings Stress and
Excitement for
Students of All Ages
BY EMILY CHANG
With the new school year lurking around the corner, August has
August is unlike any other. Sure, the stress-free days of bliss
academic schedule suddenly feels foreign. After all the isolation and un-
For a year and a half, students were subjected to online classes and
at the university level and incoming freshmen have not attended in-person
class since junior year of high school. The former will therefore face
be underprepared for classes of such rigor and intense focus.
Reconnecting with friends, walking around without masks, and physically
workload, coupled with the pressures of post-pandemic social life.
without any time to transition or process. Most colleges are also returning
to traditional grading systems and eliminating the pass/fail option,
so not only are students thrust into a foreign learning environment, they
also lose support and reassurance from their classes. I am thankful to be
returning to a familiar campus with familiar faces, but many students
have never even stepped foot on campus before, so they face a transition
that affects all aspects of their academic, social and personal life. For
instance, adjusting to the responsibilities of living alone, making new
friends and navigating a new environment are just a few of the many
challenges these new students are forced to face.
Because of these myriad changes in college students’ lives, it is
crucial that they have a strong support system back home. Whether
student, remember to be cognizant of the upcoming changes and react
in an understanding and appropriate manner. Especially during such
a formative time in students’ lives, it is necessary to have trustworthy
people to lean on.
Wishing all students good luck and success throughout this upcoming
school year!
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