The Sandspur

Issue date: 4/29/05 Section: News

Media Credit: Dani Picard PROMOTING THE CAUSE: Booths such as the one pictured above on drilling provided students with important information.

Media Credit: Dani Picard FUN WITH TIE-DYE: Students and faculty gathered on the lawn to create their own tie-dye creations.

Media Credit: Dani Picard SPLASH!: The dunk tank was a popular attraction, as anyone willing had the chance to get dunked by students tossing balls at the red circle.

On Tuesday, April 21, a celebration was held outside of the Cornell Campus Center in honor of Earth Day 2005. The event was sponsored by Eco Rollins and the Department of Environmental Studies.

During the day, students passing by the Campus Center enjoyed a variety of Earth Day activities aimed at increasing environmental awareness. The activities included a dunk tank, live music, information tables on subjects such as drilling in the Artic and recycling, and tie-dying.

Students got a chance to relax to a live band as they snacked on healthy treats offered at one booth and sipped on free bottles of water, each containing an important environmental message pasted on the label.

The dunking of Bruce Stephenson, Professor of Environmental Studies, was a major highlight of the Earth Day celebration. The day concluded with the showing of the widely acclaimed movie 'Erin Brockovich' in the evening.

The event had the honor of being mentioned in the Friday, April 22 issue of the 'Orlando Sentinel' in the article "Earth Day grows beyond grass-roots 'green'" by Kevin Spear. Rollins' celebration of Earth Day 2005 was a huge success, raising campus awareness as to the state of the environment while providing a free source of entertainment.

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