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| Posted 04.17.06 |
Lecture, Electronic Recycling, Food Politics Parts of Earth Week
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The Wesleyan community will celebrate Earth Week
April 16-April 22 with a series of activities, lectures and observations.
Events include:
Lecture on "The Purpose of Nature"
Verlyn Klinkenborg, a writer and professor of literature and creative
writing at Fordham University and Harvard University, will deliver the Earth
Day address “The Purpose of Nature” at 8 p.m. April 20 in Memorial Chapel. A
reception and book signing immediately follow in the Zelnick Pavilion.
Verlyn Klinkenborg is the author of Making Hay, The Last Fine Time,
The Rural Life, and Timothy: Or, Notes of an Abject Reptile,
and many magazine and newspaper articles. A modern Thoreau, his lyrical
portrayals of rural living and nature captivate our imagination while
delivering a critical message. He is a member of the editorial board of
The New York Times.
His visit is sponsored by the Robert Schumann Environmental Studies Program.
Recycle Computer Electronics
Information Technology Services and the Office of Environmental Health and
Safety are teaming up to promote a clean and safe environment by hosting a
recycle day. Anyone with old computer terminals, monitors, televisions,
printers, keyboards, ink jet cartridges, or other computer parts can place
them at a designated area on the Exley Science Center loading dock between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. April 17-21. For more information contact Bonnie Penders at
860-685-3096.
Food Politics Week
In addition to Earth Week, Wesleyan’s Earth House residents are
organizing Food Politics Week, celebrated April 22-29 on campus. They will
offer a soy workshop for making tofu and soymilk; a bread baking workshop; a
“dumpster-diving” workshop; a farm workday; an edible plants walk with
Michael Singer, assistant professor of biology; and a lecture on organic
farming. Their observation will conclude with Veg Out on April 27, a
home-cooked, primarily local, organic vegan meal open to the Wesleyan
community. The cost is $4.
Brooke Duling ’08 says the group aims to raise awareness about the political
implications people take simply by choosing to eat certain foods. They will
highlight the consumption of local, organic, vegetarian/vegan food and open
a dialogue about how to access these foods.
For additional information, visit
http://www.wesleyan.edu/earthweek/
or contact Kathleen Norris, administrative assistant,
Environmental Studies Certificate Program at 860-685-3733 or by e-mail at knorris@wesleyan.edu. |
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| By Olivia Bartlett,
Wesleyan Connection editor |
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