Earth Day was on April 22, and environmentally cautious individuals had plenty to do to show their support in helping make this campus green, with Sustainability Club taking the initiative of promoting a more environmentally cautious and mindful culture at UW-Superior. But unfortunately, the campus will be losing the Sustainability Club that has created some great programs on campus to make UWS and the community green.

The Sustainability Club is a student organization that aims at promoting sustainability on campus. Their mission has been to raise awareness of our individual environ mental impacts and to increase campus presence on campus in order to help make UWS more sustainable.

The Sustainability Club spent their Earth Day picking up trash off of campus grounds. Last year, the organization won Program of the Year at the Student Involvement Awards. | Photo by Isaiah Wiita.

The O2GO reusable lunchbox is the easiest way for people on campus to become involved. “When you order food at Crave, you can choose the O2GO lunch box option through screen ordering, which is the same process as ordering your food,” said Saya Kondo, the Sustainability Club’s vice president. “There is a button for ‘Reusable Container’ on the order machine screen with a photo of the green O2GO lunch box.” When ordering at Brick Oven, just tell the staff that you want the O2GO box.

In addition to the reusable lunchbox project, the Sustainability Club has also put together the Free Store, where students can get clothes, utensils, and even textbooks. The Free Store is located in Old Main, Room 131.

But the club’s 6-year presence on campus will come to a halt. “Unfortunately, we will not be active as a club with our budget next year,” said Kondo. “But our projects, O2GO and the Free Store will be continued. Students of Science Club is interested in adopting these projects, too, so we are also excited to see how our projects will grow.”

Although the club will cease to continue, the groups ideas and willing ness to be environmentally cautious will still remain present on UWS.