Footprint Magazine
University of Missouri
At MU on Friday: freak-folk, field equipment, and “The Art of Science”
When a friend challenges you to write a freak-folk song about the taiga biome, take them up on it. Lizzie Wright did. She has a habit of educating through song. And have you heard of Cicada Summer? It’s an entire album about cicadas. Yes, the insects. Wright did a track for that, too (her favorite … Continue reading
Sustainability Week: new angle, useful giveaways, and lots of wholesome food
Next week, Mizzou Sustainability Week is addressing topics such as cultural sustainability, science and technology and personal sustainability. These interdisciplinary events reach into a wide range of environmental and community issues. Don’t miss the FREE bike giveaway on Monday, an EcoFeminism Discussion led by Kat Seal, a Recycle Mountain on Wednesday, as well as a … Continue reading
Sustainable Car Ownership Step One: Ask the Big Question
Before I begin, let’s just be absolutely crystal clear about something. There is nothing, whatsoever, sustainable about any aspect of creating, using, or disposing of a multi-ton apparatus made of copious amounts of materials from all four corners of the earth, that burns irreplaceable materials, emitting pollution just to get you from one place to … Continue reading
Mizzou Earth Hour is tonight
This Thursday, from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, various buildings on campus will be turning out their lights in support of Earth Hour. Earth Hour is an international movement to support environmental sustainability efforts across our planet. Each year, people participate in Earth Hour by turning off their lights for one hour on a day … Continue reading
Fall Pizza Recipe from Sarah Stone
This dish comes straight from Sarah Stone, University of Missouri’s MSA/GPC Tech Crew Supervisor. It’s vegan AND the white bean puree can serve as a dip. Sarah says: “This recipe is one of our all-time favs and is great in the fall when we have extra squash and apples lying around. Chloe Coscarelli is the … Continue reading
Don’t act stupid on your bike
Biking at Mizzou is simple. Just behave like a car! Stop at stop signs and lights, yield to pedestrians, ride in direction of traffic, avoid busy sidewalks, and use your lights at night (nobody likes a bike ninja), and use your brain. Voila! You’re a pro on the road, and nobody will complain about you … Continue reading
Spiders at Capen Park
Spiders occupy diverse niches even within the same ecosystem. Web placement, angle, size and hunting strategies can vary even among spiders of the same designation such as orb weavers. During the evolution of species, it must have been advantageous to have multiple similar species exploit the same environment in different ways. In early October 2012, … Continue reading
The Rules of the Road: biking on campus
By Jessica Salmond Everyone on campus encounters the same problem—when walking or driving on campus, a bicycler zooms out of nowhere. Or maybe you’re the bicycler, having to navigate through vehicles and pedestrians who won’t give you an inch. Download Missouri State Bike Law Statues here. Update to this document: bikes can officially run red … Continue reading
Sustain Mizzou’s Local Food Drive is underway!
Things you can do: Attend the Pep Rally on Tuesday Volunteer to help (sign up here) Bring money to Memorial Union or Speakers Circle April 9-13 Or donate through PayPal About the Food Drive: The Sustain Mizzou Local Food Drive is a two-part service project benefiting Missouri farmers as well as the underprivileged in the … Continue reading
One Week of Trash in Pictures
While people are told not to litter, a lot of people still end up doing it. Still, there are people who are good Samaritans who pick up trash and put it in a trashcan. But how much trash would add up if it were collected over the course of a week? While the end product … Continue reading
