July 5, 2016 By Rianna Lee I will always have a fondness in my heart for my hometown. I technically grew up in the suburbs, but my extended family lives about an […]
July 2, 2016 By Angelique Stolar On Sunday, July 24th, the Thomas Merton Center, in conjunction with other groups from the region, will take six passenger buses from the Pittsburgh area to […]
April 19th, 2016 By Kathleen Mannard I had the extraordinary opportunity to not only witness a lecture by Bill Nye at the University of Pittsburgh, but meet him as well. I never […]
April 13, 2016 By: Kathleen Mannard The three rivers of Pittsburgh act as a symbol of Pittsburgh’s history, transformation, and future. During the steel boom, Pittsburgh’s rivers were heavily polluted with toxic […]
April 6, 2016 By Kathleen Mannard At first, I was unsure how the environment and the feminist movement intertwined. However, upon further research, I realized how important maternal and women’s health is […]
April 6, 2016 By Kathleen Mannard Did you know Earth Day is in a couple weeks? In all honesty, I didn’t know. In fact, I don’t think I have ever genuinely seen […]
March 24, 2016 By Kathleen Mannard What is environmental racism? How is environmental racism allowed to happen? As I questioned more about the term, the more I realized just how common environmental […]
March 13, 2016 By Kathleen Mannard The Oscars serve not only as a prestigious ceremony for Hollywood but also as a platform for celebrities to express their activism. In the past, several […]
March 2, 2016 By Kathleen Mannard The Ebola epidemic in 2014 swept away people’s imaginations of the deadly disease ravaging across the “First World.” The virus spread across multiple Western African countries with […]
February 21, 2016 By Kathleen Mannard I believe we have a moral and ethical duty to preserve our environment. I know though that I have taken the environment for granted before. Growing […]
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