“I removed the trash can next to my desk – I wanted to make sure I was programming myself to recycle”
“Martin Luther King, Jr. with former Oberlin College President Robert K. Carr after commencement speech”
“It’s important to buy locally and use the local stores and restaurants to try and keep those folks going”
“Sustainability is saving the planet, and everybody has to have a part of that”
“Oberlin’s Climate Action Plan is a community plan. Ecolympics shows how all of us together can make it happen!”
“My climate action plan is riding my bike or walking to run errands rather than driving”
“Oberlin students are already environmentally-minded, which I especially love. But I think there are always ways to improve”
“Make sure to walk on paths, not on flowers”
“Oberlin is changing. It’s a good time to be in Oberlin. I feel like there are some remarkable things happening”
“The only way to work through climate issues is to engage with democracy”
Leading activities for students is rewarding because everyone walks away having learned something, like proper recycling
“Academics in Langston and the whole Oberlin community are really wonderful and special”
“My climate action plan is to eat locally with the help of CityFresh”
“It is easy to go to the downtown of Oberlin. Tappan Square is really nice”
“Creative and community driven...Oberlin students will be our next leaders”
“I like the idea of bringing climate activism to a local level”
“A beautiful fall day makes my heart sing”
“Buying efficient appliances now matters to future generations!”
“I am proud of the role I played in helping Oberlin be named a bicycle-friendly community.”
“The college can’t exist without the community and the community can’t exist without the college. How do we begin to come together?”