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Maverick Asian community hosts Colors of Asia Seven countries came together to share in cultural food, music and dancing
EMMANUELLA SHOKARE Staff Writer On Nov. 11, the third annual Colors of Asia event took place in the CSU Ballroom. The event featured Asian countries, including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Japan, and Pakistan. Some students from these areas are also
involved in different RSO’s on campus, such as the MavLankans and Nestcom. The event started off with a semi-formal dinner, which gave some of the attendees the opportunity to try food from different Asian countries. The dinner was followed by a cultural booth that showcased the different cultures and with their different flags. Most people were fully dressed in their cultural attires, which were indeed colorful. “I had the opportunity to see live some of the cultural dressings from Asia,” said
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one of the attendees, “and also to know some of the history and the differences and similarities of some of the Asian countries from the slide shows that were presented during the event.” After the informational booths segment of the evening, the entertainment kicked off. This was hosted by Nayeem Imtiaz and Faical Rayani.
The entertainment part was filled with so much excitement, especially when people from the audience cheered for their country when they performed. There was dancing and song presentation from the different countries. There was South Korea hip up, which was presented by Suhyung Bae and Gyeongryeol Park and was sang in Korean; this
raised the excitement in the ballroom even more as the audience danced and sang along with the music. There were other songs and dance performances, some of them joint performances that were
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Climate Action Plan cites 6.8 percent reduction in carbon footprint at MNSU
MADISON DIEMERT Staff Writer Minnesota State University, Mankato is taking giant steps towards becoming a greener campus with the Climate Action Plan (CAP). Dr. Russell Franco, the assistant professor of Urban Planning, led a mobile tour in late September alongside some other MNSU facilities managers for urban planners attending the American
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Planning Association conference. The American Planning Association (APA) is an organization of urban planning. The tour led its attendants through campus, stopping at several departments where facilities managers showed how their departments implemented the CAP and reduced the carbon footprint of the university. The tour highlighted student bus transportation, filtered water stations, energy efficient lighting, bicycle repair stations, a garden and food distribution program for the Campus Kitchen, a car share program and so much more.
There are even electric vehicle charging stations for those who have electric vehicles. On the mobile tour, Franco covered sustainable development, which, he
priority in the urban planning field.” He also said that the university has a goal to reduce GHG’s by about two percent each year and that there are
“The university has a goal to reduce greenhouse gas effects by two percent each year.” said, “includes reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and conservation of natural resources is a major
three strategies to make sure this goal is met: mitigating, adaptive, and promotional strategies.
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“Mitigating strategies include buildings/energy and transportation categories,” said Franco. “Adaptive strategies are in waste water and purchasing, and promotional strategies are in the education category.” Along with these strategies, there are two programs that implement the CAP: The Guaranteed Energy Savings Program (GESP) and the Public Building’s Energy Enhancement Program. Dr. Franco said that the university has experienced
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