Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Please read today's newsletter for information on DSU's new sustainable garbage cans, leaks in Cherry Hall, the postponement of a WKU Baseball game and a photo gallery from The Dance Project PICK UP A COPY OF OUR PRINT TODAY, and as always, GO TOPS!
Senior Harrison Resing, left, and alumni Thomas McCoy eat lunch in DSU on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 near the new contactless trash receptacles have been placed in DSU. The new trash cans claim to reduce emissions from garbage trucks, use less than $8 of electricity a year and decrease the volume of trash that ends up in landfills.
New “Original ecotrash” trash cans have been installed in the Downing Student Union food court, sparking discussion among students and staff
The new trash cans are part of a recent movement by Aramark and the WKU Restaurant Group to push for environmental sustainability. The trash cans, which are motion-activated, utilize compaction to tightly pack waste This leads to an 80% decrease in trips to the dumpster, said Aramark, a food and facilities service company contracted by WKU Restaurant Group
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Classes normally held on the third floor of Cherry Hall were relocated or moved online Monday due to water damage discovered Sunday night, according to Potter College of Arts & Letters Dean Terrance Brown and WKU Chief Facilities Officer Bryan Russell
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third baseman Carlos Vasquez (25) turns around to walk back to the dugout after strike three is called on him during a game against Illinois State University at Nick Denes Field
WKU Baseball’s Tuesday game at Southern Indiana has been postponed due to inclement weather
Both teams are working to reschedule according to an email from WKU Athletics.
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The audience watches “Into the Realm of the Infinite”, choreographed by Marissa Burch, during The WKU Dance Companies “The Dance Project” on Feb. 15, 2025 at Gordan Wilson Hall. Photo by Kaitlyn Webb.
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