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Red Butte Creek (is) Running – spring 2025

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By Mara Scallon, communications graduate assistant in the Sustainability Office As promised, my final visit to Red Butte Creek for this series of blog posts was a bit different from usual. My last blog post considered how my education and my time in Utah thus far has helped me see the world around me differently, […]

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An illuminating sunrise – spring 2025

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By Mara Scallon, communications graduate assistant in the Sustainability Office Well, dear reader, I heeded my own advice from my last post and visited Red Butte Creek at a different time than I normally do. I woke up earlier than usual, cycled to campus covered in flashing bike lights and reflective gear and sat alongside […]

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Learning to see a place – winter 2025

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By Mara Scallon, communications graduate assistant in the Sustainability Office Utah’s got the Greatest Snow on Earth. I don’t know this personally, as I haven’t yet been downhill skiing here, but there’s surely a reason that millions of people visit the state annually, contributing billions of dollars of spending to the state’s economy. The regional […]

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Earth Month 2025: Resilience through Community

Celebrate Earth Month 2025 with us this April as we dive deep into what it means to be resilient with the help of our community. Visit our many events focused on sustainability, connection and action. From interactive workshops and discussion panels to film screenings and artistic community gatherings, there’s something for everyone. Explore the lineup […]

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Benefits of nature journaling – winter 2024/2025

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By Mara Scallon, communications graduate assistant in the Sustainability Office Hello again, friends. As you may have noticed, a few of my posts here have featured an image of a page from my trusty journal, which I have been dragging to my creek-side haunt when I visit. With the many notebooks cluttering up my backpack, […]

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Student entrepreneurs shine at small business fair

By Ava Curtis On Wednesday, November 20, the Sustainability Office and Lassonde Studios brought fourteen student vendors together for the first-ever campus small business fair. The main lobby of Lassonde Studios was transformed into a vibrant marketplace with two rows of tables sporting multicolored tablecloths lining the cement walls of the building and live piano […]

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