Join the dining hall for some really great events this week!Join the dining hall for some really great events this week!
April 20 --Weigh the Waste - Dinner, Terraces
Resource and Environmental Management Program (REMP) will be teaching students how much food is wasted in the dining halls. They will be scraping and weighing food scraps to educate students on how much food must be composted in hopes to change wasteful habits.
April 21 -- Energy Extravaganza - Dinner, Campus Center
Ithaca Dining Services Interns, Sofia Johnson and Stephanie Piech, will be in Campus Center educating students about energy use in the dining halls. There will be information about the recent completion of dining services energy audit and helpful information so students know how to decrease their total energy use.
April 21 -- Belgian Waffle Bar - Dinner, Terraces
April 22 -- Earth Day Celebration - Lunch, All Dining Halls
Celebrate the Earth with specialty vegetarian dishes in every dining hall.
April 22 -- Earth Day Fair - Late Night, Towers
A student organization fair will feature engaging visuals and information about each club. The sustainability interns will be giving away over 200 reusable bags for students to use at In the Bag and Grab and Go instead of using paper bags. In addition, the free earth— friendly reusable bags will give students and employees the initiative to decrease the amount of plastic bags that are used on campus.
April 23 -- Wonder Challenge - Dinner, Terraces
At this event, students will have the opportunity to taste-test water. They will compare Ithaca College tap water with bottled water. This activity will engage students and demonstrate how bottled water is not a necessity.
April 23 -- Ultimate Baked Potato Bar - Dinner, Terraces
Featured menu: Baked potatoes with your choice of butter, bacon bits, steamed broccoli, sliced green onions, a shredded cheese blend, chili, cheese sauce and salsa.
April 24 -- Farm to Fork - Lunch, Towers
Students will enjoy a vegetarian menu made by the Vegetarian Club. There will be a teach-in hosted by the Vegetarian Club where students can learn more about the food they eat and the environmental effects it has.
April 20-24 -- Light Bulb Collection and Exchange - 11:30am-1:30pm, IC Square Food Court
The exchange will give students, faculty and staff the ability to trade light bulbs that are not energy efficient for more sustainable, efficient Compact Fluorescent light bulbs.
For more information, please visit www.ithacadiningservices.com
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