Tag: Opinion
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People’s Ignorance of Litter Reflects Our Climate Crisis
By Agustin Gisinger When you see trash on the ground and do nothing, you’re not just ignoring a mess; you’re letting your behavior hurt the planet. This also reflects a social phenomenon:, the bystander effect. This ill documented social behavior defines how people are less inclined to intervene in an emergency when others are around.…
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Equal Opportunity — but only when it’s convenient
By Rachel Zing CU Boulder’s campus is beautiful – there is no doubt about that; it’s wonderful to walk through and observe, and the University Memorial Center is considered one of the finer buildings. The plaza outside the UMC is an ideal place to study, eat and hang out with friends, and it even has…
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Don’t Let the Cats out or the Sick in
Article by Leon Spiess I’ve been doing a lot of highway driving for work, and it’s been somewhat disheartening. Driving in this country grinds your soul into a fine paste, but seeing so many “sleeping” cats on the side of the road makes the situation worse. I’ve been an avid cat lover since I was…