NMSUnews Published on Nov 4, 2012 by nmsunews Vegetables grown by students in NMSU's Student-Centered Field Lab are being cooked by fellow students in the 100 West Cafe dining facility, after which the food waste is composted by students in the new Environmental Science Student Organization composting facility. The fully composted material will eventually be worked back into the soil in t More »

April 21, 2010.. Retrieved online: April 21, 2010, from Suzanne Michaels, Las Cruces Sun-News The only recycling solar compactor in Las Cruces -- "BigBelly" -- was a big hit at its Earth Day debut at Young Park on Saturday. Young people especially were so fired up about the compactor taking and smashing recyclables, some of the kids were pulling recyclables out of the nearby trash cans and brin More »

October 26, 2009 by Jenna Candelaria NMSU Round Up OASIS works to raise awareness about sustainability As the Year of Sustainability comes into its final months, a club on campus is hoping to increase awareness about the importance of sustainability through films, recycling and community events. The Organization of Aggie Students Inspiring Sustainability was formed in 2008 by two students w More »

October 19, 2009 by Kristina Medley NMSU Round Up Sustainability goals still on track The New Mexico State University Sustainability Council will continue to work to accomplish the 12 goals for the 2009 Year of Sustainability set by former Interim President Waded Cruzado. The Goals The council met Thursday morning to discuss “green” projects on campus and improving the campus grade on t More »

Jan. 23, 2009 by Justin Bannister NMSU News Center As part of New Mexico State University’s designated Year of Sustainability in 2009, the university will host a World Café networking event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31, in NMSU’s Corbett Center East Ballroom. The event will focus on the economic, environmental and social aspects of sustainability. “This event is good for bo More »

October 9, 2008 by Tom Sandford NMSU Round Up The Organization of Aggie Students Inspiring Sustainability (OASIS) will be showing seven films on campus this fall about serious environmental issues such as dwindling oil supplies, global warming and the economy in an effort to promote sustainability. Beginning Oct. 16, OASIS will show one movie every Thursday night at 6 p.m. until Nov. 26 in S More »