Students hunt to heighten Earth Day awareness
LeeAnne McLaughlin
Issue date: 4/27/09 Section: Campus & Life
A bright, professional display for Earth Day met students in front of the cash register entering the Bear's Den April 22. Jonathon "Top Hat" Minelli, business major, was the man behind the table.
Minelli's goal was to promote awareness for Earth Day with an "Earth Conscious Scavenger Hunt." This hunt ran for a five hour period, which gave participants plenty of time to find the answers by exploring the campus and its facilities.
Once a participant found all the answers to the Earth Day-related questions, they were to return their paper to Minelli in the Bear's Den. Prizes of t-shirts and eco-friendly tote bags were given to those with correct answers to the Scavenger Hunt questions.
"Tons of people did most of it, but only about ten turned it in," said Minelli.
One of the scavenger hunt challenges was to count all the student-accessible hand dryers in the bathrooms of Massie Hall, Kricker Hall and the Advanced Technology Center. The hand dryers replace the paper towel machines which negatively affect the environment.
Another challenge was to locate three recycling bins, on or off campus. A third was to discover the story behind the lion statue that sits in front of Massie Hall.
Each correctly completed entry was submitted for a chance to win the grand prize, a Brita water filtration system and eco-friendly bag.
Minelli was pleased with the event.
"It was a lot better turnout than I thought it would be," he said.
Minelli's goal was to promote awareness for Earth Day with an "Earth Conscious Scavenger Hunt." This hunt ran for a five hour period, which gave participants plenty of time to find the answers by exploring the campus and its facilities.
Once a participant found all the answers to the Earth Day-related questions, they were to return their paper to Minelli in the Bear's Den. Prizes of t-shirts and eco-friendly tote bags were given to those with correct answers to the Scavenger Hunt questions.
"Tons of people did most of it, but only about ten turned it in," said Minelli.
One of the scavenger hunt challenges was to count all the student-accessible hand dryers in the bathrooms of Massie Hall, Kricker Hall and the Advanced Technology Center. The hand dryers replace the paper towel machines which negatively affect the environment.
Another challenge was to locate three recycling bins, on or off campus. A third was to discover the story behind the lion statue that sits in front of Massie Hall.
Each correctly completed entry was submitted for a chance to win the grand prize, a Brita water filtration system and eco-friendly bag.
Minelli was pleased with the event.
"It was a lot better turnout than I thought it would be," he said.
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