CSUMB Students Rock Out for Planet Earth
Claire Crosbie, Staff Reporter
Claire_Crosbie@csumb.edu
April 17, 2008
Earth Day is coming up and CSU Monterey
Bay (CSUMB) students can show
appreciation for the planet and celebrate the
special day during Earth Week from April 19
to April 26.
The student body can prepare for Earth
Week on April 17, with the viewing of a
documentary film, “The 11th Hour” at 8
p.m. in the World Theater.
There will be many festivities held
throughout the week. The celebration kicks
off on April 19 with a national clean up day.
CSUMB will be hosting an event in effort to
clean up the campus from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
in parking lot 80. For more information and
to RSVP contact Susie Hernandez through
First Class, CSUMB’s e-mail system. A
BBQ will be held for the participants at
the Black Box Cabaret (BBC) at the end
of the day.
On April 20, the Environmental Committee
(EC), affiliated with Associated Students
(AS), will be biking to the Farmer’s Market
in Marina and are inviting other students to
join. A bike will be provided at no charge
for those without a bike at Building 14 at 10
a.m. on that day. Everyone interested in this
activity should contact Mary Berube, chair
of the environmental committee, through
First Class.
The Service Learning student leaders
group has organized a bike-in movie for
the celebration of Earth Day. As stated
in their press release, their goal is to
“empower students through conveying
consciousness as well as offer students the
necessary knowledge and resources for
implementing a lifestyle that is righteous
to the environment.” The bike-in, with the
same concept as a drive-in, will take place
on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. in front of Building
2. There will be a double feature of “Ghetto
Ghetto” and “Convenient Truth.” Popcorn
and environmentally friendly treats will be
provided, as well as a raffle.
A picnic will be held on Earth Day, April
22, in the main quad from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
where, as explained by Berube, students can
use two blocks from their meal plan or pay
$10 to receive a vegetarian picnic basket
equipped with a full lunch and a blanket.
CSUMB students can enjoy their lunches
with great music and informative tables
from different environmental organizations.
There will also be an “information
scavenger hunt” where students can be
entered in a raffle to win different prizes,
such as bus passes, reusable water bottles,
and much more.
An Earth Day concert featuring Vermillion
Lies, an eco-minded musical group, will
follow at 9 p.m. in the BBC. On Wednesday,
April 23, Rebelution, a Reggae band, will
be performing as a part of the Earth Week
concert in the BBC at 9 p.m.
Staff, faculty, and students are encouraged
to bike to CSUMB on April 24. Everyone
can also enjoy a free breakfast at the Otter
Bay Restaurant from 7 to 10 a.m. Later
that night, students can learn about organic
farming, environmental economics, and
green campus organizing from Monica
Galligan, Brett Melone, and Nina Rizzo in
the UC Livingroom at 7 p.m.
Another bike-in movie will be held on
Friday, April 25. The films playing are “South
Central Farm: Oasis in a Concrete Desert”
and “The Power of Community: How Cuba
Survived Peak Oil.” Colleen Butterfield, a
Service Learning student leader, hopes that
Earth Day and all of its events will help
remind everyone that we are responsible
for not only leaving the land, water, and
everything in between how we found it, but
in even better shape.
A camping trip to Arroyo Seco where
students can get in touch with nature, will
take place from April 25 to April 26. For
more information on the trip contact AS Vice
President Lewis Hall through First Class.
To end the celebration of Earth Week,
Ben Kenney from Incubus and formerly
from The Roots along with Dirty Heads
will be performing at the BBC at 9 p.m. on
To end the celebration of Earth Week,
Ben Kenney from Incubus and formerly
from The Roots along with Dirty Heads
will be performing at the BBC at 9 p.m. on
Saturday, April 26.