As I walk across campus, the crisp fall air swirls hundreds of leaves up around me. Sadly, on this particular walk, I am encountering more litter than leaves. I am frustrated by the fact that on this many occasions, someone can’t be bothered to dispose of their garbage in a trash can. It’s not for the lack of available receptacles on campus. It bothers me even more when a plastic water bottle or a piece of paper blows past me. Recycling is sort of an obsession of mine (it literally borders on OCD) and the idea that some people don’t do it in spite of the fact that it is one of the easiest and, nowadays, most effortless forms of environmental sustainability truly gets to me. My roommate actually gets annoyed with me and my sorting and spastic collecting of recyclable products. One of my biggest pet peeves about living here on campus is the amount of Styrofoam that gets thrown away because of the lack of proper receptacles, but I digress.
The point I am really getting at is that our campus is a beautiful one. We are extremely lucky. And we should take the initiative, even the little passive steps, to maintain that beauty. My connection to the area, I know, has a lot to do with the fact that I grew up mere minutes from campus and my sister and I have spent so much time outdoors in Kalamazoo that I consider this a part of my home.
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