The media is full of stories about “going green” and other environmentally friendly ideas. It’s easy to get tired of reading about ethanol, hybrids, carbon footprints and energy conservation. Some of the practices and concepts environmentalists come up with to help the earth seem pretty out there are often too expensive for the average college student. That shouldn’t put anyone off trying to help, or at least cause less harm to, the environment. There are numerous little steps students can take to contribute.

It’s time to be honest: If you really are concerned about global warming, go eat a double-stack burger from Wendy’s.

A love for nature is the only thing that can truly motivate real and lasting environmental change. I am filled with a supreme sense of serenity and wonder when I watch water running in a brook, or observe the various contours of a tree. I feel as though my soul is connected to them, which makes sense when one remembers that we all originate from the earth.

As 41,000 devout Catholics crowd the new Washington Nationals Stadium this morning for a Holy Mass led by Pope Benedict XVI, animal protection is not likely to be on their minds.

Computers, laptops, e-mail, instant messaging, text messaging, cell phones, regular phones - there are seemingly endless ways to communicate and stay connected to one another in this technological world. But all of these devices are draining electricity — and your wallet.

I’m getting tired of being fed information on global warming like it’s absolutely true. Everyone acts like it’s been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. It’s an inconvenient reality that there’s a lot of evidence pointing against it. That evidence just doesn’t get any media attention.