I feel like I鈥檓 helping make a difference, even if it鈥檚 a small difference. Every little bit does help.
Madalyn Maloney, '20, a health studies major
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Students in Dr. Lydia Burak鈥檚 Environmental/Consumer Health class at 猎奇重口视频 State University aren鈥檛 content to just study environmental woes. They鈥檙e taking action.
The students, under the tutelage of Costume Director Kellsy MacKilligan of the Theater and Dance departments, made about 30 bags during the fall and spring semesters from leftover fabric.
With storage space in the university鈥檚 at a premium, MacKilligan couldn鈥檛 keep all the fabric. She wanted to find a new use for the material rather than throw it away.
With storage space in the university鈥檚 at a premium, MacKilligan couldn鈥檛 keep all the fabric. She wanted to find a new use for the material rather than throw it away.
鈥淚t seemed like something useful,鈥 she said of creating bags. 鈥淚t seemed simple enough to make. You鈥檙e basically sewing straight lines. Someone who hasn鈥檛 sewn before would have a fairly easy time with it.鈥
The project also brings people into the shop who otherwise wouldn鈥檛 know about this campus resource.
Burak, a professor in the Department of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies, has her students complete environmental service projects, and this one fit perfectly. In class, they learned about water consumption, pollution, and other environmental problems caused by textile production.
鈥淲e contribute a lot to the degradation of the planet by our overconsumption and consumerism that somehow drives us to keep purchasing things,鈥 Burak said.
Although students sewed in comfortable conditions, they learned about workers in sweatshops who have it much harder.
Rory Mizell, 鈥20, a health studies major from Brockton, hopes the project raises awareness about sweatshops and recycling.
鈥淚t鈥檚 important to (recycle) because there鈥檚 a lot of stuff being thrown away that can still be used,鈥 he said.
Rory and Madalyn Maloney, 鈥20, said Burak鈥檚 class makes them think differently about what they throw away.
鈥淚 feel like I鈥檓 helping make a difference, even if it鈥檚 a small difference,鈥 Madalyn, a health studies major from Rockland, said of making the bags. 鈥淓very little bit does help.鈥
The class plans to sell the bags at the Student Arts & Research Symposium on April 29 in the Moakley-Hart-Burnell complex. Sales will support . (Photos and video by Kelsea Marciarelli, '19)
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The project also brings people into the shop who otherwise wouldn鈥檛 know about this campus resource.
Burak, a professor in the Department of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies, has her students complete environmental service projects, and this one fit perfectly. In class, they learned about water consumption, pollution, and other environmental problems caused by textile production.
鈥淲e contribute a lot to the degradation of the planet by our overconsumption and consumerism that somehow drives us to keep purchasing things,鈥 Burak said.
Although students sewed in comfortable conditions, they learned about workers in sweatshops who have it much harder.
Rory Mizell, 鈥20, a health studies major from Brockton, hopes the project raises awareness about sweatshops and recycling.
鈥淚t鈥檚 important to (recycle) because there鈥檚 a lot of stuff being thrown away that can still be used,鈥 he said.
Rory and Madalyn Maloney, 鈥20, said Burak鈥檚 class makes them think differently about what they throw away.
鈥淚 feel like I鈥檓 helping make a difference, even if it鈥檚 a small difference,鈥 Madalyn, a health studies major from Rockland, said of making the bags. 鈥淓very little bit does help.鈥
The class plans to sell the bags at the Student Arts & Research Symposium on April 29 in the Moakley-Hart-Burnell complex. Sales will support . (Photos and video by Kelsea Marciarelli, '19)
Do you have a BSU story you'd like to share? Email stories@bridgew.edu .