Campus Currents: Earth Day

Edward Fontaine for The Maine Campus
Students celebrate Earth day by biking nude through the campus.
Earth Day is intended to increase awareness for the environment. At UMaine, the day is marked by students who paint themselves green and bike nude through the campus.
Articles about Earth Day:
Monday, April 27th, 2009, 6:11 amReaders Speak: Best of Web comments
By The Maine Campus
Re: State debates gay marriage I am glad Rep. [Emily] Cain has come around and has publicly chosen the right position in support of marriage equality. But I have to say, claiming it was the “main reason” …
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009, 12:39 am‘Did I really just see a flock of naked people?’
By Rhiannon Sawtelle
The backyard of 66 Park St. looked like a hurricane of small children had swept through Wednesday. Half-empty green paint bottles littered the lawn, and several bicycles lay on their side. It looked like an art … Thursday, April 23rd, 2009, 12:37 am
Bike swaps, talks focus on sustainability
By Mary Emmi
It’s hard to deny that each spring brings a movement to the University of Maine, a mobilization that rejuvenates the campus and the earth. Celebrated annually since April 22, 1970, Earth Day has become a way for …





