2008 Woodie Awards
Some unnatural decorations
Kenneth Long
Issue date: 7/30/08 Section: Opinion
It's far from the winter holiday season, but for some reason, bright, shiny decorations keep appearing on the flora near my Cougar Village apartment.
The ornaments adorning these bushes aren't your conventional fragile bulbs of glass or ceramic likenesses of Santa Clause.
Instead, empty cans of Natural Light and beer bottles are nestled snugly in their branches, wrapped in a wreath of blue and white beer boxes.
Not that I am condoning parties or the drinking scene, but is it necessary for Cougar Village to have naturally light decorations?
Our campus is trying to go green, and leaving recyclable waste in the plants on campus isn't helping.
There are plenty of opportunities to recycle the forlorn containers of ambrosia, whether it is throwing your aluminum can into a recycling container, or re-creating the great pyramids of Egypt in your apartment with the results of a successful party. You could even go as far as to give your apartment an impromptu wallpaper of beer boxes.
There's even the chance to replenish the beer fund by taking your cans to the recycling center and getting a few dollars from your waste. Last time I checked, the value of aluminum is increasing.
The possibilities are endless with empty cans. Creating waste in the shared yards and plants of Cougar Village not only looks bad, but it gives Mother Nature a good slap to the face.
When I have to explain to my own grandmother why the plants around my apartment look like they're coming down from a long night at the bar, I wonder if anyone is responsible enough to help keep the neighborhood looking decent.
Again, I don't mind if you drink every night of the week, crank the iStereo as far as it can go or anything else that helps you relax.
But please, keep the waste either inside your own apartment or pick it up.
That would make for a great Christmas in July present, not only to your fellow neighbor, but to your campus and planet as well.
The ornaments adorning these bushes aren't your conventional fragile bulbs of glass or ceramic likenesses of Santa Clause.
Instead, empty cans of Natural Light and beer bottles are nestled snugly in their branches, wrapped in a wreath of blue and white beer boxes.
Not that I am condoning parties or the drinking scene, but is it necessary for Cougar Village to have naturally light decorations?
Our campus is trying to go green, and leaving recyclable waste in the plants on campus isn't helping.
There are plenty of opportunities to recycle the forlorn containers of ambrosia, whether it is throwing your aluminum can into a recycling container, or re-creating the great pyramids of Egypt in your apartment with the results of a successful party. You could even go as far as to give your apartment an impromptu wallpaper of beer boxes.
There's even the chance to replenish the beer fund by taking your cans to the recycling center and getting a few dollars from your waste. Last time I checked, the value of aluminum is increasing.
The possibilities are endless with empty cans. Creating waste in the shared yards and plants of Cougar Village not only looks bad, but it gives Mother Nature a good slap to the face.
When I have to explain to my own grandmother why the plants around my apartment look like they're coming down from a long night at the bar, I wonder if anyone is responsible enough to help keep the neighborhood looking decent.
Again, I don't mind if you drink every night of the week, crank the iStereo as far as it can go or anything else that helps you relax.
But please, keep the waste either inside your own apartment or pick it up.
That would make for a great Christmas in July present, not only to your fellow neighbor, but to your campus and planet as well.
Viewing Comments 1 - 2 of 2
Lukus Keeling
posted 7/30/08 @ 11:24 AM CST
Kenneth, you are right on target. We live in such beautiful surroundings. We are all adults here (at least those drinking should be). What this shows is a great lack of immaturity and disrespect for others living on campus. (Continued…)
Adam H
posted 8/01/08 @ 10:39 AM CST
This is an outrage! Everyone knows the mountain taste of Busch beer far surpasses that of Natural Light and the cans provide for a much more beautiful decoration than any of the other AB or Miller products. (Continued…)
Post a Comment