Over four months since the project’s announcement, Columbia EcoReps revealed their beautiful new composter, which resides in the basement of Ruggles. Lovingly dubbed The Rocket, the composter is a first for urban universities and colleges in America. It will start out feeding on scraps from John Jay, then, just like a freshman, upgrade to adult […]

Sean Zimmermann reports from last night’s ESC meeting. ESC passed a resolution to encourage the administration to fix the safety and aesthetic problems in Pupin Plaza. For the last few years, the stone walkways near NoCo and Pupin have been deteriorating, and the council feels that the area has become a safety hazard to students, […]

Sean Zimmermann reports from last night’s ESC Meeting ESC voted to endorse an initiative by Columbia Composting Coalition (CCC) to install a composting machine, known as the “Rocket,” outside of Schapiro. The organization proposed a student-driven composting initiative, where students would have the opportunity to compost their own food waste, and would be trained to […]