Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Creative Hippy Genius

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So, I've said before that there is some creative genius around this school. Case in point...

The "Creation Care" Community group (many of the groups have themes, including social justice, missions, environmentalism, etc.), dumpster dived for a week and put together this display in our atrium. The entire tree is made from recovered and rinsed cups from the Regent trash cans.

The posters say "The cups used to create this "tree" represent approximately one weeks worth of non-recyclable cups disposed of at Regent College alone", "Raise your awareness" and "Drink Responsibly: Bring a Travel mug..."

I was in fact really glad that I had brought a travel mug this morning, as it would have been a little embarrassing on this day to order the cup. Although it did make me reflect on the fact that often my own laziness in rinsing out my morning coffee cup causes me to order an afternoon one with a new cup. I'll have to do something about that.

Either way, I liked the creativity of this approach. If more environmentalist propaganda was of this nature, I'd probably be more inclined to pay attention. I was impressed.

On that note, I think I'm going to join the chapel choir. I feel like such a consumer here. It would be nice to contribute.

8 comments:

Peter Malik said...

Do you think that God delights in choirs if they do not sing in Latin?

Bethany said...

But it does sing in Latin! (And several other languages, including Umbutu this week)

Peter Malik said...

Once they switch from Latin to anything else, I dare you to cease singing

Bethany said...

It's not like I really sing anyways... all the other people in the choir are crazy music people, they all play a million instruments and do solo performances and stuff.

Bethany said...

veni sancti spiritus.... veni sancti spiritus...

that's a song we did last semester...

Peter Malik said...

Laudate Dominum, Laudate Dominum!

Bethany said...

You're great... but a little crazy.

Peter Malik said...

no to the former, yes to the latter. pax Christi