The Valley Performing Arts Center, a $125 million state-of-the-art facility, may demand lower operating costs than other facilities of its size due to its green technology and building features. “We always planned for it to be eco-friendly,” said Robert Bucker, dean of the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication and executive director for the VPAC.  “It is an important part of the university’s agenda. Ecologically it is very good.” Many of the materials used to build the facility… Read more

The Oviatt Library is hosting a sustainability exhibit in the main lobby until April 1. Sustainability is the “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations,” according to the Brundtland Report organized by United Nations in 1987. The exhibit features posters, models and displays that show what CSUN groups are doing to decrease the campus’s carbon footprint. There are plans for a farmers market, a student commuting analysis, a tree mapping study, descriptions… Read more

I went to see the documentary film “No Impact Man” and loved it. The film follows Colin Beaven, a writer and blogger, who along with his family, embark on a project that rids themselves of anything that has a negative impact on the environment. “I”m trying to live a life in line with my values,” Beaven says. But for Beaven’s wife, Michelle, who describes herself as having an “intense relationship with retail” and being a “reality TV aficionado,” the project… Read more