Do Bobcats Care About the Environment?

Some Texas State students are more concerned about their environment than others. Is Texas
State University maroon, gold and green?
Russel Booth, philosophy and finance major considers himself “environmentally friendly” because he picks up trash he sees on the ground and rides the Bobcat Tram to school. Although he is not concerned about the environment and does not recycle at home, he recycles on campus because it is convenient.
On the contrary, national business major Adeline Fresch admits she is “very concerned about the environment.” She recycles on and off campus and also uses the Bob Cat Tram for transportation to and from campus. “It’s shocking and scary how much trash there is, and it’ll be there for thousands of years,” Fresch said.
Jesus Garcia said he doesn’t do anything he considers good for the environment. Garcia said he is concerned about the environment but doesn’t get around to doing anything about it. His university seminar and political science classes have discussed the environment and sustainability this semester.
“I ride my bike everywhere because I’m not creating all this air pollution,” said Tammy Erwin, who is concerned with the environment.
“I recycle because if we reuse, then we don’t have to create and we lessen our carbon footprint,” graduate student Stephanie Pridgen said.
Animal science major, Abrie Dahle said she has a reusable water bottle and recycles old notes. She admits to doing this because she said it “cuts down on waste, makes less trash and because we don’t have a lot of landfill space.”