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Posts published by “Katie Bloomer”

Katie Bloomer is a 2/4 Social Science major. She is the Outreach Chair for the Stute, writes weekly for the Sustainability opinion column, and contributes to news and science articles.

Stevens celebrates National Coming Out Day

October 11 was National Coming Out Day, an annual awareness day observed in the United States to celebrate and support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people in “coming out of the closet.”

Save money and the environment

College is expensive. From tuition to food, everything costs money. This is especially true in Hoboken where a cup of coffee can easily exceed $5.

From meatatarian to vegetarian

As a child, my mom fondly referred to me as her little meatatarian. It’s not that I was a picky eater or that I hated vegetables.

The environment hates business majors

This title is entirely clickbait, but in all seriousness, a lot of what business majors are taught works against the environment.

Blue Violets cannabis dispensary gets closer to opening on Washington Street

Co-founding couple, Maxwell and Lauren Chang Thompson are taking steps to open the Blue Violets cannabis dispensary on Washington Street. With approval from the city’s Cannabis Review Board, the pair spoke before the Planning Board at City Hall to review their plans and address questions and concerns.

The story of my shoes

If you know me, you are probably familiar with the Sperry shoes I wear nearly every day. They became my go-to in high school and have been with me ever since.

Why I hate recycling

As a kid, I thought that I was an environmentalist because I turned off the lights when leaving a room, used a reusable water bottle, and recycled.

I keep rotten fruit in my cabinet

So, you are definitely wondering what the heck I am talking about. I am referring to my compost bin which only occasionally contains mold and rotten fruit.