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With finals and move-out day looming, the Old2Gold collection sites popping up across campus are a welcome sight for students whose dorm rooms are looking more crowded than they did in August.

The results are in, and ND has finished in the top 25% in this year’s RecycleMania competition. By focusing on athletic events and reevaluating placement of trash and recycling receptacles, recycling on campus is becoming more efficient and easier for everyone.

The Global Adaptation Index (GAIN) — the world’s leading Index showing which countries are best prepared to deal with the droughts, super-storms and other natural disasters that climate change can cause — is moving to the University of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame will host Climate Change and the Common Good, a national conference addressing the multifaceted challenges presented by our changing climate, on Monday April 8th through Wednesday April 10th.

April brings Waste-Free Wednesdays back to campus. Each semester, this month-long campaign seeks to raise awareness about the various economic, environmental, and social justice issues posed by food waste.

“Enlighten us, but make it quick!” On Thursday, March 28 at 6:30pm, Ignite Michiana will highlight 18 five-minute presentations focused on innovation and sustainability at The State Theater in Downtown South Bend.

On Saturday, March 23 from 8:30-9:30 pm, this year’s Earth Hour will be observed by over one billion people in more than 150 countries and 7,000 communities.

Across the campus, students saved almost 57,000 killowatt hours, equivalent to approximately 80,000 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions over the three week Megawatt Madness competition.

William Kamkwamba, author of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, will be speaking at McKenna Hall on Monday, March 18th at 7 p.m. His life is a remarkable story of human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity.

Students across campus have planned a diverse array of events to promote recycling and waste reduction during RecycleMania, the nationwide campus competition that takes place each spring semester.