While Earth Day is a special time to acknowledge the impact we have on the environment around us, we can make simple changes each day that will help us take care of the Earth. Photo courtesy of UAB Image Gallery/Using alternate forms of transportation can help the environment. Avoid single-use items: If you often rely on single-use items, try replacing them with reusable options. Plastic water bottles, paper plates and plastic grocery bags are easily replaced with items that can be used more than once. If you do use these items, recycle or reuse what you can. Plastic bottles can…
Author: Emma Owen
Emma Owen
Hi there, my name is Emma Owen and I am a junior majoring in communication studies. In addition to writing for Kaleidoscope, I am a Blazerette and compete in the Miss Alabama Organization. Outside of class, I enjoy volunteering with various organizations in the Birmingham area, including Siren Snuggles, a nonprofit organization that I created and run. Sharing the stories of others through Kaleidoscope is a joy and I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity.
Whether you are hoping to emerge from quarantine being a better version of yourself or just looking for a way to fill your time, here are ways to treat yourself without having to leave the house. Treat your skin: Creating face masks and lip scrubs from products in your cabinets are a simple way to keep things fresh. By combining half a tablespoon of cane sugar and half a tablespoon of honey, you have a gently exfoliating lip scrub in just a few minutes. Apply this scrub once a week and use Vaseline after for hydrated lips. Face masks can…
Student Leadership spotlight The four year experience each student spends as an undergraduate varies person by person. Three female undergraduate leaders, Angela Lee, sophomore in chemistry and mathematics, Hannah Bae, senior in communication studies and Reilyn Intemann, sophomore in nursing have all said they have geared their experience to make sure they leave their mark as Blazers. Angela Lee, sophomore in chemistry and mathematics and the newly elected USGA Vice President, said she enjoys being involved in different student organizations. Some of Lee’s involvement includes work with the Science and Technology Honors Program, along with intramural sports and multicultural organizations. “I…