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From the Rockies to the Races: Why College Students Are Joining the Celebrity-Packed  Kentucky Derby
From the Rockies to the Races: Why College Students Are Joining the Celebrity-Packed Kentucky Derby
April 24, 2024

The Kentucky Derby, often celebrated as “the most exciting two minutes in sports,” transcends mere horse racing to become a staple of American...

A New Trend: Living Roofs

If you’ve never seen a living roof, I encourage you to walk over to the Pavilion. It has a living roof and a living wall. However, CSU isn’t the only place catching on to living architecture.

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 Solar panel installation at Ögii Lake (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In California wine country, they are taking green living to a whole new level.  Their green roofs not only have thousands of feet of plants, but they also have 2,500 square feet of solar-panels embedded in them.”‘It’s really cool working underneath something you know is helping the environment and not impacting it in a negative way,” says Christian Oggenfuss, director of marketing for Odette Estate. “I’m pretty proud, actually, that this spot right now is greener than it was when we started.'”

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