By Tess Ferguson, Sports Editor
• September 29, 2023
On Nov. 29, 2022, Ithaca College announced its plans to upgrade its natural grass football field to artificial turf. Just under a year later, the Ithaca College football team is preparing to compete on Bertino Field at Butterfield Stadium for the first time.
According to oceanographers, ecologists and environmental policy experts, the life cycle of an artificial turf field has detrimental effects on human health and the environment.
The Eco-Reps, a student environmental sustainability organization, have been sorting compost, trash and recycling at all of the home football games this year.
Someone asked me the other day, “Why does Ithaca College replant annual plants rather than invest in perennials?” I’ve never been much of a plant observer, but this question made sense.
For those...