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Keeping Cool at Oakton College
Spring into summer, and the winter is gone! As we celebrate winter’s departure, we are not just welcoming the return of greener grass,...

Kate Capilitan
May 7, 20255 min read


"Drill, Baby, Drill!": Slow Violence During a Second Trump Presidency
We finished this blog post on May 1st, 2025, at 3:33pm. We have reached 4 years, 81 days, and 19 hours left before ever-growing...

Robin Bacon & Patricia Warren
May 6, 20258 min read


Growth: Reciprocity or Profit?
As I walk across the farmland tended by an Anishinaabe tribe, I gaze upon the golden kernels of corn growing atop the tall, green stalk....

Natka Feduniak & Narcis Neacsu
May 5, 20255 min read


Sacred Indigenous Plants in the Anthropocene
Native to the Chihuahuan desert, Lophophora williamsii grows underneath the glare of the Southwestern sun. Baby pink flowers bloom from...

Mikaela Montesclaros & Lily Shield
May 4, 20255 min read


Reclaiming Our Plates: The Fight for Food Sovereignty in an Age of Industrial Processing
When we walk into a supermarket, we are surrounded by nature’s abundance -- fruits, vegetables, meats, and other healthy...

John Abregana & Mark Lazo
May 2, 20255 min read


Human or Windigo?: How We Rooted Ourselves in Darkness and How We Can Branch into Light
Windigo "Deer Monster" Illustration by Dane Cozens Colonizers of this world have used organized religion, geographical terraforming,...

Romeo Shamoun & Megi Tsvetkova
May 1, 20254 min read


Reciprocity, Gifts, and Sustainability at Oakton College: A view from the Sustainability Specialist
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, we want to share our respect, appreciation, and gratitude to the Native people who lived on...

Charmaine John
Nov 21, 20235 min read


A Beginner's Guide to Air-Purifying Plants
Do you ever feel like you could use some fresh air but are limited by where you are working? This is how I feel often. While I am lucky...

Arbella Pera
Aug 8, 20232 min read
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