Contributing opinion writer
Jordan A. Sanchez
Jordan A. Sanchez ’24 is a Physics concentrator in Winthrop House and an editorial board columnist for the fall of 2022. Her column “Everyday Environmentalist” usually appears on alternate Fridays.
Latest Content
If Taylor Swift Can Fly Her Private Jet, Why Can’t I?
I write this as an acknowledgment of the frustration many of us have with the movement. It’s difficult to keep your own morale high and commit to the lifestyle changes that climate action requires when we see others undermining that work.
What Harvard Students Do
It’s up to us to open our eyes to the future of our campus. It’s up to leadership to help us realize that vision. But we all have to choose to see it. That is what Harvard students do.
Climate Anxiety Disorder? It’s More Likely Than You Think
The climate crisis creates a unique sense of dread. It feels like you’re doing nothing to help, and everything to make things worse without even knowing. Environmental destruction is so ingrained in our way of life — driving to work, going shopping — that it feels impossible to do anything right.
A College Student’s Guide to Shopping Sustainably
Creating a more sustainable world means making changes that are sustainable for you. No one has to do everything, but everyone has to do something. Take the time to buy pieces you’ll wear and care for the clothes you already own. If a beauty queen can be a proud outfit repeater, I have faith that you can too.
Why I Care About Climate Change, and Why You Should Too
If places like Puerto Rico are ground zero, then we are ground one. Any of us can be on the frontlines of climate change. And whether you get your turn on the frontlines or not is entirely dependent on the actions you and your communities take today.
