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Anna McKay, a current senior at Messiah, is the Com-
munity Garden Coordinator. She says that one of the
garden’s current focuses is to reach beyond the cam-
pus walls, whenever possible. So, for the last two years,
campus tours by the surrounding area’s school children
have included a tour of the garden and a brief lesson on
composting. “The kids get really excited, because some
of these tours come from inner-city schools, and it’s a
very new opportunity for them to see what we’re doing,”
she says.
Dwayne Magee is Messiah’s Director of College Press &
Postal Services. He talks about how the issue of sustain-
ability has been approached from his purview and how
it influences everyday campus life and work: “Last year,
we eliminated couriering our mail to the various buildings
across the campus; everyone on campus, now walks to
the post office to get their mail. Another thing we did was,
we took a fleet of 200 laser printers and 53 copiers and
we reduced those down to multi-function devices and
placed them in general work spaces, so not everyone
