Discuss “Earth Day happened — did you care?”

Although one shouldn’t expect the Carnegie Mellon website to have Google-esque illustrations for each holiday, the home page included only one reference to Earth Day (which was Sunday, April 22), in the form of a School of Design poster competition. Its mention also was absent during Carnival.

Is Earth Day really that important? Originating in 1970, Earth Day aims to raise awareness of the plight of the world environment. Concerning many issues from human health to habitat destruction to the fashionable global warming, Earth Day remains a low-key event year after year. This is a long way from the original Earth Day 37 years ago, when 20 million demonstrators and thousands of schools and local communities participated. But with Al Gore winning...