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In a reaction to campus waste and over-consumption, students have started their own form of recycling. The project, called Free Store, is a market without money where anyone can choose unwanted goods that others bring to the table, as well as donate their own. It varies a lot from each week but you can count on finding clothes books music and sometimes art supplies and small appliances said Robin White, a junior studying political science who is also an administrator for the group. There's also a lot of white elephant things stuff you might not expect finding. The concept behind the Free Store began in the 1960s when a group called the Yippies used storefronts to hold donated goods free for the taking. The same idea had been continued in other major cities, and students in Athens wanted the same, White said. It's mostly so people don't have to buy things said Bobb Hatt, a junior studying physics. Especially college kids who don't have the money to do that. Although initially a side project started last spring by Students for a Democratic Society, Free Store became an official student organization last fall and moved its location from West Portico to Baker University Center. The basic idea behind it is we want to build a sense of student community where people can rely more on each other White said. It's to encourage sustainability and an opportunity for students to reduce their consumption. The Free Store is held 3-5 p.m. on the first and third Friday of every month on the ground floor of Baker Center. |
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