Sarah Bey

Walk across campus, and you're likely to see it scattered here and there -- usually close to some iconic setting that Bobcats like to have in their senior photos. It's confetti that many photographers use to add to the shoot. But, as Sarah Bey tells us, confetti can cause problems.

It's everywhere. Every semester, graduation confetti covers the ground in several areas. Many students forget to sweep it up afterward, so the confetti washes into the drains and flows into the San Marcos River.
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Efforts to keep the river clean will continue.
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The amount of debris volunteers collect from the river shows that a little bit causes a lot of problems for native species. Some Texas State students took action recently and installed emblems along every drain on campus to help students and faculty be more aware of the consequences of their actions. Texas State senior Zachary Moreno recently took his senior photos with his friends, and they all decided not to use confetti.
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SU: The Habitat Conservation Plan encourages graduating seniors to use more environment-friendly materials such as bird seed or flower petals for their photos. For Bobcat Update, I'm Sarah Bey.