MEC Hippie Meeting For the last meeting under the 2012/2013 board, MEC got groovy!  The officers took everyone by surprise by showing up in hippie clothes and having everyone take part in a drum circle! Thank you 2012/2013 board members Corinne, Eduardo, Estelita, Jeremy, Josh, Kirsten, Madison, Melissa, Vanessa, and, of course, our chair Devin for all your hard work this year! And good luck to the new board!!!
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MEC Hippie Meeting For the last meeting under the 2012/2013 board, MEC got groovy!  The officers took everyone by surprise by showing up in hippie clothes and having everyone take part in a drum circle! Thank you 2012/2013 board members Corinne, Eduardo, Estelita, Jeremy, Josh, Kirsten, Madison, Melissa, Vanessa, and, of course, our chair Devin for all your hard work this year! And good luck to the new board!!!
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MEC Hippie Meeting For the last meeting under the 2012/2013 board, MEC got groovy!  The officers took everyone by surprise by showing up in hippie clothes and having everyone take part in a drum circle! Thank you 2012/2013 board members Corinne, Eduardo, Estelita, Jeremy, Josh, Kirsten, Madison, Melissa, Vanessa, and, of course, our chair Devin for all your hard work this year! And good luck to the new board!!!
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MEC Hippie Meeting For the last meeting under the 2012/2013 board, MEC got groovy!  The officers took everyone by surprise by showing up in hippie clothes and having everyone take part in a drum circle! Thank you 2012/2013 board members Corinne, Eduardo, Estelita, Jeremy, Josh, Kirsten, Madison, Melissa, Vanessa, and, of course, our chair Devin for all your hard work this year! And good luck to the new board!!!
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MEC Hippie Meeting


For the last meeting under the 2012/2013 board, MEC got groovy!  The officers took everyone by surprise by showing up in hippie clothes and having everyone take part in a drum circle!

Thank you 2012/2013 board members Corinne, Eduardo, Estelita, Jeremy, Josh, Kirsten, Madison, Melissa, Vanessa, and, of course, our chair Devin for all your hard work this year! And good luck to the new board!!!

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Unofficial How to Recycle at UCSD Short Film [subtitled] 

10 Minutes of low budget goodness and ridiculous humour. The video was made by Muir Environmental Corps(MEC) to help students understand how to recycle at UCSD. 

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Potato Chip Rock Mec had a hiking adventure to Potato Chip Rock and our journey up the mountain was filed with many great sights and many, many shade breaks. We managed to form the letters “UCSD” on top of the mountain. Sitting on the cliff was a bit scary, we thought it would break with the weight of the group! 
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Potato Chip Rock Mec had a hiking adventure to Potato Chip Rock and our journey up the mountain was filed with many great sights and many, many shade breaks. We managed to form the letters “UCSD” on top of the mountain. Sitting on the cliff was a bit scary, we thought it would break with the weight of the group! 
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Potato Chip Rock Mec had a hiking adventure to Potato Chip Rock and our journey up the mountain was filed with many great sights and many, many shade breaks. We managed to form the letters “UCSD” on top of the mountain. Sitting on the cliff was a bit scary, we thought it would break with the weight of the group! 
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Potato Chip Rock Mec had a hiking adventure to Potato Chip Rock and our journey up the mountain was filed with many great sights and many, many shade breaks. We managed to form the letters “UCSD” on top of the mountain. Sitting on the cliff was a bit scary, we thought it would break with the weight of the group! 
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Potato Chip Rock Mec had a hiking adventure to Potato Chip Rock and our journey up the mountain was filed with many great sights and many, many shade breaks. We managed to form the letters “UCSD” on top of the mountain. Sitting on the cliff was a bit scary, we thought it would break with the weight of the group! 
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Potato Chip Rock Mec had a hiking adventure to Potato Chip Rock and our journey up the mountain was filed with many great sights and many, many shade breaks. We managed to form the letters “UCSD” on top of the mountain. Sitting on the cliff was a bit scary, we thought it would break with the weight of the group! 
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Potato Chip Rock Mec had a hiking adventure to Potato Chip Rock and our journey up the mountain was filed with many great sights and many, many shade breaks. We managed to form the letters “UCSD” on top of the mountain. Sitting on the cliff was a bit scary, we thought it would break with the weight of the group! 
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Potato Chip Rock

Mec had a hiking adventure to Potato Chip Rock and our journey up the mountain was filed with many great sights and many, many shade breaks. We managed to form the letters “UCSD” on top of the mountain. Sitting on the cliff was a bit scary, we thought it would break with the weight of the group! 

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Emu Egg Football and Ostrich Egg Omelette  The teams this year for Emu Egg football were competitive but Team Lumberjack won in the end thanks to our MVP Alona Jackson(pictured in the middle). For the final throw, Alona managed to catch the egg but fell down inches away from the touchdown, but that didn’t keep her from crawling her way to the end. That kind of attitude will win anybody’s respect.  After exhausting our energy, we made a delicious omelette from an ostrich egg. 
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Emu Egg Football and Ostrich Egg Omelette  The teams this year for Emu Egg football were competitive but Team Lumberjack won in the end thanks to our MVP Alona Jackson(pictured in the middle). For the final throw, Alona managed to catch the egg but fell down inches away from the touchdown, but that didn’t keep her from crawling her way to the end. That kind of attitude will win anybody’s respect.  After exhausting our energy, we made a delicious omelette from an ostrich egg. 
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Emu Egg Football and Ostrich Egg Omelette  The teams this year for Emu Egg football were competitive but Team Lumberjack won in the end thanks to our MVP Alona Jackson(pictured in the middle). For the final throw, Alona managed to catch the egg but fell down inches away from the touchdown, but that didn’t keep her from crawling her way to the end. That kind of attitude will win anybody’s respect.  After exhausting our energy, we made a delicious omelette from an ostrich egg. 
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Emu Egg Football and Ostrich Egg Omelette  The teams this year for Emu Egg football were competitive but Team Lumberjack won in the end thanks to our MVP Alona Jackson(pictured in the middle). For the final throw, Alona managed to catch the egg but fell down inches away from the touchdown, but that didn’t keep her from crawling her way to the end. That kind of attitude will win anybody’s respect.  After exhausting our energy, we made a delicious omelette from an ostrich egg. 
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Emu Egg Football and Ostrich Egg Omelette  The teams this year for Emu Egg football were competitive but Team Lumberjack won in the end thanks to our MVP Alona Jackson(pictured in the middle). For the final throw, Alona managed to catch the egg but fell down inches away from the touchdown, but that didn’t keep her from crawling her way to the end. That kind of attitude will win anybody’s respect.  After exhausting our energy, we made a delicious omelette from an ostrich egg. 
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Emu Egg Football and Ostrich Egg Omelette 


The teams this year for Emu Egg football were competitive but Team Lumberjack won in the end thanks to our MVP Alona Jackson(pictured in the middle). For the final throw, Alona managed to catch the egg but fell down inches away from the touchdown, but that didn’t keep her from crawling her way to the end. That kind of attitude will win anybody’s respect.  After exhausting our energy, we made a delicious omelette from an ostrich egg. 

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Whale Watching Trip

Whale watching - a great MEC tradition. How did it go this year?

“Whale watching was awesome! A day spent with good friends on waves that make me giggle (due to their roller-coaster-like sensations), and a front row view of a juvenile whale when nobody expects it. What’s not to love? (as long as you remembered to take your Dramamine ..)”

-Jessika Axner

“The whale watching was such a great experience. From seeing a juvenile whale up close to riding the waves on the boat like a rollercoaster, it definitely was worth it.”

-Jared Cachuela 

“Once upon a time MEC saw the sneakiest whale ever. Deep diving for ten minutes, you tricky tricky whale you. And then there were two whale spouts. And we ran around the boat getting our sea legs about us. And then we had a very relaxing cruise into shore. And we saw a giant bait ball and birds flocking in from every direction - they just kept coming!!!! - and sea lions, we saw those too. And then MEC occupied the front of the boat. And then a whale was right in front of us! Shreya and I were so excited, we were almost hyperventilating! Whalewhalewhalewhalewhale!!!! Teenage whales do what they WANT! Whale sighting = success! That’ll do, MEC, that’ll do.”

-Joyce Smith

“I DONE GONE SEEN A REAL LIVE WHALEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! and I like whales.”

-Shreya Banerjee

 

I’d say it went well… :)

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MEC’s Winter Quarter Camping Trip!

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MEC hit the ground running this quarter, planning a camping trip only 2 weeks after winter quarter began!  But before we knew it, we were back out in nature again, this time spending the night and hiking at William Heise County Park, a lovely campsite just outside the town of Julian.  It was a fantastic trip: the weather was wonderful (especially compared to the hail and rain we got on our last camping trip!) and the nature all around us was beautiful.

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Community Garden Plot Update

This quarter, MEC took up more responsibility by accepting a plot at Roger’s Community Garden at UCSD. We spent many weeks taking good care of our seedlings and our veggies. Our Activities Coordinator Estelita Leija volunteered to head the project.

Now a message from her: “As of Friday Dec 7, 2012 this is what our plot looked like. The large patch of green you see here are our weeds. Following that are our small patches of carrots, the leaves you see closer to the top are our turnips that are doing very well. By next quarter the weeds shall be gone.”

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“As of Sunday Dec 9,2012 all weeds are gone, ground has been raked and leveled, ready to insert seeds for next Quarter!” -Estelita Leija, MEC Activities Coordinator

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Like Roger’s Community Garden at UCSD on Facebook and/or join the Facebook group here for more information.


Thank you to any Meclings who helped out with planting, watering, and weeding!

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MEC goes Camping and Hiking at Palomar Mountain State Park

(from left to right: Mauro, Joyce, Devin, Madison, Courtney, Eduardo, Vanessa, Melissa, Jessika, Corinne, Estelita, Jared, Jeremy, Shreya, Darnica, Steven)

MEC’s next adventure was at Palomar Mountain State Park. We camped and hiked up to our hearts content.

Here are some testimonials from our Meclings

“So i drove through a horror movie…but then i realized i was probably just thinking too deeply into a drama. The night started out as a hero’s journey film to get the food made and everything taken care of…but then it turned into a bad romance flick, everyone wanted someone and things kept dripping everywhere. The next morning i woke up and found my underwear was soaking wet…so i have to say it was a comedy. Great trip dudes!” Jeremy Schrader, MEC Historian

“Had an absolute blast camping at Palomar with the Muir Environmental Corps! We may not have slept, and had to endure a tent that is the antithesis of waterproof with ice cold rain, but s’mores, beautiful scenery, “COURTNEHHH!,” hiking, laser guided underwear seeking rain, horror movie firewood, and everything else made it one hell of a trip!” Devin Ratelle, MEC Chair

“My first camping trip ever was GREAT! :] ty everyone!” Darnica Nguyen

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Zoo-tastic Adventure!

(From left to right: Jared, Akiko, Estelita, Devin, Alex, Madison, Melissa, Corinne, Eduardo, Vanessa, Joyce, Shreya, jenny, Alona)

MEC went to the Zoo! Here are some of our new members recapping their Zoo experience.

“Being a new member to MEC, the zoo trip really gave me the opportunity to get to know the members of the club, even getting the cool nickname “bell pepper.” The zoo was gorgeous, I had so much fun; I loved the trees around the zebras and polar bears, and it was awesome to literally stand 6ft away from an elephant. Mostly though I really enjoyed hanging out with the group, everyone in MEC is so friendly and my kind of eccentric, it was a great experience and I feel like I joined the right club” - Jenny Kingston

“I had a lot of fun. I enjoyed finding out what the ancient animals of California may have looked like, and seeing the approximate size of each animal. I was really surprised that we had elephants and camels here.” - Alex Sinclair

“Having been to the zoo several times before, this trip was just as great as the rest. I had a lot of fun with the other members. Watching the animals was fun, too. I really enjoyed watching two jaguar cubs playing with each other as their mother watched (though she occasionally growled at them). It was also cool seeing a live video of the mother panda and her cub in their den. Overall, this trip turned out great. Can’t wait for the next one” - Jared Cachuela

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