An Eco-mmencement

Come next May, Franklin Field will be filled with approximately 35,000 discarded plastic bottles. No, it's not becoming a temporary landfill. Instead, outgoing seniors will be the first class to graduate in 100% eco-friendly garb.

Each cap & gown will be made of 23 or so recycled plastic  bottles that would otherwise be sitting in a landfill.

Is it a response to our not-so-green rankings? Or maybe Harvard's recent fashion line? Who knows, as long as it doesn't resemble something straight off the Derelict runway, we're okay with the change.

The company making them, Oak Hall Cap & Gown, claims the gowns are "virtually indistinguishable in color, feel or fit from traditional polyester material."  No word yet on what they will cost but the company will donate to the University's Green Fund for every gown purchased. Commencement with a conscience?