Word: repped
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...apple pie clutched in our palms, the flags in the yard are taken down, the free t-shirts are shoved in the bottom of our dressers, and you might be wondering: is green still the new Crimson?Thanks to the Office For Sustainability (OFS), the undergraduate Resource Efficiency Program (REP), and the cooperation of the University and students, it is. The flags and t-shirts may be gone, but the blue recycling bins remain stacked in every dorm, and it’s hard to find a toilet on campus without a bright green dual-flush handle. Beyond these colors...
Let’s be fair to the REP. OFS plans to limit dispensers in all dining halls eventually; Winthrop merely jumped ahead. We also have an administration that stops hot breakfast to balance budgets. It will do anything for a buck—except fire a dean. Two years ago, REP was encouraged to track temperatures in rooms for the manager of building systems so he could see which were too warm and then lower their heat—and save money. When students shivered, REP got the blame. The administration may again be using REP as a front...
...REP does much good. For instance, it offers students signs for their drop boxes so they can opt out of receiving flyers. It also collects lost dishware so Harvard University Dining Services does not have to buy new supplies. REP is right that waste should be a common enemy...
...napkin project, which has been endorsed by the Office of Sustainability, will supposedly save Winthrop the hundreds of dollars spent each month filling 2-3 dispensers at each table. According to the Winthrop REP, the initiative will be implemented in all the dining halls in the future, but Winthrop is taking the lead...
Green initiatives. They're tricky things: entirely noble and admirable in concept, but complete nuisances when brought from abstraction to reality. For example, when the Winthrop House REP tells you that she has some "exciting green news," you know you've got to brace yourself. Because now you're only going to have one napkin dispenser on each table in Winthrop...