Word: repped
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...earlier missteps and the felt apathy of Cabot residents, McEachern says he was pleased to see students responding to his environmental push. One student went so far as to report on the acting residential dean, pointing out that she left her lights on at night. With the power his REP leader status gave him, McEachern confronted the dean who then promised to flip the switch...
...even if students themselves aren’t spurred to activism by REP, the statistics speak for themselves. Since the program was started, College-wide energy consumption has decreased by 9 percent, $288,488.56 has been saved in lower energy bills, and 885.24 metric tons of CO2 has not been added to the atmosphere. With the exception of Winthrop, all of the houses have shown a reduction in their energy usage, with Mather leading the way with a 12.4 percent reduction over the past three years...
...Still, REP is far from perfect. Coverage is oftentimes uneven through the houses. Kirkland has door-drop signs that allow students to check what kinds of publications they want in their basket, while most houses do not. Since this was a task that was taken up by Kirkland House with Kirkland funds, REP couldn’t offer funding to other houses to get the program started...
...there is still work to be done. “I’d say that Harvard is a leader in these issues but it could be more of a leader,” says Kreycik. If the College takes on additional projects in the reduction of energy consumption, REP may need to take on more leaders to reach the entire student body...
Like many Harvard students, REP leaders want to push the envelope. “I think it can move to the next level,” says Rogers. “There’s a college in Maine whose entire graduation is waste free...Harvard has a long way to go before something like that.” REP is also attempting expansion into the athletic department and collaboration with a similar program at Harvard Business School. Lanoue cites these as examples of how REP is trying to “get our presence everywhere on campus...