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...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...
...entire student body, which may cut costs and increase the visibility of the program. Despite REP’s shortcomings, it has the long-term potential to effect widespread change on the entire University campus, from increased recycling to projects as large as wind energy for all of Harvard. REP obviously has the financial backing; only time will tell whether it has the potential for more than fleeting success...
...This fall, a Resource Efficiency Program (REP) initiative to encourage students to exchange incandescent bulbs for more environmentally friendly compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) was almost too successful. Students flocked to exchange their gauche bulbs for the trendier CFLs, leaving REP sitting on thousands of the old-fashioned ones. Obviously, a program dedicated to resource efficiency couldn’t hide the stack behind the trash like the rest of us. What...