REP: Undergraduate Resource Efficiency Program

There really aren’t enough environmentally educational, Hawaiian themed, outdoor party games out there. It’s been a real tragedy for, and dare we say a hindrance to, the environmental movement.

But not any more! Thanks to bright minds of Alexa Stern '12 and Molly Bales '10, REP premiered Eco Limbo (otherwise known as “How low can your carbon go?") on September 4th.

The newest students at Harvard have arrived on campus, and with them comes the newest sustainability initiative from the Resource Efficiency Program (REP). In honor of the class of 2013, we’ve kicked off the “Green ‘13” program. Green ‘13 will encompass all the efforts that the freshman class does to make their lives, and the Harvard community, more sustainable.

Harvard’s student-run radio station, WHRB 95.3 FM has become the first student organization to receive Leaf One certification through the university Green Office program, “…and it looks like achieving Leaf Two won’t be too much of a stretch” says Dan Thorn ’11, the station’s Chief Studio Engineer.

She’s majestic. She’s elusive. She’s three feet tall and spray painted green.

Yes, the Green Cup is all of these, and after a hard fought year, she’s found a new home.

Want to know what’s going on at FAS in 140 characters or less? Follow the FAS Green Program on Twitter!

Adams House, famously known as “Harvard’s Most Historic House”, has implemented a new tradition to add to its rich house history: Trayless Saturday Lunches.

Most of us take those important small steps that make a big difference: turning out our lights when we leave a room, recycling our bottles, cans and paper, and power-managing our computers. However, every now and then, a student, tutor, or House master goes one step further and takes on a larger personal project that makes the entire campus a little greener.

Since its inception 3 years ago, the Harvard Program for Research In Science and Engineering (PRISE) has not only been affording students the opportunity to do research in the summer months, but also building a thriving community of individuals with a wide variety of interests. This year, at least one of those interests was green.