After a back and forth of who would be crowned victor of Skidmore Unplugged, we are pleased to announce Howe-Rounds as the most energy efficient dorm on campus. Similarly, we would also like to award Howe-Rounds as the “Most Confusing Dorm” on campus. While people insist on it being two separate dorms, its energy usage continues to be displayed as one. In the spirit of continued energy conservation, perhaps a contest amongst academic buildings is in order: Tisch vs. Bolton-Palamountain-Dana-Harder (and I guess Ladd). Get ready for a blood bath.

Let our previous post ring far and loud…

We’re not sure why we haven’t received a barrage of campus wide emails announcing the winner yet, but Skidmore Unplugged ended 2 days ago and Howe-Rounds is the clear victor. Maybe the tight lips have something to do with accusations of sabotage we’ve heard rumor of.

Any-hoo, after 3 weeks of studying with the lights off and waking up at 5am panicking over whether or not we turned off our power strips it seems our attention to detail finally paid off. The reward for this environmental responsibility you ask? Why each member of Howe-Rounds will receive a gift certificate to some downtown money hole. Depending on your luck you could end up with a bagel from Bruegger’s or a romantic dinner for two one at the Olde Bryan Inn. We still aren’t sure how the prizes will be distributed but we have our eyes on some Putnam Market gift cards—if only they knew how much I loved their pesto mayonnaise OMG!

Looks like the rebels in Wait and Jonsson weren’t swayed by the pretty decorations. Both dorms increased their energy usage over these past three weeks and seemed to have had some trouble grasping the whole “reduce” concept. Hopefully who ever is in charge of this little dealio will have the sense to keep it going so dorms can continue to measure up to one another.