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4/27/2008 Update: Thanks to everyone that participated in the Ecolymipcs this month! Congratulations to South for winning the competition! Check out the scoreboard for the final scores. If you have suggestions for how we could improve Ecolympics next year, please send them to Lora DiFranco. 4/16/2008 Update: Congratulations to Talcott, South, and Barrows for getting first, second, and third in the Dorm Energy Competition and to Dascomb for winning the 24-hour challenge! This puts South in the lead for the overall Ecolympics. We still have a week and a half to go, so check out the calendar and keep attending events! 4/7/2008 Update: The scoreboard has been updated to include opening ceremonies and eco-trivia night results! Price, Noah, and Fairchild are in the lead! See the link above for more.
The Ecolympics is an environnmentally-minded competition between the residence halls at Oberlin College. Participants will compete in a variety of events to earn points for their dorms, with the grand prize being awarded during April 26th's Closing Ceremonies. Building on the success of Oberlin's annual Dorm Energy Competition and organized in part by students in the Environment and Society course, Ecolympics is an energy and waste reduction, and environmental education contest held among dorms. The competition will run Monday, March 31 to Saturday, April 26. Attend events, participate in competitions, and earn points for your dorm! Thanks to our sponsors! |
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Ongoing Events:
Dorm Energy Competition
200 Points for 1st Place
March 31-April 13
The Dorm Energy Competition is already a well-established annual tradition at Oberlin. Dorms compete to lower their energy use. The dorm that most reduces their energy use is the winner.
Lightbulb Brigade
100 Points for 1st Place
March 31-April 24
10,000 Compact Florescent Light bulbs (CFLs) have been donated to the college for distribution purposes. These light bulbs will be distributed to students, faculty, staff, and community members throughout the Ecolympics. The schedule for dorm distribution is as follows:
April 2nd: 8:00pm - 10:00pm - North, and French House
April 3rd: 8:00pm - 10:00pm - Burton, Noah, and Zeke
April 7th: 8:00pm - 10:00pm - East, Barrows, and Barnard
April 8th: 8:00pm - 10:00pm - Keep and Asia House
April 9th: 8:00pm - 10:00pm - Dascomb and Harkness
April 10th: 8:00pm - 10:00pm - Baldwin, Talcott, and Fairchild
April 14th: 8:00pm - 10:00pm - South and Tank
April 15th: 8:00pm - 10:00pm - Old Barrows, Russia House, and Johnson House
April 16th: 8:00pm - 10:00pm - Afrikan Heritage House, Third World, Spanish House and German House
April 17th: 8:00pm - 10:00pm - Firelands and any missed dorms
*Schedule subject to change depending on number of volunteers.
Waste Audit
100 Points for 1st Place
March 31-April 24
This group will go to dorms on a random day during Ecolympics and determine how much garbage in the waste basket can actually be recycled. The dorm with the lowest percent of recyclable products wins.
Living Machine Poop Campaign
100 points for 1st Place
April 14-April 24
Come support the Living Machine--an ecosystem that treats waste water--and earn points for your dorm by using the toilets at the AJLC. Or rack up the points by trying out the composting toilet in the annex next door! You can earn 25¢ for every time you "donate" to the cause--just sign the sheet on the wall outside the bathrooms and collect your quarters at the Closing Ceremonies celebration in Wilder Bowl. We take crap from everyone!
