Green Games at UNC

Here at UNC most of the dorms participate in a competition called the Green Games. The Green Games is a competition in which residents and RA’s of the dorms participate in activities to promote sustainability and environmentally friendly actions. The dorm that organizes the most activities with the most participants wins the Green Games. The winner of the competition is determined by a point system. The prizes that are awarded usually have some connection with sustainability. Last year, Morrison was the dorm that one the entire competition and they receive prizes like low flow water fixtures, LED or motion sensor lights, a ClearStream recycling system, a foosball, ping pong table, an electric bike, a DVD collection of sustainability related movies, and a solar charging station for laptops! The last time I heard my dorm was in second place for this year’s competition. I think it’s neat that the Green Games encourages the entire dorm to participate in environmentally friendly actions and to be conscious of sustainability.