In order to get students interested in sustainability, Ball State Energy Action Team turned off the lights in two dining halls Thursday night.
Anna Pasquali, the president of B.E.A.T., said they gave the event a vampire theme to get students to be aware of the “energy vampires” in their rooms.
She said energy vampires are appliances that suck energy even when they are turned off or not being used, like cell phone chargers, TVs and stereos.
“Our main goal is to reduce Ball State’s carbon footprint by turning off the lights in the dining halls,” Pasquali said. “We hope to get students interested in sustainability.”
Other ways to save energy are setting the thermostat and using it sparingly depending on the season, opening blinds to use natural light, turn off the lights and set computers to sleep or hibernate, according to the National Resources Defense Council.
Pasquali said she thought more students were becoming interested in sustainability already.
“I think students are interested in hearing about how they can conserve,” she said. “It’s kind of hard when you’re in the residence halls because you’re not actually seeing those bills come in, but when students do move off campus, it really matters and those tips do help.”
She said once students move off campus, they realize how much energy saving can really make an impact.
Spencer Kelly, a sophomore music media production major, lives off campus and said he limits his heat usage to save both energy and money.
“We haven’t turned it on all year,” Kelly said. “And this isn’t energy based, but I also take the bus to class instead of driving.”
Kelly said he thought it was important to save energy so the money saved can be spent on other things, and he said he thought the university was doing a good job at reducing energy.
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