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When Your Dorm Goes Green And Local

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First Posted: 09-28-09 11:47 AM   |   Updated: 09-28-09 05:26 PM

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Thoreau said education often made straight-cut ditches out of meandering brooks. But not at the EcoDorm, which houses 36 undergraduates and is the spiritual heart of Warren Wilson College, a liberal-arts school of fewer than 1,000 students in Swannanoa, N.C.

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Thoreau said education often made straight-cut ditches out of meandering brooks. But not at the EcoDorm, which houses 36 undergraduates and is the spiritual heart of Warren Wilson College, a liberal-a...
Thoreau said education often made straight-cut ditches out of meandering brooks. But not at the EcoDorm, which houses 36 undergraduates and is the spiritual heart of Warren Wilson College, a liberal-a...
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- brady61995 I'm a Fan of brady61995 37 fans permalink
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wtf this is rediculous, green beer green teeth and green herbs is what i get out of this pic

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:08 AM on 10/17/2009
- jlmealer I'm a Fan of jlmealer permalink
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The dorm stuff is alright as long as two men are not holding hands walking barefoot int he grass towards a table of greens and veggies... Or maybe I was spooiled by the ASU dorms and the sunbathing? We never held hands though...

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- ResidualSelfImage I'm a Fan of ResidualSelfImage 7 fans permalink

I see no solar panels thats not green.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:57 PM on 09/28/2009

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