Students involved in Baker Hall�s environmental residential academic program are working to implement shower timers in dorms, according to CU spokesman Bronson Hilliard.
The students recently submitted a proposal to the university for shower timers.
�There are no plans to put timed showers in Baker Hall,� Hilliard said. �The university is studying the proposal to implement the program for any hall.�
Housing and Dining Services could not be reached for comment.
Brittany Baker, a 19-year-old freshman pre-journalism major, said she thinks students will have mixed feelings about timed showers.
�I think most students will be excited to help make our dorms greener, but I also know that some students take long showers as a way to relax and de-stress,� Baker said.
Tom Harlor, a 19-year-old freshman open-option major, said he does not support the idea of timed showers.
�There are so many students living in the dorms, mostly freshmen, that have to endure a lot of change at college, and I feel like timed showers are taking things too far,� Harlor said.
Baker said that she thinks the shower timers should give students fair warning before shutting off.
�To avoid showers shutting off in the middle of a shampoo rinse, I think it would be better if the showers had reminders,� Baker said.
Harlor suggests an alternate approach to saving water.
�Hanging posters in the bathrooms might inspire students to keep their shower time to a minimum without being so abrupt,� Harlor said.
A decision has yet to be made by the university.
�There is no immediate timeline for the decision to be reached,� Hilliard said.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Kendall Schoemann at Kendall.schoemann@colorado.edu.