Last Saturday students from colleges and universities across the country joined others from across the globe in turning off lights and appliances for an hour in observance of Earth Hour, an event to promote Global Warming awareness. Although only a small number of schools officially participated, many students took it upon themselves to engage their peers on campus by hosting “lights out” parties and other such events to build support for the campaign.

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