“It’s tempting and it’s the least we can do for the planet, that’s for sure, smiles Geneviève, but it’s more of a constraint than good news, even if I understand that we don’t has no choice, ”says the young student. With her friends, with whom she discusses the piece of fat on the steps of the university, Monday’s announcement by the president of the University of Strasbourg (Unistra), two additional weeks of closure this winter to deal with the “exploding energy bill”, is not unanimous.
Even if Romain “understands” the need to save money, in particular energy, he is surprised to have to pay “the broken pot”. Between “the strikes that there will be, these fewer days of lessons will not help, the young man is already worried. And then you have to catch up. In the end, we are going to suffer from climate change and we are being cut off from classes as an answer. It’s a bit of a double jeopardy for us”. Same reservation for Justine, met on the side of the Patio: “Yesterday, I said to myself that it was obvious even if it did not surprise me that it was Strasbourg who launched it first, I was even surprised that we don’t put us at a distance. But I also tell myself that it lacks anticipation, says the student. This could be expected and there are certainly other positions where you can make big savings, you can lower the temperature even further instead of the 19°C advertised. »
Between savings and time management
For Djamel, the observation is much more severe: “To come to this, in a large university like Strasbourg, I find that (he chews his words) rather disappointing (smiles). Why did you wait to do a carbon footprint? Does this mean that we were wasting energy until now because we did not pay too much for it? ” Victor bounces back: “We should already use our computers less to take lessons, turn off the lights when there is no one in the rooms, let everyone mobilize”, pleads the young man 25 years old.
For Julie, on the contrary, this is good news. The student from the Bordeaux region explains that she will be able to go back to see her family for longer at Christmas and we “can also take distance lessons, when it does not last all year. And in addition I will pay less for my train ticket on the return because it will not be the rush, ”she calculates. “Fewer courses, so that means registration fees reimbursed? » laughs a friend. More measured, Djibril explains that he will have a little more time to revise: “At this time of year, I do a lot of jobs so it can suit me that there are fewer classes, that’s fine with me. give time”. Time, Inès is afraid of having a little too much. “It’s necessary I think, but I’m in residence and I can’t go home,” she says. It’s going to be long and a little sad these winter and February holidays. But there is no choice anyway, we will have to deal with it. »