Energy costs reach sky-high levels

<-NARRATOR:-> Now listen to two students discussing the article.
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> What on Earth is the university thinking?
<-MALE STUDENT:-> Huh? What do you mean?
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Well...those buildings aren't just used for classes...
that's where my evening study group usually meets.
<-MALE STUDENT:-> [realizing] Oh, oh of course...that's true...
but you could go to the library instead.
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Yeah ... but the library only has a few rooms that people can use for group meetings,
which is why classrooms have been so convenient.
But now, if it's winter and cold, where can we go?
<-MALE STUDENT:-> Right ...in the middle of winter,
forget it ... or even if it's just kinda cold out...
<-FEMALE STUDENT:->...it'd be pretty unpleasant.
<-MALE STUDENT:-> Oh but still, they obviously have to do something about the situation.
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Oh, I agree they have to do something,
but they should find a solution that isn't so disruptive...to academics no less.
<-MALE STUDENT:-> Such as...?
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> Well, for one, if they replaced all those old windows ...
they're so drafty...
they let the cold in...
And if they insulated the buildings better...
These are really old buildings...charming, but...
<-MALE STUDENT:->...but not at all energy efficient.
Yeah, you're probably right.
<-FEMALE STUDENT:-> There are some really basic improvements they could make that'd make a huge difference in the long term...
that could solve the problem and still leave us somewhere to study.