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Project benefits
students, too
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‘Changes’ needed at CCC
To the Editor:
Well. I look around myself
here at CCC and I ask myself,
what have we, as a large and
potentially powerful body of
students, done.
Then I look around myself
and I say.. .nuthin’.
Hell, it’s true. What we need
around here is a complete
change- of attitude, all the way
from perfectly able-bodied,
students using the doors for the
handicapped, to raising the
grain for the bread we should
be using in the cafeteria.
We lack the ability or under
standing to use our newspapers
like we should—both The Print
and the public papers. We
Work for a non-smoking area in
our cafeteria, then, once we at
tain the goal, we fail to define
or designate it. The list goes
on'
But, that is not to say that we
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haven’t-
accomplished
anything. We have raised fifty
flags in honor of our hostages
and adopted a nationalist at
titude without understanding
what we have. done. We have
also started . increasing our
revenues, by use of the game
room , and there area actually
students graduating here every
term. Keep up the good work.
Tis a tough job being a good
student and person. We have
to examine all sorts of things.
Hmmm, wonder why we’re
always the ones given the ex
ams.
'What I’m really trying to say
is this, do we really understand
why electric dobrs were in
stalled in the buildings, do we
really see that olir vast spaces
on campus could be used in
growing wheat and foodstuffs
for ourselves as well as the
community’s sake, dp we really
understand that the roofs of
our buildings not only, could be ,
but should be solar panels, and
that if all the electricity went off
in the building we would all
have to go to the bathroom in
the dark.
All we can do is work with
what we’ve got. And that is us,
ourselves. Look .around, your?
selves and come to the under
standing with each other that
we all exist in this quite
questionable situation together
and, that we have a human
obligation to each other to
make both oür living and lear
ning environments the best
they can.be, and if we don’t
start working, towards these
goals, then we can damn well
say our goodbyes to a. fairly
stable future.
Thank you, Godspeed, and
think positive towards all that
;yo,u do.
A.Taylor
A plan is in the making for a senior
housing project on campus. It sounds like a
very good idea.
There are mixed feelings on the issue, but
no matter how mixed they are, what do we
have to lose?
We borrow the money on a long-term 40-
year payment plan. Rent from the seniors
living there will go towards repayment of
the loan, and we have plenty of land, around
170 acres to share.
The project would benefit students, too.
By building senior housing, the College
would open the door for students to ex
perience real-life situations. Opportunities
in nursing, recreation planning, food ser
vices and other areas would be a real lear
ning situation for students here at the
College.
Many seniors do not want to live in a
“ghetto” situation. Well, they won’t have to.
But there are many seniors who would jump
at the chance of clean, secure, affordable
housing. Many projects like this have gone
up around the state and are filled to the last
room.
The Fontaine near the Llovd Center shoo-
ping center is one example. No one feels
like they are living in a ghetto there, and it
sure doesn’t look like one.
If we have a chance to help the elderly
people of our community, let’s do it. They
deserve something like this. And if they feel
bad, that’s their choice. I wonder how many
of them felt like they lived in a ghetto when
they were college students living in dorms?
The College Board of Directors has
authorized submission of a pre-application
form to the state Housing Division
requesting approval to be an applicant
sponsor for the project. Hopefully, we will
be accepted and will successfully pursue
the project for the benefit of both the
College and the seniors in our communitv.
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