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October 13, 2004
Exploring her own backyan
Instructor Sarah Hoover shows students that geology rc¡
Karlin Johnson
Geology of California class in
community college.
She explained, “I was like,
Explosions of lava and ash ‘This is'the coolest stuff in the
may be frightening and horrific whole-'world! Nobody told me
to some, but to Geology about this when I was
Instructor Sarah Hoover, whose younger!’”
’After community college
main focus of study was vol
canology, a volcanic eruption is Hoover moved on to attend
Carolina
State
an exciting adventure that can North
be used as a teaching tool for University, which is where she
decided to become a geologist.
her students.
Hoover had been working full
“You may have to deal-with
at
Western
Oregon
an explosion,” said Hoover, “so time
University,
it’s very cool
and had been
that geology is
doing
part
so
in-your-
“Fm really
time work off
face.”
and on at ’
Hoover
excited about
Clackamas for
explained that
where we live, I
about
four
any of her col
years, but is
leagues or stu
think it’s
now a full
dents can easi
probably one of
time instructor
ly tell you how
the greatest
at the college.
excited she is
Asjde from
about
the
places to
teaching gen
recent activity
observe
the
eral geology,
in Mount St.
Hoover
is
Helens.
outdoors... ”
teaching
“[My
stu
Geology of
Sarah Hoover
dents
are]
the Northwest
probably sick
Geology Instructor
this
term,
of me talking
where
she
about it,” said
explains that
Hoover. “I use
it a lot to try to get them excit she has been able to use Mount
ed and interested in what’s St. Helens as a good example of
going on. I think that’s what’s “why things are so different [in
so cool about it, is that it’s such Oregon] than they are in other
a great tool to get students sud places.”
Hoover is slated to teach
denly realizing that geology
Volcanos and Earthquakes
effects them.”
For the Keiser, Oregon resi spring term, a class that anyone
dent, geology and volcanology can take without taking a geol
I
have been a fascination since ogy pre-requisite.
olic was in tier mid 20s.
“[The class is] really friend
Hoover became interested in ly for students who are interest
geology after signing up for a ed in where they live,” said
Feature Editor
Hoover, who finds Oregon to
be a fun place to learn.
“I love camping and hiking
but I think most geologists do,”
she said. “I’m really excited
about where we live; I think it’s
probably one of the greatest
places to observe the outdoors,
and luckily my husband shares
the passion with going camping
and traveling.”
For students who are interest
ed in science, need to take a sci
ence sequence for a degree or
transfer, or are looking for some
thing that interests them, Hoover
strongly suggests geology.
“Part of the thing about
being in college is being able to
explore things that you never
thought about before,” said
Hoover. “Find something you
never thought you would be
remotely interested in, and give
it a try. I mean, it’s ten weeks of
your life and probably most
classes you can find somehow
apply to your degree.”
Hoover can explain that
geology helps people under
stand the world around them.
“[People] should be educated
about the issues—where to build
a home because of land slides,
how do rivers effect where you
build your house? I mean most
geology would help you with
that,” said Hoover. “Faulting,
earthquakes, you know, why do
we live in an area where we
have the potential of getting a
nine point earthquake? There's
lots of issues.”
Hoover explains however,
that there are more fun reasons
to take geology as well.
“When you go hiking it’s a
lot more fun because you know
ISAIAH CREEL CM
Geology Instructor Sarah Hoover is excited to!
recent activity in Mount St. Helens to show hl
dents that geology can effect their lives everyq
what you're looking at and you
know why it is,” Hoover
smiles. “It just gives u
more richness.”
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