News
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
OC Point
New strip mall means more choices for students
Andrea Simpson
I The Clackamas Print
Panda Express is a less com
mon sight, but still fairly popular, j
With their line of Asian cuisine at <
prices that everybody can love,
it is considered the most popu
lar Chinese fast food. They cur
rently have 1 thousand restaurants
throughout the United States,
Puerto Rico and Japan. The closest
ones to campus are the Clackamas
Town Center location and the one
in Wilsonville’s Argyle Square.
FedEx Kinko’s will undoubt
edly prove a valuable addition to
campus life. Their services include
paper copies, photo prints, passport
photos, signs and graphics and per
sonalized gifts.
They also sell office supplies,
such as binders, paperclips, staples,
stamps and an assortment of writ
ing utensils - all of which should
be helpful to students.
Sport Clips is a unique hair
franchise with a sport-themed
environment geared toward men
and boys. There are currently no
other locations in lhe Oregon City
area.
The construction of OC Point
should be completed'in time for
Fall Term.
Is Chartwells in danger of extinc
tion?
Some might say so, with the
construction of OC Point across the
street from the college.
The new shopping center on the
comer of the highway and Molalla
Avenue has been under construc
tion for the last few months and has
drawn much speculation as to what
is going into the new buildings.
The structure will contain a
FedEx Kinko’s, a West Coast Bank,
a Sport Clips hair studio, a Starbucks
and a Panda Express.
It is the last two that may threat
en 1he success of Chart wells.
The eatery is fairly successful
because of its convenient location,
but with a new restaurant and popu
lar coffee shop just a minute’s walk
away, how will it fare?
Students have differing opin
ions.
“The coffee here is of decent
quality, not to mention Starbucks
isn’t worth crossing that crazy road,”
said Aubra Penner.
VanessaJones point
ed out one of the more
glaring objections to
Chartwells Starbucks.
“They have limited
flavors here. I might
go across the street It
depends what I’m in
the mood for.”
Starbucks is one of
the most recognized
brands of coffee. The
company started in
1971, selling only cof
fee beans, but soon
started selling delicious
coffee and espresso
beverages. Starbucks
now has 7,521 stores
Worldwide. Within two
miles of the college
alone, there are three
Jenessa Palmer Clackamas Print
Starbucks already, two
The new shopping center under con
within a few blocks of
struction across Hwy. 213 from the col
each other.
lege.
COLLEGE RUYER PROGRAM
2007 MODEL CLEARANCE CERTIFIED USED CARS
WITH 1OO/OOO MILE WARRANTY?
G oto lithiasubaruoregoncity . com
FOR A HASSLE-FREE QUOTE?
L ithia S ubaru of O regon C ity !
503-656-0612,
__ Clackamas Print
3
Tilt tackles Asia’s air problems
Mike Guidice
The Clackamas Print
He
speaks
Mandarin
Chinese, Korean and is now
learning Hungarian. If pos
sible, he would like to be rein
carnated as a water buffalo.
He
is
Oregon
State
Anthropology Professor Dr.
Bryan Tilt, and he spoke
at the college last week in
association with Clackamas’
Sustainability Project.
An extremely well-round
ed and educated man; Tilt
received his Ph.D and Master’s
Degree in anthropology from
the University of Washington.
Previous to that, he earned
a Bachelor’s Degree in Asian
Studies, as well as techni
cal writing, from Utah State
University.
His work has been aimed at
studying Southwestern China,
a land where he has traveled
and lived. He amerces himself
in the culture while research
ing pollution and its effects on
the community.
“I took a lot of courses
in graduate school that got
me interested in sustainabil
ity, especially pollution con
trol, and I realized that China
is where it’s at,” Tilt said.
“China has 1.3 billion peo
ple and is developing so fast.
It’s the world’s factory and is
absorbing a lot of the pollu
tion burden that should right
fully be ours, and Japans’ and
Germany s’.”
His hard work in Asia has
been recognized and praised
by many, and in 2005, he
won the Peter K. New Award
for Best Research Paper in
Applied Anthropology for his
essay entitled “Modeling com
munity perceptions of risk
from industrial pollution in
rural China: a political-eco
logical approach.”
Tilt traveled to a particular
region of Southwestern China
where the average person
makes the equivalent of 50
U.S. dollars a month work
ing in agriculture. The indus
trial workers, however, make
two to four times, that much
working in dangerous metal
smelting facilities that leave
Lydia Bashaw Clackamas Print
Anthropology professor Bryan Tilt speaks to the audience last
week as part of the Sustainability Project at Clackamas.
employees and the entire sur
rounding community extreme
ly susceptible to high levels of
toxic pollutants. The situation
is not a good one, nor one with
which most Americans could
relate.
Even living in the condi-r
tions they do, Tilt’s experi
ences with the people of the
rural town have been pleasant.
“On a one-on-one basis,
China is a very pro-American
country,” he said. “I was gen
erally treated very well. As -a
researcher, they do watch what
you’re doing; you have to reg
ister everywhere you go with
the Public Security Bureau.
“Local government officials
have to approve your study.
That’s a process that has to be
negotiated with them, usually
involving drinking . copious
amounts of alcohol. In China,
social connections are often
not formal, the way they are
here. You don’t sign a written
document that creates a rela
tionship; you create a personal
bond first.”
Tilt
clearly
advocates
environmental
protection,
but wonders how feasible a
standardized global defini
tion of sustainability would
be.
Economically, areas
like Southwestern China are
nowhere near as strong and
developed as other parts of the
world. Changes must be made
to alleviate the pollution con
centrated in Asia, and Dr. Tilt
continues to research the seri
ous issues that not only plague
China, but are now showing up
in our own backyards as wind
currents carry the hazardous
chemicals across the globe.
Campus News & Events
Today
Nashville-based poet and storyteller Minton Sparks will be holding a workshop for students inRR220, from 10
to 11:30 am, with a discussion about her work from noon to 1 pm in CC 127. For more information, contact
English Instructor Kate Gray at (503) 657-6958, ext 2371.
Today
Dr. Peter Ward, a paleontologist from the University of Washington, and best-selling author of
Rare Earth and Life As We Do Not Know Zf, will be speaking from noon to 1 pm in Gregory Forum.
June 7
An evening of contemporary wind music will be performed by the college’s Concert Band, under the direction
of Instructor Dave Mills. It will be held in the Osterman Theater at 7:30 pm, and a $5 donation is requested for
admission. For more information, contact the Music Department at (503) 657-6958, ext 2434.
June 8
The Mainstream Jazz Ensemble, directed by Lonnie Cline, will be holding a concert in the Osterman Theater at
7:30 pm Price for admission is $5 for this evening of jazz, fusion, funk and pop music. For more information,
contact the Music Department at ext 2434.
June 14
The graduation ceremonies for those receiving their GED or adult high school diploma will take place at 7
p.m in the Randall Gymnasium. For more information, call the Graduation Hotlme at ext. 2549 or visit the
college’s Web site.
June IS
Graduation ceremonies for college degree and certificate recipients will take place at 7 pm in the Randall
Gymnasium For more information, call the Graduation Hotline at ext. 2637 or visit the college’s Web site.