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The
Clackamas Print
News
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007
Recycling for greener idea
Kyle Steele
The Clackamas Print
The concept of sustainability
has received significant media
attention recently, becoming an
issue that many feel is impor
tant to the world.
Clackamas is taking a
stand for the cause; faculty
and the college have formed
the sustainability committee,
which has brought in members
of nearly every department
to combat waste on campus
through school policy.
The committee will' target
key dilemmas and find ways to
make Clackamas a better place
for everyone.
The college formed the
committee to evaluate the con
dition of the campus “and help
develop new policies,” said
Don Hartsock, philosophy and
sustainability instructor.
At the Nov. 8 sustainabil
ity meeting, Mickey Yeager,
of campus services, addressed
current recycling situations,
which were then explained by
the department heads in atten
dance.
Problems discussed includ
ed the lack of plastic recy
cling at Clackamas this year.
The school has lost the con
tract with the private company
responsible for it in the past.
Another issue brought up
was block Styrofoam that is
used for packaging, which has
to be sent to landfills from the
bookstore because there are
no recycling options for the
product.
However, committee mem
bers have taken positive
steps to create change.
According to David
Holcomb, who manages the
college bookstore, the store
reuses and recycles pack
aging peanuts and bubble
wrap.
Possible disposal plans for . taught by Grabill
Term. The course is pa
batteries, oils, insecticide, haz- —
ardous waste and paints have sequence of three class
will be led by another i<
also been debated.
Co-chair Elizabeth Howley tor in the spring. Th
of horticulture, and Yeager rent class, taught by Ha,
have also suggested inviting emphasizes the principl
a Metro representative to the ics and philosophy of
next meeting to provide other ability.
ideas regarding how to further
“I’ll be teaching 18
a focus of defining th
sustainability progress.
“Anyone interested in this ous problems and exp
topic can attend meetings,” their impact on the
said Jim Grabill, English and Northwest,” Grabill said
Many clubs have alsj
sustainability instructor.
The sustainability commit bottle and can recyclia
tee meets every other Friday. around campus. ASG, S
Their next meeting is scheduled Club and the Intematiorj
for Nov. 30 in the Community have all placed such ren
Center, room 127. It will run the Community Center,
Hall and other building]
from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Interested students can sign
“Each term we pri
up for the sustainability class, raise about $10 to $20
SSC 181-01, which will be cans that we take bai
the deposit,
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MARIJUANA: Forums wrestle
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levels of use and abuse are
high among adolescents and
young adults.”
About 1,600 students in
Oregon have been arrested for
the possession of marijuana so
far this year and, as a result,
are now ineligible for finan
cial aid, said Anthony Johnson
of Voter Power.
“Are you more afraid of a
rapist or a pothead?” Belville
asked the audience.
After the forum, community
member Bill McDonald posed
several relating questions:
“Who are the ■ criminals?
Marijuana users? Or is it the
people who view ‘pot smok
ers’ as being no better than
rapists, murderers and corrupt
politicians?”
Another key question pre
sented at the event was wheth
er the direct policy surround
ing marijuana does more dam
age than the drug itself.
Although no drug is com
pletely harmless, some are
safer than others, Belville
said.
“Marijuana benefits several
medical conditions, including
nausea, vomiting, stimulating
appetite, promoting weight
gain and diminishing intra
ocular pressure from glauco
ma,” a NORML flyer reads.
“Patients and physicians have
... reported that (smoking) ...
marijuana provides relief from
migraine headaches, depres
sion, seizures, insomnia and
chronic pain, among other
conditions.”
According to NORML,
The Giving Tree
applications are
now available. The
tree is locat'd in
Iho
mmuuity Center.
“marijuana prohibition is all
about emotion, fear and social
control.”
Visit www.omorml.org or
www.myspace.com/ornorml
for more information about
NORML. To learn about Voter
Power, see VoterPower.org.
nefi
Many students talk to their
peers about their opinions on
the legalization of marijua
na; why not tell someone in
power?
These organizations encour
age students and community
members to contact their con-
gressman at 202-225-31
individuals have to do
their zip code and mak
views known.
As
stated by
Chandler of MAMA,
have the power to make
difference.”
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