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Volume 42, Issue 2
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008
y from the ground up
April 2008
October 2008
Photos by Robert Crawford Clackamas Print
Jarmony went from a gutted-out skeleton to a fully functional building over the course of the summer, giving a new home to Clackamas’ allied
?partment. The new building is a shining example of the college’s dedication to sustainable practices and advanced technologies.
md open mg of Harmony on
\ signified the ending of over
' worth of construction
Hurlburt
' News Editor
larmony t campus has been going
more changes than a transvestite
round is [torn apart, and rubble is
:ross the'dirt at 7616 Harmony Rd.
ner site of the main Harmony earn­
ing.
ite, constructed in 1988, was once
of CHickamas’ satellite campus,
v a silent wasteland. Just down the
wever, east of the Oregon Institute
alogy, Harmony’s new building is
tall as altestament to the new pro-
touses.
1 breaking for the building was in
007, andiwithin a year the building
loped into one of the college’s most
buildings, with both innovative
jnserving features and technologi-
inced equipment.
w building is a three-story edifice
es the [allied health department on
floor, nursing on the second floor
dedicated the first floor to provid-
f the services and departments that
milding offered, minus specialized
and development, which has been
ito the »nursing and allied health’s
ring, DaJardin Hall, on the Oregon
ipus.
rayt, Director of Specialized Training
elopment, didn’t mind having to
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e here land we’re pleased,” said
Hoyt. “Space at the college is at a premium;
I am just glad we’re on campus.”
Those who transferred over with the
Nursing and Allied Health departments are
not disappointed either. In fact, they are
ecstatic.
Maureen Mitchell, Dean of Allied Health,
loves the new home for her department.
“It feels great. There is a lot of new
Technology in the building that the faculty
and students are enjoying,” said Mitchell.
The sentiment was shared by student Katie
Flanigan.
“I love it; it’s so nice. It’s always quiet and '
peaceful. The lab is so beautiful,” Flanigan
proclaimed.
There is reason for the rejoicing; the pro­
gram, at one point, had to share incubators
with the science department and even borrow
a local dentist’s office so students could get
in some realistic practice.
The new space is changing everything.
The department hosts its own in-house incu­
bators, as well as eight dental work stations,
set up to simulate a real work area, and a
nursing lab that has separate “patients’”
rooms monitored by faculty members over
the “eye in the sky,” a system of cameras that
are housed in each room.
These new spaces in the building are
complemented by flat screen televisions and
up-to-date computers.
The technology that is held in the belly of
the new Harmony building, is only part of the
modern appeal of the structure.
The building itself is a testament to the
modem, “green” times of the present.
Among the features the building boasts are
storm planters that filter all rainwater from
the roofs roofing materials and windows that
are designed to reflect heat and reduce the
need for air conditioning and ceiling tiles
that are designed to diminish the amount of
lighting needed.
Recycling innovations
create real change
John Hurlburt
Associate News Editor
Many students and staff throw­
ing away bottles and cans on cam­
pus April 29 probably didn’t think
that their wasteful habits would
have any effect but thanks to the
College’s blitzkrieg on unsustain­
able practices, their waste was put
to good use.
On April 30, Clackamas con­
ducted an audit of its trash in
three buildings: Roger Rook,
McLaughlin and Randall Halls.
The results showed that many
simple things that could be recy­
cled on campus - such as plastic
bottles, paper and cans - were not
being properly disposed of.
The audit in conjunction with
the school’s own findings, led to
62 new trash and recycling sta­
tions being added to the campus,
and three more being scheduled
to be added to the Harmony cam­
pus, according to Charlie Arata,
operations manager of campus
services.
This is just one example of
how the school is trying to encour­
age more faculty and students to
get involved with recycling, and
sustainability in general, around
campus.
“Recycling is what you can see
and feel right in front of you,” said
Elizabeth Howley, co-chair of the
sustainability committee.
Howley believes that recycling
is extremely important because in
general, “it is the largest part of
your carbon footprint”
Although for years the school
has had a recycling program insti­
tuted, it has been held at a distance.
According to Bill Leach, dean of
campus services, “what we have
not done is put (the recycling)
Please see RECYCLE, Page 2
Left:
Members
of Portland
State
University’s
Environmental
Services
Committee
sort through
trash on
April 30 in
an effort to
find out what
Clackamas
is missing in
its recycling
program.
I shows are back with force
Sheppard
'ulture Editor
¡he coming of fall follows a new
f drama for NBC and Fox. From the
pticipated return of “Heroes,” to the
much talked about new series, “Fringe,” and
finally to a little-advertised show based on
a familiar tale, this fall’s line-up of shows
has variety and a wide range of appeal.
Please see FALL SHOWS, Page 3
Photo by Lisa Sellars Clackamas Print