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[eWS _________ Wednesday, April 15, 2009________________________ ^feckamaS Prillt 3 reen energy sparks campus debate lOb Izso kamas Print 'oing erven? Yellow ^■nore popular. ■ general feeling on campus be split over the college’s ■ pi li to be environmentally B Most of this split is bom out ^■liege’s interest in putting in ^Bid turbine on top of Barlow ^Bc end of this academic year, ^Htliat will set off a chain of ^Bard the green technology. is really just one com- I the whole project,” said hmpus Services, Bill Leach, k to get us off the grid in the bars.” Lent on to explain that this Lid manifest itself in the progen vehicles, permeable |i even power from water On the academic side, Scott Giltz, Dean of the Technical Career Education Division, pointed out that the turbine is really just an “awareness piece,” that is the catalyst, allowing the college to supply students with mul tiple opportunities right out of CCC. Glitz said that one of their goals was to become a feeder school for col leges with advanced alternative energy programs. By creating a partnership with Columbia Gorge Community College, Clackamas would take the first step in (hat direction. The goal Giltz had was to set up a 49 credit program, that would pro vide students with a stepping stone to Columbia, Gorge’s 95 credit program. He also explained that Clackamas’ new curriculum will not just provide students with “many transferable skills,” but also immediate placement in the renewable energy field. “This will also be a great utility to Clackamas County residents,” Giltz said. Several students, however, weren’t as enthusiastic as Giltz. “Going green is very much a fad,” sai d fi rst year student Charlotte Pepper. “It’s in vogue.” Pepper stated that she hoped the classes would help provide students with a bit more insight as to why green technology is beneficial, as compared to just jumping on the bandwagon. Student Trevor Raunch wasn’t as generous about the green changes. “I don’t care about wearing a loin cloth and living in the woods,” he said on the topic. Raunch, a student at Clackamas Community College for nearly four years, has seen the col lege go through several changes and isn’t too swayed by the flashy new environmental view. “The college as an institution should be concerned about education. ‘Going green’ should be a distant sec Opinion Campus bathroom survey: Clackamas is number two to no one eg Stoltz . Print Even one goes to the bathroom, but not Bro goes to a bathroom as nice or as Bng as those we have at Clackamas ■unity College. Ba new student here, I noticed CCC Kns are much cleaner and more pleas- K those at the school I went to last ■ won’t embarrass that fine institu- Bid its less-than-sparkly, inconveniently Bed outdoor-entry-only bathrooms. Let’s By its name rhymes with Count Wood. Bause my initial impressions were so Bible, 1 decided to investigate further. I ■ visit all 82 bathrooms on campus - E| to Campus Services super employees Blexandcr and Don Sager for providing Kct number - but I did drop in to quite a Below are just some of the highlights, ■closure of bias: The author, being Bsed of that most plunger-shaped of Bosomes, the Y, visited only men’s rest- B while researching this column. Except ■or details, such as user cleanliness and panship, it assumed the corresponding h’s restrooms are much the same.) Art Center rorisingly, the bathroom here is white, [and more white. Other than two post lie wall, this restroom is a 100 percent ¡-free blank canvas in which to do aim... work. idall Hall, main floor outside gym in this restroom, acably, it is confined almost entirely the middle stall. Aside from the usual Nazi, and profane references, the inside [door says, in large letters, “Push it Idd, considering that from the reader’s re point, the door only opens in. lughlin Hall, first floor, just past the Ire is graffiti instructions to “Insert two coins together” and the suggestive overlapping quarters illus tration. Dye Learning Center __________ _ _ There are a _ whopping four stalls in this j men’s bathroom. Can’t find a table you like * ' ~ l 2..; ■’ library? Grab « a «■ book • arid head to this in the auxiliary reading room. Clairmont Hall This is the horticulture building and it shows. The toilet paper dispenser has a big Master Lock on it - just like you might use to secure the tool shed. Unlike elsewhere on campus, they use earth-friendly, single-ply paper here. There is even an electrical outlet in the handicapped stall in case you want to plug in your grow lights. Environmental Learning Center If you want that back-to-nature experi ence without having to dig your own latrine, check out this rustic commode, featuring exposed log construction and rough hewn wood. It’s like being at summer camp. Want to have some fun? The light switches are outside the bathrooms - a design peculiarity you can use to scare the dickens out of fellow campers late at night. DeJardin Hall—first floor This one’s the winner, people. From the cozy entry nook - complete with campus phone; to the tasteful, contemporary palette of black, purple and gray, to the most restful lighting on campus, tins is a thoroughly com fortable space that says, “Welcome friend.” Once inside, close your eyes, and the HVAC-’s gentle hum becomes the muted sound of sun, surf and sand. A delicate scent hangs in the air. You are king here, and because there is but one throne, you will likely luxuriate in solitude. If the day should'come that you decide to seek out this most lovely of lavatories, and you arrive only to find it occupied, you have my deepest condolences. bookstore entrance color here is brown. The smell is I hospital. It looks like a shrine to mid- I jentury industrial America. But wait! I on the wall is a dainty little shelf for I lost-modem latte or metrosexual man I II Bill Brod Community Center I | worth braving the claustrophobic I yay to see the condom machine inside. Is not just any condom machine, it’s the I Cold Latex Condom, Premium Ribbed I pms with Stimulating Lubricant, USA By Inspected” condom machine. Truly, ■prophylactics are “The gold standard Bsfaclion.” Especially titillating are the Robert Crawford Clackamas Print ___________________ ond,” said Raunch. Student Matthew Compton dis agreed saying, “(With green technol ogy) we wouldn’t be polluting die world for the next generation.” Compton was incredibly excited at the prospect that the college would be moving in the direction of alternative energy. “Wind energy is great, the only thing it would hurt is birds,” Compton joked, “so as long as it’s not in their flight path, it’s amazing.” While the college has received a Green Grant of $358,000 and is in pur suit of a $24 million grant, the admin istration expressed that this change wouldn’t be immediate. “If this saves the college money, if this preserves the institution then it’s a good idea,” Raunch said. “But, the college should be more concerned about saving itself and it’s students rather than trying to save the world.” j turbine, which is to be built by the end of the year, will provide about 100 watts of power. Illustration by Kayla Berge Clackamas Print BUDGET: Drafting depart ment suffers complete cut Continued from BUDGET, Page 1 According to Wilton, among the solutions were cutting out Clackamas’ drafting depart ment, laying off 20 full-time employees, increasing tuition by $10 over the next two terms, continuing the staff and faculty freeze and the reactivation of various enrollment fees such as the $50 dollar late enrollment fee. Associate Student Government Promotions Officer Bailee Sanders was present at the col- le«e council meetinc where Wilton presented a PowerPoint highli^iting the changes that were taking place and she understands the bit tersweet victory that CCC has made with the new batch of cuts. “The college is doing the best they can to not effect (students) access to the college . . . an access to higher education,” Sanders said passionately. “The college really has the students’ best interests first” According to Wilton, one of the positive things about this round of budget cuts was there were not a lot of fingers being pointed. No one played the blame game, and everyone trudged in the direction of finding solutions instead of bickering about who created the problems. The nature of what created the budget shortfall could have something to do with this. When Clackamas initially laid out its bud get for the next two years, 09-10 and 10-11, it was relying on an amount of $550 million that the governor had pledged to give to com munity colleges statewide. In December; that number had already plunged to $485 million and now it’s only $430 million that community colleges will be receiving statewide, and that number isn’t nec7 essarily rock bottom, a fact Wilton believes should be duly noted. “We don't want people tnnuang every problem is solved,” Wilton expressed. On April 10, after the interview with Wilton,. College President Joanne Truesdell announced in an e-mail that the state warned agencies to be prepared for a decrease of up to 30 percent This would leave the 17 com munity colleges in Oregon struggling to craft budgets with only $350 million in state aid. Truesdell said that dropping the number to $350 million would be, “a level that would devastate our ability to provide the size and scope of our current service.” The school should know however by the end of May how much funding they will be receiving for the next biennium. GARDEN: Services cut, prices go up to save college money Continued from GARDEN, Page 1 The sprinkler ban also met .with disap proval. Until this year, a few club members watered the entire garden for everyone. Zuelke explained the change, ‘You’re going to be watering by hose, and you’ll be watering your own plot yourself.” He said he knows it will mean more work for gardeners. Quite a bit more, explained Von Striver. She said watering and tending a garden requires a minimum of three visits per week. For people who come from as far away as Portland, making that many trips is really hard, she said. Zuelke said that he expects hose watering to save on water and sewer costs, helping the college meet its goal of cutting $135,000 in utility costs next year. Currently, however, there are not enough spigots in the garden to accommodate indi vidual hose watering, said Von Striver. To address the lack of faucets, the col lege is currently taking bids to have pipes and additional hose bibs installed this year, Zuelke said. He noted, however, that all the fees collected this year, even with the increase, will likely not cover the cost of that project. A third controversial change is that the club will no longer have control of file money it pays in fees. Zuelke said rather than route the money through the club system, funds will be part of the student activities budget This means instead of the club collecting depositing and drawing fees, the college will collect and allocate the fees. The college needs to have better control over the money, said Zuelke. He stressed that no one is saying anything improper ever hap pened, only that the college had no way of verifying and tracking the money coming in. In spite of the changes for the Club, Zuelke said, “There’s nothing to stop you from com ing together and collaborating in any number of ways to help each other.” Voicing an opinion shared by many dur ing the meeting, Von Striver said, “For more money we should be getting more services. We’re kind of disgruntled by the fact that we built the program and now they’re going to make money, and take the money away from us, when we were the ones that built the program, and they still want us to do it all ourselves.” . Clackamas community garden plots are still available. For more information, e-mail communitygarden@clackamas.edu or call 503-657-6958, ext 5316.
