Image provided by: Clackamas Community College; Oregon City, OR
About The Clackamas print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1989-2019 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 2009)
4 Clackamas Print Arts Wednesday, April 15, 2009 Culture Funny flair hides on campu I Greg Stoltz II I The Clackamas Print v Tina Birch, an executive assistant in the Barlow Hall administration office, is easy to like - even before you see what a cool toy she has on her desk. When she shows you her USB-connected, mouse-con trolled foam missile launch er, with motorized targeting and missile launching sound effects, she’ll be your new gff (geek friend forever). Be very nice to this woman, because she hasn’t fired on any living targets, yet. Something is i with this sign on the en’s bathroom, outsi gym in Randall Hi you can’t tell what Kate Gray, English) ment chair, will pen see to it that you a allowed to graduate, See something funny, interest« annoying? Sen your photos or to The Clacks Print in Roger Rook 135 ore-i chiefed@clacka edu or online at clackamasprint. All photos by Greg Stoltz Clackamas Print Water myths pour away as students learn the trut Last year in the midst of massive drought, a public water provider in Georgia ran out of water. Residents lined up every morning at a water truck waiting for their daily one-gallon allotment. Though many believe water is plentiful in the rainy Northwest, the small amount that’s drinkable coupled with the rising population is forcing people to consider how they can conserve life’s most basic necessity. More than 400 locals and students found out more about water and sustainability in the .Northwest from agencies that deal with water quality at the fourth annual Celebrate Water: Connecting Land, Water and People, last Wednesday at Clackamas Community College. The event was part of the college’s sustainability project. Leah Shuyler was at the event looking for activi ties she could use for fourth graders at River Mill Elementary School in Estacada. “I have a really strong passion in the environ The Clackamas Print The Clackamas Print 19600 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 503-657-6958, ext. 2309 z ment,” said Shuyler. Sharon Leingang, a volunteer at the event and a master recycler, said she’s looking out for future generations and spreading information on the three R’s — reduce, reuse, recycle. “Once it’s in the landfill, it’s there for life,” said Leingang, who took at test in January to become a master recycler. Leingang had a table where she taught people how to make CD cases out of recycled magazines. At another exhibit, students learned how their use of water outdoors affects our rivers, streams and oceans. This was demonstrated by students pouring red and green powder on a plastic landscape dis play which was then sprayed with water to simulate rain. It flowed into the river - simulating pollution. Allison Heimowitz, who ran the display, talked about how what we do to the land is important and that we need to think about alternatives. She handed Editor in Chief: Lydia Emily Bashaw A d M anager : Meredith James Copy Editor: Matthew Ostergren Web and Graphics Editor: Ka^la Berge S taff W riters / P hotographers : Dale Balbi, Jessica Foster, News Editor: John Hujlburt Mark Foster, Brad Heineke, A&C Editor: Abigail Neet Jaycob Izso, Michelle Newby, Feature Editor: Nick Komafel Lisa Sellars, Greg Stoltz, Mark Sports Editor: Kayla Calloway ' Sunderland Photo Editor: John Shufelt Photo Editor: Robert Crawford out a poster with ten easy steps to save water,« included sweeping sidewalks, adjusting lawn s| kiers and adding native plants to yards. Christina Hollenbeck with Clackamas 8 Water Providers said anyone can conserve « Her ideas included changing to newer plum! fixtures, taking shorter showers and using water outside. She said 95 percent of people« water outside. Hollenbeck said she’s working on gettin Georgian water official to come to Portland to about what the state could have done to pre their drought. “A lot of people I work with say, ‘Pshh, « never going to be there,’” she said. “You wait see.” For more information, visit: www.epa.gov. I Compiled by the students of J-230 P roduction A ssistants : Kelsey Schneider, Sean Huggins J ournalism A dviser ; Melissa Jones D epartment S ecretary : Pat Thompson G oals : The Clackamas Prints to report the news in an honest unbiased, professional manner. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the student body college adminis tration, its faculty or The Print E-mail comments to chiefed© dackamas.edu.
