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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Culture
Funny flair hides on campu
I Greg Stoltz
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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.
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with this sign on the
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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
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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
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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.”
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