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8 the clackamas print Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 Sustainability brings new coordinator By Matthew Ostergren Arts & Culture Editor The Print recent ly sat down with Martha Mitch ell, Clackamas’ news sustain ability coordina tor, to talk about her work here at Clackamas sustainability plan. We are working with the entire campus community and supporting the efforts of the sustainability community. What are some accomplishments that have been made in the campus’ efforts towards sus tainability? We now have solar collectors on top of three buildings. They are used to heat the water in the buildings. What brought you to ccc? Iamaprofessionalplace- ment from Americorps. I am an environmental con sultant; I have spent most of my career in water resource protection. I enjoy working with large organi How long have you zations to help solve their been in this position? environmental challenges. ' I came on in late August. I also have a co-coordinator I signed up for a profes whose name is Tim Maher. sional development course We work together, but we in sustainable buildings. A have separate scopes, things colleague mentioned to me we need to do here. that community colleges Martha Mitchell What is it that your were looking for sustain position entails? Sustainability Coordinator ability . coordinators, so I I am doing a sustainabil am growing my knowledge ity assessment of the cam in an extension of my field pus: its programs, activities, while I provide my skills accomplishments and its in project management, buildings. One of the major research, preparing papers, things I am doing is supporting the campus’s renew studies, presentations and things like that. able energy efforts. My colleague, Tim Maher, is What do you like best about Clackamas? doing a greenhouse gas emission study. It is a beautiful campus and the people seem When we finish these projects, we hope to healthy and positive. I really like the campus cul contribute to campus-wide climate action plan and ture. One of the major things I am doing is supporting the campus’s renewable energy efforts. Fabulous top 10 ways to procrastinate: Shop ‘til you drop By Annemarie Schulte Asscociate News Editor This goes out to every college kid in the nation and also the Facebook group I belong to, “Shit, it’s due tomorrow?” Disclaimer: Annemarie Schulte is not responsible for any late or missing homework m any course at CCC. / Facebook! We cov ered this in an earlier issue, but it’s espe cially crucial now. Facebook was made for procrastination. Why else would two college students have invented it? Play Farm Ville, have a. 45 minute conversation with a friend over sta tus comments or look at pictures in your own albums. It’s all in the name of good Clcnte procrastination. 2. Go on a shopping spree. A girl can never have too many a) shoes b) clothes and c) accessories. Shopping solves every problem under the sun and retail therapy comes sec ond only to a therapist in my opinion. Thaw out that credit card that’s in the freezer and do some damage, ladies. It’s what we were put on this earth for. Just like a wise woman once sara, “What separates us from the animals Ii*\ -too ■for my 5^/4 S* Sexy is our ability...to accessorize.” 3. Stare at yourself in the mirror, is for you vain ones. Or the ladies who justI shopping. Although if you only have a full-ll mirror, standing for that long may be tire« so sit down and stare at yourself in the ml Make faces, admire your ravishing beautfl whatever.. .just waste as much time as posl And if you can entertain yourself by just lol at yourself in the mirror for this long, 1 api you. 4. Watch TV or a movie i] don’t have cable. C’mon, we all I that when we have a paper due, el show on the History Channel or si thing titled “Chalk: The Other P I can be absolutely riveting. I fl movies as they completely distract! and tend to last for longer pel of time. “Roots” may be the all champion when it comes to procl nation movies. 5. Take up a new hobbyl Learn to play the tuba or go lol local ceramics store and paint a col fee mug for your dad. Make frienl ship bracelets or take up underwail basket weaving. Whatever it is, ma! sure it’s interesting and really, real weird; we’re going for nitty-grin procrastination here, people - it can' be something that’s actually relevan then it wouldn’t be true procrastinl
