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W ednesday fe b . 22, 201-2
By Chris Taylor
The Clackamas Print
E-books less green than paper
By Isaac Soper
Arts & Culture Editor
• I’ve never wanted to smell an iPad
Kindle. S
I miss books, I honestly do. Being
able to read something on .a computer
or-e-reader is m uch faster and more
accessible in-most ways, but I miss'
th e fed, o E p ap er. Yd u j d o f tt g e t ' th a t
tapping youciingers on a plastic key
board; I want something real. I miss
the' smell o f a' book. 1 really do, and
I can’tMever imagine* myself smelling
a keyboard-and having a nostalgic
feeling-, like “Ooh, that smells'good.
I love the smell of plastic, and- alumi
num.” '^
Whether a book is- new or old, the
pages have:a very, memorable smell.'I
can’t explain- it, but I rove that smell.
Though I do consider myself some
what of-an environmentalist,-when T
want to read a book, I want to hold it
in'rny hands, turn the pages-and read?
We camsavfe die trees by -recycling
old newspapers,; phonebooks and
textbooks *to make-new books. W hat
a novel idea (no pun intended, okay,
mild pun intended). Some may argue
that we are “saving” the rain forest’
by using electronic media opposed to
printed materials.
I’m sure that the Earth isn’t too
happy about the plastics and'bauxite
mines that we use to create “ e-b'ook
readers.^,,
j -We/make- our (Pads “green” -.by
making them out of more aluminum
than plastic. Where does that alumi
num come from? We don’t find J t
lying around. I guarantee that iPads
arena made out of .[expletive deleted]
recycled pop cans.' I mean, sure we’ll
save all Sfinose, trees, the ones that
ardhf blown off the facefof the Earth
by dynamite when we blast open a
hole in the ground to mine aluminum
ore.
Wait, you- say, we can make plasr I
tic out-of other materials, like food!
Now why would we use food to make
something^ th af isn’tedible?' Because
,we are idiots who use food to ere-*,
ate pseudo-biodegradable plastic. Did
you know that under “normal condi
tions” biodegradable plastics break
down in about the same amount ot
time as paper?'Let me remind fyou’
“normal conditions” means a constant
.temperature o f about 250 degrees
Fahrenheit, so normal conditions for,
■let’s’say the dead of winter on the
planet Venus,
Everything- is getting more and
more fihely tuned-to ease of-access. '
We iarefy : use’ libraries'" anymore^
"■'b e cause w e have t o dri v e to t h è l ib r a r y
We haye^tp yfalk to thyliteary. But
our computer is in our backpack; p u r
smàrtphoné is in our hand. O ur i-Pàd
is in our lap, propped h p òn its little
protective scréen cover that’s so damn
cutex
I There are- certain things -that no
matter what medium théy are print
ed „cm, § they will not-me read by
today’s-society. Did you read the’ End-
User’ License Agreement- when you'
| installed Windows y^V nless you’re
a lawyèr, no one is ’going out reading
the Constitution. Good or bad, that’s
rofyou to decide. The reason b ehind
that is because it'hàs’-'po entertain
ment valueA-It’s the same reason no
one reads the rules to' Monopoly prior
to. playing' or reading ,your .syllabus:
for -biology before corning to class. It
is because in this day and age, we are
addicted'to the black-tar heroin that is
instant gratification.
. W hat brings more instant gratifica
tion, a book, o rray Kindle iFire, with
the Internet! Now that’s what T-call
a, book! W hat if J told you that that
same Kindle Fire is made .out of food?
“I can’t eat it,” gou sayv“Ifs too hot.”
I Paper, L,would like yo.introduce
you ¿to my good friend plastic, he is.
made out or food and off, instead of
trees, and we’ve got; plenty o f that.
Giye- me a book any day, if yòu
hand me an iPad I’ll turn on the Geto
Boys' and go “Office Space” on-itJ 'j|
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well às an Associates o f General Studies
or an AAOT. She hopes to transfer to
OSU and major in English.
Geology instructor Sarah Hoover
told Johnson of the new position, and
she thought that it sounded interesting
After the English department read thé
applications that were submitted they
made their decision. O n Dec. 5, four
days after the applications were due;
her hopes were answered. “I was very
excited to hear that I got the, job,” said
Johnson. “To be the first one is kind of
an honor.”
If anyone has earned the title of
the writer laureate, Johnson certainly
did. The application process included
submitting a letter of recommendation
from an instructor, a one-page letter
describing their interest in writing and
literature, their vision for the position
and 10 -1 5 work samples like poems or
short stories. It was a pretty substantial
process.
Indeed, attaining this position is an
honor in itself that comes with respon
sibility. Johnson represents the English
Dept., the Writer’s Club and CGC. Her
writings can be seen in future English
and creative writing events to come.
The Print asks: W hat classes do
you wish were offered at CCC?
'T w o classes I wish'were offered at CGC; are a
wedding,planning course-ybecause I wapt to be a
wedding planner and horseback riding? I absolutely"
love horses6E^' Nakkita Warrilow <-
“I wish C C C offered a budgeting and money manage-
ment class. Too many college students get into debt early
and nave too much debt to Kandfe Qnce they get out of
^college.” — Nick Miller.
“Japanese. The .culture is really interesting,
and it would add some more diversity to the
foreign languages that are currently offered;” —
Lisa Rogelstad
I “Video gaming, you know?£Design it, -test it, play
it hr justiplay games. Maybe.eyen, beta test some new
ones.” — Bryce Pierson
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If only you could get experience in a
working environment-by simply being a
creative writer for the school. O h wait,
you can. Say hello to your new Writer;.
Laureate, Abby Johnson.
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The Writer Laureate is a newly
created position that the Clackamas
Community College. English depart
ment developed last term. The posi
tion requires you to promote upcoming
events, write for special occasions (i.e.
open mies) and participate in meetings.
The writer laureate also contributes, to
the Clackamas Literary Review and is
president o f the Writer $ C lub on cam
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Johnson finds the work to be great
expérience for her future career. “I really
like this job a lot. I like the office and
love working with the faculty and staff.
The tuition waiver is a great plus.”
Johnson attends C C C through a pto-
gram at Alliance Charter Academy that
allows you to take classes at C C C .while
also going through high school. She is
working on her high school diploma as
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