Clubs offer birds, words, ferns
photo by Sam Weston
BY NICHOLAS ALLISON
W alking around cam pus, one w ill often see fliers pinned to the
Horticulture Club
w a ll ad vertising for o n e d u b o r another, b u t w h a t are those
If you have e ver had an interest in plants, th en this is th e
d u b s about? N ot all d u b s ev en advertise th at w ay, so w h at
d u b for you. The Horticulture Club focuses o n grow ing plants,
d u b s are o u t there? H ere are three d u b s th at should pique
and o ften enough, selling th e m a t e ven ts to raise funds for
th e in terest o f a v arie ty o f individuals,
charities or scholarships, or just to g iv eb ack to th e com m unity.
The Birding Club
“ The Birding Club is a d u b for people interested in birds and
m ight learn som ething,” said Joshua Davis, d u b chair. “ If you
k n o w everyth in g about plants, com e ch eck it out, you m ig h t
oth er w ildlife,” said d u b chair Philip Nosier. “W e go out o n
teach us som e stuff. ”
“ If you k n o w n oth in g about plants, com e ch eck it out, you
field trips around the tri-county area searching out interesting
T he d u b is fairly large, a t about 25 m em b ers, thou gh about
birds and oth er neat organism s. T he b irding d u b is all about
18 p eople m ake it to each m eeting. Th ey m eet ev ery M onday
Christopher Z im m e rly-B ec k speaks a t th e W riters’
exp loring th e surprisingly varied com m u n ity o f w ildlife that
from n oo n to 1 p.m . a t th e greenhouses o n cam pus. For m ore
C lub m eetin g on Feb. 17 in R oger Rook.
calls th e tri-co u n ty area h o m e .”
The d u b m eets once per m onth on field trips to various areas
that colorful birds call hom e. Last tim e th ey m et, th ey found
information, contact Davis at davis.josh2@student.dackam as.
edu or th e adviser FrankK ilders at frank.kilders@ dackam as.
environment. They sit and discuss the works of fam ous authors
W riter’s Club
o f th e d u b seeking a critique and ju st have a good tim e.
15 sp e d es o f birds, and that w as just a w a lk around cam pus.
M eetings generally last about h a lf an hour, b ut could go longer
if th e m em bers d esire.
This becom es d e a r at the m eetings. It is a very relaxed, open
edu.
and w h y th ey w ere successful, discuss the w orks o f m em bers
The W riters’ Q u b is designed to help authors im prove their
T he d u b m eets ev ery Friday a t 2 p.m . in Roger R ook room
Having only started this term, this is a small dub consisting of
w ritin g skills, w h e th e r it b e fiction , poetry, b iograph ies or
220, and anyone, w hether aw riter or not, is w elcom e to attend.
less than 10 m em bers, but they w ill eagerly accept newcom ers.
w hatever else. T he d u b reads together, w orkshop s togethe r
For m ore inform ation, contact Zim m erly-B eck at zim m erly-
and all around tries to h elp on e another.
beck.christ@ studenLclackam as.edu o r Nicole Rosevear, the
For m ore inform ation and th e date and location o f th e next
m eeting, contact Nosier at nosier.philip@ student.clackam as.
edu or adviser Jennifer B ow n at jenb@ clackam as.edu.
“ [The d u b ] strives to create a sen se o f com m u n ity o f like
m inded w riters,” said chair C hristopher Zim m erly-B eck.
adviser, a t n icolero@ dackam as.edu.
For m ore inform ation on dubs, visit dadamas.edu/ASG/aubs/.
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