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Page 4 Opinion The Clarion \October 27, 2006 Recycling: Whose Responsibility? by Jamie Michaels Opinion Editor One of the wonderful things about Brevard Col lege is its commitment to students, as evidenced by the Shared Gover nance system, which allows students input in the administration of the school through the SGA and committee representation. The system al lows students to identify areas of concern and interest on campus, and facilitates communica tion between students, faculty, and staff But there is one need which has been strongly identified by students, faculty, and staff alike, which has been seemingly taken for granted by the administration—at least from a financial standpoint. BC Recycles is a student-created and led club which operates under and is funded by the Stu dent Government Association. Even after years of existence as a club, BC Recycles (which handles recycling for academic, residential, and administrative buildings on campus) is still fund ing its own program, and employs students to do all the pick-up, maintenance, and sorting. This is a service which benefits the entire cam pus, and has been clearly identified as a physi cal plant need. It is one which the wider campus community obviously utilizes. It’s time for the administration to start picking up some of the tab. Brevard asserts its environmental concern, and promotes environmental stewardship but has not (as of yet) backed up that claim with mon etary support and necessary infrastructure. Meanwhile, BC Recycles saves the college money in dumpster costs every year by recy cling tons of plastic, steel, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and glass. The net increase of about 100 students this academic year has put a strain on many BC programs, and Recycling is no exception. Says President Josh Rosen, “If the college expects to continue to grow and increase its enrollment, it needs to make sure it has infrastructure up to the task.” Plus, when students, who are expected to place priority on schoolwork, are not on cam pus (during Christmas break, summer vacation) it becomes exceedingly difficult to run a pro ductive program. So: Why doesn’t the administration invest in integrating recycling into the maintenance sys tem? Students wouldn’t be solely responsible for the program, the SGA wouldn’t be entirely funding this physical plant need, and BC would be taking a great stride towards environmental stewardship. The Clarion staff Adam Beeson Matt Rutherford Editor in Chief Managing Editor Tom Cowan- News Editor Zack Harding- Arts & Life Editor Zach Browning- Sports Editor Jamie Michaels- Opinion Editor Molly Carlson- Layout & Design Emily Wade- Copy Editor John Billingsley- Photography Dr. John Padgett- Faculty Advisor staff Writers Lange Eve Amethyst Green Chelsea Deming Josie Guinn Unsigned editorials represent the collective opinion of the staff of The Clarion. Other opinions expressed on this page are those of respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the faculty, staff or administration of Brevard College. ■Letters Policy The Clarion welcomes letters to the editor. We reserve the right to edit letters for length and content. All letters intended for publication must be signed. All correspondence should be sent to: The Clarion, Brevard College, 400 North Broad Street, Brevard, NC 28712 Words with Aaron Palmer: "My Mouth Words is bestest than youses'!" by Aaron Palmer Staff Writer You know what really slobs my knob? The word “magical.” It is not an appropriate de scription for any thing unless it referrs to a performance from David Blain. Even then, the performer uses a series of tricks and deceptions to fool his audience. So, in fact he is not magical. I suppose that Harry Potter would be an ideal reference or use for the word, but he is a fic tional character and subject in which the word would not be typically used. A sunset for example, is not magical. A movie is not magical. An eventful family trip to a gorgeous region of this Earth is not magical. It is a word that should in fact be wiped from our language. It is used in place of a better word choice to describe events or sights. If you use this word frequently, you should carry a thesaurus with you or think about your choice of words before speaking. It is nothing more than a buzz word used to sell bad movies. Please stop and think about what you are say ing—not just in this instance, but in others as well. Your choice of words can portray an im age of you that may or may not be true. Dated language is also not acceptable in this day and age. Words from other time periods should be left in the past. “M’ lady” is no way to greet a woman for she will probably think that you are crazy and spend too much time playing role playing games. I tell you this for your benefit. The English language is vast, and you should make good use of it. This will make you a better person or at least make you sound more intelli gent, expanding your opportunities in all fields. Just a note, To make sure your opinions are published in a timely manner, please send them to clarion@brevard.edu by Wednesday at 5:00p.m. Send Email to: clarion@brevard.edu
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