Here, There Be Dragons Valley Recycling Keeps It Green
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October 2011 Here, There Be Dragons Valley Recycling Keeps it Green By Spike Fisk we realized it’s a huge amount of what’s The Valley Community for Recycling going in the landfill,” said Jeffery Lisa Solutions (VCRS) is a non-profit Charvet, the Superintendent of Recourse organization that works to recycle Recovery. After discussing different commonly used household items that options, they called a buyer to see if would otherwise be put in a landfill. there was a market for this plastic. It’s The staff of VCRS has recently not a huge market, but in the end VCRS put into effect a new policy where breaks even for the cost of processing otherwise discarded plastics, numbers the new plastic and selling it to the 3 through 7, are being accepted at the buyer. Now they are accepting any other recycling center. “The reason that we kind of light plastics took on the extra plastic was because » See Recycling Page 3 Didn’t we Used to Have a By Robert Rootes her talents range from twelve years of Greenhouse? Like any accomplished and strug- figure skating to mastering Taekwondo, gling artist, Emily Gelino-Bequette Gelino-Bequette is an aspiring fantasy By Jake Magoon has some reservations when it comes to writer and wants to pursue the intrinsic My first memories of the Michael talking about her work. Miss Gelino- rewards of art when she finishes Kelley memorial greenhouse, our main campus in Anchorage, where Bequette was the winning artist for her major with a tentative minor of greenhouse located in close proximity there already exists a substantial the Mat-Su College mascot design. creative writing. Gelino-Bequette is to Snodgrass Hall, came in the form of greenhouse, I was determined to hit the Her Arctic Dragon design can be seen a dedicated college student and very curiously enthused students. hallways and ask those students who’d hopeful for the artistic future. (and purchased in the Campus Cache) Encountering such a student was a taken courses there what they thought donning T-shirts, sweatshirts, and When asked as to the meaning of rare event for me, partially because the of the program and its potential. most likely other college memorabilia the Arctic Dragon, Gelino-Bequette number of students utilizing courses I also sat down and spoke with faculty forthcoming. feels that this mascot is not just the offered in the greenhouse were few, and administration alike, so that, A career college student, finishing representative of the current co-ed due to the not insubstantial impact of should the need arise, I might one day her Bachelor of Arts, Gelino-Bequette basketball team at Mat-Su College, lackluster promotional efforts, but it was be able to provide an answer for my is no stranger to hard work and artistic but will also lead the college into the also a rare occurrence when seen in the fellow students when they inevitably fortitude. A life-long Alaskan, she has future, building school and team spirit. light of the underutilized greenhouse. ask, “Hey, didn’t we used to have a The Arctic Dragons, she believes, are a competitive streak that compliments When I first heard the rumors swirling greenhouse?” at the beginning of something and her introverted reserve when it comes around campus about the possibility of to talking about her artwork. Though » See Mascot Logo Page 6 our greenhouse being shipped to the » See Greenhouse Page 5 02 LOCAL NEWS COLLEGE NEWS 03 freedom to the individuals who who may not be able to enjoy, battle blood cancer. or may have never had the Donate to Recycling Mathematics opportunity to enjoy, traditional “I’ve never been truly touched Thanksgiving, you will be provided by such a disease. God forbid Continued from cover the opportunity to donate food via such a thing ever happens to Leukemia of bringing your donations to P.T. one of my friends or family except for rigid plastics like lawn members. I don’t have a tear chairs and kid’s toys. Chang’s office in Snodgrass, room jerking story to draw forward Number 1 and 2 plastic recyclables 103. Research your sympathy (or your money are still separated individually, but Thanksgiving Should you know a family number 3 through 7 are grouped who could truly use a nice By Ahriel Porter for that matter). In fact I Mat-Su Monitor take pride in recognizing that together. They must be separated Thanksgiving meal, or should because they are a different grade of By Jake Magoon you yourself be a part of such a “There is an underappreciated I do not need a disaster for my motivation. I made this plastics. They will start fires because Unless you’re studying for an family, send nominations to Joey truth about disease: it will they melt at a lower temperature. exam occurring the week following Hartman at mathclubmsc@gmail, harm you even if you never decision knowing that I would have to start running again, but The issue in the past with sorting would like Thanksgiving break, most people Jake Magoon at liemeux@yahoo. get it. Disease reverberates tend not to associate mathematics and com, and P.T. Chang at pfpc@uaa. outward, and if the illness this time for a good cause. I’ll the plastic recyclables is that there have to push myself with every isnt astandard sign for each number. Thanksgiving together. Well, unless alaska.edu. gets big enough it brushes Please note: All nominations are everyone.” N.R. Kleinfield step I take, every drop of sweat, Some plastic will have the same you’re baking pumpkin pie from of tears.”- Ahriel Porter number, but they have a different to thank the scratch, in which case, okay, perhaps STRICTLY confidential, and self- Did you know that leukemia polymer. The American Plastic we do use a little bit of math when nominations are also accepted! causes about one-third of You can help support this Council is working towards getting determining ratios and weighing on a Also include family size, how many children are in the family, address all cancer deaths in children program by contributing to Faculty Posi�on Available! a standard, in order to make the scale. any of the donation jars placed numbers universal. Mat-Su Valley and directions, as well as the phone younger than 15 years? Then again, given the recent rapid (Leukemia and lymphoma through out the college and Assistant Professor of Renewable Energy The new recycling center makes number of the family and your own and dramatic rise in global food society, facts 2010-2011) The Wasilla/Palmer area, or to recycling these plastics even easier. phone number, in case the nominee cause of leukemia remains donate a significant amount Matanuska‐Susitna College is currently seeking a full�me The center is now more accessible prices, fueled in large part by financial cannot be reached. unknown. However, the please contact the team. renewable energy professional to develop and teach in the than in the past, located at 9465 East Frontiersman speculation with basic essential Lastly, never forget that if you’d commodities, perhaps we silently do a like to take a more personal, hands effectiveness of recently college’s new Renewable Energy Cer�cate Program! Chanlyut Circle off of 49th State developed treatment methods Contact information: Street, next to the Central Landfill little math in our head of our own as on approach to providing families and steady advances in and the animal shelter. The building we drive home from the grocery store with a wholesome Thanksgiving, Ahriel Porter research brings us closer Apply to UAKJobs.com (pos�ng # 0062656) was fully functional by December for all of their in dumbstruck amazement at what you need only show up to Math every day to finding the cause 2010, and in that year 1,357 tons Club meetings in Snodgrass 103 (907) 982-2668 Thanksgiving has done to our credit and probable cure of leukemia before 10/26/11 of bales were processed. This year, at 1:00 pm on Mondays and 2:30 card balance this year. and related cancers. through the end of August alone, 917 PM on Tuesdays. Volunteers are [email protected] Visit the Mat‐Su College website: h�p://matsu.alaska.edu/ tons of bales were processed. support. Call Nonetheless, the word Thanksgiving welcomed and appreciated. typically conjures up images of This semester three students Type in “Employment” on the MSC home page under the search op�on When Jeffery Lisa Charvet began In addition to the Thanksgiving http://pages.teamintraining. Turkey, gorging, and family. But and one friend took on the org/wa/honolulu11/aportersli Select the link for “UAKJobs.com”. UAKJobs.com is the university system working at the old recycling center drive, the Mat-Su Math Club will challenge of raising money electronic recruitment process that allows applicants to search for employment part time in 2009, the recycling unfortunately for some of us, a also be providing bake sales for to help the Leukemia and opportuni�es based on loca�on, job type or job pos�ng #. (907) 352-2250 traditional Thanksgiving, and even a the student body during the latter Donating is tax deductible, center made $80,000 for income. Lymphoma Society reach contact the team for information In 2010 when she began to work Thanksgiving-light, has been priced parts of the semester. Specifically, their goal through Team on earing 100 Alaska Airline University of Alaska—Anchorage Mat‐Su College offers compe��ve compensa�on full time as the Superintendent of well beyond our reach.