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w :c I- Farewell from Ishmael see page 3 Recycling SNAFU investigated see page 5 Published by the students of Alpena Community College 666 Johnson St. Alpena Ml ·49707 Vol. 2 Issue 9 March 17, 1993 Action Line I would like to know how the English depart- ment is coordinated or if it is? Why can't the English department get together so books aren't duplicated and why aren't . part time instructors in- vited to staff meetings? Mrs. Wiesen stated ;,,.-ilt ~- she has never b~ ~ a meeting and didn't even know how to use the copy machines. Are part time · staff not important? Could books for one class be used· for _ others, espe- cially in the English classes? Who is ,.in charge of English? -Gina Wilk Each teacher chooses the material they feel will most benefit their particu- lar class; each teacher has a different perspective. These varying viewpoints enhance the education of the student. Unfortunately, no one book is totally workable with any aca- demically responsible staff. Terry Hall is department head for English, arts, and humanities. To accomodate the staff his door is always open to serve in any way. Due to varying schedules (many instructors teach at night or at the high school) formal meetings are nearly impossible and limited in number during the semester. SfUD(tt"l CQMMVNHY- R\JS.t..it:SS lt{l.attfN'• ~~J()(lffCf.'$ t;fNlt;~ .t-1,.f'lW. COM'-1UN\'f¥ COl.:.t t'CE Photo Courtesy of ACC Public lnf'?rmation Office Pictured here is an aerial drawing plan, designed by Dow, Howell ·and Gilmore Associates, Inc., of t~e future ACC campus. Planned renovation and BY TINA L. JoNES FEATURES EDITOR Renovation and addition to ACC that was anticipated for this spring is now on hold until this fall due to changes in the state legislature. The new and old electorates will be meeting soon to con- tinue discussion on the Student/ Community /Business/Learning Resources Center that will join the Besser Technic!)l Center with The Charles R. Donnelly Natural Resources Center on the north side of Johnson Street. The new and renovated space, designed by Jack Lee of Dow, Howell & Gilmore As- sociates in Midland, will be 61,375 square feet, approxi- mately 12 times the. size of the existing library. The addition will include a new gymnasium, four custom- ized training classrooms and labs, student activities area, food service and hospitality centers, learning support ser- vices, six classrooms, six of- fices, a 250-300 seat lecture/ performance theatre, an exhibit and display area, wellness- physical education space and a new library double its current size. The price tag for this project is $7 million. Half of the money came from a match- ing grant from the state of Michigan. Besser foundation then committed a challenge addition put on hold grant of $1.25 million, the larg- est donation they have ever made to any organization. The remainder of the money was raised through the "Building on Tradition" committee. The Building on Tradition committee consists of local people who expressed a desire to assist the college in raising funds for the new addition. Over the past couple of years, various campaigns have been held. In October of last year, they held a night of reminis- cence called "Nice and Nostal- gic" to raise funds. There was a "Please Be Seated" campaign where mem- bers of the community had the chance to donate $1,000, $750 or $500 for sea~ to be put in the Lecture/Performance The- atre. The amount of the gift de- termined the seat's location in the facility. The ACC Players' have also donated proceeds to the foundation. , Additional changes on cam- pus include the relocation of the nursing program into what will be the old library in order to provide a "closer marriage" of the RN p;ogram to the science department. The East Campus building (formerly Catholic Central) will eventually be dropped from use. Reduced campus traffic on the main road and establishing a better iden- tity for the college with a main, identifiable entrance are also part of Lee's drawing plans.