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\VOLUME 1, ISSUE 11 CAMPUS UPDATE Alpena Community College, Alpena, MI APRIL 25, 1979 State Representative Steve Andrews looks at things ob- jectively and takes some stands. Van Lare halls to get lights By Mary Kelley We're not as bright as we used to be and we didn’t even notice the change. five years ago. Measures to lower energy consumption have been ta- ken. Says Dale Ilsley, director of buildings and grounds, We're cut- ting as much as we can." All classrooms have only hal the light they used to because of the college’s efforts to lower energy — consumption. According to govern ment standards, a classroom should have lighting equalling at least a 75- foot candle power reading. Isley took a lightmeter reading through- out the ACC campus and discovered. that we had a 150 to 275-foot can- dle power reading. He then toured the campus, disconnecting half _of the lighting fixtures; we still have over the réquired 75-foot. candle. power. The lab rooms have not had their lighting sources tampered with. Ilsley acknowledges that the light in the halls of Van Lare is very poor. He is preparing to install florescent lights in front of the Stu- ~ dent Services Office and the Re- cords Office. If the money ever be- comes available, he will put flores- cent lights down the entire hall. He said they would like to install Hylide lights, (high-intensity elec- trical energy) in the machine shops but they would cost nearly $6,000 and, ‘We can’t afford that,” He said the initial cost in the long run would be less but it takes money in the beginning. Heating thé campus buildings is one of the major costing items on Andrews tells students “Bigness breeds contempt’ By Irene Schultz State Representative Steve Andrews was guest Speaker at an ACC po- litical science class taught by De- lysle Henry on Monday. In an informal question and an- swer session Andrews, a freshman legislator, laid it.on the line for the students. Andrews described state govern- ment as ‘‘too bureaucratic’ and that “bigness breeds contempt.’’ The drafting of bills (there are 3,000 seeking passage) is a long process. The Wetlands bill is one of the major bills that is of prime con- cern to Andrews, This bill will af- fect northern and middle Michigan. Andrews feels that because of a the itemized maintenance sheet. We ing les: e AD Wea clid this ye: Si uy vi As for cutting the heating expen- ses, the thermostats have been turned down to 68; lower for the weekends. Gerald Hardesty, industrial tech instructor and other administrators suggest that beams be hung across the Besser Tech courtyard to con- struct a roof to close in the area as a measure toward conserving ener- gy. With all those windows, it takes more heat energy to main- tain the desired warmth. Consortium 8 large amount of “grey” area in the way the bill is written he doesn’t support it. Andrews voted against the unre- stricted absentee ballot saying that it would increase election costs and. tends to promote voter fraud. He is also against building a new State Capitol Building complex. “lookat everything Ona cost/value basis,’ says Andrews. “lf the value is worth it then the money would be worth spending.” Andrews sees workman’s com- pensation as driving business out- of state. Michigan ranks in the top two states in cost to the employer. Yet it ranks third from the bottom in paying benefits. Andrews would By Irene Schultz There are a few negative respon- ses: to the sunny weather we have been enjoying lately. They appear in the form of brush fires. DNR of- ficials say sunny weather and strong spring-time winds combined with dry pine needles, old leaves and grass become very combustible, especial- ly when trees cannot shade the for- est floor. Burning permits are being issued by the DNR and are now good for stop paying retired people out of the workmen’s compensation funds, show a few. judges the value of a dollar and make the: insurance companies show their books to al- leviate some of the problems in workmen’‘s ‘compensation. Andrews told the class that he prefers dealing with people who ad- mit they‘re not perfect, people with character. He believes the system is inbred and against change. If a person has taken office because of financial reasons or ego, he will be ineffective. | What it really comes down to, he says, is looking at things objectively and taking some stands. one-day’sburning after 6:00 p.m. A permit is not needed if debris is be- ing burned in an approved container like a barrel with % “‘ holes in the cover. Violation tickets for open burning without a permit is usually accompanied with a $30 fine. Burning debris is the major cause of brush fires. Last year there were relatively few fires because of the regular rains, but this year the DNR says they don’t know what to expect. Seek new ways to unify students By Mary Kelley Ww Many uses does a tooth- brush have? Well, there're a lot of tasks one can attack with a tooth- brush, including spreading peanut butter on crackers. It took the combination of thoughts and tools of one small travelling group to invent this use. Someone packed peanut butter and in their suitcase. The de- sire to eat among the group insti- gated the presentation of food. However, the conventional tool for spreading peanut. butter on. cra- ckers was not readily available. (They forgot to pack a knife.) Therefore, they resolved to use the handy little device called a fin- ger. That got to be a sticky situ- ation. Then someone suggested that the hostess dip the crackers in the peanut butter jar. The smooth-textured peanut butter be- gan to take on a new appearance. At last someone decided that all they really needed was an inani- mate stiff instrument so another member of the party dug out their toothbrush and voila’; it worked! Learning often takes placé in groups which is why the Consorti- um 8 was set up. Community col- leges deciced that if they period- ically congregated to discuss com- mon problems, the probability for a solution to evolve out of the dis- cussion was.very high, On Friday, April 6, Laura Hodg- son, Noel Skiba, Beth Anderson, Terri Grant, Mary Kelley; Paul Meyers, Bill Faitel, Chuck Roma- nik, Tom Kane and Henry Valli, rp ing Alpena C College, met on the Northwestern Michigan Community College cam- pus with student representatives from Mid Michigan Community College of Harrison, West Shore Community College of Scottsville _ and Northwestern Michigan Com- munity College, for a Consortium 8 to discuss problems and possible solutions of selected topics. A- mong the list was student govern- . ment. During the student government session, members discovered that some of the colleges call it a stu- dent council and.some call it a stu- dent senate. They both have the same basic responsibilities. They continued on page 3, col. 4