2008 Woodie Awards
It's time for students to clean up their act
Staff Editorial
Issue date: 4/12/07 Section: Opinion
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It's time to talk trash.
This is not a war -of-the-words kind of trash talk where everyone disrespects each other's mothers. We're talking about a one-on-one discussion concerning the growing trash problem on Kirkwood Community College's main campus and the surrounding apartment complexes.
The accumulating trash has created unnecessary stress and extra work for students and residents in the nearby apartments and condos. The problem gets worse during the fall and spring semesters when more students are living near campus.
As children, our parents may have cleaned up our messes but now that we are adults we need to pickup after ourselves.
Landlords should not have to pick up our trash from weekend parties. Condominium residents should not have to pick up the empty pizza boxes, cigarettes, papers and fast-food garbage that have blown into their yards because students have neglected to properly dispose of them.
Littering is serious business and it's illegal. Plus it makes our campus and the surrounding area look bad.
It's time to take the responsibility to clean up our campus and housing areas and respect other citizens ' rights to a clean environment.
Every morning Kirkwood grounds employees spend the first hours of their day picking up yesterday's trash. We shouldn't take advantage of them just because it is their job. Kirkwood has strategically placed trash and recycling bins within walking distance around campus so we can dispose of pop cans, papers, cigarettes and other garbage.
What happens on campus doesn't just stay on campus; the debris is causing people in our community to file complaints, parents feel it is unsanitary and it reflects poorly on the college.
The problem even has some officials considering a trash fine for those who refuse to pick up their garbage.
During Earth Week, let's respect ourselves, our neighbors, our landlords, visitors to our college and the workers here on campus. Let's take pride in Kirkwood and keep it one of the most beautiful areas in the Midwest.
If everyone participates, no one person will have to clean an entire parking lot ever again.
The next time students think now would be a good time to clean out their car in the apartment complex parking lot, be respectful and throw unwanted items in the garbage where it belongs. Besides, disrespecting others is just plain rubbish.
This is not a war -of-the-words kind of trash talk where everyone disrespects each other's mothers. We're talking about a one-on-one discussion concerning the growing trash problem on Kirkwood Community College's main campus and the surrounding apartment complexes.
The accumulating trash has created unnecessary stress and extra work for students and residents in the nearby apartments and condos. The problem gets worse during the fall and spring semesters when more students are living near campus.
As children, our parents may have cleaned up our messes but now that we are adults we need to pickup after ourselves.
Landlords should not have to pick up our trash from weekend parties. Condominium residents should not have to pick up the empty pizza boxes, cigarettes, papers and fast-food garbage that have blown into their yards because students have neglected to properly dispose of them.
Littering is serious business and it's illegal. Plus it makes our campus and the surrounding area look bad.
It's time to take the responsibility to clean up our campus and housing areas and respect other citizens ' rights to a clean environment.
Every morning Kirkwood grounds employees spend the first hours of their day picking up yesterday's trash. We shouldn't take advantage of them just because it is their job. Kirkwood has strategically placed trash and recycling bins within walking distance around campus so we can dispose of pop cans, papers, cigarettes and other garbage.
What happens on campus doesn't just stay on campus; the debris is causing people in our community to file complaints, parents feel it is unsanitary and it reflects poorly on the college.
The problem even has some officials considering a trash fine for those who refuse to pick up their garbage.
During Earth Week, let's respect ourselves, our neighbors, our landlords, visitors to our college and the workers here on campus. Let's take pride in Kirkwood and keep it one of the most beautiful areas in the Midwest.
If everyone participates, no one person will have to clean an entire parking lot ever again.
The next time students think now would be a good time to clean out their car in the apartment complex parking lot, be respectful and throw unwanted items in the garbage where it belongs. Besides, disrespecting others is just plain rubbish.
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