2008 Woodie Awards
CCAT gets a new home
Melinda Spencer
Issue date: 9/26/07 Section: Campus
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Imagine a life where if you wanted to turn on a light, you had to generate your own electricity.
After three years in a temporary establishment, Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) moved into their new permanent home in House 99, located outside of the new Behavioral and Social Sciences building, said CCAT Co-director Niki Beckman.
While most students on campus have heard of the group, most are not entirely certain as to what it is that they do. CCAT is a student- and volunteer-run program at Humboldt State University. It began in 1978 with a goal to educate people about their impact on the environment. They also educate people in ways to reduce the harmful effects of humans upon the environment, caused by generations of abuse and overuse of nature's resources.
This group lives completely by its word to give back to the environment as much as it takes and by taking only what it needs. They grow their own food, generate their own power and are constantly aware of how the things they do will affect the world around them. The positive influence of this group can be seen all over campus with the addition of compost bins grouped with the usual trash and recycling bins.
CCAT was located on the site of the new Behavioral and Social Sciences building from 1978 until three years ago, when plans of the new Behavioral and Social building got underway. The group spent the intervening three years in Jenkins Hall, waiting for a new location for the new facility.
The group is very happy to be in the new, larger facility said Beckman. The remodeled space now features new classrooms, a library, meeting rooms, workspaces and living spaces. Beckman believes it is the model home for "green attributes" and an environmentally-conscious living.
Having the extra space is very important to the members of CCAT as they can now educate more people about their environmental beliefs and still have the separation between the work and living areas.
Humboldt State student William Jacks is glad that CCAT was able to re-establish itself in its new, larger home. However, he does not believe that those in charge of funds for building on campus had their head in the right place. Jacks said he firmly believed that all of the money that was involved in building the BSS building should have gone to improving the CCAT building instead.
"CCAT is the most important part of this university," Jacks said. "CCAT is an avenue for change and an example for the entire nation."
The feeling of support and the welcoming of change is apparent with those students who are aware of the program and its goals. "It is cool they're trying to educate people about alternative living and taking care of the environment," said Humboldt State student, Marcia Garcia.
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CCAT WEEK EVENTS
Saturday, Sept. 29 is CCAT's Grand Re-Opening Ceremony
* Tour at 2 p.m.
* Ceremony at 3 p.m.
* Tour 4 p.m.
* Live music following second tour
Monday
4 - 5 p.m. Basic bike maintenance with members of Green Wheels and the Bike Learning Center
5:30 - 7 p.m. Intro to ecological design with past Co-Director and permaculture expert Jeff Adams
Tuesday
2:30 - 4 p.m. Permaculture: Intro to Site Analysis and CCAT Tour
5:30 - 7 p.m. Components of Sustainable and Healthy Dwellings
Wednesday
11 - 2 pm. Natural Paints & Dyes with CCAT's "Lost Arts of Living" class and natural paint expert Andrea Lanctot.
2 - 5 p.m. Discussion of Home Solar PV systems
Thursday
1 - 3 p.m. Integrated Pest Management for your home garden with Eddie Tanner, former CCAT Co-Director and gardener at Potawot and "Organic Gardening" class
Friday
All day - Volunteer Day! Get involved with CCAT by helping around the grounds and planning for future projects
2 - 3 p.m. How to cook with Indian Spices with Sam Hart, Co-Director
6 p.m. CCAT potluck. Bring homemade food and enjoy live music.
Melinda Spencer can be reached at >horrorshow_devotchka13@yahoo.com
After three years in a temporary establishment, Campus Center for Appropriate Technology (CCAT) moved into their new permanent home in House 99, located outside of the new Behavioral and Social Sciences building, said CCAT Co-director Niki Beckman.
While most students on campus have heard of the group, most are not entirely certain as to what it is that they do. CCAT is a student- and volunteer-run program at Humboldt State University. It began in 1978 with a goal to educate people about their impact on the environment. They also educate people in ways to reduce the harmful effects of humans upon the environment, caused by generations of abuse and overuse of nature's resources.
This group lives completely by its word to give back to the environment as much as it takes and by taking only what it needs. They grow their own food, generate their own power and are constantly aware of how the things they do will affect the world around them. The positive influence of this group can be seen all over campus with the addition of compost bins grouped with the usual trash and recycling bins.
CCAT was located on the site of the new Behavioral and Social Sciences building from 1978 until three years ago, when plans of the new Behavioral and Social building got underway. The group spent the intervening three years in Jenkins Hall, waiting for a new location for the new facility.
The group is very happy to be in the new, larger facility said Beckman. The remodeled space now features new classrooms, a library, meeting rooms, workspaces and living spaces. Beckman believes it is the model home for "green attributes" and an environmentally-conscious living.
Having the extra space is very important to the members of CCAT as they can now educate more people about their environmental beliefs and still have the separation between the work and living areas.
Humboldt State student William Jacks is glad that CCAT was able to re-establish itself in its new, larger home. However, he does not believe that those in charge of funds for building on campus had their head in the right place. Jacks said he firmly believed that all of the money that was involved in building the BSS building should have gone to improving the CCAT building instead.
"CCAT is the most important part of this university," Jacks said. "CCAT is an avenue for change and an example for the entire nation."
The feeling of support and the welcoming of change is apparent with those students who are aware of the program and its goals. "It is cool they're trying to educate people about alternative living and taking care of the environment," said Humboldt State student, Marcia Garcia.
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CCAT WEEK EVENTS
Saturday, Sept. 29 is CCAT's Grand Re-Opening Ceremony
* Tour at 2 p.m.
* Ceremony at 3 p.m.
* Tour 4 p.m.
* Live music following second tour
Monday
4 - 5 p.m. Basic bike maintenance with members of Green Wheels and the Bike Learning Center
5:30 - 7 p.m. Intro to ecological design with past Co-Director and permaculture expert Jeff Adams
Tuesday
2:30 - 4 p.m. Permaculture: Intro to Site Analysis and CCAT Tour
5:30 - 7 p.m. Components of Sustainable and Healthy Dwellings
Wednesday
11 - 2 pm. Natural Paints & Dyes with CCAT's "Lost Arts of Living" class and natural paint expert Andrea Lanctot.
2 - 5 p.m. Discussion of Home Solar PV systems
Thursday
1 - 3 p.m. Integrated Pest Management for your home garden with Eddie Tanner, former CCAT Co-Director and gardener at Potawot and "Organic Gardening" class
Friday
All day - Volunteer Day! Get involved with CCAT by helping around the grounds and planning for future projects
2 - 3 p.m. How to cook with Indian Spices with Sam Hart, Co-Director
6 p.m. CCAT potluck. Bring homemade food and enjoy live music.
Melinda Spencer can be reached at >horrorshow_devotchka13@yahoo.com
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