Litter clutters campus

Old Iron Eyes Cody rode a horse and cried a tear when he looked at the pollution and trash discarded in the canyons and beaches.

Woodsey Owl and Iron Eyes Cody would bawl rivers of tears if they walked around our campus and stepped on the litter carelessly tossed aside.

The amount of litter on the grass and sidewalks is growing rapidly. 

Look at the grass and in the flowerbeds along the walkways and you'll see pieces of paper, styrofoam cups and the remains of food nestled among the flowers. 

That cigarette butt, cup, can, napkin or piece of hamburger tossed on the ground becomes a part of the whole that is left for someone else to clean up. 

Cigarette butts seem to be the most common sight, filling the cracks in the sidewalks and crushed under tables in the outside eating areas.

The cancer stick remains are more offensive than dog poop.   Even leash laws in California require that dog walkers pick up the poop or face a fine.

Why not enforce such a law on all litterbugs? 

When the rains come as they have this February, trash is washed into storm drains and gutters. As a result, streets become flooded and hazardous.

If we are responsible enough to attend college, we are responsible enough to pick up our own trash. 

Before you toss it on the ground, drop it in one of the many trash cans located around the campus. 

Give a hoot, don't pollute.