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# _ Features
The Daily Collegian
Thursday, March 11,1993
Juniata student^barter maple syrup
*
Annual spring project
converts sap to cash .
~~ HUNTINGDON,Pa.(CPS)—EaehFeb-
ruary, about 40 students at Juniata College
in Pennsylvania tap the sugar maple trees at
nearby Rayson Lake and collect maple syrup
to be used as gifts and barter for goods arid
services. . ,
The project, which includes supervising
600-800 taps, is overseen by biology prpfes-
sor Chuck Yohn, who directs Juniata's bio¬
logical field station.
The tapping process involves inserting a
small tube 2 inches into the trunk ofthe the
tree to detour the rising sap and cause it to
drip into awaiting buckets.
The syrup, which has become famous on
the 1,100- student campus, goes to volun¬
teer., college trustees, the college president,
and is used for bartering for goods and
services needed at the research facility.
"We barter a lot of it for repair services.
like tractor repair and welding. We're a
wood-fired operation, so we. barter for the
wood. Wc use pine slabs from a local mill-
we give them a gallon for a couple of
truckloads," Yohn said.
"We're thinking about barteringfor jugs,
thermometers and filters, too. But actually,
it does more for us to give it away for
goodwill. Bulk syrup has low retail value
anyway," Yohasaid.
Every year, students, faculty and commu¬
nity members wait for a break in the bitter
cold in hopes that the sap will rise.
In good sap weather, the nights may be
freezing, but they must be followed by days
where the temperature say above 32 de¬
grees, y
\ "Ouroperationlis-totallyweather-depen-
dfentr^srid-^olin, who teaches biology
classes in an 18th-century converted farm- .
house.
The sap collection runs from mid-Febru¬
ary through March, and sometimes to the
■ beginning Of April. Wile the tapping pro¬
cess is going on the sugar water is boiled
down in sugar shacks that can operate for 48
hour stretches, Yohn said.
"The sugar shacks are complete with
waffle irons," said Yohn, so workers can
enjoy, a hot breakfast, while tapping. "It
takes 30 gallons of sugar water to boil down
to a gallon of syrup, to give you an idea"
The college has no plans to sell the syrup, '
which Is valued at approximately $35 per
gallon. "It's kind of a cultural exchange,"
Yohn said.
Book outlines how to get foreign internships
CPS—Snapping up a foreign internships
sounds like a piece of cake in Laura
Hitchcock's book, "The Imaginative Soul's
Guide to Foreign Internships." ' .
According to Hitchcock, research,vision
and organization can land students a short-
term job of their dreams in an exotic land.
The 125-page book is an insider's guilde
for those seeking.paying or non-paying in\
ternships in European cities and towns.
Hitchcock guarantees that with tenacity,
"many postage stamps, photocopies and a
few phone calls, you can arrange the trip of
your choice."
American students are viewed as excel¬
lent workers by Europeans, Hitchcock said.
"The Imaginative Soul's Guide to For¬
eign Internships" contains chapters such as.
information like to handle customs and
money.
Most helpful, however, is resource sec¬
tion back of the book with is packed with
lists and addresses, including an Anglo-
American dictionary for students headed for
the United Kingdom. The took ($16.95) is
published by Ivy House. .
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| Title | 1993_03 The Daily Collegian March 1993 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1993 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
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| Title | March 11, 1993, Page 8 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1993 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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| Language | eng |
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# _ Features
The Daily Collegian
Thursday, March 11,1993
Juniata student^barter maple syrup
*
Annual spring project
converts sap to cash .
~~ HUNTINGDON,Pa.(CPS)—EaehFeb-
ruary, about 40 students at Juniata College
in Pennsylvania tap the sugar maple trees at
nearby Rayson Lake and collect maple syrup
to be used as gifts and barter for goods arid
services. . ,
The project, which includes supervising
600-800 taps, is overseen by biology prpfes-
sor Chuck Yohn, who directs Juniata's bio¬
logical field station.
The tapping process involves inserting a
small tube 2 inches into the trunk ofthe the
tree to detour the rising sap and cause it to
drip into awaiting buckets.
The syrup, which has become famous on
the 1,100- student campus, goes to volun¬
teer., college trustees, the college president,
and is used for bartering for goods and
services needed at the research facility.
"We barter a lot of it for repair services.
like tractor repair and welding. We're a
wood-fired operation, so we. barter for the
wood. Wc use pine slabs from a local mill-
we give them a gallon for a couple of
truckloads," Yohn said.
"We're thinking about barteringfor jugs,
thermometers and filters, too. But actually,
it does more for us to give it away for
goodwill. Bulk syrup has low retail value
anyway," Yohasaid.
Every year, students, faculty and commu¬
nity members wait for a break in the bitter
cold in hopes that the sap will rise.
In good sap weather, the nights may be
freezing, but they must be followed by days
where the temperature say above 32 de¬
grees, y
\ "Ouroperationlis-totallyweather-depen-
dfentr^srid-^olin, who teaches biology
classes in an 18th-century converted farm- .
house.
The sap collection runs from mid-Febru¬
ary through March, and sometimes to the
■ beginning Of April. Wile the tapping pro¬
cess is going on the sugar water is boiled
down in sugar shacks that can operate for 48
hour stretches, Yohn said.
"The sugar shacks are complete with
waffle irons," said Yohn, so workers can
enjoy, a hot breakfast, while tapping. "It
takes 30 gallons of sugar water to boil down
to a gallon of syrup, to give you an idea"
The college has no plans to sell the syrup, '
which Is valued at approximately $35 per
gallon. "It's kind of a cultural exchange,"
Yohn said.
Book outlines how to get foreign internships
CPS—Snapping up a foreign internships
sounds like a piece of cake in Laura
Hitchcock's book, "The Imaginative Soul's
Guide to Foreign Internships." ' .
According to Hitchcock, research,vision
and organization can land students a short-
term job of their dreams in an exotic land.
The 125-page book is an insider's guilde
for those seeking.paying or non-paying in\
ternships in European cities and towns.
Hitchcock guarantees that with tenacity,
"many postage stamps, photocopies and a
few phone calls, you can arrange the trip of
your choice."
American students are viewed as excel¬
lent workers by Europeans, Hitchcock said.
"The Imaginative Soul's Guide to For¬
eign Internships" contains chapters such as.
information like to handle customs and
money.
Most helpful, however, is resource sec¬
tion back of the book with is packed with
lists and addresses, including an Anglo-
American dictionary for students headed for
the United Kingdom. The took ($16.95) is
published by Ivy House. .
_
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. *•
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