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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 8, 1978)
Game room potential site for culture I Starnes it posed cultural center to [place of the game [become a controver to both the College md admit istration. The [argument seems to be ability of space. ¡me room which has rious controversy over •ality to the College, is several depart ed is not being utilized stive way. One, such !e, the Art Advisory ibich I which consists of people in the College nity, voiced their ithe game room desire into a (enter. Bursheim. College art ent chairperson, said that he would like to transfer the game room to some other location than the Community Center for two reasons. “The game room is a bad, bad scene. It is a poor reflection of the College’s social at mosphere,” Bursheim said. “Secondly, it is nearly im possible to arrange for art, music, literary or lecture sessions at the College because of the tight bookings reserved for various other functions in the Fireside Lounge.” Students gather in game room for games of pool and foosball. “Many major artists are afraid to exhibit their art works for safety reasons,” Bursheim said. “Vandalism has been sur prisingly high in the Com munity Center building which tends to stray professional ar- Photos by Chuck Quimby tists from showing their work at the College.” The situation is a degrading one to visiting artists and musicians in the Fireside Lounge, Bursheim said. “When, for instance, a professional pianist comes to perform at the College he is received by a mixture of en thusiasts as well as apathetics when performing in the Fireside Lounge. Much of the audience feel that their in dividual freedom to privacy is being violated by this performer and therefore will react by talking, sleeping shouting or making it unpleasant for the guest.” relocation of the game room would be in two of the health rooms downstairs in Randall Hall or room 101 on the first floor. Since one room has been renovated into a dance room, the other is required to be used as a health room. The possibility of establishing 101 as the game room would not work because it is in constant use for classroom purposes and was not designed to accomodate the activity as which occurs in the game room,” Fisher said. further,” he said. “The GED student figures into a substan tial part in game room activity.” Mike McCarty, College ASG president, said that the game room would be an ideal location for a cultural center ■ and he would like to see it in stituted but doing so could possibly cause a decrease in game room revenues which finance the ASG fund. .“Since the game room is a consistant form of revenue, it would not be beneficial to move the game room elsewhere. I agree that the game room does not reflect the College’s image in a positive way but for monetary and con fusion purposes to move it elsewhere would only com plicate matters more,” he said. Fisher said that a cultural center has been allocated in the new proposed structures but is so far down the line on the priority list that it will be some By instituting a cultural cen time before a cultural center ter in place of the game room, couldeven take place. a performer would be joined by Dave Simpkins, Chairper only the people who wish to sit Department of in on his performance, the son, Jim Roberts, director of ' safety factor would increase ABE/GED, said thatl)e “didn’t student activities, said that if considerably with the limited really care where they the game. room were to be access to the room and it would positioned the game room. “As relocated it would become “dif ultimately become a positive far as I’m concerned, they can ficult to control and manage. image of the College itself, move the thing right off the “Each day we have to send campus. True, the revenues Bufsheim said. created by the game room con someone from our office to the To relocate the game room tribute a considerable amount game room four or five times to to another part of the campus is to the College’s fund, but why pick up the money,” he said. not completely void of other not allot those monies out of “If the game room were to problems, Don Fisher, College the budget which would move to Randall Hall it would facilities development and therefore eliminate many of the cost us more time to run over planning officer said. The problems associated with the there plus the possibility of a availability of space to satisfy existence of the game room,” decrease in revenues. each department’s interests Simpkins said. When the Community Cen seems to be the major problem, Last year, Simpkins said that ter was designed, the students he said. he was encountering problems opted for a game room in that “Since the beginning of this with his students skipping their building, Fisher said. To tran school year, every inch of classes and spending their time sfer the game room to another available space is being used up in the game room. “Moving the area would require student in to this point in time, Fisher game room to Randall would put as well as tedious meetings said. promote an increase in GED with the various administrative “Right now, the only participation which would committees of the College he possible open space for the complicate the problem even said. ©LAekAMZ* - COLLKG j one favorite past time' of centimeters Colors by Munsell Color Services Lab