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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1979)
Men’s Resource Program takes care of anxiety By Kelly Laughlin Of THe Print “Raising the consciousness of men in our. society” has been a major focus of courses of fered by the Men’s Resource center at the College this year, according to Vince Fitzgerald, advisor. “Men, in certain ways, are a sexual minority,” said Fit zgerald. “We have been op pressed in emotional develop ment, psychological health, and generally,, personal growth. While the women’s oppression has been more visible, in the economic and political world, the men’s has been more subtle. We have not been brought into awareness of this until the last 10 to 20 years.” Originally, the Men’s Resource Center started while Fitzgerald was working on the Focus On Women program, also offered at the College. “There eventually came an in terest in an awareness program here for men,” Fitzgerald said. “1 read a book on male sexuality, and that got me in terested in a seminar I have now done twice called ‘Men in Transition’ ” After the second workshop, F<itzgerald decided to expand the program into a men’s consciousness raising program. Men’s resource programs have also been im plemented at Chemeketa and Portland community colleges. There has never been a steering committee for the Men’s Resouce Program at CCC,although Fitzgerald said that several sessions have been held to determine the kinds of seminars people have been in terested In. “I would haye liked to have gotten the program to be carried on by other men as well as myself,” he said. Until now, Fitzgerald’s goal in the program has been to touch on as many possible in terests as males find themselves concerned about. “I think we’ve hit almost every one of them now,” Fitzgerald said. In his experience with the program, Fitzgerald has found the largest concern among men to be anxiety, “the real fear and discomfort that we all have when we are faced with something we can’t cope with.” Finding out first what their dif ficulties are, and then suggesting ways that will strengthen each man’s own situation has been a big con- cern for the adviser. The response as yet has been good, according to Fit zgerald, with turnout ranging from a total blank in one program on the veteran’s role in society, to audiences of up to 40 for the other seminars. Fitzgerald has found especially strong interest, in the Seminars on male sexuality, single parenting, separation from children, and men in relaxation. On May 2, during the spring term, Fitzgerald will be offering a course in “People Com munications.” It will deal with “jhow the sexes communicate. What are some of the im plications, power plays, ob stacles, conditions and premises we’re under?” he said. Fitzgerald would like to see some spiritual impetus for the program. Forever the humanist, he said, “I think there should be some real spiritual energy, where it is not “The state budget designated for community colleges has been cut from $21 million in 1977 to only $6.7 million in 1979, Hakanson said. “There will be no money for the new science building we need.” Hakanson urged ASG mem bers to inform people of the need for funds at the College, and to write the legislators to make them realize the need for a larger budget for community colleges. In other events at the meeting, the formation of a ways and means committee was put into effect by a majority vote from ASG members. The committee will investigate all By Scott Starnes Of The Print It has been 30 years since Hitler’s tyrannical rule was ter minated. The aftermath of his exploits has left an im pressionable scar upon the world. Yet, most people today are still unaware of the full ex tent of Hitler’s persecution of various races. requests for funds from ASG during the three-week period .designated for the committee to evaluate requests. “The trouble with teachers asking for money just got out of hand,” commented ASG Senator Joe Woods. “We needed a formal committee to investigate all requests. Woods also presented a petition of a proposed plan for Tri-Met to change their bus routes so that they would make stops at Orchard and Clairmont halls on the College campus. “If we get enough signatures, it could warrant a change,” Woods said. 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Hitler’s cruelties studiei Hakanson makes request The Associated Student Government meeting Feb. 8 was highlighted by College Pr esident, John Hakanson’s request for ASG members to encourage everyone they know to write letters to legislators concerning the College’s exclusion from the 1979 list of community colleges that will receive state funds for new projects this year. According to Hakanson, only four community colleges statewide will receive gover nment funding for new con struction on their campuses. Clackamas Community College is number six on the list. paying off materially. Like today, .where a guy cannot cope with his wife leaving him, I can give him some help that will pay off the minute he leaves my office.” Expansion of the program uncertain, but Fitzgerald said that he doesnotforeseecarrying it beyond seminars. Tony Pfannesteil, director of the Confidence Clinic, located on Beavercreek Road, will be working to plug in the advisors and lecturers that Fitzgerald has provided, to a men’s awareness program, Pfan- nesteil’s program may be fun ded by the College, United Way, or other agencies. Fit zgerald has his doubts that it will be budgeted by CCC. “I don’t think the board has that Don Epstein, College history instructor, will be offering a special three-credit course titled “Holocaust” presenting the ac tual and complete list of cruelties Hitler imposed upon various races. “Holocaust is a Biblical term found in the book of Isaiah, Chapter one, which means ‘burnt sacrificial of fering’,” Epstein said. The word holocaust typifies Hitler’s attempt to annihilate the races he thought threatened his projected utopia, Epstein said. Epstein said that his course will not feature the receht “Holocaust” television series it self, but will be based oh its content. “The course is focused on racism and destruction of certain races by certain races and the analyzation of their motives. Hitler wasn’t the only person who attempted to completely destroy a specific race. The American expan sionists in the early 19th cen tury indirectly did the same thing to the American Indian.” Hitler’s attempt to commit gen i cide of the Jewish race is more prevalent, however, when compared to the crisis in Cambodia, the persecution of the American Indian and the United States’ confining of the Japanese-Americans during World War II, Epstein said. “Anti-semitism dates back to the time of Christ. Persecution of the Jewish race and culture has been happening for more than 2,000 years,” he said. The first week of the course will deal with anti-semitism and the crises that evolved, Epstein said. Hitler’s reasoning behind the massacre of nearly six million Jews alone, separate from milions of other races which were exterminated, will be analyzed during the course. “The extermination of Jewish race and culture was Hitler’s main priority of the war. Hitler was a pagan who visualized the past as the Wagner opera or in a mythical sense. The Jews’ god, Jehovah, was a threat to Hitler’s belief in numerous gods. Their Marxist, liberalistic views and their striving for modernity continual aggravated Hitler’s desire I abolish them, Epstein sail “Hitler not only attempted I exterminate the Jews b other races with similar cultur and ideals,” he said. When the Jews were exilt from Russia in the late 19 century, for their rejection becoming Christians, Epsta said that many fled to tl United* States to promote thi academic interests and then remained in Europe asgarme dealers, dairymen, tailors ai bakers. “The Jews w remained in Europe were tl unfortunate ones. Hitl foresaw their culture a customs infiltrating tl European way of life th rest blishing a possible threat to I pseudo-social Darwinistic sti of life,” Epstein said. With annihilation of t Jewish race as his main inc tive for war, Hitler began to| force laws for the imprison™ of all races which mi| possibly threaten his goal superiority, Epstein said. C centration camps comprised! millions of Jews and other I nocents were establish! beginning the morbid detail the gen i cide of various rai he said. “During the course, wet have a guest speaker who s vived the worst concentra| camp of all—Auschwitz,” stein said. Later in the terml man who lived under Gerni rule in Austria will describe! anxious atmosphere dul Hitler’s tyrannical rule. Hitler’s extermination oil Jewish race can be paralie with the U.S. and Japan relations, and the U.S. til ment of the Indians, which be discussed during the cou Epstein said. The trials Nuremburg which convictj many of Hitler’s associates, be discussed and a film 8 “Hitler’s Executioners” will shown. For more information re ding the Holocaust con contact Don Epstein at 6 2631, ext. 345. J Clackamas Community Coll Page 4 D50 Illuminant, 2 degree observer Density
