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n-smoking sign cafeteria room 5y Sandy Carter jf The Print ¡consider myself a good ob server. At least I did consider myself a good observer. But ¡he new “No Smoking” sign in the cafeteria has me doubting my own powers of observation. [ I’ve been watching for the promised sign for several weeks now, impatience gnawing at me. Finally, Friday, ¡decided to take the bull by the horns and ask at the student government office. I finished ¡inch, dumped my tray, and headed across the Community Renter, determined to solve the mystefy. - i ASG Secretary Terri McCoy het my question with a puzzled frown. “It is up!” she said. “No it isn’t,” I argued. “I just ate in there and there was ho sign!” Well, of course, she was right. There is a sign. But it doesn’t hang where I expected to see it. Suspended on chains from the center of the Intimate Dining Room ceiling, rather than, in the doorway, it an nounces in no uncertain terms that there will be no smoking ih that area between the hours of 11:30 a.m. and 1p.m. How long the sign had hung there without attracting my at tention, I don’t know. I just hope that others, keener ob servers than myself, have got ten the new message. feedback Folding of art society raises questions limited attitude toward the ASG; officially, we were an The gap between the people organized body in its early potential endeavors of self ex and their identification with the stages. Technically, our con pression and is a limited view of .arts has been widened and the stitution simply had to specify the arts in general. There is no space irv. between has been exactly who we 4*^ oof sound reasoning behind such a filled with the bland air of and it is discriminate against.. The list statement, discouraging to realize that didn’t seem to be long enough. Unfortunately, like many such an attitude exists in the art new endeavors, there were center administration. If the remained problems. John Brittingham organization stated, “The controlled'aspect autonomous1 from the oppor of it discouraged a lot of people tunist attitude of the AC’s ad from volunteering.” I tend to ministration, then a significant agree but not for the same structure would have existed reasons assumed by such a for the students and com statement. It implies that the munity to use. This relates to the final point organization was rigid when in fact it was not. What did put a that needs to be made clear at Dear Editor: damper on the situation was this time. It was stated that To The Students: The Print and ASG have This is a paragraph, from a the controlled opinion and in “nothing has been lost; we will promotional letter passed fluence which came down from capture the good and take off been at each other’s throats for with them.” too long. Bitch. Bitch. Bitch. around in late January. What the art center’s administration. I’d like to know is what hap Perhaps the most significant - “We always function better Week in and week out; you pened to all this potential? The example of this control was the per project and idea and we can hear people Complaining ¡premature folding of the Art appointment of Leland John as don’t' need a society to do how the student government is impotent and how The Print is Society creates some definite gallery manager. This change that.” What I’d like to know is, who intellectually bland, and how .contradictions to the sentimen of control was done without the ts stated above. It has set knowledge and consent of the is WE?? We, the students and apathetic all the students cure. Well, that’s not entirely true. mother obstacle in the path of Art Society members who had community? We,, the people self expression and has originally appointed Jeanette involved in the AC building? The student senators and of reduced the student and com Huslar, a student, to the Or, we the AC administration? ficers who volunteer their very precious time do create a ser ' Who are WE? munity to a passive role in the position. Its. I ally myself with the “we” vice. If you’re not satisfied, do This point related to the sen [ It was stated in the April 2 timent that apathy ^sealed the ’ that represents the students, something to improve that ser [edition of The Print that the fate of the club. Of course, the AC building and the com vice. Bitch at the senate and folding of the art club was “no wouldn’t you be apathetic, too, munity at large. In this respect, you should expect some heat back. Sig thing” because technically when you realized, that your we have lost a great deal. The Print volunteers seem to We have lost a significant say there was no Art Society due to decisions were overriden by a »rejection of the constitution -power who stated it was unin in. the policies dictated by the be of the same nature. I say AC administration. We have “seem” because I really don’t bihe ASG, volved? I This shallow perception is Another interesting point lost a prime opportunity to know. There have been stories p direct insult to the faithful was the comment that, “an gather constructively. But of that I haven’t been satisfied members who spent their lunch organization of this kind would paramount importance, we with, and pictures that didn’t hours each Thursday involved have worked better at a four- have lost our freedom to create particularly please me; but college.” Such a and share our self expression in that’s merely the end product. ® meetings. Technically, we year CCC students should be buld not be sponsored by statement is absurd. It reflects a a manner that will benefit all. [ ‘We, the students of packamas Community College Art Center, are pulling our ideas and energies together to create, for the first time on ¡campus, an art society. The prime objective of the Art Society is to become a working tool for the promotion, par- fcpation and understanding if the Arts.' i Membership to the Art Society is not limited to the fine art student but is open to all [students on campus, alumni land the community at large. ” Wednesday, April 9,1980 pseudo professionalism. Close this gap; support the informa! art society. Jeff Silvia Print, ASG ‘bitching’ needs to end soon both proud of their - fellow students and willing to com municated constructively with each other. I think it was Thomas Jeffer son who said, “Citizens get the government (service) they deserve.” Please feel free to correct me. If you want to bitch, pitch in, too. I felt that The Print could have covered the.. forum discussions better. But, I was a participant in those events and that biaS (position) and ex perience may have clouded my perception. Although The Print didn’t Cover one forum and didn’t publish the opinions of those who had the moxie to speak up, you and me—“the students”—said nothing and did nothing. Consequently, we have the quality of journalism and governmental services we deserve. Phillip Boitnott Captain of Debate Team Page 3
