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
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