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Club strivestoeducate smoker By Mike Koller Of The Print apathetic,” Maxian said. The club now has about 20 mem bers. “We’re basically trying to in form people that marijuana isn’t something that is going to “What our club is attempting make you go crazy,” stressed to do is educate and make Vincent “Max” Maxian. our members aware of the various marijuana laws in the Oregon has Maxian, along with Tony state. Taylor, founded the 1980 decriminalized the personal edition of the NORML usage of marijuana, but you (National Organization For the can still go to jail for selling it,” Reform of Marijuana Laws) on Maxian emphasized. this campus. The College’s According to Maxian, 'the NORML club had been defunct for several terms until Maxian club really is not in favor of and Taylor began complete legalization in this state. reorganization in late April. “I’d been trying to get the club started up again since win ter of 1978, but until this last term, response had been pretty “Once there is complete legalization with both selling and usage, someone out there is bound to corner the market. I read where any of the big cigarette companies could con vert over to marijuana cigaret tes in a week,” he said. Maxian suggested that a bet ter plan would be for the government to sell permits to persons wanting to grow marijuana with half of their crop going to medical usage and the other half for private use. “A farmers’ manual listed California, Hawaii and Oregon as having marijuana as their biggest money-making crops. It’s an untapped reservoir of revenue for the government, if handled properly,” Maxian said. Lately, there have been an increasing number of surveys indicating that marijuana has harmful side effects, ranging from sluggishness to per manent damage to brain fun ctions. Maxian questions the authenticity of some reports. “To My Kids With Loue wasM a one-sided piece of crap^B whereas Marijuana Recon-H sidered was a legitimate^! presentation of the facts onl both sides, and came out irH favor of marijuana,” he said. 11 According to Maxian, theB future of this campus’s NORMLB club remains very sketchy aS “Some of these long-term summer approaches. studies really are not valid. I “I probably will not be bad! mean, if you blow one or two after this term and Ton J ounces of pot into a monkey’s (Taylor) is undecided. Also! face for several weeks, there is finances are a problem. We are' going to oe a chanae.” he said trying to organize some fund’ Maxian also discredits certain publications which side against marijuana. raisers, but I have no idea if the club will continue next year,’ he said. Graduation speakers selecte College graduation ceremonies on June 6 will be highlighted by four student speakers. Reed Campbell of Canby, Kathy McMahon of West Linn, Darren MacFarlane of program of backpacking, Milwaukie and Phillip Boitnott bicycle camping, and cross of Oregon City were selected country skiing instruction since as speakers last week. Cam 1977. pbell’s topic will be “Behold the Leaders.” The three other Graduation speakers; from left to right—Darren Many important skills are speakers will read poetry, MacFarlane, Kathy McMahon, Reed Campbell and taught on the backpacking trips dramatic readings and com-: Phil Boitnott. like outdoor cooking, how to ment on the subject of use a map and compass, out- graduation in a “readers’ There will be a reception after accnriafo’c riorjrpc? , should^B rlonr <^2, »>-««1 theater” format. the commencement exercises petition for graduation with thefl selection and care of equip The College brass ensemble in the College cafeteria. Registrar’s Office.” ment. On the bicycling trips, and chamber choir will be Approximately 500 students If a student has petitioned fofl basic maintenance, emergency presenting the music for the are expected to graduate this graduation, he or she shoulcfl repairs, and backpacking ceremonies, which will begin at year. have received a letter perB techniques will be taught. The 7 p.m. in Randall Hall Gym According to James A. taining to graduation already, fl trips range from easy to nasium. The invocation and Roberts, dean of student ser the student has not received a strenuous and are designed to benediction will be given by vices, “Any student who has letter, he or she should contacts cover a variety of terrain. This Pastor Wally Gustav of Grace accumulated enough hours for the dean of students’ office! summer backpacking trips will Lutheran Church in Molalla. either a certificate or an Roberts said. be offered in the Mount Hood Wilderness help for the outdoor woman Now that it’s almost summer and the weather should soon be decent (cross your fingers), it is time to think about summer recreation. If you are of the feminine persuasion, are at least 16 years old and enjoy the great outdoors, there is a program that may be just for uou This ic. tho “Koop» Listening” wilderness program of trips for women. Keep Listening is sponsored by the Women’s Wilderness In stitute Northwestern, a non profit educational organization. The corporation was founded in 1977 by a group of Oregon women dedicated to wilderness education and preservation. The two programs of the Women’s Wilderness Institute Northwest are Keep Listening trips for women, and Shared Outdoor Adventures for Recreation (SOAR), which of fers outings for physically limited adults. Keep Listening has offered a year-round Page 4 wilderness area, Hart Mountain Antelope refuge, and the Wallowa Mountains. Bicycle tours will be held in the Willamette Valley and The Canadian Gulf Islands. Anyone with any questions should call the Keep Listening leaders at 239-6896 or 622- 3895. Oregon history,literatur subject of workshop —June 16: The Two I An intensive look at Oregon Humanities. history will be presented during The lecture speakers will be Oregons: Rural and Urban, lec a one-week workshop, June professors Gordon Dodds and ture by Donald Epstein; Filrr E. Kimbark MacColl of Por Roots of the Tree; and a 16-20, at the College. The study of Oregon’s past tland State University, Edwin evening lecture: Oregc and present will include a Bingham of the University of History by Gordon Dodds. walking tour of historic Oregon Oregon and Stephen Beckham —June 17: The In City and several films. History of Lewis and Clark College. dians, lecture by Donald 1 and literature instructors The speakers are the authors stein; Film: The People Donald Epstein, Fred of numerous articles and Dancing Again; and De Wolfe, John Rau and Mike several books, including evening lecture: Oregon Kepler will present lectures. “Oregon: A Bicentennial dians, by Stephen Beckhar The registration fee for the History,” by Dodds, and Oregc workshop is $45 for those “Requiem for a People: The —June ,18: wishing three credits and $30 Rogue Indians and the Fron Literature, lecture by tiersmen,” by Beckham. Kepler; Films: Natural Ti on an audit basis. The lectures are scheduled Country, Sometimes a 1 History instructor Fred DeWolfe has written four books for the McLoughlin Hall Notion; and an eveninc on urban history and the city of Theater at 7 p.m. There is no ture: Oregon Literature Edwin Bingham. Portland. Epstein, also a mem admission charge. While both the workshop ber of the College’s history —June 19: The U department, has written articles and lectures are designed to be Scene: Portland, lect for the Oregon Historical Quar- useful to high school and Fred De Wolfe; Film: 1 forltT elementary teachers, anyone the Willamette; and an In addition to the workshop, with an interest in Oregon the College will host a public history and literature will gain lecture: Oregon Gove by E. Kimbark MacColl lecture series on Oregon from them, according to Ep history and literature, June 16- stein, who is directing the —June 20: Walking of Oregon City and 19, featuring some of the workshop. state’s leading historians. The Schedule for the week’s tations by city planr series is co-sponsored by the preservationists. events includes: Oregon Committee on the Clackamas Community