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« ■ i > opinion Anti-nerve gas letter Improperly petitioned Nerve gas. It shares the same popularity as incest and genocide. What could be wrong with endorsing a petition calling for the detoxification of nerve gas and a ban on the development of war gases? A organization called American for Honesty in Government was in the cafeteria last Friday gathering signatures on a peti tion to ban nerve gas. Only a few students signed this peti tion. “Sponsored by the Church of Scientology” is printed on the bottom of the ACHG’s peti tion. This could be one ex planation for lack of student enthusiasm? In' addition, the two people for American Citizens for Honesty in Government were not on campus very long, only about 20 or 30 minutes. If they had stayed much longer someone from the administration could have probably asked them to leave. No one from Community Service or Student Activities had known anything about' ACHG’s petition drive. No organization is allowed to carry on any activities without first getting approval frpm these of fices. This includes everyone from—military recruiters to the Gideons. If ACHG had follow* ed the proper procedure, they would have been confined to a table outside' in the hall. But they didn’t, instead they form ed a barrier at the cafeteria en trance. If one wanted to eat in the cafeteria, there was no way to avoid them, which was strik ingly reminicscent of the tactics used by some annoying in dividuals in downtown Portland. (“Hey have you heard about Dianetics!”) Meredith Burke, a member of American Citizens for Honesty in Government stated that the objective of ACHG’ was to prevent abuse of the population by the government. The group is na tionwide. and was formed by a Scientology minister, Art Mer- • rian, after he was imprisoned for not giving information under oath at a trial. His reason was that the information had been given to him in con fidence by a church member. The organization is about, four years old, and works in other areas besides nerve gas. Another member of ACHG said that the one reason the group was affiliated with the Church of Scientology is that the church has done a lot of in vestigative work in the past. ACHG’s Portland chapter is located in the Scientology building on SW Broadway and receives financial support from the church, although ACHGS members are not exclusively Scientologist. Before ACHG’s display was set up and petition-gathering started, a representive of the group dropped by,the Publica- tion Trailer. She asked if a reporter would like to come down and write something about the petition drive. She left some information about the group, including a flyer that was set up to be used in a newspaper. A lot of the infor mation it contained is hard to substantiate, due to the limited number of nerve gas experts available. Some of the statements made in it were confusing and misleading, such as: “Although people feel safe knowing that it takes .a Presidential order to use nerve gas, it has not been uncommon to have such decisions made in the field. During the Vietnam War, there, was no Presidential OK to use harassing gas agent.” Nerve gas and harrassing gas are entirely differerit. Harrass ing gases are agents such as, mace or tear gas. These typés < of gases merely make one wish J ¡líe weie dead. Nerve gas has never been used in combat in any jvar. Nerve gas is not something that is readily available. It cannot be used on the spur of the moment. ' Maybe American Citizens for Honesty in Government did not need to spend much time gathering signatures, because that v was not* the primary objective. It is this reporters opinion that ACHG is nothing more than a public relations arm of the Church of Scientology. -MIKE ROSE Showers all washed up One of the newest facilities of Clackamhs College’s athletic departments the steam room. 0) Located in the men’s locker room, it provides our students with relaxing waves of soothing print THE PRINT, member of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, aims to be a fair and Impartial journalistic medium covering the campus community as thoroughly as possible. Opinions expressed in THÈ PRINT do not necessarily reflect those of the College administration, faculty, or Associated Student Government. \ Office: Trailer B Telephone : 656-8400, ext. 309, 310 editor: Thomas A. Rhodes assignment editor: Matt Johnson; news editor: David Hayden; arts editor: Michael L. Rose; feature editor: Steve Lee sports editor: Rick Obritschkewitsch; photo editor Duffy Coffman staff writers: John Baker, Linda Cabrera, Ed Coyne, Richard Green Jim Haynes, Tom Jeffries, Benjamin Munhall staff photographers: Ramona Isackson, Sue Hanneman typesetter: Kathy Walmsley artist: Lynn Griffith advertising & business manager: Dan Champie adviser: J. Faraca By Edward Matthew Coyne steam. This system was installed by the engineers with no extra cost. In fact, by eliminating showers the engineers are cut ting the school’s water bill and preventing the students from taking long, /fime-consjlming showers. . Another feature of the steam Voom is the Icelandic cold shower. On nori-steam days, vie can experience the warmth of the sauna and then plunge into the bebzing showers. And this will definitely help your heart. \ zIt is apparent^hat thi^year in the men’s lockerqom, things have not chariged. I am referr ing to the showers and the soap feedback In regard to my “statements” made on the Senate Election’s page in last week’s The Print (Oct. 15, 1980), I feel that statements in my publicity form were re arranged, making me look like a fool, I do not feel that charig- ing the pictures iri* the Com- triunity Centré Lourige and getting an “Asteroid” machine would be a good learning ex perience. My quotes have been changed to fit‘the story, not the story to fit the quote. z I was also not aware that my publicity form Was going to be used in the paper. I retained the impression that what was to be used in the paper as quotes » were obtained from an inter view on that Friday (Oct. 10, 1980). In this case,J it was a bad editing job . Ed. note—Apologies for the mistake. The publicity form did, however, state in black and yellow “This statement will dispensers. I wonder why the showers are only warm on hot days. What is this, solar heating! Now I know that the administration cares about the student and his .welfare, but come on, how about some warm showers? And when I say'•warm, I mean a temperature the human body can stand. Not scalding hot-as I’m told it is after cross country, basketball and wrestling prac tices at 6 p.m.--or so cold it turns the skin blue, as it is in the morning. It’s like being in a lot tery, the winner gets the warm water. If it isyour lucky day-and you happen to find the shower that’s not too cold or not too hot, then comes the problem of the soap dispenser. When the person is all wet and ready to lather up with soapr he reaches with anticipation for bé printed as a direct quote in thé special edition of Cougar Print; pleaSe think through carefully and explain your point of view in some detail.” Hère is-word for word-what was turried in to The Print on Arlene Boyko’s publicity form, “If elected, I would like to see student government ac complish everything asked of us. Should we (sic) able to make changes or ask for opi nions I would like the pictures changed in lounge and an asteroid machine put in. Really I want the learning experience of the responsibility^ (sic) of Student Government. This statement of. mine is not Very good, because I mainly need to learn what I can do first sirice I have no experience (sic) in Stu dent Government (sic) But one thing I do have is time • and desire to work really hard. P.S. Sorry about the spelling! ‘Arlene is now a Senator. - Arlene Boyko lots and lots of bubbles. All he gets is the- residue.At least he had a iudrm shower. Not to be discriminating, I never use the women’s showers, however, I’d be will ing to bet those showers are in the same shape as the men’s. I don ’t know whether or not this is a mass experiment to see how long students can take such extremes. One might say, “Be a man. Take it as it is:”Is it manly, or womanly, KO- BRRRR-freeze (or be well- done)? I say moan and gripe until something is done about it. After all, ktue are entitled to our rights as students who have paid their dues. Let’s have no more running the gauntlet. Let’s have warm showers and soap for everyone, mien and women. -MATT JOHNSON Clackamas Community College