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The Community Center lounge another Atlantic City? Not according to the State At torney General’s office. When ASG attempted to put on a “Casino Night” to make money for itself and other organiza tions, it was halted before the plans left the starting blocks^ ■due to state gambling laws. Under the event plans, J the Community Certter lounge would have been turned into a miniature gambling casino with tables and all the gambling paraphernalia (save organized crime and prositution). Cam pus clubs and organizations would have governed their own tables as students and Casino Night hits roadblock no gambling By Tom Rhodes Lawyers Last night, Washington D.C., was the site of President Reagan’s inauguration and subsequent ball. But in Portland, the National Lawyers Guild was holding a different kind of celebration: a counter- “Mt. Hood did the same thing last year and got busted and everything was con fiscated,” Buckley said. “Schools get away with cake walks all the time and legally, that’s gambling. Fail to the chief? inaugural ball. Held at the Earth Tavern from 8 p.m. to 12, the party in cluded live music, dancing and speeches. The objective: to raise money for the Guild, a liberal, non-profit organization Science building near completion Progress on the Linus Paul ing Science Building has been slowed down slightly because its completion now requires the laying of carpet, painting and the placing of certain hard- ward. Despite the short delay, construction is still ahead of schedule, Classes will com mence in the new building after spring break. said that the only way we could do it is if we required the peo ple to purchase only $10 worth of tokens (play money),” Buckley said. Buckley later discovered that another “only way” they coula have had the casino night would have been to exchange the tokens for prizes 50 miles away from the College, accor ding to the state-gambling laws. faculty used play money that they purchased when entering the lounge. The more money spent at a specific table, the more money the organization governing the table would have received. David Buckley, student pro grams specialist, > said“We wanted to borrow the equip; ment and have prizes that win ners would cash in the . play money for.” The word “would” has been used often to describe Casino Night, because the plans were halted by what is known as “ the law.” “We talked to Clackamas County District At- tomey James O’Leary, and he At a recent planning meeting, “punch lists,” dealing with various small jobs that must be finished in the near future, were discussed. Regarding the landscaping, Bill Ryan, dean of college ser vices and planning, com mented, “It’s coming. We have to wait for the right weather.” formed by “...a group of at torneys who disdain the trapp ings of the legal profession,” in the words of one member, Jack L. Schwartz. Schwartz is a Portland lawyer who is active in the ’’Guild. Said Schwartz, “Our goal right now is to see Reagan’s removal...I mean, the man got elected with less than 25 percent of the eligible voters voting for him.” According to Schwartz, the Lawyers Guild is not against only Mr. Reagan. “We see the Republicans and Democrats as two parties run by the corpora tions. What we’d like to see is a Citizen’s Labor Party in 1984.” The counter inaugural ball drew quite a crowd. The Guild was worried about a poor turnout, said Schwartz, because, “...we’ve had a pro- blem with Portland’s conser vative, homogenous press. They sometimes won’t even run our non-profit adver tisements.” . Schwartz said that the Guild’s fears of Ronald Reagan are well founded. “Since he (Reagan) won’t be able to turn the economy around in four years, we’re afraid he’ll start a war. That’s always good for the corporations,” said Schwartz. Asked if the/United States is heading in a conservative direction, Schwartz said, “I think that’s bullshit from the press. We’re not moving to the right. People know that the corporations are screwing us.”’ AMERICA’S NEW president faces internal problems as' well as external: last night’s “counter-inaugural hall* Mall offers rooms each week until Feb. 23. Adi vance registration is required. ■ According to Haley, a ma jority of the merchants at the Clackamas Town Center ar« quite supportive of the prw gram. Students who satisfac torily finish the course will receive a certificate of comple tion, which can be used wheii applying for work at one of the 180 stores at the mall. The new Clackamas Town Center located near Sunnyside Road and 82nd Avenue, is schedule ed to open March 1. “Although the course does not guarantee jobs, it will prog vide training for those who do not have actual retail ex perience,” Haley said. ‘Alternate lifestyle’ seminar offered I A special Focus seminar titl ed Living Together: Legal and Emotional Issues will be presented by Community Ser vices January 22 and 29 from 7-10 p.m. in Room 117 in the Community Center. The seminar, which will be jointly taught by Gay Canaday and Marv Clifford, will be con cerned with legal and emo tional issues which confront un married couples living together. Marv, Clifford, a registered clinical social worker, has taught the Men Don’t Always Need To Be Strong seminar in the past. Gay Canaday is an attorney for Oregon Legal Services and has previously taught thl Womens Rights seminar. “Thl first night we’ll be discussing emotional issues concerning current relationships, and lega1 issues concerning contracts wills and joint ownership d bank accounts,” stated Cana day. “The second night wel move on to emotional issue! concerning past relationships and legal issues concerning children, abuse and enforcing contracts.” Special attentioi will be given to agreements tha couples may enter into befo« living together and aftó dissolving their relationship. Clackamas Community College
