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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1981)
Communique Project menaced by comedy show Project Visibility was proposed to make the public aware of what this college has to offer, as well as its needs. In making people aware of what the college is all about, when it comes time to vote on budget leview, voteres The problem comes in would know why they were when the students of the being asked to approve television class, which will such a seemingly large be producing the College amount. based show, are leaning With Project Visibility towards a comedy news being such an important show modeled after the matter, it would seem that once great “News Update” a comedy news show, if not of Saturday Night Live”. produced correctly, could only be a deficit to the pro ject. Two things now in the works at the College may be in conflict: Project Visibility and a television show produced by a special projects class which will be aired to the general public. And now...Bedtime for Reaganomics? ‘Tis pity the roses die. ‘Tis pity the sight, the sound, the smell, and the touch of pastoral presiden tial achievements of th$ first six months of utopian congressional appropria- By Thomas A. Rhodes tion should sour to mass monsoons of criticism over the social well being of mankind. As of the first Monday of the tenth month in of fice, the music died. The petals fell from the pretty poses of the writer’s ink. The once allies now point their editorial swords In his direction with scorn, and regret. Their hopes include irrepressible mistakes. Reaganomics; one that br ings forth a stench of mor tality ending the reign of economic blind faith. The men and women of the black and white pro fession have turned their backs on the president; the same man they vehemently supported during the elec tion. Wall Street, despite the gains of last week, is still skeptical. As the car toon depicted, before the ship is launched, icebergs were spotted. Such is the press’ reaction to the pro posals of the White House. The likes of economists John Kenneth Galbrai and Milton Fried man ripped at the economic theory Reagan purports. It is a daring ploy by the president, yet the awakening of senators such as Mark Hatfield (R. Oregon) and Bob Packwood (R. Oregon) could spell doom for cer tain presidential proposals. The sale of AWAC, special radar planes, is dying a painful death. The Depart ment of Education, as well as, the Department of Energy have been termed the ex-Department of Ed and En. A day refuses to go by without a headline stating gloom and doom on Reaganomics, or liberal organization standing up for their alledged rights. What was once viewed as “trickle down” theory of economics has become bubble up panic as members of the right wing are beginning to battle with themselves over budget cuts. The Senate majority power plays of Hatfield and Jesse Helms (R. North Carolina) are becoming more evident. -The Democrats left their latest conference in West Virginia last weekend in unity. One Democrat was even pleased that Reaganomics passed the House and Senate so easi ly because when the economy falls apart, the left-wing will be blameless. Although that is shamefully passing the buck, it is essentially true because of the enormous load of phone calls the Senators received after Reagan’s speech to the na tion in August. In the con tents of the statement, he came as close to lying to the nation as any president since Dick Nixon. If con gress hadn’t reversed Reagan’s decision on Social Security, it would have been an out and out lie. The elections of 1982 are now approaching the public. The Democrats seem to be well prepared. If the economy doesn’t recover substantially, the liberal wing could have a field day. With every large movement, a counter movement developes. It has begun. The headlines have turned sour on the president as the party has long since ended. We’re stuck with an administra tion that honestly believes that ketchup and relish are viable vegetables and soy bean can replace protein meats for public school lunches. Oh yes, peanut butter will take that place too. At the same time, the White House firmly believes they can sue various school boards for unequal treatment of students going to black schools. Uh, yeah Mr. President. Judging from tl downfall of “Saturd Night Live”, since the m cast has taken over, it very difficult to pull oil successful comedy shoi It would be mu easier for the public to i cept a straight news she from the College that is quite up to par, than a co edy show that doesn’t qui make it. With a straight net show people could view as students making am tempt at something | telligable, rather than jn screwing around with’ comedy show which wasting the taxpaye money, whether it’s beli produced through Collei funds or not. The Video Audio/Visual department cooperating with Projet Visibility, and will be pri ducing programs whit will enhance the public knowledge and respect f the college community. It’s not just tl Special Projects class th needs to keep this in mil but any form of met that’s distributed to tl public. Although oth mediums need to ket respectability in mind, it crucially important for televised medium to watc themselves. Five thousao homes are current! hooked-up to Liberty Cabi thus more people wool view this than any othi form of media. THE PRINT, a member of the Oregon Newspaper Publisher! Association, aims to be a fair and impartial journalistic medlun covering the campus community as thoroughly as possible. Opi- nions expressed in THE PRINT do not necessarily reflect those »1 the College administration, faculty, Associated Student Govern' ment or other staff members of THE PRINT. Readers write Theater in need of workshop Beating an old drum makes a bit more noise than beating a dead horse, but in the matter of adequate performing arts facilities, I fear the outcome is about the same. Yes, we need a new per forming arts center. It’s past due. But the theatre needs a shop now! Two years ago, the fire marshall said, with good reason, that we can’t cut our keystones (an integral part of a scenic flat which is a basic part of a stage set) next to the au dience area, even when there is no audience. And so we cut keystones in the sun. I talk to myboss who says a decision package might help. And so we cut keystones in the wind. The next boss says we want theater on campus, but still we cut Clackamas Community College keystones in the rain. The top boss says let’s raise funds for a performing arts center. And yet another year we cut keystones in the snow... Theatre Fans Unite! Let your voices ring! Sure to some, a keystone may seem fairly unimportant, but remember, for want of a nail a show was lost; for want of a show, a horse...” office: Trailer B; telephone: 657-8400, ext. 309 or 310 editor: Rick Obritschkewitsch news editor: J. Dana Haynes; arts editor: Tina Riggs sports editor: Wanda Percival feature editor: Amy De Vour photo editor: Duane Hiersche; copy editor: Mike Rose staff writers: Kristi Blackman, Gary Gorski, Alison Hull Thomas A. Rhodes, Susy Ryan, Tracy Teigland, Darla Weinberger staff photographers: Duffy Coffman, Jay Graham / cartoonists: Jim Adams, J. Dana Haynes business manager: Joan Seely typesetter: Pennle Keefer; graphics: Lynn Griffith advisor: Dana Spielmann