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.
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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...”
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