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communique’________ ____ Aprì! 18-24 ‘Ground Zero Week’ not to go unnoticed The week of April 18 has been designated “Ground Zero Week,” by a group who also call themselves Ground Zero. This week is planned to make people aware of the dangers of nuclear weapon usage. This will include displays on cam pus. One of which will be sponsored by will scare many people, but that is good, it should. About all it would take from the Soviet Union, is the push of a button, and within 20 minutes the majority of the United States would be wiped out. A lot of good shelters will be. It would only take U.S. officials a matter of seconds to find out that a nuclear attack has been launched, but the general public “Friends of the Clackamas Community College Library.” They hope to have books and other literature on the subject of nuclear weapons especially exhibited in the College library. In an effort to remain a would not find out until the fatal attack has struck. Perhaps, even if you made it to a shelter, you would never know when it was safe to came out. non-political group, “Friends” will have literature on both the pros and cons of nuclear weapons displayed (if there is such a thing as pro nuclear weapons). So the time to act on the nuclear situation is now, before we are ail too dead to do anything about it. The United States and Soviet Union already have It’s time that everyone looked literature; especially when it is made so easily accessible this Knowing the dangers of a nuclear enough nuclear weaponry to destroy the world over and over. So once it is destroyed, why destroy it again? Besides, who will be here to destroy it again? at this being week. attack Candidates Fair challenges us to put up or shut up The Associated Student the country, and so the winner Government will hold a can of the race will have some hand didates fair for everyone who is in the future , of our state and running for congress from our country, but somehow I don’t district on April 19. Chances expect it to be a standing are, the turn-out of students room-only crowd - watching will be lousy. them. Sure these are tough times. Sure people are hurting. But will anyone attend this By J. Dana Haynes meeting and find out about their future leaders? Or will apathy reign supreme? Someone once said that That’s a crying shame. It politics is like the weather: seems that the litany one hears everyone talks about it but no everyday on the bus or in the one ever does anything. Why is cafeteria is “Geez, these are that? The Print could now say tough times,” and in fact they “Go out there and be good are. People are hurting finan citizens! Go get involved!” But, cially, small businesses are tur of course, we’ve all heard that ning to bankruptcy at an alarm before, a million times. ing rate, and, as one of the What we will say is that candidates put it, “the light at this is a chance to size up the the end of the tunnel is an on future shakers and movers. coming train.” Those people who attend the However, I personally fair and ask questions may doubt if any students will at learn something about the can tend this candidates fair. These didates, and about the state will be the people competing to and country. Those who don’t, become one of the ten or so won’t. And that’s probably most important Oregonians in Okay. Oregon has always had a sort of laid-back aDDroach to tilings, it seems. “If it’s gonna happen, it’s gonna happen. If we get a Republican, or a Democrat, or an aardvark in congress, then that’s the way it is--and pass me a beer.” However, if you’re unemployed, or tired of not making ends meet, or .if you don’t trust the fairness or ac curacy of the media in presen ting the' candidates (and who could blame you for that?), then attend the Candidates Fair. Listen to the runners, decide* which one best represents you, and then'vote. Or else stop complaining about politics and the economy. Put up or shut up, folks, that’s all there is to it. More people would help With the weekly distribu tion of The Print, it seems with each issue comes more de mand. In distributing last week’s issue of The Print time was not even given to get the papers to the stands. People were coming up and grabbing papers out of the deliverers’ hands. That is a great feeling, to know, that The Print is in that much of a demand. But without more help, it is getting more and more difficult to keep the weekly issues coming with a decreasing staff size. At last count the number of staff" writers was at 10. That means that each writer has to dig up the information for, and write about 1100 words of copy per week. In terms of written out pages that.is about eight. The point isThe Print needs help. Anyone who has the slightest interest in any phase of journalism is en thusiastically welcomed to help out with The Print. Even if you cannot contribute on a regular basis, as long as you are willing to keep tabs with The Print on the progress ofstories and can meet deadlines, The Print can usé your help. Ya say yer tired of yer government? THE PRINT, a member of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association, aims to be a fair and impartial journalistic medium covering the campus community as thoroughly as possible. Opi nions expressed In THE PRINT do not necessarily reflect those of 'he College administration, faculty, Associated Student Govern ment or other members of THE PRINT. office: Traitor B; telephone: 657-8400, ext. 309 or 310 editor: Rick Obrltschkewitsch news editor: J. Dana Haynes; arts editor: Kristi Blackman sports editor: Tracy Sumner photo editor: Duane Hlersche; copy editor: Mike Rose staff writers: Laura Henkes, Alison Hull, Thomas A. Rhodes, Darla J. Weinberger staff photographers: Mike Cato, Duffy Coffman cartoonist: J. Dana Haynes business manager: Joan Seely typesetter: Rennie Keefer; advisor: Dana Spielmann page 2 Ya say yer taxes are unfair? Ya say yer quality of life is the pits? Tell ya what we’re gonna do! Send us a letter care of The Print, Trailer B. We will print any letter that is signed and not obscene or libelous. Deadlines are Monday at noon. Limit of topics non-existent. Clackamas Community College