communique’
Keeping things quiet no
way to protect people
Last Monday night in a darkened
Clairmont parking lot there was an attemp
ted kidnapping and possible attempted
rape. The next day at a President’sCouncil
meeting Jim Roberts, dean of student ser
vices, made the decision that the crime
was to be kept quiet so no one would get
scared. Although Roberts later denied
this, College President Dr. John Hakanson
said, after discussion during a budget
meeting last Friday, Roberts’ decision was
reversed.
But still It wasn’t until yesterday that
staff and faculty received a memo inform
ing them of what happened. That was after
the insistance of some staff and faculty
members who knew about it.
When Oregon City Police Detective
Paul Grady was questioned about keeping
the crime quiet, lie said, “I think it is an ir
responsible attitude. The public needs to
be more aware not less aware.”
What would be the purpose in keep
ing it quiet? Letting people think this cam
pus is safe, and there is nothing to worry
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about? That’s hardly the right attitude to
take. If there is a danger, people need to
be aware of it so that precautions can be
taken.
The victim, Patricia Baars, said, ‘‘I’m
sure that no college would like to have
people think that this sort of thing hap
pens, but it did; and people need to know
about it to protect themselves.”
No one even informed the people who
work at Clairmont until the memo was
released. A person would think, at least
the people who work in the area of where
the attempted kidnapping took place
would be informed sooner.
Not telling anyone about dangers
doesn’t protect anyone.
In the memo it was stated that the
College is fortunate that campus violence
isn’t as bad as that at Mt. Hood and
Portland Community Colleges. That is true
if we have been informed of all the
violence that has been taking place on
this campus.
On ducks, boredom, a fist full of bread
Learning Center act like that.
The ducks won’t eat the On a warm day people plug the
bread I throw them. Most of pond with bread, and the
them completely ignore you. A ducks are so stuffed that they
few peck at the bread; they look like a swamped boat that’s
headed for the bottom. Mired
in soggy bread, the ducks could
By Mike Rose
care less about you and your
stale hamburger buns.
really don’t care, they just fake
Bloated, bored, ducks; it’s
it. “Quack . . Quack,” they say spring apathy time-if the suns
which in duck means, “just out, forget it.
throw the bread. We ain’t, got
On these first warm spring
all day.”
days, it’s the ducks time to do
Around five in the after the bird part of the “bird and
noon, on a sunny day, the bee” routine. Which is another
ducks at the Environmental reason that the ducks ignore
you and your “big deal” stale
bread.
And the sunshine effects
students, too. Look at all the
empty chairs in classes. On an
exceptional day recently, stu
dent government had to cancel
its weekly meeting because
hardly anyone showed up.
Any relation between student
government members, or
ducks, or birds and bees or any
combination therein is coin
cidental, disgusting and lewd.
Politics is not in-season.
The “Central American Up-
date”, the “Candidates Fair”
and gubernatorial candidate
Ted Kulongoski were virtually
ignored. Last fall busloads of
students rallied in Salem to
stop budget cuts. Now,
however, it’s the time of year
when political concerns are
overwhelmed by “quacking
around.” •:
The slobs! Don’t they care
about their responsibilities,
their duckhood? True, to con
sume all the bread that people
throw, it would require many
more ducks, and a hip-
Worthy ‘Annie’ finally makes it West
Yes who can resist a curly
haired red head? Little Orphan
Annie has been capturing the
hearts of millions since her
debut in the comic strip over a
half of a century ago.
By Kristi Blackman
In 1977, Orphan Annie
and her millionaire benefactor
Oliver Warbucks came to life
on the stage in the first New
York Broadway production of
“Annie” and it has taken five
years for it to reach the West
Coast. Believe me the wait will
be worth it.
In London last June, I
went to see the musical at Vic
toria Theatre, and I was as
tounded by the talent which
flowed from the British produc
tion company. As an
American, the play seemed to
restore some of the faith and
support that I as an American
once had. Thè musical let the
audience, feel the power of the
American people and their
government.
The British had trouble
relating to the political humor
involved. I don’t think that they
understood Oliver Warbucks
sarcasm toward the Democratic
party, and of his friendship with
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt. So some people
from New Jersey who sat
behind us joined us with their
laughter at the political quips.
“Annie” was written after
the American disgrace of
Watergate in the early 1970’s
as a means to rebuild the faith
in America. It is so easy to feel
the patriotism for America by
the music alone, but the acting
keeps you hanging on every
word.
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The musical will open here
in Portland June 15 and will
continue to play through July
11. There will be 32 perfor
mances and the cast includes
Tony Award winner Ron
Holgate as Daddy Warbucks,
who received his TQny for his
portrayal of Richard Henry Lee
in “1776.”
Mollie Hall will play “An-
hie,” and Ruth Williamson will
play the orphanage director
Miss Hannigan.
It will be an event indeed
for all who venture in to the
Portland Civic Auditorium this
June and July. Get ready to
sing along and be a part of the
musical, afterall it could restore
our faith in the government
before it’s too late.
popotamus. But they don’t
even give proper recognition.
They simply snub you and drag
one another off into the
bushes.
People watch them
anyway. More bread is thrown
and it sits on the warm water.
And the ducks stare at the peo
ple and the bread. And the
people stare at the ducks and
the bread. This is O.K. as long
as everyone is enjoying
themselves.
If you can’t make it down
to the duckpond, and you get a
touch of spring apathy, try wat
ching your instructors instead.
Try to figure out what side of
the room they prefer. Observe
their gestures, see if their socks
match. But, please don’t throw
stale bread at them, it can
cause adverse reactions.
Talk about apathy,
whoever is in charge of the
“campus events” board didn’t
even bother to put-up
“tanning” and “frisbee throw
ing.” Of course, there’s duck
feeding, too.
Readers write
ASG asked
to clean up
beautiful building and this is the
way it 4s taken care of. Of
course, there are people who
get paid to clean up after the
students but that is supposed to
be windows and floors-NOT
Hi! My suggestion-clean STUDENT LITTER! I pay taxes
up your act! I came in the Com to support this school and have
munity Center at 12:45. I’m always voted in favor of the
leaving at 1:45 p.m. and the college, but now I have second
place is a mess. There are thoughts. If I can have respect
cups,
straws,
lids, for you enough to help support
napkins,paper bags even your learning efforts then you
banana peels all over! The can have enough respect for
students here should be me to take care of the buildings
ashamed, this is such a I help provide by picking up
To the Editor:
your own trash and keep
ing your self-esteem by being a
responsible adult.
Print this if you wish-or
dare!
Judy West
11990 S. Dart Rd.
Molalla, OR
Suggestion--perhaps your
waste bins are hard to find/not
enough of them.
Editor’s Note: This was left
in an ASG suggestion box,
and the writer wanted it
printed.
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