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Monologue Waxing nostalgic on the ELC By D. Dietrich Of The Print It’s not unusual for people to ignore or grow accustomed to the extraordinary sights of the world when their presence is a daily occurance. For ex ample are the natives of the Oregon Coast who never spend a day at the beach. Do people in Arizona visit the Grand Canyon? Most likely they vacation at Niagra Falls. When touring Yellowstone Park I saw a rainbow of license plates, the least number bearing the stripes of Wyom ing. In a smaller way, I found myself guilty of the same hometown neglect. Nearing the end of my second year at Clackamas Community Col lege, I had never stopped to appreciate one of the College’s oustanding features.The pro blem was not that I was unaware of its uniqueness and the draw it had on many other students. I had probably read more about it than the majori ty of students. But for some reason, I’d never indulged myself in a stroll through the John Inskeep Environmental Center. Just by chance, I decided to take the plunge in to the nestl ed nature walk, while enroute to more studious activities in Clairmont Hall. I couldn’t believe the amount of activity that was all around. Not to mention how much larger it is than what appears form the outside enclosure. Community Corner I’M OKAY, YOU’RE OKAY, HER I’M NOT SO SURE ABOUT Who was that running around campus Mon day Afternoon in a mouse suit, anyway? My reporter instincts got the best of me, so I ap proached her. I only got as close as 35 feet before she started to wave at me. “Must be a relative of Mickey Mouse,” I said to myself. I came closer to her, and all of a sudden the hor ror of my situation struck me. No, I wasn’t wearing bright orange-yellow pants, so I wasn’t worried that she was going to mistake me for a cheese wedge, and I have already had my yearly bubonic plaugue immunization, so that wasn’t what caused me such trauma. As I came closer I realized that I had no idea what you are suppos ed to say to a person (I think it was a person) who is wearing a full mouse uniform. “How’s it going?” didn’t seem appropriate. I thought for a second there might be refuge in Weather conversation, but what do I care what someone dressed up as a mouse thinks about the weather? The other frightening thing is when you are close to a human-size mouse, everyone who isn’t so close thinks that you are their friend. Somehow that association didn’t stop from getting right to the point: “Why are you walking around this information mecca wear ing a full-mouse uniform?,” I asked her. She said that she was giving a speech about her job in a class she was taking. “So where do you work?,”I asked her. She said that she worked for Organ Grinder Pizza. There was only one more question to ask. “Are you now, or have you ever been, romantically inclined with Chuck E. Cheese?” She said she hadn’t, and she was not now. SO, WHAT’S GOING TO BE UP, DOC? Perhaps a fitting end to this school year would be to take a look in front of us and try to predict what is going to happen. According to The People’s Almanac, some of the top newsmen did, and I have the results of their Page 2 The next week, I visited the ELC again. Upon spying a rabbit playfully eating lunch, I pointed the furry ball out to three small children. I ex pected to hear the same noises that I made as a child upon sighting anything remotely cuddly. Instead of the ex pected reaction, the children looked at me with slightly less than sheer boredom and scampered off (to play video games, I sullenly thought.) Undaunted, I continued to watch until the rabbit finished eating and scurried off. As I walked out of the ELC, I said a small thanks to the people who have put in their time, ef fort and spirit to create this soothing and refreshing spot on campus. By Fritz Wenzel predictions. The number one story of the foreseeable future is that Jesus Christ had returned to Earth. I would haye to agree with that one. Number two was that Advanced forms of life had been found on another planet, followed by a permanent peace coming to the world, nuclear war leading to annihilation of most peoples, and a new low-cost energy being invented. Some of the others that were mentioned were a woman becoming President of the United States, terrorists with a nuclear warhead mak ing demands, factual proof that Shakespeare did not write his plays, the capturing of the Loch Ness Monster, and a complete cure for cancer is found. What about Clackamas Community College and it’s greatest stories? here are a few of my greatest headlines from CCC. SCHOOL AGREES TO PAY STUDENTS TO ATTEND CLASSES. INSTRUCTORS TO PREPARE SALAD PLATES FOR ALL CLASS MEETINGS 90,000 ATTEND FIRST CCC FOOTBALL GAME IN CAMPUS’ NEW DOMED STADIUM YALE PRESIDENT LEAVES POST TO FURTHUR EDUCATION AT CLACKAMAS GOLF COURSE OPENS ON COLLEGE GROUNDS, GREEN FEES FREE TO STUDENTS PRESIDENT REAGAN LOCATES MEMORIAL LIBRARY AT CLACKAMAS BITS AND PIECES:Did you know Neil Dia mond and Barbara Streisand graduated from the same high School? No wonder their duet “You don’t bring me flowers anymore” sound ed so well rehearsed. HERE’S SOMETHING TO CHEW ON: The United States consumes the third-highest per capita amount of calories in the world? We are still okay, though, because we aren’t even among the top thirty in population density, so I guess you could say we have room to grow. ASG vs. Administra tion: Who calls the shots? By Shelley Ball Of The Print An interesting question was raised a few weeks ago involving the governmental powers of Clackamas Com munity College’s Associated Student Govern ment (ASG). It was a ques tion that, unfortunately, was never given a direct answer. The ASG had the chance to invite Frank Stallone, brother of actor Sylvester Stallone, on campus to speak but they ended up declining the offer. Although reasons such as shortness of time and unclearness of speech material played a role in the cancellation, a major force behind the ASG’s action was because interim Presi dent Lyle Reese told ASG President Daniel Hilts he refused to allow the activity to take place on Friday, May 24. Reese made this decision because he was concerned that Stallone might attract a large crowd and raise the need for extra security on campus. Although the deci sion to cancel Stallone rested with the ASG, it is clear that Reese had the final say in the matter. Con sidering the fact he was con cerned about “the possibili ty of disruption or threat” to students resulting from a large, emotionally charged audience, I suppose most people wouldn’t argue that Reese was needlessly but ting into the student government’s affairs (ex cept, perhaps, for some members of the ASG). Then again, there was ab solutely no proof Stallone would have caused a riot, and as near as anyone can tell, there is no policy ad dressing the issue of the ASG asking permission in sponsoring activities. From what I understand, the ASG could have gone ahead and held the event without Reese’s permission. At least, that’s what everybody I talked with concerning the matter, from Student Pro grams Specialist Dave Buckley to Reese himself, said to me as I was gather ing information to write a story for The Print. Just as that phone call from Stallone’s PR person caught the ASG off gaurd, I suspect Reese, Buckley and anyone else involved in the issue were caught off gaurd as well. It’s been said such an issue (with these par ticular circumstances in volved) has never come up on campus before,- so perhaps that’s why there was such a muddling of in formation. Then again, it would have been interesting had the ASG decided to go against Reese’s wishes. Perhaps if push had come to shove, the question con cerning the power of the ASG would have been answered directly and open ly. THE PRINT aims to be a fair and impartial journalistic medium covering the campus community as thoroughly as possible. Opinions expressed in THE PRINT do not necessarily reflect those of the College administra tion, faculty, Associated Student Government or other members of THE PRINT staff. THE PRINT is a weekly publication distributed each Wednesday except for finals week. Clackamas Community College, 19600 S. Molalla Ave., Oregon City, Oregon 97045. Office: Trailer B; telephone 657-8400, ext. 309 Editor In Chief: Fritz Wenzel News Editor: Shelley Ball Arts Editor: D. Dietrich Sports Editor: Rodney Fobert Copy Editor: Fritz Wenzel Photo Editor: Joel Miller Advertising Manager: Bill Fergusson Staff Writers: J. Jason, Amy LaBare, Julie Miller Staff Photographers: Jeff Meek, Dan Wheeler Graphics Assistant: Han Tran Typesetter: Jacque deWaal Advisor: Dana Spielmann X______________________________ Clackamas Community College
