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School, graduating can be fun Laugh as a group Human emotions have been given symbols, or names, or words, to identify them for other humans to know what they are talking about. There is a great power in some of these words. Today we are going to talk of LOVE and LAUGHTER. No one has written about the power of LOVE quite like Teilhard de Chardin, the Jesuit paleontologist, author of Divine Milieu, Phenomenon of Man, and other great books. He writes, “Someday, after master ing the winds and waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness, for God, the energies The laugh clinic of LOVE. And then for the se cond time in the history of the world, man will have discovered Fire.” Another great scientist, Ashley Montague, has said, “We should love all others as a good mother loves her child.” We believe that an important ingredient in the chemistry of love is laughter. For with Lenard Ok, I confess, I am having fun at school this term. A lpt of peo ple have stopped me in the past few weeks and said things like, “You are always smiling,” or “You always look like your hav ing so much fun.” The fact is, I am having fun. The secret of my success is that I know that no matter how difficult classes might seem, after this term, it will be spring; to me that means gradua tion. I’m going to be a college graduate. Simply amazing, anyway I thought it might be fun to share some thoughts with you about the importance of leaving here with a degree or certificate It is important to graduate because it looks better on your transcript or resume if you have earned an associate degree in stead of just saying you went to college for a couple of years. If you are transferring to a four year school, working towards a degree will be an easier format to follow. It .gives you a more measurable chart to help prepare for the next phase of your educa tion. It takes a lot of work to earn good grades, hold down a job (or two) etc., and the cost of educa tion is higher at four year schools.For that reason, it is im portant to arrive at those schools as a junior. I am working too hard to get/good grades, keep-my bills paid, zand food on the table, person’s ability to ieam new things quickly and accurately. It lets the world know that these people have enough drive to go the distance and enough pride in their work to want to be craft smen. Hopefully the process of earning your degree is teaching you how to do a good job better. These are all qualities that employers enjoy having in new employees, no matter what the field. Getting employed after school is a big priority. Most of my I financial aid arrives in the form I i of loans. These are obligations that must be repaid. A degree makes me more employable, therefore more able to make payments on time. Knowing this takes a lot of the pressure off which gives me more freedom to by Jim Evans enjoy the time spent here, while I Columnist am here. to spend two years here and not Besides the fact that gradua leave without a degree. tion will be a dream coming true Earning a degree shows for me, (it is always fun to have something about people. It shows dreams come true) it is fun to they have learned how to finish say, “I go to school full time, I what they start. They have learn work really hard to get good ed how to learn and in the job grades...and I do.” Are you market of the future, work having the most fun possible, stability is going to depend on a. graduating? Think about it. Think aboutit! laughter we show one another that all is well, do not fear me, for I love you. I love you uncon ditionally. Without regard to your appearance, your color, your speech, your ethnic, origins, I love you. Our relationship should start on that note and grow into a friendship that will allow us to communicate our feelings deeply enough to prevent The joys of dieting > any misunderstanding. Love is the absence of hate, wariness, paranoia. Laughter with love creates the lubricant par excellence for all social Hello everybody. I’m back with your friends? How boring inter-changes. after a long holiday. Some of your conversations must be We have been participants in ceremonies of Truth in Life, a you have noticed that I came when you can’t discuss the latest beautiful living concept started back a few pounds heavier than diet on the market or how much by Tanganuchi, about 50 years I was before the holiday and I you’ve gained or lost. You don’t know the joy of ago. It started in Japan and is know you’re wondering how now gathering many followers much I actually gained. Well, in the United States. Part of the for all you inquisitive people, ceremonies are devoted to a here’s the answer. I have gained eight ugly pounds! Ah, you laughter exercise. The exercise can be done at thought so, didn’t you? I hope any time, alone or with an in this bit of information helps all terested friend. We were about you skinny people feel better 15 in number when we first did about yourselves. the exercise. A lovely young lady stepped to the front of the You know, I actually feel room and instructed us to stand sorry for you guys. You know with our feet apart, place our nothing of the joy of starting a hands on our stomachs, take a new diet. You’ve never felt that deep breath, lean back and surge of hope and willpower laugh. No hee, hee, hees, or ho, that accompanies the first day holding your jeans up with safe ho, hoes, but genuine* of a diet; that feeling of being ty pins or throwing your last can uproarious, uninhibited guf^ ■totally in tune with yourself and of chocolate Sego on a sweating faws. Three times we laughed as those around you. You know jogger. a group. The physical sensation nothing of the joy of stepping Then there’s the real serious was tingling warmth and a on a scale and finding yourself glowing feeling. All of us knew ten pounds lighter than you side of the issue. This country is heading for ¿mother depression, that we had just improved were a week ago. you have no stored body fat. within each of us and as a How are you going to survive? group. And what do you skinny peo It’s a pretty sobering thought. There was another feeling with the laughter, a pervading love ple spend 90 percent of your time Yes, I really pity you skinny within the room. Such ex thinking about? Our diet. And people. How little you know what do you folks talk about about the real issues of life. periences make life worthwhile. Pity the skinny people Alas, how small your world is. Oh well, don’t worry about the depression because there will always be some of us heavies around to ease your last hours. And believe me, we will do our best to save your emaciated bodies from an early death. In the meantime...take care of yourselves, and above all, gain some weight! THE PRINT The Print aims to be a fair and im partial newspaper covering the col lege community. Opinions expressed in The Print do not necessarily reflect those of the College ad ministration, faculty, Associated Student Government or other members of The Print staff. Articles and information published in The Print can be reprinted only with per mission from the Student Publica tions Office. The Print is a weekly publication distributed each Wednes day 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: Heleen Veenstra Design/Sports Editor: Christopher Curran Opinion/Copy Editor: Stephani Veff News Editor: Sherri Michaels and E.A. 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