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OPINIONS
Clackamas Community College
June 1,1988
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Ready to move on to something bigger...
Former editor looks back on CCC ’87-88
Well. it's almost over! A cou
ple more days of regular classes,
then finals, and last but not
least summer vacation. I
wouldn't want to suggest that
summer vacation is going to be
all that fun. because many of us
poor souls will be working or
going to school. But anyway,
summer is always the best time
of the year because it usually
(remember, we live in Oregon)
brings sunny weather and the
right atmosphere.
I am certainly glad school is
almost over. This year has been
a lot of fun, and a lot of hard
work! It w as worth it because I
learned a lot, but now I’m ready
to move on to something bigger,
the School of Journalism at
University of Oregon. Before
that 1'11 be working and most
important, going to Holland for
a couple of weeks.
But now more about this col
lege. There is still this apathy
that Clackamas Community
College is not a good institu
tion, and I honestly don’t
understand why, I learned a lot
here, especially working on the
paper and helping with the levy
election campaign.
Like I said this has been a
great year, and this is what I
remember of it. In November,
the college attempted to pass the
levy; unfortunately it was not
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Editor
successful. The “Print” staff
went on a raft trip to the
Deschutes river, where Mitch
was almost sucked out of the
raft. The Iran-Contra scandal
was something that made me
think “this can only happen in
America.” Besides my
nickname “hollanoid” I ac
quired the name of “Chief,”
and was also embarassed/made
fun of often.
We, as a “we want to know
what is going on around cam
pus” staff, found out that Paul
Kyllo is a very good friend.
Christmas time was pretty hec
tic in the trailer since we were
doing secret pal stuff, and
everybody was sneaking around
to stay anonymous.
Gorbachev comes to the
States and he and Reagan sign
an Arms reduction treaty for
the short range missiles. We
also got to experience the
“downfall” of the electric
church. So to speak, it was the
“tragedy” of Jimmy Swaggart,
and Jim and Tammy Bakker.
Surprise, surprise, Gary Hart
decided to re-enter the race for
presidential candidate, after the
Donna Rice affair. Student
Government and our staff Went
to a CCOSAC (Community
Colleges of Oregon Student
Association and Commissions)
conference and we were pro
bably the most fun and obnox
ious group. Portland is in con
troversy about the Michael
Stoops issue.
In March there is the second
try to pass the levy. Due to,
what I think was a great cam
paign, we passed. All the
presidential candidates are cam
paigning very hard. The race
between the two Democrats
Jesse Jackson and Michael
Dukakis is, by far, the most in
teresting.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is
not celebrated here on campus.
It was kind of sad since it was 20
years ago that King was
assassinated. Foreign politics
becomes an important issue.
Should America be in the Per
sian Gulf, and should we be in
Central America?
Neale Frothingham goes to
Washington D.C. to lobby for
financial aid and child care.
Besides foreign politics Reagan
also needs to concentrate on
issues like medical care and the
homeless people. Here on cam
pus a controversy is created
around Faith Taylor, our new
ASG President, who was accus
ed of campaigning at the polls
due to an innocent incident.
Student governments of all
community colleges in Oregon
go to the state capital in Salem
to oppose the semester conver
sion. The “Print” staff goes
horseback riding and returns to
school the next week with
“horse legs.”
The college summer schedules
are ready. Just one “little”
misfortune, all 80,000 copies
have the wrong tuition in it.
Many volunteers, armed with
labels that have the right tui
tion, correct the schedules.
Reagan is now in Moscow to
have another summit with Gor
bachev. They are talking about
human rights and more Arms
reduction. Hopefully they’ll
come to another agreement.
Well, these are some of the
things I remember. There is a
lot more, but this is all I’m go
ing to write. This is it for me. I
had a lot of fun at this college
the past two years and I’ll never
forget it. Ciao, who knows
maybe I’ll see you guys later,
here or somewhere else!
Time flies when you’re having fun...
True meaning of teamwork and friendship
T can hardly believe it’s
almost over. My two years here
at CCC have nearly come to a
close-arid yet it seems like only
yesterday that I first arrived.
Time flies when you’re hav
ing fun as the saying goes - and
a very true saying this is. -Have
your ever noticed how slowly
the hands move on the clock
when you’re at work on a
beautiful sunny day? Then on
an equally beautiful , day at -the
beach, the hands seem to be on
fast forward? It just doesn’t
seem fair, does it?
But if life were fair then it
wouldn’t be much of a
challenge and how boring life
would be without challenges.
There’s nothing like a challenge
to bring out a competitive Spirit
and it’s the competitive spirit
that allows for world survival.
During my time here at
Clackamas I have been faced
with many challenges most of
which I had not expected when I
.irst enrolled. There was only
one challenge I expected arid it
turned out to be not much of a
challenge after all This
challenge was one of not know
ing a single soul on campus
when I began.
Unlike many of the students
on campus, I was not from
Clackamas County when I first
came to CCC. I had moved
from Portland where I had
graduated from Madison High
School. Most of my classmates
from Madison who were going
to attend a community college,
stayed closer to home and went
to Mt. Hood or Portland. This
meant I was going to have to
make all new friends and being
somewhat of a shy person this is
sometimes difficult for me.
My first day at Clackamas
found me at Trailer B for my
work-study job after my morn
ing classes-. My job was to
answer phones, do some light
typing and other miscellaneous
office work.
Upon entering the world of
Student Publications I was met
with some very interesting
characters who 1 soon
discovered were the Editor and
section editors of “The Print.”
I immediately began to wonder
if I was in the right place.
How Could these rowdy,
skateboarding, childish people
be college, students? Let alone
put out a newspaper every
week? I soon discovered that
their capabilities outweighed
their antics by a longshot.
It seems that once you enter
the world of Student Publica
tions you are almost immediate
ly drafted for “The Print
Staff.” I began doing advertis
ing and before I knew it, I was a
page editor with my own page !
The experience I’ve gained on
“The Print” over these past Six
terms will benefit me tenfold in
the future. I’ve improved my
spelling and grammar skills by
being the Copy Editor; I’ve
found found out that I’m quite
an opinionated person as the
Opinions Editor; and most of
all I’ve learned how to deal with
the deadlines of life through
meeting (or not- meeting) the
newspaper’s deadlines.
Although I have to admit that
I’ve discovered some valuable
akills I hadn’t previously realiz
ed that I possessed, the best part
On the
lighter side
about belonging on “The
Print” staff has been the people
I’ve met and the friends I’ve
made.
I’ve learned, a great deal
about the true meaning of team
work arid how much easier and
enjoyable it is to work with peo
ple you like and consider to be
your friends. Without friends
life can be so lonely and work
that is normally enjoyable can
become downright tedious.
It’s difficult to predict what
you’ll find as you walk along
life’s path - whether it will be
smooth sand dr giant jagged
rocks,, but there’s one thing
that’s, nice to count on and that
is a true friend.
The friends I’ve made here at
CCC I will always remember
arid I hope that even though we
will all part at some time that we
will always be able to think back
on our days at CCC and
remember the friends we made
here as some of the best we’ve
ever known. I know I will;
Thank you all for making my
two years here both a learning
experience a tremendous
amount of fun. I will always
remember all of you.
Lenard
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