EDITORIAL
Clackamas Community College
Lives in danger
About two and a half weeks ago 26 teen agers were killed in a bus
accident in Tennassee. The person driving the other car that crash­
ed into the bus was drunk at the time.
This accident is an example of what can happen when people
drink and drive. It is not a good combination.
When people go to a party or a bar and consume a large quantity
of alcohol they rarely consider the possible consequences of drink­
ing and driving. The least that could happen is that the driver will
get pulled over by the police and arrested. The worst is that person
could die.
But why just think about the life of the driver? How about all of
those people on the road who have unknowingly put their lives in
danger by getting on the same road that a drunk drriver is on. That
person could be your mother, your best friend or your sister.
This summer have a lot of fun, go to parties and if you want
drink, but do not mix alcohol with driving.
-MKT-
Letter of thanks
Dear Editor
I would like to thank some
staff, faculty and students for
the time and effort they have
given to make my education
here at Clackamas worth
while. I’d like to thank Paul
Kyllo, Student Programs
Specialist, for his time and
willingness to help me when I
needed it. I’d like to thank Jim
Streeter, Math and Engineer­
ing Department Chairperson,
for his consistency in teaching
calculus well and his concern
for my education. Finally, I’d
like to thank all of ASG for
their support, time and tittle
for relaxation. They have all
made my stay here enjoyable.
Leslie Winston
Student
ASG Senator
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You won’t get the AIDS virus through every­
day contact with the people around you in school,
in the workplace, at parties, child care centers, or
stores. You won’t get it by swimming in a pool,
even if someone in the pool is infected with the
AIDS virus. Students attending school with some
one infected with the AIDS virus are not in danger
from casual contact.
What Behavior Puts
You At Risk?
You are at risk of being infected with the
AIDS virus if you have sex with someone who
is infected, or if you share drug needles and
syringes with someone who is infected.
Since you can’t be sure who is infected,
your chances of coming into contact with the
virus increase with the number of sex partners
you have. Any exchange of infected blood,
semen or vaginal fluids can spread the virus
and place you at great risk.
The following behaviors are risky when
performed with an infected person. You can’t
tell by looking if a person is infected.
IDS is one of the most serious health
problems that has ever faced the American
public. It is important that we all, regardless
of who we are, understand this disease.
l he AIDS virus may live in the human
body for years before actual symptoms appear. It
primarily affects you by making you unable to fight
other diseases. These other diseases can kill you.
Many people feel that only certain “high
risk groups” of people arc infected by the AIDS
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School spirit makes for a
well-rounded person
by Stephani L. Veff
Opinion/Copy Editor
School spirit. If you have ever
attended school you know what
it is and most likely at some
point you have experienced it.
No, it’s not some soul of a being
that haunts educational
hallways. School spirit is a feel­
ing that says you care about
your school surroundings.
How do you get school spirit
and. is it catching, you ask?
Well, in answer to the first part:
get involved in activities and to
the second part: I certainly hope
so!
In the past six terms that I
have attended CCC, I’ve notic­
ed a general apathy among
students where school spirit is
concerned. Dances here are
anything but successful - at least
in terms of attendance, sports
are the same way and trying to
get enough people to run for
ASG offices is about as difficult
as it is to get people to vote for
those candidates that do run.
Why is CCC lacking so much
school spirit? Perhaps the stu­
dent body is just far too busy
studying to attend the many
functions presented on campus
each month. Or maybe they all
have to work or fix dinner for
their kids.
All of these are good reasons
to let school spirit slide, but
who pays for it in the end? The
school does and, believe it or
not, so do the students who
don’t have school spirit.
School has so much more
meaning and learning increases
tenfold when activities other
than studying come into play.
At times studying can become a
tedious chore with very little
light at the end of the tunnel
where your goal is located. The
way to alleviate this burden is to
get involved with something else
on campus.
Many activities allow you to
learn and grow in other areas,
You Won’t Get AIDS From Insects—Or A Kiss
o matter what you may have heard, the
AIDS virus is hard to get and is easily
avoided.
You won’t just “catch” AIDS like a cold or
flu because the virus is a different type. The AIDS
virus is transmitted through sexual intercourse, the
sharing of drug needles, or to babies of infected
mothers before or during birth.
June 1,1988
You won’t get AIDS from clothes, a telephone,
or from a toilet seat. It can’t be passed by using
a glass or eating utensils that someone else has
used. You won’t get the virus by being on a bus,
train or crowded elevator with a person who is in­
fected with the virus, or who has AIDS.
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reduce your risk of heart attack.
You won’t get AIDS from a mosquito, bite.
The AIDS virus is not transmitted through a
mosquito’s salivary glands like other diseases such
as malaria or yellow fever. You won’t get it from
bed bugs, lice, flies or other insects, either.
You won’t get AIDS from saliva, sweat, tears,
urine or a bowel movement.
You won’t get AIDS from a kiss.
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RISKY BEHAVIOR
Sharing drug needles and syringes.
Anal sex, with or without a condom.
Vaginal or oral sex with someone who
shoots drugs or engages in anal sex.
Sex with someone you don’t know well
(a pickup or prostitute) or with someone
you know has several sex partners.
Unprotected sex (without a condom)
with an infected person.
SAFE BEHAVIOR
Not having sex.
Sex with one mutually faithful, uninfected partner.
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Not shooting drugs.
virus. This is untrue. Who you are has nothing to
do with whether you are in danger of being infected
with the AIDS virus. What matters is what you do.
People are worried about getting AIDS.
Some should be worried and need to take some
serious precautions. But many are not in danger
of contracting AIDS.
Your children need to know about AIDS.
Discuss it with them as you would any health
concern.
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