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OPINION THE CLACKAMAS PRINT October 18,1989 Page 2 THE SMOKING BAN: PRO/CON From the editor Ronald Reagan seems to have escaped another contro versy. Last Friday on the ABC news show 20/20 several new points concerning the Decem ber 1985 plane crash in Gander, Newfoundland were brought to light The crash claimed the lives of 248 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division who were returning from peacekeeping duty in Sinai, Egypt The broadcast was particu larly important to me, as I knew many of the crash victims. I was in the Sinai with those soldiers in 1985, but returned to the U.S. on a flight one week earlier. The only group to investi gate the incident was the Cana dian Air Safety Board (kind of strange-an American plane containing American soldiers crashes and not one U.S. agency investigates). Initially, the board claimed that the plane went down due to an excessive build-up of ice on its wings. But last winter several members of the board announced that they disagreed with the ice theory and released their own report. The 20/20 report included several interviews with witnesses that said ^ie plane had exploded in mid-air. These people were not allowed to testify at the Canadian hearing. Shortly after the crash an Islamic terrorist group claimed responsibility, but were ignored by the board. Another question that has arisen concerns several coffin sized metal boxes that were loaded on the plane during its layover in Cologne, Germany. This in itself is not too unusual; airlines frequently haul mail and other cargo on passenger flights if there is room. But passenger baggage was removed to make room for the boxes. A photo graph shows these boxes being removed from the crash site immediately after the crash. Some are now saying that the alleged cover-up is linked to the Iran-Contra scandal. They believe that acknowledging the crash as a terrorist bombing would have damaged negotia tions concerning the “arms for hostages” deal and would have made the whole affair known in 1985. Several congressmen are even saying that Reagan would have been impeached if all of this would have come out at the time. At least now I know why I saw Admiral Poindexter at the Fort Campbell memorial serv ice after the crash. The truth has to be found. I have thought about the crash every daysince it happened (it is truly the worst event that I have ever been involved with). At first I thought it was just bad luck, but now I’m mad as hell that the deaths of my friends and col leagues have become a pawn in some stupid government game. Smoking ban opposes state law Indoor ban not unfair to smokers There is one simple question place are all good ones. But if concerning the smoking issue on non-smokers truly want a total campus: can the college ban smok smoking ban they should starran ing indoors when state law allows initiative and get a ban passed for designated smoking areas in during the next election. What is a better situation: hav public buildings? The answer is no. ing clouds of The rights of smoke indoors or CON having a large smokers and non- smokers could be group of smokers Jim Titus debated until both Stationed outside sides are out of the community breath, but the fact still remains center making a mess? Those that voters in the state of Oregon people who couldn’t stand the passed a bill allowing for desig smoke in Norm’s Cafe now have nated smoking areas. How can to walk through it and its related Clackamas Community College debris in order to enter the com instill a total ban on indoor smok munity center. We are all making too much ing and still bein compliance with of the smoking issue on campus. state law? “Outside” is not a viable des Let’s live by the letter of the law ignated smoking area. Smokers until such time as that law is need an area inside that is heated changed. Maybe then we can con in the winter, dry, and allows them cern ourselves with REAL issues, to study. One smoking area on like the homeless, the crisis in campus is not even enough. There American education, and the war should be a designated smoking on drugs. Worrying about frivolous area in every building, just as there problems like indoor smoking is a are in other public buildings. The arguments about the luxury afforded to a society that health risk to non-smokers and has solved all of its major crises. the right to a smoke-free work Smokers are upset and breath house. I came out of there feeling ing fire thanks to the new indoor like a smoked salmon. smoking ban. Feelings of unfair Thanks to the clean air act, ness and isolation are ripping the administrators at Clackamas throughout the campus. But is this had enough guts to impose this ban really unfair? I think not. ban. School is not the place to The new one- smoke anyway. If term smoking ban they can’t wait PRO prohibits smoking until they get anywhere inside home, or go off Mark A. Borrelli any of the campus campus for lunch, buildings. The then they’ll just smokers feel this is unfair, because have to go outside. What is the if they want to smoke, then they purpose of coming to college? To will. Well, I really don’t care if smoke? You don’t see people com they smoke, if they want to fill up plaining because they can’t smoke their lungs with disgusting smoke at Fred Meyers, or Albertsons. that’s their business. The thing a Thesmokers are just totally blow lot of smokers don’t realize is that ing this out of proportion. I salute the administrators at they aren’t the only ones affected by what they are doing. The smoke Clackamas for imposing this one- that they exhale often is inhaled terin ban. The only thing I wish is by thoseof us whodon’t smoke,so that they would make it a perma even non-smokers risk the chance nent ban. Then what are smokers of getting lung cancer or via sec going to do? Drop out of school? Maybe in the future some of ond hand smoke. The main hang out for the the criteria for choosing a college smokers last year was the smok will be if they offer indoor smok ing lounge in Norm’s Cafe. Walk ing. I know I’ll want to go there. ing through there when about a Smokers, I guess you’ll just have dozen people were lighting up, to go outside the rest of this term. was like walking through a smoke Elderly have guts to succeed in college by Helenmarie Nelsen Staff Writer You might wonder what all these grandmother and grandfa ther figures are doing on your college campus, mixing in with theyoungerstudents, mostly 18 to 35 years of age. Although many of these senior students decide to only audit their classes on a pass or fail basis, they all have a re markable enthusiasm to suceed. During the past school year (1988- 89), while the average ages of all enrolled students at CCC was 31.2 years, there were 320 senior students over 62 years of age taking credit classes (156 fe males and 164 males). The aver age age of these students was 67.6 years, and their average grade point average was 2.59 (B-). There were many working towards four year degrees while_others graduated from CCC witfi two year General Studies Degrees. You can spot many of these ambitious students again on cam pus this fall from noon to 2 p.m. in the cafeteria, sitting outside on the folding chairs,-or in the sun outside in the Community Cen ter. If you take time to talk to them, you will find that they not do not consider themselves as being “over the hill”. You may also be amazed at their enthusi asm: all striving for self-improve ment or (in many instances) de- couragement and brighten their day. Maybe you”ll discover that their unshakable determination to make their mind quicken and function after many years of being unschooled is the catalyst that makes them succeed. It had been found that deter mination or “GUTS” not only stretches the mind, but increases and quickens it to function faster. These facts are being proven by many of your senior students. They have enough “GUTS” to succeed HAVE YOU??? the Clackamas $rint Letter to the editor... We would like to congratu late Alpha Xi Zeta the Clackamas Community College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa on the quality and content of the Regional Confer ence they hosted this past week end. The Officers, president Mindy Michell, treasurer Kathleen Ken nedy, secretary Hendrea Ferguson, publicity secretary Joyce Olver, member Harold Isackson who also serves as the President of Phi Theta Kappa of Oregon along with ad viser Dave Arter truly arranged a “Class Act.” They started their planning last Spring arranging for facilities, speakers, and fundrais ing to cover costs. They paid at tention to details, the esthetics of the event- from the presentation termined to get straight “A’s” or close to it—even if, because of circumstance, they had to start or finish their college degrees in their senior years. So, try and find time to meet your fellow senior students—speak to them! You may just find the in spiration you need to keep your self growing in your efforts here on campus. Then you might greet them with a “HI, THERE’, get to know where they’re from and what their plans are for the future. You may also help them by your en of the food and decorations in the facility to the registration packets and program content. They en sured the quality of their program from top to bottom by starting early, providing adequate materi als in advance for speaker prepa ration, to hiring an incredible “one- man-band” for their closing night entertainment -- nothing was left uncovered. Congratulations on a job well done! Debbie Baker Director of Student Activities Jim Roberts Dean of Students Clackamas Community College -V* : Z--- '«ÿ > ? The Clackamas Print aims to be a fair and impartial newspaper covering the college community. 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Borreli: Staci Beard Reporters: Aaron Brown Dave Charbonneau Amber Cordr Dan Fulton Dawn Kuehl Brenda Hodger Margy Lynch Helenmarie Nelsen Steve Rudometkir Jennifer Sope ■ Photographers: Scott Johnson Dawn Kuet Lane Scheidema- Tim Zlyne; Business Managers: Gregg Mayes