OPINION From the editor... Being a student journalist at Clackamas Community Col­ lege is not easy. Youhavetoput up with long hours, often at the expense of other classes. You work hard to balance studying and class attendance with inter­ views and deadlines. Then when the paper finally comes out people only comment to you about it when something is wrong, if they say anything at all. Sometimes the faculty, staff, and administrators of this col­ lege seem to forget that we are just learning about journalism and are not perfect. If we were perfect journalists we would be getting paid to work for some metropolitan daily and not be slaving away at a student news­ paper. Why all the griping? Well, writing about this in a column is easier than sending out a memo, and I feel some response is necessary in the wake of com­ ments I have heard from faculty about The Clackamas Print. There are several points I would like to make about the function of this newspaper and how we interact with this campus. First, we are NOT the pub­ lic information office of the college, and are in no way con­ nected to that office. Nancy Baker is the public informajion spe?. cialist. It is her job to see that the college is covered in the media. It is the media’s preroga­ tive, not obligation, to cover the college in any way it sees fit (in other words, to show an unbi­ ased view of college events). The Clackamas Print is part of the media. Secondly, the student staff of the paper, with small excep­ tion, has final say about what is contained in the paper and how that content is presented. Some of the last-minute editorial decisions that arc made don’t please everyone. Those who are displeased can apply for an edi­ torial position and make their own decisions next year. News­ worthiness is,an editorial deci­ sion best made by those who write the news. If everyone knew what constituted news we wouldn’t have a specialized class of journalists in this society. To those who have com­ plaints about myself, my staff, or the paper in general, my ex­ tension is 576. I would much rather have critics of the paper call me than yell at my reporters or skulk around behind our backs and bitch (in the President’s Council, for example). But be forewarned: I have been bitched at by government-trained pro­ fessionals, and I can yell as loud as the next person. Enough complaining. I’m not trying to make any enemies, or anger the ones The Print al­ ready has. But it is hard to put out a paper every week, go to school full-time, and then bear the brunt of criticism. Construc­ tive criticism is a rare commod­ ity on this campus... THE CLACKAMAS PRINT November 8,1989 Page 2 Gabor not deserving of previous criticism Last week I wrote about Zsa Zsa Gabor and her run-in with the law for slapping a traffic offi­ cer, who was citing her. In my worst male-chauvinistic hubris, I said some things I now wish I hadn’t Please forgive me, Zsa Zsa. It was wrong of me to be judgmental. My change of heart came about while watching Zsa Zsa on the October31stDonahueShow. She and Phil sat at a table on the stage before a large audience. Phil, in his best interrogatory manner, bravely tried to get a word or two in edgewise. Zsa Zsa, in her bright, garrulous manner, told her side of the story. My hat is off to Zsa Zsa. She comported herself very well inter­ facing with the audience, which displayed a hate/love attitude toward her. Surprisingly, most of the hateful remarks were from women. Ms. Gabor fielded the Zsa was unflappable and remained questions adroitly, sometimes cool throughout. Her attorney stood up in the using “stupid” in her answers. I agreed with her. The questions audience to tell of her many chari­ WERE stupid. When anyone table acts, mentioning the time, praised her, she glowed with pleas­ money and clothing she had do­ ure, thanking that person gra­ nated to various causes. Hé was very convincing. ciously and warmly. A hilarious About her incident occurred marriages, Zsa during the show Zsa said she was The Laugh Clinic when Victoria on good terms Jackson, a mem­ with all her hus­ Joseph Patrick Lee ber of the “Sat­ bands and denied urday Night getting alimony Live” group, from any of them, saying she was perfectly capable appeared on stage looking like of taking care of herself. She listed Zsa Zsa’s twin, talking in a broad several enterprises to which she Hungarian accent “ala Gabor,” had lent her name. All of them with plenty of “dahlinks” sprinkled around. Zsa cracked up. It was a were lucrative. As the program progressed, masterful plant. The audience the audience grew more vocal, loved it. Donahue beamed. heaping diatribes and compliments When the show was over, my on her with equal intensity. Zsa feelings for Zsa Zsa were positive. It was clear the officer, the court and the press had blown the inci­ dent way out of proportion. I thought, anyone of us could have the same experience, any day. Now I have a great deal of admiration for the little lady. I shall look forward to reading about her time spent with homeless women, that part of her sentence for which she showed consider­ able enthusiasm. She’ll brighten their days, I know. Coincidental to all this, I saw her in an old movie on Channel 9 later that same day. She performed rather well. There she was, that same gorgeous young lady I saw on a warm July 1946 afternoon on Madison Avenue, New York, walking arm in arm with her mother, Jolie, and her two sisters, Magda and Eva. Keep on talking, Zsa Zsa. I, for one, will be listening. Bell's death has affected basketball team Two weeks ago Raymond Bell, a member of the basketball team, was shot in downtown Portland. How has his death affected the team? This was Bell’s first year on the team. He was projected to have a large impact on the success of the team. While all the team was stunned and most attended his funeral, the team members Cii not know him very well as they would have if he was a returning teammate—al­ though some had formed new friendships with him. Of course the people who are hurting the most emotionally right now are Bell’s family. His missing from the line-up will effect the team longer than the emotional side. This doesn’t mean the team Missing Links is a bunch of cold-hearted people. But as life must go on so must the basketball season. The team doesn’t have to mourn his death during the whole season should refnember how they felt upon learning the news. He was young and just starting to put his life in focus. He is not missing from the lineup because he moved. He is dead and won’t be able to play ever again. A scene similar to this but on a larger scale has been played out in the San Fransisco/Oakland area. People started questioning how important was the hyped-up world series baseball game compared to the death and destruction in the area. The importance of the game was thought about. The Series was by Paul Henry played out to its conclusion and most thought that it was the right thing to do as people began get­ ting back into the normal swing of things. Baseball for the players was their job and thdir life. While no one expects the Clackamas basketball team not to play, everyone should remember where sports fits into the scheme of life. It is in no way a life or death situation (although at times people treat it that way). It has a place. It just depends at that particular time whether it is first, fifth or one hundredth on thelist of priorities. EDITORIAL POLICY The Clackamas Print welcomes Letters to the Editor. Sy ch letters must be signed or will not be printed. Letters must pot exceed 300 words and should be typewritten or neatly printed. Letters can be turned in to the Clackamas Print offices in Trailer B north of Randall Hall. The Clackamas Print reserves the right to edit Letters to the Editor for grammar, obscenities and libelous material. Letters to the Editor must be turned in Friday in order to be printed in the following Wednesday’s edition. Clackamas! $rint The Clackamas Print aims to be afair and impartial newspaper covering the college community. Opinions ex­ pressed in The Clackamas Print do not necessarily reflect those of the col­ lege administration, faculty or Associ­ ated Student Government. Articles and information printed in this newspaper can be re-printed only with written permission from the Clackamas Com­ munity College Student Publications Office. The Clackamas Print is a weekly publication distributed every Wednesday except for finals week. Clackamas Community College, 19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045. Office: Trailer B. Tele­ phone: 657-6958, ext. 309 (office), 577 (production) and 578 (advertising). "Believe it or not...every day for the last fifteen years I've milked all 1200 cows by hand." Editor-In-Chief: Jim Titus Managing/News Editor: Briane C. Dotson Copyeditor: Roseann Wentworth Feature Editor: Angela Wilson Photo Editor: Jillian Porter Sports Editors: Mark A. Borrelli Staci Beard Reporters: Aaron Brown Me-Lissa Cartales Dave Charbonneau Amber Cordry Dan Fulton Dawn Kuehl Brenda Hodgen Margy Lynch Helenmarie Nelsen Steve Rudometkin Jennifer Soper Photographers: Scott Johnson Dawn Kuehl Lane Scheideman Tim Zivney Business Managers: Gregg Mayes Rick Piller Advisor: Linda Vogt