OPINION The Bigger Picture... by A. Timothy Brown So, the 1990s is the last decade in which we can reverse the ecological, damage created by the many pollutants in our society. How can we help to re­ verse this problem? Well, for starters, someone had Jhe foresight back in 1970 to organize an event called “Earth Day,” (it occurs April 22) to raise global awareness of what is happening to this planet. This was step one. Next, the EPA passed the Clean Air Act which went after corporations who emitted dangerous substances. This was step two. Yet, these and subsequent steps are still not enough, until recently. The Earth Day idea has mushroomed from 20 million participants to over 130 coun­ tries who have guaranteed their partici­ pation during this Earth Day. Some of the events occurring in­ clude festivals, awareness workshops, and most notably, a group of climbers from the U.S., Soviet Union, and China which plan to scale Mt. Everest and clean up the mess left by previous expe­ ditions who conquered the mountain. Hopefully, events like these will in­ spire the population around the globe to all participate in some form to help clean up the environment. This is great, now, since being environmentally con­ scious is the “in” thing to be. But what about those unsung heroes who have been doing their bit for years? . A prime example is the community which I used to live in, Victoria, British Columbia. Everyone who visits there usually comments on how pretty and clean the city is. There are many reasons for this, but first and foremost, the city is full of environmentally conscious people who care. Many hold positions of power by which they can do something. Secondly, this community has been recycling papers, bottles and other items for as long as I can remember. In fact, recycling has always been a part of my life. Every family I knew always sepa­ rated their garbage into different cate­ gories. All vegetable wastes were de­ posited in the compost in the backyard, paper products were either used in the woodstove or sent to recycling bins, and other garbage which could not be dis­ posed of by the individual were sent to the landfill. This last portion was usu­ ally one fourth of the total garbage. Lastly and most importantly, every­ one participates in the effort to keep the city clean. Store owners kept their por­ tion of the street or mall clean, and made sure garbage was in its place. Not only that, but many stores refused to stock styrofoam, aerosol products or other environmentally damaging products. Hopefully, other communities will take Victoria’s lead. Already, stores such as Nature’s Northwest have adopted many of these ideas, including tuna which is caught without the use of driftnets which kill unsuspecting porpoises. In order to save this planet, everyone has to participate and follow the lead of other communities. Let’s get everyone on this campus to contribute during Earth Day or Earth Week in some way to help preserve our environment. God knows, it’s the only one we’ve got THE CLACKAMAS PRINT April 11,1990 Page 3 Fads evident everywhere, even the White House tty Allen Wood sion with carpeting. The citizens have got­ Contributing Writer ten to the point where the sale of carpeting Fads - They’re everywhere. In schools, has been outlawed. workplaces, incarceration facilities, bath­ Now, there have been reports that two rooms, and now THE WH11E HOUSE. rival gangs, the Shags and Mats, have been The fad that I am talking about is how wreaking havoc by selling illicit rugs to the First Lady needs some sort of gimmick. people who cannot control their obses­ When Reagan was President, good ‘ole sion. Nancy always said “Just Say No.” Now that The First Lady of this small country in Bush is President, his wife, Barbara, is Africa is now flooding the press in this heading up the campaign against illiteracy. country with the slogan “Don’t Use Rugs,” Bo th ca uses deserve to be com mended hoping that her words and caring will turn and are lucky to be the honorary attention­ the country around. getters of the women of the white house. With the First Lady’s actions and words There have been reports that the First a new line of clothing has come out. T- Lady of a small country in Africa has taken shirts'that have a picture of her lovely face onto this new fad. along with the slogan “Don’t Use Rugs” In this small African country, one of printed on the back are flooding the mar­ the major problems is the peoples obses- ketplaces of this small African country. The citizens are buying these ¿hirts at an alarming rate and nobody knows what the people are doing with them. Then, one day, a member of the Shag gang was arrested transporting a large order of carpeting. This carpeting was different though. It was made out of the First Lady’s “Don’t Use Rugs” T-shirts. The next day, a formal investigation was conducted against the First Lady. It seems that hidden in the picture of the First Lady were instructions on how to make carpeting out of the T-shirts. Epilogue The First Lady is now starting new fads in the local incarceration facility in this small African country. The Shags and the Mats have joined forces and are now dealing in a much more dangerous floor covering; LINOLEUM. Letter from the Editor... Print makes mistake with cartoon, not article As Editor for my first real week, I’ve already been greeted with some contro­ versy. It seems as if a certain ASG story that ran on the front page last week has ruffled some feathers. In my estimation, we don’t as a staff, have anything to be sorry for, but for me, as Editor, I did make a mistake. The only thing that I have to apologize for about last week’s paper was the edito­ rial cartoon on the front page . This car­ toon had no business on the front page, it should have been on the opinions page. As Editor, I made a mistake in running that on the front page, for that I apologize, but for nothing more. Roseann Wentworth’s story on Tim Jones and his resignation really hit hard with some people, namely Tim, and some of his pals. Ms. Wentworth in my opinion covered this story in a away that was fair that The Print has a bad rap with ASG. I and accurate. She had good direct quotes, don’t understand this, because for the most and I believe that she presented the facts in part this year we’ve given them positive an informative manner, certainly not a mis­ coverage, because they’ve deserved it, but chievous one, or with intent to make ASG there has been those rare occasions when look bad. we are obligated to present the facts, re­ Well, apparently Tim Jones felt that gardless of whose feet we step on. she did, as he came to visit her Wednesday We’re a campus newspaper that covers and accused us of being “tabloid writers,” the events of this college for students and and then proceeded to call Roseann and 'staff. We’re not a public relations service the people on the Print names that were for anyone! That means that when it’s detrimental. good, we’ll print it, but when it’s bad, we’ll What’s the reason for this! I find it very print that too. offensive that Jones would insult a member I would like to remain in a good work­ of my staff, especially based on an article ing relationship with ASG, and urge new that was in fact accurate. I certainly don’t President Ken Ingram to explore the facts mind criticism, but in the future, please before making any judgments on us. But, if direct it to me, not my staff! I’ll be happy to ASG wishes to hang a bad-guy label on us listen to your complaints. Rumor has it for presenting the facts, then so be it. Clackamas $rint The Clackamas Print aims to be a fair and im­ partial newspaper covering the college com­ munity. Opinions expressed in The Clacka­ mas Print do not necessarily reflect those of the college administration, faculty or Associ­ ated Student Govt rnment A tides and infor­ mation printed in this newspaper can be re­ printed only with written permission from the Clackamas Community College Student Publications Office. 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