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THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
FEATURE
December 5,1990
Crisis in the Middle East hits closer to home
Heidi A. Hoffman
Staff Writer
The Persian Gulf Crisis is
getting closer to home; Nancy
Whitman, who works in the regis
trar’s office at Clackamas, wept as
she talked about her brother who’s
joined the several thousand other
military personnel already in Saudi
Arabia.
Whitman’s brother Jeff Wilcox
went into the army in June of 1989
for a two year enlistment to earn
money for college.
“He was supposed to get out
in June of 1991,” said Whitman.
“But now they’ve extended every
one’s term.”
The conditions in Saudi Ara
bia aren’t good for the military
personnel.
“There aren’t good tent facili
ties and [after a long stay] he fi
nally got to take a shower and
wash his clothes,” said Whitman.
“The men over there are still
eating MRE (Meals Ready to
Eat),” said Whitman. “We send
Jeff big boxes of dried fruits and
other nonperishable items. We try
to send a package a week so that
he can share with all of the sol
diers that don’t get mail.”
Since the United Nations
ultimatum to use force after Jan.
15, Nancy’s family is really con
cerned.
“In light of the United Nations
decision, I would encourage ev
eryone to write their congress
man with their opinion. The United
States doesn’t need another war,”
said Whitman.
“He is our only brother. He’s
the youngest and it was a real shock
not to know what was going to
happen,” said Whitman.
“I have to be proud that he’s
willing to go over there but I’m
really scared that he’s not coming
back. Every day we’re getting doser
and closer to the point of war,”
commented Whitman.
Whitman knows of 24 other
people from her church and Clacka
mas that have been sent over to
Saudi Arabia.
“We have two Dogwood trees
in our front lawn. I put 24 yellow
ribbons in the tree... one for each
person that I know in Saudi Ara
bia. It is in remembrance of them,”
stated Whitman.
“We have to get used to the
situation. Our family is a close
family. We basically put all of our
faith in God,” expressed Whitman.
“We are just really praying that
God’s hand will bring everyone’s
relatives home safe.”
Photo by Lane Scheideman
Nancy Whitman is concerned for her brother who was deployed
to Saudi Arabia. With the United Nations ultimatum of Jan. 15,
tensions in the Gulf are on the rise.
The men and women in Saudi Arabia need our sup
port. They know little or nothing of the situation in the
Gulf. The Print encourages members of the student
body to bring letters to Student Activities so that they
can be mailed in bulk to Saudi Arabia.
'Dances'... a powerful
Native American drama
by Aaron Brown
Sports Editor
“The white man just takes
everything that doesn’t belong to
him without asking,” comments a
confused Kicking Bird to Kevin
Costner’s character, Dances with
Wolves, in his new movie by the
same title, symbolizing the whole
plight of the Native Americans.
This film chronicles the ad
ventures of John Dunbar (or
Dances with Wolves as he is later
known), a lieutenant in a Union
Army platoon during the Civil War.
Dunbar, after performing an act
of heroism (I refuse to spoil the
movie by telling you what it was),
wins favor with his commanding
officer and receives a chance to
have a post wherever he wishes.
Dunbar decides on the frontier
out west, since it hasn’t been blood
ied by war yet.
After arriving at the empty
post, Dunbar decides to stay until
reinforcements come along. He
comes into contact with the local
Sioux tribe, and develops relations
with them, and eventually is
adopted by the tribe.
Things turn bad, since no story
stays rosy nowadays, yet the end
ing does not really resolve any
thing.
The performances all around
are very solid, especially the Sioux
tribe, which are portrayed descen
dants of the actual Siouxs from
that era. Kudos should go to
Costner who is brilliant as Dances
with Wolves, since he even learned
some of the Sioux tongue for dia
logue in the movie.
One performance that really
impressed me was that of Charles
Rocket, a notorious villain who
has also done diverse roles, such
as starring in a Tom Petty video,
and playing a homosexual on an
episode of Doctor, Doctor. He
further proved his diversity by
playing a somewhat compassion
ate lieutenant who is bound by his
duty, yet seems to understand
somewhat how Dances with
Wolves feels.
The cinematography was the
best I’ve seen since sex, lies, and
videotape, but in a different man
ner. The shots showed imagina
tion, depth, and above all the
breathtaking sceneiy. It should
hopefully get some recognition
come Oscar time.
Dances... brought up some
different themes apart from the
fighting, the love story and the
basic man vs. nature conflict. One
that continually hit you over the
head was the perception of Native
American people. Throughout
U.S. history, those Native Ameri
cans who helped the cause of the
U.S. received praise, despite the
fact that they may have been per
ceived as evil by other tribes.
This is even seen here. The
Sioux tribe is considered bad and
hunted because of one incident
where they saved their own, while
their dreaded enemies, who killed
harmless white folk, help out the
U.S. forces.
This movie portrays the Na
tive Americans as diverse as the
white culture, with each tribe
having varying values and prin
ciples, while the Americans stere*
otyped them into one mold. Cost
ner received the honor of becom
ing an honorary Sioux tribe
member, and so he should. Cost
ner did a wonderful job.
This is one of the few movies
that deserves ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ stars. This
should be a part of everyone’s
holiday movie-going fare.
Classical concert scores big
By Heatherle Himes
For three people, they had amaz
Staff Writer
ing projection,; for such an un
Classical music not being one usual combination of instruments,
of my favorite creatures, I expected they were amazingly melodic. It
the Wind Ensemble Concert of seemed as if they were making the
Dec. 2 to be snooze inducing, an music move and jump, teasing the
event to make my eyes heavy with audience, pulling us along follow
dreams of blaring rock music. ing the notes, entranced.
Instead, I found a pleasant sur
A brass trio of Hettwer, joined
prise and an enjoyable way to spend by Margret Van on trombone and
an afternoon. ‘lite music depart John Bates on tuba played the
ment found a new supporter.
same selection with one less
Upon entering the Commu movement. Brass groups have the
nity Center in the middle of the possibility of sounding like so many
Woodwind Trio’s “Divertimento elephants plodding along, but these
Number 3 in Bb Major-K439c,” I three sounded as if they were quite
found the audience sunk into the aware of that possibility and were
overstuffed plaid couches and trying very hard to avoid it The
dozing politely, with the excep result was a good, solid, powerful
tion of a woman in maroon pumps sound, filling the room with the
swinging her foot to the beat of echo of the tones. Hettwer played
the music.
the lead trombone part, keeping
I, too, was captivated by that his tones very clear, simple, and
beat. It was such a different beat clean.
than I had been accustomed to in
The entire band crowded into
my years as a high school band their chairs for the final four
student, a group that on most numbers, starting with “Chorale:
days hit the right notes, never O Morning Star How Fair and
mind the right tempo, only after Bright” by J.S. Bach. Conductor
an hour of the director prodding LeRoy Anderson, who was pinch
us while screaming at the top of hitting due to the regular conduc
his lungs.
tor’s absence, started his series of
Sitting in a triangle in the interesting anecdotes by saying that
center of the makeshift perform chorales were good warm ups for
ing area were Kerry Penny on the band, while also being enjoy
flute, Paul Hettwer on trombone, able to most listeners because they
land Alicia Charlton on clarinet. are familiar and easy to listen to.
The program wound up with the
haunting “Baroque Suite From
the Water Music” and “Suite from
Peer Gynt”. The final piece was
“In the Hall of the Mountian
King”, which was composed to
be a reminder of the famous fairy
tales at the time in which it was
written.
The beginning movement
made me think of such fairies,
yet the middle section with its
pounding drums made me think
that the mountian king must have
been the Ben Johnson of elves to
be able to do anything that re
quired background music with
that sort of gusto. It was a star
tling conclusion.
The Brass Ensemble will be
back in action and joined by the
CCC Chamber Singers, the Col
lege Cholarle, and the Commu
nity Choir at the “Christmas by
Candlelight” performance Sun
day at 8 p.m. at the United Meth
odist Church, 811 Center Street,
Oregon City. Admission is free
with a can of food for the needy.
On Dec. 13, the CCC Vocal
Jazz Ensemble and Friends will
rev up for a performance at the
CCC Community Center. Ad
mission is $2 general, $1 students,
and free to alumni and senior
citizens. The event will be di
rected by Lonnie Cline.
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