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THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
NEWS
April 8,1992
America blames Japan for economic woes
Students voice feelings on 'Japan bashing'
Dates to remember
April 11 is the last day CCC students can drop
classes and receive a refund.
On April 13 the late registration fee of $25 per class
begins.
May 9 is the last day CCC studnents can drop
classes without responsibility fora grade.
On May 25 the college will be closed for Memorial
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CCC breakfast speaker to fo
cus on women's sexuality
Dr. Marlene Tufts, who has taught the popular class
“Human Sexuality” at CCC for 15 years, will speak on Cele
brating Women’s Sexuality, April 22,7:30 to 9 a.m.. in the
Small Dining Room. Dr. Tufts’ presentation is part of the
Focus on Women issues breakfast series. Those who are
interested can register for WKS 1-01. The fee is $5.50,
which includes a continental breakfast.
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study at the end of Spring term should have petitions on file
in the Registrar's Office now.
by Allan Ziemke
Staff Writer/Photographer
“Japan bashing” has been in
the news lately, and The Clacka
mas Print decided to get some
views on this touchy subject from
a few CCC Japanese students.
Keioko Enomoto has been
in the states for over two years.
She talked about the economy of
both countries and why Japan seems
to be doing so much better.
“Japan is only concerned
with Japan,” she says. “Japan comes
first there; they are all set On one
main goal to be the best.”
These students generally
don’t understand why some Ameri
cans feel threatened by the Japa
nese.
“It’s sad,” Mika Tanno
says. “The American people should
be happy when the Japanese bring
their companies here. This improves
business for everyone.”
Masa Shida, a Japanese
student who is taking general stud
ies, is critical of both countries.
“Japanese Auto Executives are very
narrow-minded. They feel their cars
are far superior to anything the
nomic woes. As in the case where
the media is told by the head of a
major automobile company that
they are laying off 2,000 work
ers because they can’t deal with
all the foreign competition.
When asked if and how
this bad press was affecting him per
sonally on campus, Shida said, “Some
times people look at me too long and
I wonder what they are. thinking in
their heads. Do they see me, or just
the country I’m from?”
Americans have, yet, they close
their markets to any outside com
petition. But until the quality of
the American product improves,
they can’t compete there.”
The media may be shoul
dering some .of the blame for the
current wave of “Japan bashing,”
however, the media cannot take all
of the blame for the country’s eco
photo by David VanKeuren
7fs sad... The American people should
be happy when the Japanese bring their com
panies here. This improves business for ev
eryone."
-Mika Tanno
McGuffery takes bronze medals in National Debate
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Running for office?
by Robert A. Hibberd
Co-Editor-in-Chief
CCC Debate Team mem
ber Cheron McGuffery placed high
in the Phi Rho Pi National Conven
tion and Tournament, hosted by
Southeastern Illinois College, and
held last week in St. Louis, Mis-
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pitot
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souri.
“I took home two bronze
trophies,” said McGuffery upon
her return to Oregon.
The debate tournament
hosted 80 different schools from
across the country.
“One hundred thirty
people competed in the Lincoln-
Douglas
and eighty people
competed in the persuasion,”
McGuffery explained.
Lincoln-Douglas de
bates are six-team debates. A
record of at least three wins and
three losses is needed to advance
out of preliminaries in this cate
was really different having the judge
sitting on a couch rather than behind
a desk.”
McGuffery traveled to the
tournament with fellow debate team
member Kelly Brennan.
gory.
“I went six and zero in
the
preliminaries,”
said
McGuffery.
“The resolution was that
advertising degrades the quality
of life in the United States. You
have to debate both sides of the
resolution. I had to debate that
advertising is good and that ad
vertising is bad,” McGuffery
commented.
McGuffey’s undefeated
preliminary round sent her into
, the finals.
“I broke into finals and
I had to do another round, which
I lost,” said McGuffery. “That
kept me from competing for a
gold or silver.”
“I won a bronze in per
suasion and a bronze in Lincoln-
Douglas. I missed winning a
silver in persuasion by one point.”
McGuffery enjoyed the
tournament.
“I had a blast. It was
really fun,” said McGuffery.
“The whole tournament
was held inside a hotel room. It
photo by Vivian Johnson
Cheron McGuffery received two
bronze trophies at a debate in
Missouri.
“Frank selected the two
people that had the most experience
and were considered the most com
petitive,” explained McGuffery about
why Coach Harlow chose her .and
Brennan to go to the competition.
“Throughout the year, I have i
broken into finals in every tourna
ment except two and Kelly has bro
ken into finals in every tournament
except one,” said McGuffery.
McGuffery has learned a lol
from her debate experience.
“I have learned to state my
point calmly instead of babbling, which
happens a lot in debate, a lot of bab
bling.”
“I really like debating one-
on-one. To, all by yourself, get up
there and communicate is great.”