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Pg. 2 News/Opinion The Clackamas Print Trojan represents a safety hazard News Clips by Tracey Roozenboom Staff Writer The CCC a Best Idea CdriS test for students, faeuify, and staff, The best ideas for reduc ing expenditures or increasing revenues will be chosen and a $250 cash award will be presented. The three best ideas and i the craziest or funniest idea will win casb. Awards will goto the groups or individuals who submit ideas in writing no later than Fri., Oct. 30 to the Student Activities Office. TherHjxtClackamasCommunftyCoUegeFamiiyNigbtMoy»,, sponsoied by ASG, will happen on Nov, 6 at 4 and 7 p.m. in the Foruait ilie Disney cla^tnc *101 Didmatians’.’'will be; the feature presentation. The October Family Night Movie, “Beauty and the Beast,” attracted more than 150 people. For moreirdtor^ contact Student Activities at ext 2245? orASGPromoiion Coordinator Mi-1 Hall^^’ i»i4xi-2^k: ;■ :■■■ i If students have eomphints, g^^ or sug^ions they would like to have heard, they can contact any ASG Officer or Senator, Thosestudentswithsuggesfions or complaints need to submit those ideas in writing so ASG knows exactly what the problem is. z \ ' i Three local authors wift be reading from their nn^s at Authors’ Night, Oct. 28 at 7pjini in the GregoryForum. The CCC Friends of the Library and the CCC English Depart ment are co-sponsoring this quarterly event The authors par ticipating a&DavM Duncan, Robin Cody and CCC English Instructor Craig Lesley. A $2 donation will be accepted at the door. ' " A J HiHI i I : ||1111® IHHiHIHl ii|l Chris Chandler« a political satirisVcomedian, will be per- forming Monday, Nov. 2 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 pan. in the CC Mall. Come out and join in the fun with this talented individual, sponsored by the Associated Student Government; Campus trial packs are currently in at the bookstore. Students may pick up theirs just by showing their student I J), cards and signing the sheet. Get your free samples today! ./ ■. < Writei^Ctabm^ts.onra ASGmeetfo^arehW every'Mbnday 126aadare open to all students. Students are welcome toeome and express their opinions. . Oregon State Uni versit v will ha ve a representative on campus TODAY, Oct 26front9 am.tnIp»m.intheCCMalI. b-g Please, remember tovoteonTues„ Nov. 3. iritis change that you want to see in your government, the only way to facilitate '' c The Clackamas Print Editors-in-Chief: - Melissa Freels, Robert A Hibberd i Nolan C. Kidwell Sports Editor: Daphne Hartt Photo Editor: Vivian Johnson Assistant Copy Editor: Jason Eek" Feature Editor: Heidi Branstator Copy Editor: Tracy Hobbs Business Managers: •. Scott Morris. David VanKeuren Staff Writers: Hafidha Acuay, Melissa Baughman, Anjanette Booth, Eric Eatherton, Frank Jordan, Jeff Kemp, Tina McFarland, Tracey Roozenboom, Staci Smith, Claudia Smulders, Nicole Turley, Paul Valencia Photographers: Teka Brown, Lynn Sickel Adviser: Linda Vogt The Clackamas Print aims to be a fair and impartial newspaper cov ering the college community. Opinions expressed in The Clackamas Print do riot necessarily reflect those of the college administration, faculty or advertisers. The Clackamas Print is a weekly publication distributed every Wednesday except for finals week. The open adver tising rate is $4Î 13 per column inch. Clackamas Community College, 19600 S. Molalla-Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon; 97045, Barlow 104. Telephone: 65.7-6958, ext. 2309 (office}, ext. 2577 (advertising, news), ext. 2578 (features, photos, copy, sports), ext. 2576 (Editors-in-chief). point, the financial implications of a shut down. For starters, it would be more economical to close Trojan down now then wait until 1996 (the year PGE says they will phase out Trojan) mainly because there would be less nu clear waste to dispose of and decommissioning the plant wouldn’t be as expensive. The bad thing about Meas ures 5 and 6 is that taxpayers why not close Trojan down now and cut our costs by opting for a different power source? The Bonneville Power Admini stration met the energy needs of Trojan customers with hydropower in 1991-92 and even cut the cost by 30 per cent. Some may argue that droughts and the pro tection of salmon runs have put too many restrictions on hydro power but according to Wilson, "Trojan had the worst safety record in the United States last year." -Jerry Wilson cannot win because Oregon’s Attorney General did a study that would enable Trojan’s owners compensation costs in the mil lions of dollars if Trojan closes. If Trojan remains open, the outlook is bleaker still, as cited by Kellie M. Peterson of the Oregpnian on Oct 23. “Accord ing to a recent report to its stock holders, PGE intends to pass on to ratepayers the investment in Trojan of $350 million. In addi tion, by operating Trojan until 1996, PGE will charge ratepay ers up to $700 million. That totals more than $1 billion.” Taxpayers will get socked with the bill either way they vote, so “Bonneville Power Administra tion determined that conserva tion alone would fill most new Northwest power demands for the next 20 years without building any new plants.” That’s pretty incredible if you stop to think about how much electricity is wasted everyday. In my opinion, PGE contin ues to operate to support its own pocket book and not the peoples. So why should taxpayers stay on board this sinking ship? If Meas ures 5 and 6 don’t pass and Tro jan is allowed to stay open, how much longer will it take for some thing else to go wrong? Remem ber Chernobyl when you vote on Nov. 3.______________ _______ Letters to the Editor The Able Disabled Club will meet on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 11 a.m. in CC-126. This is the first meeting this year and they will be planning their yearly activities. ; News Editor: Closing Trojan is not an easy decision to make therefore, I had to take a look at these questions: how safe is Trojan, what kind of financial burden would it impose and where can we get alternate power once Trojan is closed? The answers that I came up with may surprise you. When it comes to safety, ac cording to Jerry Wilson’s article in last Friday’s Oregonian, “Tro jan had the worst safety record in the United States last year.” Trojan is on an earthquake zone which makes it particularly vulnerable if an earthquake were to hit Portland. Sure, we don’t expect earthquakes here, yet geologists seem to think we’re due for one. Look what hap pened when the earth’s plates shifted and Mt. St. Helens blew up. Failing generators caused Trojan to close in 1991-92. Does this sound like the kind of plant we can rely on for energy? “During its 16 year life, Trojan has been fined repeatedly by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com mission for safety violations,” states Christeen O’Shea, admin istrative director, Citizens’ Util ity Board of Oregon. So why does Trojan keep running? Proba bly so Portland General Electric doesn’t have to worry about the cost^of closing it. i Which brings me to my next Barlow 139. Weekly off-campus meetings are held on Fridays at the Sub Shop on Main Street in Oregon City from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m, ¿-./ft. ’ . ';\ . , / ci Wednesday, October^ 28, 1992 , To the Editor: I would like you to acknowl edge the fact that there will be thou sands of Oregonians voting yes on Measure 9 and that to label them as “hatemongers, bigots and Nazies- tic,” as many have tried to do, is absurd! First of all, let’s be reason able about this. Passage of this measure will bring other legal challenges as the OCA recognizes. Civil rights will be upheld by the Constitution and other laws now constituted. Those who wish to paint a picture of a “witch hunt” or another Holocaust on the gay/lesbian community or a total governmental censorship of literature are unrealistic and irra tional. Voting yes on. Measure 9 will not remove any future rights to correct a problem should Measure 9 (or any other measure, for that matter) prove to be unjust, unwork able, unconstitutional or un-any- thing! Now let me give you a few other ideas on why I support this measure without being hate-moti vated. I see Measure 9 as an opportu nity to exercise my right to control some of my tax dollars. I do not support governmental promotion of homosexuality or any other sex ual orientation. As a citizen and parent, I wish to preserve that right .and responsibility. I see it as a citi zen and parental stewardship. I have heard the cry of censor ship. Parental and community cen sorship of books, magazines, so- called “art,” school texts, and li brary books have been a freedom exercised for hundreds of years. I object to the idea of exposing my children to lifestyles without my knowledge or approval. Certainly, everything ever produced or writ ten is not worthy of exposure to stu dents, especially at young ages. It is not cost-effective for taxpayers to buy and cumculate everything; we must be selective. I do not want “gay” publications on the shelf of my children’s school. THIS IS NOT HATE-MOTIVATED. I want to maintain some control and respon sibility. Arguments can be made con cerning perverse sexual behavior of homo-sexuals. One hundred per cent of the animals on earth use “sex” for specie preservation. Homosexual activity does not fulfill this role in life, period, unless you believe the Enquirer, Globe, Star, and other tabloids of this nature. (NOTE: These are not found in our schools and libraries, either.) There seems to be evidence of social influence whether it be from abuse, peer pressure, TV, pornogra phy, religion, family, school, etc., on each of our individual lives. These environmental concerns in fluence us to become who we are. There are students in our schools who could be persuaded one way or another sexually. I don’t want schools and government picking up this role also. Other reasons I support Meas ure 9 are future possibilities of mi nority status for homosexuals. Jobs are taken from some not because of quotas on race, sex, and handicaps. Let’s not add homosexuality to thé list. Health risks, skyrocketing medical costs, parental custodian ship, and adoptions by homosexu als also lend to future concerns. Hate and bigotry, NO! Re sponsibility to vote my conscience, freedoms, wishes, personal rights, use of tax dollars, and parental cen sorship, all of these are reasons I choose to vote YES on Measure 9. Rick Newton CCC Student To the Editor and students: . I was very sorry to hear the stance our faculty and Board of Education took on the measure nine issue, (one of an opposed view). It seems one of the main concerns of the Board was that of being able to teach homosexual ity as normal behavior. I would like to comment that up until re cently homosexuality was not even considered as a viable be havior. Some people may call this new consideration “progress” but wrongly so! Progress means advancement to a higher more developed stage, rather than one that is unnatural and perverse. How far will we go? It’s a choice, not a natural practice; check any anatomy book to find out! Some may have a problem with their sexuality. . . they should get help. Homosexuality is not normal and should not be taught as if it were! I challenge all people to find out the facts before they make a decision that could cost Oregon and her people the truth! Set a standard, vote yes on Measure 9. Jodi Kay Stanley CCC Student letters to the Editor should be addressed to the editors of the Clackamas Print and must be re ceived by the Friday before publi cation. Only letters that are signed will be printed. The Clackamas Print reserves the right to edit punctuation and grammatical errors
