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News/Opinion College deals with problem every day \ CCC parking issuehas received short and long-term solutions ' by Frank Jordan '• • SuffWrito One of the many problems that arise atCIackamasCom- marni? CtoOège every year always has ft? do with parking. The iack:ofp^ng and the in- • convenience Of parking, :: • z According ioDeànofCol- lege Services Gary Dtrnm, the whole parking issue is one that the college has ft? every-day;.. \ '•• ,*Taitong issomething that alt of us have to deal wrdu utt- fortnnààly, I have to hear the comments from everyone arid . try to make everyone happy?' Dintot commented. ^he col lege is working on short-term and long-term sdltmons to tins „ very proHcm.”, :. . With three new buildings on campus tto$year>parking is at more of a premium this yeàr than in years past Enrollment has increased and those students who drive am • having an to* Creasing difficult tune m find* mg parkmg places reasonably close to whejfe they wan t to go, ?Ibe eoWege wouldltke io dumgestudents* itonkmgasto the parkmg dttemma, and has come up with some short-term solutions to help make this prob lem a little less burdensome, ¿OOmtoe parkmg spaces tothe Bartow-R^ididlfotcvetthepast proval to go ahead, Hopefully, if all works out, wecan have the lot re^ ¿dixe^t vehicks ky early Septemberofnsxtyear ” Other short and tong*tctoi solutions include restriping Clairmont parkingtoaddan ad ditional 10-15 «paces; get people to park^n the. loop outside of Clairmont, where there are roughly 60 spaces; the removal, of the trailers, behind Randall Hall, and converting thatspace mtopadcmgtmKlusmglhe space in back of Barlow to hold an additional 100-150 parking spots« ? /iC Another student complainti that has come up is toe removal; of the motorcycle spaces when McLou.ghl|ii parking was' • restriped. Dirrim admits that it was a mistake and that those areas mMcLoughlmparking toatwere motorcycle spots m the past will be resinped tom- clade those spots once again, - Another key ingredient in the parking problem has been toe role pf toe Department of ^blie Wety here m Clacka mas, Iim Wiseman, the direc tor of public safety^ has beett constantlyworkingontoeprob- lem, and frankly, would loveta seen final Solution to totsongo- ingbattle. ? “Wc stdl have to enforce imes'and reguiat^na'ass^ forth bytoeBoard of Education * gn| ito of the «ot* summer, but from the looks of lege,”/ the tot on any given day» stto Wiseman stated« “But we dents do nm. seem to take ad ' vantage of these^aces^ ' are trying to get morevoluntary "5; tryingtopark dents a$ they ate as. much as a McLaughlin parking arsa,and part of the sedation, as we are?* Wisemanexplaruedthathe the overflow from the tempo rary lot has been spilling onto has a personal philosophywhen the grass adjacent to that tot. \ rt comes to the stedents-v“We The college doesnot want can understand if students are students parking on Ute grass rtitminglaletoclass, sometimes for any reason, andwould eu* they park m places that they courage toosdstudentsio park just aren’t supposed to. When behind Randall and Bartow tort happew,w warn students ..Halls. < ¿JI > and by toget them to comply The jnigonty of student with the rules, We don't neces* complaints about this idea is sarrfy wit to ticket students, that rt is too furto waSk io class but. we will if we have to, The after theypadctheir cars in the new patkmg area near Streeter pater teaches erf the Randall- - Hall and toe main entrance will certainly help. It’s just too bad .Bartow tot. • . Worn hastoedtoaddress that we don’t have that lot right those complaints, and is trying how. We could use to” - . The main thing that Dirrim to work on sòme long-term so lutions to ihe parking problem, and Wiseman want.students to “Otre afthe best long-term remember is that the parking is sol udon stoat we ha ve come up toereifthesludentsarewilling with is using the area behind to be inconvenienced just a htile StreeterHall and toeDyeLearn- bit As mentioned before, there ingCenteiyand converting that are several mostly empty park area into 250-300 additional ing spaces open at all hours at parking spaces,” Pimm said, the back of the Randall-Bartow ? “We already haveplansdrawn lot. Now if only students will up; all we hayetodo is get We take a little extra time and park • final plansmade andgetap- ' there, , ! Real Talk Radio With Joe Uris Sacred Cows Gored*Stereotypes Flattened Elections Deconstructed’Trust Destroyed’Hope Reborn Apocalyptic Oigasmic Predictions* Post Modem Diseases Diagnosed New Fashioned Wars’The Rising Right* Falling Forests*Madonna Friday and Saturday November 20 and 21 Portland Art Museum Swann-Berg Auditorium ? Letters to the Editor Act III Theaters censor Spike Lee Malcolm X is a vital role model for African-Americans To the Editor and readers of the Clackamas Print: Last month, Spike Lee vis ited Portland to discuss his new film, “Malcolm X,” which por trays one of the most important figures in American history. Lee expressed his wish that viewers of the film would take to heart its message of “hope and unity”. Anyone who reads Alex Haley’s “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” on which this film is based, will agree that Malcolm X should be seen as a vital role model for African-Americans, because he demonstrated self- reliance, and because he was able to learn that violence cannot solve the problem of racism. Unfortunately, the Act III Theater chain seems to know little about Malcolm X. Act III will not open the film at the thea ters closest to Portland’s black community, apparently fearing that the film will provoke vio lence. Leaders of the black com- munity are, understandably, in sulted. We must not let them stand alone. Act Ill’s racist censorship insults us all. Healing racism will require trust, and the free ex change of ideas. How can we claim our society treats all people equally, when a powerful media outlet, owned by whites, sends the message that blacks cannot be trusted to see a movie about their own history, in their own neigh borhood? Whites cannot expect to be believed if their words say “I’m not prejudiced against any body!” but their actions proclaim that they see blacks as little better than dangerous animals. Discrimination is illegal, but blacks still face racial prejudice from the ignorance of whites. White Americans must begin ac tively showing that they respect and trust African-Americans to be fully equal partners in this coun try’s future. To face the future, we must understand our past. This is why “Malcolm X”is so important. I call on fellow whites in the Portland metro area to join me in showing our respect for our black neighbors. A large number of white people of conscience should inform Act Ill’s manage ment that we condemn their deci sion, and that we are prepared to get our entertainment elsewhere if Act III cannot reflect our values. Act III is powerful, hut if they receive enough letters, tele phone calls, and reduced ticket sales, they will listen. It is vital that a large number of white people take part in this effort, both because blacks have far less eco nomic power than whites, and because such a show of support and respect from whites will be a step toward healing the wounds of racism. We must begin healing ra cism before it is too late. Kevin Haines CCC Student Paranoid public safety perception CCC parking nightmare mirrors urban conditions To the Editor and readers of the Clackamas Print: Have you been upset with parking lately? Are you one of the unfortunate few who have received a parking tag from one of the Public Safety Officers? The College is a microcosm of the urban conditiop. We are a re flection of the downtown prob lem, complete with a population explosion that was not predicted in terms of satisfying single unit transportation needs. Our park ing lots are bulging and I have overheard remarks that suggest the college should expand park ing spaces. There are commit tees that are studying this prob lem, but solutions that are readily apparent upon closer examina tion are in fact a non-solution. A traffic count shows that if we utilized all the spaces in the Bar- low lot it could accommodate most students, but for some rea son “Clackamatonians” feel un comfortable with that lot. We did measure the distance from the upper North lot and discovered that it was the same as any spot on Barlow lot in relation to the Community Center. But it is per ceived to be more distant and perception at times is very real. Perception is also haunting the Public Safety Officers and the Student Cadets who are as signed to Public Safety. They ' have been trained to use arrest only as a last resort. But the parking nightmare is causing them to be perceived as “enforc ers.” While it is true that en forcement is delegated to Public Safety, they would prefer to be viewed as persons who can be called upon to render assis tance. If statistics are any meas ure, the 10 thousand calls we re sponded to so far this year for assistance should prove to the casual observer that we are available to help. The link be tween criminal justice and pub lic safety also-provides a forum for student interaction in an ef fort to demonstrate what com munity policing is all about. We are moving to strengthen these ties and to demonstrate through our day-to- day activities that the criminal justice students reflect a professional organiza tion. Isn’t that what education is all about? Jim Brouillette Director of Public Service A listing of specific problems with Co-Editor Instructor feels castigated by response to letter To the Editor: Mr. Hibberd, thanks for proving my point. Your intem perate and illogical response to my letter knocks down a lot of straw men, but seems to answer none of my criticisms. Appar ently your skin is too thin to be an editor, or you would not be so rash. However, since you-took up your bludgeon and devoted 21 column inches to castigating me, I feel compelled to respond. First, let me say that I real ize that the school paper is largely staffed with volunteers. They are working on improving their skills. As each year pro gresses, the paper improves. In fact, this year it started better than average. Also, even the most competent journalists will sometimes fail to catch an error, and students, with their class loads, have limited time to fill their newspaper ; assignments. For example, you seem to have answered my letter without hav ing had time to understand it. Since I assume you come to a battle of wits at least half armed, your failure must be due to lack of time. Now to specifics: 1.1 did not advocate Meas ure 9. I did maintain that its ad vocates have a legitimate con cern. Personally, I think the measure was badly written, and the arguments on both sides were exaggerated. The arguments against it have been particularly specious. If Measure 9 passes we will probably find that things go on very much as they have, except that nothing about homosexuality will be taught in the public schools. If it fails we will still have to address the issue it represents, or we may find that there are serious repercussions. Note: This was written before the election al though it will appear after. 2. I did not accuse you of being a homosexual or even of nazi tactics. I just stated that your edi torial was so biased that it re minded me of the nazi tactics of some of the gay groups. 3. Your cartoon may imitate your life, but responsible journal ists usually put on a better front. 4. You indicated that, since a teacher murdered his principal, I was wrong to claim that no Oregon educator was as hateful as you de picted. Perhaps belittling and de meaning a child is less hateful than murder, but even if it is, my point was that Measure 9 would make no difference. Do you think the pas sage or failure of Measure 9 would have prevented the murder? 5. Does the paper need better editing? Since my letter referred to the Oct. 14 issue, these examples are from that edition. Picture caption. “New Sites at Clackamas.” Since we have abandoned a few alternative school locations and the picture depicts no new locations, I assume you either meant New Buildings or perhaps Services Relocate. Front page story. “This year CCC is educating about 30,000 people which entails not only the main campus but through a lot of other facilities and special net works.” No comment. And, “Class space has been finite since school resumed.” When was it infinite? I assume the author meant limited. A few examples from your edi torial. “...the same people who dislike David Duke and Saddam Hussein support Measure 9." Since you don’t support the meas ure, am I to assume you like Duke and Saddam? And, “I would estimate that this disease (hatred) affects 90 percent of Americans, mostly white males.” You and I are cases in point, but if any males are unaf fected and if blacks and females are less affected than males, I doubt if the total begins to ap proach 90 percent. Finally, your violin cres cendo. “We as humans are not asking for any special rights other than the right to live and breath the clean crisp air of Oregon.” Are you expecting to be murdered or deported? Enough said. You can take a free shot at me if it will make you feel better, but this is my final round in this exchange. Wayne M. Wright CCC science instructor
