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The ^^ac^amas Prïnt
News/Opinion
Wednesday, November 25, 1992
Student and community donations make for happy holidays
Letters to the Editor Giving trees help benefit the needy
Instructor praises 'Clackamas Print"
Dear Editors
and Reporters:
Thank-you for publishing such
an excellent student newspaper. The
information in your articles is current
and informative. You cover topics of
interest to both students and staff, such
as Staci Smith’s suggestions on safety
precautions for those of us who are
involved in night classes. Melissa
Freels’ feature story on ASG women
helps me to keep in mind the number of
different responsibilities faced by
community college students. In addi
tion, I enjoyed reading the Rhapsody
insert.
I would also like to compliment
Co-Editor Robert Hibberd on his
thought-provoking editorials. A-good
editorial presents readers with interest
ing ideas rather than simply reflecting
popular views.
Sincerely,
Diane Averill
English Instructor
Act III remedies Malcolm X Controversy
To the Editor and Readers of The
Clackamas Print:
The Nov. 18 edition of The
Print included a letter I wrote two
weeks earlier, strongly condemning
the Act III theater chain’s decision not
to premiere the film “Malcolm X” at its
Lloyd Center theaters, which are near
est to the neighborhoods where most
of Portland’s African-Americans live.
Since that letter was written, Act
Ill’s management has taken positive
steps to correct its mistakes, including
a free showing, on the night of its na
tional release of “Malcolm X” at one
of the Lloyd Center theaters. These
steps have prompted leaders within
the black community to cancel their
boycott of Act III theaters.
The information now available
about the entire episode seems to indi
cate that Act Ill’s decisions regarding
this film were not motivated by con
scious racism, and that the manage
ment of Act III, after making a few
mistakes, has tried to do what it could
to address the concerns of the black
community.
Whether the problem has been
dealt with sufficiently remains to be
seen, but I now feel that Act III is to be
commended for its efforts to open
lines of communication. At the time
when I wrote my previous letter, Act
Ill’s management was still refusing to
comment on the negative feelings gen
erated by their decision. This only made
matters worse, creating the impression
that.Act III did not care what the Afri
can-American community felt about its
policies. Such disrespect would have
been far more likely to cause violence
than anything in the film itself. Act III
seems to have realized this, since they
did offer a free showing of this film, as
demanded by community leaders. They
will open the film-at the Lloyd theaters
on Dec. 2, which they say is the earliest
they can get it As of this writing, “Mal
colm X” has probably been seen by
more than 2,000people in Portland, and
has driven no one to violence.
Although thH* episode seems to
have come to a fairly positive resolution,
the problem of racism still exists. Ra
cism has left deep wounds in every com
munity, white as well as black. The
work of healing will be long, but until
the wounds are healed, no one can Claim
that true equality has been achieved. As
some have rightly said, “Malcolm X” is
only a movie. No matter how powerful
and appropriate its message, a movie
can never fulfill the need to build
bridges between our communities and
heal the wounds within our own hearts.
Kevin Haines
CCC Student
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by Tina McFarland
Staff Writer
With the holidays rapidly
approaching, people are prepar
ing themselves for the giving
season. Clackamas is no differ
ent. Currently, ASG is placing
this year’s giving trees in various
buildings across campus.
The Giving Tree is a Salva
tion Army-sponsored charity that
provides Christmas for poverty-
stricken and homeless children.
The trees are set up with tags on
them bearing the child’s name,
age, sex and Christmas wishlist.
Sometimes the tags provide a
short biography, which, accord
ing to ASG President Amy Gas
kell, help make the children more
real.
This third annual event for
CCC has expanded for Christ
mas ’92. In the past, there has
been only one tree, located in the
Clackamas Mall, but this year,
there are three trees. The CC
Mall, the Gregory Forum and
Clairmont Hall all house Giving
Trees, and one may be put in
Streeter Hall as well. Currently,
several other buildings are re
questing to have a tree.
ASG is also looking into put
ting up a tree outside. Gaskell
hopes the tree placed in the Gre
gory Forum will attract commu
nity members as well as college
students and faculty. To accom
modate all of these trees, ASG is
asking for decoration donations.
For more information, contact
Gaskell in the Student Activities
office.
Anyone interested in par
ticipating in The Giving Tree
charity needs to choose a tag off
of one of the trees. They then
need to purchase a new gift and
return it unwrapped along with
the tag to the ASG office.
According to Gaskell, after
sponsoring trees in the past, fami
lies on campus requested that their
children’s names be put on the
tree. However, due to legal diffi-
Amy Gaskell and Norm
Berney decorate the giving
tree in the CC Mall.
culties, ASG decided to use the
Salvation Army tags again this
year.
In addition to the large trees,
Gaskell, Legislative Director Jar
rod Scheiffele and Senator Lib
erty Hunt are sending memos to
each of the offices and clubs on
campus encouraging people to
participate. The memo suggests
that instead of a gift exchange
between office or club members,
they take a tag off of the tree and
purchase a gift for the child.
Gaskell hopes to have individual
trees donated by the Ornamental
Horticulture department for the
offices, with tags on them.
According to Gaskell, in the
past, The Giving Tree has been
“highly successful. It was so
amazing last year. Some of the
gifts last year were real expen
sive. I was shocked to see that
faculty and students purchased
them,” she said.
In addition to The Giving
Tree, ASG is sponsoring “Dress
a Child,” where students and fac
ulty are asked to bring used cloth
ing. A canned food drive will
also run through the season. The
last day of school, Dec. 19, is
when all the donations will be
picked up, so any donations must
be in by then.
“The canned food drive is
general, and it’s hard when col
lege students are lugging books
around. Besides, most college
students live on ramen, and they
aren’t going to part with their
tuna,” Gaskell said.
She feels that is part of what
makes The Giving Tree so suc
cessful.
Both Scheiffele and Gaskell
take a personal interest in help
ing others. “I like the feelings I
get out of it. I’ve delivered stuff
to families and I get to see their
faces light up. It starts Christmas
for me,” Scheiffele said.
Gaskell agreed stating, “For
me, this has always been Christ
mas. I encourage all students to
please visit the trees and give
from their hearts. If they don’t
have the money to purchase a
gift, come to the ASG office and
volunteer your time. We can
always use the help.”
Jazz night features alumni vocalists
by Nicole Turley
Staff Writer
Tonight at 7 p.m. in the
Gregory Forum, alumni vocal
students of Clackamas will gather
with this year’s students and
perform jazz music for the
Alumni Vocal Jazz Night.
“I am always excited to have
the Alumni Vocal Jazz Night,”
said Vocal Director Lonnie Cline,
“because it’s fun to see the stu
dents I taught before and I like to
see what they’re doing now.
Cline stated that many of his
former students return each year.
“They like to listen to the new
groups, and some I invite on stage
to sing,” he said.
Two Clackamas jazz groups
will be performing with the re
turning students tonight. Jazz
groups Straight Ahead, who re
cently performed a concert bene
fit for the Retired Officers of
Portland, Oregon, and Main
Stream, who has taken part in
several high school exchange
concerts this year. They are both
looking forward to tonight’s event
“It’s pretty lax,” said Main
Stream member Ronne Neighom,
“Everyone is performing for fun,”
he said.
The cost to attend the Alumni
Vocal Jazz Night is $2 for stu
dents, $3 for adults and free for
senior citizens. “It’s like renew
ing an old acquaintance, a reun
ion of sorts,” said Cline.
The Clackamas Print
Editors-in-Chief:
Melissa Freels, Robert A. Hibberd
News Editor:
Feature Editor:
Nolan C. Kidwell
Heidi Branstator
Sports Editor:
Daphne Hartt
Photo Editor:
Vivian Johnson
Assistant Copy Editor:
Jason Eck
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
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