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Wednesday, January 13, 1993 News/Opinion Bouncing baby boy born... Gaskell calls it 'incredible' by Melissa Freels Co-Editor-in-Chief ■ 1 i BBBiiigf experience has rewards formen ’ . , too by Robert A. Hibberd Associated Student Govern ment President Amy Gaskell gave birth to a baby boy Jan. 3, one day before Winter Term began. Gaskell spent 18 hours in labor, with her fiance, Rob Hibberd, and her mother, Lori Gaskell, as “coaches” by her side. The 8-pound, 10-ouhce baby, named Pay ton James Hib- , I have been a father for only W days arid already l am ttpítoutiBtog listsamèssageór (tisi Ónè) Top HvelVóudestMòments of My Life 5) Finally learning to ride a btoycte,, il) Receiving airassaultwings* J) Receiving airborne wings, . ' - a - < ~ I) Moving in with Amy. . • • : ’ ’ • ' :• ■ 1) Being with Xmyas she gavh birth to opr son Pay ton James. berd, was bom at 10:50 a.m. Gaskell describes the expe- ! rience, including the days fol- ! lowing, as “incredible.” Gaskell was released from • i the hospital on Monday, and the couple stayed with Payton at Gaskell’s parents’ house for the first two nights. The help from i her parents enabled Gaskell and Hibberd “to relax and get to [ know Payton,” she said. Photo by Nolan Kidwell' “The first night was very i adventurous,” Gaskell explained. Payton James Hibberd was born Jan. 3, 10:50 a.m. He | While taking care of the baby, Vly Son Payton James was horn two Sundays ago, on a clous Jack Frost afternoon. He and Amy gave me the tience of a lifetime. The emotional high 1 achieved was , er than taking a. snowboard over the edge and toto toe' p&OB it-¿ nò àWw màny «tort are afraid of it ” “Oh man, she is going to call you every name in the book,” ‘ ‘ tomé aS iime grew closer ( q delivery* s ^oumtitowaiBbgiroomandwatch J mistake ofnotbeing with their wives during the act of childbirth. Men áre meant to witness delivery.: When they miss it. they miss the meaning of life. Without this undcrataniting; meuate handieapped. • : (List Two) Top Five Biggest Mistakes Made by Men . '[ .Sj'.^iming yOurweapon and pulling the trigger. . : weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces. they found it hard to do simple, everyday tasks that the average ■ person may take for granted. “It’s taken some adjusting,” she said. “We’ve gotten a lot : more confident though.” Gas kell said that the couple hasn’t, experienced “bum-out” yet, being with Payton simply re vives them. The couple took Payton home, to their Oregon City apartment, Jan. 6. “That was fun,” she said. It gave them a chance to use all of the “baby things,” like the hand-carded cradlp ma^by^Gaskewll’s uncle, that they had been storing for months. Now that Payton is settled in his home, Gaskell and Hib berd are working out a daily The • routine. Gaskell returned to school on Monday, and the two hope to achieve a balance between their schedules so one of them can be with Pay ton at all times. Hibberd also has found the experience “exciting.” “It’s difficult because I have to go to work (or school) every day. When you have a baby, you want to spend a lot of time with him-especially in his first week,” he explained. The time that Hib berd isn’t able to spend with Pay ton, is used for work, school and for his responsibilities as the Co- feditor-in-Chief of The Clacka mas Print Hibberd has realized that sac rificing time with Pay ton is neces sary. “Having a baby is definitely a motivating factor because you want to be able to provide a lot of things, so there’s a definite rea son to succeed,” he said. As for Payton’s future, noth ing is set in stone, “Everybody seems to have a plan for him,” joked Gaskell. “We have very eager grandparents.” According to Hibberd, the grand fathers already have an athletic future in mind for Payton. Hib berd and Gaskell, however, aren’t looking that far into the future. The two are more concerned with the baby’s health and safety. ' “Right now I just hope he can learn to sleep through the night,” said Hibberd. Editors'note: This article was written before Gaskell's re moval. •. 4) Gating for beer instead of food. - 3) l^rrng fihrit pain in your foot - ;ì ; 2) Not prc^Iy disposing <>f the car’s oil • . :7 • J) Leaving yoitf wife and kids. ' ; LeT s face it guys, the majority of die world’s problems are. djrectíy^re^diítjthe fact that too many men bailout on their women »pon leaping that they are pregnant, I know of two or BQfánd I bet you do' too; Across the world, women, and children-*1 are being oppressed by men’s inability to handle this form of re- sponsibftity. z • _ • ; <• - :: . I guess what Fm trying to say is? when you take some time awayfront • the football game ¿nd focus in on .thereal world around you, you can easily see that there is much more to get done. ''"L (List Three) Top Five Things Needed to Get Done in the Wpfid 5) Takeout (he garbage, ,41Ck:mup tire yard. 3) Mend thehoíise. • ¿ v .. 2) Retín« the neighbor’s tools. • ; • ••:• 1) LoVe your wifeand children. ' ■ Wraitert aré thegivers oflifé* thereby.divine.' '.Chd^n.<feraviewintothe future, ,z ; •••'; Packwood shouldn't be forced to resign by Paul Valencia Staff Writer ing in at a convenient one for the weekend like Packwood did ear Now that Senator Bob Pack lier. The committee should ap wood has taken office and awaits point counselors who can report an investigation by the Senate back to them on the progress, if Ethics Committee, it is time for any, Packwood makes. his opponents to take a break. Also, Packwood should per Since he has not resigned yet, it sonally apologize to each and every is a pretty good bet that he won’t one of his accusers. None of that At least not until after the com apology through the press stuff mittee decides what type of pun that every politician thinks is ishment, if any, to give the vet enough. These women deserve eran lawmaker. more than a speech prepared by a It has been more than two staff member, they deserve an months since allegations of sex honest apology. If any of these ual harassment hit the newspa women don’t even want to be in pers. Now everyone, it seems, the same room with him to accept has jumped on the bandwagon an apology, then that would be to overthrow Packwood. But understandable, but Packwood the only people that can make a should at least make the effort to difference in Packwood’s future say he is sorry. are the committee members. If you expect me to go on with Yes, I know the Senate further justifiable punishment for Ethics Committee sounds like a Packwood, you will be disap bunch of old, white men getting pointed. Packwood should not be together at a tropical island re forced to resign. He did some sort to toast the unethical things thing that he is riot proud of. He a politician has done in the past has admitted fault and he is sorry. year. Sure, it is not perfect, but Most likely, he will notdo it again. the committee is the best thing And since these allegations come we citizens have to correct any from years back, there is no reason wrongdoing by our politicians. to think that he cannot act as a Hopefully, the committee responsible senator today. (News Flash: Before I go on, will come up with appropriate disciplinary action. I’m think I must admit that in 19791 stole a ing along the lines of making candy bar from Kienow’s. Please Packwood go to a real alcohol do not ask me to resign from The rehab, center, instead of check Clackamas Print Please, don’t circle my home with pickets tell ing me to quit school. Come to think of it, I might have stolen two candy bars. Oh dear, I think I’m in trouble.) Statute of Limitations proba bly saves me from any crime record, thank goodness, but what is the. limit for sexual, harass ment? That is the question the committee must find an answer for. If these allegations were from the last two years, I could see a reason for Pack wood to step down. In the last two years, our society has finally realized that the kind of .behavior that Pack wood used 20 years ago is not right. Whether you believe An ita Hill or not, you must admit that what she did made us. «tore aware of wrongdoings. For that, we can thank her. But . back in 1969? Were there any morals at all back then? 1969? Hey, what Packwood did was definitely wrong, but those were the times. And he didn’t fire any of these women after they refused his sexual advance ments. I would bet that there were plenty of other leaders who used the same type of behavior back then. No, it doesn’t make it right, but it would be difficult to ask a man to resign from his position for something he did 20 yearsago. Bad tastein 1969 does not merit losing a job today. If that were true, die unemploy ment rate would be 45 percent. If he does have to resign, though, we all will know why. The committee, like just about everything else on Capitol Hill, is run by Democrats. And if you boil it down, don’t you think all of this Packwood bashing comes down to political affiliation? Try to figure these compari sons, out: Dan Quayle uses his name and power to get out of the Vietnam draft and joins, the Na tional Guard. In 1988, the press finds out about this and for the last four years, he has been blasted by nearly everybody. It is some thing he will be tagged with for the rest of his political life. In 1992, another young poli tician came into the limelight in the presidential race. But this time it was Democrat Bill Clin ton. He, too, used his name and power to get into the Reserved Officers Training Caps, only later to resign after he realized he might actually have to go to Vietnam. Imagine that? Later, he partici pated in protest marches and didn’t inhale dope; - Unlike Quayle,’ however, Clinton’s actions were tabbed as something done in his youth and nothing to really worry about Seems to be a bit hypocritical to me. In other words, it’s OK to protest your government dodge the draft and smoke dope as long as your’e a Democrat. Now look at Packwood’s incidents, which happened when he was young/ He’s a Republi can so he might not get off so easy. I just hope Senator Ted Kennedy gets to ask a few ques tions. Packwood could answer like this: “Yes, Senator, I did some pretty dumb things back then and I’m sorry. But please, before you punish me, remem ber, I didn’t kill anybody, Teddy.” Yet another hypocritical move. If Packwood is forced to resign for something he did 20 years ago, then I will expect Kennedy to be right beside him. I hope Packwood will drive Ken nedy home. Bob Packwood needs help. If he doesn’t get it on his own, then the committee should force it on him. If he doesn’t comply, then he should be forced out. But to kick him out of office just for what he did back then would be wrong. Packwood has been good to Oregon, and will continue to be, if he is given the chance. Oregonians should hope that the committee sees it that way.
