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Pg. 3 The Clackamas Print______________________________ OpiïliOD___________ Will God still love BSM after this? by Heidi Branstator Tfte Print Co-Editor-in-Chief I have never before ex pressed my opinions in The Print. Anyone who knows me knows that I have to be pretty angry or feel awfully strong about a subject before I will push my opinions upon a group of people. Thanks to the Baptist Student Ministries, I am finally angry enough to write about somethingl see as wrong. Last week, BSM put up some posters around campus, advertising a speaker they were sponsoring. I am all for interesting, catchy ad vertising phrases as long as they are harmless. It’s only when phrases sterotype and discredit a group of people that I get mad. InoneofBSM's posters, they use the phrase “Drugs, Al cohol, Homosexuality.” Upon reading this first poster, my first thought was that there must be some sort of connection between drugs, alcohol and homosexual ity. Is there something that the BSM knows that they haven’t been telling the rest of the world? I was told that another poster used the term “cured,” in relation to homosexuality. Does BSM actually believe that homo sexuality can be compared to a disease that can be cured? I’d like to know when BSM quit representing God and started playing Him. Do they honestly believe that there is a direct link between homosexuals, drugs and alcohol? I think that if there was a chance these sub stances lead to homosexuality, Studentrankled over BSM posters To the Editor: •’...¿y i Ou Thursday, April 7,1 came to Clackamas Community College tofaitie^d ispBi6clissi^. As l wem mto the Community made by Baptist Student Ministries. It ¿¿mtairiecfdibtKbughtS thatdrugS.: W:^oh(tiadOtip to homo» sexuality. At first, I thought that thiswasanotherploytogetpecple to attendih^irmeetingS suCh ha vario^^Gtvat Sex" posters that.w^rm^buddihg^lsWm- What has this person done? Are they gay? •***»'’ there would be a lot more homo sexuals in this world. I havea faith in God, but my God does not discriminate. He does not sterotype or perse cute a particular group of people just to attract followers. I wonder if there was someone on campus who didn’t have faith in God, but maybe was considering finding out more about Him, how would they feel about the God that is represented in these posters? Would they really want to have apart in that? I am equally disap pointed in ASG. It was my under standing that all posters had to be read and stamped before they could be posted anywhereon cam pus. Did anyone over in the Stu- dentGovemmentofficeieadthese WedSav. April 20.1994 toe Term, Then I refuted that this 'wiES a /Speaker who was ’^ved” by tito CVCT-forgivtog Do ■ they think you wake up one mom- ingand go, "‘Wow! Fm not gay anymoro?’’Why doesn’t BSMstop bashing people and start helping the people who live in boxes? I wOuldlike tosee apóSter ihataskS ns to help BSM so they can help the homeless. l ean dream, can’t 1? I guess they ’re more interested intíiécOnStantíy-sinning student : than the people who really need the help.', : :. J think it’stimeT started ists and Agnostics Against the Ignorance of the Religious Fanat- ícs ?”1 might put up posters tell posters before they were displayed on campus? Soon, I’m sure, Lon Mabon of the OCA will be here Maybe no one cared that to start a petition stating that homosexuals cannot these posters were potentially in apubHfcschools \ sulting to some people on campus and damaging to the reputation of ing of the Correlation between the BSM. Maybe this is accept ; / have: ignorance and bigotry with reli able for them. It is not for me. used various drugs and mixed gion. I will hold meetings about. I have neither pride nor tijem with alcohol and never be- life without a God. A dub about faith in a campus where this is cameu homosexual. I have wd the realization that there is more considered acceptable from any thesechemicalsandalcoholwiih to life than trying to save a sout group, especially a student minis homosexuals and never felt that ; A club that accepts al1, doesn’t try group. t was E amy danger of having pskfof I hope that* this is being believe' discussed, and that something is yourclaimisbasedonignorance. iati ttifferertf and shopldenjoy being done to keep this from hap Maybe your speaker was an alco people fofft. btaK-Tbehter not. pening again. I can only imagine holic and a drug user and even Fm government how I would feel if I was treated in possibly homosexual. but I don’t the same manner. I am offended thmkthereisanycorrclattonbe- P^ers-, .because of^the times it by this act of ignorance and can tween any Of them. I think your eontams.iwonder howBSM got only hope BSM and ASG have speaker was probably itthipugh. Why don’t: they C0»- seen the error in their wavs. couldn’t find a place to fit in, trohhe posters? Oraretheymore until hc was "’saved” by the concerned with somootherseem- r J; ’ < • ’ mgly-mgentmatter like improv-« Lon ing thestudent lounge? I thought MabonoftheOCAwiilbe hereto they were supposed to protect the start a petition statin g thathomo-- rightoof all students, not just the 5exuafetanntd:cnmetoaputdfe BSMsoul search oncampus. - - school and that they cannot be seem to Otirik CCCSttidènt . ’ The College And Personal Success photo by Anjanette B< Just one of the posters on display by BSM advertising who knows what. 1 MH »Ml by Jeff Kemp Co-Editor-in-Chief A test score is simply a measure of how well a student has learned the given material cov ered in the course. It is not an analysis of your worth as a human being. However, like it or not, tests are what instructors use around campus to rate our ability to retain information. All stu dents have room for improve ment. Top 5 drum roll please...... 1. Before the test make flash cards. These are handy because they can go just about anywhere. They are small and you can cover vital material a lot quicker than going through the text again and again. 2. During the test, answer the easiest questions first. For multiplechoicequestions, answer the questions in your head before going to the selections. This will help you go with your first instinct You'll feel a lotmore con fident about your answer. 3. Anxiety before a test can be rough. It sounds silly, but it's important to visualize success. Like it or not, we live up to our own expectations, good or bad. 4. If you have to cram for a test (of course this doesn't apply to you) don't try to learn every thing. Concentrate on the impor tant things and focus your cram ming. 5. Study with a group. You'll feel the peer pressuré and stay caught up.
