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< ------------------------ _ 2 The Clackamas Pri _A Wednesday, April 3, Students triumph in Writers’ Contest Amy K. Hanson Managing Editor The winners of this year’s Writers’ Contest, sponsored by the CCC’s Writers’ Club, are now in. First place winners are guaranteed to be in Synes thesia, Clackamas’ literary magazine, which will be published in late May. Cash prizes and certifi cates will be awarded at the Annual CCC Writers’ Contest Awards Ceremony to be held the first week of May. And the winners are...’ POETRY DIVISION: First: Christy Hurt Second: Jennifer Gibson Third: Neal Martin Honorable Mention: Cindy Hines-Kurfman FICTION DIVISION: First: Karen Leblanc Second: NicholaVest Third: Esther Esson taìf writer Letters to the Editor with editing styles To the Editor: (Editor’s Note: All letters are printed as submitted.) Joel P. Shempert Staff Writer. Upon picking up Issue 14 of the Print, close examination of an article I wrote has prompted me to speak out regarding the edit ing and proofreading policies here at Print Central. I object to un disciplined retooling of my ar ticles which has at times de stroyed sentence structure, eradi cated language flow, and even occasionally ruined word spell ing. This is something that has been bothering me for some time. I’m not entirely certain who is at fault, for a number of people are involved in the editing process. However, while the fighter in me wants someone to blame, I’d rather I didn’t know. My object is not to find fault in individuals; I simply want the problem re solved. These errors are cause for great concern. I don’t write like that. My parents know I don’t write like that. My friends know I don’t write like that. My former writing instructors know I don’t write like that. I am building on the foundation of all those who have taught and encouraged me throughout my life, and I owe it to them to push my writing to the highest standard of quality that I can achieve. I shudder when I think of CCC Writing instructors Mike Kepler or Emily Orlando reading some of these glaring mistakes and thinking that I must have made them. To me, writing is an exact ing craft, and one at which I hap pen to be quite good. When my work appears in print, I feel I have a responsibility for every word on the page. With that in mind, I would like the words on that page to be my own. I realize that there are times in the publishing of a newspaper when, for various reasons, edit ing must occur. While sometimes I wonder at the reasoning behind the editing, I can accept its ne cessity. I simply ask that, when editing must take place, greater care be taken to preserve correct grammar and meaning. Also, if some of the editing is taking place to correct perceived grammatical errors, I would caution the staff to look before they leap. Most of the errors to which I am object ing transformed correct sentences into incorrect ones. Don’t get me wrong; I’m not trying to be antagonistic. The men and women here at the Pub lications Lab are my friends. Nevertheless, I must put friend ship aside and take them to task on this matter, for it is important to me not only that my writing come across with its full effect, but that we achieve the highest stan- dard of excellence that we can as a newspaper. Editor’s Note:. The above article was ¡not initially printed be cause the problem had not been addressed internally. We feel this issue could have been resolved with communication be tween staff members. Unfortunately, there were misunder standings about the channels of communication. This term we are under reorganization. Several positions have changed hands and we will address these types of issues more efficiently. Following the guidelines of journalism, we strive for good communication through editing for accuracy, including gram mar, spelling, punctuation and content. CREATIVE NON-FICTION DIVISION: First: NicholaVest Second: Rosalee Bihl Third: Robert Bossaberger Honorable Mention: Mary Ren Lundablad As a concerned student I have been quite disturbed in the Journalism department’s han dling of the Clackamas students’ newspaper, The Print. During the past nearly two years at CCC I have been dissat isfied with the quality of The Clackamas Print. I have found the writing quality to be poor, not only in the area of grammar, but also in their handling of subject mat ter, an issue which has most re cently been manifested in the con troversy between John Garvison and the CCC Faculty. Recently I have become aware of an incident involving a friend who writes for The Clackamas Print. Last term he submitted an opinion article that addressed certain problems he had encountered regarding the handling of submitted material by Print editors. This article was immediately rejected not on the basis of qual ity or timeliness, but because it was felt to be inappropriate sub ject matter. The submission was greeted by such comments as, “Self-criticism is self-destructive” . . . “It’s airing our dirty laundry for everyone to see” . . . “It’s not appropriate for The Print.” These statements are outra geous and unjust for any publica tion institution, or public figure, to make. You have a right — nay, an obligation — to offer construc tive criticism toward any public figure or group in the hope that you may improve and refine the quality of work produced. While The Print staff maintained that these problems should not be aired in public, I contend that it is just such a person (one who is on the staff) who is in a unique position to make such observa tions and attempt to deal with such problems. And it must be The Clackamas Print Staff Editor-in-Chief: Chad Pàtteson (Ext. 2576) Managing Editor: Amy K. Hanson (Ext. 2576) News Co-Editor: Pamela Sirianni (Ext. 2576) News Co-Editor: Damon Fputs (Ext. 2576) Feature Editor: Jon Roberts (Ext. 2578) Sports Editor: Lora Wahrgren (Ext. 2576) Photography Editor: Paul Ulmen (Ext. 2578) Copy Editor: Laney Fouse (Ext. 2309) Opinion Editor: Brendon Neal (Ext. 2578) Business Manager: Cori Kargel (Ext. 2578) Assistant Opinion Editor: Karin Redston (Ext. 2309) Assistant Feature Editor: Brad Zimmerman (Ext. 2309) ' ♦ ♦♦♦ Staff Writers/Photographers: Andrew Beck, Joel Shempert Jessica Dvorak, Jack Evans,Brian Ray Secretary: Joanne Gale (Ext. 2309) Advisor : Linda Vogt (Ext. 2310) The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbi ased, professional manner. The opinions expressed in The Clackamas Print do not necessarily reflect those of the student body, college ad ministration, its faculty or The Clackamas Print's advertisers. Prod ucts and services advertised in The Clackamas Print are not neces sarily endorsed by anyone associated with The Clackamas Print. The Clackamas Print is a weekly publication distributed every Wednes day except for finals week. The advertising rate is $4.50 per column inch. All signed letters to the editor will be considered for publication and must be submitted by 1 p.m. the Friday prior to publication. Clackamas Community College, 19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Or egon City, Oregon, 97045; Barlow 104; (503) 657-6958, ext. 2309. E-mail: cccprint@clackamas.cc.of.us • ti^dnsjier opportunities with 26 degree programs • hands-on undergraduate research opportunities • small class sizes To view UH Hilo on world-wide web: HTTP://WWW2.Hawaii,edu/~UHHilol 0 To join us in Fall, U niversity O f H await call us toh free at the ADMISSIONS OFFICE 1-800-897-HILO or Fax:(808)933-3691 E-mail: UHHADM@Hawaii.edu HILO UH Hilo • 200 W. Kawili St. • Hilo, HI 96720-4091 noted that since the errors in ques tion were committed in a public forum, therefore they must be re solved in a public forum. In fact, in the process of their rejecting said article they have de nied the highest duty that they as journalists must uphold — free dom of speech. Aparently, the notion of free dom of speech was lost in the pur suit of “journalism”. The Consti tution isn’t a newspaper article, where anyone can cut and paste parts that they consider inconse quential, or dismiss because of convenience. The Founding Fa thers of the Constitution wrote the First Amendment to ensure that all voices, especially the griev ances, and concerns people have about those that hold positions of authority, are heard. We must not silence those among us whose opinions and concerns might re veal the imperfections that we all possess, for only through this analysis of our shortcomings can we hope to advance beyond them. While some people argue that it is inappropriate to criticize the Print. I feel that, much like it is The Prints’ duty to report the news truthfully and accurately, it is our duty as readers and students to hold The Print, and Adminis trators, accountable for their words and actions. I hope that this accountability will create a higher degree of standards that maybe attributed to their work, and that this incident of unprofessionalism that my friend encountered con cerning his article will never be committed again. Lee Eby To the Editor: "The press may not be successful much of the time in telling people what to think but it is stunningly successful in telling them what to think about." Bernard Cohen Hey you guys really need to start setting the agenda instead of being told the agenda. Do you re alize how much power you have if you would just use it. The Un derground has now become the voice of the students. Your paper is known as the one that kowtows to the faculty and administration. Why don't you try to change things instead of believing the old company line. Where is the outrage con cerning students being threatened with being graded down for com ments outside of the classroom? I know what he said but you do not know that he said a lot more than what was printed. No matter what you say I have never had a class that factual errors in E-mail was part of my grade. Remember my comments were made outside of the classroom! But I guess it is ok with you as long as it isn't your grade. Furthermore I am personally appalled that you are not up in arms about the comment made by the instructor that threatened me with a public flogging. I am scared for my safety because of this. Is this type of behavior con doned by The Print, faculty, and the administration? J. Mike Garvison
