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2 The Wednesday, May 5, 1999 CI ac I< amas P rint True Love: An act of will I have written of evil, and the hu man errors behind it, often. One may well ask, if I diagnose diseases so eagerly, am I equally able to pre scribe a cure? I am hardly qualified (as I have oft been reminded by our generous fac ulty) to answer the ques tions facing humanity, but I can at least lead the exploration if any wish to follow. The claims of truth that govern my thoughts (and, God willing, my life) have offered me this command in the opposition of evil: “love.” Of course, saying is one thing; doing, another. And so if love is the supreme value, the questions that face us are: what is it—for few who use tiie word grasp its meaning— and how do we practice it? On the obvious level, we under stand a difference between “I love my mother” and “I love pizza.” But on a deeper level, the poetic inaccu racy of the English language can cloud our thoughts on true love. Is it desire? Affection? Devotion? A good feeling? A feeling of good ness? Our single word for such a vast array of concepts betrays us, and true love is damned with faint praise. Too often, what we call love is just that: faint. It is romantic desire (Greek eros) or general affection (Greek phileo). Seldom is it a dy namic force that could “conquer all.” Well, perhaps my love (and per haps yours) is a faint thing. Is that the scope of love? Plato believed that all tilings on earth have a per fect template in heaven—a divine standard against which to be held. And so love, in its truest form, is inscribed in the very face of God. The late songwriter Rich Mullins commented: “volumes ofmagazines, manuals, and marital aids...tell us that love is weak, fickle, and manipu late.. . tell us that love is something we generate, something that looks very much like us. We are weak, fickle, and manipulate—love is not Love is something God generates—it looks very much like Him.” This true love, love from on high, is ex pressed in tiie New Tes tament through the Greek agape. It is an ac tive love, a force that ar rests hearts, saves souls, and moves mountains. It is not a love you feel; it is a love you choose to cfo. It is a “love ofthe will.’ Agape love is no less pas sionate for its emphasis on doing over feeling. Mullins further wrote, “Could it be that god 'feels'? Could God be capable of passion? Are we comfortable with the image of God as Father and nervous about I’d like to thank society for making God as Lover? How is it that we can me feel fat accept that Moses saw a bush that There are numerous reasons why I burned and was not consumed, yet am thankful for being ridiculed forwear- we doubt that God can love in a rage ing a pants size larger than 4. and never cool?” This love is the force that will change the world. This love com pels God Himself to descend to earth, to seek and save a lost humanity, that all men might be drawn to Him. This love compels us, as recipients, CHAM AINE LARSON to spread it to others—to help the Staff Writer helpless, to defend the defenseless and to befriend the friendless. This First, I wantto commend society on love, Paul says, “never fails.” its evolving preference for body shape Lennon and McCartney were right: and size. Since man first found thathe all we need is love. If we fail, it is cou Id etch his mark in stone, the shape because we have not loved. of the woman has been rounded and We who have been loved through soft. Bonesdidn’tprotrude,ribsdidn’t no merit of our own cannot hope to ’stick out; obviously the early artists 'f return that love, save through spreading it to others. St. Francis of Assisi is famous for saying, “preach always; if necessary, use words.” I pray that our words and deeds will proclaim the love of God, which Thank you for my fat feelings 'ChARM WORld' stoops to conquer, and draws the most abject soul from the deepest pit I show you a more excellent way. Thoughts on contests, character, heart LINDA VOGT Journalism Advisor I’m proud of The Clackamas Print staff. Last Friday, 15 of us piled into a snappy new college van for our an nual trip to Oregon Newspaper Pub lishers’ Association's Collegiate Day. It was 8 a.m., and many of us are not morning people, so we played KISN radio and sang along with old ies to keep alert. At the conference, we listened to professional journalists’ advice on news-gathering, photography and making the most of a story. I met with advisors from around the state. The advisor of the Uni versity of Oregon’s Daily Emerald asked me, “When are you going to send me some more of those great students? Yours all graduated last spring!” her. More are coming, I told Last came the luncheon and awards ceremony. Journalists don’t often have their work critiqued and compared to others’ . We were all a little nervous, but I knew we had submitted winning entries. The roomful of 125 students and advisors was quiet in anticipation. Every time the emcee said the words “The Clackamas Print, ” we all sat up a little taller. I felt about 6 foot 3 by the end of the session. Ten awards. Our previous best was three. I feel like a parent whose kid did something really spectacular. In the wake of the Colorado trag edy, our society is disheartened. But I believe that most 17 to 21 -year-olds want to be the best they can be. Here at Clackamas, I feel thankful to be working with students with so much integrity, character and heart. The Print: learning every day didn’t appreciate the true beauty of malnutrition. In the 1960s Marilyn Monroe was worshipped as the ultimate sex god dess. Sheworeasize 14! Thankfully, in the 90s we have adapted our taste and wouldn’t look twice in her direction. Today, ouruMmate woman is Calista Flockhart, with her protruding bones and twelve-year-old sex ap peal! She is now a “god dess.” The second reason that I am giving thanks is because confidence is over rated. There are actually a few advantages to not having an overactive confidence level. First You have all sorts oftime to be alone. People don’t tend to be at tracted to your low self-esteem; go fig ure. Second: Pretty good grades (lots ofSaturday nightsathome). Third: You get to completely avoid dealing with the opposite sex (you’re not attractive by society’s standards). Fourth: You get to save a lot of money. Fashion able clothes weren’t made for athletic boned girls (besides, shopping is de pressing.) Fifth: You can eat all you want (it helps you numb the pain.) I’d lastly like to thank society for the joys of eating disorders. Anorexia is a fun lifestyle with a three-hour strenuous work-out, a diet consisting of lettuce and a self - image that tells you, even at 80pounds, you're still fat. Then there is bulimia. With bulimia, you get to binge and eat all you want, and more. Then you can swallow a ton of laxatives, or you can make yourself vomit! When you do this on a daily basis it can cause osteoporosis (so you shrink) and you can corrode your teeth with your own stomach acid. Today’s models will never know the joy they have bestowed on me. Every day I wonder what I’m going to eat and how I can, when I look so terrible. I compare myself to most ofthe women in die spotlight and wonder what my parents were thinking. I have grown accustomed to my looks and curves; I have basically ac cepted them and decided that I’ll keep them. And I’ll wait till society’s fash ion comes around and curves come back into style. I figure there’s hope— bel 1 bottoms made a comeback. KARLKATZKE Associate Editor When you enter a business deal, it’s wise to make sure the deal is what it seems. Let’s just call this a learning expe rience. Recently, the Clackamas Print was duped by an advertiser who did not want us to know the true nature of his modeling business. On his end, he intentionally directed us to a website that was “under construc tion,” in an effort to keep us from looking at his,real website. On our end, I didn’t follow up by actually going to the website ad dress that was in the advertisement. In the future, that won’t be happen ing - any websites listed in any ad vertisement will be thoroughly in vestigated before appearing in the newspaper. Looking at the bright side, though, we at least know people read our advertisements. Thank you for the comments and concerns that you have expressed. 5 m News Editor: Associate Editors: Robert Schoenberg (x2576) Karl Katzke Shelbi Wescott Mandi Linstrom Feature Editor: Jeremy Stallwood A & E Editor: Cartoonists: Angie Daschel Israel Gunderson DJCole Sports Editor: John Thorbum Staff Photographers: Advertising Manager: Sarah Welch Toni McMichael Melissa Leone Kristina Brooks (x2578) Copy Editor: Joel P. Shempert Staff: Photo Editor: Timothy A. Bell Design Editor: Megan Oldenstadt Secretary: JoAnne Gale Advisor: Salena De La Cruz James Khosravi Chamaine Larson Maria Raymond Susan Abe Stef Smith Sandy Frazier Linda Vogt (x2310) The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner. The opinions expressed in The Clackamas Print do not necessarily reflect those ofthe student body, college administration, its faculty, or The Clackamas Print advertisers. 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