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5 WedNcsdAy, FebRUARy 9, 2000 The ClAckAMAs P rìnt Club forms for expression of peace and justice MAGGIE JIRASEK StaffWriter The first meeting of the newly formed “Peace and Justice Club” will be held on Thursday, Feb. 10, at 12 noon, in the Fireside Lounge in the Community Center. William Briare, Social Science In structor, and Amanda Dorie, ASG Senator, are the leaders of the group. “The initial meaning is going to be to find out what people are in terested in, look at the questions they have and finding new ways to promote peace,” Briare ex plained. “Dorie was the head of the 'Free Tibet Club', which met on campus for about four years. Upon stu dent suggestions she came up with the idea to start a “Peace and SWOCC ASG members caught drinking, resign JOHN THORBURN Editor-in-Chief Five members of the Associ ated Student Government at Southwestern Oregon Commu nity College (SWOCC) resigned from their positions after being caught consuming alcohol at a school-sponsored event last month. The five students, including the ASG president, were caught drinking while attending the Mt. Hood Community College Lead- Justice Club”, since it would be a ways to be involved, they just much broader topic,” said Biare. don’t know what to do or where “People are interested in a lot of to start. The club is an opportu different areas,” nity to find con he continued. nections and “The club is an actually do he club attempt to find things. Every new ways to get one is free to attempt find people actively come and share involved.” his or her opin new ways get The club will ions concerning people meet every week justice and or every two peace.” weeks, depend < “We don’t William Briare ing on how many have an Social Science Instructor students are in agenda,” added terested. Briare. “When “It should be people start to student oriented, but I will help in come we find out the interests.” any way that I can,” Briare ex So, if you want to find a way to plained. “A lot oftimes people your finally get involved and try new age are very interested in justice ways to promote peace then don’t and peace and they want to find miss this opportunity. ■ is an to to actively involved. Blood donors give life ership Conference on Jan. 21-23. Administrators at the Coos Bay school gave the option to the students of either resigning from office or being removed from the school entirely. Consumption of alcohol by students at an event sponsored by the college are in violation of its Student Code of Conduct and SWOCC’sASG Bylaws. Robert Manske, previously the elected vice president, was named ASG president for the re mainder of the school year. International lunch promotes diversity MAGGIE JIRASEK StaffWriter Are you interested in meeting new people, share cultures, cus toms and language skills? The International Lunch Club meetings, weekly informal lunch gatherings with International stu dents and U.S. students, are being held Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m. in the caf eteria. The Diversity Committee, con sisting of students and staff mem bers supporting projects and events that create greater under standing among people, will be attending each meeting. “It was a good experience for staff members to get to know new students with different back grounds,” said Ellen Wolfson, In ternational Advisor, about the lunch meetings. “It has become a place for people who don’t know anybody else. It’s a joy for me to look in the lunchroom and see stu dents who share differences and are interacting with each other. It’s a model of how the world could be.” If you are interested in an inter national discussion, fun, activity, treats and prices then don’t miss this opportunity. Editor's Note~ A profile on Chris Chatfield, former student-athlete who took his own life on Jan. 31 has been postponed to a later issue out of respect for his friends and family. DIANA SCRIVNER I Clackamas Print Stephanie Cotton prepares to donate blood Monday as R.N. Louis Wolfe a.k.a. "Wolf-man Lew" waits for the iodine, which he applied to her arm, to dry. The American Red Cross blood drive was hosted by the Associated Student Government and was held in Randall Hall.
