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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.
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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.