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2 WEdNEsdAy, FEbRUARy 2?, 2000 News The ClAckAMAs P rínt Painted mailboxes raise awareness Forum held to discuss 'Two popes boinking' held on Tuesday nights, has been Associate News Editor painting mailboxes The automotive department at for eight years. He Clackamas auctionedoff and sold.«■originally began xi__ ------ fainting the mail flame-pained mailboxes, this week- end at the Portl^iid'Rod artfl* ClR’ boxes for friends and tom Show, held at the Portland Expo didn’t plan on selling Center, to raise awareness of the them. However, af ter the show last year auto programs on campus. These programs consist of: Colli he had many calls for sion Repair Technology; Collision the mailboxes and Repair/ Refinishing; and Automo sold 240 of them. A few mailboxes tive Service Technology. At the show, the mailboxes painted with were auctioned off at flames of all colors, were used to the show, while oth grab people’s attention to Clacka ers sold for $75. All mas’ booth. the profits go into “A lot of people from Portland the College Founda would not consider us if not for tion Fund as a gift from the auto these shows,” said Dave Bradley, motive department. Felix Ramirez, a student in Collision Repair/ Refinishing in structor, and painter of the mail Bradley’s Airbrush Art Class, also boxes. donated time toward the project. The auto department will have “Having a lot of fun with paint has really made a difference in our a booth at the next Portland Road numbers,” said Bradley of why they ster Show March 2-5, where they continue to paint the mailboxes and will again display the mailboxes. According to Bradley, the mail have them at the show. Bradley, who teaches an Airbrush boxes sell fast. He said, “The hard Art and Technique class which is est part is keeping them.” DIANA SCRIVNER The recent controversy over the artwork initiated a Town Hall style meetingheld last nigh tin Gregory Forum SANDY LUPO News Editor DIANA SCRIVNER / Clackamas Print Dave Bradley, above, airbrushes a mailbox to be auctioned off at the Portland Rod and custom show. The mailboxes (inset) were used to draw attention to Clackamas'Auto Dept, booth at the show Rick True, art department chair at Clackamas, hosted a Town Hall style meeting last night at the Gre gory Forum. The forum was designed to an swer and discuss the recent con troversy swirling on and off cam pus about the art displayed at the Pauling Gallery during its Gene Flores exhibit. Controversy about art is not new, but it poured into Clackamas after the Print published a photograph of Flores’ mixed media drawing titled “Two Popes Boinking.” The controversy was serious enough for True to remove the piece from the exhibit, to the lobby of the art department. Stewart King of Oregon City wrote a letter to the editor that was published by the “Oregonian” ASG educates college on upcoming bond DIANA SCRIVNER Associate News Editor Associated Student Government gears up to educate community and college about the bond measure The ASG is campaigning to in form Clackamas students and the community about the $47 million school bond measure, set for ap proval May 16, and to get students registered to vote. Three committees have been formed: a fact committee, an events committee, and a marketing commit tee. The fact committee members provide statistics and facts about the bond and explain to students and departments how the bond will benefit them. The events committee is plan ning an assembly that will inform students about the bond; it will be similar to the pep rally held fall term. The marketing committee will be calling community residents, and mailing postcards, to make sure people in the community are informed about the bond mea sure. According to James Gould, ASG president, the student represen tatives are also trying to get stu dents who are of age registered to vote. They will be offering voter registration on campus. “The more people we have regis tered to vote, the more people we inform about the bond,” said Gould. “This is an opportunity for stu dents of the school to come to gether to make a difference bn cam pus by voting .„by being active members of the political world,” said Paul Creighton, ASG vice president. “I think that the students can di rectly benefit by getting involved in politics, and educating them selves on the ballot measures.” Students who wish to help pass the bond measure are invited to vol unteer. Call ASG at ext. 2477. Civil War Reenactment TONI MCMICHAEL / Clackamas Print Judith Carpenter Calhoun Arter, Professor David Arter and Hoofy Lewis Ford reenact the music and life of the common soldier during the Civil War. The reenactment was for Loren Ford's and Jackie Flowers’Joint Civil War class. Early Spring Registration for Returning Students FEBRUARY 22--MARCH 6 Register early to secure “I defend academic and artistic freedom,” wrote King. “But I ques tion the wisdom of the college ex hibiting such a blatant piece of anti-Catholic propaganda.” “I worry that the college’s exhi bition of this work will be taken as justifying hate speech against Catholics,” King added. Bill Briare, Clackamas social sci ence instructor, moderated the fo rum. Bill Zuelke, chair of Clacka mas’ counseling and career plan ning department, and Cheryl Snow, director of the Arts Alliance of Clackamas County, represented diverse views in the controversy. Issues debated were artistic in tent versus spectator interpreta tion; academic freedom; and con troversial art and its placement. Stewart King was expected to attend, along with other interested citizens, students, instructors and artists, including some who partici- pated by telephone. cartoonists montage WaNted southern bistro cooking 301 s.e. morrison ~ 234.1324 dinner: sun-thurs 6:00pm - 2:00am fri-sat 6:00pm - 4:00am lunch: mon-fri 11:00 - 2:00 ADVANCED Answering & Communications A Division of Wçrld Class Communications EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Spring classes begin the week of March 27 ♦ Phone skills a must ♦Typing needed (30 wpm) ♦We train ♦ Starting pay $7.00 ♦ Bonuses based on performance 400 Second St. (503)972-1818(24hours) Lake Oswego, Or97034 ‘ Eax:(503)972-2299 (503)972-8484(8:30-5:30pm) Contact: Coleen Carlisle TiHE ClAckAMAS PRINT is looking for any artists or cartoonists interested in submitting work for our cartoon page. To find out more about the specifications and requirements, stop by Barlow 104 and ask for Joel Gunderson.
