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Letters_____________ 2________________ Opinion It’s the end of the road WedNEsdAy, FebRUARy 7, 2000 All signed letters to the editor should be 5iX) words or less and will be considered for publication if submitted by 1 pm the Friday prior to publication. Letters to the Editor arc subject to editing. We reserve the right to not publish any letter. Student Poll A farewell to my car The first car I ever owned, a little, silver blue colored Dodge Colt, has served me for over two years, until last week when it said ¡good bye lorever- in an odd way - by burning down to the ground. I was never in a fire before. I was never even close to one. The only time I watched some thing burn was when I attempted to cook something. I burned toast, noodles, rice, and even water, but watching my car get toasted was quite different. I was on my way to school and I was late as usual, but every thing seemed to be fine. As I turned onto Clairmont drive and passed Clairmont Hall, I noticed a strange smell. I stopped at the slop sign and suddenly there was heavy smoke coming out of the hood. Wondering what was going on, I just sat there holding JASON LINGEL/ Clackamas Print on to the steering wheel while Last Wednesday around 9a.m., Print Feature Editor Maggie Jirasek's car burst into flames watching the smoke get darker at the stop sign on Clairmont Drive. and darker. My other two passen- gers had already gotten out of the car when I heard someone minutes later-my car was pretty and even now, I still don’t un- like me, with a burned-up car. Thinking about it now, I real derstand what exactly hap yelling at me to get out. I opened much gone. The only pened. One of the officers ize it was just a piece of metal, the door, grabbed told me that something and I’m really glad that nobody some of my bclong- might have been wrong with was harmed. Just imagine what ings, and then I the carburetor. To be truth would have happened if it had was out of there. ful, I have to admit that I caught on fire somewhere in Everything went don’t know anything about the parking lot where other cars so fast. The next Maggie Jirasek cars except where to put the could have been damaged. thing I remembered Feature Editor oil. Now I realize how impor Well, I’m glad I got out of that was that I was tant it is to get your car car without being hurt. The standing there watching my poor little car burst parts that probably stayed un checked once in a while and make only bad thing was that I sure that everything is all right? smelled like a bonfire for the into flames. When the fire depart harmed were the back tires. It was quite a scary experience, Otherwise you might end up just rest of the day. ment finally arrived - about five Five favorite musicians 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. R Kelly Eagles Dr. Dre Snoop Doggy Dog TuPac Rachel Williams 1. Pantera 2. Metallica 3. Brotha Lynch 4. Alice ’n' Chains 5. Mechanic Head Dusten Lunsford Follow the white rabbit ~Let them eat golden rice~ A cyclone in India killed 10,000 people. As an act of humanitarian ism, the United States sent corn and soy meal to the demolished coun try. Many scientists cried foul, and accused the government of using the cyclone victims as “guinea P>gs”. Why? The grains sent over were from a new batch of ge- netically modified crops. Some troubling questions are raised by this appar ent act of kindness - is it better to starve than to eat genetically altered food that has not been tested? Last year, opponents of agricultural bio technology begged Kenya to reject com donated from the United States and Canada because it was geneti cally modified, even though a drought had hit the country hard and over five million people were starving. One biotech company is 1. Beatles 2. Chayane 3. Elvis Crisbo 4. Michael Jackson 5. Madonna Katie Espinoza giving away free seeds of “Golden Rice” to poor countries. The rice, containing bacteria and genes from daffodils, is supposed to be higher in Vitamin A. But is this kindness? 1. Kotton Mouth Kings 2. E40 3. Luniz 4. Bone Thugs in Harmony 5. DMX Take a stand Corinne Rupp Opinion Editor Biotechnology critics are them selves being criticized. Until recently, the debate had been centered on the United States and anti-biotech Eu rope. These western cultures have little risk of mass starvation the way Africa or India does. Coming from wealthy countries where choice is available, these guys have a hard time convincing the emerging coun tries in question that biotechnology is wrong. “To deny desperately hungry means to c< tures by presuming to know what is best for them is not only paternalis tic but morally wrong,” said Hassan. Adamu, the former minister of agri culture for Nigeria. So what’s the big stink around ge netically modified foods? Their de tractors see the altered seed as be ing destructive to personal health, the environment, and the economy of developing nations. The biotech companies working on the new grain ^varieties often tout a “feed the world” philosophy to defend them selves. But if that is the case, why aren’t they working on drought re sistant millet for substance farmers in Africa instead of herbicide resis tant soybeans for farmers in the Midwest? Making starving nations choose between unknown geneti cally modified crops or certain hunger and death is cruel. Giving away poison candy is not the way to feed the world. In this country, we already throw away tons of raw crops. Why not be truly humani tarian and give those to our less fortunate neighbors instead of casting off the potentially danger ous unknown on starving popula tions? Editor-in-Chief: Diana Scrivncr (x2447) Feature Co-Edi tor: Maggie Jirasek Staff: A & E Editor: Ryan Brinkley Darrel Hobson Chris Lundgren Elena Boryska Liesl Muggli Matt Shcmpcrt Mclodi Huey Allison Gcrfin Gillbcrt Barrell Tain Oliver Opinion Editor: Corinne Rupp Copy Editor: Jenny Chavez Sports Editor: Jason Lingcl News Editor Steve Nielsen . Secretary: ' Photo Editor: I9A00 S Mohlh A m Owtqox C h *. Owiqox 970 15 (5O>) 657-695« I \i 2509 Jo Anne Gale Mike Pollock Business Manager: Advisor: Linda Vogt (x2310) Daisy Bain (x2578) Matt Church 1. Ella Fitzgerald 2. The Four Freshmen 3. Artie Shaw 4. Frank Sinatra 5. Lucciano Pavoratti Gene Mouser 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 of the student body, college administration, its fac ulty, or The Clackamas Print advertisers. 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