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Letters______________ 2_______ Opinion WedNEsdAy, M ay 2, 2001 All signed letters to the editor should be 500 words or less and will be considered for publication if submitted by 1 pm the Friday prior to publication. Leiters to the Editor arc subject to editing. We reserve the right to not publish any letter. 'DearJohn letters 'honor president’s dedication The following are excerpts from the hundreds of letters sent to College President John Keyser "I want to take this opportunity to recognize the tremendous role model you have been for me over the years. I’ve had numerous op portunities in many different set tings Jp see youfin action. 4 At every |urn,t you’re been thought ful, articulate, passionate about the issue at hand, and have displayed a kindness and compassion for others that is a unique quality açtong your peers." - Liz Goulard, Former Dean of In struction "Over the years you have gradu ally transformed the college by celebrating the good things that were already there, encouraging good people and programs to rise to prominence, and redirecting those forces that stood in the way of our culture of respect for each other and commitment to stu dents." —David Dickson, Assis tant to the President "I have always appreciated and admired you for the time and care you look to make each of us feel special, to make us feel as if what we did was truly essential to the mission and excellence of CCC. You are so good at honoring en deavor, accomplishment and tal ent." - Marcia Keith, Retired Associate Dean "You’ve spoiled me. I don’t think a college president will ever be able to be as insightful, as open or as generous as you have been. Over the years you always opened your door to me, made time to ask me about my poetry or my athlet ics. Your vision for what decency and fairness mean, for the type of service a college can provide, and for a type of leadership that is empathetic and egalitarian has been supported by your actions. Thank you for speaking for us, for speak ing to us and with us. I know that as long as I teach at CCC, I will find you walking the halls. You have shaped the values of all of us who walk through the lives of the stu dents we serve." - Kate Gray, English Instructor "I shall never forget the first time that I met you and your family about 15 years ago. I introduced myself to you and could not help but watch the manner in which you so warmly and sincerely wel comed everyone. A few days after that first encounter, I was very moved when you remembered my name and my involvement with the students, although at that time I had been a part-time instructor for several years. I was not even listed in the staff directory. As the years passed you always made a point of acknowledging me and my work at Clackamas. I remember quite fondly that whenever we were hav ing the cooking sessions with the Spanish Club, you always came in to inquire ’What’s cooking?’" - Cariota Holley, Retired Foreign Language Instructor "The College has flourished dur ing the last 15 years under your leadership and the Clackamas County community has profited Letter to the Editor In response to Terry Mackey’s article In my humble opinion I feel the article showcasing Terry’s talent was in poor taste and offensive. The article was well written for the most part, and Terry is a very tal ented individual. My objection is the language level used to make a point. College faculty and staff are, ei ther intentionally or unintention ally, role models for a future gen eration of global employees. To that end, we are responsible for upholding not only high academic standards, but personal ones as well. My objection is this article about artistic talent went beyond that. It left the impression that reading pornography is something to be emulated and that our younger students are being told “Well if reading Playboy and talk- ing trash is OK for a College Li brarian then it must be OK for me.” Do we really want to leave that mes sage? I am not a prude by any means, and realize-publications frequently use offensive language for “shock” value, and individuals sometimes try to push the enve lope to see what will be tolerated. I do not wish to appear tolerant by my silence! Journalistic license must also be tempered and judg ment exercised about what type of language appears in print. What will appear next in print - F words, cursing and smut? / Dianna Shepherd Criminal Justice’ significantly from your continuing interest in and commitment to com munity service and collaboration. Your leadership and commitment to education will be missed." — Daniel O. Bernstine, President, Portland State University "You have steered this college with great vision. You have always been a voice of balance and great insight. Your deep belief in the in herent good of all people has served as an incredibly great marker to strive toward. I am proud to have you as an influence and supporter in my life. Thanks on behalf of all the students you have been able to touch in your amaz ing career. Thanks on behalf of all the staff that you have given so much to as our president. And thanks from me, for being a truly great role model and dedicated sup porter. I could never fully express in words how much your belief in me has meant." - Mike Caudle, Former ASG President, OSU Stu dent Body President and current Clackamas Staff Member "The first year you were here, I remember my office phone ringing. I answered and you said, “Hi Ellen, this is John Keyser.” I thought ‘Oh, no, what did I do?’ I.didn’t know you and didn’t know why you would be calling me. But you only wanted to say hello and wish me happy birthday. I knew at that mo ment I was going to love working with you . . . Where else do you find a president who, during inservice, has the entire staff hold hands and take a moment for re flection? Where else do you find a president who will give you a hug and ask the staff to do the same so we can connect on a level of sup port and caring? I will miss the way you have used your heart and mind to lead our institution. I will miss you John Keyser." — Ellen Wolfson, Counselor, CCC "Frank Sinatra, Johnny Carson, Elvis Presley, Cary Grant, Tom Selleck .. .these are a few people MIKE POLLOCK / Clackamas Print The retirement of John Keyser has inspired Staff and students to write about how he has contributed to their success at Clackamas Community College. Rights are more than just wants things essential to the prevention of oppression and the abuse of governing power. I think we can generate a few basic guidelines. To do this, I looked to both John Locke, and the Bill of Rights. “But though this be a state of liberty, yet it is not a state of license,” says Locke. “No one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or posses sions.” And the Bill of Rights Staff Writer guarantee such rights as bearing arms, protection ultimate power over you. John against unreasonable search and Stewart Mill discusses this in his seizure, the right to a speedy, pub lic and fair trial and protection book On Liberty. “The aim, therefore, of patriots against excessive bail. Before a person thinks there was to set limits to power which the ruler should be suffered to ex ‘ought to be a law,’ or that they ercise over the community; and this have the ‘right’ to this or that, make limitation is what is meant by lib sure that it is the sort of thing that should really be a right, and not erty.” We need to determine what merely something of individual things should be rights— the desire? I recently read an article in Ya hoo Magazine that reminded me of something that has bugged me for some time now. People don’t know what rights are. In the aforemen tioned article, this guy complains about hotels not specifi cally accommodating laptop users. His list of necessities include hav ing a desk and chair that offer comfort while us ing a laptop, having an extra phone jack in the right place for a laptop user, and having a three setting lamp so that he could have different levels of light for reading and typing. Now these are nice features to have at a hotel if you’re using a laptop, but to call it a right and to say that other people have an obli gation to provide this for you is ridiculous. Rights aren’t simply things that we want, or would like to happen. Rights are something fundamental; they are liberties to prevent the oppression of the people, not to supply them with their every want and desire. Rights are designed to reduce government’s otherwise Editor-in-Chief: Business Manager: Rights are something Diàha Scrivncr (x2447) ClACkAMAS Fkir Spnnxr ntcAs with foe. who come to mind when I think of you! You are as charming and witty as anyone could ever be. . . You have worked as hard as any one person could and have totally devoted your life to this college for the past 16 years. You can be so proud of the legacy you have left for all of us. I will always cherish and appreciate the privilege of knowing you and working with you, our exemplary leader and President." —Suzy Alexander, Ex ecutive Assistant to the President Daisy Bain (x2578) Feature Editor: Maggie Jirasck A & E Editor: Staff: Tam Oliver Elena Boryska Chris Lundgren Liesl Muggii Matt Shempert Robin Copy Editor: Jenny Chavez Sports Editor: Frank Jordan Photo Editor: Secretary: -Mike Pollock * ' Web-Master Mark Vcnctueci JoAnnc Gale Advisor: Linda VogFfx^O) 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 thoseof thp student body, college administration, its fac ulty, or The Clackamas Print advertisers. 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