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Letters_____________ 2________ Opinion WedNEsdAy, M ay 50, 2001 All signed letters to the editor should be 500 words or less and will he 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. Your rights, your responsibilities present administration thinks we’ll allow oil drilling in the Arctic Na tional Wildlife Refuge. And if you buy a fuel-efficient car, the trucks on the road will outweigh you. As a bonus, more and more ¡of them are being driven by people over come with the urge to Tarn Oliver A<feE ««tor |“reach out and touch someone” while bar- ber the issue, but I do remember reling down the highway at speeds the handguns - concealed in greater than 70 mph. A study done more than four years ago and pub purses. About the same time as lished in the New England Journal Heston’s dramatic picture, another of Medicine found that drivers are “right” without responsibility four times as likely to wreck if they came to mind after a report came are talking on the phone. This is out that almost one-half of all 2001 U.S. passenger vehicles sold are light trucks, which includes vans, pickup trucks and sports utility vehicles. In spi.te of the fact that we live in a country with only 4% of the world’s population and yet produce 25% of all greenhouse gases, we are choosing to drive vehicles with low fuel economy. The 1990s were the hottest decade on record, and the prediction by the United Nations’ Intergovern mental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) is that by 2100 the earth will be between 2.5 and 10.4 degrees F To the Students of Clackamas hotter than today. Yet, we choose Community College: to ignore this. No wonder the I have been attending CCC a little over 2 years and, will be I transferring to a 4-year institu tion beginning next Fall. I have had a great experience at CCC and want to let you know a little bit of what goes on behind the scenes. Because of my involvement in the Associated Student Govern BUILD A CAREER IN ment (ASG), last year as the Childcare Officer and this year as Vice President, I was involved in things I otherwise would not APPRAISER BANKER & BROKER have been. accountant construction union rep. mortgage lender Last year was a tough one for architect cost analyst pension fund manager ASG, but this year has been developer attorney property manager great. The officers and senators builder insurance agent/broker surveyor in ASG have done their jobs well venture capitalist construction manager investment analyst and things have run very smoothly. The ASG has put on EARN YOUR DEGREE ONLINE many events and has not always • BS Real Estate Marketing and Management taken credit for their hard work, (Commences September 2001) • BS Real Estate Appraisal and Finance but you as students should know that they have been involved and MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY have worked for your interests Center for Professional Real Estate Studies at the local, state, and national levels. US NEWS & WORLD REPORT ranks Marylhurst University in the Western Region's They have put on events rang top tier and #1 in classes under 20 students. ing from Barbecues and Blood Drives to administering MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY Childcare and Textbook Grants Accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges to the Easter Egg Hunt, Arts and 17600 PACIFIC HIGHWAY (HWY. 43) Awareness Festival, Environ MARYLHURST, OREGON - JUST 10 MINUTES SOUTH OF PORTLAND 503.699.6268 OR 800.634.9982, EXTENSION 6268 mental Week, and Alcohol realestate@marylhurst.edu Awareness. They have lobbied WWW.MARYLHURST.EDU for you and gotten you to regis Do you ever wonder why people seem to shout the word, “RIGHTS!” and if mentioned at all, barely whisper the word respopsi- bility? Recently, that’s been oji« my mind.-It started when I came across a picture of Charlton Heston with both arms raised high, wielding a Revolutionary War mus ket at the annual meeting of the NRA. In the battle- cry moment, he is quoted as rasp ing, “From my cold, dead hands,” a referral to the gun rights’ slogan, “I’ll give up my gun- when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.” Yet, the truth of the matter is that we are not prying the gun from Mr. Heston’s cold, dead hands. We are instead prying guns from the hands of children. And the truth is that the guns are not Revolu tionary War weapons that take a considerable amount of time to re load between shots. We live- in a different time. In spite of the fact that the Wild West is supposed to be history, President Bush signed a con cealed weapons gun law extension in Texas while he was governor that made it OK to carry your gun to church. And we cannot just turn our heads and say, “Well, that is Texas,” because when I lived in the little town of Dayton, Oregon people carried hand guns to a town meeting where they were discuss ing an issue that everyone was riled up about. I don’t remem- Sounding off. almost the same statistic as that given for driving while drunk. What’s more, even if the phone is “hands free” you are still three times as likely to have an acci dent. These statistics were gath ered by checking actual phone records. A recent study based only on interviewing people af ter traffic accidents found very few who would admit to being on a cell phone at the time of the crash. While it seems clear that ev ery personal right inherently has personal responsibilities at tached, it also seems as if we live in a society that is losing touch with this. Departing student gives thanks, urges appreciation for ASG, College Foundation Editor-in-Chief: ter to vote. They have cheered at our athletic teams and orga nized a soccer team. They have been members of nearly all the decision-making committees (working with administration, faculty, and staff) on campus. I hope you have some apprecia tion for ho.w much they have cared and how hard they have worked for you, and no small thanks goes to a great group of advisors and staff members who helped us do it all. Even more behind the scenes and less well known to students is the College Foundation. I have had the privilege of being in volved with them for two years. They are a remarkable group of people who work very hard and often give of their own means to provide scholarships for. stu dents and funding for various projects needed bn campus. The Foundation has raised multi-mil- lions for CCC just in the last few years. Foundation scholarships are available to students in just about any circumstance or ma jor, only some depending on GPA. The Foundation has also provided many of the sculpture and artwork installations on cam pus. I have been attending Founda tion Board meetings, last year as Childcare Officer and this year as a Board member. If you could at tend these meetings, you would be impressed with the degree of commitment and caring I have seen. The things these people want to do for students is won derful. If you can, please find a way to thank them. Thanks CCC for a great couple of years. Glorianne Muggli Business Manager: Daisy Bain (x2578) Diana Scrivncr (x2447) Feature Editor: Maggie Jirasck A & E Editor: Staff: Elena Boryska Chris Lundgren Liesl Muggli Matt Shcmpcrt Robin Conner Tarn Oliver Copy Editor: Jenny Chavez Sports Editor: JFrank« Jordan Photo Edi^n C t V p X I X I @ e t A C k A M A X . C C . O A . U X " Because of past experiences, I believe alcohol awareness is rather important It actually helps in some ways." - Truman Nielson Letter to the editor REAL ESTATE 19600 S. M o I a II a A vi . Oste, ox Cliy, Ostqox 970-15 (505) 657-695« i xi 2509 Student Poll Do you feel that alcohol awareness programs have an effect on your decisions? .Secretary: Mike Pollock Web-Master Mark Vcnctucci Jo An ne Gale Advisor: Linda Vogt (x2310) generally your background or beliefs. For me it's my faith and my parents' guidance." - Jared Olson ' 'My upbringing has been more influential than any advertisements." - Anna Russel " I think they're extremely effective. Very much so.” - Amy Perm Poll compiled by Robin Conner, Mike Pollock The Clackamas Print aims toreport 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. Products and services advertised in The Clackamas Print are not neccesarily endorsed by anyone associated with The Clackamas Print The advertising rate is $4.75 per col umn inch. The Clackamas Print is a weekly publication and is distributed every Wednes day except during Finals week. The Clacka- mas Print Copyright 2001.
