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W e dNEsdAy, Appli 10, 2002
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Lip balm: can't live without it
Editor-in-Chief:
Maggie Jirasek
(x2447)
Design Editor:
Salena De La Cruz
Copy Editor:
Allison Gerfin
A & E Editor:
Daisy Bain
News Editor:
Frank Jordan
Sports Editor:
Elena Boryska
Opinion Editor:
Erinn Leitern
Feature Editor:
Elisabeth Meyer
Business Manager:
Aaron Patelzick
(x2578)
the same freedom.”
I eventually found myself at the
Self Test for Lip B alm addiction.
Question 1: Do you ever use
more lip balm than you planned?
No, of course not, I always keep
several (ok, ok, a dozen or so) lip
balms stashed in various places.
"Where logic and
Who knows when the need for lip
order go to die"
balm will strike, in the car, in class,
the middle of the night, one never
Erinn Lerten
wants to be without. So, the an
Opinion Editor
swer is no, right? I know my lip
balm needs and plan accordingly.
Comedienne Paula Poundstone
Moving on to Question 2: Has
has a routine about Carmex ad the use of lip balm interfered with
dicts, she jokes that there is a se yourjob? Hmm, no job, answer no.
cret wing at the Betty Ford Clinic Two down and I am well on my
for such people, and that they way to a healthy, normal, non-Iip
roam the halls begging for “just balm addicted life. Or so I think,
one little dip of their finger into a but disaster strikes.
pot.” To most people this seems
The questions become more dif
silly and ridiculous, but to a true ficult and probing. Do you have
lip balm addict, it is the stuff of an obsession to get lip balm when
nightmares.
you don’t have it? Oh, most defi
My name is Erinn and I am ad nitely, hence the plan to keep lip
dicted to lip balm. Yes, I admit it., balm in every conceivable place.
After years of denying the truth, Are you absorbed with the
it has finally come to light.
thought of getting coated even
While surfing the Internet one while interacting with friend or
day I came across a web site loved one? Well, I have on occa
called Lip Balm Anonymous (I sion been brought up short in mid
later found that searching sentence while searching for my
Google for “lip balm addiction” lip balm. Do you use lip balm in
will yield 5,630 matches.) Intrigu your car, at work, in the bath
ing, I thought, being particularly room, on airplanes, or other pub
fond of the glorious substance lic places? Of course, doesn’t ev
myself. The site claims their pri eryone, except for the bathroom,
mary mission is to “stay free from how unsanitary. Well, after 43
lip balm and help others achieve questions and 28 yes answers, I’m
Staff:
m || "Say
it loud and
proud!"
Salena De La Cruz
.. Design Editor
Secretary:
JoAnne Gale
Adviser:
Goals:
Patty Mamula
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If you suspect that you or a
loved one may suffer from Lip
Balm Addiction encourage them to
visit Lip Balm Anonymous and
seek help (www.kevdo.com/
lipbalm/home.html.) Besides the
self-evaluation they also offer a 12-
step recovery plan for addicts.
Granted there are more important
issues facing the world today than
lip balm addiction, but you know
what they say, “think globally, act
locally.” Start as local as you can
get- your mouth.
To reach Erinn Lerten e-mail
goawayrocks@hotmail.com or
drop by B-104.
INTERNET PHOTO
Spring brings exciting changes to The Print
Webmaster:
Luke Mahan
Jesse Gurzynski
Isaiah Creel
Shadra Beesly
Andy Price
Jennifer Kane
J.J. Pearson
Nick Barron
Megan Cobb
thinking I’m home free. Only 65%
addicted, I think to myself. And
then I read the horrible truth, the
last line: “If you have answered
yes to any of these questions, you
may have a lip balm dependency
problem.”
Any of these questions? Any?
What kind of sick joke is this? De
spite my obvious addiction, some
comfort came from reading the
“testimonials” of other lip balm ad
dicts. I don’t cry about my lip balm,
I don’t steal it from other people, I
don’t claim that I love lip balm
more than life itself and I don’t
write poetry about my obsession
with Chap Stick. The line must be
Spring is a time of rebirth and
renewal and with the beginning
of Spring Term it will be no dif
ferent for The Clackamas Print
newspaper.
During the weekend of March
1, some of the newspaper staff
attended the Associated Col
lege Press newspaper conven-
tion which included sessions
on how to make our writing and
other various aspects of our
paper better. Well I’m happy
to say we walked away with
some great ideas and will be
implementing some of them in
upcoming issues.
Spring term will begin with
flowers blooming and new
ideas to make a phenomenal
paper. Some ideas we will be
trying are new headline fonts.
You may notice one will be
bold while another is standard.
This should show you which is
the most important or dominant
story on the page. Our flag or
title at the top of the front page
that says The Clackamas Print
may be getting a total overhaul
to its page template. Our pulled
quotes may not be boxed up
like you are used to. The Opin-
ion, Sports and Feature col
umns may have a different look.
These are just a few ideas we
will be trying for Spring Term.
Other changes involve my
own editorial responsibilities.
Winter Term I was the Produc
tion Coordinator/Opinion Edi
tor, but this term I will work as
Design Editor. As Design Edi
tor, I will oversee the produc
tion of our paper on Tuesdays.
This includes helping the staff
create a design for their desig
nated pages and sections. It
also includes working with the
Editor-in-Chief Maggie Jirasek
in laying out the front page.
My duties will also include
those of the Photo Editor. I will
be taking a majority of the pho
tos you will see in the paper or
assigning them to various staff
members. However, I will no
longer be responsible for the
Opinion pages. I will however,
still be “Saying it loud and
proud,” with my opinion writ
ing.
Once all of the pages are laid
out, I will look at the end result
to make sure we are being con
sistent with our pages, head
lines, photos, stories and align
ment and ensure details com
pliments each other.
Please keep in mind this is a
learning experience for all of us
on this staff, and if you think
something doesn’t work, or
you love something and you
think we should continue to
use it, don’t hesitate to let us
know. We appreciate all feed
back, good or bad.
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or drop by B-104.
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