April 30, 2003
he Clackamas Print
CC celebrates DNA
[Jared Eschweiler
I The Clackamas Print
| On April 25, 1953, deoxyribonu-
lleic acid (DNA) went digital. Last
■riday marked the 50th anniversary
Ir birthday, if you will) of the dis-
lovery of the structure of DNA.
I The science department celebrat-
|d this event with a special lecture
In DNA, a DNA cake and other
loodies.
I In 1869, Johann Friedrich
l/Iiescher discovered DNA but did
lot understand what it was. It was 84
tears later that doctors James
JVatson and Francis Crick discov-
Ired the structure of DNA.
I “It has not escaped our notice that
■he specific pairing we have postu
lated immediately suggests a possi
ble copying mechanism for the
lenetic material,” Watson and Crick
Itated upon discovering of the struc-
lure of DNA. This answered a ques-
lion that had been around since
Incient times.
“In the world we live in we hear
repeatedly about cloning, genetic
Engineering, etc.,” said biology
2003-04 budget still
in limbo; Clackamas
looks at more cuts
Frank Jordan
The Clackamas Print
JARED ESCHWEILER Clackamas Print
From left: Bob Misely, Sharon Gordon and Jeb Bevers of
the science department cut a cake during the April 25
event that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the dis
covery of the structure of DNA.
instructor Bob Misley. “If we did not
have the DNA code none of this
would be possible.”
•The discovery of the structure of
DNA caused a chain reaction ihour
world that has’ made the impossible
possible. In the last 50 years medical
science has taken leaps and bounds,
thanks to the discovery. .
According to Jeb Bevers, biology
instructor, “Every two years we dou
ble our knowledge on DNA and the
Helix.” If DNA research continues
to evolve at this rate, who -knows
what humans will eventually be
capable of?
The news on the Clackamas
budget situation is quiet for the time
being, as the college awaits news
from the legislative session in
Salem.
The Oregon Legislature is still
wrangling
with
the
Public
Employees Retirement System
(PERS) reform bills, and how that
plays out will help determine how
much money may have to be cut
from next year’s college budget.
“Right now, the college is in a
wait-and-see mode and a lot will be
determined by how quickly the
Oregon Legislature can solve the
budget questions before it,” said
College President Joe Johnson. “At
present, the governor’s latest budget
proposal will reduce community
college spending by another $10
million, but we are all anxious to see
how the PERS scenario plays out,
and that will affect how much we
will have to spend.”
Governor Ted Kulongoski has
said publicly that he will not raise
taxes this next biennium, but will
look at every fee and tax that is cur
rently levied to see if extra revenue
can be gained by raising the cost of
doing business.
President Johnson and Dean of
Instruction Dian Connett have both
stated that they do not anticipate
making reductions in course offer
ings or programs for next fall.
“Every program and every
department is being looked at in try
ing to find savings in all areas,” said
Connett. “Every instructor’s and
staff member’s workload is being
looked at to see if there is anywhere
that we can increase productivity.
We have a great staff here, and
although times are hard we can do
better with what we have, and soon,
what we may not have;”
Adult boutique opens in Oregon City,
community members upset over location
Cory Price
The Clackamas Print
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Whether for good or bad, histo
ry was made when Sweet Heart’s
Adult Boutique opened on April 10
at 1001 7th Street in Oregon City.
Since the founding of Oregon
City by Dr. John McLoughlin there
have been no pornographic stores
in the city limits. Local churches
and other organizations have
joined together to stand against the
issue, and people have traveled
from all over the metro area to
state their case for or against the
business.
The owner of Sweet Heart’s,
Han Kim, stated that he has an
honest legal business. He also said
that the protestors are helping his
business, because people who
would not have noticed his busi
ness have decided to stop by due to;
the picketers “advertisement.”
Kim said that half of the busi
ness that he does comes from the
sales of gag gifts, and half his cus
tomers are women, he said.
“Trying to close my business is
like trying to close a flower shop or
the local Dairy Queen,” said Kim.
Local radio station KUFO
called out to all its listeners to go
out and support their local pom
store, inspiring a handful of people
to come out and picket in defense
of the store.
While people who support the
business have been seen in front of
the store on a few occasions since
the store opened, protestors have
been seen consistently. The
McLoughlin
Neighborhood
Association has organized groups
of four or five people in shifts to
continuously wave signs in protest
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.
Among those opposed to Sweet
Heart’s is local Pastor Tom Hurt of
Oregon City Evangelical Church.
“We as a society have lowered
the value of what we call intimacy.
We have forgotten what is sacred,”
said Hurt. “There is a yearning
CORY PRICE Clackamas Print
Picketers protest the opening of Sweet Heart’s, an adult
boutique located on 7th Street in Oregon City. Local
churches and the McLoughlin Neighborhood
Association are the main forces behind the protests.
inside all of us to be intimate and
we soiled the idea and have filled
that void with sexual gag gifts.”
One opposition that the pick
eters have against Sweet Heart’s is
its location. The store is close to
the local high school, and the area
around the business is a family-ori
ented neighborhood.
Hurt said that there are two rea
sons why a sexually oriented busi
ness should not be located in a
community where children and
adults are close-knit. One reason
is the moral impact: the impact on
the family and the tainted view of
women that comes from a business
such as this one. His other argu
ment was location. The district
that Kim has chosen for his busi
ness is surrounded by a high
school, an elementary school, and
music businesses where children
receive lessons.
Oregon City’s city council was
not prepared for a business like
this, so there are no established
zoning restrictions for sexually ori
ented businesses.
One issue that continues to rise
is how the presence of Sweet
Heart’s will affect the city’s chil
dren.
“The kids can sense the issue
and problems with this, and realize
that the picketers are a service to
them,” said Victor, one of the pro
testors, after a bus filled with chil
dren drove by the store.
Still, the question stands: is
Oregon City ready to change histo
ry and give an adult-oriented busi
ness a chance, or will the protesters
win the battle against pornography?