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666 • ^^LACKAMA^p^ìfif ^C lackamas ^ I saiah C reel , Editor-in-Chief J ames T ombe , Copy Editor B en M aras , News Editor H illiary F erguson , Opinion Editor K arlin J ohnson , Feature Editor C ory -P rice , A&E Editor Nie D elzell , Sports Editor M ichaele C ooper , Design Editor J oel G aynor , Photo Editor The Print endorses candidates and ballot measures C andidates P resident - David Cobb (Pacific Green Party) O regon S enator - Ron Wyden (Democrat), due to a good record in the Senate, and the experience needed to get ttungs done. C ongressional R epresentative , 5 th D istrict - Darlene Hooley (Democrat) for leading in the fields of experience and. vision. M easures M easure 31 - Yes; we cannot have positions run for unopposed due to the death of a candidate. MEASURE 32 - Yes; the tax money can be best spent on what best serves the users of motor homes. MEASURE 33 - No; would encourage drug dealing, and cause more harm than the good it would ao to those who are on mpdical marijuana. Opposed also on the application, such as the loopholes in the text of the measure, which would not require those selling to less than 10 patients to keep records of their sales. MEASURE 34 - Yes; it would help to lead to responsible management of forests and other natural resources, and help to manage the rest to best suit logging needs. Measure 35 - No; it is wrong to decrease accountabili ty of doctors for their mistakes. Also, in practice, health insurance rates have not been lowered due to similar bills in other states. MEASURE 36 - No; regardless of one's stance on the gay and lesbian lifestyle, it is wrong to impose restric tions on one group that are not imposed on another, because separate cannot be equal. A deciding factor for some staff members was that currently same sex cou ples are allowed no equality under the law, such as the ability to see each other in the hospital should it be needed. M easure 37 - No; it would cost too much for the gov ernment to implement and would do more harm than good. Although a good gesture, compensation would needlessly increase costs for the state. MEASURE 38 - No; SAIF (State Accident Insurance Fund) must stay. If SAIF is abolished and the fund is sold, it could create a dangerous monopoly where an accountable government fund once was. Commenta Bias on campus STUDEN October 27, 2004 All views need to be voiced Becky Wiley troops in Iraq. Without both political parties being represent Staff Writer ed, these liberal booths, signs, With elections peaking just and posters are influencing stu around the comer, Clackamas dents with a bias perspective. Community College has become Though the college may not be a main target of political repre directly related to these, they do sentation. Political booths set allow them on campus. around the Community Center, Therefore, if there is no equal have become a common specta representation of both political cle since the first day of school. parties, then no side should be However, these booths only rep allowed on campus. University students are most resent one side of the political ying on the campus and story. enter into such politi Signs posted up aroqflBM pus have been anything Bapffo- cal meetings as College Bush. I have seen a n er of Republicans or College wife Democrats. Because Clackamas posters asking if you you are voting for or i ou are is sufh a small campus, students do qpt have the option in partak- gay or lesbian, encoura in a number of political dents to attend a meetin nts. Clackamas students are them find out. It is business but your own to know bject to what is shown to them Sn campus. This campus looks as the answers to these questions. Alongside the booths, I have if they only represent a liberal heard chanting from liberal stu point of view. Again I stress that both sides dents with such song lyrics as of political parties need to be rep- “Vote for Kerry” and who votes for Bush is ;i momn." HHMM on campus. Students Does anyone dare to chauem^ ■STTCT see the entire picture them? This type of Jbolitical before deciding on who and what action only serves to numMMI tovote for. Students at those who have an opi/SW^ Clackamas are not here for any political direction, they are here viewpoint. The administration of this col for the general purpose of educa- lege needs to be careful ative people are they allow on campus. I be reserved and like to to me they are close to way that does not pub- already, violating the] Tiate others. With this 254.470, which states, “ like to challenge all son who, by force oiBBther ervative students out means, unduly influents an the elector to vote in any particular how your support and manner or to refrain from voting, gi' bampus a second point is subject, upon conviction, to of view. I pass the torch to you, imprisonment or to a fine, or so let’s see some action. both.” Walking around campus is Editor’s note: As of press time, we were like walking into a circus tent of liberals. The whole anti-Bush, unable to find any liberal anti-war, anti-this and anti-that posters or propaganda. On the has come to the point where it is contrary, the only signs on boiling over. We seem so nega campus were those advocating tive about everything with an the Fellowship of Christian “anti” look into politics. Athletes, the Campus Crusade Negative politics are not what we for Christ and the George W. Bush School of Government. need to hear. Clackamas has become a vic This does not discredit the tim for anything liberal. Not once argument of the writer, as the have I seen a supportive sign for CCC campus is liberal in its our current president or our political perSuasion. POLL Do you that CCC biased] d “I don’t think they an Alex Mosbe,] Stephanie Dyfel ----------------------J “As far as I’ve seen, Clal one of the most laid bat] campuses I’ve been! Brittany Fiora Start small to break thette^two-party system Ben Maras The Clackamas Print The following is a public serv ice announcement for anyone who plans to vote for a third party pres idential candidate this year: Don’t. I hate to be the party pooper (pun intended), but voting for a third party candidate may be great if looked at ethically, but pragmati cally, it begins to break down. I’m not here to argue against the idea of third parties—far from it. I probably want to see the abol ishment of the one — I mean — two-party system more than any one. The current system is stricken with corruption and mediocrity in so many ways, and it desperately needs to be repaired, but there is a more practical way to go about it (which I will get to in a minute). The problem with voting in third party candidates is that they would not be able to do anything. It is no secret to anyone that die minority party in die House and Senate has a difficult time doing anything, due to the immense par tisan division that’s plaguing Capital Hill. It is also no secret that a president of the opposite party will have a hard time getting any thing done, also due to childishly partisan behavior. This said, can one see the prob lem that say, Michael Badnarik, the Libertarian Presidential candi date, would have as president? Too leftist to be a Republican on social issues, but too in love with the free market system to be a Democrat on economic issues, who would play nice with Badnarik? He would be looked upon as a complete failure for his inability to get much passed in Congress, unless there was another terrible disaster which would bring the country together by force (we can only hope that that won’t ever happen again). Because of the system of checks and balances, this would make it impossible for such a per son to actually do anything in office (while keeping with their morals) despite the best of inten tions. Now one may say that picking a third party presidential candidate sends a strong message and that is true, but once again, it’s all a mat ter of how the argument breaks down. Although voting for a third party candidate may send a power ful message, we must remember the partisan divide, which would make politicians less likely to lis ten to those of other parties. It may sound like a hopeless trap, but there is, as I see it, a solu tion: start small. Electing a third party Representative (be it at the state or even federal level) sends as big of a message on the communi ty level and is more practical. Furthermore, those who are unfa miliar with—or even (gasp) closed minded—to the idea would get to experience a Green, Libertarian, Reform or even Constitution party member firsthand in political office. After they have experienced a member of said parties in office, it will not be a matter of electing an untried candidate who has no record to show for in such a high- stakes position. Change will not come fast, but starting small at the state level is die only way to make real change, and avoid taking two steps forward and one step back. Right now the political world needs baby-steps, because these so-called “grown ups” have gotten us in a big enough mess that it must be fixed, and they must be given a long time-out. “No. You have free choice, class hours, d and views.” Ryan Bropk It seems like they ffi instructors conform a» what they can tei Tyrell Jensu Speed bumps save students from (w)reckless drivers I would like to respond to the new speed bumps article. My name is Keoni McHone, and I am the distance running coach here. I have a vested interest in the fact that they are as large as they are. My team runs workouts in various areas on campus. We compete with vehicles driving 40 MPH on Douglas Loop as they cut between Hwy. 213 and Beaver Creek. In fact, I saw an SUV fly through Douglas Loop as I ran in the early hours where vision is relatively low. I remember seeing the first impact the speed bumps made. We do a workout up by the recre ational soccer fields where they put in a couple of new speed bumps. The regulars on Douglas Loop kept scraping as their cars landed on the other side, because they "were driving over the post ed speed limit of 20 MPH. I thought it was hilarious. That is what they get for driving too fast, especially past 15 athletes run ning a workout along the road. I would really hate to see one of my athletes getjiit by a person who is driving too fast on a col lege campus that has a signifi cant amount of pedestrian traffic. Sincerely, Keoni McHone McHone is the head cross coun try coach, assistant track coach and a PE. Instructor at CCC. He can be reached at (503) 657- 6958 ex. 2168. “You can express)! [here]. People are! Jimmy Cr/si^
