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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
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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^