Image provided by: Clackamas Community College; Oregon City, OR
About The Clackamas print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1989-2019 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 2005)
mmentary ree money for all irtney O’Byrne ideamos Print buseof education issues in col- Lffi such as Bend, Medford and I Governor Ted Kulongoski I measures that were strongly ned by Oregonians on Sept Lease state funding for both [aid grants and community ¡construction projects. [first measure, which will I $78 million in opportunity CUS e Stone Mamas Print : word “oil” is like- evoke passion in many ■cans. Some think of ollusive cadre known tingly as OPEC - the zation of Petroleum ting Countries. Others of “big oil” companies is ExxonMobil and their i connections to our polit- Item. il was quite interesting the debate in the U.S. of Representatives on regarding the Gasoline herica’s Security Act of The five-minute vote into 40 minutes as Tom i scoured the floor for the needed to save the dying eventually passed by a hin margin on its way Senate, after which the :rats chanted “shame!” edly. What caused ¡ratic angst to shoot up grants for student aid, is a 71 percent increase in budget Starting with the 2006-2007 school year, the increase will be enough to provide grants for all eligible full-time students and, for the first time ever, part-time students as well. A second measure will put forth $410 million for construction and maintenance projects on state university campuses- the largest amount that has ever been spent on campus building programs in a two- year budget. A third measure provides $38 million for construction projects at community colleges. Such funding has not been granted by the state since 1979. Kulongoski’s new education plan also promises to cap resident tuition increases at all Oregon universities and community colleges at no more than the annual increase in the Oregon median family income. The fund, which is to be called the Education Opportunity and Innovation Fund, is unique because it includes PK-20, calling the PK-12 portion the Successful Schools Fund and the post-secondary education por tion the Post-Secondary Academic and Workforce Investment Fund. The money for this bill, accord ing to Kulongoski, will come from Projected General Fund Revenues, rather than Projected Income Tax Revenues. The new education bill is unlike anything Oregon has tried before, and might work well due greatly to the proposed increase in student aid money and the cap on tuition. Increased funding for student aid will give more Oregonians the oppor tunity to attend college, meaning more will complete a college educa tion, leading to the earning of higher salaries that will sufficiently pay the taxes that made the college educa tion possible. Going hand-in-hand with the increased number of people attending universities and community colleges are the grants for mainte nance and construction. The much needed tuition cap will help those planning to attend college by relating the cost of in-state tuition to the average income in Oregon, giv ing many the hope to continue or go back and finish their education. By putting the Education and Opportunity Innovation Fund into action, Governor Kulongoski will be taking a step in the right direction when it comes to the possibility of higher education for all Oregonians. Pat Robertson does not play well with others Tayo Stalnaker I The Clackamas Print people... are the only ernes hat are qualified to have he reign...” When asked about this comment in ‘Time” magazine Robertson said “I never said hat in my life ... I never said only Christians and Jews. I never said that” I believe Robertson just broke a commandment here, This is Robertson showing his compassion for other branches of he Christian Church on his show in 1991: “You say you’re supposed to be nice to Episcopalians and the Presbyterians and the Methodists, and this, hat, and the other thing. Nonsense. I don’t have to be nice to the spirit of he Antichrist” The dream is alive. Robertson, you have shown what a great Christian you are by spending the majority of your life bashing women, gays and other religions. You’ve even called for leaders of various countries to be assassinated. Robertson, here’s some advice: When your IQ hits 50, you should sell. On July 17,2003, Pat Robertson issued a 21 day “prayer offensive” on the Supreme Court. He felt that it was time for some of hem to retire, “than” being the more ‘liberal” judges. Thisyear Robertson's prayers were half answered. One justice did retire (O’Connor) and he chief justice died (Rehnquist). However, O’Connor and Rehnquist were boh on his side. Isn’t irony great? Robertson was thefounder of he “Christian” Coalition and is a hero everywhere to hardcore, conserva tive, evangelical ‘Christians.’’ He’s a champion for the human race, peace, kindness and unity. Here are some examples: ‘The feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family, political move ment that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become les bians.” This was told in a fundraising letter to his followers in 1992. Can you feel the love?’ » “[Planned Parenthood] is teaching kids to forni cate, teaching people to have adultery, every kind ofbcstiali ty, homosexuality, lesbianism...” Robertson told this to his two view- os on “The 700 Club” in 1991. Hmm ... maybe I should read he Planned Parenthood pamphlets more closely. Here’s an example of how he wants tobring unity across the nation. This is from his show in 1985: “Individual Christians are the only one... and Jewish Illustration by Jeff Sorensen Clackamas Print cent is produced in the Gulf, like a gusher? and about half of our refin- In the wake of the recent hurricanes on the Gulf ery capacity is there as well. No new refineries Coast, gasoline prices shot up dramatically, have been built since raising accusations 1976, causing great- k er concentration of price gouging. However, we need and pressure on to keep a few remaining refin- things in mind. eries. In addi- According to tion, 30 percent the Energy of our import- Information ed oil arrives Administration, I through ports 85 percent of I in Louisiana, gasoline price I Mississippi changes over or Alabama. the last 20 years Existing infra- have been due to structure car- crude oil prices, lying all of this W oil was also dam- or market forces. F aged. How large a part does the Gulf Coast The legislation play in feeding our just passed greases voracious appetite for the rails for con oil? tractors to build more We import roughly 2/3 of refineries by relaxing our crude oil, with the remain environmental regulations ing third being produced „„ __ _ ______ .______ of _ and facilitating acquisition domestically. Almost 29 per- photo Mustr^tlotHn/Gabestone Clackamas Print lands for these refin- L ^k ^k B B B B B B B B B B James Tombe C opy E ditors : Katie Weinberg, E. E. 600 S. Molalla Ave. West [gon Qty OR 97045 3) 657-6958 ex. 2309 N ews E ditor : Katie Wilson C ommentary E ditor : Laura Cameron F eature E ditor : C.J. Ciaramella S ports E ditor : N. P. Delzell A&E E ditor : Jadon Triplett P hoto E ditor : Jeff Sorensen e C lackamas Print is a weekly student publication and is ibuted every Wednesday except finals week. 3 fixing our federal fossil-fuel fetish C o -E ditors - in -C hief : Ben Maras, ’lackamas Print Clackamas Print Wednesday. Oct. 19, 2005 A d M anager : Sam Krause A d A ssistant : Megan Cline S taff W riters : Frank Jordan, P roduction A ssistants : Christina Copeland, Megan Koler, Tayo Stalnaker, Kyle Steele Matthew Olsen, Tayo Stalnaker, Courtney O'Byme, Mike Giùdice, Jimi McDonnell, Gabe Stone, Joe P hotographers : Andy Zehrung Piazzisi, Megan Koler, Kimberly D epartment A dvisor : Linda Vogt Maier, Elizabeth Hitz, Adam J. D epartment A ssistant : Pat Lichen Manley eries, excluding lands such as those within the National Park System. It also aims to lower gasoline prices by lessening the number of specialized “bou tique” fuels communities must employ to comply with federal air quality standards. This is all well and good, but as mentioned above, changes in gasoline prices not due to market forces account for only 15 percent of the total. The bill also subsidizes oil purchases from the government by small refineries up to $4.50 a barrel, even though third-quarter refin ery earnings growth is projected to be over 140 percent accord ing to Standard & Poors. Oil is a finite resource folks, and if we haven’t reached the peak of current supplies, we will soon. This is just a band-aid that ignores two codependent facts: our lifestyle is dependent on oil, and it is unsustainable. This kind of myopia is not only becoming increasingly inexcus able, but also dangerous. G oals : The C lackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect Arose of the stu dent body college administration, its faculty or The Print. E-mail comments to chiefed@clackamas. edu.
