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4 ’ Clackamas Print Featd Wednesday. Oct. 19, 2005 Choosing the right loo for yoi Investigative reporter E.E. West surveys the men’s rooms to give you the scoop on poop I E.E. West | The Clackamas Print It will happen sometime this quarter: you are walk ing to your next class, or even worse, halfway through a long lecture. Suddenly you feel that familiar rumble deep down inside. Nature is call ing your name. Most of us merely dash for the nearest restroom and hope for the best, but for the really finicky commode con noisseurs among us, not just any toilet will do. It takes the right facilities and the right atmosphere to turn an other wise nasty bit of necessary “business” into a comfort able and productive gastro intestinal event. For those select few, here are some tips for finding the loo of your dreams. A good rule of thumb is, the newer the building, the better the facilities. The three newest buildings on campus are DeJardin, Niemeyer and Roger Rook. The restrooms in these buildings were built with infrared sensors on the toilets to prevent lazy or malicious students from leaving behind the gruesome evidence of their visits.’ This is both a good thing and a bad thing. Infrared sensors often make for cleaner toilets, but they can also malfunction and flush prematurely, leaving you with that “not-so-ffesh” feeling. This is especially a problem in Rook where the toilets are too busy contem plating Tolstoy to do their job properly. True to the spirit of the theater/music building, the restrooms in Niemeyer offer the best acoustics. Again, this is both a blessing and a curse. It’s great when you’re prac ticing for your choir solo or belting out that Twisted Sister song that’s been stuck in your head all day, but it also means that any unintended perfor mances will be broadcast in high fidelity to everyone else in the room. Luckily, thanks to Niemeyer’s state- of-the-art recording facilities you can not only measure the decibel level of your gaseous emissions, you can determine whether your range is bass, baritone or tenor. Some other features of campus restrooms include: a small convention hall-sized handicap stall in the Streeter annex (with just enough space for a table of Farscape memorabilia and a “Who’s the better captain, K-irk or Picard?” forum); a heroin chic décor in the back stall of the Bill Brod Community Center’s washroom; and a handwritten library of “good time” phone numbers and dirty limericks on the stalls in the Dye Learning Center. Some things to be careful of: set yourself down gen tly when using the handi cap stall in McLoughlin Hall’s second floor. If you’re in too much of a hurry you may misjudge its height with teeth-jarring consequences. Finally, Barlow Hall’s first-floor facilities have been rated a Federal Disaster Area. FEMA has been slow to respond thus far. Photo illustration by Jeff Sorensen Clackamas Print Local public access station offers free classes, equipme CJ Ciaramella Feature Editor Students may not know it, but there is a local TV studio that is not only willing to put them on the air, but will give them the training, tools and resources to do so. Willamette Falls Television, a pub lic broadcaster located in downtown Oregon City, has been giving local residents die opportunity to pro duce, film and edit their own televi sion shows for 20 years and running. Not only that, but there is no cost for taking classes, checking out equip ment or reserving studio time. “Everything here is free,” said Studio Manager Melody Ashford. “Your only cost is your tape stock” In addition, the station airs all the shows that people produce. In fact, they are clamoring for people’s shows. Ashford asserted that the sta broadcasting, and there is no need for prior experience. “All of our classes are very intui tive and easy,” said Ashford. “A lot of the people coming in have only used still cameras.” Classes do not, however, have a set schedule, but are set according to demand. Ashford explained: “When we set up our classes, they’re rotat ed. It’s first come, first serve.” There is not a minimum num ber of students needed, either, in fact, a low number is pre ferred. “We will do a class for one person,” said Ashford, explaining that a one-on- one experience is best. ‘We like to keep it under three people per class.” People who enroll in a class or reserve a four hour time slot are Contributed Graphic given time to work in tion wants “fresh stuff on TV. I have tapes bicycled in, but I’d rather have locally produced stuff.” The first step in getting on the air, according to Ashford, is to ‘foall first and reserve a class or a tour.” The studio offers classes on nearly every aspect of **« one of the studio’s seven editing suites, almost all of which contain digital desktop editing software. Most contain Adobe Premier Pro, but there is also a Mac suite with Final Cut Pro. The suites are named after major networks such as NBC, MTV, and TLC. As Ashford explained, “We could have named them ‘One,’ ‘Two,’ ‘Three,’ but it’s more fun this way.” Fun seems to be the overrid ing goal around Willamette Falls Television. As Ashford explained, you don’t have to be a broadcast journalism maj or to be interested in making TV. “With this type of thi doesn’t matter if you’re go do it professionally or not, Ashford. “It’s just fun.” I But Ashford also added | skills learned can give a I an advantage in the job d “If you can come into] with that extra skill, sd make a short promo ra company or somethin! can give you an edge] Ashford. I Students interested Willamette Falls TV al tact them at (503) 650-03 The über guber Ben Maras J The Clackamas Print Low approval ratings for Oregon leadership are already causing many citizens to look to the gubernatorial elections, more than a year away. As candidates begin filing their preliminary paperwork and Political Action Committees lobby to draft candi dates, Oregonians are trying their best to stay informed on a contro versial race, especially on the issue of education. The man in the crosshairs is incumbent Governor Ted Kulongoski (D). Criticized by Republicans for his lcft-of-center rhetoric, and mockingly called “Bowler-in-Chief ’ for his cam paign ads featuring the candidate bowling, his actions are also gath ering opposition within his-own party. Many consider his education rhetoric to be stronger than his actions. He has also shown support for a national military draft to aid in the war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan, which did little to help his numbers in the blue-state of Oregon. Lane County Commissioner PeteSorensonhasalreadylaunched a campaign to take out Kulongoski in the primaries. In addition, fel low Eugene Democrat Senator Vicki Walker has expressed inter est in the job, but is still unsure if she will run. Walker has been a strong advocate for education, demonstrating on the steps of the capital building in Salem in February. Both are strong leftists who claim to appeal to “old-fash rod ioned Democratic values.” I From the right, the names oa tongues ofthe GOP are RepiH Chairman Kevin Mannix Senator Jason Atkinson. Maij who lost to Kulongoski in 2M a mere three percentage poinl the closest margin in Orel history - has announced aio] run. The Oregonian lawyer, J nally a Democrat, was a drifl force behind many consena measures in Salem, inclul advocating tougher sentences! criminals. Considered too J servative for Oregon Danoa he switched parties after 1J the 1996 Attorney General ra| Hardy Meyers. But beating Mannix in primary polls is Senator J| Atkinson. A relative newel in Oregon politics, he has bl hailed by conservatives such] talk-radio celebrity Lars Laid a “different type of [Republic! candidate” and a “common-1 Republican.” One of his primary goal to take power in the educaM system “out of the hands ofspl interests and back into the hani parents and teachers.” In addition, a recent 1 paign has emerged to 1 past Oregon governor Ji Kitzhaber, who retired ft! politics out of frustration at ij being able to solve the stab problems. He has been cite! private circles as being unhj py with Kulongoski’s perl mance. Although he’s coni short of declaring a run, hl saying that he is “listening! the campaigns.
