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i Clackamas Print Commentar^ Wednesday, March 1, 2006 ight rail should include campus tanned Green Line to 'lackamas would serve best 'extended to college Rev. Sam Krause The Clackamas Print [The South Corridor 1-205 Project jl be one of the greatest improve- jnts to Clackamas County’s pub- I transportation system. Light Rail tvice will be extended from the tteway Transit Center to Clackamas wn Center. To accommodate the expansion, a nsit center has been proposed which fold be located at the old Southgate hater, and may provide as many as 9 parking spots. Construction of the ¡nsit center would be in preparation [the new Light Rail, dubbed the ben Line, and used as a park-and- le until the Green Line is finished |009. . Right now the theater is used for [rage, a dance studio and event llity. In 2003 TriMet bought the later for $2 million. [Many Milwaukie business owners [agree with the proposed Light Rail (nsit center. [‘TriMet has not done a good job studying traffic control,” Ailistair Cox, general manager of Corinthian Rugs and Carpets Co., told The Oregonian. Cox’ business is in the same industrial area as the theater. An official for the Milwaukie Police Department supported Cox’s worries, pointing at the 17 car accidents at the extended McLoughlin Boulevard- Main Street-Millport Road intersec tion in 2004. Another set back is the City of Milwaukie’s incom petence in attracting any Light Rail sys tem, usually letting land perfect for tran sit development slip into the abyss of other forms of growth. In one instance city planners failed to take into account that land proposed for a transit center was deeded to the city to be used as ä park. I’m a proponent of growth, not only in size and commerce but also in intelli gence. That is why I ask why not make the extension larger than 8.3 miles? There' should be an extra effort made to extend the Green Line to the college. TriMet officials say that a MAX ride from Stumptown to Clackamas Town Center would be 30 minutes with no transfers on the Green Line. Our school is home to 26,293 students from all over the region. Some stu dents come from Mollala, while oth \PA moves against tabs, music fans alone, and continuously use it to hone their skills. Without these, beginners are faced with the ardu ous task of learning to read sheet music, which has been enough to discourage some from even picking up an instrument. Furthmore, finding officially published sheet music or tabs can prove difficult, with only “popular” songs being available, and even these releases are often flawed. Without the self-published tabla ture, the musical pond from which one can learn shrinks, and everyone suffers. But with this I can already hear the music snobs shrieking like ban ers come from downtown Portland. Is it crazy to think that a portion of our campus would use a Light Rail that extends to our Harvard on the Hill? I think that if confronted with the option of riding a bus for an hour and a half, or MAX for a half-hour, col lege students would make the logical choice. That is, if the option were made available to them. Comedians inspired by Cheney incident musicians. Many pthemselves how lay. based on tabs shees. “If someone doesn’t know how to read music, they aren’t worth the time.” This sort of snobbery is caused by the “haves” peering down their noses at the “have nots” and while it makes a sort of logical sense, there are many examples that prove it to be nonsense. Many of the greatest music inno vators in music (rock music espe cially) have not been able to read music. Jimi Hendrix, for example, died not being able to read a note. While the ability to read music helps greatly with the scientific aspect to music, the artistic, intui tive side can work independently. But the argument is really not over tablature’s inherent-contribution to music, but the legal affect it has on copyrights. In the battle over MP3 downloading, despite how much one was opposed to the crack down, they could still see the other side of the argu ment. In this case, it’s hard to see how learning to play an artist’s mate rial harms them in any way, shape or form. Face it; someone isn’t going to learn a song, play it, and record it instead of buying the album. Plus, imitation is supposedly the sincerest form of flat tery, right? If the MPA has noth ing better to do than tar get sites used for learning music online, we should take a serious look at who they’re serving. It’s obvious it isn’t the artists Photo illustration by Jeff Sorensen Clackamas Print or the fans. [Clackamas Print E ditor - in -C hief : Ben Maras C opy E ditors : Katie Weinberg, E. E. A d A ssistant : Megan Cline P roduction A ssistants : Megan S taff W riters : Courtney C/Byme, Koler, Tayo Stalnaker, Adam J. West Alexander Case, Derek Erickson, Justin Goe, Elizabeth Hitz, Frank Jordan, Mike Kirnberling, Megan Koler, Adam J. Manley Matthew Olson, Joe Piazzisi, Kim Schiewe, Tayo Stalnaker, Kyle Steele, David Stark- ien Maras uitor-in-Chief lust when I thought it couldn’tget stupider, the Music Publishers’ ociation proves me wrong. Last it was music piracy, then movie nloading - now it’s tablature. latest development on the petty ley” front attacks musicians jtly, and shows exactly how ierate the music industry is for w fight. Tablature, often abbreviated to L” is to the layman a meth- pf musical transcribing. Most imonly used for stringed instru- lts, it can be read written by almost one due to its direct Asus lication to playing, el ti if someone looter eet music and sees vs sitting on a tele- ne wire, they can ■tabs. )r could read tabs, ie MPA has any- g to say about it. [have now decided tab sites constitute rm of musical pira- and have already an shutting down biggest online tab felt a great dis- ance in the Force, if thousands of icians cried out in lish and then were iced. )ver the years have become a 19600 S. Molalla Ave. fregon City, OR 97045 P03) 657-6958 ex. 2309 I The C lackamas Print is a weekly L student publication and is fsWbuted every Wednesday except finals week. F#sus4 Maras, Benjamin 10012374985.3 N ews E ditor : Katie Wilson C ommentary E ditor : Laura Cameron F eature E ditor : C.J. Ciaramella S ports E ditor : Mike Guidice A&E E ditor : Jadon Triplett P hoto E ditor : Jeff Sorensen A d M anager : Sam Krause David Stark making comments on the event. White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan was referring to President Editor’s Note:' This arti George W. Bush’s meeting cle contains language which with the University of Texas. some readers may find offen championship football team* sive. when he said, “The orange that they’re wearing is not Vice-President Dick because they’re concerned Cheney shot his hunting that the Vice President may partner, and no one seems to be there.” He then pointed be able to keep quiet about to his own orange-striped tie and added “Although that’s it. But what may have had why I’m wearing it.” United States Senator more impact than, the event itself was what everyone Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.), said about it. “The Late who in 2004 was told to “go Show” host David Letterman fuck [himself],” and subse opened his Feb. 13 show quently given the middle fin with the words, “Good news, ger by Cheney on the floor ladies and gentlemen, we of the Senate, said: “In ret have finally located weap rospect, it looks like I got ons of mass destruction. ... off easy.” It’s Dick Cheney,” later add The clothing industry ing that “We can’t get bin is taking advantage of the Laden, but we nailed a 78- event by releasing shirts with year-old attorney.” slogans such as “Deadeye These sentiments were Dick’s Gun Club,” “Duck, echoed by “The Daily it’s Dick!” “I’d rather hunt Show” host Jon Stewart with Dick Cheney than ride when he urged his audience with Ted Kennedy,” and not to let their children go on “Cheney shot first.” hunting trips with the Vice This s eemingly all-encom President: “I can’t empha passing comedic response to size this enough: I don’t care what can only be described, what kind of lucrative con due to a lack of concrete tracts they’re trying to land, evidence, as both a quite or energy regulation they’re humorous and tragic acci trying to get lifted. He’ll dent, is frankly quite dis shoot them in the face.” tasteful. I think we need to Even some members of show a little more compas the government are not above sion to the man who took a The Clackamas Print Manley, Brandon Huddleston, Kraig Hansen P hotographers : Adam J. Manley, Harriet Strothers D epartment A dvisor : Linda Vogt D epartment A ssistant : Pat Lichen Gaus: The C lackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the stu dent body college administration, its faculty or The Print. E-mail comments to duefed@dackamas. edu.
