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Would
you go
out on
adate
with Tayo
Stalnaker?
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Clackamas Print
W ednesday, N ov. 29, 20 0 6
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Singles club needed at CCC
Ta yo S ta ln a k e r
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Commentary Editor
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C olleges across the states
have sin g les clubs, so w hy
n o t C lack am as C om m unity
C ollege?
I ’ve been single for a w hile
now, and finding a good m ate is
getting increasingly m ore d if
ficult. T here are v ery few sin
gles bars around the P ortland
area, and the ones th at do exist
are filled w ith poseur guys and
fake w om en.
O n lin e d atin g sites are
an o th er o p tio n fo r fin d in g
rom ance, b u t m ost o f the peo
ple looking are m iddle-aged
and recen tly divorced. Plus,
it ’s even easier for
p eople to lie about
them selves online
th an in person.
T he
o n ly
p lace , in m y
o p in io n ,
to
fin d
d e c e n t,
h o n -
e st an d
re s p e c ta b le
p eople to date
is a co llege cam
p u s, e sp ecially a
co m m u n ity co lleg e
cam pus.
C om m u n ity co lleg es
d o n ’t have fratern ities or
soro rities, so the chances
o f m eeting m oronic, snobby,
arrogant and sup erficial people
are
slim to
none.
M ost
stu d en ts at
c o m m u n ity
c o lle g e s
are
there to actually
learn and open
up m ore career opportunities.
These students actually care
about th eir life, u nlike frat-
rats w ho only care about chas-
ing skirts and binge drinking.
A singles club at C lackam as
w ould offer a healthy altern a
tive to lam e singles bars
and loud, obnoxious dance
h alls. I ’m really hoping
there are students w ith me
on this, because I ju s t m ay
decide to start a singles club
next term .
T his possible singles club
w ou ld n ’t be ju s t about fin d
ing a date either. It w ould be
a place for people to com e and
talk about relationships, past
and present.
I f anyone cares, I ’ve d ecid
ed to p rin t m y personal ad.
L adies, i f y o u ’re interested,
m y e-m ail is Tayo81@ gm ail.
com. Sorry, I ’m not printing
m y phone number.
Lonely, literate bachelor seeks fly breezy
Name: Tayo Stalnaker
Age: 25
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C u rre n t Residence: Clackamas
A bout Me: I enjoy going to dive bars and loading up the jukebox
with really bad 80s music. I ’m also kind o f nerdy. I like eating
Cheetos and playing Dungeons and Dragons. N ot really, but I do
play video games, read science fiction, and I love to write. My
favorite television shows are Aqua Teen Hunger Force and The
Golden Girls. Actually, I recently started writing Golden Girls
fem-slash. It’s pretty hot.
lid Fawver
Future Plans: I plan on being some b f sort journalist, probably a
movie critic or entertainment news reporter. I f not, then I ’ll end up
being a high school English teacher. O n th e s id e , I ’ll w rit© oK ort-
fiction and hopefully gain an underground following o f pretentious
lit-geeks.
What I’m Looking For: I ’m looking for a woman who has a great
sense o f humor and isn’t easily offended. I would prefer a woman
who isn’t religious or, at the very least, isn’t a fundamentalist. I
really like nerdy, alternative women who enjoy reading, learning,
watching good films, like going to plays and listen to music played
by talented musicians who are in it for the art, not the fame. Above
all, I’m looking for a woman who is not superficial, materialistic
or into Ayn Rand.
Lisa P o tte r
STALNAKER
Leadership classes available to an yo ne (w ith a title)
“No.
Well, it
depends
on the
guy”
M a tt h e w S p e n c e r
Student p o ll compiled
by David Stark and
Juno Dean
R e v. Sam K ra u se
Co-Editor-in-Chief
My friend came to me with
a question, thinking I had an
answer: What happened to the
Leadership class? She took it and
loved it. They volunteered for
the underprivileged, read histori
cal texts by Lincoln. They did all
sorts o f stuff together. She made it
sound like a fairy tale filled with
candy and bubble-gum, but I was
unaware o f any Leadership class,
so I guess it was a good question.
There are at least three
Leadership classes on campus
that have classroom or volunteer
requirements. Latino Leadership
is a prime example o f a good
Leadership class.
Each week, students who
enroll in the class organize and
run Saturday work sessions for
Latinos who attend one o f 10
high schools in the area. There
are eight sessions a year, and have
themes like cultural roots, heri
tage, and, o f course, leadership.
M iguel Cardenas, Oregon
Leadership Institue coordina
tor and adviser, said the class is
meant to connect high school stu
dents, who may not go to college, and representation, but exclusive
with others already in college and to those who are selected as an
succeeding.
ambassador or officer.
Sounds great, connecting stu
All the Leadership classes or
dents to students ... but exclusive, curriculum have been developed
or at least directed at Latino stu by the International Honor Society
dents.
(PTK). In fact, any Instructor that
Also, there is
wants to teach the
ASG.
curriculum has to
A SG provides
become certified by
“Everyone
a Leadership train
PTK.
ing curriculum. But,
However, even
is a leader
it’s only available to
PTK members can’t
whether
ASG officers and
enroll in any o f these
student am bassa
classes unless they
they have
dors.
are Latino, an ASG
a
title
or
A ccording
to
officer, or a Student
not”
M indy
B row n,
Ambassador.
ASG adviser and
When a general
fo rm er
lead er
Leadership
class
ship instructor, it’s
has been offered,
more o f a “work
there was a diverse
ing classroom,” she
enrollment, said Tim
Tim Pantages
noted that students
Pantages, Instructor
Extended Learning
involved have very
in the Extended
Services Instructor
busy
schedules.
Learning Services
During the week,
Department.
however, they meet
“We got a good
for two horns to discuss cam mix,” Pantages said. He credited
pus-wide meetings (Board meet the “good mix” to the number o f
ings, Executive Council, College athletes and education majors that
Council, President’s Council, enrolled.
etc).
The class also had a histo
Again, sounds great - stu ry o f well-qualified instructors:
dents learning about democracy John Keyser - President Emeritus;
Dian Connett - Retired V.P. of
Instructional Services; Patricia
M cllveen Ph.D in Education
Leadership, now V.P. at Chemeketa
CC, and Tara Sprehe - Registrar.
Enrollment varied from term
to term. Starting in fall, there were
25 students, but by spring there
were only a few left, Pantages
noted, having taught the class for
its remaining five years.
Sometimes the class was can
celed for a term altogether, so reg
ular students didn’t have access to
these invaluable educational and
leadership tools that my friend
described in her fairy bubble gum
land.
Pantages said it best: “Everyone
is a leader whether they have a
title or not.”
Hell yes! That’s great, espe
cially the part about everyone.
People don’t have time for ASG,
or the effort that goes into being an
Ambassador. Latino Leadership is
just as time-consuming.
Besides, some people don’t
have an interest in ASG or Latino
Leadership.
Leadership theories can be
learned in a classroom atmosphere
and just as easily be applied to the
real world. It shouldn’t just be for
those with a title.