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Commentary
Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007
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Conquering boredom with ease
I set aside time to study.
A way to relax after class
es and homework is to w/ch
some television. My main news
source is the Daily Show with
Jon Stewart. Although it is hailed
as a fake news show, it is real
news, just with a humorous twist.
I also cannot function without
watching The Office every week.
Something about its blunt, witty
satire, based on the daily grind
of working in a mundane office,
appeals to me; that and the ever-
evolving sexual tension between
Pam and Jim keeps me enthralled
every Thursday night.
Another addiction I have is
the product of a Seattle-based
coffee company by the name of
Starbucks. My poison of choice?
A Grande Coffee Frappuccino
- or more recently, since I am
trying to cut back on the caffeine,
a Vanilla Steamer. When I need
Andrea Simpson
The Clackamas Print
Ten weeks is a long time, espe-
jally in the dead of winter, when
j seems like Spring Break will
never come. Everyone has his or
jer own ways of trudging through
¡he long term. For some, focusing
jt classes helps the time pass.
Others turn to outside distrac-
eons, such as entertainment and
food.
Personally, I have had to learn
ill new study habits in college. I
¡ecently discovered the joys of a
planner. If I need to do something,
it goes in the planner. If I need to
lemind myself to do something, it
mes in the planner. Almost noth-
¡ng goes unscheduled. This is a
my effective time-management
¡kill. I never forget a due date, and
¡makes classes a lot easier when
One farce of a debate
David Stark
idea. And I understand people
being curious about the nature
of the national leadership. But
that doesn’t explain the fact that
there were community college
club representatives defend
ing the leadership of the entire
nation.
The debate itself was inter
esting; on one side, there was a
trained debater, and on the other
side, there was a politician.
What it was not, however, was
even. The debate itself could be
likened to a fight between an
Imperial Star Destroyer and an
18th century frigate.
While both sides brought up
good points, Thomas managed
to play to the crowd, whereas
Lussier had the problem often
tripping over his own state
ments and bringing up statistics
that seemed to have been pulled
out of thin air.
In the end, though, what
we had were two college boys
doing the best they could.
So, you want the real answer?
Truth be told, I couldn’t think of
one either.
Co-Commentary Editor
Do you know what goes on
lithe mind of President George
Bush? How about Speaker of
lie House Nancy Pelosi?
If you don’t, then why
jere the representatives of the
llackamas Community College
lepublicans Club and the
lemocrat Club asked to defend
lie national level decisions of
heir respective parties?
Give up?
The answer is, of course,
joke, and not a particularly
inny one.
There is no reason to think
(at Tim Lussier could know the
iner workings of the Republican
hrty, or that Jason Thomas
¡ould be privy to the thought
recesses behind the actions of
ie Democratic Party.
The better question is, why
fere they asked to?
I have nothing against the
co clubs facing off in a debate;
ifact, I think it was a fabulous
So, I was browsing YouTube
and came across a series of
Creation Science lecture vid
eos done by “Dr.” Kent Hovind.
Upon viewing most of his seven
lecture videos, I have come to the
conclusion that “Dr.” Hovind is a
pinhead.
Kent Hovind’s agenda is to
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ban evolution from school text
books because he thinks evolution
is a religion and religion shouldn’t
be taught in schools. Instead, he
wants Creation Science to be
taught - funny, since Creation
Science is based on the Bible,
which is part of not one, but two
religions.
Mr. Hovind believes that:
1. Evolution is a he,
2. The Earth is only 6,000 years
old and was created in six actual
days by God.
3. Humans and dinosaurs have
always lived together; they were
originally called dragons.
4. Dinosaurs are still alive
today; i.e. The Loch Ness
Monster.
5. Evolution was invented
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to study for a big test, I am
always equipped
with my coffee
cup.
Clackamas
student Amy
Friday says cof
fee helps her get
through school
as
well.
“Quiet time
in the library
helps with
studying
- and cof
fee; that’s
what gets me
through the
term.”
Some have multiple
food addictions that
help them cope.
“Tea and choco
late, or salty foods;
I seriously don’t
do my homework
if I don’t have one of
those,” said student Erin
Wessels.
Others deal with a full
course load by looking
/ forward.
“How do I get through
the term? By knowing
that the end is near,” said
student Megan Handy.
Whatever your way of
getting through the
term, just know
that there are only
eight and a half
weeks left until
Spring Break.
Photo Illustration by Megan Koler Clackamas Print
Living in a PC world, Pm a PC girl
Liz Travers
77ie Clackamas Print
In society, it is a constant
battle not to offend someone,
so much so that we are now
starting to live in fear of our
speech. I, for one, am.
Everyone
has
heard
about the infamous Michael
Richards incident. Since his
tirade, Richards has been
spending his time cleaning up
for his actions and speaking
out against the big “N” word.
It was reported on www. Wiki
pedia.com that the comedy
club at which he was per
forming, The Laugh Factory,
has since then banned use of
the taboo word.
The actual definition,
found on dictionary, refer
ence.com, of being politi
cally correct is: “marked by
or adhering to a typically
progressive orthodoxy on
issues involving especially
race, gender, sexual affinity,
or ecology.”
by the New World Order in an
attempt to destroy Christianity
and bring the coming of the Anti-
Christ.
Personally, I disagree with the
first two, but numbers four, five
and six move Mr. Hovind way up
on the pinhead scale.
“Dr.” Hovind attempts to prove
all of these things, and more, by
using “science” from the Bible.
At times during his lectures, he’s
actually making sense (a little),
but then he completely under
mines his argument by saying
“God did it.” That is not science,
thus making him even more of a
pinhead.
Hovind says that he has noth
ing against evolution, just various
parts of it that he calls “bad sci
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Okay, what is ‘that sup favorite “herstory.” Because
posed to mean? Obviously “history” has the word “his”
we shouldn’t use words that in it, Some may consider it a
we know are going to offend, sexist term.
but what happens from there?
The list goes on, and so
Everything can have some does the audacity.
kind of negative connota
Hurting peoples’ feelings
tion.
is not the aim of most, but
For example, on www. they can’t help it if the other
languagemonitor.com, they person is being a pansy. It
have created a list of top is coming to the point of
politically incorrect terms pure disgust, how we have
for 2006. Some of these to tip-toe around speech. In
words include, and I kid you a world where one person
not, “flip chart.” This phrase can be offended by anything,
could be considered offen how can we. possibly func
sive to Filipinos. They prefer tion?
the phrase “writing block.”*-
Maybe we should just, go
On the same Web site, back to the basics;,- avoid
there are the ever-popu facial fanJ other goKrally
lar politically correct col offensive words, |despite their
ors. Staff at a coffee shop in growing numbers. Or, maybe
Glasgow will no longer serve people should suck it up and
coffee when someone asks tcmeiffber thht if yocBon’t
for it “black.” They believe Jet' the wordilhave meaning
this reference to be racist^ behind it, there isjnothing
and now ask patrons to BQ left to hurt you. J|| f
the phrase “coffee without
The moralto the story
milk.”
is simple; be wary of your
Feel free to search the site, words, and learn not to take
and anyone can find the ever things too personally.
ence” and “flat out lies,” like The
Big Bang Theory (which actually
has nothing to do with evolution),
the layers of the Earth showing
the different ages, the thousands
of fossils found in the Earth’s lay
ers as evidence for evolution and
that humans evolved from apes.
Okay, so I guess he is against
evolution.
Upon further research into
“Dr.” Hovind, I found that he’s
not a real doctor (hence the
quotes). Apparently he graduated
from an unaccredited university
called The Patriot Bible College,
which is a well-known diploma
mill. He also says that he taught
high school science classes for
15 years. Well, he did, but it was
at a school he created, and it was
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Creation “Science,” not actual
science. More pinhead points for
Hovind.
Aside from the lecture series,
Hovind has also released a few
videos of him debating with
scientists at various colleges
throughout the U.S. Hovind loses
every debate, but pretends that he
is victorious. He loves using lame
jokes to win over the audience
and imply that his opponents are
working for Satan and should
find Jesus.
“Dr.” Kent Hovind definitely
is one of the world’s biggest pin
heads.
Kent Hovind’s pinhead score:
5/5 (It would’ve been a 3 or a 4,
but only the grandest of pinheads
believe in the New World Order.)
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