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■Commentary I How Clackamas Print Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2007 3 to survive a job you hate Andrea Simpson ijfe Clackamas Print “Thank you for calling the icture People at the Clackamas own Center. This is Andy. When iay I schedule your appoint- ifflt?” . This is the greeting I have j give every time I answer the bones at work. On a good day, ¡at could be 30 times or more, [rust me, it gets old quick. Know what also gets old real ¡st? Blowing animal balloons ir a family of seven kids, who runediately pop them and then lemand another. The other day, had a kid call me “the balloon ¡dy,” and my soul withered more an a little bit. I hate my job - and I’m sure I’m not the only one who loathes going to work. These are my top three ways to survive a job you hate. The first step is to remind your self why you’re there. Everyone has a reason for staying at a job they hate; maybe you need money, or maybe you are just too la2y to quit. I stay at my job to pay tuition and for the experience I’ll be able to put on my resume. Remind yourself, daily if need be, why you put yourself through such torture day in and day out. Another way to endure a hor rendous job is to find one good thing about it - just one - and then focus on that as much as you can. Mine is that I love working with kids. Occasionally, I get that kid who loves to laugh and is a joy to take pictures of. Key word: occasionally. / Most of the time, I have to Temind myself of these kids while I have another screaming in my face or blowing snot bubbles. But I focus on the fact that I do love working with kids and that the pictures I take will be cherished for years. It gets me through the day. Time seems to slow down, if not completely stop, when work ing at a job you hate. So, develop a way to make the time pass faster. Growing up, I always heard, “Put in an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay; anything less and you’re stealing.” Working hard makes time fly by. There is always something to do, even though it may be an unpleasant task, like cleaning the bathroom or wiping counters. In the rare case that there is noth ing to do, make an effort to at least look busy, or ask around for things you can do. If you just stand there idly, time is going to drag on forever. Day- to-day survival is key when working at a job you hate. Employ these three techniques and you should come out alive. Illustration by Andrea Simpson Clackamas Print raq’s rocketing budget pells DOOM!!! for USA ICP fans = utter disgrace billion will be going to the Title One Program, and $500 million will be going to schools that need improve Ife Clackamas Print ment--and I kind of doubt that teachers will see any of it PresidentBushjustreleasedhisbud- President Bush clams that cutting rt for 2008, where he plans on more Medicare will insure a surplus by 2012, ilitary spending and decreased funds and that cutting Medicare is better for r social programs the economy than a slight :e Medicare raise in taxes. :d Medicaid, Okay, you’re right; jh exception to it probably wouldn’t be bools. slight, but if you were The Pentagon to impose a five-dollar- ks for an esti- a-month tax or fee on ated 10 percent income, we could see a rase in normal working national health Hiding to $481 caresystem ion (a 62 percent Naturally, that would 8 since 2001), be detrimental to the Illustration by Rachel Gillette id has plans for economy and, therefore, Clackamas Print lextra $141.7 bil- ineffective. h (which would take war spending Given the intelligence of this presi ¡a total of $737 billion) just for the dent, we will probably see Medicare iars in Iraq and Afghanistan. abolished and all funds diverted to the The president plans to cut Medicare Pentagon, for as we all know, Iraq is y $65 billion over the next five years just a filling station surrounded by an »1 cut Medicare payouts by $100 Army base - a very expensive filling lion. station, but a filling station nonethe The new budget will also give $13 less. ion to homeland security, to improve Overall spending for2008 is $929.8 ¡current, useless border system billion, nearly $75 billion more than last The only real good thing com- year, as though spending more money ! out of this is that the maximum is going to lessen the national debt :I1 Grant will be raised from $4,050 I don’t get it, but then again, I have i $5,400 over the next five years, the ability of logical thought, which is d$1.7 billion will be going to low- something that toe current administra ®me schools. Out of which, $12 tion is obviously lacking. Ben Caldwell If there is any group of peo ple worthy of being dubbed pinheads, it’s the Insane Clown Posse fan-boys known as Juggalos. A little background info: The Insane Clown Posse (ICP) is a “rap” group from the Detroit area in Michigan. They formed in the late 80s, and have since gained a massive following of middle-class white kids (call ing themselves Juggalos) who emulate what ICP calls “the juggalo lifestyle.” Juggalos tend to wear bad clown make up, hideous, baggy, short pants, use juvenile slang terms and practice bad grammar. To delve deeper into the mind of a Juggalo, I trolled some Juggalo online forums. Here’s a conversation that I found: Deathcharge: Where to [sic] babies come from? J-Nox: your [sic] momma’s vagina-hole [sic] Deathcharge: ALL [sic] of them? J-Nox: yes [sic], ALL [sic] OF [sic] THEM [sic] your [sic] mom’s a machine, dawg [sic] Here’s an example of some Juggalo freestyle rap found on a Juggalo message board, "this lovely piece of verse is by somebody who uses the handle “neuroticl:” spitting twice as hard as i [sic] do to my friends slapping hard like i [sic] was slapping rear ends slapping knees just to make a beat in the bar maken [sic] par Besides having sophomoric conversations and writing bad rap lyrics, Juggalos are also assholes. On June 19, 2006, at Fort Steilacoom Park in Tacoma, Wash., a group of Juggalos wielding machetes robbed, attacked and threatened to decapitate people. The day before, there were even more violent incidents involving Juggalos. Every year, Psychopathic Records (ICP’s record label) holds the “Gathering of the Juggalos” at different plac es around the United States. Thousands of pinheads, err ... Juggalos, show up to these events and partake in illicit drug use, lewd behavior and random acts of violence. The irony: They’re Christians. What? Juggalos are Christians! Yep, at least they claim to be. Apparently, ever since ICP explained that they were doing everything for God and Jesus in one of their lat est albums, all the Juggalos decided to find Jesus, but still be pinheads in the process. An example of Christianity infiltrating the Juggalo life style is www.juggalofaith.com, an online Juggalo “church.” According to Juggalo Faith’s mission statement, “JuggaloFaith.com was created for the sole purpose of teaching the message of the carnival. We believe this message is the message of the gospels of Jesus Christ.” The “carnival” is a refer ence to the Dark Carnival, cre ated by ICP. Now, I’ve read the Bible, and I don’t remember the gospels preaching about having sex with fat women, Faygo Root Beer and hacking people up with hatchets. Juggalos are pinheads, and should be avoided at all costs. If anyone is approached by one, just ignore them. If they won’t go away, just mention Eminem; his name is their kryptonite. Juggalos’ pinhead rating: 3/5 Letter to the Editor: A difference in opinion Today, I opened up The Print for another weekly addition. I was immediately caught by surprise at the letter someone wrote in regards to Tayo Stalnaker’s article. It is obvious that the “anonymous” person knows nothing about newspapers. I am proud that my college has such an outstanding journalism staff that will print their opinions, despite toe others who may disagree. That’s what journalism is about. That is why we have the freedom of speech and toe freedom of press. As for the “anonymous” writer, first and foremost, Clackamas Print 19600 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 (503) 657-6958 ex. 2309 The Clackamas Print is a weekly student publication and is distributed every Wednesday except finals week. they need to realize that Tayo wasn’t attacking ASG; he was only questioning toe morality of supporting a radio station that plays toe filth called The Playhouse. As for this person, they must also realize that “most” of CCC’s students do not listen to 95.5. There may be a number or a large percentage, but I personally come into contact with hundreds of kids who listen to other stations (including country western, jazz, rock, alterna tive, r & b, plus countless others who don’t listen to toe radio at all). Majority or minority of toe campus, what kind of C o -E ditors - in -C hief : Sam Krause, Katie Wilson C opy E ditor : Colleen Watkins N ews E ditor : Megan Koler C o -C ommentary E ditors : Matt Olson, David Stark F eature E ditor : Laura Cameron S ports E ditor : Mike Guidice A&E E ditor : Tayo Stalnaker P hoto E ditor : Adam J. Manley A d M anager : Elizabeth Hitz S taff W riters : Nicholas Associated Student Body are we if we ignore toe facts? - Lydia E. Bashaw, Student PS: Apparently this “anonymous” person wasn’t upset enough or brave enough to stand by their opinions, as Tayo did. To send a letter to the editor, e-mail it to chiefed@clackamas.edu, or drop it off at The Print office, Roger Rook 135. Please include your name. Alexandria Vallelunga, Jamie Wu P hotographers : Juno Dean, Brandy-Marie Faulhaber Baker, Benjamin Caldwell, Leia Dickerson, Jennifer Jenkins, Frank Jordan, Kimberly Maier, Jennesa D epartment A dviser : Linda Vogt Palmer, Dustin Ragsdale, Andrea Simpson, Ott Tammik, Liz Travers D epartment S ecretary : Christine P roduction A ssistants : Jesse Frey Dees, Joseph Elliot, Rachel Gillette, Andrea Simpson, G oals : The Clackamas Print aims to report toe news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of toe stu dent body, college administration, its faculty or The Print. E-mail comments to chiefed@dackamas. edu.
