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Clackamas Print
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
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Students lazy: need lounge
Frank Jordan
The Clackamas Print
A long time ago, on a campus
familiar to mosLof us, Clackamas
Community College had a room
where students could go to blow
off steam playing pool or ping-
Qftng or board games or enjoy a
Bag of popcorn while lounging
around talking to friends. That
room existed in the Community
Center across from the cafeteria.
It was the perfect location on this
campus.
But the game room went away,
first moving to
Randall 101
(where
the
Dear Dr. Kim,
My boyfriend- has this
problem. It’s more of a
problem to me. He can’t
perform sexually for more
than 20 minutes at a time.
He tells me that it’s normal
and I have nothing to com
plain about. But, it’s just not
enough time! Is there some
pill I can ask him to take to
make him last longer?
- Unsatisfied
Dear Unsatisfied,
Dr. Kim feels your pain. I
once dated this guy who my
friends and I lovingly refer
to as “too fast, too furious
Robert*” (I’ll let you guess
why). I tried to coach him;
I tried to be as un-sexy as I
could be (sort of hard when
you’re having sex!); I tried
intimidating him; and every
time, his excitement got Hie
best of him. After almost
a year of this nonsense, I
finally asked him to go to
GNC and find something
that worked.
It worked.
-v •* »
And although ‘Robert’
was no longer “too fest, too
furious,” he had become
jealous, childish and mean.
Needless to say, Dr. Kim
was smart enough to exit
stage left at that point.
In normal circumstances,
I would tell you to have your
boyfriend check around to
see if there’s some natural
help that won? make him
psychotic, but I don’t think
(hat’s the problem. It sounds
to me that your guy is kind
of lazy. You’re right; 20 min
utes is not long enough.
If this is happening on a
tegular basis, you definitely
have something to complain
about. But please, complain
tactfully. It’s shockingly easy
io shatter a man’s sexual ego.
feu’ll never get progress out
)f him if you scare him to
hath.
*Robert’s name has been
changed to protect his iden-
ity.
disclaimer: Kim Maier is
lot a real doctor, nor has she
werbeeh. She’s working on
t though.
To read more of “Dr. Kim”
jo to askejean.com and click
m the “Top Campus Sex
felumnists” link
Athletic Department offices are
now), and then just going away
altogether. School officials just
decided that it was a waste of time
and money for upkeep and took
away valuable space that could be
better utilized.
Maybe the time has come for
the resurrection of the game room.
Students still need a place to blow
off steam between classes and a
game (or, its more politically cor
rect term, recreation) room would
go a long way toward meeting that
goal.
My solution on where to
put this rec room would
be where the cur
rent Fireside
Lounge is
locat-
19600 S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
(503) 657-6958 ex. 2309
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That space could easily house
a couple of pool tables, maybe a
ping-pong table, maybe some com
puters to allow some of our prolific
gamers to ply their wares, instead
of using school computers to play
their games (which is not supposed
to happen, but we all know that it
does).
All of this could be run by
our glorious leaders from the
Associated Student Government,
who could use proceeds generated
from the pool tables or maybe fees
for computer use to help pay for
the upkeep of the rec room. Excess
profits could benefit students in
more appropriate ways, like text
book or child-care grants.
You see, it could be a win-win
for all of those concerned. ASG
makes more green to help students
and the students get to recre
ate themselves without
having to sign up for
a class to blow
off steam.
Hoving weapons on campus might not be so bad
Ben Caldwell
The Clackamas Print
With the recent tragedy at Virginia
Polytechnic Institute, one must turn an eye
towards our own college’s weapons policies.
Anyone driving onto the campus will see
a sign outlining the restriction of
firearms and “other weapons.”
But, there are exceptions.
The list of those who can bring
weapons onto campus include
sheriffs, police officers, any per
son summoned to assist a peace
officer, any member of the mili
tary engaged in the performance
of duty and anyone who is
a valid CHL (Concealed
Handgun License) holder.
Therefore, if you are car
rying a weapon on campus, and
are not one of the people listed
above, you will be forced to leave
campus. However, the force used
will vary, depending on your atti
tude toward Campus Safety.
The list of weapons that are
not allowed on campus is vast.
It covers everything from unli
censed firearms to slingshots.
The list of weapons that are
excluded from campus needs to
be rewritten; I firmly believe that
women should be able to carry
tazers and A.S.P.S. (collapsible
batons) on campus, especially during night
classes. This would help prevent rapes and
other assaults.
Certain weapons would also allow Campus
Safety to make more patrols and be seen in
high traffic areas. This would help prevent the
crime on campus that is reported.
As a CHL holder, I get to carry any type
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of weapon on campus I want. While this may
seem like a bad idea to some, it makes me feel
entirely at ease. When the tragedy at Virginia
Tech took place, all I could think about was
how if that had happened at Clackamas, fewer
students would have been killed.
Having an armed campus is a good thing.
Had there been one person with a defensive
weapon that morning
at V.T., it would have
ended before the gunman
had the chance to kill as
many as he did.
To say that everybody
needs to walk around the
school with a hand can
non strapped to his or her
hip would just be wrong.
All that would do is cause
mass hysteria and possi
bly a riot. However, to
ban the weapons that are
on the campus legally
would be even worse.
If the list of weapons
that are restricted was
rewritten to include cer
tain non-lethal tools, the
campus might just be a
safer place for everyone.
As it is now, if you
have any type of weap
on, keep it in your car.
Do not carry your short
sword to class with you,
no matter how important
it is to your outfit.
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