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Commentary Clackamas Print Wednesday, May 23, 2007 3 Drug testing no good Hilton in jail Nicholas Baker The Clackamas Print What right do businesses have to interfere with employ ee recreation? Whether it’s legal or illegal, they should not have the right to impose limitations, even if the time is spent using illicit substances. The most compion method of testing for illicit substanc es in an employee’s system is a. urinalysis (colloquially known as a “piss test”). Like other drug tests, it doesn’t detect the test subject’s cur rent level of drug intoxication, as it takes anywhere from six to eight hours after drug con sumption fbr the substance(s) to be metabolized and excreted in urine. Instead, it detects usage of substances within the last few days, weeks, of even months. Something else discon certing about urinalysis is that it has been known to produce false posi tives. Drug testing meth ods can pro duce false pos itives because of certain foods and medicines. For instance, eat ing poppy seed muffins may cause a person to test posi tive for opiates. Nyquil may also produce false pos itives for opiates, metham- phetamines and/or MDMA. Usually, they do not show Certain antibiotics may eve/ cause one to falsely test posi up in a urinalysis for more than two days after consumption, tive for cocaine use. Pro-drug testing zealots and in a saliva test for more often fight for having drug than 12 hours, and therefore testing in the workplace still will play a problem with because it helps keep the cost employer drug testing since of health insurance down for they will more than likely go employees who choose not undetected. In all reality, drug testing to use drugs. They argue that those who use drugs often only proves effective in catch have higher medical costs as a ing those who use marijuana, result of their substance use. which is less harmful than This idea proves false tobacco and alcohol. Unlike when considering the drugs the two, it has not led to any that do cause health problems recorded deaths, nor does it and physical addiction (ie: lead to physical dependency, cocaine, amphetamines and brain damage and the decline opiates). of organs. Now, marijuana should not be ignored all together, as long as one does it in his or her own recreational time and not while working. All and all, current drug testing poli cies are wrong. If drug test ing is allowed to be part of I the work- I place, it ' should be I advanced to tar get those who are intoxicated at the time . of testing and not those who choose to intoxicate them selves in their own private time. Jesse Dees The Clackamas Print A 23-day stay at the “cross bar hotel” is what billion-dol- lar princess Paris Hilton has earned herself from her most recent screw-up. Earlier this month, the hotel heiress broke the terms of her probation by driv ing with a suspended license. Along with that, she is also dealing with an ongoing libel and slander suit against her from actress Zeta Graff. There has been some relief in the fact that Hilton’s sen tence was recently reduced from its original 45 days to just 23. But though it is an improvement, I believe it is still too harsh a punish ment. If it was being done to teach her a lesson, it would be completely different. However, in the current situ ation, I feel that the jpdge is just trying to make an exam ple out of sweet Paris. I think the courts should just let it go, because a 23-day stay in lock-up for a star such as Hilton is nowhere near what everyone else would experi ence in jail. She will have her own cell, eat her own food and wear her own clothes. All that is being taken away from her is her outside life, and no one can be sure that she will even have to stay for the entire 23 days - I am sure that she will get good behavior brownie points. Thè facts are simple: why should she be punished ... if she is- not really being pun ished? Illustration by Kayla Berge Clackamas Print Illustration by Andrea Simpson Clackamas Print Tired of femi nazis? Time for guys to take a stand Disclaimer: Dr. Kim is not a real doctor, nor has she ever been. She's working on it, though.' To read more of “Dr. Kim,” go to askejean.com and click on the “Top Campus Sex Columnists. ” Clackamas Print 19600 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 (503) 657-6958 ex. 2309 7%e Print is a weekly student publication and is distributed every Wednesday except finals week. This column is just for you guys. It has recently come to my attention that in the process of developing equality for women, the fair and just treatment of men has somehow fallen to the wayside. A man is considered a pig - an utter chauvinist - if he uses a woman for sex or money, but women use men all the time for their own selfish personal benefit and no heads are turned. She is considered proactive, a pioneer of modem society. When I was in the sixth grade, I sat behind this girl named Julie Reynolds in science class. One day, Julie’s pencil rolled off her desk and onto the floor. She didn’t drop it on purpose; it just fell. She promptly turned to the closest boy and said, “Tyson, will you pick up my pencil for me?” I watched in amazement as Tyson picked up the pencil. What had just happened? Julie was much closer to the pencil than C o -E ditors - in - C hief : Sam Krause, Katie Wilson C opy E ditor : Colleen Watkins N ews E ditor : Megan Koler C ommentary E ditor : Matt Olson F eature E ditor : Laura Cameron S ports E ditor : Mike Guidice A&E E ditor : David Stark P hoto E ditor : Adam J. Manley Tyson was; she could have easily picked it up herself. In the same hand, Tyson could have just as eas ily told Julie to get bent and pick up her own damn pencil. This was my first experience with man-abuse. When it comes down to it, it’s not a matter ofgender at all. Women don’t force men to do inane favors for them at gunpoint Ifia man chooses to sell himself out for a coquettish “thank you,” that’s his own ignorant fault. A weak bitch is a weak bitch, be it male or female. The reason people find fault with the way men use women is that it’s scandalous. Using women for sex and money reflects badly on both sexes, not to mention that it’s an incredibly lazy way to be resourceful. At least when women use, their greedy actions reflect cre ativity and insight. Things have gone too far. It’s time for you guys to take a stand. Men are under the false assump A d M anager : Elizabeth Hitz S taff W riters : Nicholas Baker, Lydia Bashaw, Kayla Berge, Benjamin Caldwell, Jesse Dees, Leia Dickerson, Frank Jordan, Heatherann Price, Dustin Ragsdale, Jess Sheppard, Andrea Simpson, Sean Van Walchren, Emily Walters tion that women hold all the cards is that the man brings it on himself. when it comes to sexual power. Fellows, I encourage you to take This is an illusion. action immediately. She looks like she’s Not only must you holding a full house, stop abiding to our but she’s bluffing. petty, demeaning “A weak Confidence is a state commands, but you bitch is a of mind - not a right should also adopt of passage. the female way weak bitch, While you boys of attaining domi be it male were so busy trying nant rank in the orfemale.” to take our pants off, exchange. you failed to real The next time ize that you weren’t you have one of Dr. Kim wearing them in the your female friends relationship. Not only over, ask her to take have women suc your garbage out ceeded in shattering before she leaves, the glass ceiling; we’ve also man and see what happens. If this works, aged to demolish the male ego. then call her next week and tell her You don’t have to have vagi to clean your room for you. You na-envy anymore, manly mates. may also want to recruit your more STAND UP! Man-abuse is ram burly lady pals to do some yard pant, and the double-standards have work for you. got to be stopped. Don’t be a victim to yourself The most devastating part about any longer. Just say no to man this tragic development in history abuse. P roduction A ssistants : Joseph Elliot, Rachel Gillette, Garrilynn Harvey, Chris Young P hotographers : Juno Dean, Brandy-Marie Faulhaber, Jennesa Palmer D epartment A dviser : Linda Vogt D epartment S ecretary : Pat Thompson G oals : The Clackamas 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 chiefed@dackamas. edu.
