Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011
The Clackamas Print 3
Roses and debate
he Speech and Debate club is starting an annual
itndraiser selling stainless steel roses and starting a new
?en forum debate event in partnership with ASG
the Associated Student Government,
restarted an open forum event that takes
place every other Wednesday on campus
called “Word Off Wednesdays.” The first
The Speech and Debate Team of event was on Jan. 19 in the lobby of the
¡lackamas Community College has started Niemeyer Center.
new fundraiser in time for Valentine’s
Word Off Wednesdays is a revival of
)a\ by handcrafting stainless steel roses, ASG’s former Soapbox debates adver
¡ver since the school cut most of the fund- tised as a “debate-style forum every other
ng for the team at the beginning of the Wednesday as the Speech and Debate Team
009-2010 academic year, members have and you speak your mind about issues
ad to pay out of their own pocket to travel affecting college students today.”
I events.
“We’re trying to give students more
“When we were talking about fundrais- opportunity to have a wider variety, of
ig, because of the fact that our funding had things they feel are necessary to talk about
een cut ... we’ve had to try to find some and things they want to talk about. Because
¡ally unique opportunities for fundraising, when you limit people to one topic, it usu
lur first one being Breakfast with Santa, ally creates problems, and I know there
ur second one being these roses, where are students that want to talk about more
ie could get the best return on our buck,” than just Measures 66 and 67,” said Justin
aid Kerrie Hughes, adviser for the club. McDaniels of the ASG public affairs and
We sat the kids down, and the kids were politics division.
Speakers have three minutes to prove
ir it.”
The college still funds the club’s trip to •their point and any topic is welcome that
ational competitions.
students feel is important to talk about, but
According to Hughes, there will only both the ASG and the Speech and Debate
e 50 roses made for Valentine’s Day but Club hope that students will not use the
[they sell out before the end of the day, open forum for malicious purposes.
fey may purchase more supplies. The lim-
“The goal is to have students bring up
led number was decided because the club issues that we can learn something about
embers were unsure how well received and raise awareness to. It’s not necessar
ie roses would be and were wary about ily a time for a student to come up and
jw much of their leftover funds they attack an individual or a group because
anted to invest.
that’s not what we want to build up,” said
“We really wanted to see how well these McDaniels.
ould take off, and these have just taken
Currently the Word Off Wednesdays are
f” said Hughes. “Altogether, we’ve sold going to be in different high traffic loca
jbably half of them thus far. They never tions to serve different student interests,
It. They.never die. What girl wouldn't although McDaniels’ goal is to have the
int one?”
event directly in the cafeteria of the Bill
These roses have no additional color Brod Community Center. Both parties also
engraving due to the additional costs want people to know that they do not have
id time involved. “We have to try and to be in speech classes or even be well
it the most that we can from the cost in versed in public speaking to join in or bring
based on our supplies. The next batch forth a topic to discuss.
e are thinking about doing for Mother’s
• “For the average speaker - you want to
ay, we want to do some coloring on them have a concise point. Know where you’re
d make them a little bit different,” said going because once you get up there and
ighes.
the nerves start kicking in, it’s easy to have
The roses cost $25 for one rose and $20 something trigger in your memory and then
r rose when bought in a bundle of two you start chasing that and get completely
more. You can buy these roses in Kerrie off yodr point,” said Shaun Rocheleau.
ughes’ office in the Niemeyer Center.
The next Word Off Wednesday is today,
The club has also, in partnership with Feb. 2 in the community center.
By Brian Baldwin
News Editor
ssical music used as deterrent
By Mandie Gavitt
Associate News Editor
cannot. Most people have seen this advertised
on TV as the ringtone your teachers and parents
can’t hear. “My niece and nephew have it on
their phones,” said Pantages, “and I really can’t
hear it.”
He said that many convenience stores have
started playing the mosquito tones outside of
their stores because younger people find it
annoying while adults cannot hear it.
Pantages said that TriMet may be trying to do
the same thing, as young people often don’t like
classical music. “I’m sure it will probably be
effective at keeping crime down at that particular
stop,” said Pantages, “but it will probably just be
pushing it a block or two away.”
John Scruggs, a Portland Police Bureau
sergeant and the mastermind behind the experi
ment, said that he had the idea after he heard
about England doing the same thing. “I think it
is the first time it has been used on an outdoor
platform,” he said.
The idea was to keep only the people who
wanted to ride TriMet at the TriMet stations.
“Typically those who are arrested aren’t classi
cal music fans,” said Scruggs. The hope is that
offenders won’t want to hang out at the max sta
tions because of the music.
According to Scruggs, there was a 40 percent
decrease in calls for service at the station that
played the classical music.
“It is a low cost alternative,” he said. “If we
prevent one assault it will have paid for itself.”
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