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Brad Heineke
The Clackamas Print
“I know. I know for sure. That
life is beautiful around the world.”
Anthony Kiedis o f The Red Hot
Chili Peppers belted these lyrics out,
in sync with Flea’s thumping bass
line, in their concert immediately
following the Dalai Lama’s address
in Portland on May 11.
Earlier, during a press confer­
ence on the third and final day o f
his Portland visit, the Dalai Lama
had advice for the media. Pointing
to enthusiastic reporters he said:
“We are all part o f humanity,”
he said, reminding them that they
are also a part of change. “Media
people, in modem times, have much
responsibility. Make known to the
public what is reality. In order to
know reality, you must investigate. I
suggest pressman should have long
nose like elephant... and smell both
in front... and behind,” he said with
a laugh.
“The ultimate source o f hate
comes from too much suspicion, too
much restriction, greed and anger,”
he said. “You must be honest, truth­
ful and unbiased. That should be
your commitment, because you are
responsible.”
The Dalai Lama Environmental
Summit was sponsored by Maitripa
College o f Portland, one o f the
first and few Buddhist colleges in
America.
“We have been waiting for mare
than ten years to meet the Dalai
Lama,” said M ichael Copeland, a
student at Maitripa. “This is a great
honor. I am very happy.”
“Have respect for all religions:
Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and
non-believers. Conflict with another
religion is unthinkable,” said the
Dali Lama.
“Promote human values. You
will show some negative, some sad
things, but also indicate that basi­
cally we have good potential that we
must utilize,” he continued.
Please see DALAI LAMA,
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Right: The Dalai Lama spoke o f
having respect for all religions in
the speech he gave during his visit
to Maitripa College o f Portland, one
o f the first andfew Buddhist colleges
in America.
Below: The Red Hot Chili Peppers
performed at The Dalai Lama
Environmental Summit, after His
Holiness had delivered his wise
words.
Despite
Dalai’s
message,
college damns
religion
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Joshua Dillen
Co-Editor-in-Chief
G od is feeling the
squeeze and getting less
attention on campus as col­
lege administration works
out current fiduciary diffi­
culties and moves towards
adopting a budget by the
end o f next month.
Six sections o f Religious
Studies have been elimi­
nated at the college as well
as the program ’s instruc­
tor. B rad Toebben, who
is a Sacrae Theologiae
Licentiatus o r S.T.L., is
losing his frill time faculty
position as he nears com-
. pletion o f his seventh year j
teaching here. The S.T.L.
is a graduate degree only
offered by Roman Catholic
institutions and is one o f
several he holds. Toebben
is very passionate about
what he teaches. A unique
and alm ost exclusive v a ri­
ety o f classes w ill no lo n -
ger be available.
“The .
beauty.
of ,
Clackamas is that I inher-
iicd a program that was
very prophetically formed
; around a whole religion
core ■ that’s uncommon I in
a lot o f community col­
leges,” Toebben
said.
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interpretation regarding the
language in the [faculty]
contract regarding reduc­
tion in force,” Toebben
said.
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