Editorial: Indifference personified
Letters to the Editor
Students disgruntled
S about the anti-abortion
display on campujs
Dear editor,
I find it atrocious that these
1 .people were-allowed to set up
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I Community College.
I was informed that the flags
I scattered on the lawn were repre-
I sentation of the babies that were
I aborted today. I can’t believe our
I school administration let these
I people on campus with this
I atrocity. It is sick, disgusting and
» disturbing.
Do they think that women in
■ general just get up one morning
I and say, “I don’t want this baby,
I’ll go abort it?” Well, that isn’t
the case. Most often, abortions
are by women who would die if
they carried the child, the fetus
is unhealthy or the women are
victims of sex crimes (rape,
incest, etc.). ?
To say the least, this was in
distaste. I certainly hope that
there will not be a repeat event
o f this nature at CCC.
Cordially,
Debbie Fox
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The Print examines the
lack o f Clackamas stu
dent involvement in
ASG elections fo r the
2014-2015year.
Statistically, there have to be
people on this campus that have
had an abortion. Reminding
them of the hardest choice in
their life in such a dramatic mea
sure is wrong on so many levels.
The person that aumorized
this display should have thought
about everyone when they
decided that this was a good
way to increase, awareness for
all the students. It is not up to
this school or anyone else except
the parents to make the choice
of what to do in that situation.
It sickens me that this school
would support something like
this.
Those of you in ASG have
made a poor decision by sup
porting such a display on a
PUBLIC campus. We all have
rights, opinions and morals of
our own choosing. It is not okay
for you to make such a statement
in the middle of OUR campus.
Nicholas C. Hadley
Electric door debate
I am appalled at the letter to
the editor in the April 16, 2014
issue of the Clackamas Print.
Matt Elyea was complaining
about the use of the automatic
Dear editor, .
I I am a Student/Veteran door openers on campus. He
8 Federal Work Study/President stated that they disrupt his stud
I CCC Comedy Club/Person with ies. Instead of lashing out at
people for using the devices,
I empathy.
I I am writing to complain wouldn’t it be a better solution
I about the display in the court- to sit in a different location?
In defense of people you
yard. I was informed that the
brightly colored flags that are say clearly take advantage of
in the courtyard directly out- the devices and you stereotype
g ■ side of the Community Center as lazy, I wish to remind you
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is d isg u stin g , n e r ^ i ^ p e o p l e
of all walks of life that attend
this school and it is not right
to express such a sensitive issue
in such an “in your face” man-
ner. I find it tasteless, disturbing
and sick.
I am outraged that this school
would let this kind of display
occur. I can understand someone
| putting up a booth to discuss this
e, but a giant display repre-
ing dead babies is atrocious.
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come from non-visible means
and have movement or weight
restrictions. Just because a per
son isn’t showing visible signs
o f a disability doesn’t mean
they are without limitations or
disabilities.
Before you stereotype or
assume laziness, make sure you
know all of the facts.
Sincerely,
Debbie Fox
responses.
The event seemed thrown
together. Last minute signs
| advertising the Q & A promised
popcorn for attendees, which may
have lured hungry students had
the popcorn machine not been
empty and unplugged. The session
by Erin Carey news & culture
also took place in the-middle of a
commonly high-trafficked area,
e ditor & Liz Gomes associate
which could have attracted an
photo editor
audience but instead became more
of an imposition to students eating
Even though the voter turn
lunch and doing homework
out of this year’s Clackamas
You saw them everywhere
Community College Associated
- Candice Stauffers campaign
Student Government election
ing signs wallpapered the entire
was higher than in past years, the
campus. Her pretty face was all .
total count o f382 votes cast only
most of us saw for a month. A few
represented a minimal amount
smaller signs were put up by her
of the student body. Although
opponent, Russ, and the unop
the voting turnout was low, it
posed winner of the presidency,
shouldn’t be that way A student’s
but hers outnumbered theirs sub
involvement with ASG means
stantially. She also toured the cam
that there are opportunities to get
pus hitting up dubs and school
scholarships and creates a strong
groups to engage with them
connection to the student body as
individually about her “cultural
a whole. But in their most recent
competency” platform. She even
elections, a lack of enthusiasm
walked around the campus during
from the student body and the
the election offering students her
president himself seemed to drag
tablet so they could vote. So why
this year’s ASG elections down.
didn’t she win?
Some cared to vote, some didn’t,
Maybe it was the fact that it
and some didn’t even know how
seemed she tried too hard. While
Days prior to the election, the
Stauffer made a solid effort to get
student body held a Q & A ses
the word out about her platform,
sion in the Community Center to
people got more annoyed with
five students an opportunity to
her strong attempts to commu
earn more about the candidates
nicate with them. However, they
and their platforms. Dean Wright, awarded Ericks apathy towards
a member of ASG and the emcee
the entire event just because he
for the event, had a short list of
was running unopposed.
questions to ask the candidates to
Some students said they had
keep the ball rolling, but o f the 10
a hard time knowing where to .
to 15 students present and actu
vote or how. Some heard that they
ally paying attention, none gener
needed to go to Moodle, some
ated very compelling questions.
heard they should go to the ASG
Wright even tried to wave over a
office and some were just left con
few familiar passersby to beg for
fused?
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o f the audience matched or per
haps mirrored the apathy of the t
president
Erick Breton, the unopposed
presidential candidate, seemed
disengaged throughout the event.
His quiet and passionless respons
es were indicative of an acknowl
edged lade of incentive to try.
Both vice presidential candidates
were more involved and attentive,
but with the lack of original ques
tions, they seemed to parrot a lot
of their own rehearsed previous
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W hy did i t havenoeffect?
CCC is a two year transfer
school. And while we have activi
ties that people do care about, the
common train of thought is: get
here, get your education and get
o u t Bringing together a student
body whoonly wants to go to
classes and go home is hard to do,
even for the most enthusiastic and
charming of ASG government
officials. People see ASG as a place
to get cheaper Cup O’ Noodles
and hang their posters on campus.
apt
get cheap Cup O’ Noodles. They
do their best to bring together the
student body and offer a variety
of services, including offering
scholarships, buying textbooks at
cheaper prices, and running voter
registration programs along with
much more.
The moral of the story is that
people shouldn’t be apathetic and
cold towards an ASG election.
People should care because there’s
a bored president representing the
students at things like Board o f
Education meetings, insisting that
he knows what’s best for the stu
dent body. Ignoring elections for
ASG means that it’s another year
letting people control the things
students care about, like ‘cultural
competency? instead of improving
the tilings that students need to
see improvement oft.
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Date
5/12
5/13
Time
Web Editor
webeditor@clackamas.edu
Incident
1:42 p.m.
911 Hang-up/Community Center — no one around
4:20 p.m.
Disorderly Conduct - Neuneyer Lobby-report that an unknown male yelled profanity in lobby and then left —
Unable to locate
Copy Editor
copyed@clackamas.edu
12:20 p.m.
Suspicious person
1:45 p.m.
Assist other agency — OCPD — follow up for PPB
Ad Manager
admgr@clackamas.edu
Barlow lot-using wifi, making inappropriate comments — left prior to arrival
2:06 p.m.
Disturbance — Gregory Forum — verbal argument over childhood dispute — no crim e
3:38 p.m.
Disturbance — Bus turn around — verbal argument between high schoolers over sweats
to OCHS
5:44 p.m.
Wallet found — subject claimed lost wallet on 5/14
5/14
2:40 p.m.
Suspicious person — Orchards Lot—advised to leave campus
5/15
9:50 a.m.
Suspicious activity-vehicle running/doors locked/keys in ienition — M £ ^ g j
11:00 aun.
Detail — CC — Sexual Assault Awareness campaign table/talk
11:08 a.m.
Suspicious vehicle from MC lot — gone
1:40 p.m.
Found wallet — CC — unable to locate owner — in safe keeping/safety office
5/16
Chris Morrow
Zak Laster
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Emily Rask
Production M anager
no crime — referred
Brandon Chorum
Design Editor
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ASSISTANTS $
Karsten Mayer
Kai Kiefel
Matt Morrissey
[ Joey Fisher
3:30 p.m.
Detail — FRC — Bike Rodeo
11:31 a.m.
Suspicious activity/Poss. Less than oz - OC Woods - OCHS SRO contacted - Case #14-13301
1:37 p.m.
Parking detail — OC Visitor lot — citations issued
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