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Volume XXVII, Number 66
Watch Out Portland
Here Comes Morris
Day and The Time
April 8, ,998
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Jones Dismissal Leaves
Unpaid Bills
O ut $800,000 in legal fees, Paula Jo n e s’
form er attorneys jo k e about putting their
photo on m ilk cartons w ith a fund-raising
plea: “Can you help these tw o ?" But there
w as little for M rs. Jones to laugh at as the
financial co nsequences o f her losing legal
battle w ith President C linton becam e clear.
M rs. Jones, w ho turned dow n a $700,000
settlem ent o ffe r last fall, w as counting on
a hefty court ju d g m e n t - o r even bigger
cash settlem ent - to pay o f f at least $2
m illion in legal bills. A ju d g e ’s decision
d ism issing the suit all but ruled out her
chances o f seeing any cash. A sp okes­
w om an said Thursday she w ould push Mrs.
Jo n es to con sid er a book o r m ovie deal.
Jesse Jackson Calls On
Justice Department
The Rev. Jesse Jackson has called on the
Justice D epartm ent to investigate w hether
the governm ent played a role in the death o f
the Rev. M artin Luther King Jr. “O ur govern­
m ent w as actively involved in destroying
M artin Luther King Jr. N ow , did they do it J
directly o r w ei» they a part o f hiring som e­
one, w e d o n ’t know ,” Jackson said on N B C ’s
“Meet the Press.” Jackson, w hose com m ents
cam e after the 30th anniversary o f K ing’s
death, said he thinks convicted assassin James |
A Big Hug
For The
Easter
Bunny
Ontario Pruitt (5) gives Easter
Bunny Michelle Dupree (right) a big
hug, while bunny Delila Rhone &
Mom Sonya Pruitt (left) watch. The
costumed ladies are raising money
selling Easter baskets at different lo­
cations this week to start a group
encouraging voter awareness
Earl Ray w as not solely responsible.
Dow ends above 9000
T he D ow closed above 9000 points for
the first tim e on M onday, saved from a fall
by the $80 billion m erger o f the Travelers
G roup Inc. and Citicorp, the biggest in cor­
porate history. T he deal sparked a buying
frenzy in financial stocks. T he Dow ended
unofficially up 49.82 points at 9033.23, a
record.” l f you are in the financials and you
are hoping fo ra takeover, you buy. I fyou are
anyw here else, you lighten up a little bit.”
T he broader m arket S& P500 index ended
o ff l . 3 1 points at 112 1.39. A dvancing issues
trailed decliners by 12 to 17 on volum e o f
627 m illion shares.
PCC All-Star Scholars Shine at State Capitol
help shine the spotlight on com m unity
college excellence. Six from Portland
C om m unity C ollege will be recognized
for academ ic and personal acco m p lish ­
ment: C hisa T aylor and Rachel Rose, C as­
cade C am pus; L oretta D ike and Susi
Shiach from Rock C reek C am pus; and
Siiri W ilson and Amit Aryal from Sylvania
Cam pus.
King’s Family Urges New
Commission
Thirty years after Martin Luther King
Jr. ’s death, his fam i ly wants President Clinton
to establish a national com m ission to inves­
tigate the assassination. K in g ’s widow ,
C oretta Scott King, called for a panel sim i­
lar to South A frica’s Truth and Reconcilia­
tion Com m ission that w ould provide im m u­
nity for anyone with inform ation about the
crime. K ing’s family has been pushing fo ra
new trial for Jam es Earl Ray, w ho is serving
a 99-year prison term for the slaying. They
say they are not convinced he acted alone or
com m itted the crim e at all.
Report: Folic Acid Aids
Pregnancies
Siiri W ilson
C h isa Taylor
A ny w om an w ho might becom e pregnant
should either eat specially fortified foods or
tak ea vitamin supplem ent offolic acid every
day to protect against birth defects, a panel
o f experts said . A lso, all A m ericans over
age 50 should eat a bowl o f fortified cereal
every day or take a supplem ent o f Vitamin
B12, a nutrient im portant for m aking blood
cells but one that declines with age, said the
Institute o f M edicine report.
A m it Aryal
Water Found on Saturn’s
Moon LON
E u ro p e 's in fra re d sp a c e o b se rv a to ry
has d isco v ered w ater in m any unexpected
p la ce s - in c lu d in g a m o o n o f S atu rn -
ra isin g e x p e c ta tio n s o f life e lse w h e re in
the u n iv erse, th e E uropean S pace A gency
said . T h e d isc o v e ry o f w a te r v a p o r in
th e a tm o sp h e re o f T ita n , S a tu rn ’s la rg ­
est m o o n , m ay in d ic a te th a t c o n d itio n s
th e re d u p lic a te th o se th a t g av e b irth to
life on E arth , th e a g e n c y 's d ire c to r o f |
sc ie n c e said .
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Olivia "L o retta " D ike
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reg o n ’s 34 C om m unity Col lege
|AII-Star S cholars, from 17
colleges.w ill be honored by G ov.
S u s i S h ia c h
K itzhaber in a m eeting in the G o v e rn o r’s
cerem onial office at the state capitol on Eri-
day, April IO, I lam . Gov. K itzhaber will
This is the sixth year o f the event and is
sponsored by the OrcgonCommunityCollege
Association. Students will be honored at a
luncheon with community college presidents
and legislators following their meeting with
Kitzhaber.
By campus, the six all-stars are:
Cascade Campus { Not Pictured)
Rachel Rose, a northeast Portland resident,
is the mother o f two grown sons who says
Portland Community College has “changed
my life— first by teaching me how to operate
an offset press in the late ‘ 70’s so that I could make
a living wage and support my two sons. And later,
after being seriously injured in an automobile
accident, giving m e hope for a new career in
education.”
C hisa I). Taylor is a northwest Portland
resident and the mother o f two children who has
set her sights high after coming to PCC. “It is my
goal in life to beaw orid changer,” shesaid. “The
changes we make today by educating ourselves,
and other, positively impacts our future and
changes our world for tomorrow.”
Taylor has served as treasurer and vice presi­
dent for the Associated Students o f Portland
Community College—Cascade, is a Phi Theta
Kappa member, an academic peer advisor, vol­
unteer coordinator and member o f the Parent
reachers Association, and the program assistant
for the Portland Teachers Program.
Susi Shiach, a resident o f Hillsboro, said the
“community learning” environment at PCC is
something she w on’t soon forget. The 2 1 -year
old is working toward an advertising and com­
munications degree, which she hopes to pursue
furtherattheUniversityofOregon. Shecurrently
sports a 3.92 GPA.
Olivia “Loretta” Dike is also a Hillsboro
resident who managed to find time to come to
PCC despite being the mother o f six daughters.
“ Attendingcollege has taught m e how important
it is to keep balance," she said. “ It is the realiza­
tion that has helped make me a better student and
a good role model for my daughters and other
adults who are re-entering college.”
Sylvania Campus—
Siiri Aileen W ilson is a southw est P ort­
land resident w ho is w orking tow ard a b io l­
ogy degree. She said after being involved in
her studies and in cam pus activities at PCC,
she considers h erse lf “a success sto ry .” A
3.75 G PA , D ea n ’s list and P resid en t’s list
honors, being a m em ber o f Phi T heta K appa
and the Student Senate P resident helps back
that opinion.
A m it A ryal, a native o f Kathmandu, Nepal
who lives in southwest Portland, is working
toward a chemical engineering degree. He is on
the Dean’s list and a staff writer for the PCC
newspaper, The Bridge. He is also a member o f
the Volunteer Society o f PCC and the Program
Services Council o f PCC.