The Clatsop Column; Vol. 2, No. 2; Wednesday, January 13, 1993

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by  Clatsop Community College Journalism Club

The Clatsop
Column
Vol. 2, No. 2 Wednesday, January 13,1993
CCC Gets Grant for Education gies program since our marine indus-
trial training programs will exist in the
Center
same location with the future marine
Beverly Brown
industrial tenants of South Tongue
Clatsop Community College has Point. This in turn is expected to
strengthen development of the local
been chosen to receive $300,000 in
grant money for the creation and workforce for family wage jobs while it
development of a maritime and envi- helps solve serious space problems the
ronmental training center at South college is facing.
Tongue Point. Part of a $2.3 million The second goal of the proposed
Housing and Urban Development center is to expand into the fields of
grant to help retrain displaced Oregon environmental study and protection.
workers, the money will be used to Says Dailey, “With the West's greatest
benefit the many timber and fishing river at our doorstep and thousands of
industry workers in the area who have acres of sensitive wetlands surround-
lost their careers in recent years. ing us, balancing development and the
environment are perhaps nowhere
The proposed center will be built as
more relevant.”
part of a larger marine industrial park
In keeping with this second goal, the
to be developed by the Oregon Divi-
college intends to develop four new
sion of State Lands along the Columbia
programs. Environmental Interpreter
River in eastern Astoria.
Training will focus on the greater need
According to college president
for trained interpreters created by the
Doreen Dailey, the goals of the pro-
new trend toward “ecotourism.”
posed education system are twofold.
Environmental Education for the
The first goal is to develop the site to
Citizen will provide public education
allow for expansion of CCC’s existing
by way of exhibits, nature trails, lec-
maritime science and integrated tech-
tures and workshops emphasizing
nologies program. Dr. Dailey believes
natural and cultural history. Environ-
the site is appropriate for the college's
mental Education for Schools will be
newly developed integrated technolo-
Please turn to Grant page 5.
The Clatsop Column January 13, 1993
CCC Fencers Take Tourney semi-finals. Their combined victories
made Clatsop Community College the
Clatsop Community College was
overall winner of the event. All four are
well represented at the recent Baptism
to be congratulated on a fine first
of Steel, an annual event for beginning showing.
fencers, on December 4 at the
Coming up this month is the qualify-
Vancouver Fencing Center. According
ing meet for Division 2 National
to instructor Anne Klinger, all four
Championships. The meet will be held
CCC fencers made it at least as far as
January 23 and 24 at the Vancouver
the semi-final rounds.
Fencing Center in Vancouver, Wash-
Christine Grand was the winner of ington. Klinger expects that several of
the women’s division, and John her students will qualify for the cham-
Shulick won the men’s division. Also pionships. “They’re Good!” she says.
in the men’s division, Brent Boles was a “They ve done it before, and they'll do
finalist, and Greg Preston made the it again this year.”
Women’s Basketball
When Where Against
1/14, 7:45pm A.M.S. Clatsop Dist./Portway
1/21, 7:45pm Gray School Columbia Memorial
1/28, 6:30pm Gray School TonguePoint
2/5, 6:30pm Gray School O.W. A.
2/9, 7:45pm Gray School Clatsop Dist.
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inions expressed in The Column are those
of individual contributors from the Clatsop
ollege community and do not necessarily
wey
reflect the official positions of The Column staff.
Deadline for all submissions (includin
Vig ¥.8 advertising) for the next issue is code Feb.
Published monthly in Astoria, Oregon.
SUAELS.c2osc.ctektealees Ginger Morse
Beverly Brown
POVASOT: gsi onc Angela Harris
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Latin Artists Display Work represented energy, mystery, timeless-
ness, and force that I find in her. To me
Portland Artists, Kenneth Colorado
she always embodies the idea of
and Hugo Anaya will exhibit their fire...‘Pyramids on fire’ seemed an
artwork at Clatsop Community Col-
obvious metaphor.” The bulk of
lege Art Center Gallery from January Colorado’s work during the past year
4-22. Anaya, originally from Mexico, has revolved around the pyramid
will present a series of drawings in- symbol. The “triangulation of gun fire”
spired by the nostalgia he feels for his and conspiracy theories surrounding
birthplace and his people. In an expla- the Kennedy assassination, which
nation of his work, Anaya states, became news last year, came to be
“Many Mexican people possess a incorporated into the series of paint-
particular wisdom for survival due to ings, adding political overtones. How-
fecund tension among opposites; the
ever, Colorado disclaims a political
original civilization and the colonial; agenda in his art. “I am not stressing
the traditional and the modern. Able to my politics, but rather provoking
look back at the past we admit who thoughts of time, form, and space”
and what we are, not with mortifica- Colorado says.
tion but with great pride. We embrace
A reception for the artists will be held
our cultural totality, ritual intensity,
on the final day of the exhibit, Friday,
inherited wisdom, mystic imagination,
January 22, from 3 to 5 P.M. The Gal-
and the understanding of the relation
lery hours will be Monday to Friday 8
between life and death. Religion be-
A.M. to 5 P.M. and evenings Monday
comes an important part of everyday
to Thursday 7 to 10 P.M.
tasks and art is influenced by it, mak-
ing it rich, mystical, and mythical.
Cast Announced for Winter
Those ideas and images came to me
like poems which made a deep impres- Production
sion in my life. In every drawing | try Rehearsals are under way for CCC’s
to capture the memory of some of winter production of Arsenic and Old
those experiences.” Lace.
Colorado’s series, “Pyramids on This classic comedy by Joseph
Fire /Cross Triangulation of Fire,” Kesserling explores the unique life of a
originated from the idea of doing a family in which insanity does not
portrait painting of his wife, who was merely run; it gallops.
born in Cairo, Egypt. Colorado says, ot Veteran actresses Edna Packard and
chose the pyramid symbol because it
Please turn to Play, page 10.
The Clatsop Column January 13, 1993
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Grant, cont. from page 1. legislators dealing with forestry issues
developed to aid environmental educa- in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Califor-
tion for students at the K-12 grade
nia, Alaska, and Montana and the
level. Finally, the Environmental Canadian provinces of British Colum-
Mediation center is planned to serve as bia and Alberta.
a neutral setting for environmental Senator Dukes said, “What we do
debate.
with our forests is changing. To accom-
modate those changes, we need the
While final notice of the grant was
best information about how to main-
received on December 7, it could take
tain sustainable yields while balancing
up to 10 months for the money to
economic and ecological values.”
actually reach the college. What is
needed now, according to Dailey, is the During her tenure, Senator Dukes
enthusiasm and support of local said she will continue to pull in experts
merchants and local government from the timber industry, forestry
entities to get this ambitious project off research, environmental sciences, and
to a strong start. other interested groups to advise the
With its goals of retraining displaced task force and the state and provincial
local workers and combining industrial legislatures as issues emerge.
and environmental interests, this
The task force is charged with collect-
versatile education center is expected
ing sound data on current forest re-
to be an integral part of the revitaliza-
sources as a base for making future
tion of the communities along the
judgments on forest uses, serving as a
lower Columbia River.
forum for discussion and debate, and
Anyone interested in this project developing consensus and coordinated
should attend the CCC Board of Direc- action among the member states and
tors meetings in the CCC library provinces of the region. The panel also
conference room on the fourth Thurs- makes recommendations to Congress
day of each month at 7 p.m. on federal timber and budget issues.
Dukes to Serve Following her one-year term as Vice-
on Forestry Task Force chair, Senator Dukes would be in line
Senator Joan Dukes, D-Svensen, was to succeed the current Chair, Senator
Scott Barr of Washington State. Three
elected Vice-Chair of the Western
other Oregon legislators currentlyserve
Legislative Forestry Task Force last
on the task force.
weekend.
The Task Force is a regional group of
The Clatsop Column January 13, 1993
Little Things Mean A Lot Tip the folks who serve you. It’s
more than just a courtesy. People who
Beverly Brown work in service careers depend on tips
The old geezer with the scythe has for their livelihoods. (If you doubt this,
hobbled off into the night once again,
get a job as a waiter this summer and
and another new year is upon us. try living on your salary.) A 15% tip is
Just in case you didn’t think to make considered proper, but even quarters
any New Year's resolutions, here’s a add up, so don’t forget the tip.
modest list of little things you can do Give the guy on the corner that dollar
all year to make the world a better he wants, and don’t worry about how
place. he’s going to spend it. He’s not a baby
Take a walk once in a while. These any more than you are, and people on
are small cities we live in, and that gas the streets get precious little recreation.
guzzler isn’t always necessary for a trip
Commit random acts of kindness,
to the corner store. Don’t drive if the and don’t tell anyone about it. It’s fun
distance is short. to be sneaky, and it will make you feel
Save your butts for the can. Cigarette
good besides.
butts are not only ugly, they’re not
Do your friends a favor. Don’t prom-
biodegradable. Neither is gum, which
ise to do more than you can handle.
KILLS the birds and small rodents who
Look behind you once in a while to
mistake it for food. Don’t litter. (The
make sure nobody’s back there clean-
more walks you take, the more sense
ing up your messes.
this will make to you.)
Do yourself a favor. Love what you
Pick up somebody else’s trash. This is do, or find something else to do that
not for the faint-hearted. Once you you can love. Who knows, you might
start it’s hard to stop, but don’t give it just save yourself the trouble of getting
all up just because you can’t clean it all a second college education some day.
up. Besides, picking up enough of It isn’t necessary to make all sorts of
somebody else’s trash will really make bold promises at the beginning of each
you want to pick up your own. new year. You're probably going to
break them anyway. All you need is
Turn off your ignition. When you're
think about this list of little things from
parked or stopped at a construction
time to time (or make one of your own)
site, all that engine is good for is stink-
ing up the air you breathe. An idling and when you think about it, just do it.
You'll improve the world little by little.
car is hell on the Ozone, not to mention
Honest.
your lungs.
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A History of New Year’s Day once again.
Ginger Morse New Year's has been celebrated in
New Year's Day is the first day of the different countries on the following
calendar year. It is celebrated as a days: Christmas, Easter, March | and
holiday in almost every country. March 25.
In the Orient, the new year is a time January first became recognized as
of gaiety. Homes are decorated, and New Year's Day in the 1500s, when the
friends exchange gifts. Gregorian calendar was introduced.
In Europe, celebrating includes The Julian calendar places the first day
family parties, gift giving and visiting of the new year on January 14. The
prance! Jewish New Year, a feast day, is cel-
ebrated about the same time as the
Mie Linited otates, people attend autumnal equinox in late September.
church, and parties are held on New
Year’s Eve to watch the old year out. The Chinese used the lunar calendar
for about 4,000 years. This is based on
Thousands of years ago, the Egyp-
the waxing and waning of the moon.
tians celebrated the new year around Today the Chinese use the Gregorian
the middle of June, when the river Nile calendar. Today the Chinese and
usually overflowed its banks. Japanese both celebrate the holiday on
In Ancient Rome, the first day of the January first.
year was given to honor Janus, the god
In Iran, the new year begins on
of gates and doors as well as begin-
March 21. The date of the Hindus’ new
nings and endings. The month of
year varies.
January is named after Janus.
The ancient Iranians, or Persians,
followed the custom of giving eggs to
their friends; this custom is almost the ‘Datks shite...
same as “turning over a new leaf” at
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the beginning of the year.
New Year's Day became a holy day Moeclipee a
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in the Christian church in A.D. 487. It
was declared the Feast of the Circumci-
sion. Parties were not allowed at first
on that day because the Pagans had
followed that custom. This gradually
changed, and celebrations are held
The Clatsop Column January 13,1993
A Reader Speaks Up next: Do you eat cows? The Fur
Freaks.
“Math is Tough”—My Ass!
Editor's note: Barbie's legs do not actu-
Clarry ally reach anywhere, and that's not any-
This little tirade goes out to all you thing in Ken's pocket. Barbie and Ken dolls
jerk-knee feminists, masculists, and all are not anatomically correct (which goes
the other “ists” out there of either some way toward explaining their difficul-
gender. Get a life! ties with meaningful relationships).
What's all this agitation about one
Meet Terri Pierie
little phrase on the Barbie voice tape?
“Math is tough.” What's the bi-i-ig For the past four years, Terri Pierie
problem. Consider the source. Barbie is has worked in Student Services at
a bimbo with long blonde hair and Clatsop Community College. She
longer legs that reach all the way works with students in many ways:
to...well...heaven! That’s not a banana 1) Helping with new admissions
in Ken’s pocket. Her bust size is prob- 2) Helping veterans with their educa-
ably larger than her I. Q. If Bo knows tion benefits and monitoring their
shoes, Barbie definitely knows math. individual programs
She is a materialistic trollop that 3) Assisting the international students
Mother wouldn’t approve of. She owns with such things as acquiring a student
everything from rock bands to beach visa, registration and financial aid
clubs and soda fountains. She drives problems.
fast expensive cars, and check out the 4) For a disabled student, Terri can
price tag on her wardrobe. A librarian help relocate a class, work with voca-
she ain’t! She is the quintessential rich tional rehabilitation, and provide a link
party bitch, as American as Jordache to other resources available.
and Gucci with a Gloria Vanderbilt 5) Terri is also the link between Student
butt. Status is her middle name. Services and A.S.B.I.
School? What does she care! She'll
Terri likes working with a variety of
marry a doctor, a lawyer or an espresso
people, and she likes that fact that
franchise. She can count alright—all
everything she does in her job is for the
the way to the bank—so get real, you
positive. As well as working in Student
have way too much time on your
Services, Terri also works with each
hands.
new incoming “Lives in Transition”
class on micro skills, which is a type of
Where are all the Ghandi and Mother
career exploration course.
Theresa dolls?
The Clatsop Column January 13, 1993
College Brings Descutner and Miller explain that
Jazz Tap Group to Astoria jazz tappers share the same concerns as
Oregon's premier jazz tap dance jazz musicians and composers. In
ensemble, the Northwest Tap Consort essence, the dancers work at being
will perform in Astoria on Saturday : attuned and expressive musicians,
January 16, at the Astoria High School while the choreographers give special
auditorium, as part of the Clatsop attention to spatial rhythms and visual
Community College Arts on Stage dynamics.
1992-93 performing arts series. Since NTC dancers are also skilled in
other formal dance styles besides tap,
The five-member company is co-
their choreography can use the entire
directed by Janet Descutner and
body in rhythmic motion, in addition
Deborah Miller. Descutner heads the
to their rigorous tap dance virtuosity.
department of dance at the University
Show time in Astoria for the North-
of Oregon. Miller directs the dance
west Tap Consort is 8 p.m. Tickets are
program at Linfield College, as well as
$7 general admission, $5 for students
teaching in Portland for Vicki Mills.
and seniors and $3 for children under
CCC Dance director Vicki Durst, 12. Tickets may be purchased at the
who also heads the Arts on stage door or in advance at the CCC library
program, said, “The Northwest Tap and South County Center, and at
Consort represents the very best that Books Etc. in Astoria. Arts on stage
Oregon and the Northwest have to season passes will be honored.
offer in this distinctively American art
form that bridges the gap between
movement and music.”
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Play, cont from page 3. Magazine Announces Contest
Donna Wright are cast as Abby and Monthly Review, an independent
Martha Brewster, two sweet little old socialist magazine, announces an essay
maiden aunts with more than just a contest for people under 25. The topic
skeleton or two in their closets. of the contest is “Progressive Social
Teddy Brewster (who thinks he’s Change in the 1990s.”
really Roosevelt) will be played by Don For example: How can we achieve
Jones. Tom Berdine is cast as the evil progressive change in U.S. society
brother Jonathan, with Jim Jenkins in today? How are concerned young
the role of his creepy cohort, Dr. people responding to today’s most
Einstein. David Seese will play the pressing problems? Are emerging
bewildered youngest brother, and movements creating new ideas and
Mary Mann is cast as his sweetheart, posing potential solutions? In what
Elaine. The “other men” in Abby and ways can new social institutions be
Martha’s lives are Barry Sears, Nathan constructed?
Bucholz, Preston Meyer, Morgan Eilert, Entries should be 2000 words or less,
Jacob Nelson, David Bryant, and E. J. written in English, and typed double
Browne. spaced.
Arsenic and Old Lace will open at the There will be a $500 first prize, a $300
Performing Arts Center on February 11 second prize and a $100 third prize. All
at 8 p.m. with additional performances contestants will receive a free one-year
February 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. subscription to Monthly Review. Please
and two Sunday Matinees, February 14 send submissions to Essay Depart-
and 21, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $7 general ment, Monthly Review, 122 West 27th
admission, $5 for students and seniors, Street, New York, NY 10001. For more
and $3 for children under 12. Tickets information call [phone].
can be purchased in advance at the
Deadline: March 1, 1993
college library, South County Center in
Seaside, or Books Etc. in downtown The contest is made possible by an
Astoria. Tickets will also be available at old friend of Monthly Review, who has
the PAC on the nights of the perfor- provided funds for cash prizes. The
mances. editors of Monthly Review will decide
the winners. All decisions are final.
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