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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1981)
The play’s the thing see page 4 Wrestlers hit national mats Chewing up the eateries see page 7 print I see page 8 Clackamas Community College______________________ H Wednesday, February 25, 1981 Vol. XIV, No. 17 Video students interning for cable and PBS By Tom Jeffries Of The Print ■IVO FOR THE MONEY--“We must pass a levy to operate by June 30 when our current ■vy expires, or the College may have to close,” said Dr. John Hakanson, poters give college ■no confidence^® vote By David J. Hayden ■Following the Feb. 17 defeat of the two proposed tax levies, the College Board met. Mon- day. and passed a resolution -■Hing for an operating levy to bet brought before the voters; ■irch 31. ■he levy, if passed, would ■horize a tax rate of $1.14 per $1,000 true cash value for three years beginning July 1; thersame rate as the previously ■eated operations levy., It would provide funding only for the operational expenses of the ■lege, and not for any con- ■ction costs. The Board tabl ed all considerations for a con- ■iction levy at this time. Rioters in the College tax ■trict rejected the College’s previous jrequesft for an »rating levy by 7-,276 to 9,476 and voted down the ■struction levy by 4,891 to ■62 during the Feb. 17 fecial election. This followed the College’s unseccessful bid fort a tax base last November. Dr. John Hakanson, College president, commented, “I believe the levies failed both because of the general economic situation and the public’s lack of awareness of the College’s needs.” Hakanson further suggested that the current economic climate placed additional pressure on the College. “The focus nationally is on cutting budgets,” he noted. “It is a very difficult time, to raise money from the public.” “The College is in a difficult situation, however,” Hakanson emphasized. “We must pass a levy to operate by June 30 when our current levy expires or the College may have to close.” If we haven’t passed a levy by May, Summer School will be cancelled, and if we fail to pass one by June, the ma jority of the staff will be suspended. .“The major objective of this institution is training people so they may become productive members of the working force,” Hakanson continued. “I find it ironic that in these economic times the public does riot recognize die value of such training and support it.” “I couldn’t learn what I need ed to know here. Carlds couldn’t teach me, so he ar ranged someone who could,’’said Carin Cheek,, one of four video technology students currently working as an intern for various cable television stations and Channel 10.' Cheek and John Bunch work together at Liberty Cable.. Another studerit, Kevin Ervin, interns at'Storer Cable while the fourth, JPeter Schoop, has been working for Channel 10. All of the internships were set-up by Carlos Ricketson, the video instructor. “I called up the people in charge and let them know that if they needed any interns I had students who were interested,” he explained. “Naturally, they don’t get any money for what they do, but it’s good on-the- job training.” “We started about five weeks into the year,” continued Cheek. “At first all we did was engineering work. We did maintenance and repair, white balancing, and going out in the field to help set up for produc tions. Lately, though, we’ve been able to help put programs over the air, community access and stuff like that.” “I’ve been applying what I already know and learning more as I go along,” added Bunch, who has also been working extensively with lighting. Ervin spent, his first few weeks learning how to - use Storer’s editing system. He became a relatively proficient editor and now also helps with remote shoots, setting up their lighting, and general lighting maintenance. Internships for video technology students benefit both the station and the stu- , dent. Students are able to work firsthand with commercial video and learn processes and gather experience they would be unable to receive in any classroom. The stations they work for-get the benefit of the " students’ work as he interns, and the benefit of more qualified personnel in the field after the students graduate. “I really like the work,” con cluded Cheek. “I work with good people. They know what they’re doing and if I have a question, they’re more than willing io answer it.” High school competition offers challenge to talented students A force of 600 to /00 high school students will hit Clackamas Community Col lege Thursday around 0830, according to campus in telligence reports. CCC will host the third an nual Clackamas Regional Skills Competition, this Thursday. High school students from throughout Clackamas County will compete in 14 skill areas. Competitions will include academic areas such as mathematics and vocational areas such as welding. “High school students will benefit from the experience of competing against the best,” said Bob Wynia, contest coor dinator. “It gives them the chance to see how well they are trained and how well they are doing.” Competition bet ween schools is being down played this year, with the con test designed to be more of a personal challenge. Awards will be sent to high schools for presentation. The contest also serves as a college visitation. Students will have the chance ,to talk with College instructors. The Clackamas. County Educational Service District, a taxpayer-supported organiza tion, is sponsoring the Regional Skills Competition. The ex pense to the College is time and space. One objective of the contest is to show the quality of education to to the the community, co education according to the ESD. The ESD says, too, that the event “promotes school to college ar ticulation and express coopera tion among residents of Clackamas County.” High schools irivolved in the competition are Lake Oswego, Estacada, Gladstone, West Linn, Molalla, Lakeridge, and Oregon City. Students atten ding the Owen Sabin Occupa tional Skills Center will also be competing. There will be com petitions in accounting, auto body, auto mechanics, business education, drafting, electronics, journalism, life- sciences, machining, marketing and job interviewing.
