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Future: topic of workshop son explained, “and we will be trying to anticipate the future in order to plan for what the students want and need.” Most of what Hakanson will say has already been in troduced to the college faculty prior to the start of Fall term. Namely, that the college is go ing to grow, simply because the community itself is growing. The larger a community becomes, the more it will ex pect from its college. A banquet We will be looking for the Thursday evening will honor changes in the community col the people who have been the leges, so we can make plans for catalysts for the growth of com the next five years,” Hakanson munity colleges in Oregon. said. “An example would be in Thèse are the people who have assessing changes in the remained active for 20 years, economy and how that might and many of the state leaders have an impact on are invited to the ceremony. enrollment.” - “In 20 years,” Hakanson said, Items concerning the col “we’ve built 13 community col lective community colleges leges, and it’s a very substantial across the state will be discuss accomplishment ■ ” Hakanson and associates ed at the workshop. “The head of every , state community col are expected to return Friday lege has been invited,” Hakan- afternoon. The future of the com munity colleges in Oregon is the subject for the two-day Oregon Community College Planning Long Range _ Workshop at Mt. Hood Com- munity College Nov. 5-6. Representing the college are: President John Hakanson, dean of instruction Dr. Kaiser, director of planning and con struction Bill Ryan, and the members of the college board. Staff photo by Duffy Coffman COLLEGE OFFERS USE of soccer field to young championship hopefuls. Clackamas Community College ■ Wednesday, November 4, 1981 Hatfield finds fault in budget, student aid Byli. Dana Haynes Of the Print ■The fate of student finan cial aid, among other subjects, waldiscussed by Senator Mark O.l Hatfield (R-Oregon) last Saini lay in Oregon City. ■The question-and-answer CiBference, held at Harry’s M®tache restaurant on Molalla Awn tie was attended by local citize including State Con- ■s"ian Dick Groener; Don Afterson, Oregon City Mayor; I Ralp Groener, County Cpm- mBsioner and CCC Board Member: Dr. John Hakanson, j college president; and other business and political leaders. The topics of concern ranged from Social Security to defense to the powerful Senate . Appropriations Committee , of which Hatfield is chairman. Dr. Hakanson raised the first problem concerning the future of student aid. “We’re very rapidly losing tax revenue, raising tuition and losing stu dent tuition aid. We’re turning the community colleges into upper-and middle-clàss institu tions,” Hakanson said, “It’s becoming very hard for the Aid for orphans sought ■ A fund to assist four Lao tian children who are brothers of a Clackamas Community Cclege student has been e»biished by the Indochinese Cultural Center. The children’s parer died as a result of murder and suicide in Portland re® nm ■The children of the late Yao Tsong Saechao are living with Kao . Saechao, a CCC graphic arts student along with hiswife and two children ages 2 years and 3 months. The Saechao family resides in Oregon City and has taken in Moung, 17; Koy, 14; Pha, 9; and Chieu, 4. Checks payable to the In dochinese Center Child Care Fund may be sent to: 3030 S.W. Second Ave., Portland 97?01. The money will be deposited in a special account to assist the children. Measure 51 debate topic page 3 poor people, to get into com munity colleges. That was one of the reasons they were started.” Hatfield is not unfamiliar with the problems facing com munity colleges. When he was governor of Oregon, he chartered twelve such institu tions. “When we launched the community college system in this state, we didn’t ’ have federal student aid” the senator said, noting that the colleges have grown too dependent on federal help. “It’s not just the schools,” Hatfield said, “It’s the water systems, highway systems, everyone.” Hatfield suggested that a major form of student aid is the Pell grant, which offers students a maximum grant of $310 per quarter. “The ad ministration has given its sup port to maintaining the Pell grant program at as high a level as possible. It is a top priority,” Hatfield said. The senator also sighted a need to cut waste in the federal student financial aid. “Let’s ex trapolate the student loan part Staff photo by an “ IF IF A STUDENT qualifies for student aid, then he qualifies. You’ve got to have that money for him,” Hat- Hat field said. (cont. on page 3) Janos Szanto in spotlight page 7