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About The print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1977-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1983)
EVENTS CALENDAR I Wednesday, Jan. 19 I Thursday, Jan. 20 I Focus Program: “Great I First Aid Meeting f Women” I Ji 10 p.m. 2-4 p.m. I I CC 101 I Pauling 101 i I Friday, Jan. 21 | | Vocal Jazz Festival I Saturday, Jan. 22 j Vocal Jazz Festival 10-12 p.m. ■ 7 a.m. * 12 p.m. « Randall Gym I Randall Gym ■i I I I I | I I I I I I I I I I i Sunday, Jan. 23 City League Basketball 6-10 p.m. Randall Gym print I _ Clackamas Community College H ■■ Wednesday Wednesday January January 19. 19, 1983 1983 Congressman hosts financial aid seminar Hitting incident investigated However, witnesses from the College claim that the incident was preceded by obscenities and Hungarian racial slurs aimed at Szanto. By Shelley Ball - Of The Print Anyone with questions concerning financial aid had the opportunity to get answers Saturday at the second annual Wyden Financial Aid Workshop, held in the Bon neville Power Administration Building in Portland. The workshop was spon sored by Congressman Ron Wyden, who explained the reason for the workshop in his opening remark, “The purpose of this seminar is to help you cut through the red tape, and make sure you can secure and understand your rights.” Approximately 250-300 students, parents, businessmen and college financial aid ad ministrators attended the workshop to listen to speakers representing different areas of financial aid, followed by a question and answer period. Among the members in the au dience was Clackamas Com munity College Financial Aid Officer Scott Fischer. “I think it was helpful and informative, particularly the 15-page handout that was given out. It was really, I think, a very helpful document,” Fischer said. “But at the same time I want to emphasize that staff members at the College do provide for people a whole bunch of general financial aid information, and how to fill out problem areas of the Financial Aid Form, without driving out on a Saturday to the BPA Building,” he added. Fischer also said that star ting today there will be eight financial aid form fill-out ses sions on campus through Feb. 21 in CC 101. Both Fischer and Financial Aid/veterans specialist Kathy Scheer will each conduct half of the ses sions. Marcus Lowthorp, U.S. department of education representative, headed the list of speakers on the workshop’s agenda, who outlined the three goals of the government con cerning education. The goals were: To provide access, choice, and retention skills. Lowthorp also stressed the growing importance of higher education for today’s elec tronic, data processing, marketing and sales fields, to name a few. “I think what I’m trying to impress on you at this point is the whether we like it or not, there is a dire need for an education beyond a high school education,” he said. Lowthorp concluded his speech by advising students to contact the financial aid office of the school they plan to at tend for specific information about financial aid sources. The next two speakers on the agenda included Lewis and Clark College Financial Aid Administrator Diane Tsukamaki and State Scholar ship Commission Official Thomas Turner, who together listed the qualifications for various loans and grants that were outlined in a handout given out to visitors earlier. Both also emphasized the im portance of applying for many different types of financial aid. “Do not exclude yourself from seeking these resources,” Tsukamaki said. Turner added that inac curate reports concerning the amount of student aid funds available has kept many people from applying for aid in the past. Turner then stated that anyone applying for financial aid “should get one (Financial Aid Form) soon; but you haven’t turned into a pumpkin yet.” Other speakers at the workshop included Veterans Administration official Rob Harlan, Social Security Ad ministration representative Gary Gitner, and Bob Bellows and Marlene Stein from Neighbors of Woodcraft. Wyden concluded the workshop by saying, “The training of people is a whole lot more important than military cost overrun. We’re (Congress) going to adopt steps to combat a small minority of bad apples, ' so that they don’t end up strangling 85 percent of the people.” Janos Szanto By J. Dana Haynes Of The Print Clackamas Community College Soccer Coach Janos Szanto is under investigation for allegedly hitting two people in a community soccer game in the Randall Hall gymnasium. Associate Dean of Special Instruction Bill Hargadine and Community Recreation Super visor Paul Fiskum are investigating the incident. A letter of protest, signed by members of a non-student soccer league, was sent to College President Dr. John Hakanson, Director of Plan ning and Operations Alf Lair, Athletic Director Charles Hudson, and The Print. According to. the letter, the situation arose during a spon taneous, non-league soccer game between members of the Cougar soccer team and a group of non-student community members. The game was held last December. During part of the game, according to the letter, Szanto entered the competition, lost his temper and hit two of the non-student players, Ron Gideons and Mark Miller. The letter further states that the attack was unprovoked and not retaliated upon. According to the students who were pre sent, one of the non-student members, Miller, had been asked repeatedly to stop shouting obscenities because of a co-ed volleyball class which was sharing the gymnasium. Szanto allegedly asked Miller to be quiet twice, and was rebuffed by swearing. On the third time, Miller allegedly shouted racial epithets and “go back where you came from.” At that point, Szanto claimed that he turned to walk away, but was pushed from behind, presumably by Miller. Szanto then turned and hit Miller. Ron Gideons, one of Miller’s team mates, rushed forward and was also slapped by Szanto. “There’s no question that a situation did oc cur,” Hargadine said. “However, the two sides present such different stories, we are in vestigating to see what’s what.” Szanto admits hitting both Miller and Gi- cfeons. “However, they were calling me a M——F——, and saying ‘Hey Gypsy, go back where you came from.’ I realize it was wrong to hit him, but I think that under similar cir cumstances I’d do it again,” he said. LeRoy Neal, one of the players on the com munity team, is upset by the lack of action taken by the College administration. “Two of my players were punched and no legal (actions) were taken,” he said. It was Neal’s suggestion to send the letter of protest to the College. “Some of the guys wanted to ‘get’ Szanto, but I said it was better to do it the legal way, that’s why we wrote the let ter,” he said. “But nothing has happened. You can’t always win if you take things by the law. If we can’t get any satisfaction this route, then what can we do?” Two of the non-students involved in the situation, Neal and Curt Hines, played soccer for Szanto’s 1981 team. Neither made the 1982 team. Szanto claims they have resented him since. Neal denies the implication. Hines was unavailable for comment. Diane Schuur featured Musicians gear up for jazz festival By Brett Bigham Of The Print Diane Schuur, a nationally known jazz singer will be the guest soloist at Clackamas Community College’s Vocal Jazz Festival this Saturday. Schuur recently perform ed at the White House for President and Mrs. Reagan and she has just finished her first album. “I think that she is one of the premier jazz singers of to day,” vocal jazz instructor Lonnie Cline said. The all-day festival will be attended by several jazz choirs from local high school. These groups will be judged and the highest ranked will perform in the evening show with the Col lege’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Schuur. Two shows will be given during the festival. A daytime show starting at 9:30 a.m. will include the high school groups involved and the “straight ahead” jazz and fussion group “Drama” that will play at 5:30. The evening show will begin at 8 p.m. “We’ve been working on the festival since October,” Cline said. “We’re going to do it every year and we’re hoping to expand it.” Both concerts will have festival seating in the Randall Hall Gym. For more informa tion or tickets contact the music department at the College.