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Financial aid/draft rider overturned once more By Renee Rickard Of The Print “The Solomon Amend ment,” a controversial new law banning all male students between the ages of 18 and 23 who have not registered for the Selective Service from receiving any financial aid, will be of ficially enforced at all universities and colleges, nationwide, beginning Oct-. 1. This piece of legisla tion is the brainchild of Republican New York Rep. Gerald Solomon, who, in a U.S. News interview, June 6, 1983, insists that even though 96 percent of all requested men, have complied with the law, “it is important for the government to go after every last violator of the law and to Telecourse credit available through Vietnam series By Shelley Ball Of The Print An in-depth look at the Vietnam War can earn stu dents telecourse credit at Clackamas Community Col lege, through a 13-part series entitled “Vietnam: A Televi sion History.” The series began Oct. 4 and will continue through Dec. 20 on channel 10. The se cond segment of the series airs tonight from 9-10 p.m., and the following episodes will air every Tuesday at the same time. Chairperson of Social Sciences Fred DeWolfe will in struct the Vietnam telecourse, a subject he considers necessary for students to be aware of. “Vietnam is a subject of mixed interests, and if we (United States) want to avoid the mistakes of another Viet nam, we need to find out what those mistakes were,” he said. The telecourse will pro vide comprehensive coverage of the Vietnam War, from as early as 1945 to 1975, with em phasis placed on the period from 1965 to 1973, a time of heavy U.S. involvement. It is set against the background of the French colonial period in Indochina. Although parts of the series are not new to the Col lege, DeWolfe said this time the entire program will be shown for the telecourse. DeWolfe also said the parts of the series he has seen were “fairly objective and com plete. “All the participants (in the war) are involved, all the good and bad guys,” he said. The program was produc ed by PBS’s Boston affiliate WGBH, and Britain’s Central Independent Television and France’s Antenne 2 were also involved in series production. As for the telecourse, DeWolfe suggests students “should ask themselves verv serious questions: why we were involved, and to what ex tent we failed or succeeded. If they (students) ask questions about this one (Vietnam), maybe they’ll ask questions before going into another situation,” he said. use all available means to do so.” For college students, the “means” Solomon refers to are the heavily relied on, federally-funded student aid programs. In order for any male stu dent to receive financial aid, he must at some point indicate that he has registered for the Selective Service. If the stu dent has not yet registered or refuses to register for the draft, he must automatically be refused government aid un til he does comply. Though colleges and universities must administer the law to students, it is the last place where support for- the Solomon Amendment is to be found. Financial aid counselors, such as Scott Fischer in the Clackamas Community College Financial Aid office, find the respon- sibility imposed on them a job terribly misplaced. They believe that it is a job for law enforcers--not col lege financial aid counselors. Fischer also questions why Congress decided to make financial aid applicants the on ly group subject to immediate punishment by lack of com pliance with the law. Students from lower in come families who rely solely on government aid for their education have less freedom of choice when it comes to either complying with the Selective Service law or simply avoiding it. Students from higher in come families may find alter native ways to get the financial assistance they need without having to comply with the law. But this and other accusa tions made against the amend ment, such as violation of due process and equal protection under the law, self-incrim- ination, and discrimination on the basis of age, sex, income and race seem to some con stitutional law experts to be too fragile an argument to stand the legal test if the issue reaches the Supreme Court. Court. At the moment Congress is waiting for the Supreme Court to reconvene in Oc tober, hoping to get the law reviewed by the Justices and proved constitutional beyond any doubt. Meanwhile, colleges, in cluding Clackamas Communi ty College, have already started requiring Selective Ser vice registration as a necessary part of applying for student aid, but only because at this point the requirement apears to be a legal inevitability. No smoking law affects College By Heather Wright Of The Print Effective this summer, smoking is prohibited at Clackamas Community Col lege, except in designated areas. The Legislature passed the Oregon Clean Air Act in 1981. The law was designed to protect public health and the environment by prohibiting smoking in public places. Here at the College there are certain places where people can smoke. These areas are the student lunchroom, and in some buildings where ashtrays are provided. There was a meeting, Tuesday, Oct. 4, which was decided where the no smoking signs will be posted on cam pus. Those signs will then be purchased and posted accor dingly. ■ I OREGON INDOOR CLEAN Air Act was enacted this summer. Smoking will only be permitted in designated areas throughout the College. Out of approximately 12 should be able to smoke student smokers interviewed anywhere they wanted. by The Print, 10 agreed that Although some public the Oregon Clean Air Act is beneficial, because smoking places do not have no smoking offends non-smokers. The signs posted yet, eventually other two students who they all will include designated disagreed thought that they areas for smokers. College Take Charge Day commences Oct. 22 By Charlene Jensen Of The Print Take Charge, a day-long event, will be held Oct. 22 at Clackamas Community Col lege. Take Charge Day is a program for students and the public, , those interested in planning for their futures, the underemployed, people chang ing careers, and those wanting to learn about careers in small businesses. The program was started last spring and began with the concept of getting people in volved in creating oppor tunities for themselves. “One of the realities of the Oregon situation is that there is no quick fix for our economic problems.” Marv Thornley of the Career Development and Placement Center said. “The idea of this program isn’t to Wednesday October 5, 1983 hand out jobs, but to make people aware of their resources, to make them plan for the future.” A variety of 40-50 careers will be offered at the career market, which will be held at the beginning of the Take Charge Day. Individuals will be able to talk one-on-one with career professionals, such as those in the health care and banking field. There also will be several workshops offered, some of which are: Handling Stress, Personal Budget, Computer Career, and Self Assessment. Also, practical help for the present is offered with seminars on intensive garden ing, and eating well on less. There will be facts on resume writing and employers respond ing on the issue of interviews. All of the individuals in? volved in the career market and the workshops are people volunteering their time. “The idea . . . isn 7 to hand out jobs, but to make people aware of their resources . . . ” Take Charge is offered to anyone interested and is valuable even to the already employed who want to sharpen their knowledge. There is no fee for the one-day program, and a lunch will be included for free. Those interested should call the college at 657-8400 ext. 501 and reserve a place at the meeting. A packet on the seminars will be provided for everyone who. attends. w¡¡w< :■ 12% Discount I on all software/hardware j i : for CCC student üé j Must present student I.D. card. Coupon valid through March 31,1984. 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