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County voters shoot down College tax levy The Board of Education’s first proposal of a three-year, rate based serial levy was shot down by Clackamas County voters yesterday, Nov. 8 (see below for official results). “We were really disappointed,” Dr. John Hakanson, College president, said. “We failed to get people who support the College out to vote. Also, there is a lot of concern about property taxes—peo ple are sure they are too high.” Clackamas Community College is currently riding on the last year of a three-year levy passed in 1981. The current levy runs through June 30, 1984, and College President John Hakanson is hoping to pass a new one before that time. “It will be more pressing to construct one (levy) that voters will accept next time,” Hakanson said. “The morale will be harder to keep up.” Hakanson stressed that he thought county res idents support the College and are proud of what the College does. Even though he was confident the levy would pass, he was concerned that the College sup porters would not vote. Another area that concerned the President before the election was that residents might think that the levy provided for new construction on cam pus, which it did not. The levy was designed to provide for main tenance and equipment to keep the current programs updated. Hakanson feels there is a need for new building at the College, but this was not the time to ask for a construction levy. The propsosed levy asked for an average in crease in property taxes of four percent over the next three years. It would have set the maximum tax at $1.39 per $1,000 of assessed property value. The cur rent rate is $1.24 per $1,000. Hakanson said that the current levy the College is functioning under only called for a two percent in crease. Due to this, the College has not been able to make any additions to programs. With the failure of proposed levy, Hakanson said the task to propose one that the voters will pass will be even more trying. He said the next proposal would come in late spring. Levy results As of press time, with 54 of 94 precincts counted, the results of the Clackamas Com munity College Levy election were as follows: Yes.....3112 (43.7 percent) No.... 4415 (56.3 percent) «PRINT Clackamas Community College Wednesday November 9, 1983 Vol. XVII, No. 6 Harassment incidents hit campus By J. Dana Haynes Of The Print For the past 11 months, a series of incidents have taken place in the Pauling Science Center involving students who were accosted in the women’s rest rooms. Stan Johnson, head of the Public Safety office for the College, said five separate in cidents have been reported. In each incident, a female student has entered one of the two women’s rest rooms in the Pauling Center alone. An un identified man has followed, entered an adjoining cubicle, reached under the metal par tisan and grabbed the female student’s leg. No one has been injured to date and the culprit has been neither hostile nor threatening, Johnson said. The five known victims have been more shocked and angry than frightened, he added. Johnson called a con ference with The Print and Jim Roberts, dean of student services, after the most recent episode Tuesday, Nov. 1. There were two separate in cidents that evening, one in the women’s rest room in Pauling’s Building A and another in the Building C bathroom. The incidents have taken place over an 11 month period and have been randomly spaced. Johnson said the first incident was recorded in February of this year and the second not until two or three months later. “We didn’t even know we had a pattern to this thing until the next one,” Johnson said, which took place in August. The first case took place on a Monday evening, while all the rest occurred on Tuesdays. Building A, the northern-most of the three- building Pauling Science Center, was the site of the first four incidents. Although none of the vic tims have had a good view of the perpetrator’s face, the Col lege’s security personnel have a description. Johnson said the culprit is a male Caucasian and stands approx imately five foot, six or seven inches. He weighs an esti mated 140-145 pounds, with a slight build, dark, curly hair and hairy forearms and hand. He wears a blue jacket, blue jeans, old tennis shoes and a gold ring on his left hand. Johnson pointed out that, although only five incidents have been reported this past year, other cases of harass ment may have taken place and the victims may be too embarrassed, frightened or ashamed to tell anyone. Johnson said the Security Department needs further in formation. Anyone wishing to report previous incidents or wishing to impart any infor mation relating to the case may contact Security, ext. 301, or drop by the Public Safety trailer, situated north of Ran dall Hall. Johnson said con fidentiality would be main tained if desired. Johnson pointed out that, since no one has been hurt or directly threatened in any of the incidents, catching the culprit would probably not lead to his imprisonment. The charge would be harassment Johnson said, adding the perpetrator would probably received professional help rather than a prison sentence. Awareness Week hopes to open students’eyes By DeAnn Dietrich Of The Print “Awareness Week 1983” will begin its series of activities dealing with the special in terest groups at Clackamas Community College on Nov. 14. Showcasing the services and resources available for these groups will be seminars, movies, music and discus sions. In coordination with the Public Information Office, the directors of several resource centers on campus have arrang ed the week of entertainment and information. The resource groups participating include handicapped and learning disabled students, interna tional students, seniors, veterans and the women’s center. In the past, Handicap Awarenesss Week was coor dinated by the resource center’s director, Debbie Derr. Replacing a week exclusively for the handicapped center, each day thoughout the week will host a different group. Beginning on Monday will be Handicap Awareness Day, featuring a film fair, puppet show, and a panel discussion with 4 College learning disabled students and former students, who will share their experiences in the educational system and out side of it. Tuesday spotlights on Veteran’s Awareness Day, and includes a slide show presenta tion displaying the Portland Veteran’s Center and informa tion about Agent Orange as well as serving as a reference point for further information, (continued on page seven)