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Drafting department gets newcomputer, room HP87 and the two HP85 com $1,000 donation from the puters. But recently, Tek Clackamas Community Col Of The Print tronix donated a large lege Foundation, and through 4054 computer work station its Contribution/Donation After waiting several that had to be shelved until program, Tektronix will months, Clackamas Com munity College’s drafting more space could be provided hopefully pay the $3,000 dif for it. ference. department has been given an The drafting department “In recent years, com requested another room to ac panies have been placing a commodate the computer last heavy emphasis on computers spring, but it was not until the to take over the old manual beginning of this term that an drafting method,” Durrer extra room was provided. said. The statistics really speak One other obstacle the for themselves. Out of the 15 drafting department has had drafting graduates in 1978-79, to overcome is funding to buy 12 of them went to work in the software needed for the CAD (Computer Aide newly-acquired computer. “It Design). (computer) can be used now In 1980-81, out of 19 but it can’t bè used to its full graduates, seven went into potential without the extra CAD and in the 82-83 school software,” Michael Durrer, year, 10 of the 31 graduates chairman of the drafting went to work in CAD. So department, said. popular are computers in draf Because it is for an educa ting that Introduction to Com tional institution, Tektronix puter Graphics has even will sell the $12,000 worth of become a required class for a STUDENT MIKE JOHANNESEN operates computer in new software to the College for degree in drafting. drafting department room. Tektronix donated a large computer $4,000. The drafting depart “Although that’s the only to the College, and additional space had to be made to accom-, ment is going to request a computer-related class that is modate. Photo by Duane Hiersche By Kristen Tonole extra room to house its com puter work stations. The original facility where the computers were kept was a walled-off section of one of the drafting rooms. It allowed plenty of room for the required, we are trying to in tegrate computers into our other drafting courses,” Dur rer said. “Job opportunities are great, and we have been having great success in job placement. Last year we plac ed 23 out of our 31 graduates,” Durrer added. The job placement suc cess may be due to the good reputation the College’s draf ting department has achieved. Recently, 25 advisors scouted around some of the colleges in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Montana to check out their drafting programs and reported that “there’s not a two-year college around that comes close to Clackamas. v “We’ve made the best progress in the state and we are the forerunners of com puter graphics,” Durrer said. The new computer room has already been remodeled and the computers were mov ed in Monday, Jan. 16. Sexuality important in maintaining self-esteem By Shelley Ball Of The Print The process of aging and the importance of one’s sex uality in maintaining self- esteem will be the topics discussed at a workshop tomorrow, January 26, on campus in the Community Center Mall. Titled Sexuality and Ag ing, the workshop will run from 1-3 p.m. in CC101. A $2 pre-registration fee is re quired. The program will be run by Joanne Den-Beste, who also teaches female sexuality and women in transition classes at Portland Communi ty College. Carolyn Knutson, chair person of family and human services, said the designing of such a class came from requests made by people who work with the elderly population. She ex plained that as people begin to lose some of their physical abilities and friends due to old age, it becomes increasingly difficult for them to uphold their sense of self-esteem. “Maintaining self-esteem is an important part of grow ing old gracefully,” Knutson said, and it is through learning more about one’s own sexuali ty that self-esteem can be rein forced. “We are all sexual be ings, and sexuality is (a part of) our identification, our in dividuality,” she added. It is for these reasons the workshop will cover life-span changes, including maintaining self-esteem. The class will also increase people’s awareness of aging, which Knutson said could be beneficial to the young and those who work with the elderly, as well as the elderly themselves. “The more we know about aging and our own sex uality, the better we will accept aging and those around us,” she stated. “The Pepsi Genera tion is beginning to drink Sanka. Learning more about the process of growing old is an important element in relating to society today, as Knutson explained humanity is current ly moving into a period where greater numbers of older peo ple exist. “The Pepsi Generation is beginning to drink Sanka,” she said, and it is estimated by the year 2000 there will be a substantial increase in elderly people. The myth that an aging person is not a sexual person is another aspect Knutson said would be discussed at the workshop. Student government looks at levy, blood drive,tourney By J. Dana Haynes Of The Print Worries over the March levy election dominated last week’s Associated Student Government meeting, along with plans for the winter term blood drive and obstacles for the Associated Colleges’ Union-International (ACU-I) tournament. The levy election, scheduled for March 27, is one of the ASG’s foremost priorities this term, President John Sagoe said. The student government has formed a Committee for Concerned Students (CCS) and is par ticipating in the College’s Elections Committee. Kristi Scott, ASG ad ministrative assistant, attend ed the introductory meeting of the CCS on Wednesday of last week. She said approximately 15 students attended the meeting, where suggestions were considered. No final decisions were reached. One Page 6 idea presented was a student march on the county court house in Oregon City. The blood drive, which is held three times per year, has been rescheduled, Assistant to the President Nancy Perman said. ' It will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. It was originally planned for the previous Tues day. Dennis Donin, spokesper son for the Oregon chapter of the American Red Cross, said that the organization is excited about the drive and anticipates a good turnout. “Last term, Clackamas had an all-time record for this school,” Donin said. Nearly 150 students, staff and faculty members turned out to donate blood in fall term, with 120 units (pints) actually collected. The other would-be donors were defer red for medical reasons. Of the 120 donors, 23 gave blood for the first time, a statistic Donin finds “very encourag ing.” ASSOCIATED STUDENT GOVERNMENT members (left to right) Kristi Scott, Ad ministrative Assistant; John Sagoe, President; and Linda Cox, Vice President discuss levy- promoting ideas at the Jan. 19 ASG meeting. Photo by Joel Miller The reports on the up Northwest (on the regional dent interest has undermined coming ACU-I tournament level) and the nation, is a series the event. Debbie Baker, ASG were less encouraging, of sports competitions in advisor, said only 10 people however. The tourney, which cluding bowling, backgam signed up to compete in the billiards competition, down is an annual event and involves mon, chess and billiards. This year, a lack of stu- from last year’s 45. colleges from throughout the Clackamas Community College
