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    Women
eagers roll in­
to regionals
on hot
streak,
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First ever
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theater deem­
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'Wednesday, February 29, 1984
Oackamas Community College
Vol. XVII, No. 17
Board to try second levy passing
By Doug Vaughan
individual on assessed property value.
The proposed levy calls for a four per­
cent annual increase, which would set a
The Clackamas Community Col­ maximum tax of $1.39 per $1000 of
lege Board of Education will propose assessed value. The current rate is
its second three-year serial levy to $1.24 per $1000.
county voters March 27. The College is
College President Dr. John
currently functioning on the last year Hakanson stressed that this type
of the present levy which runs through of levy tells the voters what the max­
June 30, 1984.
imum tax will be, a feature which is im­
A first levy was proposed to the portant in a time when people are con­
voters Nov. 8, but was defeated by cerned with property taxes.
more than 12 percent. The second levy
After voters rejected the
attempt is identical to the November November levy, Hakanson said, “We
proposal, Jim Brouillette, election failed to get people who support the
committee chairperson, said.
College out to vote.” Brouillette hopes
The tax-based serial levy taxes the to change that this time.
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“We lacked individual campus
support last time and simply lost,”
Brouillette said. “What we’re showing
people now is what it would mean not
to have Clackamas Community Col­
lege here. More importantly what it
really means to have it here.”
Hakanson’s main concern with
the levy during this past year has been
the growing need to improve some of
the College’s programs before they
become obsolete. The current levy that
the College is functioning on only call­
ed for a two percent increase in taxes,
which has not enabled the College to
expand.
With the November failure,
Hakanson is also concerned with the
College’s morale.
Brouillette said a transformation
is taking place. “We need everyone to
get into a positive frame of mind about
the whole thing. I don’t think we did
that last time,” Brouillette said. “We
need to spread the message clearly to
let the voters know exactly what they
are voting for, and we are doing that.”
Brouillette has a positive outlook
for the March election. “We’ll win.
There’s no question about that. It is
just by how much,” he said.
Women politicians
invited to speak
International Women’s a panel discussion).”
Day will be Thursday, March
The “Women in Politics”
8, and to celebrate the occa­ event was scheduled by Dr.
sion Clackamas Community Karen Lever, coordinator of
College will host a “Women in the Women’s Special Pro­
Politics” panel discussion.
grams for the College. “The
The guests for the event event is being held to mark
will be State Senators Ruth their (the speakers’) achieve­
McFarland and Joyce Cohen ments,” Lever said. “We want
and State Representatives to examine the issues of being
Darlene Hooley arid Robin a politician and a woman. Ob­
Lindquist. The moderator of viously, there are a lot more
the discussion will be English men than women in politics.”
Instructor Marcia Myers.
Myers was chosen for the
After the discussion ses­
job because of her political ex­
perience. She was a committee sion (the questions for which
staff person with the Oregon have already been organized),
legislature during the 1981 and a question and answer session
will be available for the au­
1983 sessions.
“I loved it,” Myers said dience.
of her experience in state
“We hope we’ll have
politics. “I think I loved work­ some women in the audience
ing in the committees more who are interested in getting
than almost anything else I’ve into politics,” Lever said. “If
ever done. However, I’m a so, it’ll be sort of a ‘how-to’
real novice at this (moderating session.”
Print issues cancelled
Due to recent budget restrictions, the Print will not
be published next week. Also, the first issue of Spring
term has been cancelled. The next circulation date for
the Print will be April 11. We thank you, our readers,
for bearing with us during these tight times.
HOPING FOR APPROVAL—Clackamas to the voters March 27. The College is currently
Community College Board of Education functioning on the last year of a three-year levy,
members will submit their second serial tax levy
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Spring term registration slated
Spring term appointment
cards are now available at the
admissions office in the Com­
munity Center Mall.
Registration for returning
students, by appointment on­
ly, begins on March 12. Ap­
pointment registration for new
students begins on March 13.
March 14 is the day when open
and mail-in registration begins
and all mail-in registrations (7
credits or less) must be
postmarked by March 21.
Those interested in
telephone registration (also 7
credits or less) can call March
19-22 from 2-4 p.m. and must
pay by either VISA or Master­
card. For anyone who cannot
meet the designated deadlines,
there will be a Saturday
registration on March 31 from
8 a.m.-l p.m. Spring term
begins March 26.
An increase in enrollment
is not predicted for spring
term. “Of course we haven’t
started registering yet, but
we’re down this term and so
far the trends have remained
the same,” Mary Dykes, assis­
tant to the registrar, said.
There are several reasons
for the decline. “There are a
number of contributing fac­
tors,” Art Hames, head of
counseling, said. The employ­
ment situation seems to be the
leading cause. “Students used
to be able to quit their jobs to
start school, but now if they’re
offered a job they’ll quit
school to take it,” Hames
said.