Clackamas Community College
Vol. XIX, No. 13
February 11, 1986
Oregon City, Oregon
Gramm-Rudman
affects college
By Bret Hodgert
Staff Writer
Today, many of the state
governments in America con­
trol budgets. The Gramm-
Rudman law, if its precepts
are followed, will trip many of
these state surpluses into
deficit. The proposed law was
recently deemed unconstitu­
tional, however there is a good
chance that the government
will follow its basic tenets.A
proposed $12.4 billion would
be cut from governmental pro­
grams in 1987 alone. With 75
percent of these programs be­
ing immune to such cuts, the
programs that are vulnerable,
like education, will bear the
brunt of programmed cuts.
Scheduled is $2.4 billion to be
cut from student Financial aid
and Medicare.
The Gramm-Rudman ruling
was originally put into effect
to eliminate the nations
Federal deficit. By signing this
bill President Reagan hopes to
have this massive deficit
eradicated by 1991. This
would mean cuts of at least
$36 billion a year. Legislation
passed that the cuts are to be
divided fifty-fifty between
military spending and
domestic spending.
If the goal of $36 billion a
year is not reached, the Presi­
dent has power to cut “con­
trol” programs (those pro­
grams susceptible to the
Gramm-Rudman ruling). This
could mean cuts of up to $165
million in currently alloted
funds for the Pell Grant pro­
gram. Other programs for
higher education would also
suffer the weight of this cut.
A few have challenged this
ruling by saying it is un­
constitutional. They claim that
the procedure gives legislative
power to the executive branch
of government.
The nations most populated
states would lose the most
financially. California and
New York each would loose $1
billion. As far as a per capita
basis goes, the least populated
states would be the biggest
losers, the worst of these being
Alaska, Wyoming, and Mon­
tana.
These cuts will effect the
middle and lower classes
heavily, with senior citizens
being hit the hardest. The
elderly stand to loose pro­
grams such as -nutrition ser­
vices, senior centers, low in­
come energy assistance, and
Medicare.
When asked, “Could the
states recover from this?”
Ronald Pollock of the Villers
Foundation says, “The answer
is an emphatic no.”
A baby cougar and a student at the College make a tentative friendship.
Photo by Joel Miller
ASG sends facts
By Dean Grey
News Editor
A $1,25 per $1,000 of
assessed property value tax
freeze had been proposed by
the the College’s Board of
Directors. Is that good? What
have we been paying? Who
will the change affect?
These are some questions
that voters might consider
before casting any ballots on
the levy issue. The members of
the Associated Student
Government feel it is impor­
tant that students have more
information on the county­
wide election.
ASG, in co-operation with
Kit Youngren, Continuing
Education Director, and the
election committee have put
together a fact sheet. This flier
contains the bare facts on the
College and its budget.
The two main elements of
the budget that are present on
the flier are: 1) the property
tax freeze which, if instated,
will equal the rate that tax­
payers are now, and have
been, paying since 1984; 2) the
College is asking for a five per­
cent increase in student tui­
tion. The increase, one of ap­
proximately $10 per term,
would decrease the amount
that taxpayers would have to
pay.
The fact sheet is available
through the week of Mar. 17.
ASG will concentrate on put­
ting a copy of the flier in every
student’s hands. Copies will be
available in the Student Ac­
tivity Center, ext. 245.
The upcomming election in
March is a mail-in ballot.
Registered voters will receive a
ballot in the mail around Mar.
7. This is a first for the Col­
lege, whose administration
hopes all voters will par­
ticipate in the special election.
A registration deadline has
been set Feb. 20, contrary to
the Stated date in the flier.
This cutoff date is only for
those who wish to receive a
ballot in the mail.
The elections office will ac­
cept late registrations through
Mar. 24. Those who register
late can vote at the elections
office on election day.
ASG will be sponsoring a
registration drive starting Feb.
14 which will run through Feb.
21, and will co-inside with
drives being held on all com­
munity college campuses in the
state.
Friends hold auction
tickets to Seattle with lodging
included, a river raft trip,
Copy Editor
The Friends of Clackamas fishing trips, and a stern­
Community College are wheeler trip for four with din­
holding an auction to benefit ner.
A family-style spaghetti din­
the College’s 1986 election
funds Wednesday, Mar. 5. ner will be served after the
Viewing and bidding (open auction and entertainment will
and closed) will take place in feature the “CCC Hidden
Talent Review.” The dinner
the Fireside Lounge.
Some of the items to be auc­ starts at 5:30 p.m. and the
tioned include Trailblazer talent show will begin at 7
tickets, two round trip Amtrak p.m. Happy Hour will start at
By Amber Marvin
Lone tree stands amidst passing clouds, cars.
5 p.m. and will feature
creative, non-alcoholic
cocktails.
Tickets are $3.50 for in­
dividual tickets, and a family
price of $10 will also be
available.
A dinner theatre program
will be held Mar. 19, and
together with the auction
$5,000 is hoped to be raised.
For further information
contact Kim at ext.205.