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THE^RINT Clackamas Community Collage Oregon City, OR 97045 •Mchohol program to be instituted iy Thad Kriesher available. Currently, the only existing I In light of the recent national drug abuse program at the col «ncern over the topics of drug lege, according to Director of d alcohol abuse, the Federal Student Activities Debbie vemment has passed new re- Baker, “consists of brochures, ™uirements in the Re- fliers and those type of things luthorization Act of 1965. This over in the health center, and ict allows for the authorization Mary Fitzgerald who is on loan if all federal financial aid pro- to us from the county two hours ¡rams by congress every five a week to see students with ears. In order for these pro- alcohol/drug problems.” rams to remain in effect, the An alcohol and drug abuse lstitution offering them must committee consisting of iass certain eligiblity re students and staff has been quirements. formed to look into the forma The new requirements state, tion of a program, and to mong other things, that for an answer the many questions sur istitution to be eligible for rounding it. ederal financial aid dollars, the Chief among these is whether nstitution must certify that they or not the existing program is lave in place a drug abuse enough to comply with federal irevention program available to regulations. Committee chair iny officer, employee, or stu- woman Baker commented “We lent at the college. In order for may be (in compliance). The he college to comply with new federal regulations are so jBederal regulations, the drug sketchy. It says we need to have Abuse prvention program must a program both available to Be in place no later than July 1, students or staff. It does not ■987. define what that means.” The law is, however, vague in The committee hopes that an : areas of just what kind of upcoming alcohol and drug ogram the college must have, abuse workshop in Lincoln City d what services it must offer, Feb. 22-24 that will be attended merely states that the college by members Dale McGriff, ist have such a program Vince Fitzgeralsd, Erna Lewis, "Contributing Writer t aiiO Debbie Baker will help to shed some light on the subject. Other topics on the agenda will include how to link staff into a program and education of staff on how to identify the problem, and what to do about it. However, even if the college is now in compliance, yet another complication exists. Thlis is the fact that Mary Fitzgerald is only here at the county’s leisure, and could be removed at any time by the county. Furthermore, Fit zgerald is not available over the summer. As for whether or not a pro blem actually exists at Clackamas is unclear. Baker states that “The general trend everywhere is that there is an alcohol and drug pro Hem. What they’re finding is that you don’t think the problem is as big as it really is until you start in vestigating it... I know staff have indicated to me periodically that students have come to class and they just know that they’re on something. But in terms of predicting how many students might be or what the trend is here at Clackamas, we haven’t done any kind of study to predict that.” If the college does not comply with the new federal requirements by the set date, the consequences will be grim for those students depending on federal aid to at tend classes. All federal aid (PEL Grants, National Direct Student Loans, Guaranteed Student Loans, College Workstudy, and Supplemental Education Oppor tunity Grants), will be totally cut. Although it is not the only motive behind the recent move to instate a drug abuse program, Committee Chair Baker said that “It certainly made it more prevalent that we need to work on it faster. In terms of starting something, we’ve done that.... But in terms of really taking a hard look at it, a more realistic viewpoint, the federal regulations stimulated that in terms of doing more about it as opposed to waiting.” She went on to say of the new regulations that “I’m not sure that I think that’s fair. What I think the federal government is saying is that there’s a problem, and we’re trying to find ways to help combat it.... I don’t know that there is an easy solution to alcohol and drugs anywhere. You know, it’s not just a Clackamas Community College issue, it’s a nationwide issue, and certainly there hasn’t been a solution to it for years and years.” t&ClACKAMAf COMMUNITY COLLEGE A A seven member board voted on the new logo for the college on February 12. The vote was 5 to 1 with one member missing. Acting as chair for the meeting, Roger Rook voted against the logo. Ac cording to him, the logo didn ’t show the progression of the college. The ideas of a new logo began spring term 1986. The cost, which was originally estimated at $10,000, turned out to cost only $9,000. Debbie Baker participates in sweetheart blood drive. ASG thanks everyone who participated in donating the 108 pints that was collected. February 18, 1987 Financial aid changes highlighted by Dean Grey Editor The 1987-88 school year has shown changes in the Financial Aid process. The following are the highlights and some of what is available in the way of Finan cial Aid. To those without Financial Aid the changes have no effect, but to those who do, the main changes will be in determining dependency status. The guidelines for an independent filing are more strict than in the past. This means that “there will be more dependent students,” said Financial Aid Coordinator Kathy Scheer. Another change is that all Guaranteed Student Loans (GSL) will be given on a “need basis.” This will affect the total GSL population of the college. “GSL volume for Clackamas College will be much less than it has been,” stated Scheer. According to Scheer, “For the first time College Work Study, Perkins loans, and Sup plemental Educational Oppor tunity Grants will be available to half time students”. The Higher Education act of 1965 is the Congressional Act that authorizes all federal finan cial aid programs. This Act must be re-authorized every five years. For 1987-88, the re authorization of federal finan cial aid programs brought some major changes. Here are the highlights: Dependency Status - All students under age 24 are con sidered dependent unless they meet one of the following criteria: 1) student is a veteran of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard with an honorable discharge, 2) student is a Ward of the Court or an orphan, 3) student has legal dependents other than a spouse. If the student is under 24 years old, they can only be considered independent if they can prove they were not claimed by their parents on parents in come tax return for 1985 and 1986 and can document that they (the student ) earned $4,000 for 1985 and 1986. Continued on Page 3.
