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Page 5 > Market crash affects levy by E.A. Berg Staff Writer Oregonian Si ’ skepticism regar ding property tax increases and a low voter turnout are two of the reasons most given around cam pus on the Nov., 3 defeat of the college operating levy by district voters. Only one school property tax levy passed statewide. Oregon voters in rural areas, especially during the depressed economy of the 1980’s, are reluctant to sup port property tax increases due to this state’s reliance on property taxes for local government revenue. Forty-eight percent of registered district voters returned a mail-in ballot. “If we’re not in terjecting 60 percent of the voting public, we’re in trouble,” said College Board member Larry Wright during a College Board work session Nov. 4. Board member Rodger Rook said the levy failed partly due to last month’s stock market crash and voters receiving their proper ty tax statements the same time as the election. Rook and fellow board member Ross Smith said they received calls from several angry district residents complaining about inaccurate information in college material promoting the levy. They said the colleges cur rent property tax rate is $1.34 per $1000 of assessed value, not $1.25 like some of the material said. A public survey on why the levy failed is being conducted by the college, said Lee Fawcett, Assistant Dean of Student Ser vices. This will be used to help the college prepare the next levy re quest. The College Board will most likely try again by voting to place a levy request on the March, 1988 ballot. The current levy expires June 30, 1988. College President John Keyser told the Board the College will re main on the current' budget calendar despite the levy’s defeat. ASG goals voiced by Heleen Veenstra Editor__________________________________ Student Government recently adopted four new goals, which are about improving student in volvement on the college. “We want to lower the net costs of text books to students,” said Neale Frothingham, ASG president. Probably a faculty committee will be formed to study the book store prices. The second ASG goal is to in crease student involvement in the decision making process of the college. The way student govern ment will approach students is to have their Dec. 3 ASG meeting in the Fireside Lounge, so many students are going to be able to attend. There also will be a year long poster campaign and ASG would like to get a student on the Foun dation Board to achieve that same goal. is to increase the student emergency loan to pay financial aid for students who have emergency needs. Money for the emergency loan will be collected from increased parking fines. Another way to get more money for financial aid is from Washington D.C. Over 50 per cent of the financial aid on cam pus is federal. Student Government also adopted a child care bill which will become part of the financial aid program, if the Board of Education will approve the bill. “ASG and CCOSAC are ag gressively seeking for support from our Boards of Education,” Frothingham expressed. \ Child care will be provided to anyone who gets less than 115 percent by State median income. It will be federal funding for peo ple who got involved in the child care industry. “ASG and CCOSAC are aggressively seeking sup port from our Boards of Education. " Frothingham said he would like students to be more active in the decision making process of matters concerning students. Stu dent tuition provides 14 percent of the college’s revenue and students could have a strong in fluence on decisions, when being more active. To improve communication between faculty and students is the third goal, which can be established through faculty in volvement in student activities, and “have students and staff in teract more outside the class roortt” The fourth goal is to increase financial aid. The way ASG would like to approach this goal The child care bill refers not only to college students, but to “anyone with children in this state would be eligible to apply.” Child care facilities licensed by the State of Oregon would also be able to apply for funds to increase the salary of. the workers, to do education to in crease the abilities of the workers, and to have an educa tional program to increase the learning experience of children. “This is an area where students can be involved. This is their chance,” Frothingham concluded, pointing out the im portance of student involve- m e n t in the decision making. NEWS Novambar 18, 1987 Old trailers potential hazard Gaping hole under Student Health Trailer depicts general disrepair of 20-year-old trailers. by E.A. Berg Staff Writer A gas leak late last month that left several persons nauseous as well as leaky roofs and a heating and ventilation system that, at best, works sparingly, are only some of problems with the three trailers north of Me Loughlin and Randall Halls, according to Stan Johnson, Public Safety Chief. The 20-year-old trailers, which have been “temporary for 15 years or so,” said Johnson, house his offices and those of the Stu dent Health Services and Student Publications. He said he and the other college employees that work in the trailers have presented a list of needed repairs to Bill Ryan, Dean of Student Services. Johnson said in addition to the leaky roofs and the heating and ventilation problems, the floors sag, the walls are collapsing, the plumbing and electrical system needs repair, and the phone system in the Student Health Ser vices trailer has broken down. Other complaints include the trailers need painting and metal work done to improve their un sightliness, plus the need for carpeting and soundproofing. Johnson said the trailers have not received regular maintenance because they are considered tem porary. Ryan’s office said until a new building is built, no plan ex ists to remove them. A gas leak in the Student Health Services trailer was repaired Oct. 29 after a week of complaints of dizziness and nausea from several persons, in cluding Health Services physician Rodney Powell. Earlier attempts to find and fix the leak failed. CCC students participate... Great American Smokeout Some Clackamas Community College students will be volunteering to take a test on Thursday, Nov. 19. . This “test” won’t establish their knowledge of American history, English literature or basic accounting. It will test their ability to do without cigarettes for one 24-hour period. The CCC students will be among the millions of American smokers participating in the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout. The Society sponsors the Great American Smokeout each year on the third Thursday in November, to encourage smokers to test their willpower for just one day. This year marks the Uth annual Smokeout celebration. Last year, almost 24 million smokers quit or cut down for the day. The Student Nurses Associa tion will have a display in the Community Center Thursday, Nov. 19 from 11:00-1:00. “The best news is, this is a test nobody can fail. Making any attempt to quit makes you a Smokeout winner! Anybody who triés, gets an ‘A’ for effort.... and if you make it the whole day, that’s a definite *A+’,” said Sharon Todd and Karen Hamilton, campus Smokeout coordinators. Sharon added that the Smokeout is in tended for everyone - students, faculty, smokers, non-smokers, and even “smokeless” tobacco users. “We hope everyone will par ticipate,” they said. “If you’re not a smoker, or you’ve already quit, you can ‘adopt’ a smoker and help them get through the day,” they said. Adoption papers and survival kits are available at the Student Nurses Association display table. Start the year right with a bright smile ! Steven Blakley 1104 Molalla Ave. Oregon City 656-7131 DMD
