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College’s Friends plan for levy Two arts’ work campaign came about. 47 percent YES. Dickson said The input suggested that for about the past election “people the next election the college had are very willing to vote YES if it is “It’s pretty ambitious to have to be more visible and should a frozen rate. Voters are very a different campaign group for have a better campaign. “I kept aware of the rate.” each of the eight communities,” hearing to tailor your message. The objectives for the cam stated David Dickson, develop-1 That you can’t have a campaign paign are to attain a targeted ment officer, about the campaign' for the whole county.” number of YES voters, to strategy for the March levy elec The facts about the March develop strong Friends groups in tions. election are: The Clackamas each community, to increase the Eight Friends groups from the Community College Board is re- understanding within each com following communities: Oregon .questing a $ 1.32 per $1,000 over a munity of the college’s contribu Qty, West Linn, Gladstone, N. two-year, rate based serial levy. tions to that community, to touch Clackamas, Estacada, This is a five cent decrease from all segments of the community Molalla/Colton, Canby, and the requested rate in November, with the campaign, especially the Wilsonville/Charbonneau will but a seven cent increase over the less informed, and to listen to the develop a strategy and present current rate. “My expectation is tax paying public and respond to that to the people of their com that if we didn’t change anything their concerns and questions. munity. (the rate) we would lose. “I think that what we need to Each Friends group consists of “I hope they (the community) get to the voters is number one, a Chair (community member), a will react to it as ‘well the Board we have listened to the voters. staff representative, and a stu listened and lowered the rate’ and The second message is that they dent representative. The main that’s a plus,” Dickson com are getting their money’s worth. goal of the campaign is to con mented on how he thinks the peo The third piece is that the col duct local election campaigns ple will react to the new rate. lege creates life time oppor with a result of a successful The March election is a mail-in tunities for success. We have to March election. ballot, with the election day really get that message out,” “When I asked the question March 22 and March 5 the pro To sum everything up, “what do we need to do this time jected date for receipt of the Dickson expressed “I’m quite to pass the election’ I got quite ballots. excited about it. My expectation some input,” Dickson said ex In November the levy was is we will win!” plaining hOw the idea for this defeated by 53 percent NO to a by Hdeen Veenstra Editor Textbook in development by staff geared for community college student by Tom Golden Staff Writer “Community college students want a math book that won’t be threatening to them.” With that in mind Jim Streeter, Chairman of the Mathematics and Engineering Department at CCC, is currently working on his third textbook for the community col lege math student. The first two books, a basic math book and a beginning algebra text, were co written with Gerald Alexander (retired). Currently, Streeter is developing an intermediate algebra text with faculty member Don Hutchison. The books are published by Macgraw-Hill. Why have Streeter and his cohorts put the time and energy into such a monumental task as writing these texts? Streeter cites a number of reasons: “Sometimes the way a book is laid out is threatening. The A-V course math labs (Harper and Row) that I worked on got good reactions from students. They like the style, they like the presen- photo by Bath Coffey Jim Streeter, head of the math department, discusses calculus with Cami White. SMOL0055 tation and they enjoy using them.. We’ve made a real attempt to write books that the community college student can use.” Finding the time to do the work is a small challenge but still a challenge according to Streeter. “There’s always time. I’m a weekend and evening worker. The technology (word processors, micro-computers) has helped a lot.” Streeter also has gotten help with revision of the old texts and development of the new text from instructors around the country. “It certainly helps to have in structors teach from your material. I’ve received letters from people around the country as well as feedback from our own staff. I’m learning a lot about the revision process.” The texts, though used mainly by communi ty colleges, have also received, “some four year use in college developmental programs.” With a manuscript for the new book and revisions on the previous two texts due January of 1988, Streeter and Hutchison have been busy finishing up the projects. Streeter says the work is not just a chore. “It’s something I enjoy doing or wouldn’t do it. I enjoy the challenge of it.” photo by Both Coffey “Dichotomy of Passion ” is one of the two large scale sculptures built by David Fish and Judith Wyss on display in the Pauling Gallery. Several smaller sculptures are also displayed in addi tion to one wall dedicated to black and white photographs of other work by the two artists. The show, entitled “Assemblage, ” has been running since January 6 and will continue through January 28. Keyser to recommend against semester system by E.A. Berg Co-News Editor x College President John S. Keyser will advise the College Board tonight to urge the State System of Higher Education to cease its plan to convert to a semester system. “I’ll basically recommend that we address a letter to the ap propriate people asking that the semester system be put on an in definite hold,” said Keyser. He added that several other Oregon community colleges have taken a similar stance. The Board will not be deciding whether to convert regardless of the state’s decision. Keyser said he knows of three community colleges that have chosen to stay on the current term system. “We have another five or six months before we have to make that tough decision,” he said. The announced resignation of William “Bud ” Davis, Chancellor of the State System of Higher Education, may put a stop to the semester system, said Keyser, Davis has been an ad vocate of such a system.