A visible glimpse of spring is beginning to shine
as activities come to life across our campus.
See page 7 for Photo Essay.
The Clackamas women's basket
riding a 21 game winning streak an
pete in the NWAACC Tournament,
for story.
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THE PRINT
Vol. XX|, Na 16
March 2,1988
Clackamas Community College
16900 S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon Cityr Oregon 97045
ELC’s Haggart Observatory to open in May
by Lisa Snider
Staff Writer
photo by Beth Coffey
Under construction now, the ELC’s Haggart Memorial
Celestial Observatory and lakeside Education Hall will open
in May.
On May 23 the Environmental
Learning Center will be opening
its new Haggart Memorial
Celestial Observatory and the ad
joining Lakeside Education Hall.
The completed observatory will
be the third largest in the Nor
thwest.
The observatory is in part the
donated Haggart observatory.
The Haggart observatory,
previously located in Redland,
was built by Haggart in 1952. The
Center was contacted about the
possibility of moving the obser
vatory when a plan for the
destruction of the observatory
was announced in a local paper.
With the donation of equipment
and time from Portland Crane
and Larry Skou of Beavercreek,
the removal of the 10 foot obser
vatory dome and transportation
to Clackamas was possible.
The observatory and the Hall
will be used in conjunction with
each, other. An exhibit of Hag
gart ’s personal documents,
designs and mirror grinding
equipment will be shown in the
Lakeside HaU.
The Hall and the observatory
will also be joined by a video im
age system link that will allow the
Hall to show high intensity
stellar, planetary, and lunar ob
jects via a large screen TV. Ac
cording to an ELC press release
on the observatory, this will
greatly increase the observatory’s
accessabilty to both large groups
(the observatory holds only 15)
and to handicapped persons.
The completed observatory
and Hall will have and estimated
value of $350,000, said ELC
director Jerry Herrmann.
However the cost of the project,
said Herrmann, has so far stayed
within the ELC’s budget of
$40,000. The project has been
almost exclusively supported by
volunteers and donations both
public and private. “People
started coming out of the wood
work,” said Herrmann about the
response to observatory. “I
didn’t know that there were so
many peopple interested in
astronomy in the Portland area.”
In addition to the video
telescope link, the HaU will also
feature an audiovisual produc
tion lab for use in multiprojector
slide show production classes for
both natural science teachers and
others. On display will also be a
water quality and fishery exhibit
that will recycle pond Water from
beneath the hall , to aquariums
housing
salmon,
trout,
freshwater clams and other
aquatic creatures. The HaU will
also be a demonstration of the
latest technology in efficiency
lighting and heating.
The first big event for the
observatory will be this
September when ELC will hold a
“Star party” for the opposition
of Mars. “Mars wiU be at its.
closest this September since
1959,” said ELC director Jerry
Herrmann. “It won’t be this
close for another 17 years. Mars
will be more intense than Venus;
Venus is usuaUy the brightest
thing in the sky,” continued Her
rmann. “The opposition of Mars
will be a big celestial event. It
will be a great Way to kick off the
observatory;”
Frothingham lobbies in D.C,
seemed very concerned to hear
from students.”
Editor
Hatfield was very supportive
of Education and a financial aid
Neale Frothingham, student
increase. “From all the people I
government president, went to i met he impressed me the most.”
Washington D.C., from Feb. 20
Frothingham explained that pro
to Feb. 24, to lobby on financial bably the reason of Hatfield’s
strong support is that he was the
aid, child care and a nursing
Governor when Community Col
issue. '
Frothingham met with
leges started.
Denny Smith was, according
Oregon’s Sen. Mark Hatfield and
Frothingham, not supportive of
Representatives Bob Smith, Den
the child care bill and an increase
ny Smith,, and Ron Wyden.
in financial aid. After explaining
Frothingham participated in a
group that consisted of Oregon the situation and asking for sup
Smith replied to
Community College Board port
Frothingham, “You’ve begged
.members from Mt. Hood,
well for your supper.”
^Portland, and Treasure Valley.
Frothingham also talked to
They asked the representatives
Carla Lunetta, legislative
and the senator for their support
on the financial aid and child care secretary of Florida Sen. Lawton
Chiles; Penny Schiller, legislative
bin.
“It was interesting meeting secretary of Oregon Sen. Bob
with that group, because I was Packwood; Susan Moos,
the only student.” Wyden was legislative assistant to House Ma
supportive, of an increase in jority Leader Torn Foley; and
financial aid, and seemed con Tom Wolanin; legislative assis
cerned about the Nursing Shor tant of education to Rep. William
tage Act. “I gu'ess the most amaz Ford.
Lunetta said that Chiles, who
ing to me is that he was interested
in the students/’ Frotningham is also thè Chairman of the
Senate Budget Committee has.
expressed.
Bob Smith was hesitant to an * always been supportive of finan
increase of financial aid and the cial aid and has endorsed .the
child care bill, but “Smith also<. ARC child care bill.
by Heleen Veenstra
Schiller told Frothingham that
Packwood is supportive of finan
cial aid, but declined to take a
position on child Care. Schiller
was very concerned about the
nursing issue. The American
Nursing Association wants to
give the two year graduates a dif
ferent degree and license than the
four year graduates.
Foley, according, to Moos
would support a financial aid in-
■ crease, but did not take a stand
onthe child care issue.
Ford is responsible for writing
the rules under which financial
aid is administered and is a sup
porter of financial aid, Wolanin.
said.
Frothingham also met with
Patricia Sullivan, the legislative
assistant to house post secondary
subcommittee on appropriations.
“There seemed to be a real
desire from their part to hear
from students. I think that what I
accomplished is bringing the
needs of students before them,
that is more in a personal way,
more meaningful, than a bunch
of facts and statistics. I think my
presence there indicated that
students are very concerned
about
financial
aid,”
Frothingham concluded.
Clackamas ASG President Neale Frothingham (right) met
with Ronald C. Kimberly, Assistant Secretary for post
secondary education of the United States Department of
Education during his trip to Washington D.C.
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