Vol. XXII No. 9
THE P
Wednesday, December 7,1988
Clackamas Community College
Athletics, PE, recreation to merge
by Christopher L. Curran
Editor
By Jan. 11 of 1989 the des
tiny of the Clackamas Commu
nity College Athletic, Physical
Education and Community Rec
reation departments will be
decided.
That is when the College
Board of Education will com
plete the restructuring of those
departments by naming an ad-
ministrative director for that area
ofcampus.
As it stands now, the Ath
letic, Physical Education and
Community Recreation depart
ments are separately run by three
different people. What the col
lege is doing, is merging the three
areas and put them under one
administrator. The restructuring
is a partial result of the retire
ment of Assistant Dean of In-
Photo by Jillian Porter
This appearance of the Physical Education and Athletic offices
will be the same, but the way things are run In those areas will
be different when those departments unite next term.
College Board to
examine bond levy
byBriane C. Dotson
Staff Writer
Voters might be asked to vote
on a $4 million bond levy in March
if it is approved by the board at
the next board meeting this
month.
This bond levy, if approved,
would cost the tax payer six cents
per thousand dollars. For ex
ample, oh a $70,000 house the
levy would cost you around $4,
according to Administrative Dean
of College Services and Planning,
Bill Ryan.
“That is less than a cup of
coffee a month in a restaurant/’,
said Ryan.
“The current levy, which runs
out this year, was for $5 million
and went into effect in 1968,”
said Ryan.
If this levy passes, a two story
building will be built in the grass
area between Barlow and Ran
dall. It will contain the computer
lab, a minimum of six classrooms
and over 50 faculty offices. Along
with this building a new parking
area will be created which will
add over 150 additional parking
places. It is also thought that the
two trailers that house Student
Publications and Public Safety
can be eliminated. The additional
money will go to make repairs on
the existing buildings on cam
pus.
“It cost over $100,000 to
repair a roof, and currently both
the Community Center and Bar
low-need roofs. Clairmont just
has a roof put on it,” said Ryan.
Ryan forecast a 60% to 40%
passing of the bond levy if it is
approved by the board and goes
to the voters in March.
“We have had lots of com
munity support, ’’said Ryan.
Clackamas Community Col
lege also will ask the state for aid
to help pay for some of these
expenses.
“Ten years ago we would have
had a good chance at getting the
aid fromlhe state but now money’s
tight so it’s very iffy,” said Ryan.
If the bond levy passes CCC
will get the $4 million up front
and pay the bond back to inves
tors over the next twenty years.
Investors can invest any amount
that they want and will be paid
back that plus interest.
structional Services Bill Harga-
dine.
“We want to provide a work
ing person with authority and
responsibility,” said Dean of
Student Services Jim Roberts.
The new director will have ad
ministrative powers regarding the
budget and decision making,
which none of the current heads
of each of the three areas cur
rently has.
“It’ll be more efficient to have
all of the departments under one
dean,” said Associate Athletic
Director Dale McGriff, one of
the candidates for the job of
Director of Physical Education,
Athletics and Community Rec
reation. “The potential is there
to improve (the department)
greatly.”
“It centralizes the authority
level Of. Physical Education,
Athletics and Community Rec
reation,” said Physical Education
Instructor Len Tirrill, also a
candidate for the director job,
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“It’s a move in the right direc
tion.”
During the week of Dec. 12-
16, each of the five candidates for
the Director’s position will be
interviewed by a seven member
screening committee. That com-
mi tee is comprised of Mary Grout,
Gladys Michael and Marylin
Wynia of the Athletic Depart
ment, Debbie Baker of Student
Activities, Assistant Dean of the
Industrial Division, Kit Youn-
gren.
On Dec. 16 the screening
committee will recommend can
didates to Roberts and President
John Keyser, who will then rec
ommend a candidate to the Board
of Education for approval,
Roberts and Keyser’s recommen
dation of a candidate to the Board
will take place at the Board
meeting Jan. 11.
Candidates for the Director’s
position are McGriff, Tirrill,
Physical Education Chairperson
Carol Peterson, Community
Recreation Supervisor Paul
Fiskum and Coach/Instructor
Mike Hodges.
“The new director must pull
people together and build trust,”
said Roberts. “The director needs
to balance and treat each depart
ment with an equal amount of
fairness.”
There’s no reason this (the
restructured system) won’t work,”
said Peterson. “It will require an
extra effort on everybody’s part,
but there’s no doubt it will be a
cooperative effort.”
The director’s decision and
methods will affect over 20 staff
and faculty members in the de
partment as well as all of the
students involved in those areas.
“The group (staff and fac
ulty) must give the leader a fair
and honest chance to lead,” said
Hodges. “The group must see
the director’s decision for the good
of the entire department.”
“The director needs to match
tasks with the strengths of each
person,” said Fiskum. “The dir
rector definitely needs to be a
leader for the department.”
“The director has got to be
sensitive to the needs and wants
of the staff... they (the staff) are
the most important aspect of the
director’s job,” said Tirrill.
Right now each area of the
department is sharing one facil
ity and one set of equipment.
The new system aims to better
organize the facilities and the
equipment and getting each area
to use them more productively
together.
It will take some time to get
adjusted to the new system, which
will go into effect immediately
after the decision of who will be
the director.
“It’s going to take a period
of adjustment.. There are going
to be some glitches; we should
expect those,” said Peterson.
“We’restartingalloverwith
the department,” said McGriff.
“We’ve got to look back, learn
and find the best way of doing
things in the future.”
That “future” will be under
way when the Board of Educa
tion selects the director in Janu
ary.
President's Council
prohibits smoking
by Christopher L. Curran
Editor
In Tuesday’s President’s
Council meeting, the council
made a decision on the contro
versial Randall Hall smoking
issue.
It was decided that, effective
Jan. 3 (the first day of winter
term classes), smoking will be
banned in the Randall Hall lobby
outside the gym. Smoking will be
allowed in the faculty offices of
Randafi Hall.
The ban is in effect during
both recreational uses and sched
uled events.
The decision came about in
part from a petition that was
star ted by Bryan Schiller, a mem
ber of the Clackamas wrestling
team, who gathered over200sig
natures. There were also several
complaints from people who had
to walk through the smoking area
in Randall. The topic has been
discussed for several weeks at
the President’s Council meetings.
In the meeting, the council
also decided to have a 30 day trial
run with no smoking except in
theskylight room next to Norm’s
Cafe in the Community Center.
That is scheduled to take place in
April, unless there are any prob
lems from the Randall Hall ban
on smoking.
Oregon City, Oregon
News
Digest
Food drive in
full swing
The Associated Student
Government food drive
started Dec.5; it will run until
Dec.14. Anyone with food
donations can drop them off
at the student activities win
dow.
Can donations will help
decrease the admission; for
tickets at thedance on Dec 14.
One ticket will cost $2.50 plus
one can or $3.50 without. A
ticket for a couple will cost
$4.50 plus-two cans or $5.50
without.
Vocal concert
held Dec. 15
Vocal Jazz Night will be
held on Dec. 15. The CCC
Vocal Jazz ensemblewill per
form a memorial concert for
Richard M. Cooper, former
lead custodian who died last
July. The “Concert for Coop”
will be held at 8 p.m. in the
Community Center Main
Dining Room. Admission is
$2 for adults, $1 for students
and sénfórs may attend free
with a Gold Card. Proceeds
will benefit the Richard M.
Cooper Memorial Fund, Fpr
more information, contact the
music department at ext. 434,
Winter play to
be presented
The winter play “The
Halfcoul Gift” will be pre
sented on Dec. 9-10 at 8 p.m.
and Dec. 11 at 2:30 p.m. in
McLoughlin Theatre. The play
is a drama about the Chrder
family and its struggle to heal
itself and regain its history
which has been lost in the fog
Of personal remembrance. The
play was written by F.T. Morris,
a former Clackamas Commu
nity College student. Tickets
are $4 for adults, $2 for stu
dents and seniors may attend
free with reservations. For
more information, call the
theatre department at ext 356.
Twin bill set
for families
The Family Night Movie
will be “The Many Adven
tures of Winnie the Pooh/The
Ugly Duckling.” The films will
be shown Dec. 9 at 7 p.m. in
rite CC Mall. There is a small
admission charge.