Welcome back
Welcome to the first issue of the Cougar Print
for 1977 and welcome to the first term of 1977.
This week we break tradition by talking and/or
writing about everything and nothing or last term
carryover, plus vacation goodies.
Access to the campus for handicapped stu
dents was the subject of a meeting held yesterday
on campus. Unfortunately this editorial had to be
written the day before yesterday so we really
don't know what came of the meeting.
One thing we do know for sure is that whatever
happened will probably not have any impact on
the structures on campus at this time.
It seems that legislation dealing with accessi
bility was passed after the Community Center
building was erected. What this means is that the
legislation isn't applicable to Clackamas Commu
nity College.
The government could step in and say, "Hey,
shape up these buildings," but even if they did
the college would have three years to make the
corrections. The only hope for the current struc
tures is in the area of remodeling. The college
will have to spend 25 per cent of the total
funds used for remodeling to improve the buil
dings' accessibility.
The only source of satisfaction for the handi
capped at CCC is going to be through the legis
lature. All things considered, this situation is
really the pits.
What about student government? Well, another
term of utter confusion is forecast on this front.
We hate to harp on the same things over and
over but the student government situation just
seems a little ridiculous.
Michael Ayers, ASG president, says that the
learning process in ASG is over but he still isn't
hip to the facts of parlimentary procedure and,
for the most part, the rest of the members in
ASG want to remain as blissfully ignorant as their
leader.
Then there's the fact that at least two senate
positions and one president-appointed post will
be open. That's at least three members who won't
have any ASG experience at all. In our mind the
learning process hasn't even started yet.
Meanwhile, over the holidays the administra
tion told the CCC chapter of the National Organi
zation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NOR
ML) that their mail could no longer go through
the college's postal meter.
Even though the club was paying for its own
mailings it was creating too much adverse publi
city for the college. Picky, picky, picky.
One added note - no other club has been
prohibited from using the meter.
As we stated earlier, welcome to another term
at Clackamas Community College. Here's hoping
that everybody makes the best of the rest of their
stay here. The only other wish we have is that
the student body get involved in what's happening
at the college.
Oh well, to quote from a not so well known
verse:
A dream goes on forever.
May everybody be happy watching their money
being spent and other tawdry sentiments.
FRANKLY SPEAKING
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