Image provided by: Clackamas Community College; Oregon City, OR
About The Clackamas print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1989-2019 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1989)
Vol. XXII No. 27 Wednesday, May 31,1989 Clackamas Community College Council bans smoking indoors by Christopher L. Curran Editor-in-Chicf The Clackamas Community College President’s Council de cided to ban smoking in all cam pus buildings beginning fall term in the their meeting Tuesday morning. The council also made the decision to ban all sales of to bacco products on campus - in the bookstore as well as in the ma chines on campus. “We can’t keep everybody happy,” said Clackamas President John Keyser. “We need to find what will be best for the majority on campus.” President’s Council had origi nally scheduled a vote on the smoking issue at its May 16 meet ing, but time ran out before a dis cussion and the consequential vote could take place. In its May 23 meeting, the council had another chance to settle the issue. At that meeting how ever, the council decided to post pone a vote until yesterday’s meeting, where the issue was settled. The Faculty Senate brought the issue to President’s Council in the form of a recommendation to ban smoking indoors on campus. Several options were consid ered by the council, including banning smoking altogether, per mitting it in the Skylight Room and Barlow Hall lobby, and even re-opening the lobby in Randall Hall to permit smoking. President’s Council originally banned smoking in the lobby of Randall Hall at the Dec. 6 meet Photo by Tara Powers In a recent meeting of the President's Council, members decided to ban smoking indoors on campus and the sale of tobacco products in the campus bookstore and from vending machines. ing. A collection of the staff who are housed in Randall Hall aren’t in favor of the college permitting smoking in Randall Hall. On May 11 a memo was drawn up, signed, and sent to both the Faculty Senate and President’s Council from 18 staff members in Randall Hall. The primary concerns listed in the memo were the effect that smoking has on athletes when they’re using the facilities in Randall Hall, and the image that smoking in the lobby of the ath letic building on campus portrays to prospective recruits. The memo states “Daily physi cal exercise and competitive sports occur in these facilities and smok ing is definitely not conductive to these types of activities.” Another passage from the memo, regarding the image smok ing portrays, states “When visi tors come to visit (and we have recruits and their parents many times duringa week), we would be embarrassed to have the gym lobby full of smokers. We want to por tray a wholesome, healthy envi ronment.” The question President’s Council was forced to answer was whether or not smoking should be allowed inside on campus, and if so, where. After a year of delib eration over the issue, President’s Council has decided that fate. “We had more people in volved, expressing ideas, on this issue that on any other of equal importance,” said Keyser. Math, Engineering Chairman Streeter dies of cancer at 48; scholarship formed by Rick Piller Jim Streeter, Math and Enginering Department Chairper son, died of cancer Monday morn ing. He was 48. Streeter graduated from the University of Washington, where he earned his masters degree in mathamatics. He began teaching here 22 years ago. “Streeter was a mentor for everybody. He taught the students, faculty and administration; even those that read his texts all learned from Jim,” said Don Hutchison, Math/Computer Science Instru cted Hutchison continued “I’ve never met anyone who could cut through the B.S. as quickly and efficiently as Jim.” Streeter had just completed work on a set of mathematics text books and workbooks that are now being published by McGraw-Hill. Instructors at Clackamas have started a James Streeter Memo rial Scholarship. This scholarship is directed towards those students who want to dedicate their life to education. A fundraiser for the scholarship will be held at Cheerio’s Restaurant in West Linn at 4 pm this Sunday; the cost of admission is a donation to the scholarship fund. The organizers are trying to raise $10,000 to fund the scholar ship. Those who wish to contrib ute can contact Don Hutchison (CCC x366) or Tom Richards (CCCx285). Streeter is survived by his wife, Sharon, and his mother Paula. According to a spokesperson for the family, they are proud that a scholarship is being created in his honor. Oregon City, Oregon News Digest Final video shown in Spring series The final video in the Spring term series will be shown today in the Fireside Loungeatbothlla.m.and2 p.m. The video "20 Questions - Do I Have A Problem" is being sponsored by Student Activities. Math, computer science scholar ships offered Scholarship applications for the 1989-90 Math and Computer Science Work Recognition Scholarship are currently available in the Financial Aid office. Contact Miriam Coul ter, M-213, for more infor mation. 'Bedroom Farce' to run until June 4 "Bedroom Farce," a hi larious sex comedy by Alan Ayckbourn, will be performed in the McLoughlin Hall Thea ter June 2-3 at 8 p.m. and June 4 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $4 for gen eral admission and $2 for students. Reservations are available in the theater of fice, M-117, or by calling Ext. 356. Work study funds paid until June 30 Work study students who still have funds available can work until June 30. Eligible students should check with the Fina ncial Aid office to see how much money still remains after their May 30 time sheet cutoff. If fund ing is available, eligible stu dents can work up to 40 hours a week from June 10-30. Inside... Cougar softbailers take regional championship Jim Streeter 1941-1989 See page 17.