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NEWS THE CLACKAMAS PRINT November 29,1989 Page 4 Harmony Center plagued by instances of vandalism g x I | Harmony Center, a part of Clackamas Community College located by Town Center in Clacka mas, has been the target of van dalism since its opening last year. “Pettystuff has been happen ing,” said Jim Burrows, depart ment chairman. Windows on the side.door and the boiler room have been smashed and the picnic tables located in the back of the building have been defiled. There has also been a lot of graffiti painted on the building, most of it in blue paint. S Most of the graffiti is thought to be the work of skinheads be- cause of the racial slur, “niggers tags. In addition to the destruction of the facility itself, beer cans have been left on the picnic tables. “It looks like kids having a party,” said Burrows. Harmony has little security protection. Currently the Clacka mas County Sheriffs department patrols the area every so often, according to Burrows. “I wish we could have more security but, because of the dis- ' tance between the campuses, it would leave theother part of CCC unprotected,” said Burrows. “Harmony is caught between a rock and a hard place.” L_. g° home,” on oiie of the build- Vandalism is commonplace at Clackamas Community College's Harmony Center near Town Photo by CH Center. « CCC's GSL default rate at 30%; federal government demands changes by Jim Titus Editor-in-Chief In response-to a letter from the U.S. Department of Educa tion, Clackamas Community Col lege is taking measures to insure its compliance with federal require ments concerning its Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) default rate. According to the letter, which was received Aug. 7, CCC’s GSL default rate is 30.9 percent. This figure is based on the number of students who entered the program between Oct. 1,1986 and Sept. 30, 1987 and the number who defaulted by Sept. 30,1988. The college had 207 people in the program during this period and 64 defaults. The school had 247 students borrow ing in the 1988-89 school year, for a total of $448,538. A Nov. 7 memo from Jim Roberts, dean of student services, pointed out six steps the college must take »o be in compliance with the federal government: - The tracking of student loan recipients must be intensified. - Entrance and exit interviews for GSL and SLS borrowers, which the college already conducts, must be expanded, according to Roberts. This may include a test over mate rial pertaining to the program. - Starting Winter term, GSL and SLS checks will be delayed for first time borrowers until they have attended the school for 30 days. - More contact should be made with the borrowers during their six month “grace period” to urge them to repay the loan. 4 - The college job placement program needs to be expanded to include more contacts with local employers, counseling in job search techniques, and establishment of a liason with the Federal Employ ment Service and the Private In- dustry Council. - A policy which refunds a portion of tuition for GSL and SLS borrowers halfway through the term must be instituted. The college currently only offers re funds if classes are dropped within the first two weeks of the term. These policies are required by the Department of Education for all colleges with a GSL default rate over 20 percent. Most of these policies will be effective Dec. 1, except for the 30 day delay in dis bursement of checks (which is effective Winter term) and the change in tuition refund polity (which is effective June of next year). Roberts has recommended 10 representatives from various departments on campus to a task force concerning the GSL issue. The task force will determine if the school is already in compli ance with the federal standards and, if not, what steps it will take to bring the college in line with those standards. Critical Care Opportunities for New Graduate Nurses The Critical Care Nursing Internship program at Salem Hospital will help new graduates start work with confidence. This six-month preceptor program offered in January and June enables graduates interested in critical care nursing to gain first hand experience under the direct guidance of staff nurse in each of the critical care areas- intensive care, coronary care, neuro intensive care, intermediate care and medical telemetry. The preceptor program in cludes 120 hours of classroom instruction from critical care clinical educators. Starting hourly rate $11.65 per hour plus shift differentials and full benefits. • For more information and application, call the Salem Hospital Employment Office(collect calls are accepted) at 370-5227 Krieger to retire after fall term by Me-Lissa Cartales Rhapsody Editor After dose to 30 years of teach ing, 21 of which have been here at Clackamas, this will be the last term of teaching for Bob Krieger, English instructor and resident poet. *Tve had a good job fora long time, and there are a lot of fresh new people out there looking for jobs,” said Krieger, who voluntar ily chose early retirement. Krieger received his Master’s Degree from the University of Washington, where he had the op portunity to study with Theodore Roethke. After a teaching fellow ship there, he held a position at Portland State University and then at University of Portland. He came to Clackamas in 1968 and contin ued to attend Graduate School for his Ph.D., which he received in 1973. “I have really enjoyed teach ing here, and I really enjoyed the English Department I have had some great classes, and some good students. Clackamas has given me some opportunities that I may not have gotten if I had stayed at a four year university,” he said. Kieiger used to teach the crea tive writing-poetiy class. When asked whathe thought the college would do without him, he said, “I would hope that the writing pro gram would continue to grow. I would also hope that they find a working, published poet to work with Craig (Lesley), with the Crea tive Writing program.” Kreiger plans to stay here in the Portland area once he retires, because he has always lived here and thinks the Portland area is a wonderful residential area. He has always been interested in the antique business and hopes to go There’s no limit to what can be achieved by human spirt. Doni pul a limit on your contribution to the United Way. venture into that. He has already published one book of poetry and plans to publish another one in the near future now that he will have a little more time to write. SalemQHospital Employment Office 665 Winter St. SE • Salem, OR 97309 • 370-5227 Give. United Way. inches L* a* b* 1 39.12 13.24 15.07 2 65.43 18.11 18.72 3 49.87 -4.34 -22.29 4 44.26 -13.80 22.85 5 55.56 9.82 -24.49 D50 Illuminant, 2 degree observer 6 70.82 -33.43 -0.35 7 63.51 34.26 59.60 8 39.92 11.81 -46.07 Density 9 52.24 48.55 I 18.51 10 97.06 -0.40 1.13 11(A) 92.02 -0.60 0.23 12 87.34 -0.75 0.21 13 82.14 -1.06 0.43 14 72.06 -1.19 0.28 15 62.15 -1.07 0.19 0.04 0.09 0.15 0.22 0.36 0.51