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■ Senator position openb See page 2 Basketball teams undefeated See page 4 Home Orchard Society See page 3 Clackamas ÿrint Vol. XXIII Fio. 10 Clackamas Community College ■ Oregon City, Oregon New radios stolen Wind damage... V. January 10,1990 . '■ Photo by Lane Schekieman High winds for the last three days have caused much damage on campus and throughout Oregon. Two new radios were stolen from the Public Safely trailer during Christmas Break. “The possibility of someone just walking in and taki ng the radios is unlikely,” said Chief of Public Safety Stan Johnson. The radios were Mirco-Proc- essor Radio-Telephone Intercon nect systems. They enabled cam pus security to access telephone lines directly through their radios. Incoming telephone calls could also be patched through to the security radios. The theft occurred sometime between 10 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 20 according to police reports. Johnson said the radios had just been taken out of their boxes and placed in chargers that morning. On duly security guard Robert Funkhouser was touring the campus when the thefts occurred. “Whoever took (the radios) knew what they were doing be cause they took the chargers,” Johnson said. The estimated loss of college property is more than $1800. “I don’t know whether we’re going to replace them or not,” Johnson said of the radios. “It’s being debated, I don’t think so though.” “It’s really frustrating. We’ve been trying to get these for three years.” . According to the police re port, there was no sign of forced entry. The radios are believed to be in the Oregon City area. “I think in order to have a crime, you have to have a motive, a means,; and an opportunity. Whomever committed this crime obviously had all three,” said Johnson. Campus to remain smoke free indoors by Jim Titus Editor-in-Chief The Clackamas Community College Board of Education unani mously approved a motion Dec. 13 to continue the indoor smok ing ban on campus while making some improvements to outdoor smoking areas. According to the minutes of the meeting, Board Member Mimi Urbigkeit said she “thought enough time had been spent on thé issue, and that Board action represented a reasonable compromise.” She also stated that “education dol lars should be spent on educa tion.” Agreeing with Urbigkeit’s comments, Board Member Ross Smith added that “if the issue resurfaces, the Board will not be so generous.” • College President John Key ser spoke at the meeting in sup port of a memo he had written to the board concerning the issue. The memo summed up the his tory of the ban, which began on a one-term trial basis this fall. Two forums were held to discuss the issue, and a campus-wide opinion poll was taken near the end of last term. The poll showed 26 percent in favor of continuing the ban while upgrading outdoor facilities, 30 percent in favor of continuing the ban without change, and 40 per cent favoring an indoor smoking area. Keyser’s conclusion regard ing the poll was that the majority (56 percent) of those polled were in favor of continuing the ban and upgrading outdoor smoking ar eas. Keyser had previously rec ommended to the President’s Council that Public Safety be re located and Trailer A be converted into a ‘’smokers’ lounge.” The council vetoed this proposal due to concerns over ventilation and security of the Public Safety trailer. Keyser stated that, with con struction plans for new facilities under way, “there may be more improvements (to outdoor smok ing facilities). There may be a way to provide something more long term.” Currently, the only improve ment made to outdoor smoking facilities have been the addition of picnic tables. “From my standpoint, I would have liked to have provided some thing more for the smokers,” Keyser said. Debate over the smoking is sue may not yet be over, however. Keyser explained that a recent court case had decided that whether or not to allow indoor smoking is a “condition of work,” and thus subject to bargaining by labor groups If an upcoming meeting with the college’s three labor groups leads to a reversal of the ban as a contract condition, stu dent smokers will also beaffected. CCC bad weather closure policy set Lane Scheideman Staff Writer In the event of bad weather, hazardous driving conditions, or other emergencies, the Dean of Instruction Lyle Reese, decides whether the classes and events at Clackamas will be open, closed, or delayed. Prior to 5 a.m., the Pub lic Safety officer on duty will consult various weather stations. If the Public Safety officer feels that the weather conditions are so extremethat the college should be closed the officer will recommend to Reese that action be taken. Reese will then make the fi nal decision of whether or not the college will be closed. If Reese decides to close the college the various news agencies will be informed. Blinking lights and “college closed” signs will be put up at the Molalla and Beaver creek entrances, and also at the Tri-Met bus stop. If the college’s opening is to be delayed the procedure will be the sameas if the college was to be closed, with the exception that signs, stating the time the college is to be open, will be put up along with the “college closed” signs. There is a possibility that the day classes will be cancelled and the night classes still be held. Reese will make this decision, if neces sary, before 2:45 p.m. Nearly all of the radio sta tions will announce the status of the college prior to 7 a.m. for day classes and prior to 3 p.m. for evening classes. KATU TV(channel 2), KOIN TV(channel 6), and KGW TV(channel 8) will also announce the status of the News Digest college. The current guideline for college closures does not give much information about the Harmony Center. Stan Johnson, chief of public safety, feels that this is one area that needs to be reworked. The weather is one of the hardest things to predict. There have been times, according to Johnson, that the college has been closed because of too much snow and by noon the sun is shining and all the snow has melted away. Slides shown As part of a program spon sored by the International Edu cation Committee, Dr. John Keyser will be presenting a slide show. The slide show is en titled “Learning to Speak Kiwi (in New Zealand)” and will be presented tomorrow (Thurs day) 12:30 to 1:20 in Barlow 239. Students and staff are wel come to attend. Voter drive slated ASG and tW friends of CCCare holding a voter regis tration and information drive on the up and coming levy elec tion. The drive will be held on Jan 17 and 18 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fbr more information con tact Carol Hunserford at 652- 1404. Donate books The CCC Library is ask ing for people to donate their used books to the Library for their Valentine’s Day sale. Proceeds go to help im prove the Library. Join the team Join the CCC Bowling team! The bowling team is looking for people to sign up. League play starts Thurs. at the Firebird Lanes in Salem at 2 p.m. Deadline nears The last day for complete refunds from the bookstore is Fri Jan. 19. 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