Vol. XXIV No. 7
Oregon City, Oregon
eyser heads transition team
iy Angela Wilson
Kditor-in-C3uef
I College President John Key-
Kr will head Governor-elect Bar-
■ara Roberts’ transition team.
I According to Keyser, Roberts
■quested that he consider work-
■g on her transition team two
yeks before the election. Key-
■r considered the proposition
nd is using six weeks of accumu-
Ked vacation time while head-
■g the team.
I As chief of the transition
Km, Keyser will coordinate eight
Kid people. Each of the lead
people is responsible for a dif-
Kent aspect of the transition.
Working under the eight people,
there are 10 additional volun-
teer people on the team.
I “I know her well and she
knows my approach to people,”
I Keyser said. “I’m not looking for
■full time appointment.”
I According to Keyser, if the
Kief of the transition team is
rooking for a full time appoinj-
■ent, it can get in the way of the
transition.
i “As a community college
■resident, I stand on somewhat
Kutral ground on community
issues, not only education issues,”
Keyser said. “Community colleges
are close to the people and she
(Roberts) has that approach.”
I Keyser added that the four
major factors in transition are
Ito communicate key policy is-
Les, discuss significant budget
Knplications, select appointments
Photo by Lan« Scheideman
John Keyser, college president, is chief of Governor-elect
Barbara Roberts' transition team. Keyser will be working
with the team for the next six weeks. While Keyser is gone
Lyle Reese will be acting as college president.
and staff and plan the inaugura tion Keyser said “she had a lot of
tion scheduled for Jan. 14,1991. grass roots support and that’s what
The transition team will also help made all the difference.
in the selection of the new secre
“It will be a great growth
tary of state, the position that experience,” said Keyser. “I have
Roberts currently holds.
neverworked at that level of gov
“Barbara wants an easy tran- ernment before.
sition,” Keyser said. “When
“I hope to bring up some
Goldschmidt was elected he pretty tough areas and to help commu
much cleaned house, but Barbara nity colleges in Oregon,” Keyser
only plans a few replacements in said. “I guess that’s my bias - edu
her staff.”
cation and community colleges.”
When talking about the elec-
■vents scheduled for alcohol awareness
W Angela Wilson
Editor-in-Chief
I Alcohol and Drug Awareness
Keek will take place next week
Kie event is being sponsored by
Kssociated Student Government
(ASG).
■ According to Becca Schroe-
Hr, ASG Administrative Assis-
Kn t and coordinator of the event,
Ke purpose of the week is to remind
Kudents and faculty not to drink
Kid drive, especially during the
Kalidays, and to increase aware-
Kess to alternatives to drinking
Kcohol and the consequences of
Kinking.
“It’s (alcohol) an issue here
¡cause it’s an issue in the coun-
^K. I think it can affect us even
Kiough it’s hard to see because we
Kon’t have a campus life,” Schroe-
Ker said.
A variety of events are sched
uled for the week including ex
hibit booths by Mothers Against
Drunk Drivers (MADD), Alco
holics Anonymous (AA), and the
County Police; an assembly fea
turing speakers on different as
pects of drugs and alcohol; a film
or slideshow; and a drug and alco
hol free party on Friday night.
ASG is having a poster con
test open to all students. The theme
Keep it Safe and Sober (KISS)
must be used on the poster, the
entries must be in good taste, and
must not be larger than 18"x20".
The posters are due today by 5
p.m. and can be turned in at the
student activities window. The
winning poster will be chosen by a
student vote which is scheduled to
take place on Wednesday, Nov.
28.
“There will be a wrecked car
on display and it will be filled with
beer cans,” Schroeder said. “We’re
having a contest to see who can
guess how many cans are in the
car.”
Awards for the beer can and
poster contests will be given at the
Awards Ceremony on Friday Nov.
30. According to Schroeder, the
prizes will be gift certificates or
possibly cash.
The drug and alcohol free party
is tentatively scheduled for Friday
Nov. 30 from 730 to 11 p.m. in the
Community Center Mall. Accord
ing to Schroeder there will be
movies, games and a live DJ. The
mall area is available for that day
but the final approval hasn’t been
made.
November 21,1990
Measure 5 forces options
for funding school system
by Jennifer Soper
Feature Editor
Voters made their wishes
known on Nov. 6 when they ap
proved a property tax limitation
measure that will reduce funds
available for schools, law enforce
ment and fire services.
“I think there’s an opportu
nity with Measure 5 to solve a
problem that has been in exis
tence for a very long time,” said
College President John Keyser.
“The key issue is an alterna
tive funding source (for schools),”
Keyser continued.
There are still many questions
about the actual impact of Meas
ure 5 on the school system. Until
the Oregon legislature determines
the amount of money that will be
diverted from the general fund to
schools, administrators everywhere
will be playing guessing games as
they plan their budgets.
“These questions will not be
answered quickly. They will not
be answered easily,” explained
Keyser about the funding issues
now facing education.
“The real impact has not been
defined yet,” said Dean of College
Services Gary Dirrim. “We’re just
really trying to not over-react”
Currently, the college has
implemented a hiring freeze. The
administration is also looking for
other ways of reducing expendi
tures without cutting staff or re
ducing student services.
“The hardest thing about
Measure 5 is not having stable
ground to stand on,” explained
Assistant to the President for
College Advancement David
Dickson. “We’re going to do eve
rything we can to soften the im
pact on students and staff.”
The impact of Measure 5 will
not be fully realized until the 91-
92 school year. Planning for the
next academic year’s budget be
gins next month although a final
budget is not expected to be ap
proved until June 1991.
“We’re going to be looking at
reducing costs and increasing
revenue,” said Dirrim.
One way of increasing funds
is to raise tuition and fees for
students. However, there is already
a tuition increase planned for the
91-92 school year.
Another source of funding for
schools may be a sales tax. Gover
nor-elect Roberts has said she will
propose this idea to the legisla
ture and give the option to voters.
“We are looking at this. We
are not just going to wait until the
impact hits us,” explained Dickson.
“We’ve got to show the public
that we aren’t just looking for
another tax source.”
On Nov. 14, community col
leges from around the state gath
ered in Salem to discuss issues
and alternatives for funding. One
idea that is being considered is a
cap on the number of students
admitted to the campuses. Other
thoughts included adding or in
creasing fees and making fewer
credits required for full-time stu
dents so schools can increase tui
tion. The next meeting is sched
uled for Dec. 6.
“There is just a broad spec
trum of what community colleges
in Oregon want to do,” explained
Dirrim.
Moving right along ...
vis the Season for the Jazz Ensemble Christmas show
Iy Heidi A. Hoffman
Staff Writer
To get a taste of Christmas
larly this year join the Clackamas
lommunity College Vocal Jazz
Ensemble along with guest ap
pearances by several outstanding
Clackamas alumni.
This will be an opportunity
tor Vocal Jazz patrons and alumni
to join for the “downbeat” of this
rear’s performance series for the
Vocal Jazz Ensemble. The per
formance will be held in the
Community Center Mall at 7:30
p.m. on Nov. 30.
Another seasonal favorite for
concert goers is the “Christmas by
Candlelight” which tells the Christ
mas story in a delightful setting. It
features the Chamber Singers,
College Chorale, Community
Choir and Brass Ensemble. The
show will be at 8 p.m. on Dec. 9.
“Tis a Gift” featuring the
Clackamas Vocal Jazz Ensemble
will also be performed in Decem
ber. This will be an encore per
formance for those who need to
further satisfy their appetite for
jazz. The performance will start at
7:30 p.m. on Dec. 13 in the Com
munity Center Mall. The tickets
willbe$l students, $2 adults, chil
dren and Gold Card holders enter
no charge.
Photo by Lana Sc haldaaia n
Each week the new building looks more complete. With
the glass In most of the windows and the brick walls going
up construction Is moving along well.