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Students must take precautions
Theft awareness sought
about,” said Wiseman.
students need to take steps to'help
prevent it, according to Jim Wise
man, chief of Public Safety at CCC.
society. He said “people who have
nice things need to guard them.”
He follows up by saying a major
part of protecting yourself is to
keep “everything of value out of
seven months of this fiscal year,
there have been 4207 service re
sight If people can't see it.,” then
they woh;*t be tempted to steal it
sponse calls on campus. Wiseman
explains that with an increase of
cannot “protect people from them
other.”
In a period from July of 1991
to January of 1992, there have been
6 auto thefts, 12 cases of major
vandalism, and 4 people appre
hended for carrying handguns on
the Clackamas campus.
photo by N o I mi KMweM
Foosball player challenges all
by Robert A. Hibberd
entry fee. Teams will play one game
Staff Writer
“Nothing short of a cataclys
mic L.A. flood will keep me from
winning this,” said a foosball tour
to ten, win by two.
“We hope to send really power
ful teams to the regional,” said ASG
Officer Eddie Murphy. “IthinkCCC
nament participant who wished to
remain anonymous.
has a good chance of getting a title.”
A pool and foosball tourna
ment will held in the Randall Hall
game room tomorrow and Friday.
The event is being sponsored
by CCC ASG in order to send rep
resentatives to the Association of
College Unions-Intemational Re
gional Invitational in Pullman, WA,
on the campus of Washington State
University.
"Everything is kind of shaky
right now, but I hope to pull off a
good event,” said ASG Senator
Shane Baumhardt, who is the event’s
chairperson.
The first and second place win
ners of the pool tournament and the
first place team in the foosball tour
nament will be sent to the ACU-I
Regional Invitational to compete as
representatives of CCC. The prov
inces and states that will be sending
college representatives to the ACU-I
Regional Invitational are Alaska,
Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Mon
tana, Saskatchewan, Alberta and
British Columbia.
“Ibelieve table soccer is making
a comeback,” said the anonymous
foosball tournament participant, who
kept his identity a secret so as not to
Clackamas students who wish
stir controversy among competitors.
to compete in the CCC ASG tour
“It’s for tactical purposes,” said
nament can register in the Student
Activity Office or utilize the sign
up sheet that is located in the game
room.
Individuals entering the pool
tournament, Feb. 21 at 12:30 p.m.,
will have to pay a $2 entry fee.
Pool participants will be playing
the standard 8-ball game.
The foosball tournament, Feb.
20 at 1 p.m., is a two-man team
event. Each team must pay a $4
the foosballer.
The anonymous foosballer finds
relaxation in his favorite game, re-
femng to it as “table soccer.”
period of it being inoperative.
“I, for one, am glad that the
table soccer machine has been
fixed. Now, I can play a relaxing
game after a hard day of study
ing, it’s a very relieving activ
ity,” said the anonymous
foosballer.
CCC ASG is proud to be
sponsoring the pool and foosball
event and hopes that there will be
a great number of student partici
Wiseman explained that theft
is an epidemic in this materialistic
Wiseman explains that last year
there were 3099 service responses
on campus, and within the first
45% in the last year, it is, now more
than ever, important for people to
work “together to help guard each
The band 'Rant n' Rave* plays for Clackamas students in the CC Mall during the ASG-sponsored
ISt. Valentine's Day party which included free refreshments and a 100-pound ptry»
safe. That is what the job’s all
by Jennifer Lessard
News Editor
Campus crime is increasing and
He explains because of the
accumulation of people in a small
territory, a college campus is a big
threat and serves as a perfect at
traction with plentiful opportuni
ties to attract many predator-type
personalities.
According to Wiseman, “it is
ludicrous” in 1992to expect public
safety officers in the state, commu
nity, and on campus to be around to
protect them every second of the
day. With increased amounts of
theft and violent crimes in the state,
it is very difficult for all the safety
officers to attend to everyone.
Wiseman explains that it is a simi
Wiseman explained that he
selves,” meaning that students need
to take the responsibility to lock
their cars, and keep their valuables
out of sight.
Wiseman gives some tips on
avoiding attacks on campus, ex
plaining that the first step is to be
aware and woik together with friends
and create a buddy system. He
explains that there is safety in
numbers. He suggests that when
walking to your car, you should
walk with a group, stay near street
lights, avoid shortcuts, hold purses
and briefcases tight and close to
your body and don’t carry large
amounts of cash.
Wiseman also suggests, in order
not to make life easy for a thief,
you should protect personal prop
erty by locking doors, engraving
valuables, and not leaving belong
ings unattended out in the open.
In a pamphlet that public safety
hands out, some pointers for women
include avoiding isolated bus stops,
lar situation at CCC.
There is one public safety offi
cer covering three campus sites at
keeping doors locked while driv<
ing, parking in well-lighted areas,
checking the back seat before get
ting into the car, and taking a self-'
one time at CCC. Wiseman ex
plains that, because of this, stu
dents need to take initiative upon
themselves and take steps to pro
tect themselves and others.
He explains that “public safety
cannot be all things to all people. It
is very important to take steps to
protect yourself.”He explains pub
lic safety is “in a difficult position;
it’s trying to provide the kind of
defense course.
Another tip includes reporting
suspicious activities. Campus pub-
lie safety should be notified of any
threatening incidents, or unusual
behavior. Wiseman explains that
public safety is here to assist, yet
common sense on the student’s part
can help prevent against opportu
nities for criminals to take advan
tage of them.
adequate service that keeps people.
pants.
It is a great thing and I hope
that everyone gets involved,” said
ASG Senator Anne Schuebel.
“Having been on ASG for two
years, I am familiar with student
apathy.”
CCC ASG hopes to sponsor
similar events in the future.
“I hope to have more tourna
on campus,” said
Baumhardt. “I hope that this one
will open the door for more.”
The CCC Bowling Team will
ments
also be competing in the Regional
Invitational.
“Table soccer is a highly invigo
rating and arousing activity which
develops focus and relaxation skills,
The CCC Frisbee Golf and
Country Club will not be com
while at the same time being im
mensely entertaining.”
The anonymous foosballer is
appreciative that the CCC foosball
table has been repaired after a long
due to the fact that other schools
peting in the Regional Invitational
are not sending frisbee golfers.
The ACU-I Regional Invita
tional will be take place Feb. 27,
28 and 29 in Pullman, WA.
Anonymous foosballer prepares for upcoming lournamenT."