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Page 2 THE CLACKAMAS PRINT NEWS/OPINION April 29,1992 Keyser educational reform Continued from page 1 Winners overlooked The Print would like to apologize for leaving out the names of two winnersin the writing contest results. Gayle Kirkpatrick received honorable mention for her fiction story Promises and Kathleen Mayer received honorable mention for her non-fiction story Enlargement. We would like to apologize for the misspell ing of .Montford. Drop deadline approaches May 9 is the last day to drop classes without responsibility for a grade. See the stars at Clackamas The observatory at the John Inskeep Environmental Learn ing Center is open to the public every clear Wednesday, Friday and Saturday night from 7:30 to 11:30. Admission is $1.50 per person. Graduates must apply Students planning to complete their program of study at the end of Spring term should have petitions on file in the Registrar's Office now. community colleges need to deal think about education,” he said. that would have to be completed to with local high schools and build a Some immediate concerns receive the certificate. After mutually beneficial partnership. regarding the bill were that the completion of the CIM, students The second issue he printed system binds down and traps would be able to choose their career to was to bring business and industry individuals into a specific path based on six broad categories. into a more productive position. educational program at too young Arts and Communication, Private industry would in turn be in of an age. Youngren said that the Industry and Technology, Health a better position to tell the public system can be set up so this won’t Services, Business and Management, sector (schools) how the education be the case. Human Resources and Natural and training ought to look to better “Increase the rigor and Resources make up the occupational prepare students to meet their needs. expectations of the learning categories that can be chosen from. This would allow students to begin environment and develop a system Youngren said that in the their careers younger in life. with flexibility,” he said, are a part near future it would be possible to “Prepare youngsters to go of the basic intent of the bill. see 16 and 17-year-old students on to work at 18 instead of 29,” Ten task forces have been this campus as a result of the Youngren said. set up to deal with questions completion of the CIM. Youngren said the regarding things such as the “We have the potential to relationship with business will be flexibility of the program. Youngren see a real change in the make-up of one of the biggest challenges ahead. said four of these task forces would schools. It changes the whole He stressed the fact that all parties have a direct impact on how atmosphere of educational thinking involved have finally realized that community colleges would operate. and we have an opportunity to play education hasn’t been picking up One of these forces, which a big role,” Youngren said. the pace. Youngren emphasized, is the One of the key points both “I sure look at it as a Certificate of Initial Mastery (CIM). the speakers and the instructors that tremendous challenge,” he said. Ideally the CIM would be completed were present expressed was the Youngren stressed a need by students around the age of 16. impending increased role of the for an overall plan where new work The CIM would allow Clackamas student. groups and programs were all and other community colleges to , “Educational reform is interrelated. “It changes the way we set up thier programs based on skills aimed at expecting more from students,” Keyser said. Opportunity to help abused Parents Anonymous of Oregon, a child abuse prevention program which offers support groups and a 24-hour telephone "Helpline," is looking for Family Support Volunteers. Volunteers are needed for a two-hour children's group meeting, once a week at locations throughout the community. Complete training is provided for the "Helpline" that can be answered from the volun teer's home during one four-hour shift per week. There are opportunities of internships and practicums. Student reading series begins The first of the student reading series will be held Friday, May 8 from noon to 1 p.m. in Randall 221. Students and faculty will read their creative writing. Anyone interested in reading up to 10 minutes of their own fiction or poetry can sign up with Kate Gray at ext. 2604 or leave a message at ext 2284. Health insurance available Enterprise-Courier prints final issue by Robert A. Hibberd Print, are saddened that another Co-Editor-In-Chief paper has been forced into extinction The Clackamas Print now due to a lack of local public interest holds the dubious distinction of being However, it was not at all surprising the only current publication brewed that another news source bit the right here in beautiful Oregon City, dust. Oregon. With the creation of CNN, The honor was bestowed . CNN Headline News and C-Span, upon us three weeks ago when news is no longer something that Oregon City’s Enterprise-Courier has happened. News instead is published its final issue. Yes, after something that is happening. In 125 years of being Oregon City’s this age, it is hard for newspapers top dog in news service, The to compete in the information Enterprise- Courier is now defunct. business We, at The Clackamas Newspapers are racing to Student health insurance is available on a term or yearly basis and can be purchased by the third Friday of each term. Formore about this type of insurance, students can contact the Student Activities Office. Camp Fire offers child care Camp Fire Community Child Care is Available on campus, at the Orchard Center. Those interested can call 657-6683. Those who need financial assistance or other child care in the commu nity, can call 253-5000. - Writers' Club awards winners Writer s' Club awards ceremony will be held on May 4 at 2 p.m. in the Community Center Boardroom. Winners and honor able mentions will be presented certificates of achievement. Cake and coffee will be served. Editors: Melissa Freds, Rob Hibberd News Editor: Nolan C. KJdwdl Sports Editor: Lane Schddeman Photo Editor: David Vankeuren Copy Editor: Frank Jordan Business Manager: Brenda Hodgen Staff Writers: Heidi Branetator, Maurice Letter to The Print.... To The Print: I heard a story from a fellow student the other day which I feel bears sharing. Since it reflects an attitude toward the homeless which is callous and mean, and it came from an image of authority, I thought it worth sharing. This individual is a sweet, cheerful person who has worked hard to maintain a B+ average, and lives in her van. She is a second- year student who hopes to complete her transfer degree this term. Living in her van, she often sleeps in various parking lots. According to her, a few weeks ago, Glenn, Daphne Hartt.Tracy Hobbs, Gin ger Land, Scott Morris, Kevin Shields, Greg Tully. Photographers: spending her second night in the parking lot of a local Thriftway, she awoke to the sound of her van being egged. As she cleaned the egg off her windshield, two security officers watched her from a few feet away, encouraging her to find her rest elsewhere. I understand that these men were probably not directed to so discourage the residency of transients in the Thriftway parking lot, but I feel this a juvenile and harrasing method of making such people move on. I’m not insisting on giving anyone a free ride. But I do insist that everyone deserves a little respect. Will Greenleaf Vivian Johnson, Kyle Moe, Allan Zlemke. Production Assistant: Tobbi Ireland Advisor: Linda Vogt The Clackamas Print alms to be a fair and Im partial newspaper covering the college community,. Opinions expressed in The Clackamas Print do. not necessarily re flect those of the college administration, faculty, or advertisers. The Clackamas Print is a weekly publication distributed every Wednesday except for fihals week. The open advertising rate is $3.75 per column inch. Clackamas Community Col lege 19600 S Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon: 97045. Trailer B. Telephone: 657-6956, ext. 2309 (office), ext. 2577 (advertising), ext 2576 (production). X__________________ > redefine themselves and find the ways and means to compete. Some papers cannot compete, thus comes extinction. However, some newspapers are finding ways to compete with telecommunications. One way is to become more analytical. Since it is a forgone conclusion that television will break a story well before a newspaper will, newspapers attempt to offer opinion and critique on the spec ific situation. Newspapers are becoming ' more political, a voice for the people. It should be mentioned that, even in the age of telecommunications, it is necessary to support local papers. It is necessary to have a wide variety of news services. The public needs to have access to a diverse range of opinions. It can be very dangerous to citizens if the power to distribute information became isolated, government and corporate controlled. Governments have a tendency to distribute state supported propaganda (Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler). It should be second nature for a citizen, who considers themselves enlightened, to consult more than one news source before taking a stance on a particular issue. The Clackamas Print bids a fond farewell to The Enterprise- Courier and looks forward to the challenge of being the only publication in Oregon City. Also, The Clackamas Print promises never to become a governmental propaganda paper. We will continue to provide the best possible coverage of issues of utmost care and concern that we can.
