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1 Pg . 2 The Clackamas Print News Smoking controversy addressed News Clips will feature poetry and fiction by staff, faculty and students, Dec. 4 from 12-lp.m. in Pauling 103. If anyone is interested in reading their work, please con tact Kate Gray by today, Dee. X Call exL3371» > The C€C Writers’Club meets on campus every Wednesday at 2p.m»m Barlow 239» Weeklyoff-eampus meetingsare- held on Fridays at the Sub Shop on Main Street in downtown Oregon City from 5:15-6:30 p.m. •’ ASG meetings are held every Monday from 3-5 p.m. in CC- 126 and areopen to all students. Studentsarewefcometo come and express their opinions, ' Baptist Student Ministries wants you tocóme to their “Joy. Explosions” on Tue^aynightsfrom 8:30«lO^;¿tó^O^ Fireside Lounge in the Community Center, BSM also holds a Bible St udy on Wednesdays from 12-1 p.m. in Pauling 104. Registration for ; Dec. 7 for returning students with appointments and open ing to new sí^ntó. by^ippointmt^onMood^jib^^Li Open registration (no appointment necessary) begtns Dec, 16« Winter term classes^ begin Jam'::'^li^3?i;Stu^eOi returning to CCC are encouraged to register as soón as possible,as it’ s anticipated thattheie will be mpre returning students this term thannormal¿:CallexL2254:formOre information. The ASG-sponsored Family Night Movie takes place this Friday, Dec. 4 at 4 pan. in the Fireside Lounge a fid at 7 p.m. Strike €C: Mall. Don’t miss the heartwarming story of “Pinocchio” \ / A representative from the Oregon City Employment Divi sion will be here every FridayfitotoÍ:^^|^^^^ÍÍ2j^!¡^ the Family Resource Center), Stop by or call 657-2971 and ¿ make an appointmenttoget jobrelated i«^o^jWinclwá|| ingemployers that are listed with the Employment Division and State job listings. V Students can volunteer to usher at one of the performances of “Pen Don” on Dec. 3,4,5,11,12 and 13. An usher can see the entire play for free. Call ext. 2356 or come by M-Í29 tó\ sign up. Student-directed one-act plays can be seen in the McLoughlin Hall Theatre at lunchtime on Dec.«, 9 and 19 : (a different one-act each day) or see all three beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 10. The admission is :líppIirtt^O^^:^^^^n'Assoiááteid Student Goverumerit; positions of EntertammentCoot^óatórand Promotió^ Dí-L ■ rector are stiU a vaitable m^ The deadline for turning in applications is Friday, Dec. 4 by .5 < •'' 'v ■■ ¿J t A fiction reading will be held in the Gregory Forum Friday, Dec, 11 at 12 p.m., Charlotte Watson Sherman, author of Killing CoIOp. and Kathleen Alcala, author to read excerpts from their work. For more information, call ext, 238Í6T 2284, ' . s - ' The Clackamas Print Editors-in-Chief: Melisfea Freels, Robert A. Hibberd News Editor: Feature Editor: Nolan C. Kidwell Heidi Branstator Sports Editor: Daphne Hartt Photo Editor: Vivian Johnson Assistant Copy Editor: Jason Eek Wednesday,December2>1992 Copy Editor: Tracy Hobbs Business Managers: Scott Morris, David VanKeuren Staff Writers: Hafidha Acuay, Melissa Baughman, Anjanette Booth, Eric Eatherton, Frank Jordan, Jeff Kemp, Tina McFarland, Tracey Roozenboom, Staci Smith, Claudia Smulders, Nicole Turley, Paul Valencia Photographers: Teka Brown, Lynn Sickel Adviser: Linda Vogt The Clackamas Print aims to be a fair and impartial newspaper cov ering the college community. Opinions expressed in The Clackamas Print do not necessarily reflect those of the college administration, faculty or advertisers. The Clackamas Print is a weekly publication distributed every Wednesday except for finals week. The open adver tising rate is $4.13 per column inch. Clackamas Community College, 19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Oregon- City, Oregon; 97045, Barlow 104. Telephone: 657-6958, ext. 2309 (office), ext. 2577 (advertising, news), ext. 2578 (features, photos, copy, sports), ext. 2576 (Editors-in-chiel). by Frank Jordan Staff Writer One of the most controver sial issues on the Clackamas campus in recent years may have finally came to a climax. The subject of smoking rights and outdoor facilities has taken another turn this term, and with the urging of students, CCC has offered some alternatives for stu dents and staff desiring comfort able, sheltered areas in which to indulge in their habit. A group of students, led by Mike Morriss, turned in a peti tion bearing over 400 signatures to the Associated Student Gov ernment in hopes of persuading the CCC Board of Education to reinstall the heat lamps and pic nic tables to the Community Center, McLoughlin and Barlow Hall entrances. These tables and lamps had been in place for two years at those entrances, before being removed prior to the be ginning of Fall Term. College President John Key ser has been working on this conflict since the beginning of the entire smoking issue some four years ago. “This has been a long proc ess, and we are trying to resolve it in as quick and efficient way as possible,” Keyser said. “This is really one problem that we would like to see go away, and we want to come up with a reasonable solution.” The smoking controversy started back in the spring of 1989, when the CCC Board of Educa tion first banned the sale of ciga rettes and other tobacco products in the bookstore. The following week, the CCC President’s Coun cil voted to ban smoking indoors in all campus buildings, as re ported in the May 31,1989 issue of The Clackamas Print. That ban took effect at the beginning of Fall Term, 1989. During the Fall Tom of 1989, several protests and student votes took ¡place. Twenty smokers staged a sit-in in President Key ser’s office in an attempt to change the ban. Later during that term, a forum was held to give both sides a chance to speak on the subject. Both smokers and non-smokers engaged in heated discussion on the issue. A student opinion vote was held on the subject in order to get feedback on the issue, and the result was a wide distribution of opinion. Of the 434 votes cast, 40 percent favored changing the ban to include an indoor smoking area, 30 percent favored continuing the ban without change and 26 per cent voted for continuing the ban but upgrading outdoor smoking facilities. The poll was designed to give administrators some idea on whether to continue the ban or overturn it. On Dec. 13, 1989, the CCC Board voted unanimously to continue the ban, with an at tempt to make improvements in outdoor smoking areas. That spring, picnic tables were placed at entrances of all campus buildings, and heat lamps were in place for the beginning of Fall Term, 1990. Back in the present, a group of people, including Dean of College Services Gary Dirrim, Plant Services Supervisor Carol Patterson, College Architect Rob Barrintine, College Landscaper Andy Rice, and ASG President Amy Gaskell recently toured the campus to look for adequate sheltered areas in which to place more outdoor furniture to be used by smokers and non-smokers alike. The group came up with several areas in which to place benches around buildings, all of the places being covered, but away from major entrances to campus buildings. “We tried to look for places where people could be comfort able, but would not infringe on the rights of those who choose not to smoke,” Dirrim explained. “Given the rules that we had to work with, I think we did a rea sonable job.” The biggest problem now seems to be how to pay for the additional furniture, and getting students to accept the furnish ings. Barrintine and Rice both agreed that the college could use some existing furniture, as well as using the style of benches that are already in place to help keep the costs down. “We did use some of the natural features of the campus, including trees and building sup ports, in order to come up with adequate facilities that should please everyone, I hope,” said Rice. The long-range plan for the college hopes to shift the center of student activity away from the courtyard in the middle of cam pus toward the ampitheater be tween Streeter Hall, Dye Learn ing Center and the Gregory Fo rum. Presently, on the north side of the Gregory Forum, lie tables, chairs and 14 heat lamps that await student use. President Keyser would like to see that area used more often, but he feels the majority of stu dents are either not interested in using the facility, or don ’ t want to take the 45 seconds or so to walk over there and sit in the heat. “We hope that students are at least supportive of what we are trying to accomplish with this issue. We are trying to push the center of campus over toward the new buildings and the heat lamps and tables near the Gregory Fo rum are in place and ready to be used,” Keyser said. “We empa thize with students who believe that it is too far out of their way, but we want them to give the facility a chance.” President’s Council met yesterday to discuss the recom mendations that ASG, Dirrim, Rice, Barrintine, and Patterson came up with, and the results were not available at press time. A full follow-up will be in next week’s edition of The Clacka mas Print. Letter to the Editor To the Editor, I think it is time that gays, les bians and bisexuals alike have a place to go to get moral support and to be with friends. The hardest part of this club is to get people together in one place at one time. Weneedto know who you are so we can get in touch with you. The best way to go about this is to do it somewhat an onymously. If interested in going to meet ings and being with friends, you must first of all do at least one of three things: 1) Call the faculty advisor for the club, Connie McFar land, at ext. 3112; 2) contact Norm, Bemey, Student Activities Direc tor, at ext. 2247; Or 3) contact a counselor in CCC’s Counseling Center. Meetings will probably not be announced, so the only way of getting in contact with you is for you to get in contact with us. Signed, Anonymous Friend
