Wednesday, April 21, 1993
The Clackamas Print
Clackamas Community College
Vol. XXVI No. 20
INSIDE
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News
Women's Weekend provides
supportive environment
The Fifth Annual Women's
Weekend, which takes place at
Camp Collins on the Sandy
River, begins April 30. The
event offers educational work
shops on topics that range from
childhood trauma to creative
writing.
Other activities in
clude rafting, hiking, line danc
ing and massages.
Folk art depicts history,
stories of timber industry
Nancy Travers, of the CCC Art
Department, is displaying some
of her artwork in the latest
Pauling Gallery exhibit. Trav
ers' art collection, titled "Michi
gan to Oregon 1890-1990,"
depicts the logging industry and
the folklore — like the Paul
Bunyan tales — of the industry.
"Fariba" demonstrated her belly dancing ski lls at the instructors’ Fair last Wednes
day. The purpose of the event was to introduce new instructors to the coordina-
tors of community education and senior center programs.
Contest winners announced
See page 5
Opinion
Sexual harassment and dis
crimination at CCC - Is it
happening?
Robert A. Hibberd, Co-Editor
in-Chief of The Clackamas
Print, speaks to several stu
dents who have experienced sex
ual harassment and discrimina
tion in their classes at Clacka
mas. Two students felt that "a
certain trust had been violated
and ... that the instructor had
abused the unequal power rela
tionship that exists between an
instructor and a student." Hib
berd also explains the sexual
harassment complaint process
at CCC.
See page 6
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by Tina McFarland
Staff Writer
Fourteen pieces were selected
as either winners or honorable
mentions for the sixth annual writ
ing contest sponsored by the Writ
ers’ Club.
The top three pieces were
awarded prizes in each of three
categories, and in two of the three,
there were honorable mentions.
In the category of poetry,
contestants could enter up to six
poems. Each poem was judged
individually as a separate entry.
Adam Wagner won first prize for
his poem “A Soft Death to the
Pumpkin Carver Neva- Comes.”
“Little Old Woman La Viejita,” by
Maria Kirwin won second place
and the third-place prize went to
Eric Day for “Pygmalion Now and
Then.”
Three honorable mentions were
awarded in poetry. They include:
R.W. Jagdonik for “Where to Plant,”
Robert Hibberd, “For every Man
who was ever my Father,” and
Christopher Haberman, “The Nurse
That Held Me.”
In creative non-fiction, entrants
were allowed to enter one or two
pieces of original work. Judy
Anderson was awarded first place
for her piece, ’’Calla Lillies.”
“Making Way,” by Jessica Just,
took the second-place spot, while
third place was given to Robin
Bruce’s “When There Was an East
and a West.”
Two honorable mentions
were awarded in creative non
fiction to “Freeway Adventure,”
by Shelly Burck, and “The Ath
letic Supporters!,” by Donna
Potratz.
The category of fiction was
allowed up to two entries per
contestant, and the top three
pieces received prizes. No
honorable mentions were
awarded in this category.
Wagner’s “Me and Honey”
won first place. “Baby Gator,”
by Stella Jenkins Lillicrop, took
second, and third place was
awarded to Amy Davis for
“Percival.”
“There were really excel
lent entries - especially in
poetry. There were more good
writers than I’ve ever seen at
one time in this school. All the
categories were good,” said
Allen Widerburg, English in
structor and writing contest co
ordinator.
Each piece was read by
three judges who did not know
the identity of the author. They
read all entries independently,
then collectively chose the
winners. The judges all either
have a degree in English, or are
writers themselves.
John Hooley, assistant dean;
Gail Miller, who is in charge of
CCC’s night programs; and
Claudia O’Driscoll, who works
in the library, judged this year’s
contest.
“It was a lot of hard work for
the judges to read all of the en
tries. Many good pieces did not
get prizes, but I hope they (the
writers) go on to re-enter their
work, or at least keep on writ
ing,” Widerburg said.
To enter the contest, the
contestant had to have been a
registered student sometime dur
ing the 1992-93 school year.
Widerburg encourages stu
dents to get involved in the writ
ing contests, or at the very least
to sign up for a writing class.
“Many people (former con
test winners) have gone on to be
a big success,” Widerburg said.
According to Widerburg,
several former students who had
won writing contests have gone
on to win higher awards, and
some have put their creative
writing talents to use on their
own literary magazines.
“I want to encourage stu
dents to get involved in creative
writing or in the Writers’ Club or
in the twice monthly readings
Kate Gray (English instructor)
puts on. Some of the best crea
tive writing teachers in Oregon
are at our school. It’s a good
place to study creative writing,”
Widerburg said.
Oregon City, Oregon
ASG faces
changes
in staff
by Frank Jordan
Staff Writer
Associated Student Govern
ment recently made some changes
to its staff, promoting three sena
tors into officer positions, adding
a new officer and choosing five
new senators.
Liberty Hunt was promoted
from senator to the legislative
director to the vice-president’s
job, replacing Len Collins, who
had to resign due to medical rea
sons.
Shannon Chinn was promoted
from entertainment senator to the
entertainment coordinator posi
tion. Chinn replaces Carrie Miller,
who resigned due to increased
working hours.
Shirley Hewitt was promoted
from promotions senator to pro
motions coordinator.
Hewitt
replaces Felicia Winland, who
resigned her position due to per
sonal reasons.
Deanne Duvall was chosen
to become the new ASG legisla
tive director. She replaces Jarrod
Scheiffele, who was forced out
of his position due to failure to
meet academic standards during
Winter Term.
The new senators chosen to
fill positions include Bryan Ken
ney and Jeff Bodengheimer, who
become entertainment senators;
Joel Thomas and Katie Meewsen,
who become promotions sena
tors and Barbara Mumm, the new
senator to the legislative direc
tor. The senators that gave up
their posts are Shane Baumhardt,
who chose not to enroll at CCC
this term for unknown reasons,
and Chris Gunderson, who left
school for a job on a fishing boat
in Alaska.
"We hope to do
some great things
before the year
ends."
-Shauna Barnett
ASG President Shauna Bar
nett believes that the changes are
for the better. “We have a good
group of people and we hope to
do some great things before the
year ends. I’m sorry to have
people leave, especially in the
middle of the year, but some
times these things happen. We
just have to move on as best we
can,” she said.
The terms of office for all of
the new people began with their
swearing-in at the April 12 ASG
meeting. Their terms end at the
close of Spring Term. Keep
reading The Print for upcoming
details on presidential and vice-
presidential elections for ASG
during Spring Term.