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News ' Sports During April and May, Group Advising Sessions emphasizing majors will be held on campus. State Senator Catherine Webber, who chairs the Senate Education Committee, visited the campus last week to talk to students. seepagej Clackamas Cougar softball gained a split with two of .the better teams in the region during their annual trip to San Diego. See page 2 See page 3 The women's and men's track and field teams both blew their competition away during last weekend's meet. See page 3 The Clackamas Print Vol. XXVII No. 18 Clackamas Community College Oregon City, Oregon New gym lighting is best in Oregon ^Long-planned project saves taxpayers money by Jeff Kemp The Print Co-Editor-in-Chief The Plant Services divi sion and the college’s hands-on electrician Mark Lee have been working long hours to confront a problem that is facing all students, faculty and staff on campus. The increasing dilemma of how to handle the extremely tight budget that most schools are now facing in Oregon is of ex treme importance to Plant Ser vices. Enter Lee. Lee, in coordi nation with Plant Services and the rest of the decision-making par ties of the college, have been hard at work revamping lighting fix tures since the school year began. Specifically, the gym in Randall Hall has seen some of Lee’s free hand. ___ “A great deal of plan ning went into this project? Lee said, noting that strategies and planning have been underway since last March. “And it only took two days to execute.” The “project” Lee re ferred to was an effort to increase the lighting efficiency in the gym. And those aren’t just any lights. They are designed with the light bulb encased inside another glass fixture to ensure that there will be no falling glass in the event the light bulb was to shatter if ever sfruct. The money for the project was gathered from various sav ings and rebates that are offered byPGE. Under PGE’s policy, by purchasing more efficient light fixtures, money is given back to the college in hopes that it will continue improvements. And that’s exactly what the college has done. “For two years we’ve (Plant, Services) taken a beating from you people regardinig the lights. We’ve made the improve ments outside, which you guys haven’t seemed to notice. This was the next logical step,” Lee said. From various improve ments that surely everyone is be ginning to notice around the out side of the campus, Plant Services was able tousepartoftheir$18,000 rebate money to make the $16,000 lighting improvements in the gym. “There isn’t abetter col lege in the state including four- year institutions, in terms of light ing, than CCC,” Lee said of his project. The old lights were in sufficient for collegiate level com petition,” Lee explained. All in all, 108 light fix tures were removed from the gym to make way for the 50 brighter and more efficient lights. “We will be getting $5,000 back for this project. We will again turn that money back around into the college,” Lee noted. The old light fixtures will be taken down to Salem for auction, with Clacka photo by Chad Patteson Clackamas now sports a new lighting system that is not topped by any other college in Oregon. mas getting the profit from the sales. The new light fixtures are also guaranteed for the next five years. This will help reduce general maintenance costs, for years to come. Plant Services is proud to be saving the college money in the long run. ‘‘Plant Services were the people who went about making these improvements, not the Ath letic Department. If we can save money and improve the college, I think we owe the taxpayers that,” Lee said. “Itis our intention to pro vide the best lighting for educa tion, safety and all the other goals of CCC,” Lee concluded. Crisis line provides options for those in need ■ 130 volunteers and 14 mental health professionals handle 120,000 confidential calls per year by Russ Jones mestic violence, suicide and de- upression are familiar to all of us, The Print Staff It is as easy as taking the and each incident, whether known time to listen and look as we go ,to us or not, has an impact upon about our daily journey, to realize our lives. Is there anything that we the many types of social problems within our community. The terms can do, as individuals, to help child abuse, substance abuse, do mitigate the social impact of these problems and, perhaps, make a difference in someone’s life? In 1978, the MetroCrisis Intervention Service was formed to provide assistance to anyone in the greater Portland area who was suffering from emotional distress. In 1991, the Clark County Crisis Oregon Senator visits campus State Senator Catherine Webber visited campus last week in hopes of leaving with student input on how to improve upon Community Colleges. See related story on page 2. »J V, : £ Line was awarded to Metro to expand their services to the resi dents of Clark County, Wash., as well. Today, with a staff of 130 volunteers and 14 mental health professionals as supervisors, Metro Crisis Line handles 120,000 con fidential calls per year on a 24- hour-day, seven-day-week basis. These calls often deal with serious human problems such as child abuse, spouse battering, depres sion, domestic disputes, alcohol and substance abuse, compulsive gambling and suicide. By providing this service, the Metro Crisis Line, at 223- 6161, helps callers identify op tions and locate agencies or orga nizations who can help them re solve their problems. In addition, the hotline provides a positive al ternative to the 9-1-1 system,help ing to alleviate overloading of the emergency line. Since this service is a1 volunteer-operated system, there is a constant need for dedicated and concerned members of the community to contribute time and energy. Simply put, Metro needs your help. The Metro Crisis Line volunteer program is available to anyone who may be interested and no experience is required. Appli cants must be at least 18 years old, successfully complete 52 hours of training provided by Metro, and upon completion of training, agree to serve one four-hour shift per week for a minimum of one year. As the Crisis Line is operative 24 hours per day, shift scheduling can be flexible. Training sessions are held in the evening and on week ends, and the next training ses sion is scheduled to start May 2. For additional information about this community service program, contact the Metro Crisis Line vol unteer coordinator, Sara Cole, at 226-3099. photo by Chad Patteson
