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Check It Out: Baaa Members of The Print 1 staff review cd’s and I mOVieS gee pages 7 4 8 Oregon City, Oregon Clackamas Community College Vol. XXVIII No. 19 Wednesday, April 26,1995 Children and staff evacuated from FRC V Due to a malfunctioning air AT A GLANCE Compiled by Cori Kargel Copy Editor V “Secrets: an AIDS Theater Pro conditioner, daily activities were disrupted duction Based on True Stories” will have two showings, from 10 to 11 a.m. and noon to 1 p.m., today, in the Gre gory Forum. y/ Award-winning fine arts student by Tina Guinn Editor-in-Chief Sandee Nycz is now showing her land scape oil paintings at the CCC Art Cen ter Gallery. Nycz has been painting for two and a half years. The show runs through May 9. The Art Center is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every weekday. For more information, call ext. 2386. V Comejoin the open discussion about the proposed Diversity Plan for the col lege. Topics will include political, sexual, cultural ans social issues. The presenta tion will be at noon, tomorrow, in the Gregory Forum. V Current child care issues will be discussed in a forum that will include Representative Lynn Snodgrass (R-10) and members of the Clackamas County Dependant Care Council. The forum will be from 7 to 9 p.m., today, in room 106 of the Elizabeth McClung Brod Family Resource Center on the CCC campus. For more information, or for RSVP, call 656-2530. y Petitions for graduation are still being accepted at the Registrar’s office and the Help Center. Petitions now be ing turned in are no longer guaranteed. The Graduation ceremony will be June 9. Information on the ceremony will be sent out during Spring Term. For more information, call ext. 2254. Education majors - several educa tional opportunities are now available to you. Call Guy Crooks at ext. 2247 to find out about volunteering in local class rooms. Contact Eric Lewis at ext. 2251 to find out about the Psychology of Edu cation class. a / The Small Business Development Center provides 10 free hours of coun seling to entrepreneurs all over the region. This free community service often includes questions and answers about computers, marketing, tax liabili ties and more. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call 656- 4447. The Portland Women’s Crisis Line needs female volunteers who want to help end domestic and sexual violence, as well as help victims and survivors of such violence. Practicum credit is avail able for students. Training includes in formation on domestic violence, active listening, oppression, sexual harassment, coping mechanisms and other important areas. Training is 46 hours long and begins in May. For more information or an application, call 232-9545. Photo by Jon Roberts With the sun shining and the flowers blooming, students take to the outdoors for rest, relaxation and basking in Spring’s warm rays. Don’t forget to vote May 2, 3 for ASG president, vice president Amy Ku’uipo Bierman Staff Writer Election day is fast approach ing here on campus. On May 2 and 3, the student body will vote on next year’s president and vice president. Right now, there is one can didate, for President and two for vice president. Some write-ins are expected. Thecandidatefor president is Canby resident Mike Caudle, who is running his campaign with vice president candidate Brenda Bellamy. Caudle is currently an ASG legislative officer and Northwest Representative to the National Board of American Student As sociation of Community Colleges. He has also served on all but one of the ASG committees, and has participated in lobbying trips to Salem and Washington, D.C. for education in the beginning of the year. “I feel that there is not INDEX NEWS Page 1, 2, 3, & 4 OPINIONS Page 5 FEATURES Page 6, 7, 8, & 9 SPORTS Page 10, 11, & 12 About 60 children and staff members were evacuated from the Family Resource Center (FRC) and Camp Fire Child Care Cen ter (CFCCC) Monday when a fan on an air conditioning unit over heated, causing the building to fill with smoke. The Oregon City Fire Depart ment, as well as public safety of ficials, responded to the scene, where children and staff of the child care center waited outside for officials to clear the building of smoke. The driveway leading to the FRC parking lot was cordoned off, keeping parents and students from coming in while the clean up process was taking place. “The parking lot was closed. I just wanted to make sure every one was OK, because I could hear the alarm. “I felt a lot of concern. Es pecially because he [public safety official] didn’t know anything (that was going on),” said Jenni Everett, mother and employee of Camp Fire Child Care Center. Judy Kling, center director, also felt concern. “There’s always that initial rush of ‘Oh my God! ’ But all sys tems set in, and it was OK. The kids got out, the fire engine came, parents didn’t panic, and the staff knew what to do,” she said. CFCCC employee Elke Mayer arrived at work in the middle of the evacuation. “My first reaction was, ‘who pulled that alarm?’ because the last two drills have been because of that. I just came over right away to help out,” Mayer said. While fire department offi cials worked to clear the building of smoke, children waited pa tiently outside. “I was eating breakfast,” ex- Continued on page 4 Photo by Chad Patteson Mike Caudle and Brenda Bellamy, candidates for ASG president and vice president for the 1995-96 school year. enough student representation,” Caudle said. “We need to focus on factors that affect student well being, including child care, finan cial aid and other factors that may arise which may affect the gen eral cost of our education here at Clackamas.” A wrestler for four years at Canby Union High School, Caudle plans to finish his trans fer degree and obtain his master’s degree in political science to teach at the college or high school level. His ultimate career goal is to be a wrestling coach. Caudle is also responsible for the proposed constitutional amendments to the Student Con stitution to be voted on at the same election. Working with Bellamy for the benefit of the student body is his aspiration. Bellamy is a graduate of Gladstone High School. Throughout her first year here at CCC, she has worked in ASG as a senator and on a number of com mittees. “Mike and I work really well together,” said Bellamy. “We have Photo by Patrick Lundstrom Jennifer Butler, candidate for ASG Vice President for the 1995-96 school year. a lot of opposite opinions, but find a common ground. ... I trust that he will make good decisions and have good judgment and we would be more effective together than we would be individually.” Bellamy said she is running because she has ideas and skills that she can put to use here. “I really want to be able to Continued on page 2
