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Clackamas Community College Wednesday, January 31,1996 AT A GLANCE Compiled by Cori Kargel Business Manager Come hear guest speaker Stacey Schulte, from the National Wildlife Association, at the CCC Environmen tal Committee, meeting, today, at 11 a.m., in Pauling 102. The ASG Legislative Committee presents Harry Lonsdale, the first declared candidate for Mark Hatfield’s Senate seat. Come to a question and answer session with him Fri., from noon to 1 p.m., in CCI27. Coffee, cookies and cider Will be served. Participate in the Blood Drive tomorrow. Sign up immediately in the Community Center. CCC Environmental Commit tee meetings are every Weds., from 11 to 11:30 a.m., in P102. Everyone is invited to participate in focus groups: Helping the ELC, Bottle Bill Expan sion, Recycling on Campus, AmeriCorp Projects and Environmen tal Week. For more information, call Ken Eschelman at ext. 2245. Petitions for graduation are now being accepted. Only petitions submitted by March 29 are guaranteed inclusion in the graduation program. Petitions will be accepted after that date with no guarantee for inclusion. The graduation ceremony will be June 7. For more information, see the Registrar’s office or the Help Center. The works of seven Oregon landscape artists will be on display in the Pauling Gallery through Feb. 7. CCC Painting and Drawing instructor Leland John is sponsoring the show. Interested in helping your com munity? Sign up today in CC140 for the Winter Term Community Energy Project. The project will be Feb. 17. For more information, see Brinda Fearn in CC140 or call her at ext. 2247. Do you need resume assistance? There is now a Resume Work Station in the Career Center. For more infor mation, inquire at the Career Center. Volunteers are needed to help adults learn to read. For more infor mation, please call Joe Van Zutphen at ext. 2724. Congratulations to the CCC Forensics Team for their recent first- place win at the Pacific Lutheran Uni versity Forensics Tournament. They brought home 22 awards! Any student, interested in participating in forensics should contact Kelly Brennan at ext. 2726. The Portland Women’s Crisis Line needs women to be volunteer cri sis intervention counselors. Be part of an organization that actively works to end violence against women and chil dren. Practicum credit is available for student volunteers. For more informa tion or an application, call 232-9545. College students across the US are now eligible for new Delta Airlines “Extra Credit” fares - zone-based tickets allowing travel for as low as $138 roundtrip. For more information, call 1-800-9DELTA0. The John Inskeep Environmental Learning Center has dropped its $3 per car surcharge for recycling ser vices. The ELC invites the public to drop off recyclable materials free. For more information, call ext. 2358. Chrysalis, the CCC women’s writing group is now meeting. Join in the meetings every Weds., from noon to 1 p.m., in B112. For more informa tion, call Kate Gray at ext. 2371. Several scholarships are still available for 1995-96. Stop by the Financial Aid office and check them out. Tuition increase faces opposition Brad Zimmerman Assistant Feature Editor ASG is officially against CCC’s proposed $2 per credit tu ition increase for the 1996-97 school year. According to Gary Dirrim, dean of college services, the pro posed two dollar increase is be ing considered by CCC because of inflation and a $1.5 million deficit. ASG is opposed to the raise because they feel that the increase is too steep. The cost of living has only gone up 2.7 percent, and CCC’s proposed increase is 6 per cent. However, CCC is not basing its proposed increase solely on the cost of living. Currently CCC is planning to lower its deficit to $181,399 by the 1998-99 school year by increasing tuition two dollars per year. If CCC decides to go with the $2 increase, the tuition for the 1996-97 school year will be $34 per credit hour. A task force assembled by CCC produced a document en titled 1995-96 Study of Tuition and Fees. In that document, CCC estimates that Portland Commu nity College’s tuition for the 1996-97 school year will be $35, Mt. Hood CC’s tuition is esti mated to be $33 and Chemeketa CC’s tuition is estimated to be $34. “We (ASG) voted in unani mous opposition to the proposed two dollar increase. That isn’t to say that we wouldn’t consider some other tuition option. But we are opposed to the proposed tu ition increase,” Mike Caudle, ASG President said. “ We as a stu dent government, feel that in this time of dwindling student aid, stu dents simply cannot afford it.” To find out how students felt about the proposed increase, ASG composed a survey of 145 stu dents entitled Student Tuition Sur vey. Of those surveyed, 81 per cent said that the tuition increase would have a financial impact. 57 percent of those surveyed said that if there was a tuition increase, they would take fewer credit hours. Finally, 75 percent of those surveyed said that they would pre fer less service instead of a tuition increase. The same task force that pro duced the document entitled 1995-96 Study of Tuition and Fees stated that, “This tuition rate gives our students the fairest com parison with other community colleges in the area.” ‘Daughter of measure 13’ revealed by OCA certain sexual behaviors as equivalent to race and gender, and Plans to amend the Oregon forcing individuals in the state to constitution are once again on the not have an objection to certain agenda of the Oregon Citizen’s sexual behaviors that their con Alliance (OCA) as they prepare science or religion would tell to unveil what they are unoffi them is wrong behavior.” Section one in cially calling, 44---------------------- the initiative “the daughter of The implications states, “Public Measure 13.” funds shall not This is the of such an be expended in a third attempt by amendment manner that has the OCA to severely the purpose or amend the con effect of express stitution. The compromise the ing approval of first attempt mission of the homosexuality.” was the contro Specifically this versial Measure college library. would affect pub 9 in 1992. Be -Cyndi Andrews lic libraries, in cause that ini Director of Learning cluding CCC’s tiative failed by Resources Center Dye Learning a slim margin, a Center. second attempt, ’’The implications of such an entitled Measure 13, was then conducted in 1993 with a slight amendment severely compromise change to the wording of the mea the mission of the college library,” sure. Measure 13 failed by less said Cyndi Andrews, director of the Learning Resource Center at of a margin at 48.5%. The Chief Petitioners of the Clackamas. According to Kelly Weigel, initiative are Lon T. Mabon, OCA chairman, Phillip Z. Ramsdell Field Network Coordinator for the and Kristi M. Mabon, of the Rural Organizing Project (ROP), “legal opinion on previous lan OCA. According to Mabon, the rea guage such as this, indicated that son the OCA is proposing the ini any information, unless it ex tiative is, “to put something in the presses disapproval of homosexu- law that would prohibit govern See OCA page 6 ment agencies from promoting Chad Patteson Editor-in-Chief ------- „ Photo by Karin Redston An evening tour of the auto department provides insight to automotive programs to staff and students. Presentation features automotive department Andrew Beck Staff Writer The Automotive Depart ment at Clackamas held an “Evening At The Shops” presen tation and dinner in Barlow Hall on Jan. 22. The presentation was to provide CCC staff and counsel ors with key information about the Automotive Department as well as show the staff the mod ern, computerized teaching methods used. “The function tonight ... is bringing in all the counselors, people in the Help Center, stu dent advisors and the Co-op Work Experience Area,” said Department Chair Marc Essig. The presentation began with a tour of the Automotive Department that delved into each of the individual teaching areas such as high-tech car elec tronics, parts merchandising and wheel alignment. The Automotive Depart ment contains the oldest car technology and data center in Oregon. Students can check out books or just look through a computer for information on all existing car models. The high- tech wheel alignment system in the Automotive Department can align any car within one-tenth of a degree which is displayed on a computer monitor. “The Automotive Depart ment hopes to provide them (CCC staff and counselors) with à better understanding of what automotive technology is and how complex that is,” said Essig. After the tour ended, the participants had dinner and watched videos of the Automo tive Department’s recruiting ef forts at CCC. Door prizes were given. The Automotive Depart ment, as well as the Parts Mer chandising Department, hoped that the presentation will help students and encourage them to enroll in classes that lead to a career in the automotive indus try. ‘Moving on Week’ helps students outline future Pamela Sirianni News Editor Clackamas will be hosting “Moving On Week,” a week of activities designed to assist stu dents who are planning on enter ing the workforce or a four-year college. Activities scheduled for “Moving On Week” will take place Feb. 12-16. This week will give students the opportunity to ask questions about transferring, choosing a career, how to write a resume, job searching and inter viewing techniques, what employ ers are looking for and student loans. All the activities of “Mov ing On Week” are free and open to the public. Each day during the week different activities have been planned to aid students in their transition from Clackamas to an other school or to work. Transfer Day will begin the week’s activities Feb. 12, in Gre gory Forum from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Representatives from 22 four-year colleges will be avail able to answer student questions. There will be a drawing at 12 p.m. and you do not need to be present at the time of the draw ing to win. Career Day will be Feb. 13. Dr. Thomas Jones from the Small Business Department at the Har mony Center will be giving a talk about careers of the future. This talk will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in CC127. Dr. Jones is a former business instruc tor here at Clackamas who is now a national speaker. School-To-Work Day on Feb. 14, will be an opportunity for stu dents to learn and ask questions See MOVING ON page 6
