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4 The Clackamas Print Wednesday, May 29,1996 News New classes offered Fall term Chad Patteson Editor-in-Chief Several new classes will be available this Fall at Clackamas. Learn the geography of the world with the help of several new classes. Instructor Masoud Kheirabadi will be teaching a new cluster of courses on geographical knowl edge of the world and its people. According to Kheirabadi, “Students will learn that each re gion has a distinct character, but that global processes bind all re gions together into an interdepen dent web. “Students will also become familiar with major contemporary global issues and international conflicts such as problems of world food supply, global environ mental problems, population growth and global resources, as well as cultural differences.” The cluster of new courses includes GEOG120-World Geog raphy:. Introduction, GEOG121- People and Places: Developing World, and GEOG122-People and Places: Developing World. Also, GEOG280-Geography Work Experience will be avail able. In Computer Technologies, there will be two new programs: Computer Applications Special ist, and Network Operations/Mi- crocomputer Specialist. Both pro grams offer a one year certificate or a two year Associate of Ap plied Science Degree (pending state approval). Both programs have been de signed to teach technology, soft ware and computer related skills. Students entering this pro gram need to register for CS120- Survey of Computing, WR101- Communications Skills, CS225- Computer Support, SP100- Speech and either BA101-Intro to Business or MFG130-Basic Elec tricity. Drinking and driving #1 killer of teenagers in America Laney Fouse Copy Editor According to statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about two out of every five Americans will be involved in an alcohol-related , crash during their lifetime. Earlier this month, a 21- year-old Clackamas Community College student was killed in an alcohol-related traffic accident. The one-vehicle wreck on S.W. Stafford Road also claimed the life of another passenger. The underaged driver, whose blood al cohol level is still being deter mined, survived. This accident is a grim re minder of what could happen when someone chooses to drink and drive, and perhaps even worse is to make the wrong choice and ride with someone who has been drinking. Traffic fatalities occuring in 1993 totaled 40,115. Of these deaths, an estimated 17,461 per sons were killed in crashes where alcohol was present. These deaths represent 43.5 percent of the to tal fatalities, averaging one injury every 33 seconds. The Transportation Safety Section of the Department of Transportation (TSSDT) lists drinking and driving as the num ber one killer of teenagers in America. Drivers between the ages of 15-20 make up 24 percent of the traffic fatalities where blood alcohol content (BAC) was .10 or higher. “Fatal accidents, occuring in the 15-19 age bracket, in Clacka mas County alone averaged 16.97 percent between 1991 and 1993,” said Youth Program Manager Walt McCallister of the TSSDT. That means 484 of the 2,854 li censed drivers between the ages of 15-19 in this county died in a traffic accident. According to McCallister, the odds are pretty good that an underage driver will get caught if they drink and drive. Although alcohol plays a major factor in traffic deaths for teenagers, the biggest bulk of ac cidents for this age group occurs during the hours of noon and 6 p.m. when young drivers are just cruising around. During graduation time, the death toll seems to climb for young drivers. In a study done by TSSDT, the month of July is actually when fatalities peak. “People probably notice it more around graduation time be cause it gets more media cover age during June,” said McCallister. Traffic investigators list the following as the top reasons for driver fatalities: alcohol, speeding and failure to maintain lane posi tion. MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) has played a lead ing role in helping to enact anti drunk driving laws nationwide. Several states, including Oregon, have lowered the legal blood al cohol content limit down to .08 percent for adults and a “zero tol erance” for those under 21. Zero tolerance means you will automatically lose your li cense for at least 90 days if your BAC is more than .00. Failure to submit to a breath test means you’ll lose your license for at least one year. These penalities pale in com parison when you think of the many lives lost each day on our highways at the hands of a drunk driver. According to the Oregon Traf fic Safety Commission, “If you drink and drive, the least you’ll lose is your license. Guaranteed.” . Espresso, Italian Sobas, More!! Regular Hours; .Mon, thum Firio 7s 30 a.m. to 1 p<>xn.a Encore Hours g M^ona thru Thurso ~ 4s30 poxn.o to 9s30 pama “99 When You Dine!!” 44 oz. pop for $.99 with the purchase of a sandwich or entree at the CCC Cafeteria. Limited time only!! Don’t miss Mocha Mondays: All 8oz. mochas are $1.25, EIFS may be cause of moisture build up in walls RELOCATION from page 1 Pearson, who has been reading and researching EIFS diligently, spoke with Glen Davis, an engineer in Wilmington, North Carolina, last Friday. “Out of 200 homes in spected in the last year, 97% have had serious failure,” Pearson said.- In an article published in The Oregonian on February 4, 1996 a warning in response to the North Carolina incident was issued by the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland (HBAMP). It was ex pressed that the source of the problem may not be the mate rials but the installation. “The problem has been found in various parts of the country, including locally,” said Mike Bercutt, owner of Opus Homes and a member of the HBAMP. “It doesn’t mean that stucco is bad. It’s a workman ship issue.” Built in 1992, Dye Learn ing Center is not the only build ing built with EIFS. Streeter Hall, housing the Math, Computer Science and English Departments, was built in 1991 using EIFS. The Gre gory Forum, on campus, and the Oregon Advanced Technology Center (OATC) in Wilsonville were also built in 1992. The Fo rum was built under the same general contractor and same in staller as the Dye Center. 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