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Vol. XXX No. 2 Wednesday, October 2,1996 Clackamas Community College ASG officers visit D.C, hip get $2.3 billion for education Brad Zimmerman Managing Editor Mike Caudle, president of Clackamas’s Associated Student Government, went to Washing ton, D.C., along with ASG’s Fed eral Affairs Officer Jacob Boenisch in order to lobby for the passage of the Harkin Amend ment. The Harkin Amendment, which was written by Iowa Sena tor Tom Harkin, will result in an additional $2.3 billion dollars going back into education fund ing. After several hours of meet ings and discussions, the Senate passed the Harkin Amendment on Sept. 15. Caudle and Boenisch were in Washington from Sept. 14-18 and, while there, they met with “35 to 40” senators and represen tatives, including Mark Hatfield, Jim Bunn, Paul Simon, Nancy Kassabaum, Clairbome Pell and Secretary of Education Richard Riley. While meeting with vari ous members of Congress, Caudle and Boenisch handed out pack ets of information regarding the Harkin Amendment. “I try to convince them that it’s important. Then I usually try to give them some sort of local story about a student here. If they’re pro-financial aid ... I tell them about one of our students who has been able to go to col lege because of financial aid. If they’re anti-financial aid, I tell them a story of someone who, be cause of financial-aid cuts, isn’t able to go to school anymore ... or isn’t able to get child care or textbooks,” said Caudle. “When I meet with senators, I let them know that...students in community colleges represent over 12 million people...so we’re very highly represented,” added Boenisch. Caudle has made four trips to Washington, D.C. since he has been involved in the student gov ernment. “I think the first one wasn’t as productive as it could have been; the end result was $2.3 bil lion dollars for two years work. So, yeah, it was fairly productive. The first one was a warm-up trip; I didn’t know what I was doing, and they didn’t know what they were doing either,” said Caudle about his visits to Washington. When Caudle goes to Wash ington, he says he doesn’t just talk to supporters of education: he talks to representatives and sena ASG President Mike Caudle (right) and ASG Federal Affairs Officer Jacob Boenisch (left) spoke with members of Congress, including Representative Jim Bunn in D.C. tors who have priorities other than education for their districts. One person Caudle feels has “re formed” is representative Jim Bunn; Caudle now thinks Bunn regards education funding more favorably. According to Caudle and Boenisch, in the past Bunn has voted against dollars headed for education but has voted for in creased military funding. Addi tionally, in 1996 the National Education Organization gave Bunn a 20-percent rating. That means, on votes the NEA identi fied as key in their issue area dur ing that time period, he voted with the group’s preferred position 20 percent of the time. Caudle also attended a din ner on Sept.14 on Capitol Hill, at which Senators Hatfield, Kassabaum, Simon, Pell and Rep resentative Pat Williams were honored for a “Lifetime commit ment to education funding.” During the entire trip, how ever, both Caudle and Boenisch said their main focus was the pas sage of the Harkin Amendment. “The dinner was exhilarating and meeting strong educational supporters was great...but the real job is to lobby those who cut edu cation funding,” said Boenisch. New director realigns ELC’s focus CCC offers new classes, Andrew Beck Staff Writer When you talk to John H. [LeCavalier you hear the words [“community,” “education” and [“ecology.” It’s easy to see why he is the new director of the John I Inskeep Environmental Learning [Center . LeCavalier was chosen as the result of a national search. He was linterviewed three times by both ■John Keyser and members of the Clackamas faculty. He started [working in his position on Aug. 6. Last year the college Board of Education voted to annex the [Environmental Learning Center. Funds were also appropriated to add a permanent director’s posi tion and staff. “I had a lot of cooperation from everyone. The ELC is go ing to try to make itself a more native ecological sight. We have to get the word out that the ELC is well and alive,” said LeCavalier. Working in the community to help improve the ecology is noth ing new to LeCavalier. He was coordinator of the Wetland Pro fcram at the Oregon Episcopal School in Portland. LaCavalier also served as the institution’s sci ence department chairman. “I liked the opportunity to lake over a program that has so much effect on the community and the college. We are doing more now to be a community pro gram and are taking a watershed, sco system approach to the way we run the ELC,” said LeCavalier. A lot of LcCavalier’s work has been through volunteering. Currently he is president of “Fans of Fanno Creek.” Among the awards received the Oregon State President’s Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics (1995) and the Streams Stewardship Award (1994) through the Wetlands Conservancy. “We are looking to start edu cation programs that inform the community schools, churches and Boy Scout troops about the wa tershed and the ecosystem,” LeCavalier stated. LeCavalier graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Forest Recreation. He has Mas ters of Art in Education from Lewis and Clark. His wife, Rebecca, is a fiber and surface-design artist. His son is currently attending his second year at Brown University. Photo by Andrew Beck ELC’s new director John LeCavalier plans to offer new classes that educate the community on “the watershed and the ecosystem.” expands student choices Laney Fouse Editor-in-chief A variety of new classes are being offered on Clackamas’ fall schedule. A new weekend biology class may be the answer for non-science majors. The first class was held Saturday. Stu dents still interested in enroll ing may choose the 9 a.m. to noon class or the one offered from 1- 4 p.m. After a year of rewriting cur riculum, all of the office admin istration courses are now merged into the business-course offer ings. The changes created two new one-year certificates: one in accounting and one in marketing. An accounting certificate equips students for entry-level positions in small and medium sized companies. Those seeking the marketing assistant certifi cate are readied for entry-level marketing positions. The mar keting assistant certificate will al so prepare students in other professional/technical areas to work in or operate a business. The college is offering an assortment of computer technol ogy courses. There are two new programs: Computer Applica tions Specialist and Network and Microcomputer Specialist. Each is offered as a one and two-year program. Among the other computer technology courses are opportu nities to gain an understanding in networks, technical support, applications, databases, pro gramming, multimedia and the Internet. Projections of job growth in the corrections field has prompted additions to the Crimi nal Justice core curriculum. The classes are designed to provide a one-year certificate needed for entry-level jobs and a two-year associate’s degree. Discover what makes Or egon unique. Interested students can study how the historical, so cial, economic and environmen tal factors have influenced the state’s cultural and phy sical land scape, The Geography of Oregon course is offered 10-11 a.m., Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days. “The American Perspective” is the creative endeavor of English Instructor Emily Orlando and His tory Teacher Joe Uris. The course brings together the events of his tory and literature. . Second-year Japanese is be ing offered for the first time at Clackamas. The four-credit hour class meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8 p.m. The Literature of War ex plores great literature inspired by warfare. The class, taught by long-time Instructor Allen Widerburg, will meet each Thursday from 6:30-9:30 p.m. For information on classes or registration, contact the Help Center at ext. 2770.
