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Inside I Sports Scores CCC students talk about what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has meant to them. Read more on page 2. A new geology mural goes on display in the Pauling Center. See story and pictures on pages 4. Women’s Basketball R3_62 Linn-Benton Quick Stats: Clackamas Community College os co Linn-Benton Quick Stats: Melinda Freeman 14 pts., 5 st CCC [2-0, 12-51 Q ac E amäs Wednesday, January 13, 1999 Men’s basketball i Clackamas beats 1 Clackamas beats 1 Eki NT Oregon City, Oregon ■' Jared Price 18 pts., 8 assts. CCC [2-0, 12-4] - Ranked #8 in NWAACC Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be Monday January 18. There will be no classes. Volume XXXII, Issue 9 Broken waterpipe damages books KARL KATZKE Staff Writer Over 1800 books were damaged when a drinking water pipe burst in the ceiling of the Dye Learning Center in December and flooded the lower floor of the library. According to Cyndi Andrews, Director of Library Services, the books were damaged by water dur ing the cold snap on Dec. 21,1998. Out of the more than 1800 dam aged books, 682 of were destroyed outright, at a cost of approximately $20,000. “Each book costs us a minimum of $30 to $40,” Andrews said. She cited as an example one book on the list, which costs $75. Dow Columbia, the company that assisted in repairing water in trusion damage to the Dye Learn ing Center, also helped with this latest water-related problem. “The library found Dow to be very easy to work with and very quick to respond,” added Andrews. “Because of them, about 1200 books are already back on the shelves of the library.” Most of the damaged books, Andrews said, were in categories of history, science, religion, and philosophy. The library is commu nicating with instructors, and all of the books that are necessary for classes will be replaced, according to Collection Librarian Terry Mackey. “I don’t think that it’s going to immediately affect students,” Mackey said. “But if we replace books that were flooded, this is money we don’t have to purchase current books.” The flooding was discovered by staff members in the Plant Services Department. Earlier that day, the How waterlogged books are fixed | Clackamas sent the books damaged by flooding to Dow Columbia, one of the leading businesses in the field of document restora tion. Over 50% of the vol umes were able to be re stored to their original con dition. So, how are water damaged books made to appear like new? •Wet books are placed in a humidity control cubicle. Each cubicle measures 1.5 ft. by 1.5 ft. and can hold a large number of books. •The books are stood on end in the cubicles, and Styrofoam dividers used to separate groups of pages. KARL KATZKE/ Clackamas Print The water damage to many of the Library's books was beyond repair. A majority of the books could be saved by drying them out with a special process. library staff had also noticed that the fire extinguisher system was leaking, so most of the bookshelves were covered with plastic. The drinking water pipe burst sometime around 8 p.m., as the regular Plant Services staff was cleaning the building. “We were very lucky, to tell you the truth,” Andrews said. “Other wise, the damages would have been much more extensive.” The majority of the library staff was available to help Plant Ser vices clean up the damaged por tions. Thousands of books were shifted during the two remaining weeks of winter break while Plant Services dried the carpeting and the air inside the building. As of press time, no one is sure exactly how much this disaster is going to cost the school. Many books will need to be replaced, and according to Mackey, plans to ac quire books from used book sources are in the works. Plant Services also has plans to replace the water-damaged carpet ing over the summer. The adhesive that holds the carpeting to the floor has soaked up into the fiber of the carpeting, which makes the carpet ing impossible to keep clean. “The carpeting is tacky to the touch, and this attracts dirt like the sticky side of a piece of tape,” said Associate Dean of Plant Services Carol Patterson. In addition to the extensive dam age to the library, Barlow Hall and Pauling Hall also experienced dif ficulties with the cold weather, ac cording to Patterson. A part of the cooling system in Pauling Hall will need to be replaced before Spring Term, and the heating system in the. Auto shop at Barlow Hall has al ready been replaced in order to make the building usable for the Winter Term. According to Sara Simmons, Administrative Assistant for Col lege Services, Clackamas expects to recoup some damages from in surance. Patterson said that most of the cost of replacing the carpet and the costs of the heating and cooling repairs might be covered. Patterson also stated that Plant Services had already taken steps before the incident to make sure that the pipes in all of the build ings were safe from freezing con ditions. Temperatures at Clacka- •Each cubicle is airtight, and a de-humidifier pulls the water out of the pages and into the air. A fan then circulates the wet air out of the cubicle. •Each day the Styrofoam dividers are rotated. •The process takes ap proximately one week. An individual book would take 2-3 days to dry. 5O,: A" mas dipped into the single digits that evening, which froze parts of the pipes that were outside of or in the walls of the building. The cold was transmitted by the metal, first causing the fire system to leak, and then causing the drinking water system to build enough pressure to burst when ice formed in one pipe. “All of the precautions were in place,” said Patterson. “It’s just that extreme cold... it’s a freaky thing.” Registration has problems Silent Witness:Silhouettes of Domestic Violence comes to CCC KARL KATZKE Staff Writer MANDI LINSTROM Staff Writer TONI MCMICHAEL / Clackamas Print On display are 18 wood figures painted red, each representing a victim. Silent Witness: Silhouettes of Domestic Violence, an art exhibit from a group of Minnessota writ ers and artists, is on display this week in the Community Center Fireside Lounge, to raise aware ness about physical violence in the lives of many women. Domestic violence is quickly becoming a preventable killer of many innocent people, mostly women and children. The Silent Witness exhibit, which originated less than a decade ago in the United States and is co sponsored by Connections: Women Creating Community, is an opportunity to view the 18 wood figures representing women victims of violence, in cluding 17 women from Oregon. A discussion panel, hosted by Crimanal Justice Instructor Ida Flippo, who also knew one of the victims represented in the dis play, will be held Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. in CC127. The discussion is open to all students and individuals who would like to gain an insight into the affects of abuse or who have a personall experience with do mestic violence. Approximately 400 students were de-registered at the beginning of winter term due to problems with the new Datatel system, ac cording to Diane Drebin, Registrar. Each of these students received a letter in the mail stating that they had not paid within the requisite 10 days after registering for classes. This warning letter is sent out ten days after the registration, and includes a specific date by which students are required to pay. Most of the students who were de-registered this term, according to Drebin, were recipients of finan cial aid, but had not checked in with the cashier’s office to find out if their financial aid had come through. “Students should have been put on a list that would have kept them from being de-registered... or signed a promissory note,” said Drebin. Drebin also said that some stu dents who had notified the cashier’s office that they were re ceiving financial aid, and whom had taken steps to ensure payment were still de-registered. “De-registration for winter term has been placed on hold for two weeks until college administration can come to a decision about how this process should happen,” Drebin said. Students who experienced prob lems with payments should contact the Registrar’s office or the Cash ier.
