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Paul Creighton becomes new ASG Vice-President Bored? Need some new things to do? Check out the special on Pages 6-7 See the story on Page 4 Cougars take on Umpqua tonight Check out the story on Page 9 ^CI ac I< amas P rìnt Wednesday, January 19, 2000 Clackamas Community College Oregon City,Oregon Student offended by instructor's anti-homosexual comments News Editor A JOHNTHORBURN Editor-in-Chief The complaint is now in the hands of Don Hartsock, chair for the social sciences department. Hartsock told the Print he has opened a dialogue with both the in structor and the student, and will follow the process for “Incident Resolution Procedure” as outlined on pages 88-91 of the CCC Student Handbook and Calendar. “It would not be helpful to the process to create a public debate ated Student Government Fund by $49,369; in personal services in the Computer Tech Fund by $2,241; in capital outlay in the Capital Con struction Fund by $152,953; and in the personal services in the Public Safety Training Center by $10,859. These over-expenditures are in vio lation of local budget law.’ Brian Trapp, a student for an esti mated 13 years, collapsed near the Randall/Barlow parking lot during the noon hour last Friday. Paramedics and doctors were unable to revive the 46 year old man; he was pronounced dead at Willamette Falls Hospital. Kathie Woods, first-aid instructor and head volleyball coach, was the first person to come upon Trapp only an hour after running into him in the Randall Hall lobby where they dis cussed his health. He thought that he was coming down with the flu, accord ing to Woods. “It was pretty hard,” noted Woods. “I had just talked to him an hour be fore and he was telling me that he thought he had the flu. I was walking out to my car when all of a sudden I heard a loud slap. I looked over and Brian was laying on his back. Immedi ately I had Karon (Allen)call911.Iknew it was bad. When I got to Brian, he was conscious and squirming a bit He tried to get up but I told him to stay down because I noticed blood on the back of his head. Pretty soon, he was starting to drift in and out of conscious ness so I started talking to him trying to get him to stay with me. “Brian and I have been friends for awhile so I was asking him, ‘Who’s your buddy Brian?’ And he’d say ‘You are’ so I asked him ‘Who am I?’ and he’d say ‘Kathie’ so then to get more of a response, I'd ask him ‘Who’s your favorite instructor?’ and he’d say ‘Kathie.’ He was un comfortable and started to move more. After a few minutes, the para medics arrived and then we started to lose him. They checked his vital signs then started CPR and I was waving my hands in front of his eyes but there wasn’t anything there.” Within five minutes of the call to 911 by Physical Education/Adminis- tration Secretary Dotty Cobum, para medics from the Oregon City Fire De partment arrived on the scene. He was then rushed to the nearest hospital. Public Safety officers were not on campus at the time and took an esti mated 15 minutes to arrive. Survivors include his mother, Verna of Milwaukie; brother, Jerry of Junc tion City; and his sisters, Darlene Scott of Portland and Diane Robinson of Springfield. The family suggests re membrances be made to the Associa tion for Retarded Citizens. See Report, page 5 See next week's issue for a look back at the life of Brian Trapp. until all the facts are clear—it just muddies the water,” Hartsock added. Dian Connett, dean of instruc tion, provided the Print with Ar ticle 14 of the faculty contract, which addresses academic free dom. Hartsock had mentioned he would consider this topic. (See sidebar, p. 5.) See Epstein, page 5 A Special Report Questions raised on recent financial reports JOHN THORBUN Editor-in-Chief A Clackamas student stopped by The Print office last Thurs day to discuss a letter that he wanted put into the paper ques tioning the latest Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which was given to the college earlier this week. The letter, written by Glenn McCarthy, can be seen on page three. What follows is a look into the issue brought forth by McCarthy and my attempt to un cover a complicated situation within the college. The report, which audits all of the college’s financial records, was completed by Mark Brown, CPA, P.C. for the fiscal year end 10 Student dies on campus SANDY LUPO Clackamas student has filed a complaint against Dr. Donald Epstein, in structor for the Judaic Studies/ Holocaust class, because he was offended by Epstein’s anti-homo sexual statements. “Donald Epstein said, and I quote, ‘You’re better off dead than being a homosexual,’” wrote Joshua Alexander, an elementary education major, in his complaint. “The classroom should not be a forum for personal prejudice,” he added. Alexander dropped the class and spoke with the instructor the next day, Jan. 7. The Print spoke to Epstein in two separate interviews, later that same day. Epstein told the Print he had been discussing in class the origins of anti-Semitism that culminated in the Holocaust, specifically the Maccabean era, around 167 B.C. Epstein explained that during that era there was deep hatred be tween the Greeks, who were “no toriously homosexual,” and the Jews, who “would actually sacri fice their own children rather than submit to the Greek atrocities, in cluding homosexuality.” The Print asked Epstein, “What did he (the student) say today when he came to see you—‘I’m quitting your class because you are, what, anti-homosexual’ ?” “Apparently,” Epstein answered. Instructor Dr. Donald Epstein “He feels I should not have an opin personal opinion?” ion.” Epstein: “Both.” The Print: “Do you acknowledge The Print: “Are you teaching you are anti-homosexual?” anti-homosexuality in a world that Epstein: “Of course.” is becoming more diverse?” The Print: Do you think your anti Epstein: “I’m not teaching anti homosexual stance should creep homosexuality, I am teaching Judaic into the classroom?” Studies in the context of Jewish Epstein: “Of course; it’s Judaic morality. Homosexuality is Studies.” immoral if it is immoral, it is not The Print: “So it creeps into your to be done, it is not to be condoned, class as part of history, not as your it is not to be upheld.” Volume XXXIII, Issue ing June 30, 1999. While this re port is public record, very few people on campus know of its ex istence. On page 120 under the heading Budget Transactions, it reads ‘ex penditures exceeded appropria tions in personal services in the General Fund College Support Ser vices Function by $98,455; in ma terials and services in the Associ
