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5 WedNEsdAy, M ay 24, 2000 Celebrate art this weekend Friday May 26 Gregory Forum 9-12 John Callahan artist (room C) 12-1 Will Homyak stoiy teller (room C) 2-2:30Opea mic poetry reading (room C) 2-6 Labyrinth-meditation; maze (room A) 9-6 Student art show (room B) JASON LINGEL 11- 12:30 Meditation(room A) 12- 12:45 Footwork dance (room C) 1-3:30 Piano recital (room C) 4-6 Studio One dance (room C) 3-6 Labyrinth-meditation (room A) Upper Courtyard Upper Courtyard 1-3:30 Historical Spinners 9-6 Vendors 9-6 Medieval Shrewsberry Fair reen actments 11-1 Environmental Fair 9-6 Vendors Amphitheater Amphitheater (in front of Li brary) 10-10:50Tdi Chi demo-Geoff Winn 11 Martial arts demo 2:30-4 Ron Heagy 4 Martial arts demo Lower Quad: Bands 11-1 The Sugar Daddies 1:30-2 Stateline 55’s 2:30-4 OR Old Time Fiddlers Assoc. 4-6 Whisky Hill Combo and Jazz Saturday May 26 Gregory Forum Lower Quad'. Bands 10-11:30 Back 40 Channel Light 130-3 Marathon MonkeysOesus H. Christ 330-4:15 Willamette Falls Symphony 4:30-6 Lewellyn Randall 12-7 Pow-wow 12-3 1“ round of Pow-wow 4-7 2"d round of Pow-wow Staff Writer The first annual Arts and Awareness Festival will be held at Clackamas Community College this Friday and Saturday. The festival will showcase arts and will include martial arts pre sentations, a labyrinth, guest speakers and live bands through out both days. “The purpose of the festival is to promote arts and awareness of students with physical chal lenges,” said Associated Student Government (ASG) Clubs Sena tor Amanda Dorie. “It’s also pro moting an awareness of the en vironment and of other cul tures.” The Arts & Awareness Festi val is being held in conjunction with Environmental Week and a Native American Pow-wow. Bond campaign uncertain for November election 2000 JOHN THORBURN Editor-in-Chief Measure 3-74, the college’s bond bid of last week, failed to get the approval of 50% of the voters and did not pass. Not only did the bond measure not receive the 50% voter turn out that is required for all money matters, it received a “no” vote from 53.6% of those voters who did cast their ballots. “I think [the college’s reaction to the bond failure] was one of surprise,” noted Corky Kirkpatrick, director of commu nity relations. “We were fully pre pared for it not to get the 50% participation. So, we really need to rethink where we fit in the com munity. “From all of our previous con tacts, including our research last summer, we felt fairly certain that we’d get our 'yes' votes. We’ll have to do some really good analysis and try to figure out why it happened so we can change our campaign to get a 'yes' vote.” College will reassess campaign strategy Yesterday morning discus sions began for a new plan in President’s Council, which kicked off a potentially lengthy debate over a possible restruc turing of the measure. “Estelle Harlon was chairman of the Friend’s Committee and she asked the Steering Commit tee to get together on June 21 before that day’s Board Meet ing,” continued Kirkpatrick. “I would guess that there would be some type of report made at that time. In the meantime, we’re go ing to survey people to find out why they voted yes or no and we’ll do an analysis of the vot ing by precinct.” While Kirkpatrick hopes for a favorable November election, she acknowledges the difficulty that the college has experienced with fall elections. “November elections are hard for us,” noted Kirkpatrick, “be cause we don’t start school until the end of September, and in the summertime we don’t have as many people around to work on things.” She feels that factors are still favorable for Clackamas because this November will be a presiden tial election in which 50% turn out is not required. While details on a revamped measure may not be in place for some time, the impact the college will feel if a November bond fails is enormous. According to Kirkpatrick, the next time after November that the college will have the opportunity to put a measure to a vote with out having to endure a 50% turn out requirement at the polls isn’t until November 2002. According to the most recent budget projections, if the college simply maintains at the same in come/ expenditure level it has now, reserve funds will be ex hausted by 2003. Repair costs will continue to rise In that time, repair costs for ex isting buildings that would have been covered in a bond this year could be greater. “Roofs are going to keep leak ing, parking lots are going to keep heaving and coming up,” said Peter Angstadt, dean of college services. “The sooner we start [to make repairs], the better off we’re going to be. If you can make repairs, take care of some of these issues now, they’re go ing to be a lot less expensive now than if you wait until later. It’s very imperative that [the bond] passes. This is one of those things where the longer you wait, the more expensive this is going to become.” If the bond fails again in No vember, students will continue to feel the effects of an aging and shrinking campus. “The worst case scenario would be a decline in our facili ties over the next several years— however long it will take to get the measure passed,” noted Angstadt. “We’ll have less and less money to put into them. It’s just not a good situation. Stu dents will still be crowded in classrooms. The choir will still be practicing in stairwells. The art students will be crowded into facilities that are 30-40 years old. Students might not be able to get the right classes that they need at the right time of day just be cause we’ll be maxed out of class room space. “We always try [to add new programs and expand existing ones],” continued Angstadt. “It’s really tough to stretch dol lars to do that. We have a lot of creative people here—faculty and staff—that could probably figure out ways to do things. Even then, though, we have people who are hitting the wall. You can only be creative so far and not have the resources to back it.” Sizemore initiative poses $3.4 million threat Opposition that community colleges around the state face this November is a Bill Sizemore tax cut proposal that would eliminate 10% of the state’s funds, including a ma jor portion of funding for two- year schools. “There’s a real paradox right there,” commented Angstadt. “You have a bond measure [on the ballot] asking for money for needed repairs right next to an initiative that would basically take $3.4 million away from the college if it passes.” Two major events scheduled are presentations by disabled artists John Callahan and Ron Heagy. Heagy is a paraplegic and mo tivational speaker from Tangent, OR. He founded a group he named Camp Attitude, which works mostly with middle and high school kids. Heagy paints his art with his mouth; he will show his art and speak during the festival. Callahan, also paralyzed, draws a nationally syndicated cartoon for the Willamette Week. Callahan has published a few books featuring his cartoons in cluding one named Don’t worry he won’t get far on foot. A movie is also being made about his life, starring Robin Williams as Calahan. The cartoonist will be showing his art at the festival. Another certain crowd pleaser will be the dunk tank. Members of the Oregon City School Board, and various Clackamas staff and instructors, including Norm Bemy, will be available for dunk ing. The festival is hosted by ASG and Still People, an organization (led by former Clackamas student Jerry Ryan) which focuses on ar tistic and athletic abilities of people with spinal cord injuries. “Kids need to know they can still have fun, they can still ex cel, they can still win trophies,” said Ryan. “When one of these kids wins a trophy it is usually ; the first one in their life. Bring ing them that feeling makes all the effort worth it.” Volunteers are needed for the fes tival, especially for the dunk tank. If you are interested in helping out in any way contact Amanda Dorie at x2247 or Jerry Ryan at 632-5227. Indian Pow-wow attracts state-wide tribes SANDY LUPO Copy Editor Native American heritage will be celebrated Saturday with dance, drumming, singing and food as part of the Memorial Day weekend and Clackamas’ First Annual Arts and Awareness Festival. Decole Camarilla, organizer of the inter-tribal pow-wow for the Asso ciated Student Government (ASG) and Clackamas’ Native American Club, will welcome representatives in Indian regalia from tribes through out Oregon, to include the Grande Ronde, the Siletz and the Klamath Falls tribes. Camarilla learned first-hand about pow-wows and Native American heritage as a teenager/cook for Salem’s Chemawa boarding school for Indian youth. “We still have our ethnic heri tage,” she said. “We still honor our traditions.” The host drummers are called Foxtale, and have performed to gether since 1992. A master of cer emonies will open the celebration in Randall Gym at noon with a color guard in full costumes. Vendors will sell food (fry bread, chili, “Indian tacos”) and drink, and Native Ameri can artists will sell handcrafted jew elry. The celebration runs to 7 p.m. “We’re going to have agood time," Camarilla enthused. "The M.C. will introduce the dances, the drummers are great, and Crystal Boyd (the cook) has worked at Chemawa for ten years—they’re here for the people.” Announcements Student Directed One Acts: Come watch fellow students perform short plays today at noon and 8 p.m., and tomorrow at noon. All performances are free and held in the McLoughlin Hall Theater. A Radio Show: Come listen as the Radio Broadcasting class pre sents "The Noon SAow," from noon to 1 p.m. Tues. May 30-Fri- day June 2 in room M229. For more information contact Jane Rickenbaugh at ext. 2472. contact librarian Shannon Stiles at ext. 2493, or online at shannons@clackmas.cc.or. us. Writers Club Awards: Hie Writ ers Club invites all to their awards presentation Tues. May 30, from 1-3 in the Gregory Fo rum, section A. Winners will read from their works and cake, cof fee, and pop will be served. For more info, contact Allen Widerburg at ext. 2359. Summer Registration: Open Registration for summer term is now through June 23. Classes begin June 19. ASG Positions Available: If you are interested in being an ASG senator or officer for the 2000-2001 school year, applications are avail able in CC140. Applications are due by June 2. For more info, con tact the ASG at ext. 2598. Fall Registration: Returning stu dents may register for fall classes now through Sept. 29. Ushers Needed: Ushers are needed for the play “As You Like It,” June 1-4. Admission is free for those ushering. For more info, contact Alice Nelson at ext. 2356. Industrial Division Open House: May 31,5 p.m. Event will focus on Drafting & Manufacturing. Contact Scott at ext 2921 formore information. Website Volunteers: The Libraiy is seeking volunteers to update their website. It will take approxi mately two hours. If interested, For Sale: 3’x5’ hydraulic drafting I drawing table with electric out let. SlOOobo. Call Bev 653-6994. ■ Classifieds
