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Classified staff honored, recognized
WedNEsdAy, D ecemòer 6, 2000
JOEY M. HARP
Contributing Writer
A^siBed staff,
people attended
ihcHhirteenth annual Classified
Recognition Day, held Nov 15 in
the Gregory Forum.
Who is the classified staff?
They are pretty much anyone who
is not a student, teacher or admin
istrator— our custodians, the
people who work in the cafeteria,
the bookstore and the business de
partment. Quite often they are
people behind the scenes, and re
ceive little recognition.
The large room was packed, with
nearly every seat filled. The feeling
in the room seemed to be one of ap
preciation. Many took advantage of
refreshments while waiting for the
ThE ClAckAMAS P rint
speakers.
on Nov. 7.
Several speakers came to show
“Thank you for your help with the
their support and appreciation for bond measure,” said Keyser. “Many
the classified staff and the jobs they
of us won’t be here when the new
perform. Speakers included Classi
buildings are put up over the next
fied Association President Linda five years, but what a legacy.”
Graf; Karen Stone, of the Exempt
Keyser also related a story about
Association; Faculty Association a camping trip that he and his family
President David Campbell; Part Time went on. They had taken his mother,-
Faculty Association President who had some health problems, and
Maggie Pedersen; Associated Stu
he noticed her sitting and relaxing
dent Government President Bryan
on one occasion.
Fuentez; and College President John
“Mom, what are you doing?” he'
Keyser.
asked her.
Each of the speakers expressed
‘Tm just sitting here filling myself
a deep appreciation for the hard
with happiness,” she said.
work provided by the classified
“I hope we can all take the time to fill
staff. Keyser summed it up during ourselves with happiness,” concluded
his talk thanking the honorees for Keyser.
all their work and pointing out par
After the speakers’ remarks,
ticularly their help with the bond prizes were awarded to 41 people.
measure that won voter approval Prizes included 32 $25 cash
awards,
three $15
gift certifi
cates from
the horti
culture de
partment,
two
sweatshirts
from the
bookstore,
a
sword
fern from
the Envi
ronmental
Learning
PHOTO COURTESY OF Tamara Barry
Center; President John Keyser and Executive Assistant
and three Suzy Alexander distribute prizes to members of
lucky the classified staff Nov. 15.
people won lunches with Keyser. one of many recognized for her work.
Dianna Fine, administrative sec
“It makes you feel like you’re not
retary for Customized Training, was
forgotten,” she remarked.
RU486 now a legal, available method of abortion
AMANDA GOSSER
Staff Writer
The Federal Drug Administration
(FDA) recently approved the so-
called “abortion pill,” RU 486, for
legal use in the United States. RU
486 is a steroid hormone similar to
women’s natural hormone, proges
terone, and has been used legally
throughout the world to induce
abortion of a pregnancy.
According to Childbirth by
Choice Trust, an organization that
produced
the
website
www.ru486.com RU 486 must be
administered in a doctor’s office
in the company of a nurse and/or
doctor. A woman must first visit
an approved clinic for a pregnancy
test and physical examination.
Many things are taken into con
sideration before administering the
drug.
"You must be 18 or older, in good
health and no more than nine
weeks pregnant,” according to the
website. Candidates must also be
willing to have blood drawn and a
vaginal ultrasound and must agree
to surgical abortion if needed.
Childbirth by Choice Trust also
states on the RU486 website that
a patient’s medical history will be
checked to make sure it is safe and
appropriate for her to take the pill.
If the patient’s state of residence
requires a waiting period, then she
must abide by that law.
After all this consideration and
investigation, the actual abortio.n
may proceed. The website explains
the patient will first receive RU486
in tablet form, usually as three
pills, to be swallowed at the clinic
in the presence of the attending
nurse or doctor.
The woman must return to the
clinic after 48 hours to receive a
second drug .prostaglandin, to in
duce the abortion; then remain at
the clinic four to six hours, during
which the abortion usually occurs.
Several days later, the patient
must return to the clinic once again,
for a physical examination to de
termine the abortion is complete
and if it has caused any side ef
fects.
Childbirth by Choice Trust ex
plains that RU486 acts immediately
in most cases. The pill blocks the
action of the natural hormone
progesterone, thus causing the lin
ing in the uterus to break and shed,
as in a menstrual cycle; The pill
opens up the cervix, causing con
tractions, which will expel the em
bryo. R486 will work only during
the first nine weeks of pregnancy,
or up to 63 days from the start of
the last menstrual cycle.
“ RU 486, in conjunction with a
prostaglandin, is 95.5% effective
in inducing abortion during the
Clackamas revises Problem Resolution form
STEVE NIELSEN
News Editor
Since winter quarter last year,
the Incident Resolution form and
process at Clackamas have been
discussed and studied by an ad
ministrative committee who cre
ated the revised draft that ap
pears in this year’s Student
Handbook.
Last winter, a group of full-time
faculty and administrators ad
dressed the President’s Council
with concerns about the existing
Incident Resolution form.
One member of that group, Dr.
Jackie Flowers, social science
instructor, said she was con
cerned that a student reading the
form could mistake the endpoint
of the informal process as a for
mal hearing.
The President’s Council
formed a committee made up of
the presidents of the associa
tions of the President’s Council,
headed by Dian Connett, dean of
instructional/ student services.
The committee devised a three-
part process for studying and re
vising the Incident Resolution
form and processes. After each
step of the process they commu
nicated thier findings back to
President's Council.
“We clarified the form and
made it clear that [the form] had
to do with the informal process,”
said committee member Maggie
Pederson.
The basic procedure of the in
formal and informal processes
was not changed much. Most.of
the additions were made to
clarify the form and make it easier
to understand and use.
“It was meant to be a problem
solving form [and process],” said
Connett. “We had to look at the
process and ask is this what we
want.”
The form was renamed the Prob
lem Resolution Form and additions
included more separation between
the formal and informal processes,
more emphasis on confidentiality of
records, and staff training on the
form and process.
The committee has now re
ceived feedback from the asso
ciations of the President’s Coun
cil, and will meet Dec. 8 to incor
porate that feedback before they
nfake their final recommendation
first 7 weeks of pregnancy. It has
close to the same level of effec
tiveness as surgical abortion per
formed during the early weeks,”
states Childbirth by Choice Trust.
“(Like) every drug, there are side
effects which could occur, such as
bleeding, cramping, nausea, vom
iting, and diarrhea.”
According to Judith Anderson,
nursing instructor at Clackamas,
RU486 will not be discussed in
depth in the classroom, but will be
studied as one abortion procedure
in the nursing program.
“ If the topic is covered and any
one is having problems dealing
with it...the nursing department
does have counselors...they
would refer that person to, (to)
better help them deal with their
situation.” Anderson remarked.
The Downtown Women’s Cen
ter in Portland says they do have
RU486 available, but it is still in
The Internet offers numerous
websites to contact with ques
tions about the “abortion pill,”
including the following: The Na
tional Abortion Federation at
www.prochoice.org: Childbirth
by
Choice
Trust
at
www .ru486.com ;
www.lifeissues.org:_____ and
www.mayohealth.org.
There are also some local clin
ics that have knowledge of this
pill. Downtown Women’s Center
(503) 224-3435; All Women’s
Center (503) 233-0808; and
Planned Parenthood, southeast
(503) 775-0861, northeast (503)
288-8826, Beaverton (503) 646-
8222, Gresham (503) 666-6680,
and Vancouver, WA (360) 694-
1188.
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