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2 ________ News WediNEsdAy, FebRUARy 28, 2001 The CI ac I camas P rint Smoking forum brings policy change closer STEVE NIELSEN and only one other student who wasn’t have to walk through those areas to smoking, they took their cigarettes, hi News Editor affiliated with ASG or The Print Though the forum was publicized and open to all, smokers were surprisingly absent. Crai g is heading the committee that will decide how to address the many complaints the college has received concerning second-hand smoke, es pecially around building entrances. As reported in the Nov. 29 issue of The Print, many people on campus object to smoking around doorways and high traffic areas because they get to their classes. “There has been a fair amount of dissatisfaction with second-hand smoke that people have had to toler ate,” said Keyser. “The statistics that I’ve read about the potential damage of secondary smoke are pretty scary.” Katie Hovanic, circulation coordi nator at the library raised the issue of GEQ students smoking in front of the Dye Learning Center. Hovanic and response to requests by the instruc tors of some of the Tri-City Alterna tive Programs, Public Safety took a less active approach to enforcement against underage smoking. “If we started, we could probably Changes to Clackamas’ smoking policy were the subject of an open fo rum Monday in OC127 where ASG rep resentatives mc^vith faculty and stu dents tb discuss whatkl^eci<>n they wHltakc^ 11 ilA'en people attended the forum including College President John Keyser, ASG Presiden t Bryan Fuentez, Jaime Craig, an environmental affairs officer for ASG, three faculty members others have noted that, not only do these students create a considerable amount of smoke and litter due to smoking at the entry way where other students must travel, but some of them aren’t even old enough to smoke. “I don’t know why they don’t enforce thè minimum smoking age re quirement,” said Hovanic. “We just don’t have the manpower,” an swered Craig. “We don’t have anybody who is will ing to go do that as part of their job.” According to Larry Dexheimer, assistant administrator for Public Safely, about three years MIKE POLLOCK / Clackamas Print Clackamas students and faculty discuss problems with the current smoking policy and plans for the future. ago Public Safety hadazero tolerance policy. If they found underage youths similar to the one Mt Hood has been working on since 1988. After various policy changes and area changes, Mt. Hood now has designated areas for smoking with about 13 covered shel ters that consist of refurbished Tri-Met bus shelters. Mt. Hood also imple mented a $15 fine for smoking in re stricted areas. Last November, ASG had a few ar eas they were looking at as designated areas though they haven’t specifically chosen any yet ‘We haven’t decided for sure. If you have a better idea of what we can do to solve this problem, we’d like that input also,” said Craig, speakingtoany- one this policy would affect “Desig nated smoking areas just seem like the best option for us at this point” be down there [at Dye] writing tickets all day,” said Dexheimer. For some time, ASG has been work ing on- a plan to re-structure the schools smoking policy with the pos sibility of making clearly designated smoking areas and covered shelters to shield smokers from the weather without their having to smoke under covered entrances. In the few responses from smokers that The Print received from a poll it conducted lastNovember, the consen sus of smokers was that they would cooperate with these kinds of policy changes. ASG has heard similar asser tions from smokers. ‘We did have people that called us and said they were smokers and weren’t going to quit, but would be very willing to work with designated areas if that was what the campus de cided,” said Fuentez. The goal of the re-structuring isn’t as much to restrict smokers implementing these measures. Along with restrictions, ASG has discussed making programs which to designated areas as much as it is to keep them away from build ings, eaves and doorways, said Fuentez. ASG is looking at a course of action help people quit smoking more avail able. ASG hopes to have a proposal for changes to the smoking policy ready to present to the President’s Council by May. As well as designated areas and cov ered shelters, ASG also plans to even tually institute a fine for smoking in restricted areas. The fine would only go into effect after awareness of the new policy and restricted areas is well established. After Monday’s forum, ASG plans to take the next steps toward English Instructor Jeff Knorr says goodbye to Clackamas MAGGIE JIRASEK Feature Editor English Instructor Jeff Knorr, who has been on sabbatical since the beginning of the school year, will be moving to Sacramento after serving the college since 1994 and will be missed by many. “Jeff is a great teacher. The students like and respect him,” said Tim Schell, English in structor. “He is a great col league and we became very good friends. His leaving will be a huge loss for the college and English department.” “Leaving is very difficult. It’s Knorr’s leaving is due to his a sign of -what a good place wife’s job relo Clackamas is. cation and ac I will never be cording to him, able to say “Leaving is very it is a bitter thank you sweet move. difficult. It’s a sign enough to all “I love Clackamas and I absolutely loved teaching here. I’m going to miss friendly of what a good place Clackamas is." Jeff Knorr the people who made it an incredible place.” English Instructor how the his campus is. I might never teach at a campus like this again,” said Knorr. Clackamas will remember Knorr as Jeff, we are lucky,” said Schell, and his poetry. “I know he will go on having a suc- “When hiring a new person, if cessful career We will be reading we can get someone half as good ' his poetry here at Clackamas.” After move, Knorr wants to continue teach- ing and he is planning on apply- ing at a community college. FILE PHOTO / Clackamas Print Hrs, Mon. - Thurs. 7a.m.-8p.m. Fri.-7a.in. -3p.m. Sat. 8:30a.m.- 1:30p.m. ¡Wednesday, Feb. 28 Monday, March 5 Breakfast: Raspberry Pancakes I Grill special: Turkey Reuben ■ Entree: Fried.Chicken Budget entree: Egg-Mushroom Casserole Breakfast: Chicken Apple Sausage+Eggs Grill special: Cordon Bleu Burger Entree: Brunswick Stew Budget entree: Vegetarian Lasagna Thursday, March 1 Breaklast: Ham Scramble w/ Hashbrowns Grill Special: Beef Philly Sub Entree: Spaghetti + Meatballs" Budget entree: Garden- Spiral- Primavera Friday, March 2 Breakfast: Bacon + Egg + Cheese Croissant Grill-Special: Tuna Melt Entree: Mediterranean Chicken Budget entree: Tuna Jambalaya Tuesday, March 6 Breaklast: Egg + Cheese Croissant sand, w/ meat choice Grill special: Chicken Quesadilla Entree: Sausage Macaroni Budget entree: Pasta Rootancsca Dining menu also available by dialing extension 2675 FINE HOST CORPORATION Jeff Knorr, an English Instructor at Clackamas since 1994, is leaving due to his wife's new job in Sacramento. 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