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TI he CI ac I camas P rint News _______________ L WedNEsdAy, ApRil 11, 2001 Open forum unveils new construction plans STEVE NIELSEN News Editor Tentative plans for construction at Clackamas were unveiled in an open campus discussion last Monday in the Gregory Forum. Representatives from Opsis Ar chitecture were on hand to explain their rough plans for additions and renovations to the college, made possible by the Clackamas Bond voters passed in November. One of the major projects is a new Communication Arts building that will house music, theater, and speech as well as a 7000 square foot theater with seating for close to 400 people. The theater would also be used as a multi-media lecture hall. “It will really become a campus wide resource,” said Opsis repre sentative Jim Kalvelage. Another new building, the Gate- way building, named because of egy everyone feels the prominent position it will oc good about.” Architects cupy at the entrance to the cam pus, will house registration, finan based their plans cial aid, testing, nursing, science for construction on the numbers and physical science labs. A new automotive building is that appeared in a slated as the first new building fact sheet that was project. It’s planned to be con used to advertise structed on the east side of cam the bond. “We tried to pus near Clairmont at the edge of the Barlow parking lot. A land match as closely as scaped walkway will run through we could what was the repaved and realigned parking presented in this said lot, connecting it with the campus. outline,” A new courtyard will also be built Kalvelage. “There where the small automotive park has been a little bit of repackaging, as ing lot currently is. The automotive building will be you can imagine.” New building funded in part by partnership money from Oregon City High School. The construction will high school will also share use of begin before old the building and a new pathway will building renova- Opsis Architecture's tentative plans show the new automotive building (2), connect that building to the high tions so programs Barlow Hall (1), and the new walkway running across the parking lot. can move into their school. In addition to these buildings, ar new sites leaving chitects are planning renovations to older buildings six existing buildings, upgrades to open for remodel parking lots and landscaping that ing. One of the archi will significantly change the face of tects’ next steps is to the college. Kevelage said his firm and the get a construction college are making every effort to company online for address concerns about the needs the new automotive of each department. The plans pre building. Some of the reno sented by Opsis are preliminary; they will continue to be changed and vations won’t be refined, he said. Currently those started for at least plans locate the English department another year. Archi on the new second floor of Barlow tects will continue to Hall. The Art department would oc change and revise cupy the area now used by automo therr plans to ad dress the needs of tive. “That’s one of the trickier pieces individual programs of the puzzle,” said Kalvelage. ‘Try and the college in ing to fit program needs into their general. “I see this work existing containers and there’s still going to be continuing discussion shop as a beginning on renovated space. Everyone will rather than an Plans show where the new gateway (2), and communication arts (3) be sitting at the table so we really e n d , ” s a i d buildings will be in relation to the community ctr. (1), Barlow (5), and Pauling (4). make sure we come up with a strat- Kalvelage. Salsa and Merengue Dance Classes Salsa and Merengue dance classes are offered this term on campus with lessons from Chilean dance instructor and ESL Clackamas student, Rene Nunez. Sessions will be every Friday, April 13 - May 18 from 1 -2 p.m. in the Gregory Forum, except for the May 4 session which will be held outside the cafeteria, if weather permits, or in the Skylight dining room The cost for each session is $6. The funds raised are contributed to the Spanish club and provide financial support to students studying Spanish abroad. Individuals can sign-up for single or multiple sessions by pre-registering with Spanish Instructor Irma Bjerre by calling ext. 2381. Both the Merengue and Salsa are high energy, Latin American dances that are becoming more popular and making a comeback even in national dance competitions. Letter to the editor... Clackamas Federal Credit Union A®. 270 Warner Milne Road Oregon City 503-656-0671 10040 SE Main Milwaukie 653-7788 Bad choice was real cause of death Front page news: “Flaherty’s death sparks interest in raves, ecstasy.” The way this article and previous articles have been written has bothered me because no one has focused on what really killed Melissa that night — a bad decision is what killed her, her bad decision. I considered Melissa to be a friend of mine. Not the “ I want to party” friend, but the sweet responsible caring “let’s get together” friend. Melissa was a very sweet, loving young mother who made a very bad decision that night. Her desire to be with the “in” group and fit in made her make a decision that cost her her own life. What is it about ecstasy or any other drug that makes people think they are any different while they are on them. Don’t they know that the people they meet and interact with while under the influence of these drugs know that they are on them and are not meeting the “real” person? Melissa was a good person but she was shy and self-conscious. Why? She was beautiful, smart, well educated, successful in her job and a loving mother. Why then did she feel so compelled to take this killer drug? Peer pressure, that’s why. The desire to be “in” with the group. My message is this - drugs - all of them - are not the answer. Don’t be afraid to be yourself, that’s who we want to meet anyway. Treat drugs like a loaded gun; they are only safe when they’re locked in one. I miss Melissa’s beautiful smile and radiant presence; she was a lovely woman. Don’t let the media’s focus on the raves take away from what really happened that night - a bad decision. Have confidence in yourself, have faith, let people learn to appreciate you for who you are — make the right decision, be yourself. It may sound corny but it’s true - say NO to drugs. Kim Dullea Clackamas Student
