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Krumm, Bate retire from the nursing department Check it out on pages 5+6 I Track takes second"! ‘ I I place at NWACC I I i tournament I I Check it out on page 7 J KkH 1 5S-2I ’ Meet your new ASG Vice President Yvonne Ingram Checkout the profile on page 4 ClAckAMAS IRÌNTf/if " h ä www.ClackamasPrint.com Wednesday, May 30, 2001 Library hours shortened Clackamas Community College Oregon City, Oregon Volume XXXIV, Issue 25 Don’t drink and drive DIANA SCRIVNER Editor-in-Chief Due to the continuing health problems related to the Dye Learn ing Center, lack of staff and staff relocation, the hours at the library have changed. New library hours will be in ef fect until the end of the term: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, “We have two library staff, one full-time and one part-time, that can’t be in the library at all, and we can not bring in anyone new this quickly,” said Cindy Andrews, di rector of learning services.-“We also want to limit people to four hour shifts as that seems to be all they can really handle.” Two weeks ago, many employ ees of the Dye Learning Center re ported illnesses that seemed to be related to the air quality in the building. Clayton Environmental group performed a number of tests that ended early last week; how ever, according to Associate Dean of Plant Services Carol Patterson, these did not identify what was making many sick. A second phase of testing will begin tomor row. This second phase includes sampling particles in the air and taking petri dish samples. The air samplings results will take three days and the petri dish results will take 10-14 days. Andrews encourages students and staif to use the library’s elec tronic resources available online at the Clackamas home page. These are available to albstudents from any computer that has access to the World Wide Web. Refer ence librarian Doris Munson is available to assist students with questions on how to access this in Room 143 of Streeter Hall from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., Monday through Thursday. In Streeter Hall, there are also a number of video carrels set up for students to watch class videos in the evening. These are available Monday through Thursday until 9 p.m. Alternative study areas are available as well in the lobbies of McLoughlin Hall, Randall Hall, Streeter Hall and the Bill Brod Com munity Center. “We’re just doing the best we can with what we have,” said Andrews. “We’re just in a waiting period right now.” MAGGIE JIRASEK / Clackamas Print An alcohol awareness event happens today at 11:45 at the track. It includes a free barbecue, free prizes from radio station 94.7 NRK and a surprise event. Above, students Jeremy Zuercher and Jenny Clow observe a car outside the Community Center Tuesday. This sporty yellow Mustang was driven into a tree by a 20-year-old after he had been drinking. Police estimated that the car was going approximately 100 mph. Neither the driver or driver-side passenger was wearing a seat belt and both died in the accident. Only the passenger in the back seat - that was wearing a seat belt - survived; she had a year of recovery ahead of her. This car is used as a warning to students as to what happens when people drink and drive. Brown takes over as ASG advisor for 2001-2002 MAGGIE JIRASEK Feature Editor Mindy Brown, student outreach coordinator, is the new Associated Student Government advisor for next year, and together with Mike Caudle, advising/recruitment spe cialist, will help students and stu dent leaders succeed and strengthen their input on campus. Some of Brown’s goals include increasing the level of activities at the college as well as starting a new leadership class that will be re quired for all students involved in Student Government. “The leadership class is going to be a practical class where students can get to know key people here at the college and they can also build their team skills,” said Brown. “Based on the number of hours they work, students will receive free MIKE POLLOCK / Clackamas Print Mindy Brown, student outreach coordinator, and Mike Caudle, advising/recruitment specialist, make tickets for the alcohol awareness barbecue. Brown will serve as ASG advisor next year and Caudle will assist her. credits for the class.” Brown also would like to see stu dents getting more involved with the campus by attending committees and express their opinions and thoughts. “I want students to know how important it is to be part of the deci sion,” said Brown. While continuing working with student outreach, Caudle will be as sisting Brown in advising Clacka mas’ new student leaders. Caudle is a former ASG president of Clackamas and served as a stu dent body president at OSU. Come meet the new president Next Wednesday, from 2 to 3:30 p.m., ASG invites you to meet our new college president, Dr. Earl “Joe” Johnson. This event, hosted by the Asso ciated Student Government (ASG) and other student campus groups, will be held outside of the Commu nity Center. There will be music, re freshments and activities to bring stu dents out to meet the president. “This will be the students’ time with Joe,” said ASG president Bryan Fuentez. The event will have an Olympic theme with Olympic relay type activi ties and include a passing of the torch ceremony between current President John Keyser and Johnson. ‘We’re trying to come up with some real fun things so that Joe can interact with the students,” said Fuentez. “This is a student driven event; I hope that it will bring a lot of people.”
