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WEÓNEsdAy, NovEiwbER 14, 2001
Clackamas Campus
Crime Watch
•SALENADELACRUZ
Opinion Editor
10/22/01 1:45 p.m. Car broken
into and golf clubs taken from
trunk.
10/22/014:30 p.m. Bike chained
up in the bus turnaround was
taken.
10/25/01 6-10 p.m. Car in Har
mony parking lot had lock broken
and CD player stolen.
10/26/0111:45 a.m. Person's bag
was taken from in front of the
bookstore. It was later found in
the men's bathroom and the cell
phone had been taken.
10/29/01 12:30 p.m. Routine pa
trol: A car was found with the win
dow broken out of it.
10/30/0110:45 p.m. $200 worth
of property lost in Randall Hall.
11/3/01 11:20 a.m. Car broken
into in the Barlow parking lot.
11/5/01 4:00 p.m. Purse stolen
from under desk in Barlow Hall.
Wallet and checkbook stolen.
Person(s) used credit cards for
gas and merchandise within 15
minutes. Clackamas Public Safety
is working with collaboration with
Tigard police and Clackamas
County Sheriffs Department.
11/6/01 12:05 p.m. Someone
broke into the car and the owner
found the person sitting in the
front seat Owner pulled him out
of the car. Person was cited, re
leased and has court in 30 days.
11/7/01 1:30 p.m. Car stolen
out of Hood River. It was found
on a routine patrol in Barlow
parking lot. Person from Seattle
was arrested.
11/8/0111:55 a.m. Criminal mis
chief: Tag cut out of license plate.
11/8/014:00 p.m. Barlow parking
lot-car was broken into. $1,100 in
CD’s and CD player stolen.
11/9/01 Digital camera stolen from
locked cabinet.
Information provided by Larry
Dexheimer of Public Safety
Terrorism class on hold,
instructors needed
ELIS ABETI I MEYER
Staff Writer
Even before the terrorist attacks,
the Criminal Justice Department
had considered offering a class on
terrorism, but there is no plan to
develop a class on the horizon.
Dick Ashpaugh, head of the
Criminal Justice Department, says
the problem lies deeper than in
funding or scheduling conflicts.
“I have the money, I have the
space. I just don’t have anyone
with the experience,” said
Ashpaugh.
Eligible
teachers,
said
Ashpaugh, include the few people
in the community who have
knowledge about terrorism, such
as specially-trained police officers
or individuals trained by the FBI.
Ironically, the increased aware
ness of terrorism, which could raise
the demand for a terrorism class at
the college, also makes the poten
tial instructors unavailable.
“Obviously, those people are
busy right now.”
Until a suitable instructor is
available, planning the class won’t
be an issue, Ashpaugh stressed.
“I don’t run a program (staffed
by) people who can read a book
and regurgitate the information.”
He added that he expects his in
structors to have a certain level of
base knowledge of the subjects
they teach.
“We just don’t have the exper
tise,” he concluded. “Maybe
that’s a good thing.”
Financial Aid holding
tuition waiver drawings
JESSE GURZYNSKI
Staff Writer
Students concerned about pay
ing for their next term take note:
Financial Aid is holding a drawing
to award a $300 tuition waiver. The
deadline is Nov. 20, at 5 p.m.
To enter, students must fill out a
FAFSA form on the Web
(fafsa.ed.gov) or have already filled
one out, and must fill out an entry
form, available at the Community
Center Student Financial Services
front desk.
A$150 tuition waiver and gift cer
tificates are also being awarded, so
even if you don’t get the $300 tu
ition waiver, there’s a chance at
something else?
The purpose of this, said Mary
Jo Jackson, financial aid director,
is “just an incentive for students
to encourage them to apply.” Some
students may not realize that it’s
not too late to file for financial aid.
Some students don’t need help
now, but may later, said Jackson. If
they get signed up now, then when
they need help they can get it much
sooner. If they wait until they need
help, it may take several weeks.
Said Jacksorf, “Some students
may apply and not be eligible for
anything but loans, this gives them
something to go for.”
It is suggested that students en
tering the drawing be enrolled for
at least 6 credit hours. Said Jack-
son, “for most financial aid you do
have to be at least a half-time stu
dent.”
The drawing will take place on
Dec. 3, and awards will be an
nounced Dec. 10. If you have ques
tions, you can call Student Finan
cial Services at 503-657-6958, ext.
2422.
News
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CL ac I ìamas P rìnt
Young Parent Opportunity
Program financial grants
available for childcare costs
DAISY BAIN
A & E Editor
Students who wish to continue
their education but feel trapped
because they have children
shouldn’t fret too much. Help is
out there. Clackamas offers some
programs and financial aid for stu
dents who have children.
The Young Parent Opportunity
Program (YPOP) is for students 15
to 21 years old who want to get
their GED or high school diploma
and need help with their childcare
needs. Students who are in this
program receive early-childhood
education, pre-employment train
ing, counseling, and transition to
continued education and food
prep classes.
“This program is open entry —
open exit. This means that it can
be entered mid-term,” said Patty
Fowler, YPOP coordinator.
The program is funded by ba
sic school dollars with contracts
with Clackamas County high
schools. The cost is $45 per term
i and is located at the Family Re
source Center (FRC). A contact
person designated by the resident
high school may refer students
who are interested. The students
may also contact YPOP for infor
mation regarding an intake/inter-
view appointment at (503) 657-
6958 X2592.
The All Student Government
Childcare Grant is also available
to students seeking financial aid.
ASG along with the CCC Founda
tion, have created a partial solu
tion to the challenges of childcare
costs. The grant will partially pay
for time children need childcare in
a licensed facility. Grants are
awarded based upon a student’s
ability to sufficiently demonstrate
a financial need for childcare.
“A lot of people make the mis
take that the child care grants are
just for the people at the YMCA
on campus. But they are actually
available for any state certified
childcare providers,” said
Marianna Norby, the childcare of
ficer of ASG.
In order to determine eligibility
for the childcare grant program,
students need to have applica
tions entirely completed and
turned in Dec. 10,2001, by 5 p.m.
Applications are available in the
ASG office in the Community Cen
ter, CC140.
Failure to provide accurate or
complete information will result
in disqualification from the se
lection process. In order to be
eligible, the child must be placed
with a state-certified and ap
proved childcare provider or
facility. The grant does not last
all three terms: one has to re
apply each term.
Applicants will be notified by
writing or by phone whether
they have received a grant.
“This year we’ve had the most
applicants than we have ever
had,” said Norby.
Students who have children
and would like to entertain their
family with a little holiday cheer
can join ASG at its holiday party
on December 7-9 in the Gregory
Forum; the time is yet to be an
nounced. It will be open to ev
eryone but is geared towards
families. They will have a Santa,
games and face painting.
“There will be a lot of fun for
the whole family,” said Norby.