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WedNEsdAy, N oveiyiòer 28, 2001 TldE ClACkAMAS P r ¡N ASG dance to benefit Red Cross relief efforts MAGGIEJIRASEK Editor-in-Chief A benefit dance hosted by the Associated Student Government will be held Friday, Nov. 30, from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Gregory Forum. DJs from Portland radio sta tion Jammin’ 95.5 will be on cam pus, and the show will be broad cast live. In Clackamas’ history, several school dances have taken place, the very first one back in 1968. This year, Jennifer Lowe, ASG public affairs officer, and ASG senator Danielle Peterson are coordinating the dance. “As far as I know, the last offi cial dance here at Clackamas was held about 15 years ago,” said Peterson. The dance is open to everyone in the community and the admis sion price is $5 per person. “I hope lots of people will come. Our goal is to have 500 people at the dance. That would be awe some,” said Peterson. To get people interested in the event, the Jammin’ 95.5 Street Team will provide hip-hop music and giveaways. Guests are encouraged to wear red, white and blue cloth ing. “We hope that since Jammin’ 95.5 is sponsoring the event, we will get more people in. It is a popu lar radio station and they will put it on air,” said Peterson. Putting on a dance nowadays is harder than way back in the '60s. Higher security standards are re quired. “We will have rules. There will be no drugs, no alcohol and no big backpacks. We will allow small purses though,” said Peterson. “We won’t be able to provide childcare though because of liabil ity issues.” According to Peterson, if the dance turns out to be a success and attendance is high, an other one might follow soon. Proceeds from the event will be donated to the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross. For more information, call extension 2247. PHOTO COURTESY OF 1968 STUDENT HANDBO The first ASG dance was held in 1968 and the last one was 15 years ago, and now there will be bn in Gregory Forum on Nov. 30 to benefit the Red Cross. They hope that 500 people will attend and a planning to have another dance if this one is a success. Recent theft raises questions about bookstore security S ALENA DE LA CRUZ Opinion Editor ERINN LERTEN / Clackamas Print A sign at the bookstore asks students to leave their backpacks outside, which has resulted in thefts. Use of the lockers is suggested, but they are used infrequently. 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Somethi needs to be done,” said Dexheim Dexheimer and Bookstore Dirt tor Dave Holcomb have discuss this ongoing issue and hope to 1C 3j q 3 J solve it soon. - According to Holcomb the lot 3, ers have been here longer than o has and still not many people ta advantage of them. o “I would hope people would i [j them,” he said. “People who [ ti their bags down have, very lit choice in the matter.” The bookstore cannot run the r of having merchandise stolen by I a, ting people in with large bags or ba< ] packs. o The incidents do not happen < o ten, but*when they do, it is sprihi thing that needs to be recognized "It’s rare when it does happen. id he [Dexheimer] is aware of some the challenges we have,” st Holcomb. “I wish we didn’t hav< live in a world where we had to wo about things like this, but do,’’said Holcomb. Speech team competes at world competitioi I- A World of Learning At Home Students should think twice about leaving their bags outside the bookstore in McLoughlin, since they can get stolen from right under their noses while they pe ruse the selection of books and supplies. On Oct. 26, 2001, at approxi mately 11:45 a.m., Public Safety of ficers responded to a call that a man had his bag stolen from in front of the bookstore. He is a stu dent and also a salesman for Ap prentice Book Company and was at the bookstore when he left his bag just outside, as per the bookstore’s policy; Upon returning, he discovered the bag was gone. Public Safety took a statement as they began a search of the surround- ing area. They discovered his bag in the- men's bathroom in McLoughlin, with everything still there except his cell phone. ‘They were glad their bag was still there with all their school work. They had something like three weeks worth of notes,” said Larry Dexheimer, chief of Public Safety. Public Safety hopes people will begin to take a more active role in the well-being of their personal be longings. They suggest that people lock up their personal belongings .and not just assume nothing will get taken. Another suggestion was made to the bookstore, and currently an option for students, are the lock ers outside the bookstore. They re quire a 25 cents deposit, which re leases a key. When the key is re turned, so is the quarter. “They have the lockers right there, people either chose not to use them or didn’t know they were there,’’said Dexheimer. Public Safety is not in favor of the current procedure that the bookstore has to protect their merchandise or student’s belongings. This is not only a possible issue of theft, but a danger of personal safety. “People can trip over bags walk Continued from page 1 eral of the top categories. There was ah award given for the community college division, where Clackamas re ceived a Bronze medal. Solano Com munity College took the gold while Diablo Valley College walked away with the silver medal. “Competition wise, I’d have to say, going against some incredibly good debate teams and knowing that we were competitive in our own re gion,” said Samantha Griffin, mem ber of Speech and Debate. Typically, it is known that if a team fairs well in the California or Arizona competitions they are able to go onto to bigger and better things. Clackamas was invited to attend the tournament to be held at Glendale: Community College in Arizona, near Phoenix. “We have high hopes there (Ari zona). If you fair well in California or Arizona, you have a pretty good chance over all,” said Brennan. Thanks to help from the administra tion and members of the faculty, the Speech and Debate team has been able to compete at several different tournaments and competitions. The administration has taken care of the costs for the national competition for the team. Brennan would like to give special thanks to Dr. Joe Johnson, college president, Kay Slusarenko, associate dean of arts and humanties and social sciences, Jane Rickenbaugh, department chair for communications and theatre. “The administration has been very supportive,”,said Brennan. “It’s be cause they gave usmoney..that we need more of...that we were able compete.” In Brennan’s seven years of coa ing, he’s seen five bronzes at 35 tional championships and nearly 1, ■ individual awards. Members Speech and Debate are also hig sought after by other colleges. “When we first started it was I 'oh hear comes a community coll® (snickering)' then when they saw v® we could do they were like wow, the® Clackamas,” said Brennan. I Clackamas will take on the wo® literally, on Dec. 27-Jan. 4 in Toro® Canada. Samantha Griffin and Ke® Baker-Hughes will represlg Clackamas against schools fr® Beijing, Tokyo and the Philippines, u to name a few, at the World Deba g Competition. s
