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SHADRA BEESLEY Clackamas Print SHADRA BEESLEY Clackamas Print Large vehicles and machines require lots of space in order for students to work efficiently. The auto shop is packed for Friday’s General Repairs course. Oregon City seismic requirements leave auto department in cramped quarters should have been finished by now. However, due to Oregon City’s News Editor Design plans and blueprints are ready to go for the new auto shop at Clackamas, but it will be anoth er five years before the school has the opportunity to apply for the funding to build it. Ray Conklin, chair of Auto Service Technology, and, several other faculty members worked on plans for the new automotive building for several months last year. According to Conklin, con struction on the new building was scheduled to start last spring, and it "We haven't had, a seat available in any...i| our programs for over two '' * years." - ' RayConktifi Chair of Auto Service ' . Technology earthquake safety regulations, it will be too expensive to convert the old auto shop into classrooms, so the project has been put on hold. The auto shop is currently locat ed in Barlow Hall. The plan was to build a new facility for the over crowded automotive program and remodel Barlow to accommodate more classrooms. The plans for the remodel, as well as the new building, were already completed when the school found out that adhering to the seismic regulations alone would cost several million dollars. Conklin recognizes the depart ment’s dire need for a new build ing. : “We’re maxed out,” Conklin said. “We haven’t had a seat avail Depression screening improves mental health awareness Staff Writer A year 2000 study from the American College Health Association said 10 percent of college students have been diagnosed with depression. On Oct. 10, Clackamas Community College held a depression screening in Room 127 of the Community Center. The screening involved a short talk on mental illness, followed by videos on mental illness and social anxiety disor der. A screening survey was offered, with mental health professionals avail able for private sessions to discuss the results and treatment information. “The screening can be very helpfill for thpse who attend,” CCC Advising & Counseling Center Department Chair Bill Zuelke said. “It gives them a chance to talk to'someone about any symptoms of depression they may be feeling, or their friends might be feel ing.” Screenings are sponsored by the college’s counseling department, Willamette Falls Hospital and' the Mental Health Task Force of Clackamas County, as part of National Depression Screening Day, and is available free of charge to students, staff and members of the community. The screening, held each year during Mental Illness Awareness Week, is designed to call attention to depression, manic-depression and anxiety disor ders, as well as to inform students about effective treatments options and connect those needing treatment to the mental health care system. While successful diagnosis and treatment is more common among young adults, some studies have shown that two-thirds of those suffer ing from mental illness may never receive the help they need. The National Institute of Mental Health, one of many founding sponsors of the screening program, estimates 17 mil lion American adults are diagnosed with depression each year, and accord ing to the American Psychiatric Association, 80-90 percent of all cases can be treated effectively. However, successful treatment depends heavily on those suffering from depression, recognizing that there is a problem and seeking help. “Most people wait until everything has collapsed around them before they talk to someone,” said Zuelke. “Our hope is that students will come to work with us at the early stages of depres sion, and not feel like they need to have a huge problem to be able to get help.” The Advising & Counseling Center, located in the Community Center, has counselors available during all campus hours. Students looking for advice of who think they.may be suf fering from'depression or anxiety are welcbirieto.drop by, or to contact the Counseling Cetiter at 503-657-6958, ext. 2213.1 For friends and families of those suffering from mental illness, Clackamas Community College and the Clackamas County National Alliance for the Mentally Ill is now offering a 12-week course designed to educate and help. “Family to Family” is set to run Mondays from 7-9:30 p.m. beginning Sept. 23 and. continuing through Dec. 9. For additional infor mation, call Judy Redler at "503-632- 4453 or David Campbell at 503-657- 6958, ext. 2600. Free screenings for depression are available year-round. To locate a site near you, call 1-800-573-4433. More information about depression or other forms of mental illness can be obtained by contacting these organizations: National Depressive and Manic-1 Depressive Association (NDMDA) 730 North Franklin Street, Suite 501 Chicago, IL 60610-7204 (800)-826-3632 www.ndmda.org National Mental Health Association 1021 Prince Street Alexandria, VA 22314-2971 (800) 969-NMHA www.nmha.org National Institute of Mental Health Information Resources and Inquiries 6001 Executive Blvd. Room 8184, MSC 9663 Bethesda,MD 20892-9663 (800) 421-4211 www.nimLnih.gov able in any of our programs for over two years. The space has never been enough for the work load and the number of students we have.” Conklin has been instruct ing auto classes at Clackamas for more than 28 years. Conklin explained that a lot of square footage is needed to teach students about cars, since it requires that you park ears in the classroom. The fact that communi ty college enrollment jumped twelve percent exacerbates the problem. Clackamas’s facility also provides automotive education for many high school students in the area. According to Conklin, there is an extremely long waiting list to get into the high school programs the college provides. “I’m disappointed that we’re not getting the building we worked so hard to plan,” Conklin admitted, “but I understand the situation and it’s not anyone at CCC’s fault.” When asked how he felt about the other buildings that are going up, he said “The other programs need the space just as much, in some cases more.” In about five years, College President Joe Johnson is planning to ask for a bond that will fund the seismic upgrades and help pay for the new building. Whether or not the college is able to afford the new building will be up to voters. Speech team makes Clackamas proud at Tacoma tournament Staff Writer Four of the five participants in last weekend’s speech and debate tournament brought home trophies", that’s quite an accomplishment con sidering that most of the Speech Team’s members are, according to Forensics Advisor Kelly Brennan, fairly “green,” or new to the game. The tournament took place Oct. li te at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. Attending the tournament from CCC were Melissa Karki, Mary Scheum, Leah Clack, Amy Perin and LeAnn Naber. Naber placed third in Poetry, and Clack placed second in both the Prose and Drama Interpretive sections. Karki got sec ond place in Communication Analysis; and was a finalist in the Informative Speech area. Scheum was also a finalist in Prose Interpretation. Brennan explained how disap pointed he was that due to the budget cuts, only five out of the 22 team members could go. The people who were able to go were mostly returning speech students, according to Brennan, leaving the newer speakers behind. He also said that it is the hope of the entire Speech Department that more people will get a chance to compete in the near future. Clackamas’ Speech Team com peted against a total of 24 schools and 98 debate teams. “We would have placed second if it were a sweep stakes, but because it was the first tournament, they didn’t award places,” said Brennan. The next tournament will be held at Butte College, California, on Oct. 25. Campus Computer Use Students and staff who use com puters at Clackamas should be aware of the college’s “Electronic Information Resources” regula tions according to Karen Stubblefield, director of human resources. She added that e-mail sent from college machines should conform to the policy, which says it is to be used "in a manner that sup ports the educational mission of the college. " The full text of the regulations I is available in the computer labs.
