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
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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
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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.