May 7, 2003 • The Clackamas Print • 3
NEWS
High schoolers show auto skills
Clackamas Community College hosted the national Ford / AAA Student Auto Skills Competition for several local high schools on May 2. The
annual competition is divided into two areas: a qualifying written exam and a hands-on competition. The hands-on competition features the top
two scorers from the written exam from up to ten Oregon schools. During the hands-on competition, the two-person teams attempt to correct
malfunctions in various systems. Contestants are judged on workmanship, speed, accuracy and written test results.
Chabon brings advice,
Nursing student advocates to
change national hiring policies laughter to campus
BOB LADU
Nic Delzell/Pete Ford
The Clackamas Print
Clackamas nursing student Bob
LaDu went to Long Beach, Calif,
last Wednesday to testify on behalf
of
the
National
Veterans’
Administration of Nursing regard
ing the national hiring policies.
LaDu’s goal was to instate spe
cific hiring policies that place
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“Registered fturs'es controT
everything in the medical field of
nursing,” LaDu said. “In the scope
of practice RN’s can move up the
career ladder, an LPN is an LPN.”
LaDu is a licenced practical
nurse (LPN) specializing in inten
sive care. He received his training
in the U.S. Army’s 91C, and is a
Vietnam veteran. In his 30 years of
experience he has touched on
almost every aspect in his field.
“I do assessments,' care plans,
hands-on care and work with ter
minally ill patients,” said LaDu.
“I’m a clinical specialist in burn
trama.”
Ladu is also a certified nurse’s
aide, as well as a certified medical
assistant.
He also has a Bachelor’s degree
in journalism and mass communi
cation from the University of Utah.
To LaDu, 30 years of experi
ence outweighs one year of
instruction.
Despite this, LaDu will be
entering the nursing program next
fall to complete his training to
become a registered nurse in order
to further his career.
Recently,
LaDu contacted
Oregon
Nursing
Leadership
Director Debbie Burton to discuss
his issues on introducing national
hiring standards.
Hopes are high, but LaDu said
a change in the hiring process
could take a while.
“This is discrimination, but it
doesn’t fit into any categories,”
LaDu said.
An update on the results of
LaDu’s efforts will appear in next
week’s issue of The Print.
'Hop' to raise funds for Crossroads
Tina Tate
News Editor
In an effort to raise money for
Crossroads Alternative School, the
education 122 leadership class will
host a sock hop on May 9 in the
Randall Gym. Organizers hope to
raise $500 to help buy the school a
new dishwasher and oven.
Tickets for the event can "be pur
chased through ASG or at the door
for $2. Each ticket will be entered
in a raffle to win prizes donated by
companies such as 24 Hour Fitness
and Chevy’s. Additional raffle
tickets can be purchased for $1
each. The event will last from 7 to
11 p.m,, and will feature events
such as the limbo contest.
One six-month membership and
three one-month memberships to
24 Hour Fitness will be given away
during the event, as Well as one-
night stays at the Hilton Garden
Inn and the Courtyard Marriott.
Winners must be present at the
time of the drawing to win prizes.
Smaller prizes such as gift cer
tificates to Applebee’s, Bar 71 and
Gladstone Lanes will be given to
raffle and contest winners; winners
don’t need to be present to win
these prizes.
Clackamas student Jason Bloker
will DJ the event with his company,
Mountain Music Karaoke.
The sock hop is the second of
two community involvement proj
ects participated in by the leader
ship class, according to student
Brandi Bean.
“As part of the class last term,
we had to think up a project that we
would implement this term,” said
Bean. “After much debate, we
ended up deciding on two different
ideas. One was volunteering for the
MS (multiple sclerosis) Walk,
which we did on April 12, and then
this is our second project.”
Crossroads Alternative School
is the only accredited alternative
school in Clackamas County.
Located in Oregon City, the
school targets seventh grade
through high school students who
had a difficult time in convention
al school and required some extra
help, said Bean.
Chabon amused the audience
with anecdotes about his child
hood and the awkwardness of jun
• Clackamas ‘ ‘ * ’Community
ior" high, and read from his first
College» played host to Michael
short story, written when he was
10 or 11, a gripping mystery story
Chabon on April 29, an event that
proved both educational and of the implausible meeting of
entertaining for those who attend
Sherlock Holmes and Captain
Nemo.
ed.
He gave good advice about
Chabon is the Pulitzer Prize
winning author of “The Amazing how to get started in writing a
story, and
Adventures
of the diffi
of Kavalier
culties of
and Clay,”
writing the
as well as
first sen
“Wonder
tence of a
Boys” and
novel.
the
next
He
Spiderman
spoke
of
movie.
how fortu
He was
nate he was
brought to
to have had
Clackamas
the support
as a guest
of his par
speaker by
ents
and
the English
English
department.
teachers
His
visit
from
the
was paid for
beginning
by
funds
of his writ
donated for
ing career.
art
pro
He
grams.
MICHAEL CHABON then
went
The
evening began with the college on to talk of the odd circum
presenting Chabon with the high
stances that led to the publishing
est honor it can bestow, an
of his first novel, “The Mysteries
of Pittsburgh,” and of the hard
Honorary Associate of Arts
ships of writing the much antici
degree from CCC.
Following a brief introduction,
pated “Fountain City,” which he
Chabon offered different topics of later abandoned after a grueling
discussion to the audience and five years of work when inspira
asked them to vote for which one tion struck and he began work on
they’d like to hear by cheering
“Wonder BoyS.”
Following the discussion there
and clapping.
was a lengthy Q&A session, after
The majority voted to hear the
story of Chabon’s beginnings as a which Chabon spoke with his fans
and signed autographs.
writer.
Robb Egan
The Clackamas Print
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