October 22, 2003 ♦ Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR ♦ Volume 37, Issue 1
Public Safety discovers parole
violator living on college campus
Jared Eschweiler
N ews E ditor
A 29-year-old mail wanted by the
Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office for
parole violation was found living on
the Clackamas Community College
campus and applied for a position with
the Associated Student Government.
According to public safety logs,
Gordon Keith Rodwick was initially
seen on campus Sept 18,2003.
“He is wanted by Clackamas
County Sheriffs Office for violation
of parole,” said Clackamas County
Sheriffs Deputy Angie Brandenburg.
The Sheriff’s Office website also
states that Rodwick is “on supervision
for Criminally Negligent Homicide
and Assault in the Fourth Degree.”
Despite the serious nature of his
offenses, campus Public Safety
Officers do not believe he is a threat.
“He is not to my knowledge a dan
ger to students,” said Larry
Dexheimer, chief of public safety.
In a related event, according to
public safety logs on Sept. 17, 2003,
Public Safety Officers discovered and
dismantled a transient camp at Reeder
House,
located
beyond
the
Environmental Learning Center and
the former Art Center.
The transient camp was found in a
large storage shed adjacent to the
garage of Reeder House.
The public safety logs state that the
following items were found in the
shed: a small mattress, male and
female clothing, shoes, a laundry bas
ket, Star Wars books and two female
wigs. Also included among the items
found was a pile of jail paperwork and
court documents belonging to Gordon
Keith Rodwick.
Public Safety Officers confirmed
that Rodwick had been living on cam
pus. Since the dismantling of the tran
sient camp, however, Public Safety
Officers have riot seen Rodwick.
The transient camp, however, has
re-surfaced. The Clackamas Print
sent photographer Earl England yes
terday to the Reeder House. In a con
versation at the Reeder House,
Dexheimer said “This camp is an
ongoing problem.”
Yesterday Public Safety Officers
were forced to remove more items left
in the shed by transient squatters. pus for seven years,” however they are 563-0101 for officer on duty after
Officers do not believe the “squatter” concerned about the welfare of the stu hours.
is Rodwick.
dents on campus and offer escorts to Print staff members Ben Maras, Cory
Price, Earl England, and Brian Hill con
ASG Advisor Mindy Brown con vehicles for students and faculty.
firmed that Rodwick applied for a Please Contact Public Safety @971- tributed to this story.
position at the student gov
ernment. ASG President
Marlies Bemey stated that
Rodwick was not hired,
and ASG was later
informed by Public Safety
that Rodwick had a war
rant for his arrest.
The Sheriff’s Office
website identifies Gordon
Keith Rodwick as a white
male with blond hair, blue
eyes, 6’ 3” tall and approx
imately 200 lbs.
Deputy
Angie
Brandenburg said anyone
with information about the
whereabouts of Rodwick
should
contact
the
Clackamas
County
Sheriff's Office at 503-655-
8218.
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According to Public
Safety Officers “There has Gordon Keith Rodwick (Sheriff’s office photo) was living on campus in a shed.
not been an assault on cam In the foreground is a makeshift stove used by transients to cook.
Parking: lots of frustration for students
(ABOVE)
Just before 3 p.m.
the McLoughlin
parking lot is
packed due to the
construction of the
Communication
Arts building,
causing frustration
among the student
body.
(RIGHT)
At 9 a.m., just
before many morn
ing classes begin,
students circle
Barlow parking lot,
which has been
expanded by the
newly installed
gravel lot.
Cory Price
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With the recent construction
occurring on campus, the capacity
of parking has been reduced and
many students spend countless
hours circling the campus searching
for a spot.
To counteract the reduced number
of parking spaces, the campus has
installed a temporary gravel lot on
the southeast comer of the existing
Barlow lot.
“According to city ordinances,
gravel lots are not allowed, but due to
its temporary status [the city]
approved of it,” said Al Erdman,
dean of college services.
When construction of the new
Communication Arts
Building
began, workers had to remove half of
the McLoughlin lot. In the process,
they removed 12-15 handicap park
ing spots. To remain up to code,
eight spots were replaced in the
McLoughlin lot, as well as four to six
in the lot near the Community
Center. Currently the college is at or
over the state requirement of at least
one handicap space for every 25 reg
ular spaces.
The college also has plans to
resurface the McLoughlin lot after
spring term ends. This process will
take most of the summer; it will
involve removal of all trees and
light polls.
According to Erdman, “People
don't understand the process
behind it.”
The price tag of such an under
taking is more than some would
expect.
The average cost is $3,000 per
space for a ground-level lot, whereas
an elevated parking lot could cost up
to $15,000 per space to build. The
cost would encompass the design of
the layout, labor, landscaping and
proper storm water run-off.
Currently the Barlow lot con
tains 800 parking spaces and it
would require up to $2.5 million to
bring it up to code. Replacing the
existing lot with a multi-level
garage would take an estimated total
of $6-10 million.
The college plans on updating the
Barlow lot as soon as the current
construction of new buildings are
finished.
Currently, Clackamas is one of
the few community colleges in
Oregon that does not charge for park
ing. For example, students at
Portland Community College are
charged $25 per term for parking
rights.
According to Erdman, Clackamas
chooses not to charge students for
parking because it is a college for thé
community.