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2 • T he C lackamas P rint
N ovember 5,2003
Free classes enable the disabled
Davis heads new programs that will helb disabled students achieve success
Shingo Izumi
T he C lackamas P rint
Angelina Davis has been in
charge of counseling and tutoring
for disabled students at Clackamas
for two years and she wouldn’t
have it any other way.
“You can call me crazy,” she
said, “But I love to do it.”
According to the Disabled
Student Services Department, there
are about 400 disabled students on
campus, and as many as 100 more
who meet the criteria, but don’t
enroll in the program.
As part of the service for dis
abled students, CCC now offers
free one-credit classes such as
College Survival for the disabled
on Mondays from 10-10:50 a.m.,
and College Survival/LD&ADHD
on Wednesdays from 11-11:50 a.m.
These classes will be offered again
winter term.
“I like to help disabled students
to feel comfortable in their other
classes by teaching them college
success skills,” said Davis. “These
classes are designed to help stu
dents follow their other classes.”
There is always group work, stu
dents working with other students,
drawing, discussing and smiling.
“If you like to keep solitary, you
cannot enjoy this class, but if you
like working with somebody, you
can enjoy it,” said James
Younglove, one of the class’s stu
dents.
Approximately 15 students par
ticipate in each of the classes, most
of whom are freshman.
— AU reports are taken
from CCC’s public safety
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incident
are edited for clarity,
clarity, not
LJ_ content.
10-27-03 9 p.m.
Checked behind Harmony mod
ular, saw electricity being used
by vagrant. Looked like he
tried to get into window of
modular classroom.
10-28-03 11:50 a.m.
Student reported that three
white male adults were harass
ing students in the area of ten
nis courts.
SHINGO IZUMI C lackamas P rint
Head of Disabled Student Services Angelina Davis works with students Jeremy Ingals
(left) and Caleb Butler during College Survival/LD&ADHD class on Wednesdays.
“I’m excited to come meet with
a variety of people at this college
and that’s one of the differences
between high school and college,”
said student Alex Karp. “This class
[is] variable and thoughtful.”
Students in these specialty class
es can review and learn skills such
as note-taking, speech writing and
the way to listen to a lecture effec
tively.
Davis earned her Bachelor’s
degree of Psychology and Master’s
degree of Counseling from Portland
State University. Her volunteering
experiences for disabled children
influenced her decision to work
with disabled people, which
brought her much satisfaction.
After graduation, Davis worked
for Portland Community College as
a disabled student counselor for one
year before moving to Clackamas
in 2001.
In addition to her college sur
vival classes, she is busy counsel
ing, tutoring and teaching a writing
class. Davis is also building up a
“web community” for disabled stu
dents in cooperation with other
instructors. This project is giving
disabled students easier access to
college classes from home or other
places over the Internet.
For more information on the
college success classes or any other
program offered for disabled stu
dents, contact Angelina Davis at
ext. 2324.
Conductor seeks new members for Concert Band
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Frank Jordan
T he C lackamas P rint
The Clackamas Concert Band’s
musical season is well under way as
members practice for the fall term
concert, which will be held Thursday,
Dec. 4.
“We have about 30 members right
now and these kids have been working
extremely hard to get playing down,”
said band instructor Dave Mills. “The
number of members always fluctuates
a little each term, but we really have a
good group at the present.”
Mills inherited a small program
when he came to Clackamas three
years ago. The band consisted of just
three members, so getting the word
out took a little time and effort.
“We really did start from scratch
three years ago, but we have built up a
really solid program,” said Mills. “I
had no idea what to expect, but
through mostly word-of-mouth, we
have created an exciting program.
Talking it up really helps it grow.”
Mills goes out to the different high
schools in the area to recruit members
through rehearsing the individual
bands at each school. He is an accom
plished composer and arranger with
several published musical pieces to his
credit and has written many commis
sioned works of music.
Some of the stronger band mem
bers will get the opportunity to per
form with the national honor band in
Reno during spring break. Mills will
select those members to participate
with college musicians from all over
the United States.
“T\vo years ago, I went to the
honor band performances in Reno and
was really impressed with the quality
of the music,” said Mills. “It presents
a real good opportunity for those
selected to play and talk shop with
other schools’ musicians.”
The concert band performs three
shows a year on campus, one each
term. The band is always seeking
members to play and has an open-door
policy to anyone who wants to join.
There are no auditions necessary; any
student who wants to play, is invited to
join the band.
“If any student has played an
instrument before, whether at home or
in school, then they are most certainly
welcome to join our little group,” said
Mills. “Our kids really work hard and
10-30-03 11:12 a.m.
Staff reported student with
seizures, advised to call 911 for
assistance.
10-30-03 7:10 p.m.
Stolen vehicle. Driver did not
know license plate, would call
back when he found out.
10-30-03 8:33 p.m.
Received call from owner of
above-mentioned stolen car.
He gave me the license plate
number.
10-30-03 9:15 p.m.
Received call from mother of a
student whose car was broken
into at the OIT campus. Asked
her to have her son call Public
Safety.
Car theft at Harmony
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CCC Concert Band Director Dave Mills conducts his
students in preparation for their Dec. 4 performance.
they have a lot of fun playing.”
Mills has also had a little input as
far as the construction of the new
Communication Arts building is con
cerned.
“It truly is going to be a great facil
ity, really top-notch,” said Mills. “I
really am a lucky man to have come to
Clackamas just at a time when the
music department is going to move
into a great space. It will be nice to
move out of the attic (the top floor
Randall Hall), but this also has been a
good home for us.”
An Acura was stolen from
the OIT parking lot near the
Harmony Center on Thursday,
Oct. 30. According to CCC
Public. Safety,; the. car was
stolen sometime between 6 and
8 p.m.
Publie Safety and
Clackamas County Sheriff’s
Office are : investigating die
inddeat;
“ft just goes to show that our
campuses are not immune to the
troubles of the. world, that
crimes happen to us as well as
the rest of the area,” said Public
.Safety
Peter.
Kandiatieff.. “People need id?
pay attention to their surround-i
ings wherever they go, whether
to school or elsewhere?”? •.
Later drat same evening, a
car was broken into at the OIT
campus and undertimined items
were taken,: Kandratieff was
unsure if the break-in and» the
car theft were related.
Compiled by Frank Jordan
Bush to sign controversial act against late-term abortion
Jared Eschweiler
Shannon Nielsen
T he C lackamas P rint
President Bush is slated to sign
into law the first-ever federal abor
tion ban today.
Pro-abortion activists are in an
uproar over the recent ruling and
passing, in both the House and the
Senate, of the Partial-Birth Abortion
Ban Act of 2003.
The act passed in the Senate on
Oct. 21, with 64 in favor to 33
opposed. Those opposed to the act
claim that late-term abortion is pro
tected under the Roe vs. Wade ruling
of 1973. The bill first passed in the
House of Representatives with 281 in
favor and 142 opposed three weeks
earlier.
This act will outlaw any physi
cian from performing a so-called
“partial-birth abortion." However,
the act does stipulate that partial method are “dilation and extraction,”
birth abortions will be allowed if “intact dilation and evacuation” or
withholding the procedure wodld end “intact dilation and extraction.”
the woman’s life.
“First of all, there is no known
The penalties under the act sub medical procedure called ‘partial
ject any physician
birth
abortion.,’”
who performs late-
said Nancy Northup,
term abortions to
President of the
“For the first
“a fine, or no more
Center
For
time in history
than 2 years in
Reproductive Rights.
prison or both.”
“That term is one
Congress is
The National
made x up by anti
banning a
Right To Life
choice legislators with
Foundation web
the help of the
medical
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site states that the
National Right to Life
dure...”
“partial-birth abor
Committee, in order to
tion” is defined- as
gain public support for
“an abortion in the
abortion bans that
Barbara Boxer
second or third
threaten the right of
California Senator
trimester of preg
women to access safe
nancy in which the
medical procedures,”
death of the fetus is induced after it Northup continued.
has passed partway through the birth
The Center For Reproductive
canal.”
Rights is in an uproar over the act
The website also states that the and in a recent web Q&A session
proper “medical” terms for the Northup stated, “This law is uncon
stitutional under the U.S. Supreme
Court.”
Northup’s claim comes from the
Stenburg vs. Carhart ruling of 2000;
which stopped a similar law from
being passed in Nebraska.
Planned Parenthood Federation of
America, Inc., filed a lawsuit in San
Francisco on Friday against what
they deem to be an unconstitutional
and reckless ban of late-term abor
tions, according to a recent press
release.
In contrast, the National Right To
Life Foundation website states that
“the difference between partial-birth
abortion and homicide is a mere three
inches.”
“This is indeed a historic day,”
said California Senator Barbara
Boxer, lead opponent of the legisla
tion, “because for the first time in
history Congress is banning a med
ical procedure that is considered
medically necessary by physicians.”
The day the act was passed in
the senate, President Bush stated,
“I applaud the Senate for joining
the House in passing the ban on
partial-birth abortion. This is very
important legislation that will end
an abhorrent practice and continue
to build a culture of life in
America. I look forward to signing
it into law.”
Although the bill is to be signed
into law this morning, those said to
oppose it are ready for action.
“We have asked for this hearing
before the President signs the bill
because we have a very small win
dow of opportunity to prevent the
law from taking effect. We want the
judge to be in a position to rule as
soon as the bill becomes law,” said
Priscilla Smith, director of the
domestic litigation program for the
Center for Reproductive Hights and
lead counsel on the case.
(For opinions on the Partial-Birth
Abortion Ban Act, please see
Commentary on page 3)