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N ews 2 • T he C lackamas P rint N ovember 26,2003 Million dollar gift benefits students said Joe Johnson, college president. About $700,000 of the large endow T he C lackamas P rint ment is to support scholarships for pro As the result of a $1.3 million gift to fessional and technical students inter the college, the currently under-con ested in welding, manufacturing, nurs struction Communication Arts Center ing, horticulture, automotive, building is to be renamed the John and Ginger construction and apprenticeship pro Niemeyer Communication Arts Center, grams. in honor of the donors. The new building the donated Clackamas Community College monies will fund is currently just a con received the major monetary boost in crete pad and stacks of steel girders. the form of a $300,000 construction gift When completed, it will house the new presented to the col theater as well as the lege by the music and speech pro Niemeyers. grams. An improved -The gift is direct gallery space for visit ed towards the on ing artists and student going campus con shows will also be struction and will be constructed in the new paid out in $100,000 facility and can be increments over a used for displays and period of three years. receptions held now The money is but in the Pauling Gallery Joe Johnson a small part of the across campus. College President much larger $1.3 mil Though most of lion package that the couple has decid the money will be going to profession ed to give CCC as a dedicated fund al and technical uses, at least a part of through the Oregon Community the $1.3 million, approximately Foundation directed to the Clackamas $300,000 to be exact, will go to the Community College Foundation. music, speech and theater programs Aside having from the Niemeyer that are actually to be housed in toe new name posted on the outside of the build building. ing, there will also be a plaque inside The gift is expected to be mostly that gives information about the donors worked out in several weeks' time and and reasons for their $1.3 million con college officials say that the funds can tribution. be used as soon as is practical. No word “[The Niemeyers’ gift] stems from a has been given on when the scholarship genuine interest in helping students,” money will be made available. Jesse Lamond “[The Niemeyers’ gift] stems from a genuine interest in helping stu dents.” This construction site, when finished, will be the new home of the John and Ginger Niemeyer Communication Arts Center. International students pay high price for U.S. education Shingo Izumi T he C lackamas P rint Following a national trend, the number of international students at CCC declined this fall, dropping from 54 students to 21 students in the spring of 2001. According to The Oregonian, the number of international students in Oregon’s three largest universities has been shrinking since 2001 because of tougher government scrutiny and financial pressures. Campus surveys by Open Doors, a publication that presents compre hensive information on international students in the United States, suggest that the decline may also be due to a combination of factors including new visa application processes, financial burdens and international students' interest in attending college in other host countries. Even after international students make their way through the compli cated visa regulations, they still have to deal with tuition costs. At CCC, an international student will pay $2,136 in tuition and fees for 12 credit hours next term, compared to $660 for Oregon residents. This is especially difficult because in most cases,* inter national students cannot work to help offset costs; student visa restrictions require that international students do not work in the United States unless it’s on a college campus. “It’s just unfair because we cannot make any income to pay for tuition,” said Korean student Jinwon Lee. Mique Obriero, who arrived from Kenya just two months ago, is a Clackamas student hoping for a job on campus. At the moment, all he can do is to wait for a vacant position. “It doesn’t matter [what the job is], but now I’m just staying,” he said. In addition to the hurdles internation al students must overcome regarding jobs, they also have to face the fact there are not many federal scholar ships for which international students can apply, although websites such as Fastweb.com offer a few. For the most part, international students have no way to pay for tuition but their hard-earned savings and some parental support. Lee is planning to transfer to Wisconsin University after fall term; however, he says that the tuition is much higher than.at Clackamas. “I may have to pay over $3,000 for tuition per term,” he said. On the other hand, there is hope for some students. Obriero hopes to get a scholarship from a private uni versity. “There is a chance,” he said. “One of my friends got a scholarship that includes housing and half of tuition.” _G □ QJ AU reports are taken from CCC’s Public Safety incident logs. Summaries are edited for clarity, not content. 11-18-03 11:20 a.m. Staff reported white male adult urinating outside Community Center building near bus turn around. 11-19-03 11:25 a.m. Student reported vehicle keyed over two weeks ago. 11-19-03 11:30 a.m. Met with victim for report information on car being keyed. 11-19-03 7:19 p.m. Took information on two car break-ins. 11-20-03 3:30 p.m. Walker reported car break-in. No suspects. 11-22-03 7:20 p.m. Checked voice mail on cell phone. Call of a person trapped in elevator in Randall. Made contact with person, was not trapped in elevator, just wanted elevator activated due to his disability. 11-23-03 1:04 p.m. Saw white Toyota Celica in Family Resource Center over flow parking lot. Talked with occupants of vehicle previous ly on 10-30-03. They were asked to leave at that time. Spoke with both occupants of the vehicle. Told them if they weren’t attending class they would be excluded from the campus. Left without incident. 11-24-03 3:35 p.m. SHINGO IZUMI C lackamas P rint Students Jinwon Lee, from Korea, and Mique Obriero, from Kenya, pay more for tuition than local students. Many international students might have come to the U.S. with hope, but some may not be able to make their dreams come true just because it's too expensive. “The reason I came to the U.S. is to get a good education and to help the average person have a better life,” said Obriero. On a visit to Somalia and Libya four years ago, Obriero saw the dire conditions... people didn’t even have food, clothes or housing. “They don’t have anything,” he said. Obriero decided to study in the U.S and major in microbiology— and he has a specific goal for his edu cation. ' “Just one vaccine can help in another country,” he said. “I just want to help everyone as much as I can. I’ll do it as long as I live.” Investigate non-injury acci dent. Info exchanged between drivers. Both vehicles are dri veable. CORRECTION: In an article about damage to à student’s Mercedes, the proce dure for reporting the crime was innacurately described. Campus Public Safety officers, who are deputized through Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office, can file the report here on campus. Fair helps campus clubs gain new members Beagle: Lands on Mars Dec. 25 Karlin Johnson T he C lackamas P rint Despite last week’s snowy weather, those seeking an extra-curricular activi ty were able to attend this term’s Clubs Fair. The fair was organized by Associated Student Government (ASG)'s Senator of Clubs, Dominique Rodriguez. ‘We have [fairs] every year; it helps to recruit new members to the clubs we offer at Clackamas Community College,” said Rodriguez. “Lots of peo ple came in and most of the clubs gained new members,” Clubs who wished to advertise came to the fair or brought in flyers. The clubs at this year’s fair included the Writers Club, German Club, French Club, Baptist Christian Ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ, Horticulture Club, Child Care Club, Amateur Astronomers, CCC Cheer, Computer Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Rainbow Club and Unidos Club. There will also be club fairs during winter and spring terms, for those who were not able to attend last week. Dates for these fairs are to be announced. Continued from Page One a whole new level of complications. ... ‘The Beagle’ traveling around the We've been very successful about planet and had not spent time on the sending probes to the moon, circling Galapagos Islands, we probably the moon-we've even landed people wouldn’t have his book ‘The Origin on the moon,” said Misley. “Our track record on Mars is not as good.” of Species’ today.” According to Misley, less than According to www.beagle2.com, half of the probes pre ‘Beagle 2’ will viously sent to Mars attempt to answer have safely landed. age-old questions “The way we about this mystifying play the game of sci planet and its poten ence is: every time tial to sustain life. Is we get one wrong, we there currently life on learn from it,” he Mars? Did life exist added. there in the past? Misley hopes What is it about the past experiences will ‘Red Planet’ that www.beagle2.com help make this voy maintains the interest age of discovery a of scientists and what makes them believe in the possibility successful one so that further strides in the path of universal exploration of life on Mars in the first place? With new technologies, it may can be taken. “We’re in the land of high-tech now be possible to come up with some definitive answers to these robotics. Now the argument is how, when and should we ever send questions; however, a successful humans to Mars,” said Misley. “We mission to Mars has yet to occur. “There’s an interesting thing kind of have to see how some of going on with Mars; it is quite a bit these robotic experiments come further away than the moon, bringing back.” ( Beagle 2’ will attempt to answer age- old questions about this mys tifying planet. CYNDEE MADY C lackamas P rint Phi Theta Kappa members Sonia Thomas (left), Nancy Davis, Becky Hall, Stacie Bariesheff and Sara Atkeson at the Fair. To leant more about the clubs offered on campus, check out the Club Comer on the back page for meeting times and locations, or con- tact Senator of Clubs Dominic Rodriguez at ext. 2245.
