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N ovember 26,2003
Million dollar gift benefits students
said Joe Johnson, college president.
About
$700,000 of the large endow
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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
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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.”
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.