V.P. candidate
visits campus
John Edwards,
running mate of
Presidential candidate
John Kerry, speaks on
current issues
Bon Maras
News Editor
Senator John Edwards, Democratic
candidate for Vice President, spoke at
CCC Sept. 14 in a town-hall style forum
in the Randall Hall gymnasium. The
event was a planned stop by the candi
date, intending to focus on and draw
attention to the issue of health care
reform, and to tout the
plan set forth by the
Senator and his run
ning-mate, Senator
John Kerry.
Also attending the forum were such
notables as the Clackamas County
Commissioner Martha Schrader and
Democratic leader of the Oregon House
of Representatives, Jeff Merkley, who
warmed up the crowd with anti-Bush
rhetoric.
“Can you tell me in two words what’s
wrong with this country?” Merkley said.
“George Bush!” shouted back an
enthused audience.
“After four years of Republican par
tisan leadership, who has put us on the
wrong track?” Merkey said.
“George Bush!” jeered the audience
again.
Edwards took the stage, and immedi
ately began focusing on health care and
the economy, although other topics were
discussed later on in the forum.
“Since [George W. Bush] has been
President, five million people have lost
health care, and four million have fallen
into poverty,” Edwards said. “Under this
Administration, the middle class is the
forgotten class,” he added. “Middle
class families are already being
squeezed by the Bush economy, and on
top of everything else, health care costs
are spiraling out of control. While John
Kerry is in the White House, quality,
affordable and reliable health care will
be a right for every American.”
He went on tu uutliucthe plan aftt
fourth by Kerry and himself, to expand
health care to 27 million more citizens,
Soccer dribbles
past NWAACC
competition
The Clackamas soccer team has taken the NWAACC by storm
this season. The lady footballers are currently No. 1 in the
NWAACC Southwestern divison with a record of 10 wins zero
loses and one tie. In only their third year of competion, Head
Coach Tracey-Nelson has molded the Cougars into a winning
machine. The Cougars have scored 40 goals
Please see EDWARDS, Page 2
TAMARA
New school zone laws confuse, but help
Michaele Cooper
The Clackamas Print
School zones have been
redefined in Senate Bill
179, which affects the gen
eral driving habits of the
community, as well as stu
dents here at Clackamas.
The bill divides “school
zones” into three cate
gories: roads adjacent to
school grounds with speed
limits of 30 mph or less,
roads adjacent to school
grounds with speed limits
of 35 mph or more, and
crosswalks not adjacent to
schools.
Each category has its
own criteria for slowing
traffic to 20 mph, which
has caused some confusion
among motorists.
In actuality, the school
zone signs that state “at all
times” may only exist in
speed zones of 30 mph or
less, while the “when chil
dren are present” designa
tion will only be seen at
crosswalks not directly
next to school grounds.
Campus Safety officer
Peter
Kandratieff
believes the
new
laws
will help a
lot
with
speeding in
school zones.
The fact
that campus
speeds are 20
mph is relat
ed to the fact
that it’s a
school, said
Officer
Kandratieff.
“We’ve
had
an
increase in
student pop
ulation here
with a lot of
people from
the
public
coming on
campus too,”
says Kandratieff, “using
the trails, and walking
their dogs ...” The lower
ing of speed limits on cam
pus a year and a half ago is
“one of those things that’s
really been needed for
some time. We’ve had a
problem with speeders [on
campus].”
Please see SCHOOL, Page 2
[ school !
SPEED
20
»
SCHÖ®.
PM
M wra
grounds
ecmml
wi
WW Mi