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Michaele Cooper
The Clackamas Print
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the
meth
epidemic.
1 Target: Meth
The first in a series focusing on local meth use
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ngoski (D).
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it no one has real-
ird and helped us
its,” said Campus
Safety officer Peter Kandratieff,
“but we definitely live in a
county riddled with meth use.”
A harsh stimulant, it affects
the brain in several ways, the
result being heightened energy
levels as well as stimulus to the
“reward center” of the brain,
which causes a feeling of eupho
ria. The drug has become more
common over the past 10 years
due to technological updates
making it easier and cheaper
to make meth, as well as the
improvement of the chemical
structure, producing a ‘^better,”
longer lasting high.
Prolonged" use itfw^^^an,
produce ,frHt^biIiiy,;#^fr&noia,
anxiety,depression,andhalluci-
nations. Users have been known
to go weeks without sleep, and
do other physically damaging
things, including self destruc
tive behavior and even commit
suicide.
Dueto this and the fact that
recent studies have linked meth
to 85 percent of property and
identity theft crimes in Oregon,
Kulongoski has declared a new
“war on meth.” This includes
the establishment of a meth task
force.
“I am particularly concerned
about the impact th» meth
has had on the younwmildren
who’s homes have become
toxic and whos^warents have
become, at best distant strang
ers and at worsttheir abusers,”
Kulongoski said in a speech one
year ago, when his crackdown
officially began. “It doesn’t take
a genius to figure out that there
is no greater challenge facing
our public safety system than
me||amphetamine production,
distribution, and addiction.”
Recently, more steps have
been taken. This includes pull
ing pseudoephedrine-based cold
medicines (such as Sudafed)
from shelves, now being only
available upon the providing of
identification, and pharmacies
must now provide records of
sales of pseudoephedrine. The
condensing of pseudoephedrine
is one of the most common
ways meth is made, due to its
(until recently), easy-to-obtain
nature.
Another initiative taken by
the Governor is the establish
ment of a list for convicted
meth cooks, similar to that
which must be signed by sex
offenders, which has now got
ten bipartisan support from
Oregon representatives, despite
the possible cost of the legisla
tion. No numbers have yet been
determined, but it costs Oregon
$14 million per year to track
Oregon’s 6,000 registered sex
offenders.
Through this, Kulongoski
remains steadfast and convict
ed in his newly found war on
meth.
“This is one of the great
est public safety challenges our
state has ever faced,” he recent
ly said in a press release. “It is
going to take all of us to crush
Meth and keep Oregon chil
dren, families and communities
safe.”
Editor’s Note: In the upcom
ing weeks, The Print will be
running a special series of arti
cles discussing meth, the war
on meth, and its effects on the
Clackamas community and its
students.
dents lobby for techno-tools
eel
a submitted by
i; student John Hart
is faculty that the
¿r Clackamas to cre-
to aid students and
echnological boom
• gital video shooting
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id in filmmaking,
duction of a feature
984, led John Hart
leo editing class to
[iiad a meeting with
said Hart. “Shesug-
Jition.”
ier 100 signatures,
oaiked conversation
ampus community
oposed writing lab
, in the near future,
. ogy class warrants
is very enthusiastic;
snd Trista Comelius-
ish instructor,” said
pick I’ve hit [them]
^meeting,
led by
Associate Dean Kay Slusarenko, is
set for Friday to discuss the possibili
ties for media arts programs and set
up a Media Arts Task Force. The
purpose of this committee is to con
sider the areas of digital media that
would be discussed in the proposed
class and to find a space for the class
to take place.
“There is a real demand for hav
ing a media arts entity on campus not
oi3y from faculty but from students,”
said writing instructor Andy Mingo,
“even more so from students.”
“It’s a good idea to have more
of the video journalism things avail
able,” remarked Laura Cameron, a
student who signed the petition. ‘To
be able to have resources for things
like that available for students would
be very helpful.”
Andy Mingo and Sue Mach are
planning to take the helm for WR264,
the proposed screenwriting and pro
duction class, which will take place
during spring term and will focus on
teaching the various aspects of film
making. One of the main factors in
the development of such a class is to
incorporate the skills learned in WR
262 (Introduction to Screenwriting)
and put their completed screenplays
into a visual format
“A lot of people in screenwriting production lab (RR135).
want to go into production,” said
“There are students all over the
Mingo, “but it’s also for drama stu campus who have the abilities but no
dents, music majors and writers who outlet,” said Hart
want to be directors.”
Mingo, who led the
television production class
at Mt Hood Community
College, insists that infor
mation technology is one
of the few jobs that is not
getting outsourced.
While the demand for
media arts is evident, the
availability of space is
limited and even though
the new Niemeyer build
ing boasts one of the larg
est recording studios in
Oregon, there is some
debate as to whether or
not it should be used by
faculty and students out
side of the music depart
ment
Mingo insists that the
video production class
will take place no matter
Isaiah Creel Clackamas Print
what, even if he and Mach
are forced to bring their John Hart’s petition has forced fac
own equipment and set
ulty to take a closer look at the
up a temporary producti on
needs of students interested in
space in the newspaper
careers in new media.
his year’s Transfer Day
will help serve those
students whose goal is
to move on from Clackamas to
another institution.
Transfer Day will take place
from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. tomorrow,
Jan. 27. The event will be held in
Gregory Forum.
Academic advisor Ariane
Amstutz and the rest of the
Clackamas advising team are in
charge of the upcoming event.
“Students always say that they
benefited from coming in and
meeting people.” Amstutz said.
“They didn’t have to drive out to
the campus.”
Of the 27 schools scheduled to
attend, the list includes local ones,
like Portland State and the Art
Institute of Portland, and also a
few out-of-state, like Washington
State University in Vancouver
and Hawaii Pacific University.
“Reps from all these schools
will be there to answer ques
tions if you have them about their
schools,” said Amstutz. “If you
don’t , [have questions]—you’re
kind of just thinking you might
like to transfer to certain schools-
-it’s just a great way to one-stop
shop.”
Also in attendance will be
the Ford Family Foundation
Scholarship Office. Usually locat
ed in Eugene, they are scheduled
to have a booth at the event.
According to the Foundation’s
website, the Scholarship Office’s
purpose is to “offer assistance
to residents of rural and urban
Oregon and Siskiyou County,
California, to pursue higher edu
cation.”
Amstutz encourages students
to attend, in order to take advan
tage of the opportunities Transfer
Day offers.
“You don’t have to stay there
for the full four hours,” said
Amstutz. “Just drop in between
classes.”
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Schools that are currently
scheduled to attend Transfer Day
are as follows:
Art Institute of Portland
Bastyr College
City University
Concordia University
Eastern Oregon University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University
Hawaii Pacific University
Linfield College
Linfield College — Portland
Marylhurst University
Northwest Christian College
Oregon College of Arts & Crafts
Oregon Institute of Technology
Oregon State University
Oregon State University—Cascades
Pacific University
Portland State University
Reed College
Southern Oregon University
University of Oregon
University of Phoenix
University of Portland
Warner Pacific College
Washington State University — Vancouver
Western Baptist College
Western Oregon University
Willamette University