Image provided by: Clackamas Community College; Oregon City, OR
About The Clackamas print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1989-2019 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 2005)
2 News WIRETAP: Lav/ raises questions, concerns Not an English clas Cl Ciaramella Continued from WIRETAP, Page 1 The Clackamas Print “I would be adamantly opposed to any routine moni toring of e-mail or phones” College President Joe Johnson said. “Law enforcement cur rently has the capability, and I don’t think it should be expanded.” Other members of the facul ty share Johnson’s sentiment. “There is always a pos sibility for abuse,” Political Science Instructor Dean Darris says. “[That] is why we should view such measures with a dose of healthy skepticism,” He also points to the “abuses” that took place under former FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover as an example. “All of our privacy rights seem to be in question,” Austin said. “The [USA Patriot Act] says it wouldn’t be published [when a tap occurs], so who knows when it’s happened.” The bottom line If the college were pre sented with this situation it would be discussed among the College Board, to decide what is best for the college com munity. “My job here is to do what’s best for the college, and that sometimes involves discus sion.” Leach said. “Wiretaps to accommodate some sort of federal desire would be a point of discussion, especially if the feds don’t give us any cash for it.” The expansions are cur rently being appealed by many groups, including American Council on Education - America’s largest associated of colleges and universities - and the Center for Democracy and Technology, a civil liber ties special interest group. “I think that there are ade quate safeguards already in place,” Johnson said. “I don’t want to see any further moni toring of peoples lives.” Good book discussions don’t always equal essay questions as Clackamas’ first campus-wide book club is setting out to prove. The book club was conceived by English Instructor Amanda Coffey. “I started the book club this term, this year because I want students to have the opportuni ty to talk about good books outside of a traditional classroom environment.” Coffey said. “In a book club, people read a book because they want to talk about it with others who have also read it. It’s fun, and it’s NOT an English class.” The book chosen for this term is “Waiting for Snow in Havana,” by Carlos Eire, which, according to Coffey, “is about a boy growing up. in Cuba during Castro’s rise to power.” The boy eventually flees Cuba and becomes one of thousands of child ref ugees to make his way to the United States. “The book is centrally about all the complex forces in our lives we first encoun ter as children and continue to grapple with as we grow: family, politics,, economics, PSU comesto Clackamas Katie Wilson News Editor “It’s one of my favorite class es [to teach],” said Portland State University English instruc tor Lorraine Mercer to a group of students at yesterday’s PSU “Meet and Greet.” „ She was talking about a new class being offered at Clackamas Winter Term. ENG 313: The American Short. Story is a PSU course that Clackamas students can take without leaving the Oregon City campus. “[This class] is such a great way to look at American art and literature,” said Mercer. “We’ll really look at how the genre of the short story developed in the U.S. and how it influenced other European countries.” The class will focus not just on the literature and its various elements but also how it shaped the American story. Clackamas Pri Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005 “[The class] is a special arrangement between PSU and Clackamas,” said Sydney Thompson, the PSU liaison for Clackamas, who has arranged for the classes to be provided. “It provides a unique opportu nity to pursue PSU coursework and not leave the [Clackamas] campus.” A film theory class provid ed a bridge between the two English departments in Spring Term 2005. This coming spring the class will be ENG 360, an American Literature Class which will be taught by PSU’s Elizabeth Ceppi. Even though the classes are being taught on the Clackamas campus, students interested in signing up will have to reg ister through PSU. Questions about how to register should be directed to Sydney Thompson at 503-657-6958, ext. 5077, or e-mail at sydneyt@clackamas. edu or sydneyt@pdx.edu. justice, faith, envy, forgive ness, love,” Coffey said. “I chose the book because of its narrative power, because it explores such valuable themes and because it raises such important political con cerns.” Coffey plans on having Waiting for Snow in Havana Internet the book club read one book per term, and then meeting a few times near the end of the semester to discuss it. She said the meetings “will be an CAMPUS EVENTS ft NEWS Tonight at 7 p.m. is Author’s Night with Carmen Bernier-Grand and Margaret Bechard. The authors will be reading selections from their respective works. To find out more call Allen Widerburg, ext. 2359. (See preview on page 1) Smoke? Want to quit? “Quit Cold Turkey,” or what is more commonly known as the Great American Smoke- Out, is being hosted by ASG (sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa and Student Leadership) this Thursday outside file Community Center from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. For more informa tion call 503-657-6958, ext. 2245 The Theater Department’s fail play, “All My Sons,” enters its final run week this week. Call Michelle Meyers at 503-657-6958, ext. 2356 to get tickets or to sign up as an usher. ASG is collecting clothes for a clothes closet. They want clean, lightly used, interview-type clothes. The clothes drive will be from Nov. 14 - 18. Call ASG at 503-657-6958, ext. 5345 for more information. This Friday is the Alumni Vocal Jazz Night in the Leroy Anderson band room in the Niemeyer Center. Tickets are $5. For more information call Lonnie Cline, 503-657-6958, ext. 2342, or the Music Department office at ext. 2434. X open discussion of the rent book.” “I don’t intend to run discussions like I wouli official class,” Coffey sail will prepare a few quest to get the discussion go but anyone who atte should bring their own q tions (and answers) Coffey already the book chosen Winter Term as v “The Kite Runner* Khaled Hosseini is I about a man “al ated from his coil of birth after a revi tion.” “It seems lik theme for the yea! emerging: ‘the I enfranchised ini grant,’” Coffey said Coffey is plant for a lively group! above all, good dis! sion, even if she c offer some of the pi of certain other b clubs. “I’m not as glai ous as [Oprah] is, I can’t promise { under the chairs in] LAC, but I can as you the book club' be a good time fortl who come!” Photo Free cars exclu! the book club will r in the LAC to dis, their current selection Monday, Nov. 21, 4 - 5p Wednesday, November 2 - 4 p.m.; and Friday, Dei 2-3 p.m. Thanksgiving , holiday, Nov. 24 - 25! That means no school on Thursday (since it’s Thanksgiving) and no school on Friday. Also, you lucky people who have classes begin ning after 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23, get out of those as well. First-ever, campus-wide Book Club has its first meeting this month. Read “Waiting for Snow in Havana” by Carlos Eire and show up for the informal discussions on Nov. 21, 4-5 p.m., Nov. 23, 3 - 4 p.m., and Dec. 2, 2 - 3 p.m. All discussions will be held in the Literary Arts Center. For more information call Amanda Coffey, 503-657-6958, ext. 2829. Need to get started on holiday shopping? The Holiday Craft Fair will be held Nov. 29 - 30 in the Community Center. campus “IJ » I All reports are taken from CCC’s campus safety incident logs. Summaries are edited for clarity, not content 11-11-05 1:00 p.m. Flagged down by staff member saying that a door in Niemeyer won’t lock. I Officer verified this and I called maintenance. 11-10-05 1:36 p.m. Contact white female juve] nile, minor in possessioni) tobacco. 4:26 p.m. Found toyota with trunk I opened. Secured trunk and left notice. 11-8-05 3:37 p.m. Call from student report ing white males possibly smoking marijuana. 6:45 p.m. Located owner of BMW parked in “No Parking” zone. Told him to move vehicle. 11-7-05 10:50 p.m. Contacted driver of black truck that had been parked for a couple of hours in CC parking lot. Driver pulled I over and was on cell phone.
