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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.
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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.”
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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 {
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LAC, but I can as
you the book club'
be a good time fortl
who come!”
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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.
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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.