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to independent, student-run newspaper since 1966
Wednesday. March 1, 2006
Ickamas Community College, Oregon City, OR
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Volume 39, Issue 13
ampus crime causes security step-up
alie Wilson
tos Editor
in the last few weeks Barlow has been
(place to break into on campus.
■’m not sure why Barlow is a target,”
■ Bill Leach, head of campus safety.
■ have some suspicions ... but noth-
|we can prove.”
Recording to Campus Safety Officer
|e Kandratieff, some keys were stolen
Tn a staff desk.
Later, two thefts occurred: a wallet
| stolen from a staff office as well as
Lrtable LCD projector from a differ-
Bstaff office.
■The [thefts] might be related to the
[eft of the keys,” said Kandratieff, but
(also says they’re not sure yet. “The
■ts are still under investigation.”
Recording to Leach, in light of the
W/ege
ridges gap
br nurses
recent break-ins, they are thinking of re
keying the entire building.
“And we have some other plans,”
Leach said.
“We’ve stepped up patrols,” said
Kandratieff. “We’re trying to stop thefts
from recurring before the building is re
keyed.” He also says that the college is
exploring new ideas for campus safety
including video surveillance.
And it’s not just the buildings that
are being broken into. According to the
campus safety logs, several cars have
had items stolen from them.
But as Leach points out, “It’s not
just Barlow. We have issues in all our
parking lots. The number of incidents
isn’t really more frequent than any other
term.”
“The presence of cadets on campus
and their greater visibility in parking
lots has helped, I think,” he added.
Barlow Hall and its adjacent parking lot have been the target of a
recent rash of break-ins around campus.
Sophomore Lady Cougars honored
at their farewell home game
legan Koler
e Clackamas Print
, Sam Krause
I The Clackamas Print
here is a new pathway to help
: with English as a Second
»liage achieve nursing careers at
lamas.
It is not a new program but a
Ige’ created between existing
ram. and departments designed
:lp non-native speakers transi-
successfully into the health
meld,” said Joanna Poncé, ESL
Mictor.
Mhere are many other nurse
Ming programs, mostly private,
High which immigrants and refu-
M can be certified and employed
Megon.
MUnfortunately ELLs (English
Mgiagc Learners) who pursue
Hie of these training courses may
OPB’s “High-Five Challenge”
will again be featuring commu
nity colleges, and Clackamas has
decided to show the Northwest
what it’s made of.
The Clackamas team has six stu
dents: Colby Stott, David Fauver,
Ben Maras, C.J. Ciaramella, E.E.
West and Tayo Stalnaker. This year
the team has the bare minimum
needed to form a team. For the
most part the team consists of staff
members from The Clackamas
Print.
■receive academic credit for their
Mining, or may have to pay very
■[trainin g fees,” said Poncé.
^■ackamas’ program is called
■e ' rsing Assistant Pathway for
Mfch Language Learners Project
■PELL) and will offer ESL
^Kes Spring Term so that students
■transition into Nursing Assistant
Ming Summer Term. The classes
■illbe taught as a cohort, or by one
■)at a time.
■Normal
! Xuréfag Assistant]
is five weeks long and very
^Msive. the Health Science and
M Departments are looking at a
^■ty of alternatives that would
Mre successful course completion
■state certification,” said Poncé.
Mlle studc i ts will begin by taking
MfNA training which will focus
Mtly on developing English lan-
^■e skills in a healthcare context.
■Our hope is to expand the
Ming Assistant project to include
Mder selection within the health-
■ fickl: medical assistant, dental
etc.,” said Poncé
■ é ' s that they can expand
■only the nursing program, but
Mkc amount of “bridge” pro-
^■sthat Clackamas offers. There
jMæpirauons for manufacturing,
M>cape mi mology and business
M
. came fused in some
M'vith the ESL department,
^■indents interested in the
M^LL project can contact Poncé
^Mw) 657-6958, ext. 2817, and at
'^■’aP'k clackamas.edu.
Students
selected to
compete on
game show
Harriet Strothers Clackamas Print
Clackamas sophomore Kayla Ohlman (left) receives a certificate of appreciation
from Head Coach Jim Martineau (right) as the Cougar mascot and Assistant Coach
P.J. Martineau look on. Five Clackamas sophomores played their final home game on
Saturday.
See page seven for story.
Cash-saving tax tips for 2006
. Sam Krause
| The Clackamas Print
As the old adage goes, the only
thing certain in fife is death and
taxes.
It can often be difficult for a
college student to file taxes for
the first time. The Print has put
together a few pointers to help
with the dubious process of filing.
What’s the IRS doing this
season?
The IRS offers a fiee tax assis
tance program called the Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance Program
(VITA) to those who make less
than $38,000 and can’t prepare
their taxes by themselves.
One program offered through
VITA is the Armed Forces Tax
Council; it is the IRS’ “main con
duit’ to members of the armed
forces and their families. The
AFTC provides tax advice, prepa
ration and assistance. AFTC vol
unteers are trained to deal with
armed forces specific issues such
as combat-zone benefits.
In 2003, 392,000 tax returns
were filed electronically by ser-.
vice members. By selecting direct
deposit, most military personnel
receive their refund in a week.
Tax Counseling for the Elderly
(TCE) helps people over the age of
60 with their tax returns. Volunteers
usually had prior careers with non
profit tax assistance organizations,
retired, and now receive grants
from the IRS. Also, AARP offers
tax assistance at more than 9,000
sites during the tax season.
You may not have known
about these...
The Earned Income tax Credit
is a credit worth up to $4,400 if
you are working and file federal
and Oregon income tax returns. In
2003 the Internal Revenue Service
returned $334 million in EIC
refunds to 204,000 Oregon resi
dents. The number of recipients of
the credit could increase if more
residents filed for the refund.
The EIC isn’t new and people
can file for the past three years.
People who receive welfare ben
efits and work can receive the
EIC.
Please see TAXES, Page 2
“I did it in high school and I
thought I’d try it again,” said The
Print’s Editor-in-Chief Maras. His
team wasn’t ready for the outcome
though.
“We didn’t know how the game
worked and this is like a second
shot at overthrowing the game
show circuit,” said Maras.
David Fauver became a part of
the team without meaning to.
“Rosemary Teeter got me to
w say ‘okay yeah, whatever,”’ said
Fauver.
Fauver has spent many Sunday
mornings watching the “High-Five
Challenge.”
“Nothing else is on OPB at six
in the morning, and I watch a lot of
OPB. It’s nice,” said Fauver.
Feature Editor C. J. Ciaramella
said “I wanted to do it to prove my
title as Grand Trivia Lord.”
“I want to ‘pwn’Mt. Hood,” said
Print Staff Writer Tayo Stalnaker
of his goal for the game show.
E. E. West, copy editor and art
ist for The Print had other reasons
for joining the team.
“I’ve gotten a lot from
Clackamas. I’m proud of my
school and I’m proud to represent
it,” West said.
Before anyone could qualify for
the college’s “High-Five” team,
each student had to take a test to
measure their ability.
Ciaramella called the test “ran
dom trivia.”
‘I’m pretty confident I kicked
the questionnaire’s ass,” he said.
Please see HIGH FIVE, Page 2