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Clackamas Print
Fair quells transfer
student worries
Mitt Olson
The Clackamas Print
More than 30 northwest col
leges will be meeting with CCC
students in the Gregory Forum
tomorrow for the annual Transfer
Day.
With a wide variety of stataand
private institutions planned to be
in attendance, students may have
a tough time sorting through all
the scholarly options presented to
them. Academic Adviser Jessica
Walter had some advice on hand
for students who aren’t sure what
questions to ask, and what infor
mation to seek out.
“Ask about the strength of their
programs,” said Walter. “Ask about
the faculty. Who are they? Who’s
outstanding in their fields?”
Armed with an array of spe
cific questions, students can get a
much greater sense of a college’s
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Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007
students.
services and academic strengths.
Simply asking about any notable
“Scholarships are something
professors or faculty can give one you should ask about!” said
a sense of that college’s specialty.
Walter.
In particular is the Western
For students who are still in
the process of deciding what in Undergraduate Exchange. Wue.
the world they want to study, wiche.edu explains the pro
gram: “Through WUE, students
Transfer Day can provide some
in western states may enroll in
good ideas.
“A lot of the students we have - many two-year and four-year
here aren’t aware of the transfer college programs at a reduced
options out there,” said Walter.
tuition level - 150 percent of
“It’s a good place for a person the institution’s regular resi
dent tuition.” This is instead
with no idea to start the process.”
Some might view the fair as
of the full out-of-state tuition
just a big sales pitch by big col
cost.
“Most of the people who
leges toward the students here
on campus, but Walter clarifies:
are coming are admissions
“The goal of this program is to
counselors,” said Walter. This
help students to understand their allows students to get informa
tion about acceptance standards
options.”
and set up college visits.
Of course anyone in attendance
“I would encourage stu
won’t just be getting the informa
tion needed to further their educa
dents to visit campuses,” said
Walter. “This is the one big
tion; there are also door prizes and
a wealth of information regarding fair. Students can follow up by
scholarships available to transfer visiting [colleges].”
The many faces of I
politics: Club face off
Katie Wilson
Co-Editor-in-Chief
A band was playing as people
trickled in for the debate between
the president of the college’s
Republicans club, Tim Lussier, and
Jason Thomas, representative of
the Democrat club, in the Gregory
Forum.
The two clubs organized the event
as an experiment in democracy.
Everything from the war in Iraq
to social security and healthcare
were topics of debate.
“I haven’t done debates before,”
said Lussier, ‘it was an intense, good
experience.” -
Nearly 100 people were pres®
some on their own initiative and oth
ers as part of a class.
Social Science Instructor Dean
Darris was present with his band and
students from his classes.
“What I loved was that it was
student-directed and student-dn ven,”
said Darris, after the debate. “It wasa
nice exercise in democracy, and God
knows we need it”
According to Lussier, the two
chibs have been discussing the pos
sibility of a panel discussion in the
future.
Death Valley deadline approaching
Andrea Simpson
The Clackamas Print
This Spring Break, Clackamas
instructor Jennifer Bown will be tak
ing a class of students to Death Valley
National Park in California.
The class counts as a four-credit,
transferable lab science course. It
takes place March 22 to die 31, and
availability is on a first-come, first-
serve basis.
The nine-day trip will include
lectures from several faculty and
guest lecturers. The class will include
assignments and meetings prior to the
trip. Students will also prepare lectures
based on their previously completed
research projects.
Students will learn about many
different subjects on the trip, includ
ing Geology, Geography, Biology,
Anthropology, Environmental Science
and occasional ly Astronomy.
“The scope of the course and the
incredible location is really what has
given this course its immense popu
larity. Ask any students who have
gone, and they repeatedly remark that
it was a learning experience of a life
time,” said Bown.
For
those
interested
in
going on this
amazing
trip,
there will be an
informational
slide show on
Thurs., Jan. 25
from noon to 1
p.m. in Pauling,
Room 101. This
slide show will
provide
more
information
regarding
the
cost of the trip.
“I have seen,
in the past, stu
dents who are
interested come
in and ask to
enroll
during
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the later part of
Winter
Term,
ABOVE: Chuckwalla are one of the many crea
and they are dis
tures students might see on the Death Valley trip.
appointed at not
being able to go,”
issue.”
said Bown.
Anyone interested in the Death
“Just make sure you can get the
Valley class can contact Bown at 503-
time off, and that you can afford it
657-6958, ext 2926, or e-mail her at
The school also offers specific schol
arships for field trips if money is the jenb@clackamas.edu.
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Jason Thomas (LEFT), representative of the Democrat Club
debated with the president of the Republicans club, Tim I
Lussier (RIGHT).
CAMPUS
NEWS & EVENTS
BBQ Today: ASG will hold the BBQ in front of the!
Community Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Come buy J
hamburger, Garden Burger, or chicken Breast meal fol
only $3.
Seasoned Adult Enrichment Program: Wildflowers
Known and Unknown. Dorothy Macfarlane presents
slide show of the wildflowers she has seen in her travel
for this Seasoned Adult Enrichment Program (SAEP
session today. SAEP sessions are held at 9:30 a.mJ
Wednesdays, in Room 191 at the college’s Harmon
Campus at 7616 S.E. Harmony Road. For more informa
tion, call 503-657-6958, ext. 3146.
Ski Bus: Jan. 27 and Feb. 10 from 12:45 p.m. to 11:3o|
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Mon - Turkey/Ham,
Tue - BMT
Wed - Meatball
Thu - Cold Cut Trio
Fri - Tuna
OPEN 6 a.m. -12 a.m. M-F
7 a.m. -12 a.m. Sat-Sun
Sat - Ham
Phone: (503) 650-5355
Sun - Spicy Italian
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p.m. Only $20 for bus and lift tickets (CCC student
only). Come to Student Activities, Room CC 152, or calf
ext. 2245 for more information.
Marketing Waterwise Landscaping:
Explore ways to incorporate water efficiency into stanK
dard business practices in this two-hour workshop taughK
by Dave Snell on Jan. 30. The class takes place fro™
6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Clairmont Hall. The fee for the
class is $20. For more information, call Loretta Mills aj ]
503-657-6958, ext. 2246.
Seasoned Adult Enrichment Program: Portland Ar||
Museum. The Seasoned Adult Enrichment Progran^
(SAEP) will take a field trip to the Portland Art Museu
to view the “Treasures of Ancient Egypt” exhibit on Ja
31. SAEP sessions are held at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday^
in Room 191 at the college’s Harmony Campus at 761®
S.E. Harmony Road. For more information, call 503®
657-6958, ext. 3146.
Blood Drive:
Wed., Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Grego
Forum. Sign up in Student Activities, CC 152, or cal
ext. 2245.
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