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independent, student? run newspaper since 1966
Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Volume 40, Issue 16
Board approves tuition
hike to help carry load
Katie Wilson
Co-Editor-In-Chief
Tuition’s going up. Sony.
Technology and credit fees are
being raised by $1 each. This will
bring the total cost per credit, plus
fees, to $62.
The Board of Education approved
the increase at last week’s board
meeting.
“We can’t stand that we’re going
to raise tuition on students,” said
Interim President Joanne Truesdell.
“We know that’s not the best place to
go, but it’s also important. We need
to meet the load.”
This load includes an ever
expanding campus, a growing stu
dent body and the need for’new
technology in the classrooms and
offices - not to mention the already-
established services, such as counsel
ing and advising, and financial aid.
Meeting students’ demands and
needs is the first order of business.
“If we don’t raise tuition, we lose
out on funds to support [students’]
education,” said Truesdell.
Also, it is a bargaining year for
the employees of the college: con
tracts are being reviewed, campus
needs evaluated.
“We are in negotiation with all
the associations,” said Ron Adams,
board of education chair. “You can’t
ignore the feet that there are expecta
tions there that will probably result
in increases. We want to treat these
people feirly, too.”
The tuition increase is not merely
to support existing services, but to
improve them.
“If we don’t raise tuition, but you
still have a 12-week delay with finan
cial aid, keeping tuition down doesn’t
help anyone,” said Truesdell.
“We felt the $2 increase was rea
sonable,” said Adams.
According
to
Truesdell,
Clackamas is still one of the cheapest
options for college-level education
in the area. Mt Hood Community
College is currently $73 in tuition
and fees. Chemeketa is $64.
“We don’t feel any obligation to
keep up with other colleges,” said
Adams. “I think we do a good job of
controlling costs, but we don’t want
to fall behind” in technology and
education capabilities.
The tuition increase is not tied in
with the cost of buying out the con
tracts of Former College President
Joe Johnson and Dian Connett, for
mer vice president of instructional
and student services.
“I was assured by [Truesdell] and
Bill Dierdorff that it didn’t influence
the budget at all,” said Adams.
In light of the recent events at Virginia Tech, the editors at The
Clackamas Print would like to alert the campus to an all-campus
e-mail that Co-Counseling and Advising Chair Bill Zeulke sent
yesterday.
To all members of our College Community:
Adam J. Manley Clackamas Print
non Altar” by Ken Mackintosh is only one of many sculptures scattered hither and
across the campus as part of the fifth Outdoor Sculpture Exposition. A number of the
itures are out in the open, easy to see, but others take a little more effort to discov-
lease see page 6.
We have all heard the tragic news of the horrific incidents at Virginia
Tech that transpired [Monday]. I am sure none of us, as members of
a college community ourselves, can hear of such happenings without
being affected at many levels. I want to assure the entire college com
munity that we have a highly qualified staff of counselors available
to assist anyone who feels they might benefit from an opportunity to
process this experience with someone. Just stop by the Counseling
Center in the Community Center or call Sharon Barley, (ext. 2213) the
department secretary to make an appointment Allow me also to remind
all of us that we have, through our benefit package, access to an EAP
(employment assistance program). Just call 503-215-3561, mention
you are from Clackamas and they will connect you with resources.
May we all be a support to each other, and the extended members of
our communities as we navigate this trauma in our lives.
Bill Zuelke
udent president gets buzzed in a good way for charity
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!G President Tim Lussier will be
ing his hair off today right out-
Ihe ASG Office in the Community
tr at 2:30 p.m.
K event is being held to raise
i and awareness for Doernbecher
Iren’s Hospital.
'
issier chose to support Doernbecher
other charities because of his per-
- relationship with a cancer-strick-
ild.
I few years ago, a member and
i of the family through church
down with leukemia,” said Lussier,
the while dealing with his horrific
*e, he remained very happy and
enjoyed his last days. Doernbecher was
instrumental in helping him through his
ordeal.”
Lussier got the idea for “Buzz the
Prez” after reading about the West
Linn police holding a charity event for
Doernbecher called “Buzz the Fuzz.”
“Fuzz is an old police nickname, I
learned, so I named my event accord
ingly after winning the election of ASG
last year,” said Lussier.
Last year’s “Buzz the Prez” . event
raised over $300, and Lussier’s father’s
company matched every dollar. They
eventually donated over $600.
100 percent of the money donated to
Doernbecher goes toward helping treat
80 percent of the children in Oregon
with cancer. Doernbecher is the only
place in Oregon for children to receive
bone marrow transplants.
“So far, donations have been people’s
extra change, which is great. We’re
not asking for large donations,” said
Lussier, “but we’ll take those, too.”
Another ASG member collect
ing donations is Britney Hoffman,
community relations officer, though
there is a catch.
“If I personally raise $150, I am
going to shave my eyebrows off,”
said Hoffman.
“I think [what Britney is doing]
is a great example of someone going
outside of the ordinary to give a little
more of themselves,” said Lussier. “I
thought it was different, but I think
everyone said the same thing about
me last year. Maybe they still do.”
ASG will continue accepting .dona
tions up until the end of the month.
They currently have two donation
jars in their office.
If anyone is interested in getting
involved with Doernbecher outside
of Clackamas, they can visit http://
ohsudoernbecher.com for more
information.