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X The First copy FREE, additional copies Zf Clackamas Print Whois INTERVISION? SeePage5 An independent, student- run newspaper since 1966 Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007 Volume 41, Issue 1 Illustrated Man draws to a close I Dustin Ragsdale The Clackamas Print Imagine a man made of stories;'he is a treasure trove of wondrous tales which dazzle reason and inspire the heart. When he chooses to release them, a torrent of characters and meta-realities portray themselves * through the story-man, yet the stories breathe with a life of their own. Clackamas Repertory Theatre hosts the collab orative creation of two such men: world-renowned writer Ray Bradbury and Tobias’Anderson, the artistic director at Mt. Hood Repertory Theatre Company. “Thé Illustrated Man” is directed by David Smith-English, Clackamas Repertory Theatre direc tor and Theatre Arts Department director/instructor. “In all the shows I’ve ever directed, this is the first one-man show,” said Smith-English. “I’m working on a piece that’s really his [Anderson’s], a really personal piece from-Tobias Anderson and Ray Bradbury. My job is to help their vision and their dreams work together on stage as a theatrical piece.” Please see BRADBURY, Page 4 » Photo Illustration Lydia Bashaw Clackamas Print New VP kayaker; number-cruncher I Megan Koler II The Clackamas Print i He kayaks, hikes and is Clackamas’ first vice president named Courtney. [ Courtney Wilton was hired by the CCC Board of Education this past June as the college’s new vice president of college ser vices. Although some time has passed, he still gives those who are not used to seeing (“Courtney” as a male’s name a small shock. I “There are . a lot of people that are sur prised when they call you; they think they are going to talk to a female, and you’re a male, obviously,” said Wilton. “There is a lot of mail I get that is labeled ‘Ms.’” I Despite having a distinctive name, Wilton seems to have had an ordinary Oregonian upbringing. He grew up in Salem and then moved to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon, with no particular major in mind. I “I was like so many other stu dents, not really Knowing what I wanted to do,” he said. “I took class ics, and I ended up [getting a degree in economics and really liked it.” After college, [Wilton became a [C.P.A for several WILTON years. Later on, he became a budget manager for the city of Gresham and then worked at a tax supervis ing and conservation commission. ! Before his hire at Clackamas, Wilton was the business manager for the David Douglas School District. ■ “I had been at my previous job for rough- Lly 10 years, and I liked it, and I had a lot of [friends there, but I really wanted to try some thing different,” he added. “[Clackamas] was a change and a new challenge for me.” “I like the size. It’s big enough, and there is plenty going on, and yet it’s not so big. It [feels like a big, huge bureaucracy, and kind of unmanageable,” said Wilton. Wilton sees his new position at the col lege as one that requires him to make sure all the behind-the-scenes operations, like [finances, human resources, campus services and technology, run smoothly. “It’s very important that they operate [well, or else all of a sudden the classroom does notice it,” he added. “There have been a lot of people in this position over the last five years. I’d like to stick around here for awhile,” said Wilton. “I think it would be helpful for the college to have stability in this position.” Please see NEW VP, Page 2 Alter-abled students, get increased support Dustin Ragsdale The Clackamas Print When faced with tackling the challenges of higher education, many Clackamas students might never encounter some of the most difficult obstacles conquered daily by their peers. What if, in addition to the nor mal gambit of fees, books, sched ules and finals, there were more demands to be met? “How would I complete my reading if I could not see the words printed in my textbook?” “How would I understand my instructors’ lectures if I could not hear them speak?” “How would I complete my homework if I could not use my hands?” For a number of Clackamas students, such questions are not rhetorical, rather a fact of daily life. The CCC Disability Resource Center’s mission is to not only ask questions like those just men tioned, but to work on an indi vidual basis with students to find answers and create customized solutions. area. In addition to working with At first glance, the ADA work each qualified student to find stations appear to be new com unique solutions, the Disability puters with nice monitors. Upon Resource Center (DRC) offers a closer inspection, some of their variety of standard accommoda features can be found even before tions for students with disabili turning on the power. ties. The desk, upon which the mon One of the latest developments itor and keyboard rest, is larger from DRC has greatly increased than usual in order to allow addi Clackamas’ ability to aid students tional elbow-room, has adjustable in need of special equipment or height" and plenty of leg room. services. These tables are designed to com Five new ADA workstations are fortably fit wheelchairs and other now available for all qualified mobility aids. students. ADA is the acronym for Students challenged by the use the Americans with Disabilities of keyboards or mice can check Act, a law which took effect in out large trackballs. These allow July 1992 and prohibits state them to make fine, gradual adjust and local governments, private ments and smoothly move the cur employers, employment agencies sor on the screen. and labor unions from discrimi Headphones are also available nating against qualified people for check-out at each workstation with disabilities. so that hearing-impaired students Four of the workstations can can amplify the volume of audio be found on the college’s main files. campus, located in the library Upon pressing the power but in the Dye Learning Center, the ton and launching Windows Vista computer lab in Streeter Hall, (the system can also be rebooted room CC143, in the Bill Brod with Windows XP), the worksta Community Center and in room tions reveal a wealth of software 240 on the second floor of Barlow designed to aid students’ specific Hall. The fifth can be found at the needs as they pursue their stud Harmony Center in the reception ies. Please see ADA, Page 2 ADA WORKSTATION LOCATIONS: Library in Dye Learning Center Barlow Hall in Room 240 Streeter Hall in the Computer Lab Bill Brod Community Center Room CC143
