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Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007
Volume 41, Issue 1
Illustrated Man draws to a close
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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
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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