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Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2007
Volume 41, Issue 5
>NE (JI JN DEFENDS SECOND AMENDMENT
Ben Caldwell
The Clackamas Print
Clackamas is the
■only school in
Cjregon to arm its
«campus safety
officers,
who are issued
Eig 226 pistols.
South Medford High
School teacher Shirley
Katz maintains a need
to carry a firearm to
school in order to pro
tect hetself from her
abusive husband.
The school district
policy forbids this
out of concern for
students’ safety.
The main issue in
Medford is the dis
trict ban on weapons.
State • law affirms
that Katz may have
her gun as long as
she has the proper
license.
Katz went to court
Thursday, Oct. 11, to
argue that her Second
Amendment rights,
according to Oregon
state and federal law,
are being violated by
the ban.
Until
Jackson
. County Circuit Judge
G.
Philip
Arnold
makes his final deci
sion, she will be
allowed to bring her
pistol to class.
Depending on what
Arnold decides, whole
sale changes to the
current administrative
regulations may ensue
not only at the K-
12
level,
. .I l ...... ...
but' also at the
community col
lege level.
The rules and
regulations
for
Clackamas state
that the follow
ing persons may
be armed at the
college: sheriffs,
police
officers,
any person sum
monsed to assist
a peace officer
- provided that
they are assisting
said officer - any
member of the
military engaged
in the perfor
mance of duty, any
valid Concealed
Handgun License
holder and cam
pus safety offi
cers. The policy
According to policy, students at Clackamas are allowed
parallels
state
have a concealed handgun license.
law.
According
to
Oregon
Revised tive regulation. Before that a Columbine-like
Statute 166.370, on implementing it, a law
incident would be han
condition that indi
yer verified that it was dled properly so there
viduals have a license constitutionally sound.
wouldn’t be as many
under ORS 166.291,
According to Head of student deaths.”
they can legally carry a Campus Safety Richard
Campus
Safety’s
gun anywhere that does Ashbaugh, Clackamas stance regarding weap
not have a no-weapons is currently the only ons is that they are per
policy.
campus that allows its mitted only if they are
The
former safety officers, along out of sight, provided
Clackamas policy did with its students, to the student has a CHL.
not permit any weap
carry firearms.
Hunting rifles in gun
ons whatsoever.
First-year criminal racks, open carry or
After
examining justice student Brandon overly visible weapons
state law, the school Key was surprised to
chose to autho
learn about the campus
rize concealed regulations.
weapons. The
“I figured it was
board
then just like high school,
wrote
up only without the pris
the current on fencing,” Key said.
“I feel safe knowing
administra
Elizabeth Hitz Clackamas Print
to carry firearms if they
are not acceptable.
Ashbaugh
would
prefer to see as few
weapons on campus
as possible. He would
support a policy that
restricts them to quali
fied persons only, he
said.
Ashbaugh
agrees
that the current policy
is the only legal way to
go about weapons on
campus.
Oregon is one of
12 states that allows
people to carry
weapons to school.
Illustration by John D. Shufelt Clackamas Print
■OORS OPEN FOR FORMER BASKETBALL COACH
lak Laster
[he Clackamas Print
Waking up every morning, driving to work and
ning into celebrities like Dustin Hoffman and
nela Anderson - fix Mark Campbell, former
istant basketball coach and player, these occur-
ces are routine.
Mark Campbell was hired as an assistant coach
Pepperdine University in August of 2007 after
nq|pg two years working the same position at
^Kas.
The job has let him witness sights he has never
1 before.
“Pepperdine is great,” Campbell said. ‘Dustin
[■pan lifts weights in our weight room, and
Pamela Anderson walks the track a lot Those are Pepperdine. He gets to the office at 630 am every
the types of people that live in Malibu and that you
rrKxning and is lucky to leave by 6 pm. His respon
see nm into the grocery store.”
sibilities as assistant coach include guard develop
Campbell’s position at Pepperdine has opened
ment, recruiting in the Oregon and Washington area
more doors fix him than he ever imag
and scouting opponents.
ined.
Campbell is especially proud
“When (former NBA player) Reggie
of three basketball commitments
Miller was thinking of making a come
coming to Pepperdine next
back with the Boston Celtics this year; I
year. Brad Tinsley from Oregon
happened to be the guy that got to be his
City Paul McCoy from Grant
and Ameer Sharrisud-Din from
workout partner,” he said. ‘We worked
out every day and every night; it was
Benson.
a great experience. (Boston Celtics fix
“They are all very big-time,
wad) Kevin Garnett also came to work
big-time basketball players,”
out with us.”
he said. “Brad and Paul were
Other than visiting with his celebrity
First Team All-State last year as
CAMPBELL
clients, Campbell does have a job to do fix
juniors.”
Even though Campbell enjoys his new job, he
hasn’t forgotten the people who helped him get
where he is today.
“I am very thankful fix the opportunity that
(Head Basketball Coach) Cliff Wegner, (Athletic
Director) Jim Jackson and Clackamas gave me,” he
said. ‘ I had a great experience coming back to CCC
alia'playing there. Coach Wegner realty helped me
develop as a coach.”
Wegner feels Campbell will be a good fit fix
Pepperdine.
“He’s a bright guy with a realty good under
standing of the game, especially from the athlete’s
point of view,” Wegner said. “He will be a great
asset fix his ability to recruit, relate to players and
develop players’ skills. He will also contribute a lot
of fresh energy and ideas.”