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member
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I Kyle Steele
| The Clackamas Print
Election Day was appropri
ate for Clackamas vice-chair
Carlotta Collette since it was
the day she was appointed
to a vacancy in the Metro
council.
Collette beat out 11 other
residents in District 2 for the
job. The position will require
that she balance time between
her roles on the Clackamas
■>ar<i and Metro.
“Metro. is the Portland
Metropolitan area’s region
al government, designed to
address issues that are larger
than any particular city or
county,” Collette said.
Functions covered by Metro
are overseeing regional land
use planning, transportation
planning and educating the
community about the impor
tance of sustainability. The
committee’s decisions affect
about 1.4 million people in
Multnomah, Washington and
Clackamas counties.
This isn’t the first time that
Collette has worked along
side Metro; last year she co
chaired the Clackamas County
Coordinating Committee, a
group that lobbies for the
interests of the county.
The coordinating commit
tee and the counties involved
project lists of goals for the
local cominunity, which are
then passed on to Metro. The
Metro board uses these lists
to make more realistic objec
tives for the entire area.
“There - is■' -no conflict
between the two roles,”
Collette said about Metro and
her place on the Clackamas
board.
Collette’s work with the
college started in 2005 when
she was appointed. Then, in
2006, she was elected into
the position. In that time, she
has become vice-chair.
Through Metro, Collette
is hoping to bring a greater
emphasis to sustainability in
the region.
“1 have been an environ
mentalist my whole life,”
she said. “I am rededicating
myself to reducing our car
bon footprint as a region.”
Sustainability is one of
Collette’s main concerns. She
works with both the college
and Metro to train workers in
the sustainability field.
Her appointment on the
Metro council will run until
Jan. 9, 2009, but she will be
eligible for the May 2008
election. If she wins, her
term will be extended until
January 2011.
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Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007
Emily Walters
The Clackamas Print
College can be a great place, but then again,
there is no knowing what could be lurking around
the comer.
It is advisable for every student to take certain
measures in order to be protected from all kinds of
crime while on campus.
Stalking is one of the major problems at uni
versities, and even community colleges such as
Clackamas, that troubles students on a regular
basis.
The numbers are alarming - 13 percent of
college women have been “stalked during one
six-to-nine-month period,” according to a study
of on-campus stalking supported by grants from
the Office on Violence Against Women, Office
of Justice Programs and the U.S. Department of
Justice.
Also, 15 percent of the stalking victims “report
ed the stalkers threatened or attempted physical
harm” to them, while 10 percent said that “the
stalker forced or attempted sexual abuse.”
Tn many of these cases, the stalkers were fellow
students.
Men, too, should be wary, because although
cases involving males being stalked are less com
mon, it does happen.
On a national level, according to an online
Stalking Resource Center, at ncvc.org/src, “one in
12 women and one in 45 men will be stalked in
their lifetime.”
So what can people do to keep themselves
protected from this type of harm?
“The safest thing to do is use a buddy system;
walk in groups,” said Matt Okerman, a campus
security officer at Clackamas.
Females are especially encouraged to carry
“weapons” in their purse for easy access if need
ed.
Learning how to use a firearm is probably
unnecessary. Alternative methods are usually quite
close to being as painful as a bullet, without being
potentially fatal.
Pepper spray, for instance, is great because it
allows a woman to temporarily disable an attacker
from a short distance away before he or she is able
to make physical contact.
Mace even has a new pepper gun that is police
strength. However, pepper spray can be harmful
to the user as well, Okerman said, so use it with
caution.
Another defense weapon is a Taser, although it
is much more expensive, usually running at a few
hundred dollars or more. Tasers should be saved
for the most extreme cases, such as when a stalker
is attempting physical harm to his or her victim
very frequently, such as once a week or more.
Items for self-defense like these can be found
online on Web sites like al selfdefenseproducts,
com.
But what about a way to get help from others
when being stalked, whether they are fellow stu
dents, faculty members or security officers?
One option is to buy an electronic pocket whis
tle. Just one push of a button and it will emit a loud
whistle for however long it is held down. These are
particularly usefill when in a remote area, where
there may not be many people around.
In addition, when in campus parking lots, be
extra cautious, especially at night
“Pay attention to your surroundings,” Campus
Security Officer Ed Markell said. “Do not be talk
ing on your phone ... or listening to headphones.”
Okerman said, “Keep your hands free. Stay in
lit areas.”
Clackamas F
In order to prevent anything from 1
because of a stalker, report any suspicio
ior.
“Call the police. Report it,” Okerm;
the situation is serious, “you can have ai
order filed.”
Ifan individual feels that someone is :
or she should call 911, he added.
Elizabeth Hitz Clad
Campus Safety Officer Peter Kat
patrols the school.
PT CONTRACTS: Undergoing negotiation
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“I was disappointed that we didn’t
complete things on Nov. 1 and 2,” said
Part-time Faculty Association President
Rosemary Teetor.
Teetor, along with the part-time and
administrative bargaining teams, spent
the two days working on certain issues
while leaving others unresolved.
“The big things are still the sal
ary stuff and health insurance,” said
Counselor Tim Pantages, a _member of
the part-time bargaining team.
The remaining issues are the most
heavily debated and discussed by both
sides.
Part-time faculty wish to close the
salary gap between themselves and full
time faculty in the new contract.
“I think that’s what they’re focused
on: Where are they compared to full-time
faculty?” said Baldwin van der Bijl, vice
president of instructional services.
The administration must balance this
request with the realities of a budget.
“The budget pie is shrinking,” said
Vice President of College Services
i'f,
The Givin g ■e
Courtney Wilton, in reference tod
ing full-time enrollment at the co
Teetor asserts that the contrac
tiations affect this trend.
“There’s a direct link betwei
gevity of instructors and retenl
students,” she said.
Whatever may be the case,
tiations will continue until the is
resolved. The plight of part-time
and the budget realities of the a
tration will continue to clash un
mon ground is found.
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