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2 News Clackamas P| Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008 Applaud from abroad FAFSA: Keeping it quick and painles Continued from COLLEGE HELP, Page 1 Contributed Students enjoy traditional festivities in Barcelona, Spain, as part of a total immersion Spanish class, one of the many exchange opportunities available at Clackamas. , Matt Garrison 11 Associate News Editor The study abroad program offers intense learning of foreign languages via application and visitation. “Clackamas, through a con sortium of six other colleges, is able to offer students ... study abroad opportunities,” said Irma Bjerre, chair of the foreign lan guage department. These colleges are Mount Hood Community College, Rogue Community College, Portland Community College, Central Oregon Community College, Linn-Benton Community College and Chemeketa Community College. In Alajuela, Costa Rica, from June 28 through July 29 of 2008, classes pertaining to Spanish immersion, as well as field biol ogy and ecology, will be held. “Students can earn four cred its of college Spanish in a home stay environment,” Bjerre said. “They can also spend two weeks in four ecosystems on the Pacific Coast, the wetlands, lowland tropical rainforest and the cloud fores. They can study at field stations with ecology and wild life researchers, supported by an experienced Oregon biologist.” The Intensive Spanish Program will take place in Guanajuato, Mexico, from July 13 through July 27 of 2008. “This is an intensive two-week session ... for credit in Spanish 101 through 103, 201 through 203 or Spanish Conversation 211 through 213,” Bjerre said. “You will be living and studying with students from all over Oregon.” In Stadthagen, Germany, stu dents will have the opportunity to study the German language and culture. “Our students are hosted by the families of the Stadthagen students who plan to come here (Clackamas) in the fall of 2008,” said German Instructor David Miller. “The families provide breakfast, a sack lunch and din ner.” “From June 17 through July 9, students attend classes with German students, go on out ings to surrounding cities, such as Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin and Hamlin, and visit various industries,” Miller added. “At an additional cost, there is also an option to spend a weekend in Berlin.” LETTERS In response to Pregnancy Resource Center advertisement Dear Editor, In your paper 1 saw an advertisement that I believe to be misleading The ad was lor the Pregnanes Re^omec Centers (PRC) of Portland. The initial reason fot my concern is that I have read_ reports about so-called “clinics” th.ii of lei pregnancy tests and information to young women and then provide biased, mis leading and even completely incorrect information to try to sway the pregnant women into keeping their pregnancy. Some of these “clinics" have even been reported as show- mg young women false ultra- sounds that make their baby appear weeks or even months older than they really are. I am not saying that this organiza tion provides false ultrasounds - I don't know - but I do think that their ad makes them look like something they are not. When I went to look up the “Jan. 1 is the soonest you can fill out the FAFSA form for the upcom ing school year,” she said. “Some of the funds .are on a first-come-first- serve basis, so it pays to do it early.” In addition, at the event Financial Aid Department employees will dis cuss students’ options when search ing for funding. “They will talk about schol arships, veterans’ benefits, the Workforce Investment Act and the Career and Employer Center,” Iven said, “and there will be computers and people there to help you fill out the FAFSA.” Individuals planning to attend should not come empty-handed. “Students should bring their Social Security number, birth date [and] financial aid pin number,” Iven said- “If possible, bring your parents with you, and make sure you have them bring the same information about themselves. “Also bring proof of your income, which could either be your Photo by Megan Koler Clacfa Shelley Shaw, advising scholarship coordinator, righl a prospective student find scholarships as part of tn lege’s continued effort to help finance education ot| and inside the walls of Clackamas. I THE EDITOR ag® ' , . . 'z ..... . Pregnancy Resource Centers request written requests by the Resource Centers of Portland óf Portland on the Internet, I- BBB regarding their charity offer help to young mothers discovered that they actually status. They continue in saying with things like housing, food, have two completely different that “the BBB believes that clothing and adoption services, Web sites. The first one, wtócfrT this lack of cooperation may they might be a good resource was used in their ad, is www. demonstrate a lack of commit if you are pregnant and have prcofportland.com. Initially, It ment to transparency.” already made up your mind to seemed to be pretty neutral on The reason I believe the keep the pregnancy. But if you their stance on abortion and PRC ad is so misleading is that have not made up your mind emergency contraceptives (the it made statements saying, “Are about your pregnancy, please, “morning after” pill, or ECs), all your questions answered?” please go to an organization although some or their person and “Have you explored all that will help you explore all al stories seem a bit strange. your options?’’ The fact of the your options with correct and, At first. I thought that I might matter is that this organization even more importantly, unbi h&\c been wrong about this will not allow you to explore ased information so that you organization and that maybe all your options, and they will can make an informed deci they are legitimate. Later, I not answer all of your ques- sion ______________ z . that is truly right __ for you, Googled “PRC of Portland.’ tions in an unbiased manner whatever that decision might and a completely i&i- without thcii personal agenda be. • ' I ’ found ' ferent site, www.portlandprc. in mind, to get you to keep the org This site made it very Pre8"“cy Kelly Forbes clear to me about the type of ’___________ , ..................... To be honesl^her^^io ecc Student organization PRC is: pro-life, guarantee that they will- even X _ ____________________________ pro-abstinence and religiously give a client correct informa- x motivated. tion. One of the informational The fact that PRC had two pamphlets provided by a PRC , completely different Web sites in Milwaukie turned out to was very suspicious (arid I still hav^some information in it have many unanswered ques- that was either taken out of tiojis about it). I decided to context, person opinion or was .look them up on the Better .blatantly false. An example of Business Bureau's Web site, this is saying that one of the which lists them as a charity, to three ways a hirth control pill Dear Editor, see if they had anyiinformation. works is by “causing an early ....... the PRC of abortion,” which is not the case Aicoiding lu them, I am responding to the Porthrfid have cither declined ' hd> absolutely no medical article “Spray Those Stalkers” evaluation or has not ptovtded information to back it up. written by Emily Walters in the current information despite Because the Pregnancy Nov. 28,2007 edition of The In response to “Spray Those Stalkers” ................ W-2 form for file 2007 year, or bring your last pa 2007. A 2006 tax return help. If you have any cm of assets, bring that also anytime between 9 a.m. a to receive help from the ft staff.” On Thursday, Feb. 7, am. and 2 p.m., various u will be in the Gregory For event known as Transfer I “It’s a fair where stu information about four- leges around Oregon, also colleges from different ¡ mainly in the Northwest,” Academic Adviser Jessica Attending Transfer relieve some of the stress i with transferring. “Students can find out cation process and student Walter said. “They should visit I clackamas.edu/advising going to the event so tl what to ask,” she added, can also help brainstorm q ............. ' - ' 1 0 .3 Clackamas Print. The article left some wl impression that (1) the q is unsafe and (2) Tasers... isters of Mace and other] of weapons are encoura^ our campuses. Neither of! impressions is accurate. Clackamas is one J safest community col lei Oregon and maintains th] dard by being the only co| nity college with armefl trained enforcement o] Additionally, the collegta a cadet program that aug:€ campus patrols with Cr% Justice student io] Furthermore, each mon® Campus Security Com] reviews security activiti] our campuses and makes] ommendations where nee] Anyone bringing we] like those mentioned i] article onto any of our j puses violates the col] administrative regulations] will be subject to disciplf action. I Thank you for allowing to clarify the college’s sec] policies. We take safety] ously, and are proud of] program and record. 1 Bill Leach c
