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Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2008
Applaud from abroad
FAFSA: Keeping it
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Continued from COLLEGE HELP,
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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
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a prospective student find scholarships as part of tn
lege’s continued effort to help finance education ot|
and inside the walls of Clackamas.
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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
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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.
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ferent site, www.portlandprc. in mind, to get you to keep the
org This site made it very Pre8"“cy
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clear to me about the type of
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organization PRC is: pro-life, guarantee that they will- even
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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
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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”
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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
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impression that (1) the q
is unsafe and (2) Tasers...
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of weapons are encoura^
our campuses. Neither of!
impressions is accurate.
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safest community col lei
Oregon and maintains th]
dard by being the only co|
nity college with armefl
trained enforcement o]
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a cadet program that aug:€
campus patrols with Cr%
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Furthermore, each mon®
Campus Security Com]
reviews security activiti]
our campuses and makes]
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like those mentioned i]
article onto any of our j
puses violates the col]
administrative regulations]
will be subject to disciplf
action.
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Thank you for allowing
to clarify the college’s sec]
policies. We take safety]
ously, and are proud of]
program and record.
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Bill Leach
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