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Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008
Volume 41, Issue 12
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tutors
aies students
Lessons in love at Clackamas
Megan Holer
Editor in Chief
>e/ing helpless
ohnHurlburt
Clackamas students who
?k distance with their
loolwrk have run into a
v halier: a lack of tutors.
'l^Bhortage has been felt
1Iniany students, including
mberiy Miller.
“iSpy past experiences, I
md »quite difficult to find
■H^in the subject that I
Med ¡help in,” Miller said.
nding to Tutoring
ordinator Rose Lefebvre,
I^Kario is unfortunate-
becoming more and more
A shortage is hap-
areas such as math,
fmSBy an<^ biology.
j^Hjubject hardest hit is
th.. |
^^Kaath lab in Streeter
11 helps to alleviate some
Bins that math tutors
L but it does not
iesive one-on-one
students bring in
¡tr work to the math lab and
^^■eive assistance with
5 or Wo questions at a time
ore the tutor must move on
^Hpne else. The process
be repeated, but the person
iring help will have to wait
^Kantime. *
■System may be help­
er, a quick answer, but
^■udents are struggling
h the f undamentals behind
hematical concept,
says, the lab does
ide an intense enough
I see TUTORS, Page 2
and she introduced Alice and me as we were
crossing paths.”
Alice said, “I didn’t know him or speak to
him for a very long time, but I met him because
of Jane. She is the person I ended up replacing
as an instructor when she retired, so she is very
much like a fairy godmother to me for a lot of
reasons.”
For most individuals, Clackamas is a place of
learning and lecture, not the setting of a sweep­
ing, romantic tale.
For Eric and Alice Lewis, it will always be
just that.
Please see LEWIS, Page 5
The married full-time faculty members met
for the first time
at the college in
1998. While Eric
was five years
into his career as
a full-time psy­
chology instruc­
tor, Alice was the
new secretary for
the communica­
tions department.
In a parking lot
on Alice’s first
day on campus,
the pair met.
“[Alice] was
being
shown
around by Jane
Richenbaugh,
who was the
chair at that
time,” Eric said.
“Jane and I were
CONTRIBUTED
Eric and Alice Lewis, with their son Evan, pose for a family photo.
acquaintances,
Swato faUrfentineb fDay.
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The Horticulture Club will sell plants and lavender sachets from 11 am. to 1 p.m. Feb. 13 ,
and 14 in the Community Center. Prices will vary.
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Associated Student Govement will have a Valentine’s Day flower and balloon sale on Feb. 1
13 and 14 in the Community Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prices range from 50 cents for a [
balloon to $13 for a dozen carnations.
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Epsilon Tau Alpha, CCC’s criminal justice fraternity, is sponsoring a “date night” Valen- 1
tine’s Day package raffle. Raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5. The drawing will be held 1
on Wednesday, Feb. 13. The package includes a $1(X) gift certificate to Jake's or McCor- J
mick & Schmicks, movie tickets and other treats. Students will be selling tickets outside the i
Cougar Cafe Wednesday, Feb. 13. Contact Ida Flippo at ext 2255, and she’ll send a student •
to you to purchase the raffle tickets.