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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Clackamas Print
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people get away with sexual assault - typi-
ier the victim is too scared to tell anyone
incidentior the person told doesn’t believe
}f theAounter.
'ent called ‘Take Back the Night” encour-
ult victims to stand up for themselves by
> neone or using self-defense techniques.
are resources out there if victimes need
1 someone other than a police officer or a
cial about an assault The Sexual Assault
’BCg|Hcan be reached at 503-640-5311.
3 a 24-hour hotline that goes to any ER or
! ^^■agcncy to provide advocacy for sur-
hours a day, and we offer free counseling,”
r Nelson. volunteer program manager for
; “We lire confidential; whatever you share
tys private, and all resources are free.”
ling to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National
“One in six women and one in 33 men
3 victims of forcible rape in their lifetime,
je women are four times more likely to be
' two minutes, someone in America is
Approximately 73 percent of rape
tow theii assailant” and - perhaps the sad-
~ of all -g“only 6 percent of rapists will ever
Ty in jail.”
Lon^Hviolence Resource Center located
''gton Count} serves the Portland metropoli-
/ providing counseling to people who have
xl domestic violence. It can be reached at
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ices are not offered 24 hours a day like that
ual Assault Resource Center, but the orga-
good for getting a personal counselor.
ABOVE: Women light candles
in honor of those who have
been victims of sexual
assault.
LEFT: A brother and sister
share a moment of peace af
ter the “Take Back the Night”
march.
BELOW: A mother attending
the demonstration shares her
candlelight with her child.
Continued from TUITION, Page 1
On average, Marcus enrolls in about three classes each term,
anywhere from 9 to 12 credits. For a student taking 12 credits,
tuition costs an upward of $744 without adding in student fees.
Upon the onset of the tuition boost, he will pay anywhere from
$20 to $40 more to go to school.
“Some people may think, ‘Well, $40 is not a lot of money,’ but
for me, that is almost a week’s worth of gas,” he said. “It’s practi
cally a quarter of my monthly transportation budget.”
The increase is part of Clackamas’ plan to fix projected budget
deficits that have been plaguing administration conversations
Since the end of last year.
“It is part of what we are doing to address our budget issues,”
said Baldwin van der Bijl, vice president of instructional services.
“It is one of the things we are doing to generate revenue.”
Truesdell was unavailable for comment last week, though at
the February board meeting she expressed her feelings that the
increase was best for Clackamas, which would help the school to
provide more options and benefits for its students.
At the board meeting this past Wednesday, the proposed bud
get for the 2008-2009 school year was laid on the table for exami
nation. According to a packet prepared by the Budget Committee,
the raise in tuition will produce $675,000 more a year.
In spite of concerns brought up in the February meeting, the
board unanimously agreed on the increase at the March meeting..
“I’m not sure if they realize what a difference this will have on
students like me,” Marcus said. “Last time I checked, there were
complaints circling about enrollment issues - does raising tuition
really make people want to come here?”
The question of whether the rise will impact enrollment was
not thoroughly discussed at any of the board meetings. The fact
that Clackamas will remain the cheapest option in the Metro area
was the selling point.
Nonetheless, the budget memo provided by the committee
blamed parts of the financial problem on last year’s 5 percent
decrease in enrollment. With file country in recession, there is
a high chance that the percentage will slip again, as community
colleges around the state suffer plummeting student enrollment,
according to the Board of Education.
The budget, which will be approved sometime in May, is
still undergoing changes. Students are invited to speak but at
Truesdell’s fireside chats. The heXt one will be held April 16 at 2
p m and 22 at noon
Yet, it appears that the change in tuition cost is set in stone,
since it has been authorized by the board, which leaves many
wondering where the student advocates were in the budget pro
cess. Associated Student Government President Tim Lussier did
not respond to e-mails or phone calls, left by The Print regarding
the subje< t
“Decisions like this never hit home to the people who are
involved in the decision-making,” Marcus said. “Most of them
had the backing to go to college. Students who work hard to make
the money to go to school often are the ones who are forgotten,
and the people who are supposed to speak up for us don’t ever
have something to say because it doesn’t really affect them.”
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