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injle pendent, student-run newspaper since 1966 'aaslommunity College, Oregon City, OR __________ - _________ ::_______ __________ Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008 Volume 42, Issue 3 flephants vs. Donkeys ¿Means and Democrats face-off in quad over candidates III SeePage See Page 2 W Economic distress addressed Matt Ostergren I Steff Writer Lydia Bashaw Clackamas Print Republican party in upcoming election. Wild speculation and panic seems to have gripped the United States’ stock markets these last few weeks and months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has shown dramatic losses that often degener ate into the triple digits. Major financial corporations like American International Group (AIG) have been nearing col lapse, and without the intervention of a federal government bailout, AIG and a number of other companies would have collapsed. , The value of the American dollar, .a currency that was for many decades considered to be stable and reliable, has been fluctuating far outside normality in the last year. Amidst this financial crisis, the social science department decided to hold a col loquium on the state of the economy Oct. 14 from noon to 2 p.m. at the McLoughlin Theater. It took the format of a question and answer session, where students could ask a panel of experts about the political and economic situation. “The purpose of this colloquium was to bring clarity to the fog of complex social phenomenon like the interplay of politics and economics,” said Dean Darris, the college’s political science professor. Please see ECONOMY, Page 3 e services ease students' strain I hn Hurlburt f News Editor I I--- 3= --------- . ■ iting a lot harder to live anymore. -.wide people are struggling to get by Ugh vhat many professionals consider to be at ieginning of a recession and according to a by the Associated Press-Yahoo! News, the f people who consider themselves happy ’ed from 70 percent in September to 59 October. cal community is feeling the pressure just as anywhere, and thankfully, Clackamas ariety of classes and services to help meet a of many students and local residents free |argeM g af these services have been pushed harder I rathe face of economic distress. One area e 1 een impacted is the career center. ing to Linda Wood, career development the number of people who used the career t year was double the previous year, going Mpeople being assisted in the 06-07 school ^07 in the 07-08 school year. uld have something to do with the fact that inent rate in Oregon has climbed within ar> going from 5.3 percent unemployment 1 2007 to 6.4 percent of Oregonians being J ed in September 2008, according to www. I >Vt eer center offers and community Associated Student students Government ÿ i • h - ! 7 ~ —— I on: Community Center Room 152 I I Number: (503) 657-6958 ext. 2245 ¡tail: asgadmin@clackamas.edu members opportunities to get individu alized training, arranged with local employers, assistance with writing resumes, help with interviewing skills and assessment tools to find out what career field might interest students. Clackamas also has a Web site devoted to those in need of a job, depts.clackamas.edu/career/jobs.asp, with more than 150 jobs currently available. The career center is not the only area in Clackamas that has noticed a dramatic influx in those in need of assistance; this year the financial aid department has been hit with a double punch. More students are enrolled this year, and the overall percentage of students seeking financial aid has increased as well, according to Darcie Iven, finan cial aid adviser. Lisa Sellars Clackamas Print Iven gives credit to the economy for the recent number of students coming Lupita Gomez, advising and counseling receptionist, gets a break between helping students near the career center entrance. to school and seeking financial aid. Some of the services that are offered through financial aid are scholarships, cope with living with less cash. tuition waivers and work study programs, as well One major benefit to students is the textbook and as information to help students fill out their Free childcare grants that are offered at the beginning of Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. each term through one application, which can be The Associated Student Government (ASG) has picked up either online or in the ASG office, located also devoted part of its budget to helping students near the cafeteria in the community center. Campus services contact information KsfS ■ Financial Aid Office Career & Employment Resource Center Location: Community Center Phone: (503) 657-6958 ext. 2373 E-mail: finaid@clackamas.edu Web site: www.clackamas.edu Location: Community Center Phone: (503) 657-6958 ext. 2409 E-mail: career@clackamas.edu Web site: depts.clackamas.edu/career
