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Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008
Volume 42, Issue 3
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Matt Ostergren
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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
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-.wide people are struggling to get by
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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
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the number of people who used the career
t year was double the previous year, going
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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
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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