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I ■ Bg First copy FREE, additional copies ltf i n "i rT) • Clackamas Print Online at Theclackamasprint. com Independent, student- run newspaper since 1966 Bas C ommunity College, Oregon City, OR [crease in student ìversity is not mected in staff j Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009 Volume 42, Issue 12 Warning: Explicit Play The theater department s next production takes a darker tone See Page 4 |bby Neet ie Clackamas Print Jackamas Community College, according to data obtained | the Human Resources department from the year 2004, lero African American instructors. ■ Rinearson, Director of HR, believes that, “Because all ¡flu information is voluntary, it is very likely that faculty bars would not give their race and would be qualified in known section.” Bfier being asked about current demographics from 2004 Bstest update available, Rinearson said those would take ben three and six months to make. ¡nearson was asked if she personally knew of any African ¡can teachers on the faculty, to which she stated she could ink of one but, “could only give numbers and no names.” 11 the Affirmative Action Plan Update, a set of goals ing diversity, there is not a slot for faculty members with wn/not given ethnicities, so the information could be |oil accurate than first thought It is however, from 2004. ican American counselor, Tony Davis says, “(It is) veiy ly that minority faculty members would not feel com- le giving their ethnicity.” rding to CCC’s Affirmative Action Plan Update, there were 163 faculty members and zero African ican and Hispanic faculty members. It also said there ■ne Asian I Pacific Islander on the faculty. e number of African American students has increased 006-2008 by 23.85 percent from 253 to 349. Hispanic t enrollment has increased by 15.01 percent from 2,196 53, while Asian/Pacific Islander saw a 16.8 percent se from 829 in 2006, to 1,031 in 2008. isbelieves there is' “documented evidence, when you >ut student’s success. The higher success is going to be on seeing someone who looks like them.” e vice president of the impending Multicultural Alliance chel Syphard, feels differently. rs not an issue for me because I grew up in Molalla, J it was me and my brother and two other people that B black, so I’m used to not being around black people. It ¡not bother me at all. It’s a normal thing. That’s how I grew ■aid Syphard. ■vis said it is an important issue for HR but also real- ihe economy is affecting whether or not the goal can be wed. | know it’s on the front burner for BJ. She is really an ale,” Davis said. ot sure the historical nature of why there has not been the lation for an active search for diversity. I can only assume, ■don’t want to assume,” Davis stated about the college’s cl|of a proactive search for a diverse staff. vis also has plans on teaching classes, when it can be ed. He is interested in teaching an African American |y class and a hip hop music class. He said it pretty much frack to the budget, or lack thereof. ■t’s a good thing that the concern is there, but we can’t |ov through with it with real opportunity,” Davis said. ■e hopes to see action when things start to loosen up in the |oim and the college is able to put his ideas into action. [he college’s total enrollment head count went up 21.6 per- Jfrom 25,029 to 35,008 from 2006 to 2008. A higher total Jlinicnt means more money for the college but apparently Bigs are still rough. I John Hurlburt Clackamas Print From left to right Hshnequa Perini, Abisai Ahumada ■ Ashley Gardner study in McLoughlin Hall. In the pasti few years student diversity has increased. - Robert Crawford Clackamas Print Madelyn Marcott and Jake Whitten, a member of The Print, kiss while in front of them James Sharinghousen, right, and Kelly Miller, left, act like a car in the theater depart ment’s newest play, “How I Learned to Drive.” Transfer days to offer students options just the usual four-year universities. tion. The Clackamas Rotary Transfer Although traditional universities such Scholarship, the Al Pfahl Transfer News Editor as University of Oregon, Marylhurst Scholarship and the Phi Theta Kappa and Western Oregon will be present, Scholarship can all be picked up in the Trying to find a four-year college some attending will cater more to a front of Roger Rook hall on the racks. According to Fayne Griffiths, direc after attending community college can specific audience such as, Western States feel like stumbling blindly through the Chiropractic College Oregon College of tor of financial aid services, these are dark, just hoping you fall into the spot Oriental Medicine and The Art Institute all private scholarships and have to be filial out separately from the schools without too many thorns. With Transfer ofPortland. financial aid. If the chance to speak with represen Days coming through however, students Last year, an estimated 253 students, are finally getting a flashlight to save tatives from different colleges doesn’t seem like enough to entice, door prizes took advantage of Transfer Days and the them from financial and educational hopes are that this year will get at least will also be offered. Aside from food, gashes. Cardenas doesn’t know what all will be that many. The annual Transfers Days event Student Laura Evans plans to be one is being held in Gregory Forum, on’ offered, but he did say that traditionally of those who are looking for a place to Thursday, Feb. 12. The event will have Clackamas paraphernalia is usually the go after Clackamas on Thursday, and to prize being offered. representatives from 25 different uni Aside from transfer .days, there are her, going just makes sense. versities, as well as the Ford Scholarship Tt would be easier to do it that way also three different scholarships being Foundation, available to help students with information regarding what each of offered to students who are looking to than to try and figure out info on your leave community college in search of the own,” Evans said, explaining why she the schools have to offer. next inning in the game of higher educa would go. Miguel Cardenas, one of the organiz ers for Transfer Days, says that there are many advantages offered to students who choose to attend. One of the advantages is students can speak face to face with representa tives and find out certain lower level classes, that might help them get ahead, when they move on towards a four year degree. ‘The problem with the transfer degree is it’s so broad,” Cardenas elaborated. Instead of .just taking an Arts and Letters class, the college representatives can help students know which class would be most helpful with in the Arts and Letters .category. There are more advantages than just knowing which classes to take. “It’s a great way to save money in more ways than one,” Cardenas said. As opposed to going out to many different colleges, having them all in one place means, students will save gas and time - as well as get an idea of which school makes the most sense to invest Representatives from Pacific Union College sharing information at 2008’s money into. Transfer Days. Last year 30 colleges came to offer students opportunities. Not all the schools attending are lohn Hurlburt
