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Wednesday, June 3, 2009 Clackamas Print 3 ar in review from smoking to Vu like all of the students bid the college, nothing at has is the same as it was L for better or for worse, bias Community College [people in it have faced a lot, changed a lot and overcome a lot throughout the last school year. CCC has seen record enroll ments while at the same time suf fered devastating budget cuts. Some faculty and staff have lost their jobs, and more have retired. A new president has been elected for our nation, one that ran under campaign promises of change. All of this has happened while the nations of the world have been suffering one of the hardest hitting international recessions in history. In the spirit of the last year, we at The Print felt it was impor tant to recap the important events that have been covered within our paper in the 2008-2009 school year. hftërlsûifimerlterrri^ ^icedgoireBmai 0 |íh^designated^i^p^^^tg^| Robert Crawford Clackamas Print Lisa Sellars Clackamas Print First Rounds of Budget Cuts: A state revenue shortfall caused the school to cut $456,000 in early December. The cuts were mostly made up for by department fee funds. However, due to the cuts, as winter k. term started, a hiring freeze was placed in effect which meant no unnecessary staff or faculty would be taken in by the college. Little did anyone know this shortfall was only the tip of the iceberg. A Titanic sized budget cut was on its way. The New Harmony Campus: Harmony campus’ new build ing opened its doors officially during the summer of 2008. The construct later had its grand opening Sept. 27 of the same year. It replaced the old building on campus which was showing its age and gave a new, more technologically advanced home to CCC’s Nursing and Allied health programs. The completion was only phase one in a plan to build up the size and scope of Harmony campus. V*-' Inic Cut Sunk College’s Budget: Clackamas had hoped to lend of cuts after experiencing the first $456,000 in midyear cuts. ie college was forced to make $13.2 million in cuts over the next two lie second round left lasting damages. On Mar. 12, it was announced ■full-time faculty and staff members would be laid off, Clackamas’ draft- ■rtment would be completely cut and tuition would increase $10 each credit ■009. Courtney Wilton later warned that this may nbt be the last budget slash ■as has to make. At the moment no more are being planned. Contributed Photo Jessica Foster Clackamas Print tenter Opens: The college opened Clackamas County’s first Veterans Center in January. The cen- imeant to give veterans a space to work and socialize as well as find out about what benefits they lied to. However, the space has been infrequently used aside from twice monthly meetings from the s Club. Some veterans blame the lack of use on how the center has been managed. ASG Lydia Emily Bashaw Clackamas Print Transparency New President: Barack Obama was inaugurated as 44th president of the United States of America on Jan. 21, running on a campaign promise to bring the country “hope” and “change.” We will see if he lives up to his promises over the next four years. Questioned: Clackamas’ Associated Student Government (ASG) raised more than a few eyebrows in late October and early November when they claimed to be exempt from Oregon Public . Meeting Laws. One student Allen Paige sum marized his feelings by saying “We have a transparent government system for a reason.” Although at the time ASG representatives, as well as their lawyer, said they had done noth ing wrong, Bailee Sanders, ASG vice presi dent elect stated in a Q&A from the May 6 Issue of The Print that she wanted to modify their constitution and make their organization more transparent. ASG Lobbies: In early March ASG launched its first student involved lobbying campaign of the year in order to encourage the Oregon state legislature to supply community col lege’s with increased funding. ASG had stu dents fill out “first response” cards and then delivered a box full of the signed messages to the legislature during their lobbying trip to Salem. Later, during CCC’s Community Fair, ASG organized a phone .campaign where they urged students to call Sen. Richard Devlin and Contributed Photo by Tracy Swisher asked him to vote for an increase in the state’s Basketball Team Triumphs: junior colleges funding. ASG Election: Candidates Alyssa Fava, On March 8 the Cougar’s men’s for president, and Bailee Sanders, for vice basketball team takes first president, ran unopposed in this year’s ASG place at the Northwest Athletic election. Their victories were announced on Association of Community (NWAACC) May 8. The election showed how Clackamas’ Colleges student involvement has dropped within recent Championship. They beat Lower Columbia in double overtime years. with a score of 71-69. ^Betlmni^^damson: The ^SYgl^kænasïrnôuniedithe loss Binvjji^cifinyatol^lœliohrelâted^ lautofœïÎisîonEiÿMârcli^ollIflO^] Bn^aflgidjolre|Ra^Eundaft^j j^^ifim3^ustcKÍy^^^Rtóuge(Íi Ex itlrsecond decree manslauclitenl HJriñkin^j fifi? 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