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Girls soccer team heads into playoffs with liigh spirits Worried about swine flu? Page 2 Outlaw comes to CCC Page 3 Page 7 ieClackamasPrint.com for more info & [Community College, Oregon City, OR ital health reness comes ampus By Annemarie Schulte Associate News Editor total illness is a physical disorder, pre treatable than cancer or heart I. Yet, two out of three persons ng from symptoms never seek I phrase appears on a NAMI lai Alliance on Mental Illness) [displayed all over Clackamas mity College, and since the age [most affected by mental illness is | year olds, one would think this [motivate students to overcome |ma and get help for their mental [This however is not the state of at CCC. I watching students struggle for with their mental illness and suf- hvith no help, NAMI On Campus ent Kathy Fredrickson, who suf- Im mental illness herself, decided I NAMI to CCC’s campus, mak- the first in the state of Oregon to he group on campus. ■sored by the disability depart- IAMI is a campus club that offers | and resources to students with [health issues. The NAMI that, is [campus (aptly named NAMI On Is), is under the “umbrella” of the [1 organization. [ting Oct. 12, NAMI Connection Igs will be offered to anyone with | illness. However, only those lental illness can attend; spouses, [ends, and friends are not allowed. |President Dale Chambers stated, [to be only the person with men- [ess so that we can focus on them [nbers is also the president of torClackajnas County. After hear- Pout Fredrickson starting NAMI Impus at Clackamas, he decided S for support and says’ their first with students being back has been well. Embers also added, “NAMI [ction is a recovery support for ■ with mental illness. Led by [ individuals who understand the [ges we face.” [tots are encouraged to attend [group sessions, because there is [e who is pot welcome.” This, [«students with minor illnesses |ADHD, ADD and anxiety. giiig Mental Health Awareness [(October 4-10), NAMI sponsored ■speakers and even had a music/ [sir which featured crafts made by [with mental illness. All donations [ o NAMI on Campus. •Please see NAMI, Page 2 First copy FREE; additional copied 10 Wednesday, Oct. 14,2009 ' Volume 43, Issue 1 Procrastination leads to long lines College enrollment may be up but student expectations are at an all time low By Abigail Neet News Editor At some time or another we all have to wait We don’t make dinner reservations, so we wait We drive home at the wrong time and end up waiting in rush hour traffic. We procrastinate and end up waiting in long lines with others like us. With enrollment up 15.7 percent from 2007 to 2009 (head count up from 6658 to 7704), according to an enrollment report from the first day of fall term, many students formed the enormous line most of us saw or were a part of in Roger Rook during the last two weeks. Judy Redder, curriculum and reporting operations manager, believes classes are filling up faster not only because of new students, but also because more students are attending frill time and taking more credits than in previous years. “We are seeing an increase in full-time students,” Redder stated. This is also proven in the enrollment report which showed a 20.2 percent increase from 2007 to 2009, with full-time enrollment up from 1,514 to this year’s 1,820. ' Students waited in the registration lines for various reasons, some for financial aid, others to make payments and some to register for classes. “Students aren’t getting exactly what they want,” said Ric Jenkerson, enrollment specialist, referring to how quickly classes are filling up. Jenkerson believes a lot of writing and math classes are full due to high demand Clackamas had 527 closed classes, the week before fall term began, up from 394 classes closed last year the week before the beginning of the term. . . Chitpasong Bello, the Enrollment Services Operations Manager feels the staff is doing an excellent job serving tire students in the line, and also feels the students waiting in line were patient and understanding. Some students feel the line was way too long. Please see ENROLL, Page 2
