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Sparkling sequel caters to fanpires MB Page 6 Tapscott signs on to play with PSU Page 7 First copy FREE; additional copies 10 ’heClackamasPrint.com for more info & photos dependent, student-run newspaper since 1966 as Community College, Oregon City, OR Volume 43, Issue 7 Wednesday, Nov. 25,2009 C vets honored with new center y Abigail Neet [News Editor »body who is anybody lamas was at the bus ily morning event. The even up the stairs. Tuesday Nov. 18 was the grand opening of Clackamas Community College’s VET (Veterans Education and Training) Center. The ceremony began with a prayer from Chaplain Terry MCCRAE Schrick, where he thanked veterans for their service as well as set the touching tone for the ceremony. CCC President, Joanne Truesdell, then started off introductions with someone who has been a “tireless advo cate for the cause,” Darlene Hooley, a former member of the House of Representatives from Oregon’s fifth district. Hooley began the process of CCC being awarded a grant of $381,000. The award is for increasing outreach for veter ans in the area. “This is tremendously important,” Hooley said. Hooley then explained how the VET Center is an oppor tunity for the college to be an example and set a standard for others to follow. “I want to thank all those who have served. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart,” Hooley stated. Many people were involved in the process, including the Board of Education and the Oregon National Guard Reintegration Program. Col. Scot McCrae, director of the reintegration program said it began with the team asking themselves what need ed to be done and how they could do it. McCrae described being busy mobilizing soldiers and having very little time but finding help in Hooley. McCrae explained how the VET Center would be a great way for CCC to support the veterans in the community, not only through directing veterans to their resources but also by helping them deter TRUESDELL mine a career path and help ing them apply their military experience to a career. Truesdell introduced the new Veteran’s Affair Coordinator. “He is one of those indi viduals I like to have at Clackamas,” Truesdell said about Greg Myers, the new coordinator. When asked about what the full-time job of Veteran’s Affair Coordinator means, Myers said “Helping vets, reaching out and supporting them.” Please see VETERAN, Page 2 bate on measures 66 and 67 sparks students’ opinions Abigail Neet & Annemarie Schulte ews Editor & Associate News Editor k corporations stay in Oregon for one reason, our low |hris Porterfield said. h Associated Student Government sponsored event [Nov. 24, students debated the effects of Measures 66 and ■will be voted on in January. RW and James Koch were debating on the side against I® measures. On the opposing side were Wray Price and fayton. Field also said that by voting for this measure we risk K* corporations such as Walmart [field also asked the audience how they would feel know- [-V measures would affect all corporations in three years, ['aimed passing these measures is tax discrimination. In the pro side response, Price, the most visibly passionate of those debating, aigued that the tax system is already discriminat ing. “They say by increasing we are favoring, but really by not doing so, we are favoring the wealthy,” Price said. Price also informed the audience that the state is not currently required to fund community colleges and that nothing keeps the state from cutting community colleges. Price reaffirmed that by voting “yes” means voting for the future. James Koch aigued that measures 66 and 67 are not the best solution. ‘Taxing the wealthy is unfair and inequal,” Koch said. Koch also aigued these measures would cost jobs as business would leave Oregon, claiming that in tire long ran, passing this measure will only hurt Oregon. Political Science instructor Dean Darris also spoke and agreed with the pro side. Darris believes that the tax system is unconsti tutional and it is most important to be educated citizen and even quoted Hitler saying, Tt is a leader’s good fortune when their people do not think.” Student Sean Huggins, who was at the debate, is going to vote “yes” on the measures. “The ‘yes’ side owned toe ‘no’ side,” Huggins said, claiming the “no” side had no facts. Colin Mcarthy is going to vote ‘yes’ as well. He said he wanted more interaction in the debate between the debaters and believes that the measures will address tire deficit and will impact more large businesses than small. “They made a good point; it makes more sense to vote yes from what I understand,” Clackamas student Dillin Homsley said. Kerrie Hughes, speech and debate instructor, believes that students will vote “depending on where their values and morals M”