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Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010
the clackamas print 3
reen grant provides Web solution
By Joshua Baird
hie Clackamas Print
any students may or
not be aware; Clackamas
munity College has recent-
id the school’s Web site
ted, and they used the
h grant” to do it.
hat does the green grant
[to do with the Internet?
that for the sustainability
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grant is the Pathways
Lstainability grant. The
lays grant was designed to
schools to become self­
lent, as well as to give
[opportunities for growth,
lickname of green grant
|e synonymous with the
km last year when a num-
|new programs were insti­
lt CCC that are all consid-
|obe “green?’
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to
liability grant was can­
pin June of 2009 after
I for the analyst to review
lb site according to Ray
I findings proved what
I students and faculty
[have been aware of for
[time. Simply put the Web
sin pretty bad shape.
e review of the site
was with tail end finances of
the green grant, whereas the
restructuring of the site will
come from other resources that
will be provided- for by the 2010
Appropriation award.
One thing that many students
may be curious about. is the
cost. According to CCC’s Web
site Redesign Strategic Plan,
“Given the various factors to
be considered, it is reasonable
to expect that a major Web site
redesign project at the level
being considered could cost
between $45 thousand to $70
thousand.”
In this report, they are very
clear that this is a very rough
estimate that should only be
used for initial planning.
Some of the primary issues
that the analyst found upon
looking over the Web site are
the lack of uniformity between
departments and ease and acces­
sibility of use needs work.
“It feels very low tech; there
could be a better way to do it,”
said Elexis Krause, a Clackamas
transfer student working towards
a career in education.
Shelly Parini, dean of College
Advancement, indicated that it
was impressive how many won­
derful projects were made avail­
able that may not have been if
not for the green grant.
One of the early findings is
the lack of uniformity through­
out the site. As it stands the
site is basically comprised of
30 departments’ individual sites
smashed together to create a
single platform for students to
access information pertaining
to the program they are enrolled
in.
The analysis pointed out that
the school would benefit from
making the whole site com­
pletely. uniform. This would
make it easier when a student or
member of faculty need to move
from one department to another
online, they will be more capa­
ble of locating the information
they desire.
Another problem that stu­
dents have had in the past ‘is
difficulty using the Web site to
enroll in classes.
“When you are registering, if.
you hit the back button by acci­
dent, you have to start over,”
said Krause of her previous
experiences.
The Web Committee is com­
prised of Joe Austin, Parini,
as well as Terry Mackey, the
Web Committee Chair. They are
devoted completely to ensuring
the redesigning of Clackamas’
Web page, and they are working
to ensure that the student body
will have all the tools available
to them in the near future.
Illustration by Michael Bonn Clackamas Print
tters to the editor on pot, rock, quakes, Moodle
■ writing about the arti-
I “Film sheds light on
Irk rock genre.” First,
[picture choice is great
tactually what made me
ant to read it. Second, the
Broach was very objec­
te and fair, in my opinion,
pical ly print and broad-
[t media of news distribu­
ai are heavy towards one
Be, usually. I’ve stopped
Itching news broadcasts
together because of its
ased format, and I’m
led of hearing only nega­
te stories, or stories of a
heartwarming dog. What
about enrichment and cul­
ture? Granted, not everyone
is into rock, or death metal
for that matter; yet it doesn’t
mean it doesn’t exist.
Off of the soap box! Thank
you for publishing this topic.
Thank you for making a
potentially short and boring
article into something inter­
esting and faceted. Being
able to mix opinions and
present a balanced review is
refreshing in today’s world.
Is is in regards to the
Marijuana Face off” article,
will start off by saying that
[have never and plan on
wer smoking pot. This is a
Bice that I have made for
■self. Choice is a powerful
Brd. Life is full of them.
Iple constantly choose to
I up every morning, go to
fool or work, to do their
rework. Because I am of
|, I could choose to drink
cohol everyday if I wanted
■Being a responsible, func-
ling adult is our choice.
It. there are people out there
blaming marijuana for not
being productive, it is just à
lame excuse. If there was no
such thing as pot, they would
just find some other cop out.
The government should legal­
ize it. They should treat it like
alcohol and put the money
generated from sales to good
use like education and the
environment. It would be such
a huge boost to our economy.
found your article “Potential
fc shakes up Oregonians”
Iturbing. I was surprised
I learn that Oregon is just
winning to upgrade its
(dings to withstand major
Wquakes and devise plans
I such a disaster. Residents
[the state have long pushed
|ng green. With recent
Formation indicating that
Idence of global warming
F falsified, Oregonians
J W
James Sharinghousen
Cynthia Tinker
should redirect their attention
to protecting themselves in
the event of a natural disaster.
According to the article, a
major earthquake is imminent.
If we are to avoid another
catastrophe like Katrina, we
need to insist our state focus­
es on preparedness with the
same fervor used to advance
the green agenda.
Rachel Sauer
edited for clarity and space
The story about the
potential earthquake is
very interesting. I like
how it tells the readers
the history behind it and
what the people should
get ready. After reading
this story, I felt like I
needed to do something
to let more people know.
I told a friend of mine,
and he did some research
on it. He told me more
about it, and I was able to
explain to my family who
had some doubts about
it. Some people do not
believe the earthquake is
going to happen soon, so
they think they should
not get ready.
My family is thinking
about the potential earth­
quake very seriously, and
they are getting things
together, if it does hap­
pen. They have batteries,
lamps, canned food, first
aid kit, radio and things
for survival. I think
everyone should be ready
for any kind of natural
disaster, because those
types of disasters happen
in less than a second. I
think this kind of articles
can help society pay more
attention to reality.
I do not think Moodle
is such a great idea. I
already have Moodle for
my Math 111 class, and
I currently do not like it
at all, especially, for the
fact that my math class
isn’t an online class. It
might as well be an online
class if their going to
put all the homework and
what not on that Web site.
Our class doesn’t have a
book so it makes things
more difficult to under­
stand; we’re learning off
YouTube.
Yes, they are saying
money but is this really
the best way for students
to study and learn? Yeah,
a survey shows that, but
the survey isn’t even for
the united Clackamas
Community College stu­
dents. It’s just students
that are enrolled where
teachers are testing out
Moodle on us students to
see if it will work out.
Reading about the sports
at CCC really gave me a
great insight on how ath­
letic this school is. I also
read on the basketball team
and realized they aren’t
too bad as they say. Even
though CCC is a commu­
nity college, competing in
NWAACC, CCC has great
athletes that can strive to
bigger and better things.
I’m an athlete myself but
in soccer, and the girls’
team is very good as well. I
just wish they had a men’s
league because I believe
CCC can conquer in men’s
soccer also. Maybe soccer
can be a part of Clackamas
Community College.
Jazmin Perez-Pleuger
Rosemary Francisco
Thanh V. Pham
Once again
long lines,
system
failure
delay reg­
istration
By Joshua Baird
The Clackamas Print
Long lines of upset stur
dents stand waiting, crossing
the spectrum of emotions from
anger, to hope, to indiffer­
ence.
“It’s a little frustrat­
ing,” said Samantha Rouse,
a returning student who has
been reportedly waiting for
an hour.
Many other students had
been in line for longer than
that.
The systems failed Tuesday
after midnight once again.
According to April Smith of
Enrollment Services the prob­
lem is that the server was
bogged down by an over­
whelming number of students
attempting to register online.
Darryk Cromwell, who has
been going to Clackamas since
2007, claims that this problem
happens every term.
Zach Eaton, who had just
gotten in line five minutes
earlier, believed that the whole
situation could be resolved “If
the computers worked better”
While many students were
frustrated, others just wanted
to get finished with registering
in hopes that they would get
into everything they wanted.
According to Smith at the
time of interview the system is
down with no estimated time
of repair.