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newsed@clackamas.edu Wednesday, Nov 23, 2011 The Clackamas Print Tuition waivers offer students an alternative to financial aid By Patty Salazar N ew s E d ito r Occupy Portland impacts more than just downtown By Joshua Dillen T he C lackam as P rin t Occupation? Stalled busses and com m uter trains? Police in riot gear pepper spraying protesters at Pioneer Courthouse Square? It m ight n ot be the 1960s b u t things have that feel these days. Questions about the these events in Portland reveal that the Occupy Wall Street movement does have significance to those w ho spend m uch o f their tim e at Clackamas Com m unity College. This national and globally noticed movement has been a huge part o f the news for the past several weeks. C C C staff and students have varied and unique impressions about the controversial O W S movement. Some could say there hasn’t been news like this since the civil rights and anti-war m ovem ents. Rebecca Picken thinks the police are partly doing a good job, especially compared to other d ty s police departments. Picken is a C C C student studying American Sign Language. “T hey did a good job on the riot [the Chase Bank dash] b ut they should not have used pepper spray arid taken it that far, it was uncalled för,”' she said. Pickens explained she has friends who have been injured at OW S demonstra tions b u t in general, police were pretty lenient. Picken feels this movement affects students here at C C C . “W e are all part o f the 99 percent here at C C C and it is very important,” she said. A group o f students playing hacky sack in front o f Streeter Hall declined an interview. O ne yelled “T hey all need to get jobs!” Erin Irish, w ho studies music here at C C C , said the protestors need to stay o ut ofTrim ets way. “It’s affect ing m e getting to school on time. It sfrustratingand m y busses have been coming later and later and later,” she said. Irish feels the police have n ot been inappro priate in their actions towards the protesters. David Smith-English, C C C Theater D epartm ent Director, is glad the movement is bringing attention to some o f todays issues. “I’m happy its happen ing,” he said. “I’m delighted that people have become proactive. I’m n ot an anti-bank k in a o f person. I’m anti [bank] w hen they don’t play by the rules ” Smith-English said. “T hat’s w hy its [OWS] been so im portant, to point that out. Somebody is actually doing something and I think it’s very positive.” Distance Learning C hair Steve Beining feels the movement has voiced concerns o f today’s society but m ay be perceived as m ore o f a nuisance, than a move m ent and need to get their act together. “T he move m ent needs to gel around a few core issues. I think we are going to see them reinvent themselves and start getting o ut a message that causes social change in Our society,” he said. “W e are all impacted by the action o f the big banks.Tax m oney is being spent to bail out banks that could be spent on social programs, educa tional programs, e tc W e need to support education rather than banks.” Beining was candid w hen talking about police han dling o f the movement in Portland. “I think the police reaction is way overblown. T hey are sending m any m ore police than are needed and then complaining, that the protesters are costing them lots o f money, w hen the police chief is the tine making the choices. A rape victim had to wait three hours,” he said. “T h at was appalling on the part o f the police chief” Beining w ent on to explain that there is too m uch tim e being spent on peaceful protesters w ho are just jaywalking an d concentrate on real crime. T he movement is sweeping the country and yes, it is im portant, no m atter w hat point o f view any person m ay nave. All Americans have rights that are protected by the Constitution o f our country. O W S does mean something for the C C C community. W hether you are pro, con, frustrated, angry, happy or excited about the movement there seems to be tremendous respect for the im pact it is having on our country and com munity. To read m ore on this this story go to theclackamas- print.com . Middle: A solid barrier ofpolice in riot gear keep protesters o ff S W Broadway as busses finally move again. Bottom: Dustin Powers is interviewed by Reggie A q u i o f KGW, after being trampled by horses in the clash. He was also h it by pepper spray and struck by a baton. ■ Illustration by Dachabre Dixon The Clackamas Print Top: Baton and pepper spray yielding riot police scuffle w ith Occupy Portland protesters a t Chase Bank last week. Students on Clackamas Com m unity College campus who are looking for ways to lower the cost o f tuition, look no fur ther! W ith tuition rising around the country, one thing that can help students is student jobs and tuition waivers, which can help not only lower tuition but help them go after their passion and get rewarded for i t M any students at Clackamas depend on financial aid to attend school and live on. In winter term alone, CCC*s financial aid helped students with $32,380,476. But when financial aid is not, enough what does C C C have to offer students to not only help with tuition cost but help get involved? There are many options around campus that can help students. M atthew Altman, associate dean o f arts and science, col lected data from the 2010-2011 academic year that shows that the college gives out tuition waivers that are worth a pretty penny and then some. T he most popular type o f waiver given out is under the student talent category. T he top five departments that give students tuition waivers are, in no particular order, theater, art, music, journalism and athletics. A lh o u g frh e a h k d c department does give out the most tuition waivers, they are given by team and it’s a more structured pro gram. Depending on how the departments are set up the appli cations for waivers will vary. “T he best thing to do is, if you are a student in any given area, is to talk to your professors in those given areas and ask w hom the chair is. Go directly to the chair and ask the chair, ‘D o you have waivers in your department?” said Altman. Carrie Kyser, m ath depart m ent chair, said two internships are due in spring. T he internship involves a weekly work require m ent o f 10 hours. T he intern ship includes a frill tuition waiver for the following year. Tom Wakeling, music depart m ent chair, said that there are scholarships and waivers given out to music majors, non-music majors and technology students by the music departm ent T he waiver and scholarship recipi ents are expected to “give back” to the department ana com m u nity. O n e way recipients could give back by playing or singing in a C C C group. Applications are always available in the music departm ent office, Niemeyer Center N128. If those departments are not what you’re looking for, the journalism program has nine full-time tuition waivers. lications go out the end o f . term. Applications can be picked up in RR135. If you don’t consider yourself a student in a given area, there are other options for students, including Associate Student Governm ent ASG gives out grants each term to students, grants for winter term are avail able now. There are seven ASG officer positions that come along with full tuition waivers, though some only offer partial waivers. If students remain within the requirements o f the position, they could get a tuition waiver for each term Along with , the 10 senator positions that offer half tuition waivers, there are full time tuition waivers avail able if you work a few more hours a week For more infor mation contact the ASG office for an appliç^ponojrsjop £yni their o f f i c e ,, i5) According to Rochelle Dawn, one o f h e advisors for h e college call center, h e posi tions for peer assistants are deter mined by term. I f more PAs are needed, flyers would be posted around campus also announced in your myClackamas account. Depending on how m any hours h e students work, h e y can receive a full, half or partial tuition waiver. Dawn said, “It’s so m uch fun and inspiring to work so closely with students.” Nerina Watkins, w ho is cur rently a second-year student at C C C , works in the Cougar Call Center in Roger R ook H er job duties indude helping new stu dents over h e phone with h e current school website. Watkins works 10 hours a week and her PA hours are scheduled around her school. “I love m y job. It’s very rewarding for m e to help o h e r students,” stated Watkins via email.
