Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, Ore.
Volume 45, Issue 19
The Clackamas Print
An independent, student-run newspaper since 1966
www.TheClackamasPrint.cdm
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
New information on fatal
CCC student accident
By Joshua Dillen
News Editor
| - As' th e college reeled
from the news o f C hristina
H a rm o n ’s death last week,
Clackam as C o u n ty Sheriff’s
O ffice said Tuesday this is n o t
the first tim e the Clackam as
stu d e n t cam e into' contact
w ith a, m oving vehicle.
D u fin g a p h o n e interview
yesterday, Sgt. A dam Phillips,
p u b lic in fo rm a tio n officer
for the departm ent, answered
questions Concerning a police
re p o rt filed in D ecem ber
o f 2009 by the -CÇSO . H e
said a driver reported th at
H a rm o n fell into his lane as
h e was traveling n o rth b o u n d
on O atfield Road near the
intersection o f SE M cN ary
Road. H e swerved to 'a v o id
her, b u t ra n ’ over h er feet
accordingto1 Phillips. Phillips
said , the driver’s passenger
^yentsÀ. .
T h e ’ ^policê ïe p ô r t also
stated th a t H a rm o n could
n o t rem em ber w hy she had
Christina H annon, 19, a Clackamas C om m unity College
student passed away last Thursday night after being struck by a car.
entered the roadway, or hav
ing her fe e t ran over by the
vehicle. H arm o n was trans-
p o r t e d tQ _Q H S U ^aR e r ^ ^ ^
H arm o n , 19 was h it by a
vehicle about a m ile from the
college o n A pril 2 5 -,She was
found on Beavercreek Road
last W ednesday night around
10:15 p.m . in an accident
Opinion
Freedom VS Prohibition
By Patrick Emerson
Ad Manager
By Craig Hartrampt
,
The Clackamas Print
T h e O re g o n C a n n a h is /
Some would say this state
Tax Act Initiative (O C T A ) i.^^-doesn’r need OCTA. Oregon
here again in 2012 w ith m ore ' law already has soft laws against
support, than ever. A c c o rd i® and for m arjiQ na use.* O n top
to g a llto .c o m , half, yes, ,o f that, this act would increase
HA LF o r all A m ericans they -„use o f a drug that can have
polled last year are in favor negative long term side effects
on the users, a complaint peo
o f th e legalization o f mari
piana. P roponents of O C T A , ple use against tobacco.
Otegon already has legal
Initiative 9, 'a ie busy gath
ized m .-tik .J marijuana stare-
ering the 8 2 ,2 1 ? sign n u n s
needed to place thè decision wide. if you have a disease,
ailment, or anything a doctor
in th e han d s of O regon sot
ers this N ovem ber ' and set feels like issuing a medical mar
precedent for the legaliza ijuana card fur, from that poinr
tio n o f m aiijuana for states on, you can. legal ly o b ta in it.
For people who don’t have any
across th e c o u iiu rfc -^ i’ith
enough sigivn^irc s, C h i/e n s . illnesses -and. desfte“td smoke a
o f O regon will once again joint, Oregon laws aren’t that
have their chance to reap the harsh against it. Possessing an
p o ten tial statew ide benefits ounce or less o f marijuana is
o f legal cannabis and h em p only a violation, you don’t get
arrested. Possessing marijuana
th is Novem ber.
w ithin 1,000 yards o f a school
is a misdemeanor, and most
Please see PRO, Page 3
m isdem eanors are pushed
out o f courts with only a fine
attached.
Please see CON, Page 3
unc S>Ke diec^; at*
O H S U the next evening.
Please see HARMON, Page 3 I
International week
dances onto stage
By C hris Taylor
The. Clackam as P rin t
Chinese N ew Year, Native
A m erican tribal dances;
Italian opera? All o f these
k things bring one. w ord
•a to m ind: International.
Bk T his week Clackamas
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C om m unity College
is'h o stin g its annual
df
International W eek
TeSy
in the Bill Brod
jjjp;; C om m unity Center,
w ith m any perform ances from
m any different cultures, rep-
fesenting-the diversity o f the
college and the m elting p o t that
is the USA. '
T h ro u g h o u t this week,
m ahy international acts will
come together and share their
cultures a n d their artistic side.
Thisyveek is full of'great oppor
tunities to share, enjoy and get
involved w ith other peoples’
cultures. ' “It’s a celebration- o f
m any,.cultures,” said Spanish
instructor Irm a Bjerre.I
H Students from m any cul
tures and backgrounds attend
C C C , and International
W eek will be a célébra- -
tion o f those from various j
cultures and creeds. “W e
n
have a very diverse stu-
J
d e n t . body.” said Amy
/J
Larkin', administrative
assistant for arts and 1 / '
sciences at C C C . . .
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Please see. W O RLD , Page 3
Praise
through song
ÈÉL Page 6
Par for the
course
• Page 7
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