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Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR
An independent, student-run newspaper si nee 1966
Campus
Safety
shaken up
Joshua Dillen
Co-Editor-in-Chief
The director o f Campus
Safety
left the
col­
lege abruptly last week.
According to a former
Campus Safety Officer and
friend o f his. the leave was
not voluntary. After less
than a year o f service to
the college, Kurt Nelson is
no longer employed at the
college. The reasons why
couldn’t be determined after
talking with administration
in Barlow.
With almost 20 years as
an adjunct professor at CCC
and 30 years o f law enforce­
ment experience under his
belt, Nelson was hired as
Campus Safety Director in
January. He was confirmed
for the position during the
December 2011 Board of
Education meeting.
Nelson could not be con­
tacted for an interview con­
cerning this matter.
Courtney Wilton, VP
o f College Services, in a
meeting along with Janet
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P a u ls o n , P u b lic A ffa ir s a n d
ime serious hang time as she attempts to spike the ball past Umpqua CC s imposing front line,
excellent weekend o f serving, while settingup her teammates with great passing throughout both matches.
Andrew Millbrooke
Sports Editor
‘D iggin’ Pink,’ a fundraiser
for Cancer Awareness Month put
on by the Clackamas Community
College volleyball team has
focused on breast cancer aware­
ness in recent years. This year the
Cougars hosted two matches at
Randall Gym to raise money for
Southgate Animal Clinic, specifi­
cally for animals that have can­
cer, disease or have been abused.
“ ’Diggin’ P ink’ was a huge
success,” said head coach Kathie
Woods. “I’m very pleased with
the turnout we had today. The
support was great.”
Many parents showed up to
support their daughter’s athlet­
ic career and the cause. “I’m
honored and' proud o f her and
how she’s grown,” said Arthur
C opeland,, sophom ore Taylor
Copeland’s dad. “Her level o f
maturity is incredible. I’m proud
to be her dad.”
Woods was personally affect­
ed by this recently as her canine
com panion,
Lucy
‘C ougie’
Woods, passed away from can­
cer. Woods will still be accepting
donations and selling t-shirts for
‘Diggin’ P ink’ through the end
o f the month. She is excited to
announce the total when they are
done raising money.
The Cougars (17-22, 2-5) got
down early and never recov­
ered as Umpqua CC swept the
Cougars, three games to none
on Saturday afternoon. The trend
continued in games two and
three, as Clackamas got down
early in each game and although
they fought hard and closed the
gap, they couldn’t break through
and w in a game. The Cougars lost
25-20, 25-20, 28-26,
“I’m proud o f my team,” said
Woods. “It was close at the end
and we fought every game.”
Please see PINK, Page 6
College closes twice in the last month
Joshua Dillen
& Felicia Skriver
Co-Editor-in-Chief
& News Editor
The college has closed and can­
celled classes twice since the begin­
ning of the fall term. Students and
staff were scrambling for informa­
tion regarding the closures as they
wondered how to get reliable infor­
mation when such an event occurs
The two closures, one after a
body was found and the other due
to a power outage, resulted in some
people needing reliable information
concerning college closures.
Janet Paulson, CCC Public
Affairs Officer, stated in an All Staff
Email that the college uses the Flash
Alert System. The email explains
how the system works. FlashAlert
notifications are used by several
agencies including the college to
notify the public o f important cir­
cumstances.
“If you expected to receive a
message this morning regarding
the late opening and did not, you
may need to either subscribe to
FlashAlert,” stated Paulson, “or add
your phone number to your existing
account if you wish to receive these
emergency text messages.”
The college closed Friday, Oct.
5 after high winds in Clackamas
County caused a power outage and
left people stranded in the dark.
Early Wednesday morning on
Oct. 17, campus was closed for a
second time when OCPD found a
body near the SW boundary of the
college.
Paulson also explained that there
is an app for android smart phones
and one available soon for iPhones
in addition.
“We love to get this out to the
students and staff, ” she said. “It’s a
service that is available to anybody.”
Paulson went on to say the sys­
tem is not perfect and, “There are
delays.” .. ...
To get emergency emails from
the college, visit www.FlashAlert.
net. See more about closures on
page 2.
Bob • Cochran, N elson’s"
direct supervisor and Dean
o f Services, would not con­
firm or deny the nature of
the termination.
“We absolutely cannot
say anything about why
Kurt left the college,” said
Wilton.
While the exact reasons
for Nelson’s termination are
not public, some staff and
students have said that he
projected an almost military
like presence at the college.
“We’re out for the best
interests o f students and
staff,” said Paulson,
Wilton was equally
vague about details that led
to Nelson’s departure.
“It’s our belief that police
need supervision consistent
with that o f other staff,” he
said. “There’s somewhat of
a feeling they [some staff]
were uncomfortable with
the oversight.”
L o n g tim e
friend
of
N elso n ’s,
Bruce
Coorpender, former Campus
Safety Officer at the col­
lege, stated in a phone con­
versation that he knew for
sure that the ex-director did
not leave the college volun­
tarily. Coorpender recently
resigned from the college
only days before Nelson
left, after only two months
o f employment here.
Please see NELSON, Page 3