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P R IN T : News Wednesday,Oct.24,2012 # 3 Aquarium to open on McLoughlin Blvd. 'P eople aie reall} excited Kelli Luke The Clackamas Print Six o f the tune German students pose fo r a group photo on the CCC campus. They had ju st given a presentation about the German political ¡system to a German class taught by D a v id Miller, a CCC German instructor. Deutsche besuchen die Pumas Clackamas Cougars get a visit from a group o f German students from Stadthausen Emily Rask Associate News Editor Johann Wolfgang von Goethe once said, “Nur wo du zu Fuß warst, bist du auch wirklich gew esen.” Roughly translated this means “Only where you were with your own feet, is where you’ve actually been.” Travel has become a major step in today’s society for people to see the world and become accustomed to different cultures. Foreign stu dents on campus have a chance to get a head start in these endeavors at Clackamas Community College with participation in the German program. The opportunities here allow these students to travel/study abroad and spend a full term in a foreign country while learn ing our culture. CCC’s German program and their sister school in Stadthagen, Germany provide this experience to students willing to pay the given amount, which includes airfare, room and some meals. Also just having German students come to our campus opens up many opportunities. “Our Instructor Heidi Cropsey usually takes students to France during spring break and instruc tor David Miller takes students to Germany during the summer,” said Irma Bjerre, Spanish instructor at Clackamas. “I have taken students to study in Barcelona during the summer also. I plan to do it again in the future.” These are just some of the opportunities CCC has to offer. “CCC is part of the Oregon International Education Consortium. We are seven col leges in Oregon that work together in order to be able to provide study abroad opportunities to our students,” added Bjerre. “These programs are set in Barcelona, Costa Rico, Florence, Mexico and London.” On Wednesday, Oct. 10, CCC’s German class welcomed nine German students to speak about their country and the political sys tem there. They arrived in Oregon on Oct. 5 and spent two weeks in America. Three days in San Francisco, Calif, concluded their educational journey. Miller, German instructor, helps with getting the program together. “Well the teacher, Sandra Kuehnast, she arranges it months in advance. She sends me a list of students and what they’re study ing,” said Miller. Sandra Kuehnast is the German teacher of English, Economics and Accounting. She is also in charge of the exchange program and has been to the United States countless times and with students she has been approximately 10 times. The program started in 1995. "There’s a written contract between Oregon and Stadthausen,” said Kuehnast. “The students are all doing apprenticeships and all are hoping to become bankers, legal assistants, etc.” “We then try to find a class that they can sit in, job shadows and host family for these students,” said Miller, who helps these stu dents into their field of study. During their time at CCC, the students got to talk about their German politics in front of Millers’ German class. They included large insight on how the German poli tics and legal system w ere run. They included talking about the Bundestag in Germany and all the different parties that Germany has and how they differ from America’s parties. “In Germany there are smaller and larger parties, not just two parties as there are in the United States,” Kuenhast said in example. The German students get to fully get a feel for the American culture while they are here. “Besides sightseeing, they spend days doing work related things. They have two days of job shadows,” said Kuenhast. Traveling to foreign countries is an eye opening experience for many students to see different cul tures and learn new languages. “For students, it’s so exciting. The best experience is staying with host families,” added Kuenhast on the possibilities of studying abroad. It’s a great experience that shows many people all the things in the world that are out there. Clackamas has many opportunities for study abroad programs that can help widen anyone’s educational knowledge. For more information, contact Bjerre at irmab@clacka- mas.edu and Miller at millerd@ clackamas.edu. A fter sitting in the same spot on McLoughlin Boulevard for a few years. <i new life has been hi ought to the former Black Angus building in the 16000 block. For the past few months the Portland Aquarium for mer!} known as the Oregon Aquation) has been icmod- cling. gathering publicity, and getting the marine life lead} foi the grand open ing this December. The date has not been set lor the 12,500-square-foot attraction to open, but tin community \ excitement keeps growing. “I think the comm unit} is going to embrace us?” said Shane Dietz the head aquar- isi on sue “W in : brinumg something better to the urea instead of a strip club or I he aquarium s (vv o month old Facebook page has ahead} reached over 8,000 followers “1 can’t wait to check out the new aquarium '' posted Jenny Tackett from lroutdale. “It sounds awe- I lie page has been con- centiatiug its eneiirv on sell- in«' .iiniii.il p.isxos anil dsn giving itieui away to nomi nated Facebook user.s. 1 lie latest winner, Jessica Gary, had over 100 nominations, winning a season pas>. as well as an invitation to the aqua«turn's pre-grand open ing event “ W e've already sold hundreds o f passes so far,” said Steve Blair, director of husbandrx and operations fo r us to open." Right now passes aie being sold for 50 percent oil. and if bought now the price to renew the pass in the future would also be 50 per cent off. Tickets are also on sale right now for $8; after the aquarium opens the} will sell for $20. I he aquarium ’s main attiaclions include hands-on experiences with the aquar ium's various iieaim e^ It's mean, to be an educational place for kids to feel and feed the sea life that live there. I he marine animals that will be leatuicd will hr hide a shark exhibit, stingray pools. pullU ls. ail iRtOpLIs exhibit, tidal pools and all sorts of invertebrates. According to Blair, they’re trying to make i, as lid Jneiidh and lamilv orientated as possible. The project has been pri vately funded and sits in the SI million range as of imill now which is a sub siauiial shillin g aiiioim , lor an a q u a n u m o f its m / c In addition, they will be hiring 30-40 people in the next two months. Blair and other stall aie expecting at least 4.000 peo ple to vhii ilic uqikuium pei “We’re really excited to be h e re .” said Blair. “ I think we te the first aquarium in the Portland Metro area, and so far we've had great feed- Blair hopes to boost awarene*«*. about our waters, and increase ocean steward ship to those to visit the aquanum Mostly the goal is to stand out as a good expciience foi the families who visit BM The stingray pool is the onlv up and running pool that is in the aquar ium at this time A few other pools have alreadv been plated, but man tnminis an \ci r,t enme NELSON: CCC and safety officer part ways Continued from Page 1 Coorpender owns PocketPress, publisher of statutory law books that provide officers with legal reference materials that are used in their police work. A letter to Joanne Truesdell, president of the college, was also sent to The Clackamas Print. Coorpender wrote that he left the college because there are prob lems. He explains these in the letter. “First, Dean Cochran man dated that Dept. of Campus ment.” Safety officers should take NO He also stated in an email con actions that involved self-initiated versation: “I was not present with or proactive law enforcement,” any conversations between Kurt Coorpender stated in his letter. and Cochran, but subsequently, “Secondly, Cochran publically Kurt sent [me] an email stating (sic) castigated the Director of that ‘given the direction I have Campus Safety, Kurt Nelson, been given, do NO self-initiated while he and others officers were activity’. Several other DCS offi engaged in a lawful traffic stop.” - cers were present at the traffic Cochran denied the first state stop and heard Cochran yelling ment and would not comment on at Kurt.” the second reason. Coorpender’s letter makes it On the phone, Coorpender also clear that he disagrees with the stated, “It became clear the col college’s policies that involve lege did not need law enforce how a law enforcement offi cer handles calls. He feels that Cochran’s direction, in certain situations could potentially leave students and staff in danger, con flicting with lawful procedures all law enforcement officers are obligated to follow. Wilton explained that until a replacement is hired, Cochran is in charge of Campus Safety. They plan on consulting with Oregon City Police if there is a need. Public safety is a main focus of administration at the college according to Wilton. “I think we are very focused on public safety and the role of what police do on campus,” he said. Officer Tim Cato, with Campus Safety, said he enjoyed working with Nelson and respected the opportunity to have learned from his extensive experience. He also made it clear the CCC community was his and his fellow officers were their first priority and that they were a proud part of it. “We are a diverse community,” he said. “Our agenda is to create a quality learning environment for students and faculty.”
