P R IN T : News
Wednesday,Oct.24,2012
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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
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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.”