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Wednesday,Nov.28,2012
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Clackamas Community College student Trina McShane walks o ff o f the Roger Rook parking lot towards campus. She, along with other Clackamas students, agree that parking has become hectic
and scarce. Faculty memebers however would adviste that students merely to show up about ten minutes earlier than normal fo r better spots.
Welcome to the 46th parking games!
May the spots be ever available
Emily Rask
Associate News Editor
At Clackamas Community
College there are nine parking
lots available to students and
faculty in which some provide
more available parking than
others. According to many stu
dents who drive to school, park
ing is a major aspect and hin
drance when arriving to school.
Not only is it hard to find
parking Mondays through
Thursdays, it can also force
students to be late to class.
Fridays, on the other hand, are
lax due to lack of classes, and
therefore it is easier and faster
to find a good parking spot.
Clackamas student Trina
McShane agrees with the prob
lems concerning parking, strug
gling with this issue every
Tuesday and Thursday before
11 a.m.
“Usually it takes me at least
ten minutes to find a parking
spot,” said McShane. “There’s
always at least five cars cir
cling the parking lot looking for
spots.”
The parking lots are located
by the Family Resource Center,
Roger Rook Hall, Barlow Hall,
Randall hall, Clairmont Hall
and by the Environmental
Learning Center. It seems that
there should be plenty of these
spots available, however two of
these parking lots are not for
students.
One of those parking lots is
by the Family Resource Center
and is for those working there
and those dropping off their
kids or picking them up.
The other lot is the visitor
parking lot located by the Roger
Rook Hall; it is a two-hour visi
tor parking and is not intended
for students who have classes
for more than two hours. The
largest parking lot is by Barlow
Hall, and although students may
have to park far away, there
is usually a spot or two open
there, even early in the morn
ings.
Greg Willis, a Campus
Staff members surveyed on
potential hike in tuition
The cost of education at
Clackamas Community College
may go up again next sum
mer. After being raised to the
current price of $79 per credit
beginning this fall, the cost may
climb to $84 as the college
explores its fiscal options. This
spike would mean the cost of a
typical class would jump from
$316 to $336. '
The $5 tuition increase is on
the table as college administra
tion looks at financial issues
that must be addressed in next
year’s budget.
A survey being circulated to
staff gives them the opportunity
to submit their opinion about
this and other budget decisions.
It closes on Friday leaving only
two more days for them to com
plete.
An annual payment of $1.7
million to pay for the Harmony
campus will eat up money.
Rapidly rising PERS rates —
which pay for the state’s retirees
- combined with the Harmony
debt have led to a forecasted $5
million gap between revenue
and expenditures.This means
the college’s current budget is
unsustainable according to the
survey’s introduction. It also to staff and the college commu
states that in spite of valuing nity was unveiled Nov. 19 and
staff feedback, budget decisions will close in February.
“Imagine Clackamas is
are not the result of popular
designed to strengthen relation
vote.
“It’s not set in stone, I mean ships with community mem
there’s a process we’re going to bers,” stated Shelly Parini, dean
go through to look at a number of College Advancement.
“This initiative will shine a
of options to balance our budget
and tuition is a part of that equa light on areas where we should
tion, but it’s not the whole part improve and adapt the college’s
of it,” said Courtney Wilton, educational and training ser
the vice president of college vices to better meet the needs
services. “It would take effect of the communities we serve for
next fiscal year, so the summer the next 50 years.”
The new survey will gather
of 2013, next summer.”
Budget decisions are made data to be used by a series of
by the college’s board of educa focus groups that will guide
tion. A decision to raise tuition the college’s decision-making
would require a vote of approv process, priorities and activities
al by them before taking effect. for the fiiture stated the press
Tuition at CCC has near release.
Students, staff and communi
ly doubled in the past decade.
During the 2002-2003 school ty members can complete the 10
year students paid only $41 per minute online survey ¿t www.
clackamas.edu until Feb. 19,
credit.
If this newest suggested 2013.
Printed copies are available
tuition hike were to become
reality, it would mean the sec by calling 503-594-3015 or ext.
ond year in a row that tuition 3015 from any campus phone.
has been increased here.
— Compiled by Joshua Dillen
According to a press release
from the college’s public affair’s
office, another survey available
Safety Police Officer, wishes
there were more parking. He
suggests that those who deal
with not being able to find a
parking lot should come early,
and slowdown in the parking
lots.
“They’re not allowed to park
in two-hour park, which is the
visitor parking, right in front
of Rook,” said Willis. “And
they’re not allowed to park in
front of the FRC, which is the
day care.”
Monday through Thursday
mornings are the most hectic
times to find parking because
many students have classes
during that time. According to
David Fletcher, who works in
the registrar’s office in Roger
Rook, the best way to get a
good spot is to wake up ten
minutes earlier in the morning.
“At the beginning of term
parking is hard to find, and
Mondays and Wednesdays are
h e c tic ,” said F letcher. “ F rid ay s,
not so much.”
.For many students, a good
parking spot in the mornings on
campus is hard to come by but
showing up at least ten minutes
early is a helpful tip.
There is no additional news
on whether CCC will be add
ing another parking lot in the
near future, but even though
there is limited parking avail
able, knowing when and where
to park can make it less of a
challenge.
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