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Michael Sommers lifts weight in Randall Hall. The weight room is open about 40 hours a week, offering many different
machines to students who wish to work out while on campus.
Multisport athlete Alex Howe uses the weight room in Randal Hall.
Athletes and students alike share the weight room.
Pump it up for spring break
Patrick Quinn & Brad Heineke
The Clackamas Print
While Clackamas Community
College might not be host to
a NCAA basketball team or a
surly celebrity football coach, it
does have an impressive array
of physical education facilities
that are open to students in need
of an endorphin boost. Randall
Hall, colloquially known as “the
one with the gym in it,” is the
central hub for physical educa
tion on campus. The building
was one of the original on cam
pus erected in 1972 and it’s been
the happy place to get sweaty in
Oregon City ever since.
But Randall isn’t just a place
for basketball teams or wrestling
squads to bulk up and hone their
skills. It’s got a little something
for anyone who wants to get
moving. The building is open to
all Clackamas students Monday
through Friday, with varying
hours daily totaling almost 40
hours per week. Physical edu
cation classes are usually held
from noon to 1 p.m. As long as
there isn’t a class or a team prac
tice going on, it’s all fair game.
Luis Jimenez takes advantage
of the gym three times a week.
“I like this weight room,” said
Jimenez. “At first it was a little
different because I was used to
other equipment, but I got famil
iar with it quick. It saves money
not having to pay a gym mem
bership.”
The pickings are good when
it comes to facilities. The full-
sized gymnasium is hard to miss
upon walking through the front
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door, but Randall has plenty
more tucked away in its walls.
The wrestling room is directly
adjacent to the gym on the first
floor, where the 2011 NJCAA
Championship wrestling team
works most of their magic.
Please see FITNESS, Page 6
College discusses deficit
at budget meeting
ChristopherTaylor
Associate News Editor
Vice President o f College Services Courtney Wilton takes a picture with
the Cougar after Cougie gave him flowers during last w eek’s budget
forum.
The latest budget forum sig
nals a new season of money
grappling for the college. Along
with the first cblorful chutes of
spring, fiduciary matters were
in full bloom at McLoughlin
Auditorium last week as col
lege administration invited ques
tions and comments from staff.
Discussion included this and last
year’s financial strategies.
Vice President of College
Services Courtney Wilton said
the purpose of these meetings
is to give the staff a chance
to learn about the budget and
understand the college’s current
budget planning. It was also a
chance for them to ask any ques
tions they may have.
One of the major focuses was
to address the slowly rising defi
cit in the college’s budget. The
deficit can be attributed to a
number of factors. “We are see
ing a drop in enrollment, year to
date is down 8%,” said Wilton.
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We are seeing a drop in
enrollment, year to date is
down 8%
Courtney Wilton
Vice President of College
Services
“Also the state isn’t able to
give us as much aid as they
project either, which can make a
difference.”
The board is plans to voting
on the budget as well as the $5
tuition raise in May. The college
is also looking into the possibil
ity of another $5 raise in tuition
for the 2014-15 school year and
the 2015-16 school year, bring
tuition up by $15 per credit with
in the next three years.
This is of course only a bud
get model and is not in any
way, shape or form a done deal.
Nonetheless, the college is look
ing into any means of fixing the
deficit. Over the years, the col
lege has built up a small surplus,
or reserve, of funds. If the col
lege does nothing to address the
deficit for the year and simply
dip into the reserves, they’ll be
depleted within the next two
years, leaving the college with
an even bigger deficit.
Please see BUDGET Page 2