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http://www.theclackamasprint.com www.TheClackamasPrint.com Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR An independent, student-run newspaper since 1966 Survey aims to improve college as it nears 50th anniversary Erin Carey News Editor T here are m any people at C lackam as C om m unity C ollege w hose entire line o f w ork is to m ake it run sm oother. T hese people w ork in cred ib ly hard on im proving the quality o f education y ear after year, even w hen th e y ’re faced w ith d iffi cult roadblocks such as budget cuts th at have dram atically set back progress in som e areas. The new est endeavor, Im agine C lackam as, spotlights w hat not only the students direly need to have changed, but w hat the com m unity based around CCC values the m ost. S helly P arini w as a found ing m asterm in d in creatin g Im agine C lackam as. She also serves as the dean o f C ollege A dvancem ent. “The bo ard is p reparing for th e 5 0 th y e a r o f serv ice in 2016, [and] w an ted to re a l ly b etter u n derstand w hat the com m unity m ost values about C C C ’s service— our program s, o u r p h y sical sp ace,” P arin i said. “We also w anted to id en tify w here w e can im prove.” Im agine C lackam as w as a survey th at to o k over 100 d is trict m em bers to form during sum m er 2012 and to o k one y ear to com plete. M ore than 1,500 students, sta ff and facu l ty to o k the survey, along w ith m em bers o f the com m unity and local businesses. A round 750 h igh school students as w ell as com m unity m em bers to o k p art in face-to -face surveys. The school put to g eth er a recep tio n for the resu lts o f th is extensive survey, one th at m any faces o f the com m unity attended. The g reatest struggles th at Im agine C lackam as highlight-: ed w ere m any th at students at CCC feel on a daily b asis, the b ig g est o f them being fin an cial. W ith the econom y still struggling, m any students are feeling the pin ch w hen tu itio n co n tin u e s to rise. Jo an n e T ru esd ell, C C C ’s p resid en t, u n derstands th at th e students are finding it m ore d ifficu lt to keep up w ith the fiscal stru g gles. “W e’re try in g to k eep tu itio n low, and it’s d ifficu lt,” T ruesdell said. “It d o esn ’t help the students m uch for us to say th at w e have th e low est tu itio n in the state— w e do— but it’s still ex trem ely ex p en siv e.” The fin an cial ro ad b lo ck th at is g laringly ev id en t is som e Veterans, students share memories at Veterans Day event Sports Editor A lthough excitem ent and hopes were high in anticipa tion o f the quality o f readings and num ber o f veterans attend ing, the atm osphere and light ing in the W inklesky Literary C enter was calm and com fort able. Yummy refreshm ents were provided including soda, chips, and other snacks. M arlene Broemer, the event coordinator, sm iled brightly as she explained how this y ear’s veterans reading is the second annual and expects to see many more to come. “This event came from the ‘W riting for Veterans’* w orkshop and we hope we can keep it going,” B roem er said. “I am hoping to see some vet erans tonight and eventually we w ould like to see a veterans w riting group be form ed.” event. Veterans gathered with students to tell stories on Veterans Day. I hope to learn a little more about the prospective o f veterans,” Nate Courtney Volunteer from Writers Club A s volunteers from the W riters Club set up the event, they expressed their expecta tions. “I hope to learn a little more about the prospective o f veterans,” said N ate Courtney w hose pen nam e is “Flying O wl.” A aron Leque, a w riters club member, helped setup for the event. “I expect good patriotic, good spirited literature,” Leque said. W riting Teacher Ryan Davis anticipated a good evening. “I hope to see some veterans’ contributions and a good-size crow d,” said D avis. H e was hopeful, but realized that tim ing can present a challenge. “There is a bigger crowd, usually in the afternoon,” he said. “It’s harder to get a lot o f people in the eve nings after three o ’clock.” English Teacher K ate G ray’s father and four uncles were all in the military, G ray explained “G randpa m ade sure they w ere all in different branches,” she said. As she w aits for the readings to begin, Gray asks the question o f the evening. “W hat w ould be a good w ay to help support the veteran w riters?” B roem er opened w ith a w el com e and an invitation for peo ple to share their experiences, either as a veteran or about vet erans whom they knew. M aj. G reg M yers, U .S. M arine, spoke about his father w ho w as a V ietnam veteran. “H e absolutely w on’t talk about Vietnam ,” M yers said. “He has tons o f pictures, but w on’t talk about it.” Please see VETERANS, Page 5 students from a w ide variety o f places, and for th at reason, tra n sp o rta tio n gets trick ier. CCC has received a new shuttle to help increase the accessib il ity o f the O regon C ity cam pus, but it’s still a w ork in progress. Please see OPPORTUNITY, Page 3 NWAACC soccer wraps up season David Beasley Robert Crombie The Clackamas Print ii th in g th at Im agine C lackam as and th e team th a t th e y ’ve assem bled are doing th eir best to clear, it req u ires pushing scholarships, grants, all o f the th in g s th a t can ease financial burdens on the students and m ak in g th e s e sch o la rsh ip s w ell-k n o w n to th e stu d en ts, ensuring th at th e y ’re aw are o f th ese opportunities. The second b ig g est hurdle is tran sp o rtatio n . CCC serves NWAACC soccer season came to a close Sunday. Over the weekend, championship titles were awarded to teams. Outstanding individual athletes and coaches were recognized and they took part in an All-Star match. 2013 NWAACC Women’s Soccer A ll-Stars from Clackamas were: South Region Coach o f the Year Janine Szpara; South Region MVP Tori Roberts at midfield; Midfielder Claudia Flores; Defender Marci Haynes; and Keeper Melanie Trumbull. The Cougar All-Stars played for South-West in the 2-2 tie between North-East and South-West All-Star teams. The winning women’s soc cer team o f the championships was Peninsula with a 2-1 victory against Edmonds on Sunday. Peninsula went undefeated in league this season. Edmonds won their way into the final game with a vic tory on Saturday. That victory was a hard-fought, disappoint ing 1-2 loss for Clackamas. The Cougars subsequently placed third in the championships. The ladies o f Clackamas soc cer are a classy and talented bunch. They were top in South Region and had an impressive season with 12-2-2 in league play. The Cougars have cause to be proud as they have proved to be one o f the top teams in the league. But luck was not on the Cougars’ side Saturday. The coin toss at the start of the game declared that Edmonds would kick off. The initial leverage of ball possession gave Edmonds a slight edge, putting Clackamas on the defensive early. Edmonds kept up the pressure. Edmonds took a shot early in the first half that was deflected and went just wide, resulting in a comer kick. Shortly after, another Edmonds comer kick set up a header attempt that went over the Cougars’ goal. Please see SOCCER, Page 7 Defender Dija Kirkland boots the ball upfield.
