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www.TheClackamasPnnt.com THE CLACKAMAS ^ ^ A ^ M ^ T J O U ^ Z J S S U E ^ ^ PRINT CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE n U h i4 f AN INDEPEN d È n ^ t Ù d È n S nn È ws T S S ! ^ ! « i THE PAGE C A N N O T BE DISPLAYED MyClackamas website goes down right before the week o f midterms. by LIZ GOMES associate photo editor O n th e ev en in g o f Sunday, M a y 4 , m a n y C la c k a m a s C o m m u n ity C ollege stu d e n ts w ere d isa p p o in te d to co m e across an u n tim ely e rro r m e s sage o n M yClackam as, th e stu den t p o rtal. Access was den ied to general school in fo rm ation, reg istratio n , M oodle, a n d p e r haps m o st im p o rtan tly in week fiv e - o n lin e m id te rm s. S o m e s tu d e n ts le a r n e d to o late o f a lte rn a te w ays to access th e ir M o o d le acco u n ts th r o u g h - o n lin e .c la c k a m a s . edu, an d even th e n th e y w ere u n a b le t o a cce ss s tu d e n t w h ic h ex p ired o n 5/4/2014.” S tu d en ts all over c a m p u s stru g g le d w ith th e sh u td o w n . A s tu d e n t w o rk in g in th e c o m p u te r lab said th a t w hile h e d id n ’t p e rso n a lly n o tice, m a n y o f th e stu d e n ts v isitin g th e co m p u te r lab ex p erien ced issu es even th ro u g h M o n d a y m o r n in g . T h e p ro b le m s sev eral s tu d e n ts h a d w ith la s t-m in u te m id te rm su b m is sio n s sh e d lig h t n o t on ly on se rv er issues o f C C C b u t also th e state o f th e average m id -te rm student. P ro c ra stin a tio n co u ld b e co n sid e re d a n un o fficial m a jo r o f m o st college stu d en ts. A c c o r d in g to S id n e y e -m a il a c c o u n ts n e e d e d fo r D e R o u c h ie , a stu d e n t ta k in g m id t e r m g u fo im ssjo nT Wnlme' elaSge§'’^ r ” CC C ,'.. O n M o n d ay , th e C la ck a m a s p ic k e d a b a d tim e to p r o c r a s P rin t receiv ed an e m ia il fro m th e ITS d e p a rtm e n t a fte r ser vices w ere re sto re d b etw een 8 a n d 9 a.m . M onday. In th e statem ent, th e ITS d ep artm en t b lam ed e x p ired se c u rity cer tificates as th e cau se b e h in d th e M yC lack am as sh u td o w n . A ccording to th e statem en t s e n t in a n e m a il M o n d a y m o rn in g , “3 o f th e 4* se rv ers in th e m y.clack am as.edu se rv er fa rm w ere n o t p ro p erly u tilizin g th e recen tly p u r ch ased SSL se cu rity certificate (g o o d th ro u g h M ay o f 2017). T h e y w ere in ste a d d e fa u lt in g to th e SSL c e rtific a te tinate. “It was k in d o f crazy stress ful on m e since I’m th e w orld’s w o rst p ro c ra stin a to r, a n d w as a b o u t to t u r n in a m id te rm fo r o d e o f th e o n lin e co u rses th a t I’m ta k in g rig h t before, it w as d u e a t m id n ig h t” she said. “B ut since th e site w as d o w n , I w asn’t able to d o so, w h ich w as p re tty w orrisom e.” W h e th e r d u e to p ro c ra s ti n a tio n o r a serv er crash, it will be u p to in dividual in stru cto rs d isc re tio n w h e th e r to g ra n t m e rc y to th e tro u b le d few w h o show ed u p a day late a n d a d o lla r sh o rt. ASG President and Vice President Candidates for 2014-15 Candidate for Presidenl: Erick Breton “I hope I have another chance to ru n and represent students as best as I can and improve o ur school and our experiences here at Clackamas C om m unity College.” Candidate for Vice President Johnney Russ Cancfidote for Vice President Candice Stauffer “I want to improve cultural com petency an d m ake an environment o f acceptance for all philosophies. I also w ant to make sure C C C s dubs have the support they need because they d o so m uch in m aking hap pier and m ore successful students, as I am very enthusiastic about student success.” “M y goals are to leave a legacy at Clackamas C om m unity College through programs and events that will w ork hard an d b e dedi cated to make sure that C CC is an outstanding experience for every student w ho attends here.” source: ASG 2014-1015 elections pamphlet. Associated Student G overnm ent voting takes place M ay 12 through M ay 14, 2014. by ERIN CAREY news & culture editor Student bo d y elections .a re in full swing, for the spring term , and C la c k a m a s C o m m u n ity C o lle g e USUTO different. V o tin g starts n ex t j v e g k i n t h e W ith .A sso cia ted Stu d e n t G overnm ent elections. This year’s contenders are littering the campus with catchy flyers and slogans, hoping to catch a student’s eye to get them to . yote in their favor. Jo h n n ey Russ an d C andice Stauffer are bo th ru n n in g for Vice President, while current President Erick Breton is running unopposed. Russ is currently ASGs d u b s sena tor, an d Stauffer is the prom otions senator. Both are willing to take on the job as ASG vice president, which covers events at the school th at ASG takes p art in. ASG President prick Breton runs uncontested, and has served this year as a representation o f C C C in various statewide official events and sits on the Board of Education meetings. It’s im portant that people know w ho ru n s ASG, because often it’s ASG that is a huge part in all events on campus. Barbecues, fundraisers, and selling Cup O’Noodles to hungry students aren’t the only m ings m at ity atC C C . . O r that Russ was a p art o f the U nited States M arine Corps? “M y m ain focus has always been on how I can help others,” Russ sa id Russ is A S G are in v o lv e d -in. . brencLa M arks, A S G s acw isorl is" w ork, in sid e a n d o u tsid e o f th e sch ool. '■Joining At>G w a s '¿¡¿0 o e s i c h o i c e 1 e n thusiastic a b o u t th e candidates. “I am V ery excifed about all o f our candidates for the President a n d Vice President positions,” M arks said in an email. “T hey have all worked h ard this year an d dem onstrated leader ship skills.” H o w m a n y k n o w th a t Vice President hopeful Stauffer w ants to m ajor in astrophysics? But h er m ain focus right now is on becom ing vice President for ASG. “I have a lo t o f great and new ideas, and things ffiat I w ant to change,” Stauffer sa id “I love talking to students, an d H ike to see people succeed.” She Wants to focus on bringing the ASG team closer together so they can support students m ore efficiently, an d prom ote the “com petency o f m any cultures” no m atter the gender, color, o r national often involved in to n s o f v o lu n teer ^ ^ r m ade,” R us& said, “an d I w ant to keep ASGs passion going.” A lthough unavailable for com m ent, in a n inform ational pam phlet about the candidates for ASGs elec tions B reton stated, ‘1 have m any ideas, som e good an d som e not, w hich I hope to find out during the 2014-15 school year? H e w ants to strengthen the com m unication in the school, and create spaces for everyone to feel safe, n o m atter what. [ ' Voting fo r ASG elections | runs May 12-14, and you can fin d inforfnation on the ASG portion o f the MyClackamas Login, or stop into their room by the cafeteria in CC152. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR COLLEGE COLORS ARE? by ERIN CAREY news & culture editor W ith a ru m o r o f a college- wide rebrand ru n n in g through the halls o f Clackam as C om m unity College, T he Clackamas P rin t w ent to survey 30 students around cam pus with a very sim ple question: “W hat are C C C s colors?” Remarkably, we w ere faced w ith blank looks an d m any ‘uhm ’s’ an d uhs’. Even som e athletes weren’t aware o f the colors th at th ey w ear for the school, as one track runner stated, “we ru n for the school, we should k now this! ”, and another needed help from another athlete, w ho just stated, “Seriously? W h at colors are o n your uniform ?” M any guesses o f green, yellows, grays and blacks w ere given, b u t the official answ er is even m ore obvious .th an th o s e red an d b lu e GUESSED CORRECTLY GUESSED INCORRECTLY
