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Homework help offered on campus
by Megan McCoy
hen the homework load
W
just keeps getting bigger
and stress levels rise, it’s
easy to feel trapped and
defeated. Every student
has gotten to the point
where there are so many
that just ignoring all of the work sounds like a good
option.
Being a college student can be overwhelming at
times, but Clackamas Community College has a few
places to get help on homework and relieve stress.
Patricia Scott, the tutoring and academic computing
lab coordinator, said the Dye Learning Center has
several tutors to help with writing, math and science.
“We have student tutors, tutors who are also peer
mentors and part-time faculty tutors,” said Scott.
The Writing Center is a place to get help on assign
ments at any stage in the writing process.
When talking about what help students can get from
the tutors in the Writing Center, Jennifer Davis, a fac
ulty tutor, said, “It
can be anything
from coming in to
brainstorm ideas
to wanting to re
vise and polish an
assignments
actual draft.” due at once
She also m en
tioned that stu
dents can come
in to get help on
writing
assign
ments for classes
such as history or
science; it doesn’t
necessarily have
to be for a writing
class.
Tutor Bruce Simmons assists student Lauren Martinez in the Math Lab.
ready to answer any questions students may have.
The Writing Center is open on Monday and Wednes
days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to
7 p.m., Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Fridays
from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Although drop-
ins are welcome,
scheduling an ap
pointment online
will always en
sure that students
get the time they
need with a tutor.
Tutor Edward fames and student Casey Kinase work on a math assignment.
photos by Nick
Just around the
corner from the
Writing Center is
the math and sci
ence lab. This area
of the Dye Learn
ing Center is for
students to work
on their math and
science
home
work while tutors
circle the area
The way a tutor can tell if a student has a question is
with a cup system. Each desk has red and blue cups;
when the red cup is facing up, it means the student
needs help; when the blue cup is facing up, it means
that everything is going well.
Scott explained the cup system, saying, “People come
in, they sit down. As they have a problem they turn
the cup to red, the’tutor comes and helps them, then
turns the cup back to blue.”
Annaliese Hernandez, a student tutor, said that there
are tutors available to help with any math or science
subject. Hernandez’s advice to students is to take ad
vantage of the opportunity to get help.
“If they need help, if they just want to get some work
done, or if they need someone to listen to the prob
lems they’re having with the math, they can come.
That’s what we’re here for,” Hernandez said.
At CCC there are many opportunities to get help on
homework. Next time the stack of homework goes
from being manageable to overbearing, be sure to
check out the Writing Center and the math and sci
ence lab.