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State finds CCC$ locker.
roams promote inequality
by Auriana Cook
emale athletes at Clackamas Community College have worse
facilities than their male peers, according to a review by the
Oregon Department of Education.
The ODE recommended that CCC “provide comparable facil
ities for both women’s and men’s locker and team rooms,” but
it’s been two years since the review took place and nothing has
changed.
CCC had a routine review of its procedures and facilities in November 2012,
When the ODE conducted a “Civil Rights Career and Technical Education O n
site Review.” The point of this review was to make sure that CCC is meeting
civil rights standards such as providing equal opportunities for students and
employees regardless of gender, race or disability.
The ODE then released a report of findings, which includes descriptions of the
areas where CCC is noncompliant and recommendations for corrective action.
One area that the investigation covered was “Comparable Facilities,” which in
cluded a review of the men’s and women’s locker rooms. The report of findings
states that, “CCC has a men’s locker room, a men’s team room, and a combi
nation women’s locker/team room. The facilities are not comparable in size or
amenities. The men’s locker room and team room are allotted twice the amount
of space as the women’s locker/team room.”
According to Bob Cochran, Dean of Campus Services, the college has been
waiting to address the issue until they knew whether the CCC bond measure
would pass or n o t “We asked the state if we could defer that until the bond
passage,” said Cochran.
Since Clackamas County voters did pass the $90 million bond measure oriNov.
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4, money should no longer be an issue for updating the locker rooms. Interim
Health and PE Director Jim Martineau said that there have been no design
plans done yet, but “Locker room remodel is on the list of projects to be done
with the passing of the bond.”
There are currently five men’s sports teams and six women’s teams at CCC. On
last year’s initial eligibility rosters there were 81 male athletes and 78 female
athletes, according to Martineau, who also said he expects similar numbers
this year.
With a similar headcount as the men yet only half the space allotted to them,
one might assume that female athletes would be upset to learn about this in
equality and eager for change, but it seems that the issue might not even be on
their radars.
“I guess I don’t have a huge opinion about it,” said Cassidy Scott, a freshman
Volleyball player. “The womens locker rooms never really have a ton of people
anyway, so it’s never been super crowded,”.
Female coaches at CCC did not voice concern about the issue either. The Print
reached out to five different female coaches asking for interviews and three of
them did not respond at all, while the other two declined to comment. Vol
leyball coach Kathie Woods said, “No, I don’t have any issues on that. I would
rather talk to someone from The Print regarding the best volleyball season at
CCC in 18 years.”
If this issue doesn’t seem to be bothering female coaches or athletes, is it a
non-issue? Maybe, b u t aside from the fact that the ODE found it problematic,
it could also be effecting enrollment. Martineau said, “Outdated locker rooms
and facilities make it harder to attract and recruit potential students/athletes.”
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A blueprint o f the locker rooms in Randall Hall shows that male athletes have a larger space than female athletes. The Oregon Department o f Education has told the
college it should make changes.