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T College to hire OCPD officer e PRINT CLACKAMAS BY IAN VAN ORDEN In today’ s world, you don’t have to look far to find turmoil. It is reported through news outlets every day. W hether the number o f tragic events occurring has risen or we are simply more aware qf them due to our ability to broadcast information so much more easily, it can sometimes seem more unusual to make it through a week without hearing about the inost recent attack or accident. Despite this, due to the more peaceful clim ate th a t typ ically surrounds the Portland area, we can som etim es feel removed from these events, as if they aro a world away. This can cause us to forget the importance of proper security. When something does happen, such as the MAX assault that took place on May 2 6 ,it comes as a shock, yanking us back to reality. Luckily, those responsible for our safety on campus are diligent and are always searching for the best ways to keep our Campus safe. W ith this goal in m ind, the schoolis currently working with the Oregon City Police Department to create a new position on campus. According to Shaun D avis, w OCPD captain, the position, called the college resource officer, or CRO, would be similar to the resource officers found in some high schools in the area, acting as a liaison between Clackamas Community College and the police department. “ Besides responding to calls/reports and enforcing Oregon law on all three campuses,” said Davis, “ the CRO would work closely with the director of college safety along with the security officers to ensure safety and security to C C C .” Wendi Babst, the interim director of college safety, also said that the officer could potentially be part of the emergency planning that takes place at the college. Currently, the. college is w orking on tabletop exercises, disaster p la n n in g and threat assessment, all of which the resource officer could help with. W hen instated, the CRO would split his or her tim e betw een all o f C C C ’ s campuses, working four days a week for 10 hours a day. Though they would primarily work during the day, they would be able to shift the hours that they work to suit the needs of the school. “ Since the [Oregon City] campus is the largest and most of the faculty is at the OC cam pus,” said, Davis, “ the CRO will probably spend a larger percentage o f time at this cam pus.” Pete Kandratieff, the interim manager o f campus safety, agreed that having a CRO on cam pus would help keep the campus safe. In a world where violence is becoming in c re a sin g ly v.isib le, w h e th e r th e occurrence of violence is increasing or sim ply that we are more aware o f the w orld around us, the im portance of safety canhot be understated. Though the campus safety department does an excellent job, as they are today, this new position will help secure our campus even further. o o EDITORIAL Co Editors-in-Cliief Blake Swan Victoria Tinker chiefed@clackamas.edu Copy Editor Merari Calderon Ruiz CQpyed@clackamas.edu Photo Editor Sam Weston photoed@clackamas.edu News Editor Collin Berend newsed@clackamas.edu Arts & Culture Editor Nick Allison aced@clackamas.edu Sports Editor Doug Fry sportsed@clackamas.edu Web Editor Alexis Wagar webeditor@clackamas.edu Design Editor Chelsea Pagan Ad Manager Elizabeth Kessel admgr@clackamas.edu p h o to c o n trib u te d by Clackamas C o m m u n ity College STAFF WRITERS & PHOTOGRAPHERS Ian Van Orden Kristen Wohlers Ahmed Almarai Linda Barnett PRODUCTION Jeffrey D’Auvergne Qlackamas Community College Campus Safety staff pose outside of the community center. On The Cover: School’s almost out! Let’s go! Photos by Alexis Wagar and Victoria Tinker. Cover design by-Victoria Tinker. Most Trafficked Story This Week: Coverboys bring eyeliner to campus by Collin Berend 2 Clackamas Print JUNE 7,2017 theclackamasprint.com E o u c Q_ </) (Ü E (D U <u u 0 JOURNALISM ADVISER Melissa Jones melissaj@clackamas.edu The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased and professional manner. Content published in The Print is not screened or subject to censorship. Email comments, concerns or tips to; chiefed@clackamas.edu or call us at 503-594-6266 Roger Rook Room 135 19600 Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 The Clackamas Print is free, but please take only one copy. Any person removing our papers in bulk will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
