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NEWS 3 SHUTTLE GETS A B y A utumn B erend C hief editor in All aboard for the Clackamas Community College Xpress shuttle. The college has worked to improve the Xpress shuttle bus that traverses from the C lackam as Town Center, H arm ony and Wilsonville campuses to make commuting less o f a hassle for students. The changes include making the travel time more accurate for arrival and departure, full service for finals weeks to allow students to arrive on time, and routes increased with 28 seat shuttles, which are marked in green. “We have a limited budget, so we have to make hard decisions,” said transportation systems analyst Luke Norman in an email. Based on ridership data and feedback, efforts were made to change the route during Final’s Week. “We heard from a num ber o f students who were unable to reach their finals or were turned away from full shuttles,” said Norman. “Then we identified which times o f the day most students were impacted and prioritized improvements then.” But w hat i f som eone fears potential discrimination? Does it change when the bus no longer is on campus grounds? The answer is no. “Discrimination is an issue that we take seriously, especially since transportation plays a key role in accessing education,” said Norman. He further stated that anyone that has had to deal with discrim ination should contact Patricia Anderson of Human Resources. Finally, last year the shuttle’s bike racks suffered from vandalism, which prevented some students from bringing their bikes with them. Norman says that both shuttle’s bike racks were stolen last year and that th e y ’ve taken steps to prevent further issues. “We’ve worked with Campus Safety and Campus Services to find a more secure area to park the shuttles and have not had any additional issues,” said Norman. “We hope to have bike racks on both shuttles when service starts on September 25.” Photo contributed by CCC “ We have a lim ited budget, so we have to make hard decisions." -L u k e Norman The CCC X press is a shuttle service provided by the college to help those who need transportation from one of the campuses to another, since not everyone has a car or can pay for the bus. The revision o f the sh u ttle’s schedule doesn’t make services longer on Fridays. NEW WEBSITE NEW SCHOOL YEAR B y N icholas A llison C opy editor You probably noticed while signing up for classes recently that the CCC website has undergone a serious renovation. Between the change in color from its lively green for the new red sheen, and the reorganization o f the entire site, most obviously the front page, its tough to find something that hasn’t changed. This was done during the summer term in early August, in hopes o f updating and modernizing the site, and making it easier to navigate. O f note is the updated banner, which instead o f static images o f students and the campus is now a set o f video clips showing classes and students active in school life, breathing new life into the front page. Both Moodle and myClackamas remain Clackamas Print ----- — ± B y A utumn B erend C hief editor in alm ost unchanged, with little more than visual d ifferences from th eir previous incarnations, and even then everything is located in the same place as before. Perhaps the most useful new feature is Self Service. It helps a student plan out their degree and classes, showing what classes they can take for requirements, the classes they’ve already taken and what classes they’re signed up for. All in all, the site is easier to navigate, giving new students an easier time working out how everything works, and providing a breath o f fresh air to all the returning students used to the old site. An alleged sexual assault was reported to the Oregon City Police Departm ent on campus on Sept. 19. The incident was reported by an adult female who said the assault happened on the n o rth w est boundary o f the O regon City campus after 9:30 p.m. The suspect is reported to be a white male with long wavy blonde hair, green eyes, thin, standing six-foot-tw o to six-foot-four and appears to be in his early to m id-30’s. The suspect may go by two possible names, “G erald” or “ Jerald”; The victim o f the alleged sexual assault had met the suspect several days prior to the crime. th e c la c k a m a s p rin t.n e t “According to the report, they met and had walked together to campus when the su sp ect fo rc e fu lly sex u ally a ssa u lte d the victim ,” said Clackamas Community College Public Inform ation O fficer Lori Hall in an email. “This is a timely reminder to add Campus Safety to your cellphone contacts. Their number is 503-594-6650.” An on-going investigation is currently underway by the OCPD and askes that if anyone has information, to call the OCPD. Campus Safety offers escorts for anyone who feels unsafe. _______________ __________________ SEPTEM BER 2 5 , 2 0 1 7
