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Welcome to winter term
Dear readers,
Winter term has arrived and with it comes the cold
wind and rain; by now ! hope everyone has settled
into their winter schedule and is ready to tackle the
new term.
For all the freshmen who finished the fall term, it
wasn’t as scary as you thought, right?
For everyone who is about to graduate, you are
only a couple nionths from graduating here at
Clackamas Community Collège and moving on to
your next chapter in life. Whether that be heading to
a university, getting a job in your field or just waiting
to see where life takes you.
Exactly two years ago I enrolled at CCC and I had
no plan for what I wanted to do. The first class itook
here was the newspaper because I had a passion for
taking photos. I remember sitting in the classroom
for the very first time — as much of an extrovert I
am — I felt like I didn’t fit in, yet I was determined
to make the best of it.
After my first term herer’ I applied to become
the photo editor, and to my surprise, I was hired.
Fast forward to winter term of 2020 where I took a
massive jump . I am now the Editor-in-Chief of The
Clackamas Print. It has truly been a privilege to work
alongside some of the most creative and outstanding
people, (many of which are now my close friends)
over these last two years.
Being here at CCC has opened many opportunities
for me as well as many others. It’s all about going
out and finding them and it is all thanks to everyone
here at Clackamas. I have never met a group of
faculty as supportive as the ones here at Clackamas.
From the team in the Welcome Center to all the full
and part-time instructors who truly deserve more.
To the athletic coaches who put all their energy into
their teams. To the executive staff who all work
together to give students the best education close to
home. Don’t forget to thank a teacher for all their
hard work.
As the winter season continues, it’s important to
be taking care of yourself. Don’t forget to take time
to check in on yourself. If you ever feel like you need
to talk to someone, don’t be afraid to talk. Whether
that be a friend or someone else you trust. CCC
offers free counseling for-all students, located in
the Community Center. This is an invaluable service
that our college offers and we are trulylucky to have
them. I urge everyone to take advantage of this. You
are important and we are all here to help each other.
After all, this is a community.
If you want to get involved with the college, or
if you want to meet new people, there-are many
opportunities available, that can be joining a club
or joining a Class that you are interested in. There is
a Spot for you here to grow. You’ll never know what
doors they’ll open. It’s all about taking the first
jump.
I wish you all good luck in these coming weeks
— it will be spring before you know it. We are very
excited here at The. Clackamas Print to bring you
more ;of the news happening on and off campus.
We publish every Wednesday and you can find as all
over campus. If you want to reach out to us, please
feel free to call or email us. We welcome everyone to
come join our team. If you are interested in writing,
photography, or have talent that you want to share
with the world, we would love to have you join our
team!
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I look forward to going out and meeting more of
the amazing people here at CCC.
GO COUGARS!
Jonathan Villagomez
Editor-In-Chief
College faculty continues bargaining
Negotiations HI______ H H H |
faculty and the
college are moving to mediation.
In an email sent out to Clackamas Community
College staff, Tim Cook said, “ While we have made
progress, we have not yet agreed on wages. We
are at a point in negotiations where we believe we
need help to come to an agreement. Therefore,
we are contacting the Employee Relations Board,
the state agency responsible for supporting public
employees, their labor representatives and public
employers in labor relations matters in Oregon, to
ask for a mediator to assist in bringing this process
to a successful cqnclusion.”
Cook said it may take up to six weeks for a mediator
to be available, during which time the college intends
to continue negotiating with full-time facultv.
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Full-time
Faculty Association
have been in labor negotiations since February 2019.
We will update this story as more information
becomes available.
— Laura Canida
Editor-in-Chief
Jonathan Villagomez
Arts & Culture Editor
Jared Preble
chiefed@dackamas.edu
Associate Sports Editor
Riley Buerk
Web Editor
Paige Dean
aced@clackamas.edu
sportsed@clackamas.ed
webeditor@dackamas.edu |
M anaging Editor
Zach Whitley
News Editor
Laura Canida
maned@clackamas.edu
Copy Editor .
Victoria Drews
newsed@dackamas.edu
copyed@clackamas.edu
Photo Editor
Jordy Villagomez
Sports Editor
Lexi Shull
Advertising Manager
Jacob Thompson,
sportsed@dackamas.edu
admgr@dackamas.edu
Staff Writers/Designers
Andrew Griffin, Jake Kaiser,
Sophie Larsson, Kyler
Fleming, Obvia Lynch, Nick
Sehwada, Kai Tinker, Rebekah
Thompson, Lauren Kinney,
Zaçh Murray
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CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
photoed@clackamas.edu
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unbiased and professional
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un m e LUrEn. ÇJL.C students spçnd two weel in Ireland as part o f a study ahroad program. Photos by Jonathan Villagomez. Design by Laura Canida.
January 22, 2020