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An independent, student-run newspaper since 1966 Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR
Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008
Volume 42, Issue 1
Ban on lighting up leaves students split Lydia Emily Bashaw Editor in Chief
“I want to shove a lit cigarette down someone’s throat,” said smoker Jeff Carlysle, in response to the new smoking rules on campus. “It’s not fair that they can boss us around and even fine us without bothering to ask smokers what they wanted,” Carlysle continued. “There wasn’t enough knowledge about what was going to happen to our rights – rights as smokers.” The regulation – that became effective Sept. 15 – says that smoking on campus is only to occur in the newly built smoking booths set up around the campus, and is causing quite a ruckus amongst smokers and non smokers alike. “It’s only one more step in the direction of not allowing smoking here at all,” said Makayla Jones, an 18 year old student. “I hate walking through a cloud of toxic smoke to get to my classes. It’s not fair my lungs have to suffer because… (smokers) have an addiction. With the new areas set aside, I can avoid the smokers altogether.”
Donovan Hamilton, a new student this year, claims that the ban will not affect him at all, because he does not smoke and avoids anyone smoking no matter what. “What’s the big deal?” Hamilton said. “People smoke; people don’t smoke. If you see someone smoking, just avoid them. It’s not that complex. But, I can see how students would be upset that smokers didn’t follow the original rules.” The decision to keep smoking at bay went through a two year process and was eventually approved by the Campus Use and Development Committee, the President’s Council, and finally, the college’s Board of Education. According to Dean of Campus Services Bill Leach, the discussion started long ago and is continuing. However, the new regulation will stay in effect despite smokers’ annoyance. Campus Security will start issuing citations next month. Leach said, “We started enforcement on Sept. 15, which was giving warnings and cautioning people about the new rules. But, on Nov. 15, we will start hard enforcement. The first time we will just caution people, the second offense will be a $15 citation and the third offense will be a $30 citation.”
Photo by Kayla Berge Clackamas Print
Peter Bauer (left) and Victor Garrison smoke outside of the designated smoking area, perching on the statue near McLouglin Hall.
Family volleyball tradition continues with freshmen player John Helmkamp The Clackamas Print
For years, Shikara White’s grandpa has told her stories about when her two aunts used to play for Coach Kathie Woods’ volleyball team back in the 1980’s. The stories that he shared were not about the games; they were about the bonding and team experiences. White’s
aunts love the memories that they created playing under Woods, and now, as a college freshman, she has the opportunity to create similar memories of her own. White’s childhood was not as easy as some. Her mother was not around much as she was growing up, so her grandparents took legal custody of her. Despite the issues surrounding her, she still grew up to love her family and everyone in it. As she got older, her mother took a
more prominent role in her life, allowing White to move back in with her. White, who graduated from Estacada High School last year, has been playing volleyball since eighth grade. “I played basketball in middle school, so my grandparents wanted me to play another sport to condition for basketball. I tried out for a club team and made it, and have been playing volleyball ever since,” White said. In high school, White developed into
a very talented volleyball player. She played on her Junior Varsity team her freshman year, but began to play back and forth between Junior Varsity and Varsity in her sophomore year. “When I started to swing to Varsity, a lot of the older players did not think that I deserved my spot,” White said. Her junior and senior year, White was a starting player on the Varsity team. Please see White, Page 3
Clackamas awarded $373,972 to promote sustainable goals John Hurlburt
Associate News Editor
Fall has come; trees are turning red and yellow, but some staff and faculty members on campus are seeing seemingly nothing but green. This is thanks to a $373,972 grant given to Clackamas, by the state, through the Governor’s Strategic Investment Fund. The “Green” grant – as it is called – will be used to help promote the state’s goals of sustainability. The grant will also help the college reach its own goals in the area, while making it a prominent player in the green movement as a whole. “Clackamas is positioned to be an active, visible player in the region,” College President Joanne Truesdell said. “This grant will serve as a catalyst for sustainability efforts in the region.” According to Ray Hoyt, one of the drafters of the grant, the money has not currently been allotted to anything specific, but a general outline has been laid out. A few things that will be accomplished with the grant money are adding new classes, organizing “green” road trips to places such as Columbia Gorge wind farms, networking with businesses and groups to create a hub where sustainable practices can be discussed and working with other schools and organizations such as Portland State University on developing green technologies more efficiently. Aside from just creating more classes, Truesdell hopes that this money will also be able to help streamline the programs that are already in place into being more sustainable. Photo illustration by Kayla Berge Clackamas Print
Please see Green, Page 2