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Students take to the sun

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Support group overcomes resistance Kayla Berge The Clackamas Print

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Record breaking highs in April inspire Instructor Jessica Walters to hold her Psychology 101 class outside to help students overcome their lust for the sun. Good weather and the end of the school year approaching make students yearn to be outside.

Drafting department drop

In the face of a $13.2 million shortfall, Clackamas cuts its well accredited program John Hurlburt News Editor

The future of the school’s drafting department has been erased.

As of June 30, Clackamas will no longer be one of the few remaining schools in Oregon to boast a two-year drafting degree; in fact, Clackamas will be devoid of a drafting degree completely.

The decision came from college administrators in the recent wave of cuts issued to cover a $13.2 million gap in the school’s budget for the next biennium of 2009-2010 and 2010-2011.

The loss of the department will mean that the six-full time faculty members and eight parttimers will no longer have jobs at Clackamas. Around 60-70 students will also be effected by the dispersion of the department, either leaving them to finish their degrees elsewhere, or in some cases, having to switch to a different degree altogether.

“I feel like I am getting shafted,” drafting student Joe Niemeyer commented. “I almost got my two-year degree and now I’m going to have to go somewhere else.”

According to Drafting

Chartwells meets the reaper this June

Department Chair LeRoy Cook, the only other school that still offers a two-year degree in the area is Chemeketa and for many students, including Niemeyer, Salem is too far to travel.

Cook said that one of the real unfortunate parts of the drafting department getting closed down is that it takes away options from students who are limited in where they can go for a career.

“We’re dealing with the 40year-old who has a mortgage to pay and family to support, who’s trying to get an education, get out and find a job,” Cook explained. “For some of them, we are the last resort they have other than going on permanent unemployment.”

Although the situation is bleak, a point no one argues, students have not been left to completely fend for themselves.

Elizabeth Lundy, vice president of instructional services, was one of the administrators who had to make the decision to cut the department. She said that they have been able to work with other schools and the state to be able to give students at least a handful of options when it comes to deciding, what’s

Chartwells is on death’s door, but most students won’t attend the funeral.

The school’s primary food provider for the past five years, Chartwells, will be moving off campus June 30. This news comes after budgetary issues and the lack of a contract with Clackamas, which has sent them into the red.

“We’re losing money, a lot of money,” said Liz Ramos, the Director of Dining Services.

This shouldn’t be shocking considering most students admit they prefer going off campus for their hunger needs.

“I don’t want to waste my money there,” said two-year student Lewis Eldrich. “The food sucks; it’s not cheap, so why wouldn’t I just go to Taco Bell?”

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Chartwells employee Brittany Kolb gives student Dmitri Golkouski his change as student Destiny Benvenuti waits.

Jaycob Izso The Clackamas Print

Rape, it’s the kind of word that could humble even the proudest of people.

In the fall term of 2008, a Clackamas student Elizabeth “Libby” Link was shocked to find out that there was no support group for rape victims on campus.

“When I got to the counseling center I hit a wall,” Link recalled. “I was just basically told there wasn’t enough of an outcry. And I thought, ‘How could that possibly be? If one in six girls have been abused that’s known about, there’s more than enough girls here that would need it too.’”

When asked about Link’s approach, Ellen Wolfson, a counselor at CCC, admitted, “I had told her there wasn’t any groups on campus and that there were options in the community. She wasn’t really interested in the options in the community and felt like they were too far from where she lived.”

“There’s not a [rape] support group anywhere near Oregon City,” Link stated. “The nearest one is downtown [Portland] and after that St. Paul. That’s too far, that’s much too far.”

Wolfson affirmed there are no support groups being run by the counseling department in general.

“We have offered groups in the past. People haven’t come to them,” said Wolfson. “So we teach classes in human development like dealing with depression or how to manage conflict or grief in loss.”

Link felt that if something was going to change then she’d have to get it started. She encountered many road blocks in the fall. She began to feel defeated.

In the spring term of 2009, a member of The Print asked around about the community center noise complaints. Link began to feel the sparks of determination return, urging her to set up the rape support group.

“People who need the support group are getting touched at random and screaming,” Link said. “It’s getting not uncommon that people are having these PTSD [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] like moments because they don’t have anywhere to get help.”

Mitchell Pennell, another student at Clackamas who wishes to help Link form the group, has felt ill-treated by the counseling department.

“I feel like the people in my group have been kind of harassed by the counseling department in the past, that the counselors don’t really care about us,” Pennell reflected. “Now whether that’s true or not, I don’t know.”

“But, it also could be that they’re not equipped to deal with rape,” Please see survivors, Page 6

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Secretary of State encourages leaders Greg Stoltz The Clackamas Print

Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown was at Clackamas Community College April 15, delivering the message that Oregon politics needs more women.

Brown spoke as part of the Women in Public Leadership Forum. The event, designed to encourage women to become pub-

lic leaders, was organized by the Clackamas Community College New Leadership Oregon Club.

During her keynote speech, Brown listed a number of pioneering women from Oregon politics.

To a group of about 60 people gathered in the McLoughlin Hall auditorium, she said, “Many extraordinary women have shown what we can accomplish when we’re not just spectators.”

Included in Brown’s speech

What is New Leadership Oregon?

The CCC New Leadership Oregon Club was created to allow women interested in politics easier access to an annual training program called National Education for Women’s Leadership Oregon (NEW Leadership Oregon), said club founder and former President Catherine Pike.

Based at Portland State University, NEW Leadership Oregon is a six-day residential program designed to introduce Oregon’s college women to opportunities for public leadership.

The PSU program, held each June, is part of the 17-college NEW Leadership Development Network started at Rutgers University in 1999.

For more information on the CCC New Leadership Oregon Club, call 971-227-3734, or e-mail meegan.youngblood@ gmail.com.

were a number of Oregon’s political female firsts and their election dates, including: first state representative, Marian Towne, 1914; first U.S. representative, Nan Wood Honeyman, 1936; first Secretary of State, Norma Paulus, 1976; and first Governor, Barbara Roberts, 1990.

Pointing out that former U.S. Senator Maurine Neuberger, elected in 1960, is still Oregon’s only woman to hold that post, Brown said, “I’m hoping one or two of you will change that.”

After noting the considerable accomplishments of these political leaders, Brown said it is clear Oregon can do better.

“I think this is where each and every one of you fit in,” said Brown.

“I think it’s extremely important to have women and people of color at the table. I think we look at the world through different lenses than, frankly, straight white men.”

After her prepared comments, Brown took questions from the audience.

Asked about her position on preferential treatment for appointing women and people of color to judicial and other state positions, Brown said, “As I look around at our Oregon State Legislature, we

DRAFTING: Drafting not the only cut?

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Aside from completing course materials at other schools, CCC was able to negotiate with the state to give students a one-year degree if they have finished the coursework necessary for the degree. Usually, this process would take months of approval, but in light of desperate times, the state was able to speed up the approval process.

“They essentially fast-tracked processes that are usually set in stone,” Lundy explained.

This fast track would only help students who would choose the inferior one-year degree, as

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opposed to the two-year degree many students signed up for to get an edge over the competition.

“The two-year degree is what the industry wants,” Cook emphasized.

Even Lundy recognizes that none of the alternatives students are being offered are as good as the two-year program.

“Students will be impacted,” Lundy admitted, adding, “I don’t know anything we can do to prevent that.”

Clackamas’ drafting department was quite accredited in the drafting world. The main corridor in the drafting department has a section of wall decorated with the covers of textbooks CCC instructors have written.

Drafting has almost been deemed an “authorized training center” by the software company Autodesk, which according to Cook, is not an easy thing to accomplish.

“The software company, Autodesk, has blessed us,” Cook said with reverence.

With such accreditations and success it leaves one to beg the question of all things, why are we getting rid of this department?

And like many tough decisions faced in a budget slump a lot of it boils down to numbers.

One of the reasons behind the drafting department’s execution was its slumping enrollment.

Low student interest is the reason many drafting departments in the region have downsized from two-year degree programs into one-year.

However a low student count

can’t be the only reason to shut down. Cook points out that there are many classes and departments that have either lower Full Time Equivalence (FTE) or at least the same as drafting.

Lundy confirmed that the deciding factor that sealed the fate of drafting was the rippling effect that happens when classes are cancelled. If math classes, science classes or humanities classes are cancelled, it affects more students’ ability to get a degree. Drafting, however, is a fairly self-contained degree program. By sacrificing drafting, fewer students will be affected than if other departments with low FTE were eliminated.

Even though it made sense, Lundy said it wasn’t an easy decision to make.

“It wasn’t a decision that was made lightly at all,” Lundy expressed.

She also alluded to the fact, that not all of the schools problems are solved.

“Something had to be cut,” Lundy explained, warning, “It’s not incomprehensible to say something else might get cut as well.”

Although necessity may have forced the school’s hand, it isn’t an easy drop to swallow, and Cook wishes it could happen another way because even though instructors and staff will be left jobless, it’s the students who will suffer the most.

“There’s not another vocational rehab program out there that will give them the training we can,” Cook said.

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have 90 members. We barely have 30 percent women.”

Brown, who served in the Oregon House from 1991-1997 and the Oregon Senate from 1997- 2009, noted that the number of women has actually decreased since she has been in the Legislature.

Commenting on minority representation in the state Legislature, Brown said there are just two African Americans and no other people of color. “I don’t think that’s very reflective of the state. And so I think, it’s really important for the legislative leadership to work hard to recruit diverse candidates.”

In an interview before the event, Brown offered two bits of advice to women aspiring to leadership positions.

The Secretary said she has really struggled with her public speaking, and that she’d tell people this is a critical skill for political and business leaders.

Brown also said political savvy – knowing when to fight and when to let go – is very important. Of her time in the state Legislature, Brown said, “I was very particular about the fights I would select. I wanted to make sure that they would make a difference.”

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Also speaking at the two-hour forum, were Sunny Petit, director of programs for NEW Leadership Oregon at Portland State University, Clackamas New Leadership Oregon Club President Meegan Youngblood, and club officers Lindsey Hurlburt, Kate Rough and Amy Atkins.

In a phone interview April 10, Youngblood said the goal of the forum was to get women excited about business or politics or whatever they want to do. “I hope it inspires women to reach for the stars,” said Youngblood.

CHARTWELLS: College’s food provider suffers major losses Continued from Chartwells, Page 1

The lack of concern for Chartwells well-being seemed to be a common thread.

“I really just don’t care,” said student John Kelly. “The food tastes like plastic and you have to pay like $5 for a biscuit.”

Eldrich’s comment was on par, “It doesn’t really matter whether they’re here or not.”

Not everyone has the same exact feelings, however. Jonathan King, both a two year student and employee at Chartwells, wasn’t pleased with the company’s move.

“It’s my job, so it kind of sucks,” he said on the topic.

Both Ramos and King explained that there is a possible silver lining, as the school’s new provider might rehire the current employees.

King was enthusiastic, “There are some things I agree with Chartwells on and some things I don’t. I would hope whoever replaces them would do as good, hopefully better.”

The prospect of a new sheriff in the cafeteria isn’t necessarily a win-win in all students’ minds.

“It’s a good idea, bad idea thing,” said student Andre Nicholson. “It’s only good for students if they replace it with something quick and health conscious.”

The goals of the students are not necessarily congruent with the

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plan of the college itself.

Ramos said otherwise, “The person that takes over is going to have almost the same menu.”

Though many students may find this a disappointment the college instructors might not.

“Staff and students don’t necessarily agree on food stuffs,” said Courtney Wilton, vice president of college services.

Wilton said the college will certainly look at fast food companies like Taco Bell and McDonald’s, but that it would come down to what food service providers would be interested in bidding to be here.

“Will it be someone like Chartwells?” Wilton asked rhetorically, “I don’t think so.”

Don’t think that the bidding is all about money though; in fact, Clackamas was actually paying Chartwells to be on campus. Wilton pointed out the next contract will be different in the sense that the college won’t require future vendors to pay rent, but will leave the option open and allow the school to potentially make money off the cafeteria.

“The school doesn’t make any money off Chartwells,” said Wilton. “We didn’t want to keep writing them a check for $24,000.”

So what does all this mean for the student body? Eldrich summed it up in a single sentence: “This sucks for the people that like them (Chartwells).”

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Opinion Clackamas Interrupted: A columnist butts in and takes notes lect from the things they sell goes towards grants, like the textbook grant and the childGreg Stoltz care grant.”

The Clackamas Print Hanging out in the quad were Montana Brinkerhoff, I wanted to know what Ryan Hatch and Zach Jenkins, people on campus were talk- students in the Gateway ing about. to College program, with Since news gathering, as Adrienne Scheehean, a stuI understand it, is basically dent from Central Catholic inquiring about things that High School. are none of your business, Brinkerhoff said, “We I felt it made the perfect were discussing whether or excuse for the otherwise not people are aware what socially unacceptable behav- marijuana is. Like if people ior I had in mind. know what it is. Like if they So, on a recent noon hour, were to see a sign that had a I walked around campus and marijuana leaf on it, if they asked people – who were were to know what that sign engaged in perfectly respect- was, or if they would think able and private conversa- it was just another plant. tions – what they were talk- That’s what we were talking ing about when the about.” “journalist” showed Harmless up. intellectu“We were Momentarily al speculadiscussing dazed and seeing tion? Perhaps no other way out, – but rememwhether or everyone answered ber boys and not people me warmly and at girls, accordlength.

Whether ing to the billare aware this was an affirmaboard across what tion of basic human the highway marijuana kindness, or a calfrom campus, culated effort to talking about is.” appease the crazy marijuana is man, it did yield a gateway to Montana the following infortalking about Brinkerhoff mation. meth.

Student Eating lunch in Homework the Cougar Café, was the topic Linda Starr and as Roy Urns Cliff Jones were and Victor easily trapped in their booth Garrison shared stories in by my arrival. Starr, the the smoking shelter between Cooperative Work Experience the Community Center and assistant, and Jones, a stu- McLoughlin Hall. Urns, who dent in the WorkSource plans to be a drug and alcoClackamas program, were hol counselor, is taking five discussing whether to buy classes in his first term at their drinks in the cafeteria, Clackamas. He said school or in the student government and homework are about all office next door where they he does now. Garrison, who are cheaper. is pursuing his Associate of Starr confessed she General Studies degree, nodalways gets her water and ded in agreement. other goodies from Associate Sounding overwhelmed Student Government, both to but upbeat, Urns said, “I’m save money and because the falling behind in two classes, proceeds go to a good cause. so I gotta try to make up for “The thing a lot of people it. Oh my goodness gracious. don’t know,” Starr said, “is I haven’t been to school in that the money that they col- 30 years.”

Over in the library, Tommy Egger, major undecided, was helping business major Adrienne Duwe with math.

Duwe said it was going well, and that she was getting pretty much all of the fraction and least-common-multiple problems done. That, in spite of my showing not the least common courtesy by disrupting her studies.

Chatting at a table outside the gym, softball players Samie Genskay, Renae Stockwell, and Mallory Callahan told me they were discussing the Associated Student Government Easter egg hunt, candy, and the next new episode of Grey’s Anatomy, which airs Thursday, April 23. (Oh God, please don’t let Izzie choke to death on that French fry!)

Seeing as they had a double-header against Mt. Hood that afternoon, Callahan was quick to add, “Oh and we have a game today.”

Lurking and lunching in the lounge at the back of Barlow Hall, Automotive Service Technology bad boys Taylor Stipe, Tyler Bates and Charles Wuerpel were talking about Wuerpel’s chances of success on his latest class project.

A student in General Auto Repair, Wuerpel was trying to turn the brake drums from a fire truck he was working on. The question was whether the machine was big enough to do the job.

Did the group believe Wuerpel would triumph over the brakes? “We don’t think so,” said Stipe. “They’re pretty massive.”

You know what else is pretty massive? My relief that no one yelled at me or made threats against my person as I approached and encroached.

My sincere thanks to everyone for being so nice.

It was great to meet you and feel all that Cougar love.

That’s what I’m talking about.

Letter to the Editor: Student leaders snub club event for leaders To The Clackamas Print, We, the members of the Clackamas Community College New Leadership Oregon Club (NLO), are extremely disappointed by the absence of members of the Associate Student Government (ASG) during last Wednesday’s “Women in Public Leadership Forum.” This event had been planned for several months, and the serious nature of the affair, as well as the quality of the speakers, more than warranted the attendance of some members of ASG. We, the officers of the NLO leadership, went out of our way to personally invite members of the ASG. Therefore, ASG’s absence from this important stu-

dent-driven event demonstrates a less than serious interest in events created by, and for, students here on campus. Also, ASG’s conspicuous absence displays fundamental misunderstanding of the basic protocols and courtesies one would expect of those who present themselves as “student leaders.”

ASG claims to be representatives of the student body, but current trends indicate that they are only representative of a few very select members of their inner circle. From less than democratic elections, to tuition waivers, to flying to Washington D.C. in the midst of a budget crisis, ASG paints a picture that indicates these leaders need some reminder

that they serve the student body, and not the other way around.

This insult is not only petty in its nature, ASG’s absence constituted a lack of basic leadership skills, such as prioritizing their schedule so they would have some presence at this event. This ASG snub has a particular bite since we have more than willingly assisted them when asked.

Thus it is clear Clackamas’ student leadership has become so self-interested that they apparently determine it unimportant to attend a leadership event, merely because they did not host it.

Lindsey Hurlburt NLO officer and Clackamas student

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The Jerk: Shifting through hate mail Jaycob Izso The Clackamas Print

So, I received a few complaints about my last column. These complaints were so jarring I thought about quitting the column biz all together. Much to those selected few readers’ chagrin however, I am still here. As it turns out, fighting fire with fire actually doesn’t make the fire smaller. Weird huh? Needless to say, I’ve subsequently decided to tackle these complaints head on because the truth will set you free or cause you to lock yourself in a closet. Both are good in my book.

Complaint 1: “The column is just a way to say ‘look at me’” So is your comment moron. Otherwise why say it? In fact, why open your mouth at all, unless you want someone to pay attention to you? And, look who answered the call, none other than The Jerk, your friendly neighborhood columnist.

See, the big flaw I see is that if we talk to other people with this crazy expectation that they pay attention to us, then you’re really just vilifying every aspect of communication. Keep this in mind, the next time you tell Grandma you love her, what you really mean to say is “Hey Grandma, look at me!”

Complaint 2: “The column is like something right out of high school.”

Now wait just a minute here. Last time I checked, we’re in college. Doesn’t the American education system typically promote being OUT of high school before you go to college? Of course I’m being facetious; I realize what you meant to say was that my column sounds like something you would read IN high school. It’s okay. Word choice is tough, certainly, so when the only other choice you have to make in life is what TV din-

ner will go best with your Jerry Springer season four DVD. Even if that is what you meant, you’re still an idiot. You know how I know that? Because I couldn’t call you that in a high school newspaper without the PTA complaining that I was a bad influence, unless, of course you’re trying to form a PTA here on campus. Are you a parent? If so, I sure hope you’re out of high school.

Complaint 3: “Why should I care what you write?”

I loved this one because my response is just as simple, “Why should I care what you read?”

Complaint 4: “All you’re doing is saying what everyone else thinks.”

I had a hard time with this one because I fail to see the insult. Hypothetically, if everyone thinks like me, and I think everyone is an idiot, then the world thinks they’re idiots. Bravo. Don’t buy that one? Try this on for size: I go by The Jerk, which means that if you’re thinking what I’m thinking, then you’re just as big of an asshole as I am. The real difference is that I’m openly admitting it, which raises a question – if you think this stuff, why haven’t you said it? If you were smart, you would say it’s because you’re tactful, but you’re not smart, so the next best answer is that you’re scared.

I’m reminded of a line from Shakespeare’s “As You Like It:” “All the world is a stage and all the men and women merely players.” So basically, you’re a crappy person trying to trick others into thinking you’re nice. Then I’ll make the argument that you’re actually worse than me, and that’s pretty damn bad.

All in all, thank you for the comments. You people demonstrated to me that when life gives you lemons, you squeeze them in your goddamn eyes, which means I might have to start writing this in Braille.

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As the weather gets warmer, students shed more clothing in an attempt to stay cool. Jeans become shorts, sleeves shrink and shoes, in some cases, disappear altogether.

At first glance one might think, “Has the economy and the unemployment rate gotten so bad, that everyone was forced to pawn their shoes for gas, food or World of Warcraft money?” No, it’s a lifestyle choice.

They are called “barefooters.” It is a term used for any individual who willingly chooses to not wear foot wear when conditions permit (because nobody does this in the winter, except for Hobbits).

There is even a website called, Society for Barefoot Living, at www.barefooters.com.

There are many reasons why someone would choose to go barefoot, besides the fact that fresh grass and cool cement feels amazing on the soles of one’s feet. According to Wikipedia, Neopagan reconstructionists consider it an ideal way to stay in touch with the elements.

Hindu, Buddhist and Jain Monks chose not to wear footwear as a way to avoid killing insects and small animals and even some Christian churches practice going barefoot as a form of pilgrimage.

But, for the non-spiritual types there are still many health benefits for going barefoot. According to an article published in Women’s Sports & Fitness,

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“The skin on the soles of your feet resists abrasions and blistering and that going barefoot is beneficial to the musculoskeletal structure of your feet and ankles ... Kicking off your shoes can help prevent a host of foot injuries: bunions, heel spurs, and bone deformities.”

The article also states that shoes prevent the foot from moving fluidly and that over time the foot can become passive and unable to support itself.

But, those who do decide to go barefoot should be warned of the dangers.

The obvious ones being sharp objects, poisonous plants or insects and anything a person could stub a toe on.

And, WebMD states that anyone with diabetes should never go barefoot, lest they harm the circulation in their feet leading to possible amputation.

So in short, there are many pros and cons to not wearing shoes. For those who wish to air out their feet and still protect their soles, sandals are a good middle ground. Not to m e n -

tion, they can be periodically removed when the ground looks presenting. Just make sure to tread carefully barefooters.

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Larissa Hammond takes a moment to enjoy the sunshine and warm weather by kicking off her shoes and getting some Native Mythology homework done.

Midnight welding class puts spark in latenight education ed, even going as far as to say he would be willing to teach two nights a week.

Williams believes students are interested in the late night class because it allows them to go straight from their afternoon/evening class into another class and a full eight hours.

Abigail Neet The welding department Arts & Culture Editor chair, Paul Warner said, “At this time, because of the In the current economy, unemployment rate, students many people are losing their are coming back for college jobs and going back to school. certification to make themSo much so, that students are selves more marketable to willing to risk employers. accidentally setThey will ting their pants have skills “It’s differon fire. that someone Don’t worry, who just has ent.

You don’t these incidences a welding think it would are rare and stucertification dents like John wouldn’t be super fun Leuesque are have.” and it is.

It’s around to pat out The proaddicting.” the flames. grams sucThe weldcess is ing department largely due at Clackamas is to close Dave Williams seeing growth relationships Welding Instructor in enrollment that the coland has been lege has accommodatwith nearby ing the increase industry in demand. The partners and welding classes were full and donations from steel mills. even had waiting lists as the Warner said that at the department searched for a moment students are unable way to meet demand. to find jobs, but when jobs The department decided to release they will be ready to experiment with a unique time go to work. for a class. The class runs “Large companies such from 10 p.m. to 1:50 a.m. as Zidell Marine, Ironworks on Mondays and Wednesdays. and US Barge have upcoming The class, WLD-110-05, is projects that use predominatetaught by part-time faculty ly welders,” Warner said. member John Phelps, and runs The college offers certiMarch 30 through June 13. fication programs, in addiFull-time welding instruc- tion to the federally recogtor Dave Williams believes nized industry certificates. the graveyard welding class The college has certification could be a four-night class in programs which can be comthe fall. pleted in one or two years, or “If enrollment stays up, it’s a certificate can be received a possibility,” Williams stat- through the industry in as

In order to meet student needs, CCC is offering midnight welding classes

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Welder Vince Priest operates a gas metal arc-welder as he works toward certification to earn more in his chosen profession. little as six months.

Leuesque is a graduating student, who has returned to finish the program and work as an assistant to Williams.

Leuesque will have his degree next term, but said that if the economy doesn’t get better, he will still be going to school. Leuesque believes getting college certification is important because it enables you to sell yourself better to employers.

“People should come out and try it. You never know

you might like it,” Leusque said. “The more people the better. It would be nice to see more people, more ladies.”

Williams even went as far as to say, “Sometimes women pick up on it faster.”

“It’s different. You don’t think it would be super fun, and it is. It’s addicting,” Williams added.

According to Williams and Leuseque, they do not see many women in the program.

There is, however, a women’s welding class.

The class is funded by Oregon Tradeswomen Inc. and is on Friday afternoons.

The class has 25 students and runs from March 21 until June 20.

The college is also about to start a welding certification class for Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization that would recertify up to 20 welders, according to Warner. IRCO is funding the program in support of immigrants and refugees getting recertified.

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Spring has arrived, and on occasion, we are blessed with a sunny 75-degree day. For the people of Oregon, this means shorts, T-shirts and sandals.

Our Californian neighbors may consider sweatpants and sweatshirts for such a day.

Due to the fact that these types of days are a rarity in Oregon, people cherish this phenomenon known as the sun, and they do all they can to get out and soak up some rays.

Portland is a great place to be on a sunny day, with tons of fulfilling and fun things to do in this amazing city. Here is a top ten list of things to do in and around Portland on a sunny day: 10. Take your dog for a walk – man’s best friend would appreciate getting out of the house and soaking up some rays of his own. Some dog-friendly parks include: Sellwood Riverfront Park, McIver State Park, North Clackamas State Park, and Woodstock Park.

9. Play Frisbee – play with a friend or even your dog.

Frisbee on a warm spring day is a great way to burn some time.

8. Take a ride on the Portland Spirit – board the Portland Spirit at Tom McCall Waterfront Park and take a trip up and down the Willamette River. The boat has three decks and serves brunch, lunch and dinner daily.

7. Catch a Portland Beavers game – located in the heart of downtown Portland, enjoy a day at PGE Park for as low as $8. Since practically no one

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Portlanders enjoy the warm sunny day by sun bathing around one of the fountains in the Portland area, while listening to a local guitarist play. ever attends these games, fans can sit wherever they please.

6. Have a barbeque – a must for every sunny day, sparking up the barbeque and cooking a few burgers and steaks is never a bad idea. Music and ice cold drinks are essentials for completing your perfect barbeque.

5. Go swimming – whether it is the river, a pool or the local swimming hole, cooling

off by taking a dip can be a great way to take it easy on a warm sunny day.

4. Take a trip to the beach – if you have a whole day to waste away and don’t mind spending some money on gas, a beach trip could be on the agenda. Nearby Seaside and Cannon Beach offer a plethora of activities.

3. Go rafting – float from

McIver to Barton on the Clackamas River, or float the Deschutes River if you want more of a whitewater experience.

2. Mt. Hood Ski Bowl Action Park – not only open during the winter, Mt. Hood Ski Bowl offers bungee jumping and go-cart racing.

1. Take a stroll through downtown Portland – walk

along the waterfront or start at the Burnside Bridge and walk up to NW 23rd Ave. There are plenty of things to do downtown. A variety of restaurants and shops provide various options to fill your day. If you find yourself in the mood for something one of a kind, stop into Voodoo Doughnut on SW 3rd Ave. and grab a Rice Krispie doughnut.

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Above: The dodgeball line lies in wait for the adrenaline pumped students.

Below: The teams mill about as they wait for the next team match ups to be announced.

Dodgeball team “The Unicorns” show their might before the tournament starts.

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“We’ve done them in the past and students don’t regularly come,” Wolfson commented on the lack of support groups. “A few students get interested in and then there’s nobody else to keep the group going so we don’t do that.”

Wolfson noted that the counselors do offer one-on-one sessions for students who want counseling.

Pennell felt differently. “The counseling, in general, is almost kind of a joke the way the system is. It’s the system, not the people in the system, it’s the system,” he noted. “They don’t seem to use empathy.”

After two terms of difference and miscommunication, Wolfson is interested in helping Link’s dream bloom into a reality.

“This is not a club,” Link firmly stated. “This is a support group that Ellen (Wolfson) is going to be involved with.”

Now Link is faced with a brand new wave of challenges: getting the word out about their first meeting, which will be held on the April 28 from noon to 1 p.m. in CC127, and getting the students to come in.

“I don’t want anyone to be ashamed or afraid or in anyway inhibited from coming to this meeting,” Link stressed. “If they don’t want to be acknowledged outside of the meeting, I won’t acknowledge them.

The first meeting is about finding out what the community of CCC wants from this support group. Such things like what days and times would work best and what format should be used.

“Groups are run lots of different ways,” Wolfson stated. “Groups run like an AA group where it’s everyone who has a commonality and they’re just checking in and then sharing with each other.

Some groups are run where they want speakers and they want to read a book together, they want to assess each other’s situations.

It just depends on how this group wants to form.”

“This is just an initial . . . ‘Hey what do you want from this?’ meeting,” Link said.

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“I think it would help,” student Sarah Cook said. “I think that even having one person there for you saying, ‘I know how you feel.’ That’s someone you can talk to. Someone who is right there, looking you in the eyes and saying, ‘Talk to me please because I need help too.’ That’s what it’s about.”

But, like all good things there are complications. One of the problems Wolfson and Link are facing is whether this sexual assault support group should be co-ed.

“The biggest concern ... men and women?” Link asked. “Are we okay with the one universal understanding group?”

“There are groups that are formed where women feel like they just want to have women who have had similar experiences be there and discuss the issues around what happened and where the barriers are in their life and feel like having men in the group might be intimidating or they might feel too vulnerable,” Wolfson stated. “If it ends up being mixed we may never know who would’ve joined it if it isn’t.”

“That’s one question we want answered by the community,” Link said.

“Anyone is welcome, in my opinion,” Link said. “I will not turn away anyone who says ‘this has affected me and I need help.’

I’m not going to say, ‘Well it didn’t happen to you.’”

“Everyone gets a chance,” Cook stated. This means even if you’re a family member or a friend of someone who has been assaulted, they can attend the meetings.

“And don’t believe men can’t be raped too,” Pennell said. “Men can be raped just as well as women.”

“You could be a big giant,” he continued. “(A) muscle-bound wrestler who knows all the escape techniques and (rapists will) find whatever personal thing is wrong with you and they’ll use it to make you feel vulnerable, to make you feel scared and make you feel like you can’t get out of it. Like it’s inevitable and once your body gives, once your mind gives up on your body, it’s a free for all.”

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Sarah Cook (left) and Elizabeth “Libby” Link (right), both students who are concerned about the lack of a sexual assault support group on campus, meet in the community center.

“The longer you don’t deal with it, the worse it is when you do, and the more damage you could do to yourself,” Pennell warned.

“It hurt the entire family,” Cook said when recalling the time her sister-like cousin was raped when she was 15. She explained how her cousin became heavily addicted to drugs and would steal from other family members.

“It was the worst thing,” Cook explained, “and I kept saying, ‘Please,’ you know, ‘I want to spend time with you. I wanna be your family, but you can’t be on drugs and be around me because it’s just not you.’”

Her cousin ended up staying two-and-a-half years at a women’s correctional facility in Wilsonville to deal with her addiction. She’s married now and has a family of her own, but it’s still hard for her to have intimate relations with her husband.

“And, all because of one night, 10 minutes of her life,” Cook stated. “So, even once can break apart an entire family not just one person. Everyone who loves them.”

“I’m the go to guy, the therapist of the group, so I hear everyone’s everything,” Pennell said.

Because of the role he has in his group, he is used to answering late night phone calls from his friends; he relates one of the most jarring stories he remembers from five years ago.

“She was scared out of her mind,” he remembered her saying. “‘What am I doing? I can’t stop.

It hurts.’”

He was only 18 at the time and did the only thing he could think about doing - a three-way call to 911. He apologized to them for not knowing where she was and relayed to them what his friend had told him.

“The operator basically kinda took over,” he recalled. “I was there for moral support, especially when she started going, ‘I don’t want to talk to you; I want to talk to Mitch. I don’t want to talk to you; I want to talk to Mitch.’”

Between him and the 911 operator they got his friend to calm down, file a report and get her to the hospital. Since then, Pennell has acted as the go-to guy/therapist of his group of friends.

“The first time I was raped I was three, four at the oldest,” Link began. “I didn’t know what was going on. I didn’t know what it was. I didn’t know what sex was.

I didn’t know what he was doing.

All I know is now I can’t handle facial hair. If my boyfriend kisses me and his facial hair is too long, I freak and that’s not fair. He’s really understanding but I don’t like that.”

“I don’t want anyone to be ashamed or afraid or in anyway inhibited from coming to this meeting.”

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“Second time I was raped, I was eight, and it was by a woman,” she recalled. “I went to my mom and said I didn’t like her games, ‘cause she called them games. My mother told me ‘Play her games anyway, she’s a guest in this house.’

And, I still to this day can’t bring it to myself to tell my mom what her games really were, ‘cause I don’t

think my mom could handle it.”

“That was absolutely horrible,” she continued. “I remember that in great detail. I didn’t realize that was wrong because I was always taught you can be naked in front of other women. I was only warned about the men when growing up.”

“Third time I was raped, I was in my early 20s and it was by a roommate,” Link stated. “They did that for revenge. That was really bad. (The rapist) was a male roommate, but his fiancée suggested it, she was the mastermind.

And unfortunately, the female is a former CCC student. That’s how I met her.”

But, Link is not forming this group to feel good about herself.

“I’m doing this because I know there are other people who have been through what I’ve been through and I know how much I hurt,” she explained. “They have to be feeling it too; crying the same tears, having the same nightmares, living with the same burden I live with.”

“It’s all painful, it’s all horrible, and none of it should have happened to any of us,” Link admitted, “but we all need each other because there’s victims and there’s survivors. I’m a survivor. I would like to help the victims become survivors, ‘cause I know that they all can be. They just don’t know how to be.”

It is Link’s dream to build this support group, have it become a permanent resource for her fellow students, as well as for the students who have not yet arrived at CCC.

Sexual Assualt Support Group First meeting April 28 Noon - 1 p.m.

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(Above) Freshman Becca Lokeno is ready to catch the ball just in case the hitter missed at a home game last week.

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Joe Bray, a freshman who came from Marysville High School in Washington, attempts to hit a ball at Tuesday’s game. The bright sun is refreshing after so many cancelled games due to rain.

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Tarra McCarthy bounces a soccer ball on her head at practice.

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Upcoming Games Baseball Saturday, April 25, Gresham, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, April 28, Home, 1 p.m.

Softball Friday, April 24, Vancouver, Wash., 3 p.m.

Saturday, April 25, Home, 1 p.m.

Track and Field Friday - Saturday, April 24-25, U of O Saturday, April 25, Mt. Hood Monday - Tuesday, April 27-28, Mt. Hood

The recent budget cuts have affected more than just the recent class cuts. The word was that the track was in unsafe condition, but the truth is the track just does not meet typical college athletic standards. “(The track) hasn’t been deemed unsafe,” Jim Martineau, the college’s athletic director said.

The track itself is not unsafe, rather the athletic department lacks the funds required to repair the track.

“Our team still practices on it,” Martineau said when asked about the track.

The track is still in use, but it is not used for track and field events.

“We’re hoping to include it in the next bond measure,” Martineau said when asked what plans there were for the track and what funds there might be available for repairing it.

The track may not be up to college athletic standards, but that may not be a bad thing, as the meets are being held at Oregon City High School. The perk of holding the events at a different venue is Oregon City High School has artificial turf and the larger venue means an increase in attendance.

“We did make money,” Keoni McHone, track and field head coach, said when asked if the change of venue hurt funds.

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Because of budget cuts, some victims are allowed to go into disrepair, such as the track field.

“We’re much better off.” nor is it hurting the track and It appears the lack of a home field department. Even with track is not detrimental and per- the track in need of repair, it haps the only thing that needs to does not seem to affect the be done is repair the track. But, track and field department in it seems that holding the events any way that decreases their at a different location isn’t bad ability to compete.

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