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By Gabriel Elmosleh Co-Editor-in-Chief Shawn Price has been taking his 1986 GMC pickup to auto restoration classes at Clackamas Community College for over two years. But after the college cancelled the classes, Price and his truck were left in a state of limbo. The auto restoration classes have been held for more than over…
By Quinton Prudhomme Co-Editor-in-Chief For the first time in 50 years, Clackamas Community College did not put on a mainstage fall play. The lack of a fall play is the latest in a long list of problems hitting the CCC theater department since the 2022 departure of theater instructor Jim Eikrem. Eikrem was fired after…
The bond measure that would have supported Clackamas Community College is too close to call. At 5 p.m. Wednesday, Clackamas County reported 49.94% of voters saying yes and 50.06% saying no; not all ballots have been counted. “I wish it were different. It’s really close,” said college president Tim Cook. “We’re down less…
By Gabriel Lucich Managing Editor Nearly 9,000 students “possibly had personal data stolen,” during the college’s January cyberattack, according to college officials. While the breach was isolated quickly, one system that was compromised consisted of some names and Social Security numbers from the 2013-2015 academic years. This partial personal data belongs to some 8,797…
College cyberattack recovery continues By Gabriel Lucich Managing Editor College administrators don’t believe “bad actors,” who led a cyber attack on the college, got ahold of any critical data. On Monday, Jan. 29, college leadership held another Zoom conference to update staff and faculty about a hack that shut down college operations for days.…
Cyber attack closes college  By Gabriel Lucich Managing Editor It’s not often that the Oregon City Police Department, the State of Oregon, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security and private business converge on an event that impacted the staff and students of Clackamas Community College. A cyber attack that began Jan. 18…
After a contentious election and accusations of election violations that stalled the release of the election results for nearly a month: Olivia Gordon, 17, a computer science student, will be the next Associated Student Government President, beating Bethany Day by seven votes. The incoming ASG Vice President will be Emily Dallas. “The Elections Challenge…
Over the past several months, Clackamas Community College put together a grievance committee consisting of eight full-time faculty members to determine if Jim Eikrem, the former theater director for Clackamas Community College, was terminated justifiably last fall.  Eikrem, who worked at CCC for 11 years before being fired last September, is currently in arbitration with…
The college is facing funding cuts from the state and low enrollment numbers. What steps are being taken to secure the future of higher education in Clackamas County? Jeff Shaffer, interim VP of Finance, Operations and Strategic Partnerships at Clackamas Community College, was kind enough to try to answer some of the questions about the…
A man was found dead on the main campus of Clackamas Community College in Oregon City Monday. According to the Oregon City Police Department, an officer performing a routine patrol at the TriMet transit center on campus discovered the body of a 58-year-old male on one of the bus benches around 5 a.m. Police say…