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The Clackamas Print is hiring for fall term

By Clackamas Print / June 13, 2023
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Jump into Astronomy with Mike Reitmajer

By Diego Garcia / June 13, 2023

After visiting the Haggart Observatory at CCC’s Environmental Learning Center, which boasts a 24-inch Newtonian reflector telescope, The Clackamas Print spoke with Mike Reitmajer, the outreach coordinator of Rose City Astronomers, a local amateur astronomy club, to learn more about him and his side passion of astronomy.  The Clackamas Print: Besides being a part of…

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‘He pointed it directly at me’: Jim Eikrem’s alleged use of firearms on campus unnerved staff member

By Joseph Lohmolder / June 13, 2023

As staff and students at Clackamas Community College await a decision to determine if former theater director Jim Eikrem will return to his position at CCC, further concerns have since come out about Eikrem’s use of firearms while he ran the CCC theater department. Haley Hurita, a department assistant for the theater, described an instance…

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Clackonomics: Senators stage walkout, delay public education funding

By Gabriel Lucich / June 12, 2023

The Oregon State 2023-24 budget was approved by the Legislative Fiscal Office’s Ways and Means Subcommittee in March. The State House voted and handed it off to the Oregon Senate for a vote and approval. Now dissenting Republican Senators in Salem are dragging their feet on the budget as they stage walkouts over unrelated issues.…

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Clackamas Community College showcases student art

By Laura Canida / June 2, 2023

Story Laura Southers and Laura Canida The Alexander Gallery at Clackamas Community College showcased their annual Student Art Show May 11 – June 8. The exhibition showcased artwork made by CCC students during the 2023 academic year. The artwork included paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, photography, digital design and jewelry making. Some of the art work…

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Famous Oregon City Elevator. Photo by Connor McCoy

Take a Walk Through Oregon History

By Gabriel Lucich / May 29, 2023

Most of us aren’t oblivious to the history of the city in which our school resides. It’s the oldest city west of the Rockies, founded by John McLoughlin in 1829, and eventually the capital of the Oregon Territory. It would have been quite an adventure to see it in the beginning, and it still has…

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Pure Bliss bakery lives up to its name

By Brandi Dees / May 29, 2023

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The current state of budgetary affairs

By Gabriel Lucich / May 23, 2023

It’s a new term, with a new load of budget cuts. Clackamas students, faculty and administration are about to see where the state funding sits for the next fiscal year. Jeff Shaffer, CCC’s Vice President of Finance, Operations and Strategic Partnerships, is hopeful.  “This is the most positive I’ve been going into a Budget-Advisory Group…

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Sonoff signs off; Campus Safety gets new director

By Laura Canida / May 17, 2023

After a lengthy recruitment process, Clackamas Community College announced their new director of college safety position on March 21.  Dennis Marks was selected to fill the vacant position after the previous director of college safety, Tom Sonoff, retired. The Clackamas Print asked Dennis a few questions recently so that the CCC community could get to…

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Campus Safety responds to classroom incident that highlights need for mental health services

By Michaella Fithian / May 15, 2023

The first few weeks of college are nerve-wracking for any student, no matter their age or walk of life. COVID-19 certainly hasn’t helped, forcing colleges everywhere to move strictly online for over a year. Enter: Fall term of 2022. With a mixture of excitement and anxiety, students headed back to CCC. For one classroom, that…

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