The Bandit: Jan/Feb 2005

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by  Associated Student Body Government

Associated
Student Body
Government
Jan/Feb 2005
Luau/BBQ
March 2
11am - 2pm
ASBG’s Winter BBQ is almost upon
us and the theme is... Luau! Come
join us for great Hawaiian style
foods, games and contests! You =
can have your picture taken with a /@m
Hula-girl!
Mark your calendar and come join the fun!
THANKS YOU! osea ppy— >
If you volunteered and/or \
donated during the Blood |
Drive...Thank You! Your
help and/or support was
greatly appreciated—not just
by ASBG, but also on behalf
of the up to 102 individuals
who may benefit from your
generous gift.
Welcome Back for Winter Term!
My apologies for the delay tw The Bandit...life hap-
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pens! Next month WLLL b@ more timely, | promuse.
ay, Chrystal, Editor © CALENDAR
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Bus Shelter
Sunset Empire Transportation District is planning to
relocate the bus shelter currently at the top of 16th
Street. They will be placing a new one across the street
at the corner of 16th and Lexington, and the bus will
turn from 16th onto Lexington to let people on/off.
Bathrooms in Fertig Hall! T100 Computer Lab open till 10
Have you been up there yet? The newly pm on Fridays. (hours listed on page 4)
renovated, and recently opened, bathrooms
are beautiful! Quite roomy and much more
user-friendly than the old ones; in my opin- Valentine s Day
ion, the renovation was a huge success. : is February ih
The foyer in Fertig is much more open and :
inviting as well. Kudos to the construction - Onre forget
team for their fantastic job. © Chrystal your swe see
Grants to be Given Reader’s Respond
CCC Success Grant: Thank you to those of you who
took the time to complete our
Beginning in 2005-06, Clatsop is offering the CCC Success Grant to
Student Survey regarding vend-
all students who attend CCC for the first time in the Fall term at
ing machine items. In the near
full-tme (12 credits or more). The CCC Success Grant is for $200
future, we hope, Coke will be
a term and is renewable at $200 a term for the following 5 terms,
removing their machines and
provided students attend full-tme and achieve a cumulative 2.75
our new ones will be installed.
g.p.a. or better. Students could receive up to $1,200 over a two-
year period from this Grant! Funds can be used to help pay tuition The information from the sur-
and fees, or toward the purchase of books. veys has been tallied and will
be given to the vendor so they
OOG/CCC Opportunity Grant: can stock as many of the items
you requested as possible.
In addition to the CCC Success Grant, beginning Fall 2005, CCC is
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offering OOG/CCC Opportunity Grants in the amount of $1,257
to those full-time students who are most in need (income guidelines
apply). And, for those students who qualify for either an Oregon or
a CCC Opportunity Grant, Clatsop will fully fund the cost of educa-
tion at CCC with grants and student employment (no loans to re-
pay!).
Clatsop is committed to providing access to an education for all stu-
dents. To qualify for the CCC Success Grant, or the Oregon or
CCC Opportunity Grant, complete the Federal Application for Stu- :N ew Face on Campus:
dent Aid on the web at www.fafsa.ed.gov, or call the CCC Financial
Aid Office at 338-2322 for assistance. The application is free, and
Don Montaine
you are under no obligation other than to successfully complete
your educational program at Clatsop. Computer Services
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Dear Valentine,
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to students who wish to
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other works they would
like to share with the student body.
If You were a parrot, As editor, I look forward to seeing
And | was & dove, submissions from you, my fellow
students.
We could still be together with Lots of Love.
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| Editor’s note: The names have been changed to protect the phone at 323-2017.
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y son, wrote to a boy she likes in her 4th grade class.
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or suggestion box by the 25th ofeach month. @¢
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: Library Hours (Astoria Campus) :
Monday 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Tuesday 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM
@C)am pus Wednesday 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM
Leadership Conference Thursday 8:30 AM - 8:30 PM
: Friday 8:30 AM - 5 PM
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Anna Thrasher and Leanne Clarkson attended a a
Leadership Conference at Mt. Hood Community
College. The conference involved several sessions
referring to leadership, motivation, and teamwork.
“The experience has changed our views on how we
interact with our fellow students,” says President
Anna. “We came away from it motivated to do better
for our college and community.” Computer Lab
Towler Hall 100
Leanne writes: I found the conference to be very in-
Monday 8 AM - 10 PM
teresting. I now know what tools are available to me :
Tuesday 8AM-10PM_ :
and how to bring a variety of activities to our col- :
: Wednesday 8 AM - 10 PM :
lege. Unfortunately, due to a large ice storm that :
Thursday 8AM-10PM_ :
kept us locked in our hotel for two days, we were not :
Friday 8AM - 10 PM
able to attend the second day. We made the most of :
Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM
our time by interacting with ASBG Officers from :
other schools, and we were amazed by the diversity eee eee eee eee eee ees eeesesreereeeeeeee
of people and by the willingness they had to share South County
their ideas. This was an awesome experience, Anna Computer Lab
and I are much closer and now have a better under- Tuesdays | PM-4PM :
standing of our own ideas. :T hursdays || AM - 4 PM:
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There is a “Take-One Leave-One’
bookshelf located outside the ASBG
Weekly Lunch Specials
Office. All books are free for the $4.25
taking, and feel free to leave any Wednesdays
books you no longer need or want. Starting at 10:30am
Phone orders welcome!
Fall Hours
There is a lost and found
located at the switchboard M-F
and in the ASBG Office. 7:30am - 2:00pm
peeeeeeew eee
What’s happening on Campus.... Page 5
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| CLOSE TO HOME: |
A Photographic Exhibition
by Robert Adams and Michael Parker
CCC’s Art Center Gallery The Plus Program Student
Leadership Team will be serv-
Now thru March 4 ing a Cajun lunch on February
23rd from 11:30 - 1:00. Tickets
Both artists are landscape photographers, and the exhibit to the lunch are $5.00
includes images of Oysterville and Clatsop County forests. each. The proceeds from the
The exhibit at the Art Center Gallery is a small selection of | "Taste of Louisiana, Cajun
photographs from a body of work that contains over 160 Fest" will be used to fund the
images. The exhibition will be seen in its entirety for the Plus Program Student Leader-
first time in Munich, Germany, this summer. From there ship Team's annual scholar-
the show will travel to the San Francisco Museum of Mod- ship. There are only 50 tickets
ern Art. available so please stop by the
Plus Program and purchase
Everyone is encouraged to visit the Art Building and yours as soon as possible.
check-out the ever changing display of works at any time.
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MSD & FRRC.......0s0ee 325-7962 Sweatshirts $28 BiietGreen eee
Library 3382402 ‘Full-zip/Hooded $31 $9.95
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Lives In Transition (LIT)....338-2377
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Maxine’s (phone orders).....338-2446
Lanyards $2 each
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PLUS Program..........00+++: 338-2346 Remember to make your purchase at the Business Office, then
ACNE SCOTCH, sive dssivs oceans 338-2141 come see us downstairs to pick-up your merchandise. Thanks!
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Book Reading a deas
Huge Success!
Upcoming Events
On January 28, 3 CCC’s own Carol Knutson-Hawes and her %:
Rain Magazine Staff and im: Film Studies students present their annual :
Advisor Dr. Julie Brown hosted a reading
z:R ainy Day Film Festival. Admission is $3.
of Betty Dover’s recently published Bound
for Freedom. The event was scheduled, in i 2/10: Motorcycle Diaries
fact, so that the completed copies of : 7:00 pm at the Columbian Theater
Betty’s publication were delivered to the me 2/15: City of God
reading.
og 7:00 pm at the Coaster Theater
Bound For Freedom is a compilation
. :2 /17: City of God
of poetry, stories, and artwork by women
7:00 pm at the Columbian Theater
who are in prison. Betty came up with the
im2e /22:
idea while she was on Rain staff last year, RAY (In honor of Black History Mo.)
and quickly learned how much effort, in- 7:00 pm at the Coaster Theater
telligence, and stamina is involved in pub- ime 9/24: Jean Luc Goddard
lishing (even a small) book. Betty did an
7:00 pm at the Columbian Theater
excellent job, and really succeeded in her
Motorcycle Diaries
aim to give this creative outlet to the in-
7:00 pm at the Coaster Theater
mates featured in Bound for Freedom.
Being Julia
Several students on the Rain Staff
joined Betty in reading some of the work. (In honor of Women’s History Month)
We miss her in class, but are extremely 7:00 pm at the Columbian Theater
proud of her, as we know what it takes for
E Other Exciting Events:
a group of people to publish a literary
magazine, let alone one by herself! % #2/13: North Coast Symphonic Band
For those of you who may not be fa- Music from 42nd Street :
miliar with it, Rain is CCC’s annual liter- 3:00 pm at the Performing Arts Center E
ary publication that includes _ poetry, Slieveloughane Irish Dance Company 7
prose, and artwork from local contribu-
4:00 pm in the Gym
tors, including students here at Clatsop.
7:00 pm at the PAC
Students who sign-up for WR270 (Winter
term only) go thru the entire publication
process, from selecting the contributions a Coming in March:
to hosting the reading after publication. Bi: Thursday Night Talks, 3/3 (6:00 pm /PAC)
Dr. Julie Brown has been Rain Advi-
sor for the past eight years, but will be —E° “Her Story” with LaRee Johnson, 3/7
turning over the reigns to Nancy Cook af-
ter this edition. Nancy has worked on lit- #8: In honor of Women’s History Month, LaRee #i
erary publications in the past and is get- @iJohnson of Victoriana will present “Her #i
ting her feet wet with Rain this year (ok, . gS tory,” a slide-show with dress forms on stage a
maybe pun intended©) before taking over - “ that highlight significant women in history. _
next year. Anyone interested in being a ws: The presentation will also include segments .
part of this exciting and very rewarding
project should be sure to put WR270 on “ae covering women’s diaries from the past. gi
your Winter ‘0S5-’06 schedule.
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Phi Theta Kappa
Pi Phi News
Clatsop’s Pi Phi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa has
reached Gold Pinnacle status by increasing
membership by 10% every year. An award letter
was sent to President Greg Hamann from PTK’s
International Headquarters, along with a check
for $100. At PTK’s International Convention in
April, our chapter will receive a glass trophy
award. Congratulations to students who have
become members and helped achieve this award.
Event Info. on Page 8
Make a Splash
How low can you go?
with
CEA Services
Come join the fun at ASBG's Luau BBQ.
There will be a limbo contest, a wildest Ctudent Education Assistance
Hawaiian shirt contest, and great food (SEA) Services offers:
and beverages. March 2, 1lam—2pm in
¢ Math Lab
the cafeteria. ALOHA
« Writing Lab
¢ Tutoring Center
Art Glub
« Testing Center
Open daily, located in Fertig 24
The Clatsop Community College Student Art Club 338-2455
proudly invites you to join us. The only requirement
for membership ; is an interest in art (/y ou don’t have e.s8@ eHoe. 2. @iy
to be an art student, we welcome everyone!), and an- ez > Or»
nual dues are only $5 (we take payments). The Art e a s
Club is planning a trip to the Portland Art Museum
on February 18th and Club members ride for free.
Sign up soon. Art Club meetings are held the second
and fourth Tuesday of each month at 12:30 pm in the The Fencing Club would like to invite
Art Gallery. Call 338-2449 or see Richard Roland, new members. Interested?
Advisor or Doreen Buchan, President for more infor- Contact Brian Harrison,
Fencing Club Advisor.
mation.
Special Thanks to Richard Rowland for driving on the
trip to Seattle!
What’s Goin’ On...Off Campus... Page 8
PTKV idieos at PAG
Tuition is Up in All Western States
Article reprinted from Oregon Community College Association’s
February Newsletter
For nearly 25 years, the Western Interstate Commis- On February 20, PTK is hosting a
sion for Higher Education (WICHE) has collected tui- marathon viewing of the Popular
tion and fees data annually from public four-year and
Culture Video Seminar at the Per-
two-year institutions in the fifteen western states. The
full report, Tuition & Fees in Public Higher Education forming Arts Center (PAC). The
in the West, 2004-2005 Detailed Tuition & Fees Ta- event will show 5 videos, one hour
bles, is available on WICHE’s web site at http:// each, starting at 10:00 am with
www.wiche.edu/policy/Taunidt iFeoens/ . Here are
lunch at 12:00 (noon), and then re-
some highlights:
sume video showings. There is a
e At four-year public institutions in the West, resi-
dent undergraduate tuition and fees rose by 9.8% $5 fee to cover the cost of pizza.
between 2003-04 and 2004-05.
e Non-resident undergraduate tuition and fees in- This would be a great opportunity
creased by 10.5% over the same period.
for networking, as students from 9
e Among two-year colleges, the one-year change for
other colleges have been invited.
resident in-district tuition and fees was 8.7%.
e Average undergraduate tuition and fees at four- Community members are also in-
year public institutions in 2004-05 was $3,810, vited and the public is welcome to
compared to $3,469 in 2003-04.
attend. PTK hopes to see you there.
e Average non-resident undergraduate tuition and
fees at four-year institutions was $12,798 in 2004-
05, compared to $11,585 in 2003-04. ep
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e Resident in-district two-year students paid $2,000
on average for tuition and fees in 2004-05 and
$1,840 in 2003-04. On ny
WICHE is an interstate compact created in the 1950’s
by formal legislative action of the fifteen western
states and the U.S. Congress.
¢ February is
yd Hown...
Black History
Month
ge Just a reminder that the hill here can be
Dedicated so because of Abra-
a\yy treacherous, especrally tn inclement weather.
ham Lincoln’s birthday, and
Please slow down ana be watchful of pedes- anniversary of the amendment
to the Constitution giving
trians. Even if the weather isw't bad, please | Black people the right to vote.
be cautious and careful of pedestrians and
« March is
other Arivers, both ow the streets and in the
Women’s History
parring Lots. Thank You!
Month
HELP WANTED
Money, Money,
Money
ASBG still has an opening for a
Work Study student to be an Of-
‘fice Assistant. The position re- 1 Attention Students! If you J
quires general office skills j haven’t already, remember to J
|(telephone answering, filing, etc.) 1 apply now for Financial Aid for 4
_and running errands. Please con- y the 2005-2006 academic
‘tact ASBG for more information y year. You can apply online at ,
or to schedule an interview. The www. fafsa.ed.gov or pick up a
| Office # is 338-2459. y Paper FAFSA in the Financial f
ee i Aid Office. :
| LOOKING FOR A DIRECTION? ,
i Scholarships are still available
Career Counseling and Job also. Check-out the College’s
Search Assistance is available website for a list of external
I scholarships. The “USAI
here at the College.
‘I Funds Access to Education” !
'I scholarship application has I
Joanie Weatherly is our resi-
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'dent Career Counselor, and
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Chrystal’s Office Phone: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
ASBG Office phone: [phone] THE BANDIT’S PURPOSE:
ASSOCIATED STUDENT The Bandit is published as an independent student newsletter by the Asso-
BODY GOVERNMENT
ciated Student Body Government. The editorial content and views ex-
The ASBG Office is located across pressed herein are those of the editor, staff writers, artists, and contribu-
from the bookstorae.f Stop by and say tors and do not necessarily represent those of the student body, faculty,
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staff, or administration.
Email Submissions
Deadline for March Bandit
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submissions is the 25th—please
mark your Calendars! © Chrystal ams
February 2005
Important Dates
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Valentine’s Day
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President’s Day
CCC Closed
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file your FAFSA! | President's Cajun Fest| Deadline for
Pete dee Submissions
Best Wishes for a Safe & | 27, | 28 a |
Successful Winter Term! | | |