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Questions asked about military scholarship donation Kenton Benfield The Clackamas Print

On the evening of Feb. 18, a Clackamas Community College Foundation meeting regarding scholarships led to the raising of eyebrows.

The meeting was planned after a U.S. Department of Defense contractor, TriWest, agreed to contribute $2,500 toward Clackamas’ Military Families Scholarship.

Although the college is always pleased to receive contributions, some worries accompany such arrangements.

Associated Student Government Club Senator Jayc Izso, who was present during the presentation of the scholarship check, expressed his concerns.

“The college is just looking at it from (the standpoint of) money in their pockets, but any tie that you have with a military organization (and) some system of education is obviously going to raise a question,” Izso said. “I don’t know if you would call it a conflict of interest, but you would definitely call it something to stipulate about. Who knows where this leads?”

TriWest Regional Service Director Mike Hanley, who facilitated the donation process, has military experience and is a veteran of the first Gulf War. The Military Families Scholarship does not pay out to dependents whose family was involved in the military before 2003 and requires them to be in active service.

Hanley is one of 14 TriWest regional service directors, and is responsible for the region spanning Oregon, most of Washington and northern Idaho. As part of his job, he seeks out and submits requests to TriWest’s Community Relations unit for philanthropic opportunities such as Clackamas’ Military Families Scholarship.

The scholarship meeting was set up by Foundation Administrator Vicki Smith a few months prior, after contacting Hanley. Smith has ties to the Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition, a Portland-based organization of defense contractors, of which TriWest is a member.

From that membership list, Smith contacted Hanley about the possibility of garnering a donation to the college. Hanley was invited by Smith to the Foundation meeting to present the check and talk about his business. Afterward, he attended a dinner provided by the college, during which he left the door open for future business between the two organizations.

A contribution request form was submitted by the college to TriWest, which proceeded to approve the check for $2,500 after being processed through the proper channels.

“We contribute money to a high number of different IZSO organizations … basically, that stems from our president and CEO, David McIntyre,” Hanley said. “One of the philosophies that … is part of his (McIntyre’s) core and fiber is that he feels we have the best customers in the world; those people who either are serving or have served our country.”

Richard Gray of TriWest’s external affairs department explained the donation procedure this way: “The money itself comes from the company’s profits, and there is a certain amount that has been designated to fund all of these things. Also, the company has a dedicated unit, called Community Relations, which seeks out these areas of need and funds them.”

TriWest is one of three defense contractors under the Department of Defense that administers the government’s TRICARE civilian healthcare program for military clients, including reservists, retirees and active duty members, as well as their families. These contractors carry out the groundwork in support of the government healthcare mandates, providing infrastructure and logistical operations.

A portion of the profit TriWest generates is designated for donation to various organizations and funds that support military members, past and present, in addition to their corresponding families.

The CCC Military Families Scholarship offers money to military dependents and students who have a family member in active service or one who has died during active service.

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Chartwells leaves a bad taste in students’ mouths

Lydia E. Bashaw M a t t G& arrison

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It has been said that all a college student’s diet consists of is pizza, beer and soda. However, Clackamas students are concerned about more than the quick and cheap bite to eat on campus.

The Clackamas Food Committee sent out a survey regarding the campus vending and vendor Chartwells beginning in early February; the results don’t bode well for Chartwells.

The survey asked questions concerning students’ and staff’s eating habits and opinions on the current establishment’s service, including vending options.

All answers were anonymous, and the survey was available online and in hard-copy form to all faculty, staff and students.

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Athletic funding crisis: students left to fill the gap Andrea Simpson The Clackamas Print

Some may call the financial situation in the athletic department a crisis.

For more than 10 years, the department has had to deal with the necessary diversion of resources from fundraising to pay for essential equipment and expenses.

The crux of the dilemma is the source of the money.

“The athletic budget has not changed since 1992,” said Athletics Director Jim Jackson. “The reason ’92 is that we took athletics out of the general fund. John Keyser (former college president) finally said, ‘I am tired of having to justify sports to people.’ And if they took it out of the general funds, then budget cuts wouldn’t affect the department.”

Now that the college is looking to make over $700,000 in budget cuts, according to Vice President of College Services Courtney Wilton, most departments are feeling the pinch, with the exception of athletics, which has felt it for much longer.

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3-D art given new life by webmaster Note: Collman is the 2008 CCC Journalism Skills Contest Winner.

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Ashley Collman Clackamas High School

The term “3-D” is usually associated with cheap kids’ movies and comic books – what was once awesome and jaw-dropping has become yesterday’s news.

But one Clackamas employee has found a way to restore 3-D to its original glory by turning it into art.

Dean Walch is the full-time webmaster at the college and a part-time anaglyphic photographer. However, Walch’s history at Clackamas dates back to 1987, when he dropped out of high school and entered an adult diploma program.

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Chartwells: Food survey asks big questions about quality, price, health and satisfaction Continued from CHARTWELLS, Page 1

According to Bookstore Director David Holcomb, the survey was produced to give “campus input on how the food service is doing” and to allow respondents to contribute ideas for change.

One of the main questions in the survey asked why students don’t eat on campus. An overwhelming number of responses claimed that prices are to blame, as well as food quality and choice.

“We should offer better prices,” said one respondent. “The food that we offer now is not worth the high price. A student … could get a better-quality choice for about the same price off campus. Either lower the price

Survey Comments “Although the workers at Chartwells are great, management is really bad and food quality is low for the price. Saturday Market food kiosks could fill up during the week and offer more variety, better food and reasonable prices.”

“Thank you for doing the survey. CCC is a hostage to our current vendor and contract.”

“It seems that Chartwells is calling the shots for our food choices (in the cafeteria and at campus functions), rather than the other way around. I really hope that their contract is thoroughly reviewed and that we can offer an alternative. Chartwells is very limited in what they offer, their prices have increases and their quality has decreased, all without a thought to students/staff on budgets. Departments are having to become very creative in order to get around having to use them for our department and division functions.”

“The current service and food quality is very good. The staff of Chartwells is very kind and helpful. I know that college staff complain about Chartwells, but I believe there has been improvements provided from those complaints.

I think the food pricing is very competitive, and I think we have the best situation we can have. They are a business, and a business has to profit to stay alive.

Please don’t screw it up by going outside again for another contracted service provider. When we have done that in the past, we have ended up with worse.”

or better the quality of food.”

Other complaints mentioned were the health aspects of the food served, service and the times at which food is actually available.

“It seems the cafeteria is now more like a convenience store filled with snacks, chips, soda and unhealthy food,” said another respondent. “I bring my lunch to work now to save time and money (and calories).”

With the survey completed, the Food Committee will now analyze the results in hopes that it can better serve the campus community.

Chartwells, which has been a part of the college since August 2005, updated its contract in 2006. The contract states that in order for a party to change the agreement, there must be a 60-day written notice prior to the termination date.

It is unclear what the survey results may lead to.

Students and faculty alike await a decision.

“I’m not sure what the school wants to do at this moment,” said sophomore Kristin Overson. “I do know that a lot of people are not happy with Chartwells. Who knows, maybe this is it for them.”

Questions about Chartwells’ operations are nationwide Other Chartwells operations have been hit hard with complaints about health, food safety and employee treatment Lydia E. Bashaw News Editor

The National Education Association (NEA), an organization that fights for students’ rights, has had several complaints made about Chartwells in the past eight years.

Chartwells is a national food-service provider for schools, colleges and universities throughout North America. It goes by several different names, including Chartwells Educational Foodservices Incorporation, Chartwells Education Dining Services and other subsidiaries of the food service conglomerate Compass Group.

According to an article published in the October 2002 issue of The Ann Arbor News, a student at the Cheney Academy of Math and Science, in Ypsilanti, Mich., found mold in her bread.

The story stated that County inspection of the operation found Chartwells to be in violation of several codes. The inspector found food left at improper temperatures and food packages lacking expiration dates.

Students at the school instituted a full boycott of the food services.

As stated in an article published in The Record, the Wayne Cafeteria Association (WCA) of Bergen County, N.J., requested in July 2002 that the school board reevaluate its contract with Chartwells’ North Carolina company. The WCA complained of issues regarding “employee treatment.”

According to the article, “employees complained that their paychecks often fell short or were lost by the company, and their employer would take months to correct the mistake.”

After careful consideration, the board ended its contract with the company and hired a new food-service provider.

The NEA is dedicated to many educational issues at the elementary and secondary level, but it ranks food health at the top.

“Without food safety and health,” the NEA Web site states, “the other issues regarding our schools do not matter. It starts with our body health, and then we can worry about the other issues.”

“I’d like to see more food labeling, especially sodium content, fat breakdown and calories. Lots of inefficiency – people waiting in line for coffee have to compete with people in line for food. Some workers have great costumer service; others have a ‘not my job’ attitude. Take a look at PSU’s organic, local, student-run café – it’s the best food on their campus and helps students learn about the business.”

“I do not believe that Chartwells Management supports college staff schedules or our evening and weekend students. 1) Closed during long breaks even though college staff will work (examples: breaks after summer and fall terms). 2) Change operating hours without input from staff. 3) Closed to staff during short breaks to support special college events.”

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Students wait in line at Chartwells to buy lunch, coffee and snacks. One of the main complaints from survey respondents was the length of lines in the cafeteria.

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“Please change the food service. There must be affordable options that are healthy, that model what a college should model: smart living. We need healthy, satisfying, fresh, real food in a place where we can all sit down together and visit over lunch or breakfast.

Until this quality food experience can be provided, let’s cut the cafeteria service altogether.”

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Part-time contract settled Contract negotiations end and part-time faculty reflect on improvements and downfalls of new agreement Armondo Borboa The Clackamas Print

Clackamas’ Part-Time Faculty Association (PTFA) said it is satisfied with the contract negotiations settled with the college after the board of education ratified collective agreements Feb. 13.

Although they did not receive all the considerations they were negotiating for, PTFA Bargaining Chair Tim Pantages said, “In general, this new contract has made significant improvements over what we had (prior contracts).”

Clackamas is not the only Oregon educational institution currently in talks with its staff, faculty or classified employee unions. Schools all across the state are in negotiations, with nearby Portland State University recently coming to agreements with its own part-time faculty but still facing upcoming full-time faculty contract renegotiations.

The ongoing, perpetual dispute between the traditional elements of ‘labor’ and ‘management’ indirectly impacts Clackamas students, as the eventual end result may have an effect on their academic choices and class flexibility.

According to Vice President of Instruction Baldwin van der Bijl, the lack of further concessions to the PTFA is not arbitrary, but rather an attempt to “strike a balance between all these different concerns (students, staff, faculty) and programs we have going. I mean, running a school is still a business.”

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used a combination of part-time and full-time instructors in order to both meet their budgetary limitations, and as a vetting process for finding and hiring top-quality teachers.

From labor’s point of view, working less than full-time is often a way to make ends meet while searching for full-time employment. It may also be a means of generating a side income while taking care of other personal responsibilities.

“Some of our people are raising families, or are retired but want to keep busy,” said President of the PTFA Rosemary Teetor. “Others are just trying to earn a living wage until they can get hired on in a tenured position.”

Like any other business for profit, it is cheaper in the short term for the school to hire part-time help in order to fill holes in staffing and to cover unexpected absences. This is balanced by the corresponding high rate of turnover and the resulting long-term loss of productivity.

One major incentive that Clackamas offers in order to retain quality personnel is the lack of a cap in the number of units taught per instructor.

Most other institutions traditionally limit the number of hours part-time faculty can teach. The policy often forces new or untenured instructors to work at a number of different schools at the same time in order to earn a living wage.

This in turn leads into the curious situation in which a parttime instructor might actually be working more than full-time yet not receive the equivalent pay or benefits.

The new contract agreement attempts to address the issue by giving part-time Clackamas faculty a tiered pay and cost of living increase, more flexibility and benefits as well as paid sick leave and office hours.

Almost all part-time instructors will receive a 6.7 percent increase this year retroactive to July 1. For the next two school years, they will receive at least a 3.7 percent raise each year.

However, the new contract does not include additional health benefits for members working more than 50 percent of full-time hours, nor does it address the issue of pay equity between part-time and full-time instructors.

Currently, various academic deans are being asked to consider in the future how they structure their department programs and allot class schedules. The way students might be affected is if cuts are

made in one department in order to fill needs in another.

For example, an English literature class that might now be open for enrollment nine different times a week, but can only fill three quarters of the available seats, might be pared back to five sessions a term in order to fill classes.

This would limit choices for interested students who find their chosen class times cut.

Conversely, a math class that perpetually has more students on the wait list than seats available might have extra classes opened. Here, the hiring of parttime faculty comes in. The school can more easily find instructors for a few classes in various disciplines than hire one instructor to fill all the needed slots.

“The last thing we want to do is to cut programs wholesale,” van der Bijl said.

“We would rather tighten up schedules in low attendance classes and open up new classes that are now impacted.”

In part, the belt tightening by the school board is a symptom of the larger, national slowdown in the economy and the resulting trickle-down cuts into state and local budgets. The problem is further complicated by the drop in total student enrollment last year, the numbers by which annual funds from the state budget are calculated.

Although the numbers are not exact, van der Bijl estimates that last year the total Clackamas student population dropped by approximately 5 percent from last year. Population numbers are calculated by averaging all hours of student instruction and divided by 12 units per student to estimate total full-time student attendance.

What the drop in attendance means financially is a budget loss to the school of over $1.7 million of state funds over the course of the next three years. This means that some hard choices will have to be made in order to meet the shortfall.

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor: Mr. Borboa writes, “If Hillary Clinton cannot control her husband, how can she be trusted to run the country?” In response, I offer this from Shakespeare’s “Winter’s Tale”: King Leontes [to Antigonus]: “Thou art worthy to be hanged, That wilt not stay her tongue [that is, his wife’s tongue].”

Antigonus: “Hang all the husbands That cannot do that feat, you’ll leave yourself Hardly one subject.”

So, to paraphrase, if Mr. Borboa requires that any good presidential candidate “control” her or his spouse before being worthy to lead the country, there won’t be a worthy candidate to be found in the whole country.

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Wear and tear will break you down College students rely on vehicles to get back and forth to school, but some don’t even know proper car care to keep their vehicles on the road Dale Balbi

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A vehicle is more than just a way to get from point A to point B. “It takes basic maintenance, a little money and willingness to repair or do it yourself,” said former Clackamas student Nick Miller, who teaches various automotive service technology courses at the college.

The “a little money” part is what causes some students difficulty.

“I change my oil every 3,000 miles, and I rotate my tires every month,” said student Teea Newberg. “There are other things I should do, like check my transmission fluids and check anything else every 10,000 miles, but I can’t afford it.”

In addition to regularly checking and changing the oil, there are greater factors to consider, Miller says. It doesn’t hurt to think into the future.

“Other things that need to be checked are brakes every 30,000 miles, transmission, windshield, tire inflation once a month, and have your car clean because it increases fuel economy, makes the car last longer and the resale value higher,” he explained.

But not all information applies to all cars, Automotive Instructor Steve Goloback points out.

“Each vehicle is different as far as sched-

uled maintenance and types of oils for oil change,” Goloback said.

Goloback will teach a Fix Your Own Car class that will run every other Saturday during spring term from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is a five-week class that covers one topic each week.

The first week is dedicated to gathering the information necessary to know before fixing a car. Week 2 addresses oil change and filters, and week 3 tackles what is under the hood of the car, such as spark plugs, the radiators and all fluids. Week 4 covers brake suspension, and in the final week, students will learn about basic diagnostic, which includes trouble code, battery, electrical and light problems.

John Shufelt Clackamas Print But while the terminology and mainteFull-time student Alan Shufelt takes apart a brake nance rules may make car care seem diffiassembly on a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. cult, it has become less so over time.

“Car maintenance is easier to maintain today than in the past,” Goloback said.

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Walch: making pictures 3-D Continued from WALCH, Page 1

At the time, Walch wasn’t so optimistic about his life.

“I didn’t know I was going to have much of a future,” he said.

Things started to shape up when then-teachers David Campbell and Dave Simkins gave him the confidence to graduate from high school, which he did in 1988.

From there, he transferred to Western Oregon University but found that it wasn’t a good fit. He took a break from his education and worked, before enrolling at Marylhurst University in 1992.

At Marylhurst, Walch studied visual arts.

“I was always into art,” he said. “I was trying to find out how art fit into my life and world.”

His family, on the other hand, did not support his creative endeavors.

“They didn’t value photography as a profession,” he said.

Regardless, Walch followed his heart and, in 1994, graduated from Marylhurst with a Bachelor of Arts degree in visual arts.

He started taking photos for profit but soon realized that he was shooting pictures of scenes he thought others would like. He was even a wedding photographer, which in his opinion “wasn’t worth the money.”

He then pursued stereo photography, which involves taking two pictures side by side and joining them so that the resulting single picture is three-dimensional.

But unfortunately, Walch wasn’t able to spend time developing his passion initially. Instead, he temporarily directed all of his energy to remodeling his historic Oregon City home.

During the remodeling process he grew curious about historic architecture, which is now one of the main subjects of his photographs.

Beforehand, he researched the history of his house and discovered that it was originally built as servants’ quarters, although it was never used for that purpose.

When it was first sold, it was disconnected from the larger main building and moved to be built on a foundation. It has been lived in by seven other families and was in the possession of one family for three generations.

“A house is more than four walls and a roof,” he said.

Walch finally returned to his camerawork when he adopted his son Carlos from Guatemala. He took some time off work in order to bond with his new son, and recognized that photography was something they could do together. Every day they would go on a walk, and Walch would take pictures around the neighborhood.

Thus, his passion for the art form was sparked again.

Walch currently has 3-D photography collections – the technical term is anaglyphic photography – in four galleries. The nearest is in Oregon City, while the others are located in Astoria, Tacoma and Seattle.

When preparing for a gallery show, Walch dedicates up to 20 to 30 hours to his photos.

After much experimentation, he has developed systems for taking pictures and making them 3-D. He has created a device in which he can attach two “pen cameras” – small cameras a little larger than a package of gum – to a self-made, wooden stand that holds them approximately eye-distance from one another. The two photographs that the cameras capture are opened in Photoshop and meshed together to form one threedimensional imagine.

Walch’s current shows include photos of Pike Place Market, in Seattle, as well as historic Astoria and Oregon City.

He is working on a collection of 3-D toy pictures.

Though anaglyphic photography is only a part-time job for Walch, it is – and will always be – a full-time infatuation. The galleries displaying his artwork have requested his photos in art-o-mat machines, which are venting machines for art, he said. Even Microsoft has shown interest in his work.

More than anything, Wa l c h wants his audience to be impacted WALCH by his art.

“Wearing glasses engages the viewer in the image,” he said.

His hope is that onlookers can become just as emotionally invested in his photos as he is in the practice of producing them.

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Passing of a Dungeon Master

‘Dungeons and Dragons’ co-creator Gary Gygax 1938-2008 founded of the Tactical Rules Study (TSR) two years later. The company published the firstever version of “D&D,” which was an instant hit.

Aside from “D&D,” Gygax has created a number of board games, such as “Dragon Chess” – a multilayered variant of the original game – “Alexander the Great,” “Baku” and “Little Big Horn.” He is also the author of numerous fantasy novels, including the “Greyhawk Adventures” and the “Gord the Nick Kornafel Rogue” series.

The Clackamas Print Even as his health deteriorated, gaming was a large part of his life.

On Tuesday, March 4, the gaming communiGygax nearly suffered a heart attack after ty suffered a great loss with the death of Ernest being mismedicated to prevent strokes. He died Gary Gygax, co-creator of the widely popular of an inoperable abdominal aortic aneurysm. role-playing game “Dungeons “His doctor miscast heal,” said & Dragons,” commonly known student Andrew Stanchfield. as “D&D.” Students and role-playing gamBorn July 27, 1938, in ers at Clackamas have been affectChicago, Gygax was drawn ed by Gygax’s death. The geninto gaming at a young age eral response is a very ardent one when he started playing chess that is most easily understood by and pinochle. It was later in “D&D” enthusiasts. life that he started to explore “Everyone loses 2d6 happiness fantasy literature, particularly points,” Ted Johnson said. the works of American pulp Dustin Harding remarked, writer Robert E. Howard and “Everyone must make a DC 20 author H.P. Lovecraft.

Will save or start crying.”

In 1953 he got his first Tristan Harris’ reaction to the taste of miniature gaming news was particularly animated. with the tabletop wargame “What?! What?! No!” Harris “Gettysburg,” a re-enactment exclaimed. “Now my Lv.23 Hillof the Battle of Gettysburg Tristan Harris Giant is going to go on a berserk during the American Civil War. Student rampage!”

The game sparked his imaginaEvents in honor of Gygax’s tion and inspired him to generlegacy are already being planned ate different scenarios of play. by members of the gaming comThis led to the predecessor of munity. According to the Amtgard “D&D,” “Chainmail,” a miniatures wargame set Kingdom of Blackspire online message board, in medieval times, in 1971. a tournament or quest-based event will soon be Gygax, along with his friend Don Kay, co- held in his honor.

Tabletop gaming legend Gary Gygax passes away after a long battle with illness, leaving “Dungeons and Dragons” fans everywhere mourning

Gamers everywhere will mourn the loss of the man who many considered one of the fathers of the role-playing game. Gygax, however, in a 2004 interview with gaming Web site GameSpy, requested that he be memorialized in more humble terms: “I would like the world to remember me as the guy who really enjoyed playing games and sharing his knowledge and his fun pastimes with everybody else.”

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What?! No! Now my Lv.23 Hill-Giant is going to go on a berserk rampage.”

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Gygax and ‘D&D’ timeline 1938 1953 1966 1968 1971 1973 1974 1976 1977 1985 1987 1999 2005 2007 2008

- Born July 27.

- Takes an interest in miniature games; began playing with numbers and dice.

- Helps to create “The International Federation of Wargamers.”

- Organizes a 20-person gaming meet in the basement of his home. This is the birth of the annual Gen Con gaming convention.

- Gygax and Jeff Perren write “Chainmain,” a miniatures wargame that later develops into the famous game “Dungeons & Dragons.”

- Gygax and Don Kaye founded the publishing company Tactical Studies Rules.

- First version of “Dungeons & Dragons” published.

- Gygax takes over magazine The Strategic Review and turns it into the fantasy periodical The Dragon.

- Kaye dies, his widow sells her shares to Gygax. He creates TSR Hobbies, Inc. - New version of “D&D” leads to “Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.” First book the Monster Manual is the new rule book.

- Gygax leaves TSR during changes in management. This occurs at the same time as the cartoon named after “D&D.” - Marries Gail Carpenter.

- Gygax’s creation “Lejendary Adventure” released as a computer game.

- Gygax returns to the “D&D” game by helping to create the “Castles & Crusades” system with Troll Lord Games.

- Gygax appears as a special guest on “Code Monkeys,” a G4TV show.

- Dies in his home.

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Student’s hard times bring musical dreams to life After a couple of chaotic years, student Bo Ernester is on the verge of releasing a CD and is ready to work with other musicians

hand at being a college student.

“I never saw myself as college material, so I was really intimidated when I came here,” he said.

With support from instructors like Clay Giberson of the music department, who took extra time to teach him the finer points of the school’s Mac computers, and assistance from the Disability Resource Center, Ernester passed Kyle Steele his first term at Clackamas.

Feature Editor “I didn’t know what a Mac was; Clay was very patient with Student Bo Ernester has had me” he said. “At first, I wanted to overcome numerous obstacles, to give up, but he never made me ranging from a ninth-grade educa- feel stupid or like I shouldn’t be tion to a criminal record, but has in the class.”

In time, Ernester became good managed to flourish at Clackamas and become one of its more suc- friends with many of the people who had supported him in cessful current students.

In April of 2005, following a his academic endeavors. Music Department Secretary rough divorce, Aulani Wehage, tutor Ernester’s life Matt Bingelli and wasn’t going “He seems to Music Instructor Brian very smoothly.

Rose have all come to “About a have a his aid at one time or year and a half wonderful another. ago, I was in relationship “I’ve given Bo and this program his engineer Andrew ( Te m p o r a r y with his Nagatori quite a bit of Assistance daughter, and help trying to get their for Needy project working,” Rose Families) for she is adorable, said. “He and Andrew low-income bright and are both classic examparents in the loves her dad.” ples of self-motivated poverty brackstudents who have et,” he said. taken advantage of “The first thing Brian Rose their skills and of the they did was Music Instructor opportunities we’ve to help me get created for production a GED on this here.” campus.”

Ernester’s work in Following the music department the completion of his General Educational was seen in the improv classes’ Development, Ernerster was talk- live performances last term, and ed into applying for enrollment in it has even led him to work on college courses by his work super- releasing a CD. Aside from his education, his visor, Heather Chavin. Together, the two brainstormed ways to pre- true love is his daughter, Sarah.

“For me, I would say the hardpare him for the placement tests.

“It paid off, and I placed high est part’s not money,” he said. enough on the test,” Ernester “It’s time.”

Ernester must carefully schedsaid.

By fall term of 2006, he had ule his classes so that he can be already made significant lifestyle with Sarah, who hasn’t seen her changes and was ready to try his mother in two years. Night classes

are not an option, because after 6 p.m., he has no one else to care for her. ”I run into Bo and his beautiful, little daughter in the most random places – around here, around town, at the airport,” Rose said.

“He seems to have a wonderful relationship with his daughter, and she is adorable, bright and loves her dad.”

Wanted: Musicians Musicians who are interested in working with Bo Ernester and engineer Andrew Nagatori can contact the two at kmgrecords@live. com. They are looking for a wide selection of musical students who don’t have much money, but a lot of talent. They can also be reached at 971-340-5439.

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ABOVE: Student Bo Ernester and daughter, Sarah, take photos for Bo’s MySpace artist page.

BELOW: Ernester spends time in the music department while working on his first CD. Help from students and staff has moved his project along.

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Opening scene: two guys on the side of the road, trying to change a flat tire.

Well, one of them is trying. The other guy is too busy wondering “What would you be willing to trade for a flying car?” to even bother with it.

The theatre department’s student-directed One-act Performance Showcase is a regular endof-term collaboration show put on by individuals taking the combined theatre, improv and standup comedy class.

The Showcase is a fun way for students who might be thinking, for example, “Hey, I’m

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a funny guy; I can do stand-up,” to prove they have the chops to make ‘em roll in the isles. On the other hand, it is also a painless way to see if a better choice would be to give up on the stage, fame and glory, and just go back to math and science.

“I really am kinda nervous about this,” said first-time director Shelly Mortimer of her own production “Cameras” and the very strong message it brings. “It is about the media and their total separation from life, how they make money from tragedy, the indecency of it.”

According to Theatre Arts Director David Smith-English, the Performance Showcase allows students to interpret existing material in their own way, to encourage their vision or to try out new material in a very comfortable setting.

It is also “a really nice way to spend your lunch hour,” Smith-English said. “Come in, catch a few laughs, and then go back to classes.”

Although the students are all assisting each other in their various acts, each separate production really is a unique work and manages to provoke the audience in different ways.

“The Flying Car” has a very basic premise and is really no more than an old jalopy with a flat and two guys changing the tire. After two minutes of watching, already the audience is annoyed enough to get up on stage and strangle the obnoxious guy who will not shut up long enough to just fix the stupid tire.

“Cameras” includes nine people on the stage, dancing, choreography and a lot of activities going on at the same time. This thought-provok-

ing act focuses on the very real and dangerous phenomenon of celebrity paparazzi in the modern culture.

The stand-up comedy routines and the improv group performing “We Are Lame” may be very minimalist on props, but are no less heartfelt by the people on stage.

Very reminiscent of TV’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” the group pulls the audience onto the stage, acts out stream-of-consciousness humor and turns a healthy dose of narcissism into 20 minutes of belly laughs.

The Performance Showcase is free in the McLoughlin Theater March 11, 12 and 13 between noon and 1 p.m., and again on the 13th between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.

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ABOVE: Improv students practice at their dress rehearsal.

LEFT: The cast of the one-act “Cameras” runs through the short play.

Promising entertainment soon to pop into theaters Nick Kornafel The Clackamas Print

Anyone looking for some entertainment this spring need not look any further than the cinema theater.

Among the new movie releases of the season is the epic film set in pre historic times “10,000 B.C.,” the tale of a man who goes on an incredible journey to save his tribe. “10,000 B.C.” opens March 7.

Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Other films emerging this month include the sci-fi thriller “Doomsday,” “Never Back Down,” an action movie about underground fighting, and “Horton Hears a Who,” based on the book by Dr. Seuss.

While many children are certainly fans of Dr. Seuss, this is not to say that college-age individuals will not commemorate Horton the Elephant’s debut on the silver screen. “‘Horton Hears a Who’ is my favorite Dr. Seuss book ever,” said Clackamas student Billie Bachmann.

On the opposite end of the entertainment spectrum is “21,” which starts on the 28th. It is the true story of a group of college students who go to Las Vegas and get rich by counting cards.

Come mid-April, the big hit looks to be “The Forbidden Kingdom,” starring kung-fu movie legends Jackie Chan and Jet Li. Those seeking comedy may enjoy “Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo.” It opens April 25.

Also coming in April are “The Ruins,” about archeologists who discover an evil entity while exploring ruins in Brazil, and “88 Minutes,” starring Al Pacino.

According to Clackamas students, the two mosthyped-about films are the sci-fi drama “Iron Man,” opening May 2, and “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

of the Crystal Skull,” starting May 22.

“Even if they rape the mythos, it will be fun to watch,” Aaron June said of “Iron Man.” The Wachowski brothers’ “Speed Racer,” “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” and “Sex and the City: The Movie” are upcoming attractions as well. “‘Sex and the City’? Hell no!” student Teea Newberg remarked. “I will never see that!”

Courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd.

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Fewer young adults driven to obtain licenses As gasoline prices have skyrocketed, the number of young drivers on the road has decreased and public transportation has gained popularity Emily Walters Arts & Culture Editor

Obtaining a driver’s license is a ritual in the United States, marking a time when teens are able to gain more independence from their parents – if they so choose, that is.

It may seem strange that the number of people who decide to get their license soon after turning the legal age has been dropping, but upon examining state law, the reason becomes obvious: the rules of the road for young drivers are much stricter than they used to be.

Combined with the rising cost of automobiles, insurance and gasoline, it is no wonder that the newest generation of potential drivers has largely chosen public transportation and being chauffeured by their parents over spending a few thousand dollars each year to sustain a car.

According to the Oregon Department of Transportation, the number of people driving in Oregon between the ages of 1 and 21 decreased from 256,736 in 1999 to 242,044 in 2006 – the last report year – which is a drop of over 14,000 young people.

Drivers of issuance are individu-

als who have had driving privileges or activity within the report year.

It is unsurprising that there has been such a large decline in the number of newer drivers because the license restrictions for those below 18 years of age have become rigidly stern, especially over the past several years.

The social aspect of driving, such as going out with friends, has been blocked by the law that drivers under 18 cannot have any passengers below the age of 20 in their car for the first six months, unless they are part of their immediate family.

The second six months are not much better; only three passengers under 20 are allowed.

Another major restriction on teenage drivers’ freedom is that,

for the entire first year, they cannot drive between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. except in certain situations, usually pertaining to school and work.

In addition, the high financial costs of owning and maintaining a car – not to mention filling it up at the pump – are a significant issue for many high school and college students.

Clackamas student Aaron Ihde said that he spends only $50 on transportation each month because he does not drive.

“It is a lot cheaper to ride the bus than to pay for gas and insurance and all that,” Ihde said.

The Oregon Department of Transportation shows that the price to maintain, run and make pay-

ments on a new, small-sized car, is approximately $8,400 annually, or about $700 a month. Students typically do not work enough hours or at a high-enough-paying job to be able to afford to drive on a regular basis.

Oregon is one of the leading states in sustainability awareness; “going green” has recently become a huge trend in the Portland Metro area. A means of being more environmentally friendly – while also spending less money for the daily commute to work or school – is public transportation.

While using public transportation is less convenient than driving an automobile, the savings is remarkable.

For instance, the South Clackamas Transportation District,

a small bus service that includes a line from Molalla directly to the college, costs only a dollar each way. Its Web site states that “[i]f you compare the cost of gas, parking and auto maintenance to the cost of riding a bus, you will probably find that riding the bus is much more economical.”

“I just ride the bus because it is cheaper than riding in my car,” said student Kent Hall, who stopped driving to school because of rising gas prices.

TriMet also has a large bus service that runs frequently in the Clackamas, Washington and Multnomah counties. An adult allzones annual pass for TriMet costs only $836 – contrast that with the cost of owning a car.

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Musical festival jazzes up the week at Clackamas Several musical events bring much-needed harmony to the college on the last week of winter term before finals take place Jess Sheppard The Clackamas Print

March is the time for music at Clackamas, especially jazz.

The Chamber Choir performed at the Unistus Winter Concert, held at Milwaukie Lutheran Church, March 9.

March 11 marked the Third Annual Northwest Invitational High School Concert Band Contest.

Oregon high school bands competed at the Niemeyer

Center for qualification in the Oregon School Activities Association State Band Championship.

The main musical event of the month is the Jazz Festival, which will take place over the span of three days.

The first component of the festival is the 25th Annual Vocal Jazz Festival. On March 13, talented high school jazz groups from all over the Northwest will meet in the Niemeyer Center from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Admission is $5 per person.

“We’re really happy to be celebrating the 25th Annual Vocal Jazz Festival,” said Classical Choral Music Director and Conductor Lonnie Cline. “It’s a quarter of a century of jazz.”

The second and third day of the festival will cover the 37th Annual Instrumental Jazz Festival.

Musicians in the second group range from middle to high school in age.

Geographically, they range even farther. Some participants are from Oregon and nearby Washington; others will travel from as far away as California,

Events

TODAY - TOMORROW: Student-Directed One-Act Plays, Comedy Improv and Standup Comedy performances take place in the McLoughlin Auditorium at noon, with an evening performance Thursday at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call ext. 2356.

TOMORROW: Top high school vocal jazz ensembles from around the Northwest gather at the 25th Annual Vocal Jazz Festival from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. in the Niemeyer Center. Admission is $5 per person. For more information, call the music department at ext. 2434.

FRIDAY - SATURDAY: Young musicians from middle, junior high and high schools in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho and Canada will compete during the 37th Annual Instrumental Jazz Festival from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. in the Niemeyer Center. Admission is $5 per person. For more information, call the music department at ext. 2434.

Idaho and Canada to compete at Clackamas.

As with the vocal festival, admission is $5.

The competition begins at 8 a.m. on both days and continues until 6 p.m. At 7 p.m. each night, Clackamas’ jazz ensemble will perform, and the top three winners of the day will engage in a playoff at 7:30 p.m. to decide who will claim the first-place trophy.

Afterward will be a performance by members of the Bridge Quartet, a band of local jazz musicians, including Music Department Chair Tom Wakeling.

March 17 will see the Chamber Ensemble Winter Concert in the Niemeyer Center. The concert will feature the Chamber Ensemble student groups, directed by Gary Nelson.

The performance will be held in room 119 in Niemeyer Center at 7:30 p.m. Unlike the other shows happening this month, no admission is charged, but a donation is requested.

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FUNDING: Student athletes pitch in to help finances Fundraising now plays a vital role in the upkeep and very survival of the athletic department.

“There is nothing beneath us,” Jackson said.

The department currently derives funds from student “We have done everything. We’ve sold Gold fees that are divided up. Each student C coupon books. The wrestling team chopped wood and sold it. is charged a student fee of $5 per credit Most people see the teams standhour. ing in front of the bookstore the The $5 is divided among several dif“Are you OK first few days of the term helping ferent organizations. The student techpaying another them out. We do almost anything nology fee is $3. This helps buy all comanyone on campus asks us to do, puter equipment used for or by students. dollar in order such as physical labor.

The remaining $2 is a general student fee for the athletic “Twice, we have rechipped that is split amongst athletics, Associated department to the jogging trails – the wrestling Student Government and a computer team did that. The college has technology fund that goes toward the get more firm them do things like that because maintenance of Streeter Lab. footing?” it costs much less than hiring Out of the $2, athletics receives 53 persomeone from outside to do it Courtney Wilton cent, which is approximately $161,000 a and it supports the teams. We Vice President of year. have even done letter campaigns College Services “Since 1992, the number of students when athletes will write to Aunt has stayed fairly level, which means that Betty and Uncle Bob and ask for no more student fees are coming in,” a donation to the team.”

Jackson said. “The only problem with Many may view the circumstances as a misthat is that the cost of things like lodging, food and equipment has gone up, and we have no way to make up the management of resources, but Jackson is quick to point out otherwise. difference except for fundraising.”

“If there is one thing I could stress … is that we Fundraising for survival aren’t extravagant; just, the cost has gone up,” he said. “Athletics give up a lot because we can’t be The purpose of the money from student fees is to pay extravagant. We don’t sleep in the best hotels, and we don’t eat at the best restaurants.” for crucial expenses.

“The fee funds operate the teams,” Jackson said. “It Possible solutions pays for mileage when we have to travel. It pays for meals when the athletes have to eat on the road. It pays The resolution for this problem isn’t an easy for entry fees in tournaments. It pays for lodging when we have to stay somewhere overnight, and it pays for one, but there are several ideas as to an answer.

“It’s a proposal that the students have to accept,” basic equipment that we have to have or replace every Jackson said, “and it is what helped solve the problem in year.”

Unfortunately, with inflation, the consistent income the first place. Student fees (are) currently $5 per credit which has been coming in to the atheletic department has hour. If we added $1 to that and dedicated it to athletics, we would receive approximately $150,000 and solve the been insufficient.

“The athletic director has to pay for things like athletic budget problem in athletics.

“Will it last forever? No. In 12 years, we will be back uniforms, student insurance and the cost of officials, all of which has gone up exponentially,” Jackson said. “A to the same problem because inflation will continue to baseball bat in 1995 cost around $50, and now they cost rise. I don’t want to tack on anything. I realize that tuition around $300. They are better bats – no question about is going up, and I certainly don’t want to gouge students, it – but if we aren’t receiving more money, then we just but I don’t see another solution.”

So will the student fee be raised $1, as Jackson sugcome up short.”

The original purpose of fundraising was to raise gests, to make up for the deficit?

“Not in the immediate future,” Wilton said. “That money for “special items.”

The finances are “usually used for additional things would be something to talk about next year in the budget or purchasing items not in the budget,” Jackson said. plan. We will want to talk to the board and the students, “Special items – like, if the softball team wanted new and ask them, ‘Are you OK paying another dollar in order sweats, that would be a special item that fundraising for the athletic department to get more firm footing?’

“We haven’t been aggressive with the student fee, and would pay for.”

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Why not eliminate athletics altogether?

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Student athletes make up 10 percent of the student body.

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In the 2007-2008 school year, the college received approximately $305,953 in tuition from student athletes. That doesn’t include the $300,000 that the college receives from the state for student athletes.

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In a survey of student athletes, an overwhelming majority said they would not attend a college that did not have athletics. They also estimated that at least one other person attended Clackamas because the student athlete did so.

that is partially because it deals with students and it is a sensitive issue.”

In an e-mail dated Dec. 27 of last year, Wilton mentioned the possibility of “shifting some of the $2 general student fee from computer tech. to athletics.” Right now, athletics receives $161,000 in a fiscal year.

“Athletics continues to get squeezed, as their fee share hasn’t kept up with inflation, the end result being more and more of their basic activities have to be fundraised,” Wilton stated in the e-mail. The computer technology department no longer needs as much money as allotted; the fees are now considered to be one source of funds for athletics.

While the situation continues to worsen, the athletic department continues to look other places for financial assistance. The question is: Is this becoming a fiscal emergency in the department?

“This has been a crisis for a very long time, in our eyes,” Jackson said.

Baseball team off to a great start, hopes set high 5 were losses.

Green River has a record of 25, while Clackamas is 8-2 going into the next set of games.

“We’re working real hard on hitting and pitching,” Robinson said.

The four starting sophomore Lydia E. Bashaw pitchers were 2-0, which was the The Clackamas Print reason for the eight wins. The freshmen starters didn’t do as well, which accounts for the two Things are looking good for losses of last week.

Cougars’ baseball.

Sophomores Jeff Bjorklund, After winning eight of their Russell Lundy, Nate Reif and 10 games, the Bryan Roby had outteam looks standing pitching forward to a records. successful seaThis early, it is hard “We’re workson, aiming to to tell where the seaing real hard overcome the son will go; however, on hitting and Green River it is a good start for the Community fairly balanced team of pitching.”

College Gators 15 sophomores and 14 Robin Robinson on March 15. freshmen. At this point, Clackamas Head “We have the team must keep up Baseball Coach been playing the improvements and very well,” dedication in order to said Head keep up with the winCoach Robin ning.

Robinson. “Our next opponent “I feel like we are playing will be our toughest so far.” really well,” Robinson said, “but The March 2 games against we still haven’t had a total game: Grays Harbor started the season hit well, pitch well, run the bases, out with two big wins, but the play good defense.” games against Linfield on March

Successful baseball team still has room for improvement

TOP: Jeramey Probert, 11, from Centralia College, swings his bat toward the ball as Clackamas catcher Ben Janal, 12, reaches for it from behind.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Nate Reif, 17, from Clackamas in the middle of pitching the ball.

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Athletics through the years: a 1976-1977 Women’s basketball starts.

1968-1969 Cross country, men’s basketball, wrestling and men’s track start.

1973

1968 1971-1972 Football team starts ... and loses every game, with a record of 0-7.

Men’s golf also starts.

1972 Title IX, the Sexual Equality Act, passed.

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Well, it’s finally March again, and for many that means one thing … college basketball.

March Madness may be the most pure version of a clear winner and loser that has ever been introduced into the sports world. This competition is a do-or-die scenario for all teams – any loss and you are out of it. Unlike college football, which comes down to how people vote in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) poll and a Bowl game.

T e a m s like UCLA, N o r t h Carolina and Duke are always powerhouses in the tournament, but don’t let that fool you – since the beginning of the seeding process, only seven ranked-number-one teams have gone on to win the championship, going back to 1978, when Kentucky won.

The tournament works like this: A total of 65 teams are invited. I know, 65 doesn’t evenly divide by two, but there is an “opening” game that gives the ranked 64 and 65 teams a game to decide who will be allowed into the competition.

1988

NWAACC

1977-1978 The volleyball team, men’s and women’s tennis and women’s track starts.

Unfortunately, football disbands.

decided.

In fact, the finals have come down to so many buzzer beaters and second-half heroics – college plays in two halves instead of four quarters like in the NBA – that multiple game moments have made lists for the greatest ones in sports history.

During the 1982 championship game, a little-known player named Michael Jordan from North Carolina made the game-winning shot and later became Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls. In the 1992 final game between Duke and Kentucky, Duke player Christian Laettner made what many consider the greatest shot in college basketball history.

Laettner, unlike Jordan, didn’t do much in the NBA, though.

Andrea Simpson Clackamas Print When the tournament comes to a close, event?

Maybe because it the winner is just that. includes some of the There is no real contromost exciting basketball versy because he or she has had to win a handtelevised each year.

Every game is a new ful of games in differbeginning for the indi- ent parts of the country vidual teams; scores and in unbiased arenas. The skills are usually close, women’s tournament is and 18-to-22-year-old played nearly the same players put everything way, and it’s often more they have on the line exciting than the men’s.

And if you do feel to win the big games.

Unlike in the National your team was wronged Basketball Association during the tournament (NBA), their finals are in any way, simply do 3 to 7 games between what everyone else does the two teams in each and remember it’s the round before a winner is stupid referee’s fault.

From there, teams play until there is only one – kind of like the movie “Highlander,” except less heads are cut off. Once the final 16 have been determined, the games get cool names like the Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, the Final Four and then the championship game, but fans should call it the Tremendous Two from now on.

Why should people care about this sporting

1986-1087 Men’s and women’s tennis disbands.

1983

1978

March Madness brings fever to fans old and new this season Kyle Steele

1980-1981 Women’s golf starts.

End date unknown.

1986 Clackamas Community College joins the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC).

Games This Week Baseball March 15 against Green River CC Tacoma, Wash., at noon March 16 against George Fox JV Home at noon Softball March 12 against Linfield JV Home at 2 p.m.

March 15 against Northwest Christian College Eugene at noon March 16 against Southern Oregon University Ashland at noon Track and Field March 14 Mt. Hood Multi-event Mt. Hood CC March 15 Linfield Invite Linfield College

Sp rts Sc res Baseball

3-5-08 – Linfield 4, Clackamas 1 Linfield 12, Clackamas 3 3-8-08 – Clackamas 7, Centralia 1 Clackamas 11, Centralia 2 3-9-08 – Clackamas 4, Shoreline 2 Clackamas 3, Shoreline 2

Softball

3-5-08 – Concordia 2, Clackamas 0

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look at sports from 1968-2008 1996-1997 Volleyball wins the NWAACC championships for the first time.

1993

2004-2005 Women’s soccer wins the NWAACC championships.

1998

2003

1991-1992 Men’s and women’s cross country both win the NWAACC championships.

2008 2006-2007 Men’s basketball wins the NWAACC championships.

Compiled by John Hurlburt

Track and field jumps for the heavens at Saints Open

Softball faces dignified defeat in first game of the season

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Megan Koler Editor in Chief

Contributed by Keoni McHone

upcoming track meets March 14 Mt. Hood Multi-event Mt. Hood CC March 15 Linfield Invite Linfield College March 22 Hornet Invite Sacramento State University April 4-5 Willamette Invitational Willamette University April 12

Lewis and Clark Invite Lewis and Clark College

ABOVE: Clackamas hurdler Alura Little, right, clears the last hurdle in the 100meter-high hurdles at the Saints Open at Mt. Hood Community College.

The next meet for Clackamas is at Mt. Hood Community College in the Mt. Hood Multi-event.

Clackamas softball started out its preseason with a loss against its fouryear competitors.

“This is a very young team,” said Head Softball Coach Jessica Farnsworth. “We were facing a very good four-year pitcher.”

Concordia scored two runs, while Clackamas was unable to answer back with any hits of their own and lost 0-2.

“Our defense was tight, but with

offense, we struggled” said freshman Kayla Vedaa.

The team’s standings are now 0-1 in season play.

This afternoon, the Cougars will face off against Linfield’s junior varsity team in a home game at 2 p.m.

Next Saturday and Sunday, they will be playing away games. On Saturday, they will be in Eugene playing Northwest Christian College at noon. Sunday, they will be in Ashland playing Southern Oregon University’s team at noon as well.

TOP: Freshman Susan Winningham from Crater High School bats against Concordia University’s star pitcher at last Wednesday’s home game.

LEFT: Freshman Ashley Bjork in mid-pitch against a Concordia hitter.

Concordia’s team scored two runs.

RIGHT: Bjork returns to first base after attempting to steal second.

Are you going to vote?

Of course! That’s the problem with our society!

Young people need to rise up and vote for change!

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Student reprimands administration for interference in the classroom To the Editor:

Are you registered?

Can I register on MySpace?

Last week our Spanish conversation class was invaded by an envoy from administration who requested that our class use 45 minutes or possibly the entire class to fill out a survey regarding our engagement in the class.

After a 10-minute discussion of fully engaged students, we declined to donate our class time to this invasion of our classroom and attempted theft of services we had paid for.

I certainly hope that the author of this idea is reprimanded and ordered to desist from further ill-considered attempts to highjack classroom time from students without regard for how it interferes with our obvious engagement in a conversation class.

Gail Parker, student