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Remembering Cody Myers Clackamas student victim of tri-state killing spree
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By Mandie Gavitt Arts & Culture Editor Niemeyer, the building that holds the Clackamas Community College’s music program, is normally bustling with music majors singing or playing instruments between classes. But during the past week it seems to have taken a different tone as the story of what happened to fellow music major Cody Myers is beginning to come to light. Myers, 19, left Saturday, Oct. 1, for a solo road trip to a jazz festival in Newport but never arrived. A Facebook group titled ‘Find Cody Myers’ started, in an effort to find the teen. It has 1,653 “likes” to date but the efforts to find Myers alive were futile. A body found 10 miles southwest of Corvallis on Oct. 5 was confirmed to be that of the Clackamas student. What happened to Myers in the last moments of his life is still unknown, as police departments are withholding information to protect the sanctity of the ongoing investigation. What is known is that he died of gunshot wounds to the head and chest. The suspects, David Joseph Pedersen and Holly Grigsby, were found driving his car just north of Sacramento, CA. They are now suspects in four murders in three states. Grigsby and Pedersen are being held in Yuba County in California on $1 million bail. They are being charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful taking of a vehicle as well as other charges. They are wanted in Oregon, Washington, California and federally. Which state will be the most appropriate for them to be held in is yet to be determined. Grigsby and Pedersen appeared in court on Tuesday, Oct. 11, but the results of the court hearing were not available before print. They have not yet been formally charged with murder. According to Lt. Gregg Hastings of the Oregon State Police Department that can happen as soon as tomorrow
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or as late as a few days from now depending on results from the ongoing investigation. He said that though the family is struggling they are, “a special group of people,” and have been, “very supportive,” throughout the investigation. Rather than focusing on the details of Myers’ last moments, students are striving to remember him for his optimism and love for music. Friends say that he was always there for them when they needed him. He was always happy and willing to share his love for music, God and life. Student Erin Irish, became friends with Myers when they met fall term of last year through music classes and riding the bus together. “He caught me off guard because he was so friendly and just a sweet person. He was always laughing and smiling and just a happy person,” Irish stated in an interview conducted over Facebook. The last time Irish saw Cody Myers she told him she liked his guitar strap. “He turned around and told me his uncle had given it to him, and that he felt that it was what made him feel the groove of the music,” she stated. Irish told Myers that her birthday was the following day. “He told me ‘Happy Birthday. I hope it’s the best day of your life and you get everything you wish for.’” This was the last time Irish saw Myers. He went missing on her birthday. “He was just an amazing person. Someone you could just talk to for hours and he would always make you feel better even if you weren’t upset,” she stated. Kevin Asman, who played with Myers, described him as a “stereotypical all American boy, the kid who always did the right thing, was respectful” and, “a young man who an older man could really take an example from.” Please see MYERS, Page 3
History of Clackamas chronicled in John Keyser’s new book Page 4
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2 The Clackamas Print News Clemans recovering from July fourth trauma Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011
By Patty Salazar News Editor
Brian Baldwin Clackamas Print
Clemans sits patiently in the community center. He is one of seven Board of Education members at CCC. The next CCC Board of Education meeting is Oct. 12 in CC-127 at 5 p.m. Clemans is expected to be in attendance.
“It really is a miracle that he is alive,” said Karen Martini, executive director of the Clackamas Community College Foundation, about Board of Education member and College Foundation member, Chuck Clemans. During the Fourth of July weekend while everybody was celebrating Independence Day with a barbeque, fireworks and good old family fun, Cleman’s fun came to a screeching halt when he fell on his head causing him to be knocked unconscious. Clemans wife Nancy Hungerford called the paramedics. They arrived to Clemans breathing and without a heartbeat. Once doctors at Willamette Falls Hospital realized the seriousness of his head injury, they rushed him to Oregon Health and Science University for further evaluation where Clemans was in the Intensive Care Unit there until Aug. 2. While in ICU, Clemans had several surgeries; along with getting rid of a hematoma, he had a defibrillator planted in his chest and had a
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titanium plate placed in his skull to protect his brain. “He was always there but just couldn’t express himself,” said Jack Hammond, Foundation member and longtime friend. Hammond explained that the first visits were difficult for communication. Clemans was unable to talk due to a tracheotomy which led him to use hand signals to communicate with visitors. He was given a voice box to use while Hammond was visiting. “All of a sudden he was there and was talking like we used to… It was back to normal times.” “I give my wife big credit, because when you are in the hospital somebody else has the key to your room, you want to make sure that somebody else is someone you can lean on and trust and that would be my wife Nancy,” said Clemans. Clemans has been a part of the Board of Education for CCC for more than eight years and last spring Clemans and former CCC Student, Marlo Smith, went head to head for the Board of Education seat. Clemans ultimately beat Smith, making it Clemans’ third term on the Board of Education. Now, three months after the accident, Clemans is back to attending
Board of Education meetings, foundation meetings and even going to rotary with friends.
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Though his injuries have created some setbacks; Clemans explained his priorities have changed after his accident. He now has to decide where and when he can accept speaking invitations, and he is more careful on what he agrees to do. Clemans is sporting a few new scars such as a dent on his head that could not be repaired. Although it has been a long process it is clear to see he has made great progress and is striving to get back to the way his life was before the accident.
CCC student rolls the dice on Portland mayoral election By Brian Baldwin Editor-in-Chief What would a 19 year old do after high school? Take some college classes, watch sports or hang out with their friends. Lincoln High School graduate and current Clackamas Community College student Max Brumm is giving his post high school life a more political approach by putting his name into the 2012 mayoral run for Portland. Brumm is a baseball player here at Clackamas and right now is getting his pre-requisite classes out of the way. He’s been a college student for two years now, making the switch to Clackamas after he found out that none of the Portland area community colleges had a baseball program. And when he isn’t in class, conducting interviews, gathering supporters or playing baseball, he enjoys spending time with his friends and playing Dungeons & Dragons as a reckless warrior character. Brumm was always politically minded, though he didn’t necessarily approve of the way things were being run. One day after baseball practice he had an epiphany. If he felt he could run the city better than current Portland mayor Sam Adams can, why not do it? He gathered friends and family and made a team that he hopes will help win him the mayor’s office. I sat down with Brumm and discussed what issues he would face as mayor and what his plans would be. The Clackamas Print: What made you decide to go for Portland mayor at 19? Max Brumm: Well I’ve always been involved in politics. Like my grandparents, they worked for Wayne Morris for Senator. TCP: Now, what made you do it? What was that last straw? MB: I was in the car on the way to baseball practice from Lincoln [High School] going to Gabriel Park and something came on the news, I think it was 2008, about the Sellwood Bridge and the city was going to rebuild it. Multnomah County owns and operates and repairs all of the bridges. And I said ‘That’s ridiculous. Why is the city paying the money to do that? It’s a county issue. The mayor shouldn’t do that. I can run the city better!’ It was kind of like a joke with my teammates and then it evolved into ‘Hey, that’s a great idea.’ Like people always say, if you want change or you want to do something go do it yourself. TCP: What do you say to those that may say ‘What experience do you have to run the city? What makes you think
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you can do it?’ MB: I say back to them, ‘What has experience gotten us? What experience have politicians given us?’ TCP: What can you do to prove to voters that they should vote for you? MB: The big thin for me basically is the ideas of a candidate. Other candidates are raising a million dollars for a job that only makes $180,000 a year. That’s not a very smart investment. I think that the political system has become corrupt in the sense that money buys elections and the idea that if you throw enough money at someone you’ll get their vote. TCP: How are you getting your name out there? MB: By being everywhere I can. I’m going to neighborhood association meetings, every street fair, every event that goes on in Portland and make an appearance there, just getting out there and with the people. I don’t think the other candidates are really doing that much to get personal and interacting with people. Every time I meet someone new I ask them what they think the city needs to change and they always tell me something different each time. I’m trying to get a feel for what the people living there want. TCP: What are some of the major issues they are really caring about? MB: Basically funding and how some of the city projects are funded. TCP: What benefits would you try to bring to Portland? MB: I have a couple ideas on how to fight gang violence in the Portland area. I want to get 500 scholarships for Portland schools and house the students there with city housing with urban renewal money. Then each of those students is required to work 80 hours in different bureaus in the city getting job experience while getting a bachelors or associates degree, whichever is needed for them to become a middle class or taxpaying citizen. And also parks. My idea is for multi-purpose parks for year round play everywhere in the city. Suburbs all around Portland have their own multi-purpose parks. We’re closing fields and canceling games because of the amount of rain we get in Oregon. TCP: If elected you’ll have the job as mayor, you’ll have baseball and you’ll have college. How are you going to manage your time? MB: If I become elected my job will be the mayor. I’ll continue my studies doing night classes or online classes, and then put off baseball a couple of years. TCP: Tell me about your campaign staff, because I noticed that a lot of them were either family or friends. MB: Yeah, there are a lot of friends. Most of them are from
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my 2010 high school baseball team. I developed a great relationship with them. They know me and I know them well and I trust them to bounce ideas off them.They’re all pretty smart kids too and have great ideas to help make a change. Brumm also wants to get young voters his age to become more active and more politically savvy. “We’re going to be leading the next generation and if there is no one interested, it’s just going to be a struggle,” said Brumm. For more information about Brumm or where he is going to be next, visit www.max4mayor.com.
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Max Brumm surveys the downtown Portland streets. He hopes to win the mayoral race in 2012.
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According to Irish, Myers’ classmates have been reflecting on the legacy he left for them and the best way to honor him, “People have been really just remembering what a beautiful soul he was, and are trying to take it to heart..how they should try to be.” She said students are considering starting a scholarship fund in his name or holding an open mic night for a fundraiser.
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Paul Paresa, another music student, befriended Myers when they were in a combo group together in a band class. He said Myers took his music seriously and showed up for rehearsals on time, “There’s something special about what goes on in CCC’s music department… Cody fit into it perfectly. He was a musician through and through. He got it, whatever there is to get anyways.” Paresa and Myers played together at what was supposed to be Myers’ first paying show. “He was so excited,” Paresa said, “Cody rocked socks off and everyone was like, ‘wow! You guys rock.’…We played and ended up getting everyone to dance.” In the end they were not paid for their performance but according to Paresa, “It was worth it. Sometimes you just don’t get paid.” Paresa said that Myers was kind hearted, “The one thing you could tell …he was really the nicest guy. You could get him to a boiling point and he still would not offend you. It just wasn’t in his nature to say an unkind thing or act aggressively. That’s what I saw in him. He was just a good guy man, and sometimes that’s all you can say.”
The family released a statement saying Myers was “the kind of man this country needs,” and that he helped hold the family together during difficult times. They have asked for privacy. Close friends say Myers was close to his family. Another band member Chris Garcia said, “I remember him pacing before the show … he was on the phone with his mother trying to calm down …He was always talking to his mom; she was always there for him …that family was very tight, very close. He was close to my heart big time.” Garcia remembered Myers for being a magnet for car
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troubles, “Poor Cody had the worst luck with his vehicles … I would always go save him.” He said that when Myers wasn’t breaking down on the side of the road they would get coffee together, “We’d have coffee all the time before the rehearsals. He would try to buy me coffee before I could buy him coffee. He wanted to make sure he was doing the man thing and keeping up with me … I’d buy him one and he’d want to buy me two or three.” Garcia said that Myers was close to his family and they have been struggling since the news of Myers’ death, “The situation is terrible. I’m not happy with what these people did. Cody didn’t deserve it.” A public memorial service will be held in Niemeyer at 1 p.m. on Oct. 15.
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By Brian Baldwin Editor-in-Chief The wife of a political science instructor has been banned from the campus after interrupting a staff meeting. Tara Darris, wife of Dean Darris, disrupted a meeting on Sept. 22 where Kate Gray, an English instructor, was giving a presentation about grading rubrics in front of other members in the English department. According to Pete Kandergraff, the campus security officer that responded to the disturbance, she “made accusations and walked out.” She had left voluntarily before he could arrive. The accusations made by Tara Darris were against college policy according to Kandergraff, but neither Darris nor the college were willing to comment on what the specific argument was about. Courtney Wilton, vice president of college services, however, did comment on the college’s policy on disruptive behavior on campus. “I do want to reiterate college policy regarding what is acceptable behavior for students, staff and the general public while on campus. As you know, we tolerate and encourage all kinds of opinions and speech. At the same time, behavior that is disruptive to our learning environment, or abusive towards students, staff or the general public violates college standards and is not tolerated,” stated Wilton in an email. Gray does not know why Tara Darris came during her presentation and does not know of any conflict that would be between them. “I barely know Mrs. Darris. I knew of her when she was a student here, and I have met her a couple of times over the years when I was a member of the faculty senate,” stated Gray in an email. As a result of the Sept. 22 incident the college has mailed an official no-trespassing order to Tara Darris for the main campus. Tara Darris also commented that she had placed a similar order. “We’ve also placed a no-tresspassing order on all individuals connected to CCC. We also think you should focus on the fact that the college broke Oregon election laws as a service to your readers,” said Tara Darris. When asked her opinion about the no-trespassing order sent to Tara Darris, Gray stated “It seemed that the college acted according to regulations.”
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New book tells Clackamas history
By Mandie Gavitt Arts & Culture Editor Clackamas Community College has no shame when it comes to bragging about its various accomplishments over the past 40 years. In a book, “Transforming Lives: The History of Clackamas Community College,” written by former college president John Keyser and published this summer, the life and story of Clackamas is chronicled. The book took Keyser about four years to complete. A majority of that time was spent on research which he said was the most challenging part of writing the book. The first half of the book is a broad telling of the various events that helped form Clackamas while the second half aims to give a more specific view of the various departments in Clackamas and who helped shape them. Throughout the course of writing the book, Keyser talked to 300 former staff and students of CCC. Keyser said that to help shorten the list of people he needed to talk to for the book, he tried to keep the focus on staff that either worked on campus for at least 10 years or had an out-
standing accomplishment for the school, though he acknowledges that some people may have fallen through the cracks. According to Keyser the most rewarding part of writing the book was getting in touch with people and forever putting in writing what people accomplished.“I wanted to write the book because I wanted to honor the pioneers of the college and to honor the kind of work CCC does to transform the lives of students and the community,” he said. “All of us who worked there were also transformed.” College president Joanne Truesdell said she was pleased
with the book and its accurate representation of Clackamas. “I read it when it first came out and I refer to it every once and while as I’m thinking about how did we evolve as CCC over time.The things I have heard and experienced are very consistent. I like it because it is a labor of love for John,” she said. She says she hopes to write the next book about Clackamas but it will be a challenge to fill Keyser’s shoes. “He’s setting the bar really high.” Truesdell says that although the college will change between now and when it comes time for her to write another book, certain things will remain unwavering.“I think our mission won’t change, just like it hasn’t changed from the beginning. We’ll still be providing lower division collegiate, we’ll still be providing technical career training and lifelong learning … all of those things will still be what they are. How and where we deliver them might change.” The proceeds from the book are used to fund Foundation scholarships for Clackamas students who need financial help to attend college. Keyser said 500 copies of the book were prinKted and 60 are left, raising $10,000 for scholarships.
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tweaks of the week Things to do this week if college life is tweaking you out.
Build Your Own Mini Hoop House: Grow food all year long in your own backyard. Workshops provides instruction on how to construct your own mini hoop house. Workshop is Oct. 15 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in Clairmont 117. Cost is $20. For more information, visit http://depts.clackamas. edu/hort or call 503-594-3292.
Concrete Leaf Casting: Creating your own unique casting using a live textured leaf. Workshop covers painting information. Workshop covers painting, staining, and water-proofing information. Workshop Oct. 15 from 9 to 11:50 a.m. in Clairmont 117. Fee is $25. For more information, visit http://depts.clackamas.edu/hort or call 503-594-3292.
Oregon City Saturday Summer Farmers Market: Farmers markets wll be held on Saturday mornings in Oregon City at the county fair parking lot. Come buy for some fresh fruits and veggies until Oct. 29. Address: 2051 Kaen Rd. Oregon City Date: Saturdays until October 29 Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Halloween Fantasy Trial: Take a frightening walk through a lighted, wooded fantasy trial decorated with spooky sights and sounds at Wenzel Farm until Oct. 30. Address: 19754 S Ridge Rd, Oregon City Date: Until October 30 Time 12-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m.
Does your band have a gig or are you involved in an event you would like CCC students to be in the know about? Send your event info to aced@clackamas.edu to be listed in “Tweaks this week”.
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The Bucket List: The pains involved in crossing off No. 1
By Mandie Gavitt Arts & Culture Editor Everyone has a bucket list; that ever eccentric list of endeavors they wish to embark on before they die. Unless you are a fish, then your bucket list is all about the buckets you wish to own someday, but that’s another column for another time. Bucket lists have become a huge part of pop culture with movies and TV shows chronicling the lives of people crossing items off of their list.
“The Buried Life,” an MTV show that first aired in 2010, follows four young men who drive cross country to accomplish their 100 item bucket list. For each item they cross off of their list they help a stranger begin theirs. So far these men have broken into a party at the Playboy Mansion and attempted to streak across a stadium without getting caught; they did streak but ended up in jail, which crossed off a different item from their list. At the same time they have helped people off of the streets, accompanied a young girl on her first roller coaster ride and helped a survivor of hurricane Katrina visit her mother’s grave for the first time. Every week I will share with you either one item I’ve crossed off of my bucket list or one thing I think you should put on yours. This summer I got my first tattoo; while I’ve known what I wanted to get for a few years now, actually getting it happened on a whim. I was with a friend and a co-worker when my co-worker
decided she wanted to get a tattoo right then. She got hers in the first shop that we passed but I decided to wait because I didn’t like that particular shop, as they were trying to justify charging $160 for a two inch tattoo and hadn’t drawn up what I asked for.
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I asked for the word, “Shine” in very feminine font, but instead it looked like it belonged on the bottom of a skateboard and he failed to even draw the star I asked
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Mandie Gavitt, at Adorn tattoo parlor, in the Portland area, gets her first tattoo and crosses off bucket list item number one.
for. I Googled nearby tattoo shops and found a shop that sounded reasonable. When we first arrived at the shop I found it very intimidating as they did the tattooing where everyone could see, but when they said they would hide me behind a screen I was happy with both the shop and the price. The tattoo I got was the same size as my co-worker’s but less than half the price. I had, had a fever all day and the shop was excruciatingly hot, so why I had decided to get the tattoo that day I still don’t know. “Can you give me a sample prick?” I asked. “Sounds kind of like a bad first date to me,” she responded. We all laughed and after the ‘sample prick’ and despite my being sick I felt more at ease than I had at the other shop. The tattoo artist kept calling the needles “pins” but I know better than that. I squeezed my co-workers hand as if I was about to go off the deep end, “Ow, ow,
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ow.” I said. Still, I was surprised at how little it hurt, the only time I felt any serious pain was when the needle went near my bones or scar tissue, it was more nerves than anything else. Once it was over it felt more like a sunburn than what I had expected from getting a tattoo. In the end I was happy with the shop, the artist and myself for the whole experience. My tattoo looks great and I definitely want another. Though I know tattoos are not for everyone I believe that if it is on your bucket list and you know you want to get one go for it, but don’t be afraid to shop around. If you find a shop that feels the need to justify their inflated prices or they can not draw up what you want, then it’s not the shop for you. Remember your tattoo will be with you forever so don’t compromise and if you are going to get something in a language that you don’t understand, do your research so you don’t end up with “cow shit” written on you in Chinese.
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Drama of summer yields tragedy and triumph The sunmmer of 2011 leaves us with memories of blockbuster movies, iconic deaths, military policy change, and an astonishing verdict By Mandie Gavitt Arts & Culture Editor The Clackamas Print has been out for the summer which was a couple of record breaking news months. Here’s what we missed: She should have gone to rehab English singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse died on July 23. Winehouse launched her music career in 2003 with an album called ‘Frank’. She was best known for her song ‘Rehab’. Winehouse was found dead at her home in London. The cause of death remains unknown but her father believes she died as a result of trying to detox from alcohol at home. Family and friends held a funeral on July
26. Winehouse’s final recording, a duet with Tony Bennett was released on Sept. 14 to remember what would have been her 28th birthday. The end of an era: The last Harry Potter movie released For many people the theatrical release of the final installment of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, on July 11, came with mixed feelings; As the cohort of those that grew up with the series saw the end of something they considered a vital piece of their childhood. The book series originally began in 1997 with a release of only 500 copies in print. Today it is known for being bestselling series of all time with 450 million copies sold. The final film grossed $168.5 million dollars on its opening weekend. An anniversary: 9/11 remembered 10 years later The gruesome images from September 11, 2001 flooded television this summer as the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attack was remembered. Memorial services were held around the country. A permanent memorial is now where the twin towers once stood and a sibling museum will be opening up next door to it. At the opening of the memorial, family members read the names of their loved ones lost in the tragic attack.
The King Returns: Disney’s The Lion King released in 3D Harry Potter was not the only opportunity to relive your childhood this summer. The Lion King, originally released in 1995, was rereleased in theaters for two weeks this summer in 3D. Following the release in theaters it was brought out of the vault for sale in Blu-ray and 3D for home viewing. This is the start of many childhood favorites being re-released in the coming years in 3D. Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc., Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid, will all be released within the next two years. Policy lifted: Don’t ask DO tell “Don’t ask don’t tell,” a policy that allows homosexuals to serve in the military, assuming they keep their sexual orientation a secret, was lifted on September 20th. This means that homosexuals are now allowed to openly serve in the military without keeping their identity a secret. “Repeal Day” celebrations were held across the country. The first gay couple to be married after the repeal was Navy Lt. Gary Ross, and Partner Dan Swezy. They were married at 12:01 EST in Vermont. Casey Anthony Found Innocent/ Hickman Trial In a verdict that surprised the nation,
Casey Anthony was found innocent of murdering her two-year-old daughter Caylee Anthony, who was reported missing in July of 2008. Released a few weeks after the trial, Casey Anthony was instead convicted of four counts of lying to the police and is serving probation for check fraud in hiding. A local couple, Dale and Shannon Hickman, charged with manslaughter did not have Casey Anthony’s luck and were found guilty. The parents refused to seek medical care for their infant son David who was born premature and died in less than nine hours. The parents are members of the Oregon City Followers of Christ church, which has a history of children dying from treatable illnesses because their parents refuse to seek medical care and rely on divine intervention instead. Found guilty, the couple is awaiting sentencing. Steve Jobs resigns then dies Steve Jobs, creator of Apple, passed away on Oct. 5, after he resigned as Apple’s chief executive on Aug. 24, stating health reasons for the cause of his resignation and taking a position as the chairman of the board. He was replaced by Tim Cook whom Jobs himself recommended. Jobs suffered from a rare form of pancreatic cancer and was a college drop-out who briefly attended Reed College in Portland.
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Soccer is an odd sport. It’s a game in which a close contest can end up in a 4-0 blowout and when a certain win can end in a 3-3 tie. You can never be comfortable, no matter how large your lead and you’re never out of the game, until it’s over. All that matters is the end result that goes into the record book. Fortunately for the Clackamas Cougars (4-3-0, 12 points Southern Region), three whistles sounded last Wednesday with the women holding a 1-0 lead over the Penguins of Clark College (2-6-0, 6 points, Southern Region) after 90 minutes at Pioneer Stadium in lower Oregon City. As soon as the teams kicked off, it became clear that they were two very different squads on two very different levels. From body language, to skill, to the way they talked to one another, Clackamas looked far more confident and unified. First year Head Coach Janine Szpara taught as much as she coached, showing trust in her ability to instruct off the field. The Cougars responded quickly, waiting patiently for an opportunity to open and feeding the ball forward on the attack. In the 31st minute, their hard work and diligence paid off. Sophomore forward Jasmin Garcia boomed a shot from 30 yards out, arcing the ball across the pitch and into the far corner of the net past Clark goalkeeper Marissa Tyler to put the Cougars up 1-0. While the sparse fanbase and elated Clackamas players cheered, the scattered and aimless Penguins grumbled. Ever since kickoff, Clark Head Coach Stan Rodrigues had been screaming at his players, telling them exactly where not to stand, where not to run, and how they’d been doing it wrong all along. At one point, Rodrigues pulled sophomore midfielder Samantha Peppers from the game after shouting an earful of colorful instructions at her from the nearby sideline. Once she was off the field, Rodrigues grilled her so badly about not playing soccer the way he wanted it done that she was reduced to tears behind the opposing bench. After the goal by Garcia, Clark played with more fervor but eventually fell back into their slower rhythm: decent back line play, but helpless on the attack against the Clackamas defense. The second half ended with two more shots by the Cougars, with freshman Courtney Johnson going high over the goal in the 39th minute, and Tyler tipping a shot from distance in the 42nd minute. Halftime continued the disparity between the two teams. While Rodrigues and his Penguins stood still and quiet, the home team sat cross-legged in a circle around Szpara, drinking in her knowledge of the sport and enjoying one another’s company. “She knows exactly what to do,” said freshman midfielder Sandra Tinoco of Szpara. “She’s been coaching for a long time. I just
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enjoy it, and I feel like I've been learning way more.” With their spirits high, the second half began with Clackamas playing as loose as ever. The shrill, encouraging cheers from the girls in white drowned out the frustrated yells from the away team as the Cougars pushed closer to their 4th win of the season. In the 63rd minute, Clark had their first real chance at an equalizer; freshman midfielder Brittany Wilson launched a shot from the left side of the field toward the center of the crossbar, forcing Clackamas goalkeeper Tori Wilkinson to leap into the air after the ball, tipping it strait up and catching it on its way back down.
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Clackamas’ Sophomore Forward, Jasmin Garcia, makes a play with the ball during last Wednesday’s game against Clark College at Pioneer Stadium.
On the counterattack, the Clackamas offense lead the Penguin keeper in a scramble play away from the center of the goal, leaving forward Sadie Tegtmeier wide open for a shot on the far side. However, her shot missed high, keeping the lead at just one goal for the Cougars. Tegtmeier’s mishap was one of many for the home team, with many shots going wide or high, and countless crosses and feeds from the midfielders being lost to the defense, leading Szpara to point to shooting and composure inside the 18 yard box as a weak spot in their game. “I think we could be a little bit more posed around the goal,” said Szpara. “[We need to] get our bodies organized earlier so that when the ball comes in, it’s just a little bit easier to redirect it and [score].” Szpara’s criticisms were few. She mentioned that the team was improving as a whole every time they played, adding new techniques and ideas to their collective game. “I think we’re developing, and in the process we’re learning how to work together harder,” said Garcia, who played in the championship game with Clackamas a year ago. “We’re really pushing each other to be a better team and striving for that goal which is to get the W.”
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Amanda Coulimore and Jasmin Garcia exchange a low five while lining up before the game.
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By Katie Aamatti Associate Sports Editor Describing the intensity between two rivaling volleyball teams is near impossible. This is true when it comes to the Clackamas Cougars and the Mt. Hood Saints; you had to be there to witness the five grueling sets of back and forth play that had both teams diving, jumping, rolling, slipping, and sliding with high hopes to achieve the victory. As the two teams headed into the fifth set last Wednesday in the Randall Hall gymnasium, sparks flew with each serve, set, and spike. In the end the Saints took home the win after the Cougars fell by a count of 3-2 resulting in their second loss in southern region play. Mt. Hood moved to 4-1 in the southern region, defeating Clackamas 25-22, 21-25, 13-25, 27-25, 12-15. Before the game began Clackamas Head Coach Kathie Woods remarked that “taking the court against Mt. Hood will be intense,” and as each play was made and the spectators moved closer towards the edges of their seats, it was clear what she meant. The first set started off at a fast pace with the Cougars scoring four points in a matter of moments before Mt. Hood raced back for the tie. The score remained few points apart as both teams began to build on each shot that came over the net. Clackamas held onto a slim lead and eventually won the set by three. Mt. Hood fought back in the second and third games, slowing down the Cougars’ defensive pace with powerful low-hitting spikes, resulting in a four point win in the second, and a 12 point trouncing in the third. In the fourth game the Cougars jumped to an early lead and held on as best they could while Mt. Hood built their momentum. Eventually the two teams tied the score at 24, and then at 25, before Clackamas scored two more to
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Outside hitter Taylor Richardson falls to the floor after Clackamas conceded a point during last Friday’s match. Richardson had 20 kills and 8 errors on the night. win the game with a close call of 27-25, leading them into the decisive fifth set. Much like the first set the two teams pushed hard for victory, trading a point here and there, but Clackamas fell to the Saints as they scored the last three, winning the set 12-15, and going home with the match victory. “It’s the typical Mt. Hood-Clackamas rivalry,” said Woods, “we knew it would be tough and tight the whole match. It’s rough that it came at a loss, we like to win these games, but we’ll come back.” “I didn’t feel as much craziness towards their team as I could see in the sophomores,” said Freshman Libero Maeghan Angel,“but after a game like this, next time I’ll definitely have the burning fire in me.” Angel led defensively with 25 digs, fol-
Clackamas celebrates a point during the first set. The Cougars went on to win the first set 25-22.
lowed by Sophomore Outside Hitter Taylor Richardson (20) and Sophomore Setter Courtney Pattock (17). On the offensive side, Richardson paced Clackamas with 20 kills with Freshman Outside Hitter Julia Toscano adding 13. “This is a hard rivalry; this is personal,” said Fellow Teammate Taylor Richardson. As the first half of Southern Region league play comes to an end the Cougars have identified their weaknesses. “The teams main struggle is consistency,” said Woods, who has coached the volleyball team to the NWAACC championship match in five of the last 15 years. “The next few weeks will determine the heart of this team, and I believe the team can go all the way to win.”
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Olympian Johnathan Reiley (center in white) poses with the Clackamas cross country team during practice this fall.
By John William Howard Sports Editor
Most people dismiss Cross country as a simple sport. One for crazy people who spend all their time running around the countryside in too short shorts and busying themselves with obsessing about mere seconds over or under one another’s times. This is not so. It’s time we give them a little more respect. Yes, the men and women do make a leg-wear fashion statement, and yes, a few seconds does mean a lot to each runner, but cross country is much more than that. Mental training can be as trying as physical training, and racing tactics differ
from runner to runner and team to team, depending on the strengths and weaknesses of each club. Some teams run in packs, and others run spread, catering to each individual athlete’s pace. The goal is to have the first five runners on a team finish with the lowest average place out of all the racers. Cross country runners have to know the limits of their bodies extremely well. They can’t run too hard and risk gassing out before the finish, and they can’t run too slowly and have too much ground to make up at the end. It takes careful practice, close attention to split times, and a very good ability to pace themselves in order to have a peak performance. “A lot of [the] time work-outs are set up to work on that mental aspect,” said Keoni McHone, Clackamas’ head cross country coach, “the longer intervals definitely make you
have to focus and keep you thinking about what’s your role, what are you trying to do so you have to keep up that self-talk throughout the race.” So it’s more than just running 10,000 meters. It’s about running 10,000 meters as fast as you can, while trying to use your body’s energy as efficiently as possible. As far as running in general, humans have been doing that for thousands of years. Cross country as we know it began in the mid to late 1800s in Europe, branching off of a sport called ‘hares and hounds’ where one runner would begin along a course and a second set of runners would attempt to catch them by following a paper trail left by the ‘hare’. Since then, cross country has blossomed into an international sport, with an Olympic program from 1904-1924.Nearly every high school and college in the United
States was fielding both a men’s and women’s team. But even then, cross country wasn’t as popular until a young American captured the eye of the country with his bold racing style and confident air. Not to mention his mustache. Steve Prefontaine inspired a nation in the early 70s, at one time holding no less than seven distance track records, and was the winner of three NCAA cross country titles while at the University of Oregon. He would have won four, but he sat out one year while training for the Munich Olympics. “His thing was, he wasn’t afraid to lay it on the line,” said McHone,“if he thought he could beat somebodyhe would take it out and try to beat them from the very beginning instead of just sitting on the shoulder and waiting for the right time. He just went for it and showed that guts right from the beginning.” “[Prefontaine] didn’t care about running a race intelligently. He was determined to run as hard as he could from beginning to end.” said YouTuber analyticaa, who went on to call him an icon to his sport because of his audacious mindset.
Pre, as he is known around the world to enthusiasts and general sports fans alike, is often credited as the most popular athlete of his time, and is an inspiration to athletes today. He gave the sport an American ‘superstar’, and helped to bring running into the national spotlight and pave the way for a strong running culture in the Pacific Northwest. Olympians such as Galen Rupp, who went to Central Catholic High School, can often be spotted on trails around the area, and the Clackamas cross country program has benefited from the residence of such athletes by having several Olympians, including Jonathan Riley and Simon Bairu, out to speak at practices. As far as I’m concerned, I’ll try to do more than stand back and congratulate the athletes on doing something I couldn’t. It’s not ‘just running’. It’s an old and timeless complex mixture of intense physical and mental training that forces the runner to engage in battles on race day. What is perhaps the world’s first sport hasn’t lost much of its luster or drama.
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Protestors stand downtown Portland Oct. 6 shouting and demanding support of local schools by increases taxes on the top 1 percent of all Americans.
‘Occupy Portland’ takes over city streets By Mandie Gavitt Arts & Culture Editor Today in the heart of downtown Portland you can find a city within a city: tents are set up for food, medical supplies and even a library, not to mention the other smaller tents and sleeping bags covered with tarps. There’s a lot of cheering and chanting as the group gathers together in hopes of making change. Occupy Portland is well under way as people from all walks of life are joining together in hopes of seeing change for the 99 percent of Americans who don’t fall into the 1 percent of people who control the majority of the money. It is now considered the biggest “occupy” event in the country. The motivating factor of what brought people to Occupy Portland seems to vary but with common theme. “People are here for a lot of different reasons but the common thread is corporate control over the American experience,” said Tripp Jennings, a film producer that came out to show his support for the movement starting on day one. “The overlying sense that I get is that people are tired of profit being put over people,” he said. “Corporations control our lives and our government and it has to stop. And what we’re saying here is enough.” Jennings said that he came out on the first day, Oct. 6,
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but didn’t camp because he had to work a twelve hour shift the following day. He does, however, plan on being at the protest every moment he’s not working until it’s over. The variety of people at Occupy Portland vary from infants to senior citizens, from people in suits, to people sleeping on the street. “I came out here because I’m homeless and self employed and self educated which means unemployed and uneducated and I’m really excited to see everyone else is doing the same thing as well,” said Maya Holden, who has been at the event since day one. “It’s been really beautiful. It’s really nice to see all these people getting together ... We have everything we need … We are totally self-sustained at this point,” he said. One elderly couple who lost their house to foreclosure are sleeping under their walkers with tarps draped over them. Bosh Baro, a Portland Community College student, has been involved in Occupy Portland since the Facebook group was at 25 members. He said his motivation for getting involved was the amount of homeless people he sees on a daily basis. “I’m tired of seeing people going to bed starving, wet, freezing their asses off,” he said. I’m tired of 401k cuts; I’m tired of people feeling they don’t have a voice … We are one of the richest, wealthiest nations in the world and we have third world levels existing in our sect.” Baro said that he is determined to stay until it’s over, “I told the news I’m not leaving and I’m sticking to it.” However, he is still devoted to his education. “All of my teachers are super supportive and I don’t plan on missing any classes either,” he said. Conveniently for Baro, the Occupy Portland community has set up a shuttle that meets at Portland State University every hour and runs to the various college campuses. This is just one example of the various forms of support that have been coming in for Occupy Portland attendees. “I can’t tell you how amazing it is to see pound after pound after pound of food, medical supplies, blankets, clothing that are being donated by people who know that we are out here fighting for them,” said Baro. The group considers it a peaceful movement with “peace keepers” walking around to try to defuse any unsafe situations that may come up. “We don’t have any more authority than anyone else … we are just folks that deescalate violent situations,” said peace-keeper Richard Vanbarriger. Fellow peace-keeper James Vick agreed. “We try to moderate and precipitate open conversations,” he said. The camp has a no-drinking policy it takes seriously with signs up that read, “Drinking negates the cause.” According to Vick, “Most of the people here can’t even afford alcohol anyway and the 95 percent of those that
can willingly leave camp with it.” Vick said the support the community has been receiving is outstanding. “It has been the most amazing thing I’ve ever witnessed,” he said. We have more food than we know what to do with. We have medical people ready to take care of anyone. There’s even people walking around asking if you need a cigarette.” A lot of this support has been coming through a website called kickstarter.com, that helps inform people of what is needed at the protest. Vanbarriger said that it was easy for people to come together at this event because despite the diversity of the people involved the issues at hand are not about political parties or religion. “This isn’t a Christian thing or a Muslim thing or an atheist thing. This is about our rights.” “We just want a chance,” said Vick.
While protestors begin to fill Pioneer Square, a women holds a peace flag as a reminder to keep the occupation peacful.