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Volleyball upsets, gets upset By John William Howard Sports Editor
Finals be damned. We will destroy this truck!
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Greg Morgan takes his swing at the Car Smash fundraiser.
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Revamped website set to go live By Isaac Soper The Clackamas Print Certain classes require its use and some people find registration to be easier because of it; nearly all of the students attending Clackamas Community College have dealt with the school’s website throughout the years. Whether in the frightening to some CougarTrax and Blackboard days or the welcomed by most myClackamas time, students new and old have been driven into using the ever popular www.clackamas.edu. In January, new website will be available for the general public, improving many of the old
site’s frailties. The current version of the website, excluding myClackamas and Moodle, was designed in 2005 but according to Webmaster Dean Walch, “The site was not given the development attention that it needed and [it] brought us to a point where it made the most sense to start over.” According to data compiled by the CCC web development team, in 2009 the college appointed a web management team to reinvent the current website into something more “interesting, inviting and easy to use for external constituents.” The “beta” version of the new website features an updated, more
modernized look, with a flashbased slideshow on the main page, displaying different student stories, and a link nearby advertising that one can, “Start your Smart Story today.” This will open up a page similar to the “Future Students” section of the current site with more options and helpful information. The news and event calendar are still seen on the main page, along with access to the staff directory, myClackamas and Cougar Athletics.
Every player will tell you that when they go into a game, anything can happen. Even the underdogs say they expected to win but that doesn’t stop a huge upset from shocking a gymnasium and making a magic moment for a group that wasn’t supposed to do squat. Clackamas was booted from this weekend’s NWAACC volleyball championships but not before knocking off second ranked Spokane, a league powerhouse and a team ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 all season long. The Cougars began the tournament with a win in straight sets over Tacoma Community College last Thursday morning and advanced to take on the Spokane Sasquatch Friday in the second round of the championships held at Mt. Hood Community College. Clackamas looked good during warm ups and for the first few minutes of the first set but began to catch glimpses of the level of competition they faced as the first set wore on. Hitting a horrendous .057 percent for the first set Clackamas lost 25-16 after hanging with Spokane for the first 10 points. Please see VOLLEYBALL, Page 5
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Classroom clickers keeps students engaged By Joshua Dillen The Clackamas Print
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The power of education is growing and thriving at Clackamas Community College. Thanks to the Continuous Learning Collaborative (CLC), students and faculty can be assured that the quality of education will always improve at CCC. The CLC was established in the fall of 2010. The driving force behind it is the combined efforts of Steve Beining, distance learning department chair and Kate Gray, English instructor, co-coordinators of CLC. “Our [CLC] mission is to optimize the art and science of teaching to create the best possible learning experiences for CCC students,” said Gray. “What we’re about is looking at best practices within the classroom and online, to see how we can optimize what students are doing and how we can better serve them.” Faculty members at CCC can access a wealth of new teaching techniques, the latest in educational technologies and optimize their students learning experience by attending the many sessions available through CLC. Faculty familiar with Moodle and NOTE, CCC’s Network for Online Teaching Excellence, can link to CLC’s current schedule on the NOTE website: http://note.online.clackamas.edu. CLC and NOTE work together to develop and enhance any teaching style with the tools they provide. NOTE focuses on Moodle and provides conveniently scheduled training sessions for teachers.
A recent presentation on “Clickers” by Kurt Lewandowski, CCC math instructor and senior member of the department for 21 years, had several faculty members in attendance amazed and intrigued by the capabilities these devices have. “I love teaching. I’m a teacher first,” said Lewandowski. “I enjoy helping people overcome their obstacles to achieve their goals.” It was very obvious that the use of clicker technology helps him accomplish this in his classroom. CLC and Lewandowski want the entire faculty at CCC to continuously develop and grow their teaching methods by sharing this and other new advances in educational technologies. Clickers work he explained they are an “audience response system” that allows users to participate in whatever is being discussed. There are several brands; clickers are just a generic term. This technology helps Kurt Lewandowski, Clackamas Community College math instructor, presents the instructors to track individual as benefits of using clickers in the classroom. well as overall understanding of the current lesson. “It keeps students feedback from the participants. This and had a positive impression of the engaged. It’s easy to kind of glaze allows immediate adjustment of a clickers. over and start day dreaming out the lesson. Students can be polled and “I’m sure it’s going to be very window,” he said. quizzed with immediate access to helpful,” said Rodica Gotur, part By design, this system doesn’t understanding and comprehension. time math instructor at CCC. “I allow that lack of understanding that The faculty attendees quickly always encourage them [students] to instructors can miss. It causes more experienced the advantage an instruc- participate.” learning because the students are tor has when using clickers. This Gotur plans to start using the almost involuntarily committed and technology enabled them to answer clickers gradually through this term involved in the lesson. questions and see the results directly and will be implementing this tool in The simplicity and convenience on the screen; the hands-on dem- all of her classes next term. was obvious after a very informative onstration was expertly guided by Other CLC sessions include team and interactive PowerPoint presenta- Lewandowski and included several building exercises and group project tion. Interactive is the operative word. lesson style examples of their versa- development for students. All memThe clickers work with PowerPoint tility and convenience. Attendants bers of the CCC community will and let an instructor see real time of the presentation were engaged benefit from the CLC.
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Although according to some students, such as Joel Stalcup, the current Clackamas website has “Nothing really too bad about it,” the new site is a vast improvement, with a much higher level of organization and ease of access. According to Kim Carey, Chief Information Officer, to create the new website, the college contacted Datatel, a company that the college has been working with for approximately 10 years for their campus wide integrated database, which contains student information, financial data and the college’s human resources system. In a statement made by Carey, the college reportedly paid “$32,500 in services for them to do the redesign.” Although Datatel was the web developer of the upcoming website, there have been many members of the college staff that worked on different aspects of the site, including Dean of College Advancement Shelly Parini; Janet Paulson, marketing project coordinator; Steve Beining, department chair of the distance learning program; Kim Carey, dean
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of chief information office; Dean Walch, website coordinator; Shawn Swanner, from the IT department; Tamara Barry, of Public affairs; student Sara Anderson and Dean of curriculum planning and research, Steffen Moller. “One of the biggest issues we have with the current site is navigation. In working with Datatel, we were able to harness best practice design standards in helping the user find the information they are needing more quickly and without the frustration we have heard in the past,” stated Walch. Not only has the site been revamped to make information retrieval easier but the search engine has been upgraded as well, so that “Results will be better tuned to what the user is looking for,” Walch stated. According to Paulson, there is still quite a bit of work to be finished before the end of this year, including developing policies for the site, training staff to become familiar with the site, identifying departments which need web redesign and integrating a form of online communication. “The public launch of the site is scheduled for January,” stated Paulson.
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Occupy Portland impacts more than just downtown By Joshua Dillen The Clackamas Print Occupation? Stalled busses and commuter trains? Police in riot gear pepper spraying protesters at Pioneer Courthouse Square? It might not be the 1960s but things have that feel these days.Questions about the these events in Portland reveal that the Occupy Wall Street movement does have significance to those who spend much of their time at Clackamas Community College. This national and globally noticed movement has been a huge part of the news for the past several weeks. CCC staff and students have varied and unique impressions about the controversial OWS movement. Some could say there hasn’t been news like this since the civil rights and anti-war movements . Rebecca Picken thinks the police are partly doing a good job, especially compared to other city’s police departments. Picken is a CCC student studying American Sign Language. “They did a good job on the riot [the Chase Bank clash] but they should not have used pepper spray and taken it that far, it was uncalled for,” she said. Pickens explained she has friends who have been injured at OWS demonstrations but in general, police were pretty lenient. Picken feels this movement affects students here at CCC. “We are all part of the 99 percent here at CCC and it is very important,” she said. A group of students playing hacky sack in front of Streeter Hall declined an interview. One yelled “They all need to get jobs!” Erin Irish, who studies music here at CCC, said the protestors need to stay out of Trimet’s way. “It’s affecting me getting to school on time. It’sfrustratingand my busses have been coming later and later and later,” she said. Irish feels the police have not been inappropriate in their actions towards the protesters. David Smith-English, CCC Theater Department Director, is glad the movement is bringing attention to some of today’s issues. “I’m happy it’s happen-
ing,” he said. “I’m delighted that people have become proactive. I’m not an anti-bank kind of person. I’m anti [bank] when they don’t play by the rules,” Smith-English said. “That’s why it’s [OWS] been so important, to point that out. Somebody is actually doing something and I think it’s very positive.” Distance Learning Chair Steve Beining feels the movement has voiced concerns of today’s society but may be perceived as more of a nuisance, than a movement and need to get their act together. “The movement needs to gel around a few core issues. I think we are going to see them reinvent themselves and start getting out a message that causes social change in our society,” he said. “We are all impacted by the action of the big banks.Tax money is being spent to bail out banks that could be spent on social programs, educational programs, etc. We need to support education rather than banks.” Beining was candid when talking about police handling of the movement in Portland. “I think the police reaction is way overblown. They are sending many more police than are needed and then complaining that the protesters are costing them lots of money, when the police chief is the one making the choices. A rape victim had to wait three hours,” he said. “That was appalling on the part of the police chief!” Beining went on to explain that there is too much time being spent on peaceful protesters who are just jaywalking and concentrate on real crime. The movement is sweeping the country and yes, it is important, no matter what point of view any person may have. All Americans have rights that are protected by the Constitution of our country. OWS does mean something for the CCC community. Whether you are pro, con, frustrated, angry, happy or excited about the movement there seems to be tremendous respect for the impact it is having on our country and community. To read more on this this story go to theclackamasprint.com.
Middle: A solid barrier of police in riot gear keep protesters off SW Broadway as busses finally move again. Bottom: Dustin Powers is interviewed by Reggie Aqui of KGW, after being trampled by horses in the clash. He was also hit by pepper spray and struck by a baton.
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Tuition waivers offer students an alternative to financial aid By Patty Salazar News Editor Students on Clackamas Community College campus who are looking for ways to lower the cost of tuition, look no further! With tuition rising around the country, one thing that can help students is student jobs and tuition waivers, which can help not only lower tuition but help them go after their passion and get rewarded for it. Many students at Clackamas depend on financial aid to attend school and live on. In winter term alone, CCC’s financial aid helped students with $32,380,476. But when financial aid is not, enough what does CCC have to offer students to not only help with tuition cost but help get involved? There are many options around campus that can help students. Matthew Altman, associate dean of arts and science, collected data from the 2010-2011 academic year that shows that the college gives out tuition waivers that are worth a pretty penny and then some. The most popular type of waiver given out is under the student talent category. The top five departments that give students tuition waivers are, in no particular order: theater, art, music, journalism and athletics. Although the athletic department does give out the most tuition waivers, they are given by team and it’s a more structured program. Depending on how the departments are set up the applications for waivers will vary. “The best thing to do is, if you are a student in any given area, is to talk to your professors in those given areas and ask whom the chair is. Go directly to the chair and ask the chair, ‘Do you have waivers in your department?” said Altman. Carrie Kyser, math department chair, said two internships are due in spring. The internship involves a weekly work requirement of 10 hours. The internship includes a full tuition waiver for the following year. Tom Wakeling, music department chair, said that there are scholarships and waivers given out to music majors, non-music majors and technology students by the music department. The
waiver and scholarship recipients are expected to “give back” to the department and community. One way recipients could give back by playing or singing in a CCC group. Applications are always available in the music department office, Niemeyer Center N128. If those departments are not what you’re looking for, the journalism program has nine full-time tuition waivers. Applications go out the end of each term. Applications can be picked up in RR135. If you don’t consider yourself a student in a given area, there are other options for students, including Associate Student Government. ASG gives out grants each term to students, grants for winter term are available now. There are seven ASG officer positions that come along with full tuition waivers, though some only offer partial waivers. If students remain within the requirements of the position, they could get a tuition waiver for each term. Along with the 10 senator positions that offer half tuition waivers, there are full time tuition waivers available if you work a few more hours a week. For more information contact the ASG office for an application or stop by their office in CC152. According to Rochelle Dawn, one of the advisors for the college call center, the positions for peer assistants are determined by term. If more PA’s are needed, flyers would be posted around campus also announced in your myClackamas account. Depending on how many hours the students work, they can receive a full, half or partial tuition waiver. Dawn said, “It’s so much fun and inspiring to work so closely with students.” Nerina Watkins, who is currently a second-year student at CCC, works in the Cougar Call Center in Roger Rook. Her job duties include helping new students over the phone with the current school website. Watkins works 10 hours a week and her PA hours are scheduled around her school. “I love my job. It’s very rewarding for me to help other students,” stated Watkins via email.
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Top: Baton and pepper spray yielding riot police scuffle with Occupy Portland protesters at Chase Bank last week.
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I bet you don’t show up to games either
By John William Howard Sports Editor
Soccer falls in Final Four Clackamas defender Brianne Paisley fights Pirate forward Shelby Solomon for the ball during the first half of the NWAACC Semi-final on Nov. 19. Clackamas lost 1-0 in on a goal in the 29th minute and were knocked from the tournament.
By John William Howard Sports Editor It says a lot about the close-knittedness of a group when they can laugh together. It says even more when they can cry together, as was the case in the huddle around Head Coach Janine Szpara after the Cougars fell 1-0 to the Pirates of Peninsula College in last Saturday’s NWAACC women’s semi-final game at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Wash. Looking across the field from the press box, it seemed that things might be a little in the Pirates favor. For one, Pirates fans made up the majority of the spectators, hooting and hollering and waving their black and gold scarves. For another, Peninsula fielded 25 women while Clackamas had only 14 players on their roster. That’s 11 starters and only three subs. “[Coach Szpara] has said it all season, it’s not about how big the team is, it’s about having the right players,” said Assistant Coach Miriam Coto. “I think, with 14 players, we had the right players … I’d rather have 14 and be a close team, a family.” Clackamas walked on to the field composed. Stoic and focused, it was a stark contrast to the team wearing yellow and white. The Pirates jumped up and down and cheered in their huddle while the Cougars stood together in a quiet, tight circle. Clackamas kicked off and from the moment the ball was put in to play it was clear that it would be a rough, physical game from start to finish. For a while, the referee allowed the players to push one another around but before long, the whistles started to pile up. In the 29th minute, the physicality took a turn for the worse. During an attack by the Peninsula offense, Clackamas defender Ali Scharbach made an attempt to steal the ball from Pirate forward Shelby Solomon and clipped her foot, bringing her to the ground inside the 18 yard box. On the resulting penalty kick, Peninsula’s Jackie Rodgers went high and left post, freezing Clackamas goalkeeper Tori Wilkinson as the shot sailed past her and into the net to give Peninsula the 1-0 advantage. “Penalty kicks … it’s one of those things that you guess and hope for the best. If you guess wrong you guess wrong and if you guess right you guess right,” said Wilkinson. “I could tell which side she was going to but you can never
tell whether they’re going to go high or low. You just have to guess … I tried and I just couldn’t get there in time.” Wilkinson didn’t take any time to dwell on the goal. She had plenty of other things to worry about, namely the fact that Clackamas was outshot 12-5 and the ball spent most of the game on Clackamas’ half of the field. The defense and Wilkinson stepped, up but every time Clackamas made an attempt to push the ball down the field, Peninsula would corral it and boom it back on the attack, making it difficult for the Cougars to get a rhythm going. “We like to play soccer. We don’t just play kick and chase,” said Coto, who spoke for Szpara after the postgame huddle. “We come out and we try to play our game, but it’s hard to do that when teams are just booting the ball up and you can’t get the ball on the ground.” After halftime concluded, Clackamas continued to be pounded by the Peninsula attacks, making little headway and having few chances at getting in to scoring position, let alone taking an actual shot. The jeers from the Peninsula crowd grew louder when the men’s team arrived and even louder as the clock ticked nearer to the Pirates first trip to the NWAACC finals in just their second year as a program. Clackamas hurried and made every attempt to tie but eventually the final whistle sounded, ending the Cougar’s season and their hopes at a title. “We don’t know what we feel yet,” said a tearful Sandra Tinoco. “I got hurt early and it just sucks that I couldn’t be there for my team like I wanted to be. And I think most of us felt that way.” Tinoco’s thoughts were echoed on the faces of nearly all her teammates with the exception of Wilkinson, who seems to share some of former NCAA star Szpara’s steel. “[As a goalkeeper] you see everything,” said Wilkinson. “We’d have glimpses where I’d be like ‘go go go! Keep doing that!’ and then we’d break down again and we’d stop.” A team with a first year head coach and a large class of freshmen returning, Clackamas is sure to find further success next season after climbing to the Final Four as the second smallest team in the entire league. The Cougars finished the season at 11-5-1 and took home their sixth Southern Region championship since the program’s birth in 2002. All photos by John William Howard The Clackamas Print
If you were in Oregon City on a Saturday afternoon in the mid 1970s, it’s likely that your plans would include taking in a football game. Not by driving down to Eugene or Corvallis but right there in the city. You’d pack your food and beverage of choice and head over to join the horde of fans at Pioneer Stadium and take in real college football with several thousand other fans. Community college football wasn’t the only sport that drew the attention of the public. Basketball games held in Randall Hall were full, complete with a pep band and a cheer squad. Football and basketball games were covered by The Oregonian and people came from all over the area to watch the teams play. After all, the college sports teams were made up mostly of homegrown players from schools just a few minutes away by car. That was the ‘70s. Somewhere along the line, things changed. Football was cut in 1978 and many sports have been added since, but attendance and fan support seems to have dwindled miserably. Oftentimes a women’s soccer game can’t muster more fans than players and the holes in the audience at basketball games would imply that the teams are terrible and not worth watching. This, however, is completely backward. Clackamas has built one of the strongest athletic programs in the entire league, winning 16 NWAACC titles and one NJCAA title since 2000. They’ve taken either first or second 32 times in the last 11 seasons including back to back men’s basketball titles in 2009-10 and back to back women’s soccer titles in 2004-05. That begs the question: where are all the spectators? Normally when a team has success, the fans follow. In this case, the success is largely unknown to outsiders. Few even know about the 2011 NJCAA title won by the wrestling team. Even fewer know that women’s soccer has advanced to the NWAACC Final Four six out of the 10 years that the program has existed. I happen to think that sucks. It’s not entirely on the athletic department. This is happening at the junior college level all over the Northwest. Media coverage has gone down the toilet, fans have dwindled to naught and the programs are often dismissed as “just community colleges.” The source for that, I think comes from several different places. The first is that it’s much easier now to see sports without getting off of your living room couch. ESPN made things easy enough, but with the rise of handheld technology like the iPad and the Android, fans can see stats, highlights and even stream televised games live wherever they are. That’s a far cry from the ‘70s and ‘80s where the hometown team was by far the easiest team to watch. It wasn’t Division I but by golly it was still college football right in our backyard. That leads to another reason. Many, many years ago, the college teams in the state of Oregon were good for nothing. They were at the bottom of the then Pac-8 and were hardly worth watching. Memories from those decades are mostly bad, including the 1983 “toilet bowl,” a Civil War ending in a scoreless tie and featuring 11 fumbles, five interceptions and four missed field goals. In recent years, things have changed around. Not only is college football considerably better at Oregon and Oregon State than it was years ago, but they’ve improved in many sports across the board. Fans that wouldn’t have been caught dead in Ducks gear now sport it proudly and the hometown team is thrown to the wayside. I think it’s time there was a little bit of a revival. Yes, there are more players from outside the area than there used to be, but it’s still a chance to see high school stars compete at the next level. The rosters are filled with athletes from Molalla, Rex Putnam, Oregon City, West Linn, Gladstone and Estacada high schools, to name a few. They’re homegrown, they’re hometown and they’re good. Why not give them a chance? After all, retro is making a comeback.
Midfielder Sandra Tinoco looks to make a pass during Saturday’s semifinal game. Tinoco was injured in the first half, but continued to play.
Midfielder Kelsie Knight and Deidra Woodward of Peninsula collide midair.
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Clackamas Takedown Tournament shows strong potential Clackamas Community College held its 28th annual Takedown Tournament and Clinic By Robert Morrison The Clackamas Print
wrestling community. That’s the big impact in this event. Not like it’s a high stakes tournament. Everybody loves it because they get to see our guys wrestle and get to learn some good wrestling,” said Head Coach Josh Rhoden. “There were several guys we talked to that have either been in our camp or at this event that we will be recruiting and talking to. We talked to a couple guys today. It’s a nice way to talk to kids
that we want to have at Clackamas.” The tournament went off without a hitch, crowds gathered around each mat and cheered for the wrestlers. Good sportsmanship showed with each wrestler shaking hands before and after their matches, as well as with the opposite coaches. The event showed the high level of community support and CCC looks forward to hosting the 29th annual tournament next year.
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On Nov. 19, wrestlers met for Clackamas Community College’s 28th annual Clackamas Takedown Tournament and Clinic, sponsored by the CCC wrestling team and athletics department. The event, packed with wrestlers of all ages, was very busy, starting bright and early at 9 a.m. with the wrestling clinic that focused mainly on techniques that would help within the Takedown Tournament. “It was important to have the clinic so that these wrestlers get to know the program, our coaches [and] the wrestlers and to get our faces out there in the community. I think also these kids look up to these guys so it helps the kids and [shows] them that their coaches are saying the same thing we are,” said Bret Born, assistant coach for Cougars wrestling, who ran this year’s hour long clinic before the start of the tournament. “Overall the turnout was great this year. If we keep the kids around this type of program we will have more Clackamas wrestlers.” The tournament consisted of three divisions: elementary, high school and open. Each division cost $20 to enter and each of the had
different rules and weight classes. Elementary and high school divisions are made up of kids still in those levels of school while the open division was open to anyone who wanted to wrestle. For the elementary division, each single elimination match was made up of three 30 second rounds with 30 second breaks in between each round. In the open and high school divisions, there were three one-minute rounds with 30 second breaks. Both of the upper divisions were double elimination. The CCC wrestling team was there to help set up, tear down, keep time and even wrestle. One of the Cougar wrestlers that entered in the open division was Clinton McAlester (141). “The toughest challenge today was tying up and getting to the legs of much older, stronger guys,” said McAlester. “It’s pretty fun. It helps get everyone back into wrestling and gets us ready for the long hall.” The event was also a great way for the CCC wrestling coaches to get a good look at those players about to come out of high school and make the connection with the community. “I think my favorite part was that we get to do the clinic. We get to give our guys a chance to coach the kids and help try to give back to the
CCC students Clinton McAlester and Andrew Isensce wrestle each other in the open division during the Takedown Tournament last Saturday, Nov. 19.
VOLLEYBALL: Cougars upset No. 2 Spokane, take fifth in tournament Continued from Page 1
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Kristin Best looks to score last Friday, Nov. 18 against the Sasquatch of Spokane Community College. Clackamas won in five games for the huge upset.
The second set began where the first set left off. Spokane’s lead grew and grew despite several time-outs called by Head Coach Kathie Woods in attempts to regroup. About half way into the second set with Spokane leading 22-12, Clackamas made a run. In a matter of minutes it was Spokane that was frustrated. The Cougars had climbed to within four points and were threatening to tie up the match. The rally fell just short and Spokane won the second set 25-18. However Clackamas carried their newfound momentum in to the third set despite being down 2-0 and facing a crushing loss. Their hitting percentage was still steadily climbing as Spokane’s fell and Clackamas raced out to win the third set 25-21, holding the Sasquatch to their lowest number of kills and lowest hitting percentage of the match. By the time the fourth set had ended Clackamas had finally out hit Spokane, a team with one of the highest hitting percentage differentials in the league, normally out hitting opponents .222 to .109. Not only had the Cougars out-hit Spokane, but they had also tied up the match and pushed Spokane to the brink with a 25-22 win. The fifth and final set began with a bang. The crowded bleachers were flanked by idle teams, come to support their respective regions. Walla Walla, Yakima Valley and Linn-Benton CC’s had filled the sidelines and shouted at one another, adding to the growing din as the upset grew nearer. Clackamas stunned Spokane early, building an 8-3 lead before the break all the while hitting the best they had the entire match. The Sasquatch would mount a comeback but in the end Clackamas’ 12 kills in the final frame were too much and
it was Clackamas that rushed the court to celebrate their biggest win of the season. “It feels amazing. It’s indescribable to be the underdog and come back and win from two games down,” said sophomore Taylor Richardson, who tore up the net with 27 kills, tied for the second highest all weekend. “This is the final step. We’re peaking at the exact right time and our six freshmen are now six sophomores.” Clackamas handed Spokane their seventh overall loss of the season and moved on to take on region heavyweight and host No. 1 Mt. Hood later that evening. The Mt. Hood game didn’t end as pretty as Clackamas might have hoped. The teams were tied with one set apiece before the Cougars dropped the third set 25-10. Things seemed to have turned for the better in the fourth set when Clackamas looked as though they were headed to a fifth set, leading 18-12. Then the wheels came off. In a flash Clackamas found themselves caught, tied and then trailing 22-19. The Cougars gave the crowd a slim hope but fell 25-21 for their first loss of the tournament. Clackamas would return the next day to fall to No. 5 Linn-Benton two sets to one to end their season for good but finished tied for fifth overall, something that hardly anybody but Woods saw coming. “I knew that was the level this team could really play [at] if they put their minds to it. It didn’t surprise me at all. I was just waiting for them to decide and they did,” stated Woods via email. “I have had numerous compliments from coaches, officials and fans around the league with how hard this team worked to get to where they needed to be. They improved a lot and I couldn’t be more proud. It really sets the tone for the future. I believe Cougar volleyball is back in the race for the future, as it should be.”
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Loss of key players poses challenge, men’s basketball faces new season with optimism By Matt Senn The Clackamas Print
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Clackamas sophomore Andre Dickson looks to score during practice on Nov. 21. Dickson had a game high four steals in last week’s season opener verses Linfield College JV.
With the NBA lock-out in total disarray, it looks like a very good chance that there won’t be any men’s professional basketball season at all this year. For those die-hard Blazer fans, there isn’t much hope for live basketball games. Yet hope remains as the Clackamas Cougars basketball season is nearly underway. “I’m super excited to be a part of a program [that] does a lot of winning,” said Taylor Dunn, who transferred to Clackamas Community College from Central Washington. The preseason started off last Friday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. vs. Linfield College JV at home in Randall Hall with the Cougars smashing Linfield JV to the final tally of 88-75. Dunn lead the Cougars in scoring with 22 points. He will be playing wing or post-position. Dunn has a history of playing basketball and ties to CCC. His older brother Austin Dunn played on the 2009 NWAACC championship team, which Taylor aspires to do this year. Just having won a Southern Region championship last year, the whole team would like to defend their title. With the season on their heels, the team has been hitting the gym for some very intense practices. During preseason for all sports, there are many things to consider and Clif Wegner, head coach of the Cougars men’s basketball team, is anticipating them. “We’re very excited to get underway,” said Wegner. While he is excited, he also sees points of concern. One of those areas is the loss of key post player Max Jacobson. Jacobson shot 70 percent from the floor and averaged 23 points and seven rebounds a game last season at Clackamas before signing with Northern Arizona University. Along with the loss of Jacobson is shooting guard/small forward Nate Keilholtz, who will be
red-shirting this year due to a recent ACL reconstruction. The surgery takes at least a month to recover from, enough to walk without crutches, not to mention the six to nine months it will be until Keilholtz is back to performing in athletics. “It’s a big loss losing him,” said Assistant Coach Jonny Brainard. “Nate was a great rebounder and a very smart player. He brought great off-the-bench energy.” With Keilholtz out for the season and Jacobson playing in Arizona, that leaves the team a little shallow in several positions. “We’re a little thin at the point which has been a concern for us, but Josh Lokeno has stepped up and been doing a wonderful job,” said Wegner. “It feels like we’re getting better. We’ve seen progress in our areas of focus.” While the team has some areas of concern and even weakness, like the loss of Jacobson and Keilholtz, Wegner, a three time NWAACC coach of the year, has already taken steps to counteract them. “We recruited some sophomore transfers. Brett Ball and [Dunn] are really good kids who have some college experience to step in. We also have two lettermen posts returning, [sophomores] Andre Dixon and Alex Loul … so we have some good depth at the post,” said Wegner. “We’ve got some good wing back-ups for [Dunn] who is going to be a key player and Paul Walter who is a starter and co-captain at the other wing.” Even though this team has seen some adversity so early in the season, it is shaping up to be a good year for the Cougars. With five sophomores in the starting lineup, they’ll be as experienced as any team they’ll face all season. With the range of familiarity, skill and age that the team has, they are already setting their sights on re-claiming their title as defending Southern Region champions and taking another shot at their third NWAACC title since 2009.
Local sport organizations rely on Clackamas facilities for games By Matt Senn The Clackamas Print
the only plus that Clackamas gets out of its athletic facilities. Many of the groups using CCC pay for the gymnasium, field or court they use. “We do charge for most events mostly to cover the cost associated,” said Martineau. “The rates for rental vary depending on several factors: Which facility is needed? Does the event require [overtime] for custodial or campus safety? Does the event require a supervisor from the college? We don’t charge the youth soccer league to use
the fields. If it is a charity event, we generally don’t charge. If we do charge it would be just to cover the cost of the staff.” The benefits to the college run beyond money and recruiting, they’re also a service to the students. You can’t join the high school teams (you could try, but your chances are probably pretty slim) but there are adult sports leagues and youth sports clubs that can be found online. You’re already at CCC, why not take advantage of it?
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Who are these strange people who are taking over our campus? All over Clackamas Community College there are sports teams made up of youth students that look like they’re six. These teams are just a portion of the groups that use our campus. “We have tons of groups who use our facilities,” said Jim Martineau, CCC athletic director. Organizations that are using the campus facilities for many events range from gymnastics or the Relay For Life to adult softball leagues. You may have seen many of these teams playing softball or other sports on the back fields by Clairmont or a men’s socccer team practicing by DeJardin. Maybe you’ve even seen a youth sports game going on during a Saturday morning. Some students wonder, “How do I get on to that team? Does the college even have a men’s soccer team?” or “Man the college must be desperate for new enrollees.” A few of those groups are CCC Associated Student Government, the Three Rivers and Pacific high school leagues, North Clackamas Christian HS, OC Youth Soccer, along with several soccer leagues, the Portland Baseball Club, EOT Girls Basketball Tournaments, Oregon City Chapter of Relay For Life, dance competitions, wrestling clubs, an adult softball league and Clackamas County Miles 4 Mileage walk/run. In order for these teams to be able to use the campus, they have to go through the athletic department and Assistant
Athletic Director Kayla Steen. “They contact Kayla, she lets them know what space is available and what the prices are to rent them,” said Dotty Coburn, athletic department secretary. Coburn also mentioned that Steen is in charge of scheduling for all the organizations. During the fall, there are many high school cross country teams that use Clackamas because of the college’s central location and because many of these schools don’t have an area large enough for cross country. Recently the West Linn and Milwaukie High School teams have used the course. Many high schools have used Clackamas not only to hold meets, matches and games but also to use the college’s facilities for practice purposes. “We have used the tennis courts for practice many times and sometimes we use the gym for basketball practice in November,” said Bruce Reece, Oregon City High School Athletic Director. Other sports like tennis, youth soccer and the various adult leagues will most often happen on the weekends. “[These events happen] all though the year and summer, a lot [of the events] occur on weekends as well,” said Martineau. The college often offers the facilities for use by other organizations as a way to be more involved in the community and as a great recruiting opportunity. “We get huge benefits [from] having several thousand high school athletes on our campus each year at different events. It definitely helps out with recruiting,” said Martineau. Recruiting and public involvement isn’t
Dustin Ward (left) of the “One-Touchables” plays against a member of Greater VN in a match held at CCC’s soccer field near Roger Rook Hall.
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Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011
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‘Our Town’ brings story of youth and simplicity By Mandie Gavitt Arts & Culture Editor
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Shannon O’Shaughnessy and Michael Lissman perform in “Our Town” in the Clackamas Community College theater.
“Our Town” is a play that thrives on its simplicity and genuine relationship with the audience in attendance. Set in the early 20th Century, “Our Town” tells the story of a small town as it begins to adapt to a changing world. The story focuses mostly on the relationships of the people who reside in the small town of Grovers Corners, N.H., in particular the relationship between Emily Webb and George Gibbs, the two main characters of the play, written by Thornton Wilder. The story is narrated by a character entitled simply Stage Manager, who is able to break the fourth wall and speak directly to the audience. The Stage Manager not only plays several roles in the show, he also helps to inform the audience of what is happening in the play. The scenery is entirely minimal, with only a few tables, ladders and benches. Instead of using props, the actors pantomime the objects they are interacting with. Because the play was so simple, it was easy to focus on the excellent acting instead. The
actors are solely what made the play. As always the Clackamas theater department has an excellent cast. “They are the bright shiniest thing in the galaxy,” said Director David Smith-English. The “Stage Manager” played by Amanda Sutton, did an excellent job of engaging the audience and telling the story in a way that made the play feel relevant and Athena Folk, who played Mrs. Soames provided much comedy relief. Emily Webb, played by Shannon O’Shaughnessy, was the sweetest character of the whole play. I found her innocence and naivety to be very refreshing and heart-warming. O’Shaughnessy seemed to approach the character with a child-like innocence that steals the show away. The play follows Emily Webb and George Gibbs as they go from high school sweethearts to husband and wife. The audience got to be in on the intimate details of how the pair progresses from being two kids growing up in the same small town to lovers. The story begins with them as students at night talking from their adjacent second story bedroom window. This is done with each standing on ladders to represent the houses locations to each other. In a later scene, a few years
later in the story, the lovers are having a date at the small ice cream shop, where Stage Manager takes on the role of the owner of the shop. While helping themselves to milkshakes, the two discuss the possibility of liking each other enough to get married in the future. This preludes the wedding scene where both are shown to have doubts but with help they manage to keep their cold feet under control and wed by the preacher who is played once again by the Stage Manager. The wedding scene is quite adorable. Those in attendance for the wedding are not necessarily the most respectful and make the scene humorous. Mrs. Soames loudly tells anyone who will listen about how she thinks the wedding is one of the nicest she has seen. Though the first two acts are a whimsical form of happy with a child-like innocence the happy quickly faded in the final act with the untimely death of Emily Webb. With superb acting and a genuine spirit; this play will break your heart. As is to be expected, the Clackamas Community College theater once again put on a must see show.
“Fall Run” shares labor of love from mother-son pair at Alexander Gallery By Robert Morrison The Clackamas Print
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ists did a great job.” Wilson is a sophomore, planning on majoring in art as he works his way toward university. “One of the things I like most about our current exhibition is that it is a labor of love. These pieces were not made with the intent to exhibit. They were also not made with the intention to sell or make profit from. They were made because of an interest in nature and a need to explore and manipulate materials,” said Kate Simmons of the CCC art department. “I am also drawn to the fact that these works as a whole display a kind of visual dialog between a son and his mother as he has formed them and she has
finalized the surface treatment.” “The artists sound like they are happy doing what they love,” said Trisha Scotts. “It shows in the details in their work. It’s amazing.” Scotts was taken to the gallery by one of her friends and plans to enroll in CCC next year. According to Scotts it was worth the visit to the CCC Oregon City campus. Playing on the term “fall run,” which is when fish swim up river to spawn, the art shows the theme well with its fish carvings. The gallery is open Monday thru Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Fall Run” is open to the public and free to attend to all of those who would like to visit.
Tweaks of the week Things to do if college life is tweaking you out: Fall Term Student Performance Showcase (Nov. 29 - Dec. 1) Student directed oneact plays, stand-up comedy. Performances are from noon to 1 p.m. in
the Osterman Theatre. 12/5: CCC Chamber Ensemble Fall Concert Concert begins at 7 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the Niemeyer Center.
Have a gig or event coming up? Email aced@clackamas.edu.
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Another art show has come to Alexander Gallery at Clackamas Community College. On Nov. 10, mother and son team Rod and Donna Pike brought the newest exhibit, “Fall Run” to the college. “Fall Run,” showing unique folk art, can be seen until Dec 22. The Pikes, hailing from Molalla, obtained their wood backgrounds working in lumber mills. Antique collectors and garage sale enthusiasts, this mother-son combo collects items such as clapping monkeys and bean pots. Rod Pike carves fish out of
soft wood, while his mother paints them with an acrylic paint. They add a unique flair to the fish by affixing strange items on some fish, such a real cat teeth. “Fall Run” is made up of approximately 20 suspended wooden fish. Each of these fish was handcarved and painted, taking approximately 20 years to make. Some of the fish have unique qualities such as a humanlike head, but others simply resemble salmon or trout. “I like the unique fish the most,” said Charles Wilson, CCC student. “It shows a creative ability and imagination. It was my first time I’ve been in the gallery and it was a new experience. I liked it; the art-
A wooden fish hangs suspended in the Niemeyer gallery. This is one of the many artistic fish made over the last 20 years by mother and son Donna and Rod Pike.
& Cavalia: Equestrian ballet prances onto stage
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Left: Kati Cox shares a moment with her horse Cisco after a Cavalia performance. Right: Gregory Molina gazes at suspended arial acrobat. The show continues until Dec. 4. Photos by Brad Heineke The Clackamas Print
By Isaac Soper The Clackamas Print After gallivanting down a side street that was under construction, I finally reached the enormous white big top. Without looking too conspicuous, I followed an older gentleman who seemed to know where he was going and we entered through the glass doors into a central chamber. A short woman with dark, curly hair directed me to the media entrance into the ballet known only as “Cavalia.” I reached what seemed to be a point of no return, the man in front of me was on the list, I alas, was not. I used my wit and boyish charm to gain entrance. A woman dressed in black commanded that I follow her; I obeyed. The air was hot as I was guided down the darkened corridor by the woman in black. Booming music could be heard behind the visage of darkness. As I reached the end of the corridor, the music gained clarity and volume and dim lights appeared. I found a seat near the right of the stage. In the first scene that I witnessed, two horses appeared on stage, each carrying two riders, one male and one female. The horses walked through glimmering light; the scene was one of
mystery, of intrigue. The female riders left their horses, to be led midair by their male companions; the women floated along side of the horses, as if they were angels or fairies. The setting that Cavalia was held in was a big top which contains a massive area where the horses at times have free roam. The floors seemed to be dirt, rain and leaves fell on. The powerful music was delivered by a live arrangement of musicians, whose silhouettes could be seen faintly behind a curtain above the stage. I gazed at the spectacle before me and the lights dimmed; a pale blue image of a giant horse appeared through the mist. A moment later, at opposite ends of the arena, two white horses emerged — each carrying a woman, also dressed in white garments. They looked as if they were either warriors or princesses, perhaps elves from Tolkien’s, “Lord of the Rings.” The riders strode in and out of the light as if searching for something and then through a hidden door at the rear of the stage, they vanished as quickly and as silently as they appeared. The lights grew brighter and out of the rear door, two men appeared, carrying a wooden beam. The men conversed back and forth in an unknown tongue as a woman appeared, standing
on the backs of two separate horses. The horses ran in unison so that the woman is able to hold steady. She held the reigns of two other horses and they gallop around the arena. The men with the pillar scurry into the center of the dirt floor and held the beam horizontally, as if making a fence to block the woman with the four horses. Her mighty steeds approached the barricade and opposed to halting abruptly, to the unbelievable surprise of the spectators and myself, all of the horses jumped over the beam. Cavalia was not what I expected at all from a so-called “ballet with horses;” it was something else altogether. The performance consisted of acrobatics, equestrian feats and many special effects as well; the visuals were magnificent, seeming to be taken from a fantastical medieval time. The bond that the riders seemed to share with their horses was beyond imagination, to witness the performance was a great treat indeed. Throughout the show, I, along with the rest of the spectators, was unable to keep myself from cheering; every scene of the performance was greater than the last, every moment building in excitement, up until the magnificent finale, which included performers doing stunts atop their horses running at a full gallop. Some performers rode backwards,
standing up, even jumping on and off of the horses, while only holding onto the reigns. When the show ended, after an all-too-short 45 minutes (they only allowed the media to see the abridged edition of the show), I packed away my camera and notepad and searched warily in the darkness for my coat. Once found, I stumbled my way down the steps from the seat I had found earlier, still in a state of wonderment from the performance and headed back down the dark corridor from where I had come. Without a guide this time, exiting the big top through the way I had entered was a bit more of a challenge. The air in the passage was just as menacing as before, as if a chemical was being pumped into it from a sinister being in a hidden position. Though the hall was dark and acrid, I was able to find my way out, again passing the woman in black garb. I tipped my hat to her and spoke a word of thanks and made my way out. Looking back on the performance of Cavalia, it seems to be more of a dream than a show that I had witnessed, one in fact that I would love to have again, if only to see once more a woman standing atop two horses reigning another two horses in front of her and jumping all four over a fence.
Truck falls victim to student stress for nursing program fundraiser
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Kyle Bradbury (left) and Sarah Kuehl (right) take out stress from upcoming finals by smashing a truck at the nursing program’s fundrasier on Monday Nov. 21.