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Cougars gobble up win at Thanksgiving invitational
College won’t fight election violations
New members show promise for upcoming season
By Brian Baldwin & Patty Salazar Editor-in-Chief & News Editor
By John William Howard Sports Editor
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Taking a quick look at this year’s women’s basketball roster, this season seems like it’ll be a rebuilding year. Coming off of a Southern Region championship and a seventh place finish in the league playoffs, the Cougars are returning just three players. Only one of those players, Sam McCloud, was a starter on last year’s squad, making this an extremely young and inexperienced team. That is, until you’ve seen them play. This weekend, with “Final Countdown” blaring in the background, Clackamas walked off the court champions of the Clackamas Thanksgiving Invitational, powering past No. 6 Umpqua Community College in a come from behind 68-58 victory. Down 12 points late in the first half, the Cougars rallied to cut the deficit to three at halftime. The home team struggled at times in the second half, but some scrappy play and a few threes later, the trophy, the t-shirts and the confidence was theirs. “We’re tougher [than last year’s team,]” said Co-Head Coach Jim Martineau. “Mentally and physically I think we’re a tougher team, and so they’re able to battle [games like that] a little better.”
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After receiving a fine by the state, three college representatives of the May bond campaign have since dropped their appeal of the State’s investigation results, paid the state and are now prepared to help the Secretary of State’s election division refine guidelines for the future. On Oct. 17, Clackamas Community College’s investigation with the Secretary of State’s office had ended and it was found that several bond materials had broken Oregon law concerning advocacy. College president Joanne Truesdell, Dean of College Advancement Shelly Parini, Marketing Project Coordinator Janet Paulson and Tamara Barry, a communication specialist with CCC public affairs, were fined by the state after the investigation was finished. Barry’s fine was dropped due to a mountain of clarity issues with the investigator’s report Paulson, Parini and Truesdell had decided to pursue a hearing to challenge the report. In order to challenge the findings and the fine given by the state, Truesdell, Paulson and Parini would have to pursue the matter individually, which they felt may not have been the best use of everyone’s time while they were coordinating their efforts. Instead they have decided to assist in drafting rules within the elections division that will help them enforce the Oregon Revised Statutes. “It just seemed more reasonable for us to pay the fine and work with the Secretary of State’s office on helping them promulgate administrative rules,” said Truesdell, who got fined for signing a “To the Community” letter in the 2011 spring schedule of classes that was determined to suggest advocacy through the wording for the bond. “At the moment there are no administrative rules that actually implement the statute. So it creates an opportunity for us to influence the future as good partners with the Secretary of State’s office.”
Black ‘Fur-iday’ gives cats a new shot at life
CCC scores slam Dunn-k with new basketball star.
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CCC alumn gets hired full time for plasmatic passion See page 2
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Innovator of midnight welding hired full-time
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Nov. 21, beloved welding instructor and Clackamas Community College alumnus John Phelps finished submitting his paperwork to become a full-time instructor at the college. “[Phelps] absolutely puts students first and cares deeply about their success, so much so, that he sacrifices much of his own time, he will come early, stay late, work with them over the phone, do whatever it takes to help students be successful in learning skills and attaining knowledge and ultimately getting jobs,” said Scott Giltz, dean of tech health occupations workforce (THOW). For approximately six years, Phelps has worked as a part-time instructor on campus. His employment started when he was approached by the department chair six years ago to teach a summer class, in which he accepted. “He is a really good teacher,” said welding student Artem Kot. Though he is a welding instructor, Phelps hasn’t always been interested in welding. In 2002, Phelps had applied for a plumbing apprenticeship; rather he was put on a waiting list. Phelps had the idea to take some welding courses at Clackamas to try and get a higher number on the list when he applied again later. “What happened is, I got here and I started having fun. The people here were like no one else I’d ever met. They were really genuine and sincerely cared. It became addictive, actually. I wanted to be here; I’d go to work and I would look forward to coming to class after work,” said Phelps. Three years ago, Phelps founded a “midnight welding course” on campus. “The midnight welding class everybody’s enjoyed solid enrollment, in something that you wouldn’t think would be attractive to anyone from a time standpoint,” said Giltz. The course meets
either two or four times during the week for the entire term, from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. “It’s a lot of fun because that’s the type of people you get in that class which makes it really fun to teach and really fun to take, because you have someone who’s there who’s serious,” said Phelps. Phelps is not only a promoter of the welding department; he is also a great supporter and promoter of the college and its entire staff. “I think we have one of the best programs in the state; I love the college in general. I am very fond of the staff here, campus-wide. I’m a graduate of our program, so it took me four years to get my two year associate degree, going at it part-time. Along the way, [during] those four years, I met a lot of people,” said Phelps. “I made a lot of friends along the way.” Phelps wants students to know about the welding department and to know that there are other classes than just “welding,” including plasma cutting and blacksmithing, a course that is not readily available at most colleges. According to Phelps, every step of the blacksmithing process takes great skill, including the form in which one swings the smith’s hammer down to the location of each blow made on the red hot steel. According to Phelps, the welding department is one of the most utilized buildings on campus, being used by staff and students seven days a week. One of the reasons for the success of the department is that Phelps, along with his colleagues, are attempting to save funds within their program by using more sustainable practices. The scrap metal left over from projects is recycled and some of the metal, particularly aluminum, that the welding department uses, is donated from local businesses, in which Phelps and all of his colleagues are very thankful for. “I think I got the best job in the world. I love helping people,” said Phelps.
Matt Wylie, a welding and automotive student, practices his aluminum welding skills inside one of the student built welding stations.
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draft a set of guidelines for their administrative rules, with or without an advisory group, and will send a copy to Paulson, Parini and herself to be reviewed and add suggestions to. Depending on the division, the rough draft of the rules will be open for a certain amount of time before they are finalized. The feedback that they would send back would be how the guidelines would have pertained to them as individuals rather than a whole. “We’re going to help fix these guidelines so that there is no room for areas of grey so we are very clear, even in terms of simple details like ‘will’, ‘need’ and should,’” said Parini. The college has not yet made any plans to go for another bond measure soon but doesn’t dismiss that there will be one soon since the same issues around campus still need to be resolved. “Those needs still exist and we are trying to address them in different ways because that is what we have to do. Equipment still has to be purchased and some of the electrical panels still have to be dealt with; so we’ll be dealing with those through the operating budget,” said Truesdell. The election division currently has not drafted any guidelines for review.
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When Truesdell was still contesting the ruling, she stated in a recent College Council meeting that there were 36 agencies having the same issue with clarity on violations. But according to Andrea Cantu-Schomus, the communications director for the Secretary of State, the Oregon elections office fined 29 people for breaking the election law since 2006. Six of the people fined challenged the ruling. Several issues in the investigator’s report left the three seeking clarification on many things. According to Paulson, one issue arose when they were given a large majority of the evidence used in the Portland Public Schools investigation when they had asked for their own. There were also other clarification issues such as the ballot title being declared impartial and the lack of explanation on documents that the investigator reviewed. “It’s also important how the county elections division accepts the ballot title. They post it for seven days to ensure that if there is anyone who objects to the language in there. The elections division and bond council also review it,” said Truesdell. “It directly says, ‘The ballot title does
not meet the factors to be an impartial document.’ That’s the language they used that I found to be very unclear,” said Parini, whose job during the May bond was in overseeing and coordinating bond information. “Speaking for myself, I found it a bit unfair because we were depending on those materials to keep us pointed in the right direction along with information received from the compliance officer herself.” The report also states that most of the documents have the same issues as a postcard that Parini sent for compliance advice earlier in the year. Among the factors stated are the balance of factual information, the tone of the document and the use of the words “will” and “need.” “Those are some of the factors that lead to the accusation that we were violating the law and I have to say that we don’t agree with that. Because those are not factors that we found in the ORS law,” said Parini. “We were working very hard to stay within compliance but the guidelines [from the election’s office] are subjective they suggest. And that is where we got into some areas of grey.” According to Truesdell, the Secretary of State’s office and the election division will
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The Clackamas Print 3 & Muppets ‘wocka wocka’ across big screen
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with a possible attempted murder by Uncle Deadly. Most of the classic Muppet characters and many others are portrayed in the film, including: Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Animal and the rest of Electric Mayhem, along with my favorites, Gonzo, Swedish Chef and Beauregard. Besides the wide array of Muppets in “The Muppets,” there are also humans who star in the film, including a kidnapped Jack Black and crazed hobo Zach Galifianakis, along with many cameos, including Emily Blunt, James Carville, Leslie Feist, Whoopi Goldberg, Selena Gomez, Dave Grohl, Neil Patrick Harris, Judd Hirsch, John Krasinski, Jim Parsons, Rico Rodriguez, Mickey Rooney, Kristen Schaal, Sarah Silverman, Ken Jeong and Donald Glover. It is fairly apparent that the film’s cowriter and star Jason Segel is a fan of the Muppets, most notably after viewing his 2008 film “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” in which his character plays and sings a particularly gloomy rendition of the Muppet Show theme song and throughout the film is working on a “Dracula” musical for puppets (which he admitted in an interview with New York Times was a project he had actually been working on before he was a successful actor). Overall, “The Muppets” was a thoroughly enjoyable experience for me. Although sadly Frank Oz wasn’t attached to the film, it was fantastic seeing the beloved characters of my youth upon the silver screen again, in all of their musical, hilarious and sometimes deranged ways. Just remember “drums” is Animal’s trigger word. I give “The Muppets” four out of five Fraggles.
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Directed by James Bobin and co-written by Nicholas Stoller and star Jason Segel, “The Muppets” was a very nostalgic experience for me; growing up, I used to watch “The Muppet Show” on television with my family, along with all of the films, my personal favorite being “The Great Muppet Caper.” This is the first time since 1999’s “Muppets from Space” that Jim Henson’s Muppets have been on the big screen. In the film, Muppet fans Gary (Jason Segel), his girlfriend Mary (played by Amy Adams) and his Muppet twin brother Walter, go on vacation in Hollywood to celebrate the couple’s anniversary. Along the way, the trio visits the now-condemned Muppet Theater, only to find that Tex Richman, a maniacal oil tycoon (Chris Cooper), and apparent bad-boy rapper, is looking to destroy the old studio and pump oil (in the middle of Hollywood). The three Muppet fans finally come in contact with a seemingly retired Kermit the Frog, who after some convincing, is willing to help the trio get the old gang back together again for one last show in an attempt to buy the studio back for the $10 million price tag. As always in Muppet repertoire, there are many strange stories in the film, including, but definitely not limited to Adams’ character Mary, who is a kindergarten auto mechanics teacher. Fozzie Bear has been living in an alley and is working with a group of fiendish Muppet-like characters known as The Moopets, and Beauregard, the Muppets in-house janitor, who has been living in the condemned Muppet Theater for years in a broom closet, along
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By Chris Taylor The Clackamas Print Throughout history, writers have been prominent. They have written some of the greatest speeches, stories and poems. They have shaped, guided and influenced writing as we know it today. Every generation has their iconic writers and you could be one of them. Clackamas Community College is opening a new position that holds high merit. The writer laureate is open to students who are in good academic standing, responsible, enthusiastic and willing to retain the position for winter and spring term of 2012. The writer laureate’s duties will be to write creatively for on campus readings, Clackamas County events, the “Clackamas Literary Review,” graduation and open mics, with some other responsibilities. “We’re looking for someone with a vision,” said David Mount, the English department chair. “We want someone with creative writing experience, someone who is very serious about the job.” The writer laureate position was inspired by the Oregon poet laureate. This position is intriguing to writers across campus. “I thought it was interesting,” said Ty Spoon, a Writers’ Club member. “It’s full of prestige, and is a great opportunity to share my work and be recognized for it.” This application process involves providing info including your full name, phone number, email address and student ID number, on top of a letter of recommendation from a CCC instructor from whom you have personally taken a course that they have instructed. Applicants are asked to provide a one-page letter describing their interest in creative writing and literature, how they envision carrying out the internship and their creative ideas that they wish to share as the writer laureate and a 10-15 page collective of your creative writing. “It’s a pretty hefty application process but people really should apply,” said English department instructor Trista Cornelius. “It’s real life work experience in creative writing, which is really rare and hard to come by as an undergrad.” “When I started at Clackamas, I didn’t know I was a writer but when I heard about the laureate position, I had no doubt that I needed to submit my work,” said Spoon. The deadline for all applications is Dec. 1 at noon. All applications should be emailed to Cornelius as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF file to tristac@clackamas.edu. Make sure to include “writer laureate application” in the subject line.
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Two black cats lounge around at the Oregon Humane Society. These friendly felines are two of the 98 recently rescued from a hoarder’s home. The Humane Society offered half price adoption fees for Black Friday for any black cat, six months or older. The Humane Society houses all kinds of different animals that are always available for adoption.
Black Friday gives homeless kitties hope By Mandie Gavitt Arts & Culture Editor Black Friday is that infamous day that causes people to either avoid the shopping malls at all costs or draws those courageous enough out to brave the crowds for door-buster sales. This year, however, getting deals on iPads and laptops were not the only things on people’s minds. In addition to deals on Christmas presents and electronics people also saved on bringing in new additions to their family. The Oregon Humane Society had a 50 percent off sale for any black cat six months or older during Black Friday. This was done in part to help bring down the number of cats that need to be adopted from the shelter as every year the Humane Society has more cats that need homes than there are homes to give. “Now more than ever that we have a big demand for placing cats into households. We have a waiting list of 900 cats waiting to go to the Humane Society,” said Barbra Baugnon, spokesperson for the Humane Society. “In Oregon alone, we typically euthanize 40,000 cats every single year.” The organization only takes in the
animals they can place in adoptive homes. “It’s like a hotel, that’s what we always say,” said Baugnon. “We don’t overbook our hotel. We only accept the animals we can be responsible for. For cats, we have never been able to meet the demand for placement,” said Baugnon. They have been doing so for the last 143 years. This year 10,270 pets have been adopted at OHS. Each adoption fee covers the cost of sterilization, microchipping and examination by a vet. “There’s too many cats out there that need homes for anyone to think about going out and buying a cat or a dog or a bunny. There are plenty of highly adoptable, wonderful animals right here at the shelter that could use a home,” said Diana Gableton, a volunteer at the OHS. The overwhelming number of cats that need homes is due to a number of causes. According to Baugnon, this is because of a variety of factors such as people not spaying and neutering their cats, lack of leash laws for cats and people not seeing their cats as a priority. “People will claim their dogs,” said Baugnon. “Less people come to claim their cats.” Shortly before Black Friday, 98 cats
were rescued from a hoarder house. The majority of these cats were sent to foster homes until they were ready for adoption but two rooms at OHS were devoted to the hoarder cats, many of which happened to be black. “I didn’t hear of any of those cats needing to be euthanized,” said volunteer Rita Stanely, “which is quite unusual for hoarder situations.” Baugnon said that there is no need for breeders today. “With all we know in this day and age about pets and pet adoption problems there’s no reason to go to a breeder.” According to Baugnon, those who are looking for a particular breed of dog or cat can check Petfinder.com to find one that needs a home, rather than supporting breeders. Black cats were not the only lucky animals to find homes on Black Friday; multiple litters of puppies were available for adoption. By 3 p.m. only one puppy was left: Holiday, a chihuahua mix. The Chandler family came in to adopt a cat on Black Friday because a friend had recently adopted a new kitten and they wanted their dog to have a playmate. “Our dog needs a friend,” said Peyton Chandler, as she held a black kitten the family was considering adopting.
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Animals at the Oregon Humane Society located in Northeast Portland, wait patiently to be adopted on Black Friday. The Humane Society has a no kill policy, meaning that every animal they open their doors to will eventually find a home.
For those wishing to volunteer at OHS there are many opportunities for positions from dog walking to cat socializing or housing animals in your home as a foster home. Animals are up for adoption year round, there’s no need to hesitate in bringing a lonely cat, dog or even rabbit home for the holidays.
Holiday, a chihuahua mix, is just one of the many homeless pets hoping to find a new home this season.
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The Clackamas Print 5 & Mainstream brings music to Niemeyer
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Richard Lattman (left) and the rest of Mainstream sing during their performance last week. The show was Mainstream’s first of the year and featured multiple instrumental and vocal soloists, including a tribute to Cody Myers, a music major and jazz guitarist murdered earlier this year.
By Mandie Gavitt Arts & Culture Editor Clackamas Community College’s premier vocal jazz group, Mainstream, put on their fall concert last Tuesday Nov. 22. The concert consisted of the vocal jazz group, their band as well as a guest performance from the band “The Rebecca Kilgore Trio,” with members Rebecca Kilgore, Steve Christopherson and Tom Wakeling. Mainstream consists of 18 vocalists and two of The Print’s very own, sports editor John William Howard and staff writer Chris Taylor. The entire show was two hours of fantastic music, both fun and relaxing. Some of the tunes were upbeat like “Jump Jive An’ Wail,” sung by Ethan
Reviere. Reviere was the outstanding soloist of the night, putting energy into his performance and wowing the crowd. Not only did he sing but he danced along with the music and those in the audience could not help but at least tap their feet along. “I thought I did quite sexy,” said Reviere, “I don’t plan my dance moves beforehand. I go with the flow and let them pop out.” Despite being new to Mainstream, Reviere said he has enjoyed his time on Mainstream. “I think it’s quite amazing,” he said, “Everyone is really friendly. We are like a family.” Gena Degliantoni, also new to Mainstream, said she has enjoyed her time with the group. “My favorite part is the overall environment. It
enables you to be yourself and feel the music.” The group also played “Fragile” by Sting as a tribute song to Cody Myers, a CCC student and music major who was murdered in October. The song was introduced by a quick explanation of who the song was for but without giving the details of what happened to Myers. It was asked that people listen to the lyrics, which spoke against violence. To give singers a chance to regroup after the Cody Myers tribute, Mainstream took a moment and introduced their members. This was helpful as they have added a lot of new faces this year. After the introductions the show continued with “Imagine” by John Lennon.
Those new to Mainstream said they have had an excellent time being with the group. Mainstream seems to be a combination of good music and good friends for many band members. “Ultimately it’s a great way to make new friends and sing music I’m passionate for,” said Richard Lattman. The vocalists said they are proud of their performance on Tuesday, as they very well should be. Nick Woods has been on Mainstream for three years and said he felt Tuesday’s performance went well. “It could have been better but it was overall solid,” he said. Lattman agreed, “We did great and we were told not to criticize it but just have fun.”
TWEAKS OF THE WEEK Things to do if college life is tweaking you out: 11/30:Instrumental Jazz Night Begins at 7 p.m. tonight in Niemeyer Center, N-147. Admission is $5. 12/1: Food Safety for Farms and Gardens Workshop Offers an opportunity to explore Good Agricultural Practices. 8:30 to 11:50 a.m. in Clairmont, room 133.
12/3 Herb Gift and Holiday Decorating Create herb gifts and holiday arrangements in this workshop. 8 a.m. to noon in Clairmont, room 117. 12/9: Christmas by candlelight Chamber Choir’s annual concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 9 at the Milwaukie Lutheran Church, 3810 S.E. Lake Road, Milwaukie.
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Ethan Reviere begins his solo during the vocal jazz night on Tuesday Nov. 22. Reviere sang and danced to “Jump Jive An’ Wail” orginially sung by Louis Prima.
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TOURNAMENT: Women’s basketball starts off 3-0 Continued from Page 1
they’d be an easy mix up. “We’ll figure out some ways to play them at the same time at some point. I’m really looking forward to that,” said Martineau, who commented that having two interchangeable players is a huge and unusual blessing for a team that typically plays much smaller. This year’s group doesn’t shoot as well, but they work every minute they’re on the court, something that the Feldman sisters contribute greatly. “You get 40 minutes of six foot one and athletic,” said Martineau. Adding to the depth of the team are returning players MaKesha Bizon and Lindsay Kanalz. Bizon already leads the Cougars in three pointers made and attempted, coming off a year in which she averaged a sizzling 45 percent from behind the three point line. While her percentage has dropped so far, Bizon says that being resilient and forgetting the missed shots is crucial to improving. “I’m confident. The team, the coaches tell me to keep shooting,” said Bizon, who leads the team in total points on nearly all three pointers. “You can keep shooting when they’re behind you … we trust each other.” Clackamas has a lot to live up to. The last two seasons have a combined record of 49-9 and have brought consecutive Southern Region championships. So far, the Cougars have escaped while not playing their best basketball, leaving plenty of room for growth. “We have a lot to work on before the season starts,” said Bizon, “but I think we’ll be fine.”
Thanksgiving Invitational Win vs. Portland CC 98-45 Win vs. Linn-Benton 59-54 Win vs. Umpqua 68-58 Tournament Champions!
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Megan Feldman grabs a rebound during the championship of last weekend’s basketball tournament at home.
Clackamas definitely needed their toughness, as things offensively just weren’t hitting on all cylinders for much of the night. With points at a premium, the Cougars turned to their newfound grit, heart and energy. “If we shoot halfway decent, it’s probably not even close,” said Martineau. “[Umpqua] is a big, strong team, and we out rebounded them … we had 27 offensive rebounds against a team that has three or four girls six foot two or bigger.” McCloud, who played all but three minutes of the championship game, led the team with 12 rebounds and six steals. She also contributed nine points and was named the tournament MVP. “She plays out of her mind all the time,” said Martineau. “She can play the whole game for 10 games in a row if you want her to. She’s kind of our leader and just goes goes goes. The rest of the girls have her attitude.” Another embodiment of McCloud’s hardworking, aggressive style is one of the newest and most eye catching additions to the team: a pair of six foot one twins, Jordin and Megan Feldman. “We knew as soon as we saw them that we’d like them,” said Kayla Steen, co-head coach. “[We knew] they’d help us. They’re very physical [and they] like to run the floor.” With Megan usually starting, it’s an odd and slightly bewildering sight to see one tall blonde sub out and what seems to be the same player take her place. Megan and Jordin wear the numbers 14 and 15 respectively and were it not for the numbers;
Sam McCloud finishes the fast break against Portland CC. McCloud was named tournament MVP.
Are community colleges the escape from money driven basketball?
By John William Howard Sports Editor A few weeks ago, I stopped by basketball practice to get some photos for a preview of the CCC men’s basketball season. I didn’t think much of it. It was just a few photos of practice, quick and easy, in and out. When I got there, I realized that I’d be staying a lot longer than I planned. I’d forgotten exactly how much I loved basketball. Lately I’ve gotten really into volleyball and I’ve always been a soccer lover, but it wasn’t until I stepped back onto the basketball court that I remembered how much I’ve missed it since the season ended so many months ago. The next few minutes were lost to the squeak of sneakers, the pounding of the ball, the swish of the net and the click of the camera. It’s more than easy to be absorbed in the action, it’s practically intoxicating. Then after a few minutes, I came down to
earth. I realized that part of the reason I’d missed basketball so much was because there really is less of it now than there was a year ago. Last November, the Rose Garden would pack with 20,000 fans a few times a week to watch the Portland Trailblazers play. While things have been resolved in time for a Christmas day tip-off, this November the action on ESPN isn’t on the court, it’s IN court. That might just be because the NBA isn’t just basketball anymore. It’s a business. And to be fair, it’s a really good business. They attract millions of fans worldwide with their talent and the entertainment that it provides and rake in billions of dollars in ticket sales, TV deals and merchandise. For that very reason, many basketball fans shun the NBA, claiming that it’s too flashy and has gotten away from the pure sport that it used to be. Most of those fans choose to follow the NCAA, where all the athletes (depending on how you see it) are amateurs. At that level, the athletes are still largely moldable and they depend more on their coach to teach than do the pros. However, even at the NCAA level, the game can still be muddled by money. You don’t have to dig very far before you find a case of a recruiting scandal. The reason for those? Money. Better players means more success, translating to better attendance and increased revenue for the college that the team is affiliated with. In order to escape that, you might have to go one level down, where money means even less.
That’s where small college basketball comes into play. At Clackamas Community College, for example, the stands would seat only about 1,000 people if completely full, which they never really are. And that’s only if they open up each set of bleachers, something that only happens for graduation. In a situation like that, the revenue for filling the stands wouldn’t be a huge difference in the athletic department’s budget. The benefit from having a successful team is simply that they win more. Winning calls the attention of prospective players, feeding the success of the program even further. That’s as it should be. The sport is focused on the players, not the coaches, not the fans and certainly not on money, just basketball.
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Central Washington transfer brings experience Taylor Dunn leads Clackamas to second place in preseason tournament By Matt Senn The Clackamas Print
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If you were in the Randall Hall gym on Friday Nov. 18, you got a first look at this year’s home opener for the Clackamas Community College men’s basketball team. You saw them pull out a victory over Linfield College JV but most importantly you got the chance to see transfer guard Taylor Dunn in action. Dunn, in just his first game as a Cougar, impressed as the best offensive player on the floor. He scored a game high 22 points and contributed four rebounds, two steals and six assists with no turnovers in an all around solid performance. Taylor spent his first two years of college at Central Washington University before transferring to be a Cougar. Dunn’s brother Austin Dunn had just signed a scholarship to play basketball at Central Washington after his own two-year stint at Clackamas, meaning that the brothers would play on the same team and the transition to college might be a little easier. Taylor red-shirted his first-year as a strategy to better learn the college basketball scene. Not a bad move as, now playing for the Cougars, he already has two years of experience. “At the time Taylor wanted to be on a real college campus. He wanted the campus feel and the whole experience that goes with it,” said Clif Wegner, head coach of men’s basketball. Taylor’s basketball history runs deep in his blood. His father played all his life and taught the love of the game to both of his sons, who started playing basketball around the age of ten years old. Even though Taylor is from
Washington, he seems to share the love of something near and dear to most hearts of Oregonians: the Portland Trailblazers. “Brandon Roy is definitely my favorite player,” said Taylor. “His injury has been hard to watch, but I love to watch him play.” Just as Roy has had to play through injury, Taylor has as well. During the game against Linfield JV he rolled his ankle and was forced out of the game. Even though it was still hurting, he returned to the game with tenacity as the lead scorer for the Cougars. Taylor knows what it means to be competitive. Probably no one knows this better than Paul Walter, Cougars team captain. Walter and Taylor have known each other for a long time. In fact they met while playing basketball in middle school but not as teammates. They played against each other all the way through high school in Washington. “He was the best guard in the league,” said Walter. “He was a nice guy off the court but always a challenge when the game started. We had to watch for his penetrating dribble, his jump shot and his threes. We often had to double team him.” Thankfully for the Cougars both of these great players are now playing together for CCC. “I wanted to play at Clackamas because I knew it had a good basketball program and I wanted to get the chance to play a lot and get a scholarship to another college afterward,” said Taylor. He is now playing here and hopefully with his help and leadership the Cougars will be able to return to the NWAACC tournament and take home another trophy.
Men’s and Women’s basketball season schedules 2011-12 Women’s Schedule:
2011-12 Men’s Schedule: Nov. 5
NWAACC Jamboree
Nov. 18
W vs. Linfield JV* 88-75
Nov. 25-27
Skagit Valley Cold Turkey Tournament W vs. NW Indian* W vs. No. 2 Tacoma* 79-70 L vs. Walla Walla* 64-53 CCC 2nd Place
Nov. 25-27
Clackamas Thanksgiving Invitational W vs. Portland CC* 98-45 W vs. SW Oregon* 59-54 W vs. No 6 Umpqua* 68-58 CCC Champions
Dec. 6
7 p.m. vs. Corban University JV*
Dec. 7
7 p.m. vs. Lewis and Clark JV*
Dec. 9-11 Dec. 9
Pierce Tournament – Lakewood, Wash. 2 p.m. vs. Tacoma*
Dec. 13
7 p.m. vs. Centralia College*
Dec. 16-18 Dec. 16 Dec. 17-18
NWAACC Crossover Tournament 2 p.m. vs. Grays Harbor* TBA
Jan. 4
7:30 p.m. @ George Fox JV*
Nov. 29
7 p.m. @ Clark College*
Dec. 8
7 p.m. @ Highline*
Dec. 17-19 Dec. 17
NWAACC Crossover Tournament – Seattle, Wash. 2 p.m. vs No. 6 Bellevue*
Dec. 28-30 Dec. 28 Dec. 29-30
Clackamas Holiday Invitational – Home 7 p.m. vs. Blue Mountain* TBA
Jan. 7
6 p.m. @ SW Oregon
Jan. 7
4 p.m. @ SW Oregon
Jan. 11
7:30 p.m. vs. Chemeketa
Jan. 11
5:30 p.m. vs. Chemeketa
Jan. 14
6 p.m. @ Linn-Benton
Jan. 14
4 p.m. @ Linn-Benton
Jan. 18
7:30 p.m. vs. Mt. Hood
Jan. 18
5:30 p.m. vs. Mt. Hood
Jan. 21
6 p.m. @ Lane
Jan. 21
4 p.m. @ No. 3 Lane
Jan. 25
7:30 p.m. vs. Portland CC
Jan. 25
5:30 p.m. vs. Portland CC
Jan. 28
6 p.m. @ Umpqua
Jan. 28
4 p.m. @ Umpqua
Feb. 4
6 p.m. vs. SW Oregon
Feb. 4
4 p.m. vs. SW Oregon
Feb. 8
7:30 p.m. @ Chemeketa
Feb. 8
5:30 p.m. @ Chemeketa
Feb. 11
6 p.m. vs. Linn-Benton
Feb. 11
4 p.m. vs. Linn-Benton
Feb. 15
7:30 p.m. @ Mt. Hood
Feb. 15
5:30 p.m. @ Mt. Hood
Feb. 18
6 p.m. vs. Lane
Feb. 18
4 p.m. vs. No. 3 Lane
Feb. 22
7:30 p.m. @ Portland CC
Feb. 22
5:30 p.m. @ Portland CC
Feb. 25
6 p.m. vs. Umpqua
Feb. 25
4 p.m. vs. No. 6 Umpqua
Mar. 3-6
NWAACC Championships – Kennewick, Wash
Mar. 3-6
NWAACC Championships – Kennewick, Wash.
Non-region games * Bold denotes home games
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Photos by Brad Heineke The Clackamas Print
Top left: Sparks fly as Kyle Seidel grinds down a section of metal pipe for a sculpture in the art class he is taking (ART-291). Top right: Mandelynn MacDonald prepares a pottery piece for the kiln by brushing on glaze during her ceramics class (ART-250/ART-253). Bottom left: Using the end of a paintbrush, Gary Shelton works on some print etching in a drawing class (ART-131). Bottom right: Tiffany Lammers looks through her developed negatives outside of the darkroom for photography (ART-161) in the Art Center.