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The numbers above show cost per credit hour over the last 10 years. As you can see, cost per credit hour has more than doubled in a decade.
Joshua Dillen Co-Editor-in-Chief Budget season is in full bloom on campus. As the fiscal year ends and funds are increasingly harder to find, the Board of Education approved a $5 tuition increase at last month’s meeting. A full-time student taking 15 credits at Clackamas will see their tuition rise by $75 a term starting this summer. Currently students pay $79 per credit at Clackamas.
Beginning summer term this means tuition will be $84 per credit. According to oregon.gov, the state average tuition per credit is $85.94 at Oregon community colleges for the 2012-13 school year. Elizabeth Lundy, vice president of Instruction and Student Services, said it is hard for administrators the board and the budget committee, to make decisions like this. She also had concerns about the impact this has on students. “Trying to keep the balance in terms of how much is reduction and how much of it is shared to the students and how
much of it is trying to come up with increased revenue given that we’ve been doing this for so many years [is difficult],” said Lundy. She also said that the college has always tried to keep budget impact on students as minimal as possible and the tuition increase was actually a smaller part of the current year’s budget process than they had planned. “We’ve always tried to keep the impact to students below a third of whatever the budget actions are. I think this time we are at about 26/28 percent of the budget actions coming from that tuition increase, so that was
helpful,” said Lundy. Mt. Hood Community College is currently $89 per credit, while Portland Community College is $82. The most expensive tuition at a community college in Oregon is $94 at Clatsop, while the best deal is at Umpqua, where students pay $75 for each credit hour. Out of state and international students will fork out an additional $15 per credit hour increase this summer. Their cost for 15 credits will go up from $3,510 to $3,735.
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Trying to keep the balance in terms of how much is reduction and how much of it is shared to the students.” Elizabeth Lundy VP of Instruction & Student Services
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Teamwork meets success at Pacific NW relays
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points, ahead of Clackamas (91) and Warner Pacific (49). Forbito signed at CSULB to throw the javelin, her specialty, but she has proven to be a force in multiple events for the Cougars this season as she prepares for the heptathlon at the NWAACC Multi-Events Championships on April 29 and 30 at OCHS. The heptathlon combines seven track and field events over two days of competition. It was a meet to remember, as Forbito won the javelin, while placing second in the 100-meter hurdles and shot put. Forbito unleashed her javelin 148’3 to improve her best by almost one foot. Forbito is ranked among
the national leaders in the javelin. She ran the hurdles in 16.42 seconds and threw the shot 29’6 3/4. Although she set personal bests in each event, Forbito is always seeking improvement. “It was a really ugly throw,” said Forbito of her javelin toss. “So, once I get it right down the point, it’s going to go a lot further.” Forbito took a couple tenths of a second off her hurdle time, but she saw room to improve there as well. “It was a good day,” said Forbito. “But I messed up on the eighth hurdle in the highs, so once I get that taken care of too, it will be a really good time.”
Cody Britt (far left), Seth Buck (26) and John Koch (right) compete in the 800 meter sprint medley last Friday at the fifth annual Pacific Northwest Relays.
Forbito even had time to help hold the starting blocks for teammate, Shelby Grubb, in the men’s 110 hurdles, immediately after her hurdles race had ended. Teamwork like that was not in short supply during the event, as three teammates contributing to the team total in the field events, turning those events into a relay as well. “That is really what this event is about,” said Forbito. “Even when you are throwing or doing the shot put, it’s a relay. So it’s top three, you add up the scores and that’s how they score the meet. This meet is based on teamwork.” Please see RELAYS, Page 6
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While some athletes were using last Friday’s fifth annual Pacific Northwest Relays at Oregon City High School as a training ground, others were certainly up for running faster or throwing farther than they ever had before. In cloudy and drizzly conditions, Clackamas sophomore Tiffany Forbito, an Oregon City grad and recent Long Beach State signee, had a memorable performance with three personal bests. “For us, it’s really cool. We
put a lot of emphasis on the idea that it’s a scored meet against other colleges,” said head cross country and distance coach Jerret Mantalas. “We want to try and go out and do as good as we can and beat as many schools as we can. Obviously it was a little smaller meet this year, but we wanted to go in there and win it on both sides.” Clackamas competed well against four-year NAIA schools Warner Pacific College and Corban University in a meet that consisted of 11 relay events, five running and six field. The CCC men won with 119 points, ahead of Corban (84) and Warner Pacific (82). Corban’s women won with 108
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April 20: Portland State Earth Day Community Festival: Live Music, Food, Art, Fashion Show, Workshops Join the PSU community in the South Park Blocks for the Earth Day Community Festival, a celebration of Earth Week 2013, and the culmination of a week of student-led sustainability projects. Enjoy demonstrations of sustainable technology, non-profit organization booths, food and art vendors, and a full day of excellent live music. April 21: Wulapalooza Earth Day Festival @ Willamette University | FREE, All Ages, Music, Activities, Food Wulapalooza is an annual earth, art and music festival that takes place on the campus of Willamette University. Local schools, performance groups, and professional bands perform for more than 1,000 students and community members annually with local businesses and student groups fundraising for various charitable organizations.
April 21: Alberta Street Earth Day Clean Up FREE! All Ages, Food, Prizes In keeping with the spirit of the neighborhood, this will be more than just a day of litter and graffiti removal; it is a day to come out in support of community. In 2011, more than 125 volunteers offered their Saturday morning, bagging an impressive amount of garbage and removing more than 10 years’ worth of rotting flyers from telephone poles. April 21: Thirty Portland Earth Day Volunteer Projects Forest Park, Pearl, Oaks Bottom, Lents, Tryon Creek, Buckman, & Many More Celebrate Earth Day by volunteering on Saturday, April 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at more than 200 parks, waterways and neighborhoods throughout Oregon. April 21: Hands On Volunteer throughout Portland 20+ Different Projects, 1,800 Volunteers. More than 20 different volunteer projects are available to choose from, including: salvaging bicycle parts and reusable building materials, beautifying public schools, restoring local parks, sewing blankets for kids in need, growing fresh food for hungry families and more!
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At the Environmental Learning Center you can take part in a community discussion on climate change, led by Bob Roth, of the city of the Oregon City Natural Resource Committee.
7 to 9 p.m. John Francis, author of the book “Planetwalker: How to Change Your World One Step at a Time,” will speak at CCC on Wednesday, April 17, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Gregory Forum. This event is sponsored by the CCC Renewable Energy and Sustainability Center and the Earth and Spirit Council. The April 17 address is free to attend and open to the public. See story on the left to learn more about John Francis.
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John Francis, an environmentalist nicknamed the “Planetwalker,” will lead a workshop at CCC on Thursday, April 18, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Gregory Forum. This event is sponsored by the CCC Renewable Energy and Sustainability Center and the Earth and Spirit Council. The workshop is open to the public and the cost to attend is offered at a sliding scale, from $25 to $40, but no one will be turned away. To register for the workshop, please call 503-5943696. See story on the left to learn more about John Francis.
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with his banjo. Francis walked thousands of miles during his journey, including Cuba, South America, Patagonia and even Antarctica. He has been employed by the US Coast Guard to work on legislation related to management of oil spills and was named the United Nations Environmental Goodwill ambassador in 1991. Francis is also the author of “Planetwalker: How to Change Your World One Step at a Time.”
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An oil spill in the San Francisco Bay in 1971 moved John Francis to pledge to never ride in a car again, which began a year later. This was also the beginning of walking across North and South America for 22 years. On his birthday in 1973, Francis decided to stop talking for a day to listen to what others had to say.
This experience was very valuable to him and he decided to keep his silence for 17 years, until Earth Day 1990. Francis is an environmentalist who was nicknamed the “Planetwalker.” He completed three college degrees during his silent trek: a bachelor’s degree from Southern Oregon University, a master’s degree at the University of Montana and a doctorate in land management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He travelled to each college by foot and boat
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Clackamas students will have to pay $5 per credit hour more for tuition starting this summer. The Print asked some of them what they think of this increase.
“If the $5 dollars is actually going to something beneficial for us or remotely beneficial for the school so that way they can continue teaching us then I guess I can understand that.” -Marcell Richard, 23, student
“I’m not too worried about the budget going up $5. It seems obsolete.” -Clark Sides, 19, student
“Frustrated, I guess, that prices keep rising for school when in order to get a good paying job you have to go to school and pay for it. Most of us take loans out in order to pay for it and by raising that, it’s just having us pay back more money.” -Danai Yost, 25, student
“Well, I just transferred here from PCC, so it’s cheaper here, I think, hopefully. But $5 isn’t that much. So hopefully it doesn’t make everything worse for me.” -Allison Howbert, 21, student
“I guess it’s still pretty cheap here but it sucks that the price is going up. I mean it’s only five bucks so it’s not like it’s a dramatic amount, but it kind of sucks.” -Cole Rogers, 20, student Compiled by Joshua Dillen and Andrew Koczian
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Dwindling state support is a serious concern for college administrators after a serious recession. Courtney Wilton, Vice President of College Services is familiar with this trend for adult education funding in Oregon and the rest of the country. “Community colleges in Oregon are getting the same state budget as they did either 12 or
14 years ago. And at the same time there is like 50 or 60 percent more students,” said Wilton. “What’s happened in Oregon — it’s happened across the nation. It’s pretty dramatic here. They [the state] have reduced their funding of higher education to make their budget balance.” While this tuition raise has been approved and is part of the college’s increased revenue in the future, administrators and
the current budget committee still have to finalize next year’s budget before the fiscal year begins in July. Community members can attend a public meeting on May 1 at 5 p.m. in the Community Center, Room 127 where the Budget Committee will discuss the budget. The May board meeting in the Community Center on May 8 at 5 p.m. will allow the public to comment on the proposed budget before it
is voted on to be adopted at the June 26 board meeting. A budget document will be available on or after April 25 at the college’s Business Office in Barlow between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. for anyone who is interested according to CCC’s webpage at http://www.clackamas.cc.or.us/ Budget_Committee.aspx. Wilton said this year’s budget has not been an easy task to work on, but he is confident the
changes will not impact students’ lives too dramatically. Janet Paulson with public affairs at the college pointed out that students’ needs are a priority. “I think a very strong guiding principle is to make changes that impact the students in the least so that students can accomplish what their educational or training goals are. That’s really an important factor guiding decisions here,” she said.
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Slim-Fast, move aside, there is a new power beverage in town. Eat, Print, Love is going to shake things up this week and blow your mind with blueberries and brainpower in the form of liquid love. We care about your health and wellbeing enough to bring you yet another brilliantly simple way to nourish your collegeconsumed life. Smoothies are one of the brilliant food inventions of our time. You can customize, ice or not and adjust to your heart’s content. In today’s world that is engrossed with fitness and healthy eating combined with convenience, these easy to make wonder shakes fit right in. If you own a blender, mood, muscle and memory can be yours for the price of a little produce. Blend up this brain boosting smoothie and notch up your noggin with the power of nutrition that is packed into this liquid delight. Tasty, refreshing and extremely good for you, this meal in a glass can be prepared by almost anyone. EPL’s version of blended bliss is designed to affordably introduce our readers to this simple and yummy beverage style. Besides giving your taste buds the ride of their lives, this cosmic concoction has ingredients to help you excel in school. Spinach will keep your muscles at tip top performance with its high protein content. Most nuts have high concentrations of essential fatty acids, aka the “good fats” that we need to build healthy brain and nerve tissue. Bananas, besides being high in anti-oxidants, actually contain dopamine and serotonin which are neurotransmitters associated with mood, attention, memory and learning. Besides being high in anti-oxidants, blueberries also have phytochemicals that may improve cognitive function.
Dillon Francis shook the Roseland so much that it was impossible to take a clear photo. On April 9, the crowd was filled with adrenaline throughout the entire concert and kept on jumping to the beat of the dubstep.
Dubstepping to the beat of a different drum Andrew Koczian The Clackamas Print “I.D.G.A.F.O.S.” (I Don’t Give a Fuck or Shit) is the name of a popular Dillon Francis song. The song’s title was the theme of his concert and not giving a fuck or a shit is exactly what he did Tuesday, April 9. I arrived at the doors to the Roseland Theater in downtown Portland at 7:30 p.m to wait for the doors to officially open at 8 p.m. Usually I like to arrive to concerts 30 minutes early, that way I can comfortably find parking and ensure a front row position. Upon arrival I couldn’t help but notice the clothes people chose to wear, or rather the lack of clothes. I could tell that this was going to be a wild night, and a crazy show. For those who don’t know Dillon Francis or his music, he is a dubstep musician from Los Angeles. Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that has
become increasingly popular over the last decade; it’s full of loud, warbled bass frequencies and electronic sounds. This being my first dubstep concert, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. As the bass kicked in and the people started dancing, I knew I was going to
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have a good time. Although there were two opening bands, it was clear the crowd
came to see Dillon Francis. The cliché saying “You can feel the excitement and energy in the air” was true as the crowd chanted his name before he came on stage. Finally the moment we had all been waiting for, Dillon Francis comes running out on stage, grabs the mic and says, “You can never get an STD, if you’ve never been tested. Let’s fuckin’ rage!” The crowd went wild, myself included. Just then, Francis cranked the music up and the party continued. A sea of brightly dressed people jumped simultaneously as the music blared. The floor would bounce with each perfectly timed jump. The lights flared and flashed, changing colors and reflecting off the walls like laser guns. A few times water was misted down from above to keep the crowd cool. Even though it was a giant, hot, sweaty, tightly packed, loud, chaotic concert, I loved every minute of it.
As the concert came to a close, the crowd roared in displeasure. We began to chant “Francis, Francis, Francis…” in one last attempt to squeeze another song from him. Unfortunately the Roseland has regulations and is required to shut the building down at midnight. Soon people began to head for the door and even though I didn’t want the concert to end either, I will say it was nice to finally stop jumping. All in all, for my first dubstep concert, it was pretty kick-ass. I can honestly say the concert was well worth the $30. Dillon Francis will continue to tour and put on wild concerts, but fret not if you missed out. There are dubstep concerts almost every month. In fact the next one at the Roseland Theater happens to be May 9. Until then I anxiously await the next show with the hope that it will exceed my expectations as well.
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Tis’ the season to plant a garden Breanna Craine Arts & Culture Editor
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Spring is about sunshine and flowers. Planting a garden is such a rewarding activity. There is a lot of work put into gardening but when you see the finished product, it seems all worth it. During this time of year when it is still kind of cold out, there are certain things you should plant but there are some that are too early to plant still. No matter where your garden set up is, there are plants that can grow in shade and some that only can grow in sunshine. You need to be aware of what kind of sunlight your garden bed gets before buying flowers or vegetables. Belma Strickland owned Strickland Springwater Nursery that went out of business about five years ago. “Trees and shrubs are the best things to plant this time of year. You need to read the directions and make sure they are in either the sun or shade depending on the directions which are very important,” said Strickland. Oregon’s winters are mild enough that most plants will survive through the winter if you take care of them. Peas, snapdragons and pansies can handle the rainy, cold weather that Oregon has this time of year so this may be the perfect time to plant them. Kathy Carrol, owner
Bruce Nelson (left), horticulture instructor, looks on as his students plant leeks and broccoli next to Clairmont in the All American Selections Garden. Rebecca Johnson (right) plants broccoli in a newly prepared raised bed. Students Jamie Bone and Scott Suzadail observe Johnson. There will be a plant sale on Mother’s Day on May 12.
of K’s Nursery in Colton, started working at a nursery when she was 19. “I have always loved plants and gardening growing up and
I always had a dream of owning my own nursery someday,” said Carrol. She gave advice for beginning gardeners about how to start a
beautiful garden this spring. For someone who has never taken care of plants before, Carrol suggests starting on something they enjoy that is also fairly easy like
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perennials. “This early in the spring, the best things to plant are cole crops, which include cabbages, lettuces, and things like that,” said Carrol. The next step after finding what kind of plants you want to grow this spring, is to start pulling those weeds. This may be the most boring part of gardening but it needs to be done to keep your flowers healthy. Once you find the spot you want to garden, grab a small gardening shovel and start pulling those weeds. In this area, there is a lot of clay in our soil, so sand helps strengthen it. Whatever kind of compost you can find will also strengthen your soil. Julene Deckert and her husband have owned Four Ds Farms in Estacada since 1987. She suggested that the tools needed to have a successful garden are a shovel, a rake and of course a place to garden, either a garden bed that is raised or one that is on the ground. “It is good to have a few of each type of plant to give variety. You should start small and see what you like. Do not start with a huge garden that you will not want to take care of,” said Deckert. Whether you are a beginner gardener or an experienced one, this is the time of year to get on your messy clothes, get in the dirt and start gardening.
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LeBron heats up Miami basketball A.M. Sports Andrew Millbrooke
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All of the relay races on the track featured four legs, running anywhere from 100 meters to 1,600 meters per leg. Forbito believes it’s important to work together on the exchanges with the relay baton. “It’s really based on the team, because you have all the relays,” said Forbito. “You really have to rely on your teammates to get the handoffs and believe in them.” Clackamas had success on the track and in the field on both the men’s and women’s sides. On the track, the men won the 4-by-100, 4-by-800 and distance medley relays, while the women won the 4-by-1,600, the 800-meter sprint medley and the distance medley relays. Mantalas was impressed with a couple of the distance relay teams. The men’s 4-by-1,600 quartet of Zach Hibbs, Jordan Grimes, Chris Stash and Colton Snook were a close second to Corban in a thrilling men’s race, running 19:23.27. “The men’s four by one mile broke a school record, anytime you can do that it is a fun achievement,” said Mantalas. “It was a lot of our guys that have really worked
hard to get better the last couple years. To walk away from this with a school record is cool, you know.” The women’s distance medley relay also impressed Mantalas, as the foursome of Cia Bywater, Grace Viuhkola, Randi Chance and Allison Pugsley won by fourteen seconds in 13:21.36. “They are kind of a fun group, all those girls have been together now for two years,” said Mantalas. “Just to see them working together and making their way through that DMR was kind of fun.” In the field events, the CCC women won the pole vault and javelin, while the men took down the triple jump and shot put, while tying for the pole vault title. Clackamas sophomore Austin Collins was one athlete who used the event as a training run, running legs on both the 4-by-800 and 4-by-1,600 relays. “Yeah, definitely a workout day,” said Collins. “The 800 I got a decent time in. The 1,600 was definitely a workout.” Mantalas said Collins’ 800 split was about 1:55. Collins is focusing on meets later in the season, where he will be competing in his main event,
the 800. Collins has yet to see what this season holds after running the fourth fastest time in school history last season. “It’s going good, but I don’t really know yet. I haven’t run the 800 a whole lot yet,” said Collins. “Pretty much the whole next half of the season, I will be focusing on my event. Then I’ll know how I do in about a month.”
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Collins’ next race will be against a lineup of Division I kids with better lifetime bests, but he seems unfazed and ready to race.
“It will be at U. of O., at the Oregon Relays,” said Collins. “It’s a pretty big meet with a lot of Division I kids, so I gotta go fast. It’ll be good, I’ll be able to stick on guys and have a good race.” Collins came into the season less than a second off the school record of 1:50.9 from 1984, with a best of 1:51.67. He knows he must go faster to get a scholarship to a Division I school. “I have to run fast still,” said Collins. “I gotta run fast to go where I want to go.” Forbito says it’s meets like these that are preparing the Cougars for big things at the NWAACC Championships on May 20 and 21 in Spokane. “To help rely on your team, it will help for the championships,” said Forbito. “We all believe we can win it, so I think that’s what we’ll do, both sides the girls and the guys.”
Track and field team to host home meet
The Cougar track and field team is hosting the CCC Cougar open on Saturday. The field events and running events begin at 11 a.m. at Oregon City High School’s track.
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As the 2013 season winds down, it’s time to reflect on one of the greatest seasons that has ever been played in the NBA by the Miami Heat’s freight train of a small forward, LeBron James. James, in his ninth season and third in Miami, is the most efficient player in the league according to NBA.com. Not only that, James has led Miami to the best record in the NBA, including a monumental 27-game winning streak, which ranks second best in league history. James is averaging 26.8 points, a career-high 8 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.7 steals and almost one block per game. More importantly, he is shooting a career best from the field and the 3-point line. His .565 field goal percentage ranks seventh in the league, while his .403 mark from behind the 3-point line is sensational for a 6’8, 250-pound steamroller. Those marks are way above his career averages of .490 from the field and .337 from the 3-point line. James has also improved his shot selection and is becoming known as a late game closer, ranking fourth in the league in fourth quarter scoring. James is a shoe-in to win his second straight and fourth overall MVP award. All of this is good and great for the game, but more importantly LeBron is actually living up to the massive hype that he created when he announced he was leaving Cleveland to sign with Miami, in the publicly panned and mocked “The Decision.” The nationally televised episode on ESPN was seen as unnecessary and self-indulgent by many fans and media, especially in Cleveland. James tried to lessen the individual impact by inviting freshly signed teammates Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade to attend the event, but it didn’t work out that way and many were happy to see the Heat stumble in their first year together as the “Big 3” in 2011. The Heat lost the NBA Finals that first year, four games to two, as Dallas blitzed Miami with superior teamwork and shooting. Miami rebounded from that disappointment and won the 2012 NBA Championship, as LeBron got the monkey off his back and he was named NBA Finals MVP for the first time in his career. There are many reasons to believe it will not be the last title headed to South Beach. The Heat handily defeated Oklahoma City four games to one in the finals a year ago and they are virtually unchallenged in the Eastern Conference this season. Miami will be favored over their finals opponent, whoever that may be. The Western Conference champion will be tired and beaten after making it through the meat-grinder that is playoff basketball in the West. The Thunder is poised to defend its Western Conference title and is eager to dethrone Miami. Oklahoma City’s top player, Kevin Durant, is seeking his fourth straight NBA scoring title and is often mentioned in the same breath as James when experts talk about the best player in the game. But, it doesn’t really matter if Durant and the Thunder make it through or if it’s Tim Duncan and the Spurts, LeBron will be front and center during the 2013 NBA Finals, leading the Heat to another championship and probable second straight Finals MVP trophy. Maybe, “The Decision” wasn’t so bad after all.
RELAYS: Cougars prepare for championship meets
Cougar sophomore Austin Collins (28) takes the baton from freshman Austin Peila (43) during the 4-by-800 meter relay at Friday’s Pacific NW Relays. The Cougars won the race by almost one minute in 8:01.65 as Collins sped to a 1:55 split on the anchor leg.
Clackamas sophomore Tiffany Forbito (right) had an excellent start in her 100 hurdles race on her way to a personal record time. Forbito, a recent signee to Cal-State Long Beach to throw the javelin, also set new personal bests in the javelin and shot put during the meet.
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Unwrapping the present: Clackamas’ spring sports season Andrew Millbrooke Sports Editor
Andrew Millbrooke The Clackamas Print
Softball The Clackamas softball team had won nine of 10 games and was sitting all alone in first place until they travelled to Gresham and got swept in two games against South Region rival Mt. Hood on Saturday. With the losses, Clackamas (16-10, 5-3) fell to a tie for second with SWOCC in the South Region standings. The Saints (22-3, 6-2) overtook the Cougars for the region lead with the two victories and are an impressive 22-3 on the season overall. The Cougars had an eightgame winning streak at the end of March and beginning of April, outscoring their opponents 67-13. Clackamas has used three starting pitchers effectively on the season. Sophomore Lucy Baldovino (6-4) and freshman Alyson Boytz (6-3) and Breann Morrison (4-2) have shouldered the pitching load. Boytz leads the team with a solid 2.44 ERA with Morrison close behind at 3.43. Boytz also leads the Cougars in strikeouts with 49 while Baldovino is right behind with 47. Sophomore first baseman Tasha Silvius, returning South Region all-star, has been a bright spot at the plate for the Cougars, leading the team with 8 home runs and 28 runs batted in while posting a solid .463 batting average. Rashaun Sells, a freshman third baseman, is the Cougars leading hitter with a .481 average, while posting team highs of 38 hits and 26 runs scored.
Sophomore Kara Hilton opens the spring season of softball with a bang against Southwest Oregon Community College. Hilton maintains a .373 batting average for the season with 4 home runs and 20 runs batted in.
Baseball The Cougar baseball team has rebounded nicely by winning four straight games after starting South Region play by losing its first six. With the winning streak, Clackamas (8-14, 4-6) has climbed back into the thick of the South Region standings.
Sophomore catcher Thomas Kelly leads the Cougars at the plate with a .342 batting average, 25 hits and 13 runs scored. Freshman utility man Skyler Barkdull is also hitting the ball well, with a .340 average on the season. Sophomore Andrew Marquez
CCC sports Technique of the Week “Slump? I ain’t in no slump … I just ain’t hitting.” Hall of Fame New York Yankee Yogi Berra was widely known for humorous quotes like this, but don’t let the wily catcher fool you, he really could hit a baseball. Berra won the American League MVP award three times from 1951 to
1955, ending his career with 358 home runs and a .285 batting average. In this week’s edition of our “Technique if the week,” we are talking baseball and more specifically, hitting the ball to the opposite field rather than pulling the ball down the line. “Oppo,” as
has sparkled on the mound with a 1.88 ERA, but his record is only 2-3. Freshman Zach Carter has yet to rack up a win, going 0-3 with a 4.08 ERA. Both sophomore Ritchie McCarter (2-3) and freshman Michael Kelly (2-4) have also eaten up innings for the Cougars on the mound.
Volleyball The Clackamas volleyball team added two new assistant coaches to join veteran head coach Kathie Woods’ staff for the 2013 season. Chrissy Lewis, a 1987 Oregon City High School grad and two-year Cougar player, is back on the staff for a second stint after coaching one season after graduating. The Cougs also welcome David Lemen, a former CCC athlete and Junior College National record holder in the decathlon. Lemen placed third in the NCAA Championships in the decathlon for the University of Georgia in both 2001 and 2002. Three current Cougar sophomores announced they have signed with four year NAIA programs. Maeghan Angel is headed to Kentucky on a full-ride scholarship to Lindsey Wilson College, while Brittany Bevens and Julia Toscano both signed to play closer to home at Portland’s Warner Pacific College. Angel, a 5’2 libero, joins a Blue Raiders squad that went 30-14 and competed in the NAIA Volleyball National Championships. Bevens, a 5’11 front line player, and Toscano, a 5’7 outside hitter, hope to help improve upon the Knights 15-12 record from a season ago. CCC Alumni Volleyball Tournament The 2013 CCC Alumni Volleyball Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 27 in Randall gym. Eight teams are signed up as Yakima Valley CC, Mt. Hood CC and the current Clackamas team will battle five CCC alumni teams with varying graduating years from 1985 to 2009.
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20-year veteran Clackamas head coach Robin Robinson calls it, is a must for all quality hitters. “Baseball requires skill smarts and training,” said Robinson. “The team gets eight months of training throughout the year for 50 games.”
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Call. Visit. Apply. vancouver.wsu.edu Kaden Eichmeire No. 23 sophomore demonstrated ‘Oppo’ — hitting to the opposite field.
Thomas Kelly No. 1 sophomore summarized the technique: “Sit back, let the ball get deep, try to drive it the other way.”
WEDNESDAY - 4/17
April 17-23
Sports Calendar
— Compiled by David Beasley
● NBA: Golden State at Portland, 7:30 p.m., KGW, KEX 1190 AM ● CBB: Oregon State at Portland, 3 p.m., 620 AM
THURSDAY - 4/18
● Randall Fitness Center: Noon-8 p.m., downstairs in Randall Hall ● MLB: Detroit at Seattle, 12:40 p.m., Root
Joshua Combs No. 10 sophomore broke down the mechanics, “Everything’s level for me, on a flat plane, having fast hands helps. I pretty much just let my hands do the work. It’s all hand-eye coordination. You just set up for down the middle and adjust as the pitch comes.” FRIDAY - 4/19
SATURDAY- 4/20
● CCC Track & Field: at U. of O. Relays in Eugene
● CCC Track & Field: Cougar open at OCHS, 11 a.m.
● WHL: Kamloops at Portland, 7 p.m.
● CCC Baseball: at Linn-Benton, Albany, 1 p.m.
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SUNDAY - 4/21
● CCC Softball: at NWAACC Crossover, in Yakima, Wash. (Saturday-Sunday) ● MLS: Portland at San Jose, 8 p.m., Root, 750 AM
MONDAY - 4/22
● Randall Fitness Center: 8:30-10 a.m. 1-6 p.m. downstairs in Randall Hall ● MLB: Seattle at Houston, 5:10 p.m., Root
TUESDAY - 4/23
● CCC Baseball: vs. Chemeketa at CCC, 1 p.m. ● Randall Fitness Center: Noon-8 p.m. downstairs in Randall Hall
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Inked up Tattoo enthusiasts Mike Wills, left, and Kasey Webber took a break in the sun this weekend at the Expo.
Tattoo artists Forest Murphy and Heather Gray enjoy the weather at the Expo. Murphy is the owner of Euphoria Tattoo and his girlfriend, Gray, is an artist for Graveyard Tattoo.
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All photos by Andrew Koczian The Clackamas Print
Mike Ray, artist at Divide Tattoo, attended the Tattoo Expo at the Clark County Fairgrounds on April 14.
Daisha Wilby shows off her half sleeve.