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‘Planetwalker’ wanders into Gregory Forum Contributed by Diana Muresan

Rally members dress up to support funding for higher education on the steps of the Salem Capitol last week.

Students rally at Capitol Patty Salazar Photo Editor On what would normally be a quiet day on the Salem Capitol steps, last Thursday turned out to be a rather full day. Hundreds of Oregon college students were there promoting funding for higher education; students from all over Oregon attended the Salem rally. Associated Student Government President Diana Muresan was one of the many students to be there. “I believe they have over

800 students signed up,” said Muresan. With tuition prices rising all over the state, it is definitely being felt right on campus. Starting summer term, CCC students will have to pay $84 per credit hour. Although community college students feel the financial sting, it can burn even hotter for four-year university students. “This one [rally] is specifically for the budget because that is our biggest concern,” Muresan said. Please see RALLY Page 2

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ohn Francis endured 17 years without saying a word. It was his 27th birthday and Earth Day, when he took a vow of silence and decided to “learn to listen, and listen to learn.” Now he talks, and people listen. Francis also known as “The Planetwalker,” was the keynote speaker for a standing room only crowd at Gregory Forum for CCC’s Earth Day/Sustainability week. The events were sponsored by the CCC Renewable Energy and Sustainability Center and the Earth and Spirit Council. In 1971, Francis observed a

400 million gallon oil spill in the San Francisco Bay caused by two tankers colliding. He volunteered to help clean beaches and try to save oil soaked marine life and birds. This left him feeling frustrated. “I would drive across the Golden Gate Bridge and look down on the devastation over several months,” Francis said. “I realized something was very wrong.” To do his part, Francis made a pledge to abstain from utilizing motorized vehicles of any kind. He began walking everywhere, a banjo as his travel companion. Initially he stayed in his local area of California. He became recognized in the area for his principles, but he also was met by surprised ridi-

cule and mockery by friends and acquaintances. “I was always arguing with my friends about whether one person not driving could make a difference. I was a know-it-all and would interrupt their ideas to make my points,” Francis said. To avoid the debates, he decided he would go one day without speaking. One day led to another until he took a vow of silence. He began a silent environmental pilgrimage that would last for 21 years, walking across the United States. “Understand. This was way before Forrest Gump,” said Please see PLANETWALKER, Page 3

Clackamas ends losing streak on Saturday Andrew Millbrooke Sports Editor The Clackamas Community College baseball team had to think a visit to South Region rival Mt. Hood on Saturday was not the best place to halt a sixgame losing streak. The Saints have won seven of the last eight

South Region titles and are tied with Lane atop the standings this season. Not to worry though, as freshman righthander Michael Kelly, from Huntington Beach, stepped up for the Cougars, pitching a complete game shutout by scattering five hits over nine innings in a 1-0 win. The win stopped Clackamas’ (9-21 overall, 5-13 in league) second six game losing streak this

game effort and the fact that his defense stepped up behind him. “I felt really good. I got a good stretch in warm-ups and my catcher was calling a really good game for me,” said Kelly. “There’s no better feeling in the world. I came out and told my team I was going to give them a lot of balls and they helped me out a lot. Today we left it all on the field.” Despite 11 hits, the Cougars

managed only one run as freshman right fielder Luke Marks rapped a single to score sophomore DH Scott Myers from second in the sixth inning. The run boosted Kelly’s confidence to close out the game. “Once we got that one run, I knew I had the game,” said Kelly.

Scott Myers, sophomore, scored the only run in the game.

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Photos by Andrew Millbrooke The Clackamas Print

Michael Kelly, a freshman, pitched a shutout during the game on Saturday.

season and was just what the Cougars needed, according to 23-year veteran head coach Robin Robinson. “This win was huge,” said Robinson. “We’ve been pressing a little bit lately, everybody trying to do too much. Today we went in and relaxed and played the game and had some fun and I think the guys did that.” Kelly was excited after the game, both for his complete

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RALLY: Mascots bring some fun Continued from Page 1

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Clackamas student Dean Wright in the Cougie mascot costume and Diana Muresan, the ASG President, connect with a WOU student on the stairs of the Capitol building after the rally.

According to the Oregon Student Association, students are asking for $510 million for community colleges, $850 for universities and $15 million for the Oregon Opportunity Grant. The OOG is the state’s only source of need-based financial aid. Many students also have loan debt adding up, such as Travis Van Horn, a political student at Western Oregon University. “The main purpose for today was to get more funding for the Oregon Opportunity Grant for students. Also spread awareness that the fact that every single person that is here has over $10,000 in debt,” said Van Horn. He predicts he will be $25,000 in debt by the time is he done. Another WOU student, sophomore Diego Navarro, suspects he will be in debt $40 thousand by the time he is done with college. “We are just letting our representatives know that we see our tuitions going up and that is some-

Writers of the Future: Clackamas author wins award

The Clackamas Print: Marilyn, can you explain how the contest works? Marilyn Guttridge: So, in the writing portion of the contest, we submit a short story. There’s four quarters and they pick three stories each quarter so there’s twelve overall. And there’s an illustrative portion of the contest as well and they submit some of their artwork I think, I don’t know exactly how it works because I haven’t done it but the winning illustrators get paired with one of the writers and they’ll do illustrations for the winning story that the writer submitted. TCP: Did you hear about the contest on campus? MG: I had heard about it at my high school that I went to. There was a flyer for it in this drawer of scholarship applications that

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Student and newly appointed author Marilyn Guttridge recently won the Writers of the Future annual contest. Her short story, “The Ghost Wife of Arlington,” was illustrated by an artist from the illustrators half of the contest and then published with other works. Three writers and three illustrators are chosen each quarter of the year, with cash prizes from $500 to $1,000. The annual grand prize award is $5,000 per group. Guttridge currently lives in Estacada and attends Clackamas for her associate’s degree. She agreed to answer some questions about her writing contest winning experience:

we had. And I didn’t really know what I was getting into when I sent my short story to them. TCP: How was the awards presentation? MG: Generally there’s some music, that’s how they’ll open, with like a song. And then they’ll have some guest speakers who are like, they had a guy from NASA this year. It was a science fiction and a fantasy contest but they kinda leaned toward the sci-fi. And then after that they start going in to the awards for the writers and the illustrators. And I was up first, which was a little terrifying. And we go up and we get our trophy, give a little speech, you know, try to keep it short and sweet. And then you leave the stage, so it wasn’t too bad. Other than the fact that, you know, public speaking is terrifying. TCP: Is it something that you want to keep doing? Pursue writing in this genre or another genre? MG: I would, yeah. I’ve always kind of known that I wanted to do writing but this kind of gave me that push that I can actually do it. TCP: Do you get a publisher now or have people been calling you because they want you to write for them? MG: Not really, I mean because this is my first publication, but this will be kind of like a good thing to mention in like a pitch letter if I go to sell future short stories. But it’s kind of a starting point, I don’t really have a publisher because I don’t have a reputation yet because I’m a new name as a writer. TCP: How do you write? Do you have a specific routine that you do? Turn on music, on the weekends, do you set time every day? MG: I kind of write whenever I have free time. I don’t really have a schedule. Yeah, generally I’m listening to music as background noise. I don’t really do a lot of plotting beforehand. Like I’ll have a starting point and end point but I won’t plan a whole lot in between that. So my first draft is usually page-vomit and then my second draft is much better. TCP: Did you get some experience with an editor and someone wanting changes? Did they go through that process or do they publish as is?

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MG: They did a little bit. When my story took second place they sent me back a PDF with some suggested things to change and they were all improvements. TCP: Were you happy with the feedback? MG: Mhmm. Yeah, it was definitely good feedback. TCP: Do you feel like maybe your writing skills and your skills in publishing have been built on since all this? MG: Yeah definitely, especially with the workshop that we went through in talking about technique and various things in establishing setting. I remember that because setting’s kind of my weak point sometimes. TCP: What is your story about? MG: Okay well my story is set in a city that is ruled by death, essentially. My protagonist is a woman who serves as sort of an ambassador between the world of the living and the world of the dead. And she has an intense relationship with death himself, but it sort of this - neither of them can forget that someday she’ll die too, because she’s mortal. TCP: Do you do other genres of writing or do you kind of stick to sci-fi writing? MG: Well its sci-fi fantasy. I tend to be more in the fantasy realm and various sub genres of that. But I have done a few other things. But mostly fantasy. TCP: What are you majoring in here at CCC? MG: I’m kind of just moving towards a transfer degree, an Associative of Arts transfer degree, but I’m thinking of

moving on to OSU and studying forestry after that. TCP: So have you taken classes that have contributed towards your writing interest? MG: A little bit, not as much because I’m in Writing 121 right now. TCP: You’ve had a piece of your writing published already, and you’re in Writing 121 right now, so thats kind of impressive. MG: Yeah, placement testing had me in Writing 95 and that was not a good match up at all because three weeks in I realized I really didn’t want to be there. TCP: Do you have anything else you’d like to say about this? MG: It was a really great experience. I got to meet lots of great authors who were all very encouraging and gave great insights. TCP: Do you have friends and family who have been excited through this with you, who are supportive? MG: Oh yeah, my family is rather large and they’ve been all very excited for me. Marilyn Guttridge’s accomplishment is a reminder that CCC students can make a difference and find success. There are opportunities like this out there for anyone. All you have to do is put in a little effort and take a chance. For more information about Writers of the Future, please visit writersofthefuture. com. You are also welcome to visit theclackamasprint.com’s forum page to tell us what you think about this.

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thing that we are against. It is showing them that we are pushing them to make changes and they see us advocating for what we need, so that’s good,” Navarro said. “Not that long ago, the state paid for two thirds of our tuition now that’s flipped and we pay the two thirds, that’s on our backs. I think the main accomplishment was to show students that information and also show legislators that was their doing and it is their responsibility to reverse that once again,” said Van Horn. After the main rally, Muresan lobbied for a public service reform; Schools Not Prisons, a reform that is trying to change how nonviolent crimes are sentenced to lower the cost of The Oregon Department of Corrections and be invested into higher education. “We were talking about how it’s a self fulfilling prophecy: about how you put more money into the jails they will fill the beds. So they should be giving us more money,” Muresan said.

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John Francis, the Planetwalker, strums away on his banjo at one of the Sustainability Week festivities to create happy rambling melodies. Francis was silent for years before he began speaking again on the 20th anniversary of Earth Day.

PLANETWALKER: Struts and strums Continued from Page 1

Francis seemed thrilled to be back in Oregon. Aside from his many memories walking, meeting people and camping throughout the state, he was drawn here in the ’70s when he heard Southern Oregon University in Ashland had a new course in environmental studies, where he received his first degree. He then continued onward north until he came to Port Orford, Wash. where he stayed through a winter to work as a boat builder. When he heard there was a program in science and environmental studies in Missoula, Mont., he continued his journey and there completed his master’s. He was required to first get permission from all involved professors to accept his silent ways. For many more years, Francis contin-

ued, through the heat of deserts, over mountain ranges, through national parks. He became one with his environment. On foot and in silence, he found rhythms in nature and became in synch with them. He saw our county and he heard our country. When he made it to the University of Wisconsin-Madison he completed a PhD in land resources. He had earned his doctorate book by book and his wisdom step by step. When Francis reached Washington, D.C., in 1989, he was greeted with an offer to work for the United States Coast Guard writing pollution regulations for our inland waterways, following the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. He was also appointed Environmental Ambassador for the United Nations.

With his new responsibilities, schedule and after 21 years, it was time he needed to commute. He decided to utilize transportation for six months of the year and only walk the other six. He didn’t want to lose touch with that part of his relationship with the environment. He didn’t want to just talk the talk — he wanted to walk the walk. He has since spent two years walking through the jungles and cities of South America. Francis is author of the books: “Planetwalker: How to Change Your World One Step at a Time” and “The Ragged Edge of Silence: Finding Peace in a Noisy World.” Along his journey to change the world by changing himself, Francis being a man of convictions, also had some simpler commitments. He decided to do a painting every day and always played his banjo.

Not surprisingly, he is quite accomplished at both. He shared inspiring music, playing his banjo, several times during his presentation here at CCC. His music had happy rambling melodies, often slowing and quieting to a Zen-like silence. He played again at his workshop which was also in the Gregory Forum, along with showing examples of the progression of his nature and landscape painting from his journey. Sha Spady attended both the keynote lecture and the workshop and took a lot from his messages and journey. “I love the way John has gone through life with purpose and cause, but often went forward without concern about the destination, similar to how he painted simply to paint,” said Spady. “What I bring from this, and believe, is that we

need to listen and care for each other, and need to listen to nature and the environment and care for it.” CCC’s Sustainability Week is an annual event held the week of Earth Day. It has been coordinated by the college’s Environmental Learning instructor Allison Heimowitz and her assistants. Heimowitz is also on the board of the Earth and Spirit Council which had many members very active in this year’s events. “We are very pleased to have John Francis as a guest at this event. I feel a connection in our passion about connecting people back to the Earth,” stated Heimowitz. “We are fortunate to have him as our keynote speaker.” Possibly not by coincidence, the day Francis began speaking again was the 20th anniversary of Earth Day.

Glorify golden years with new fangled know-how David Beasley General Associate Editor There’s no such thing as a person that is too young or even too old to go to school; the learning experience never has to stop. Even the most experienced of the community can benefit from continued education and social interaction. Each school term, county elders are invited to take part in an engaging variety of classes and presentations, provided by local aficionados. Reasons people continue their education: • Develop new skills • Exercise their minds and bodies • Pursue a special interest • Make new friends • Experience new things • Be a part of the community and interact with it According to the press release by public affairs specialist Janet Paulson, the Seasoned Adult Enrichment Program (SAEP) provides seniors in Clackamas County with an educational experience which is designed and administered

by “seasoned adults” (seniors/retirees). SAEP’s website states that last year, the program provided nearly 40 sessions and served more than 100 people. Instructors include SAEP members, community leaders, college faculty and guests from the community. Most of the instructors volunteer their time and actively participate in all aspects of the program: student, discussion leader, committee planner or host. All presenters have the expertise in the subjects they teach with a willingness and ability to share with others. Classes are held at the Harmony Campus on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. The class can be found in room 191 of the Oregon Institute of Technology building, unless otherwise indicated. A single session is $3. The cost for a 7 session term is $15 or an entire year for $30. For those using public transportation, TriMet buses routes 28, 29, 31 and 79 stop one to two blocks from the Harmony/OIT campus. For more information about the Seasoned Adult Enrichment Program, please visit http://depts. clackamas.edu/saep/ or call 503594-0620.

Upcoming classes: May 8 - “Up the Capitol Steps: A Woman’s March to the Governorship” presented by Barbara Roberts The former Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts will talk about her most recent book, “Up the Capitol Steps: A Woman’s March to the Governorship,” a highly readable account of Roberts’ path to becoming Oregon’s first female governor. May 15 - Field Trip to Schreiner’s Iris Gardens, Silverton. In business since 1925, Schreiner’s is the nation’s largest retail grower of iris, with 10 acres of fabulous display gardens with 500 named Iris varieties. Travel by CCC vans to the beautiful gardens to enjoy the flowers at the peak of their season. May 22 - “Un-Dam It” presented by Mark Gamba & Greg Baartz-Bowman Greg and Mark hope their film “Un-Dam It!” will spur action on the long-standing project to remove Kellogg Dam and restore Kellogg Creek as a passage for salmon. Join them when they share and discuss their 30 minute documentary film.

CCC Spring Theatre Production - “Schemes of Scapino” There will be two Sunday shows, May 23 and June 2. In Naples, Italy, leading character, Scapino, a fast-talking, quickthinking scamp cleverly manipulates and cajoles everyone into doing what he wants. He plots to

help two pairs of lovers against parental opposition that, it turns out, does not exist. Osterman Theatre in the Neimeyer Center; 2:30 p.m. curtain. For ticket pricing and reservation information visit the Theater Department website at: www. TheatreCCC.org.

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Would you transfer schools for a taco salad? Breanna Craine & Brittany Horne Arts & Culture Editor and News Editor

Breanna: I think I want a taco salad or maybe even some Chinese food! But maybe I want a mini pizza, or a cheeseburger. There is so much to choose from. What do you think sounds good Brittany? Brittany: I think I’m gonna get a salad. Did you see the salad buffet bar? It’s huge! That sounds pretty good right now. Have you decided what you’re going to get? Breanna: There’s just too much to choose from but I think I’ll just get a taco salad. It looks like they are pretty big and have a lot of different toppings to put on top. Brittany: Awesome. We’re getting two different kinds of salads! I’ll meet you over at the tables after we get our food. We select our food at two vendors fairly close to each other,

Brittany: Wow, those little tables up there have so many wall plug-ins. That would be really cool for homework or checking Facebook during lunch. Breanna: I wonder why we don’t have that at our school? I am always trying to find places to plug in my laptop and iPad to work on my homework while I’m eating. Brittany: Yeah, I’m glad we at least have the Print Lab to hang out in! Breanna: I am so stuffed after only a few bites. Maybe I should have gotten something smaller like one of the pre-made sandwiches or a breakfast sandwich. How is your salad? Is that spinach and mixed peppers I see? Brittany: Oh yeah, I got a variety of romaine lettuce, mixed greens, and spinach. There’s also some cucumbers, broccoli, garbanzo beans, mixed bell peppers, croutons, Italian dressing, oil and vinegar. There was a lot more to choose from but I just picked what I wanted. They had some tomatoes too but they were the hugest cherry tomatoes I’d ever seen. I don’t like them that much. The salad is pretty good though. Breanna: My taco salad was pretty good. They had so many side choices. I had trouble deciding if I wanted beef or chicken. I decided to go with the beef and some Spanish rice and beans. The tomatoes looked really juicy but I decided not to get any. I was surprised how little lettuce they gave me. It had so much meat and beans that my mouth was so dry after the first few bites. I wish they could have given more lettuce and less of the fattening stuff. Brittany: That’s kind of funny because I feel like the only thing missing from my salad is some meat, like crispy chicken or something. Other than that, it’s delicious! Breanna: I wonder how much the students really spend on food here during the year. It isn’t cheap but definitely a reasonable price for a good, well balanced lunch. My taco salad was only $5.95 for how much food i got. Brittany: Yeah, I mean the prices seem pretty comparable to Clackamas, but much better variety and quality. Do you see the group sitting next to us? It’s a whole family: mom, grandma, four or five kids. It must be pretty good food if it’s the family lunch place of choice. Breanna: Well, it is good. During the next few weeks we will be going to different schools around Oregon, comparing whether we think the food is better or not. PCC definitely has a good cafeteria and if you like all these types of foods, maybe you should go and try it out.

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It’s common knowledge that CCC has expensive food for college students and little selection in the Outlaw Cafe. During the next few weeks, Arts & Culture Editor Breanna Craine and News Editor Brittany Horne will be exploring the different community colleges in the area to check out if it is worth transferring schools in order to get better food on campus. We parked in the crowded parking lot of Portland Community College’s Sylvania campus. The spots are designed for city cars and can barely fit a Ford Escape. We paid $5 for a day pass to park, although we were only there for about an hour. However, we did see quite a few smart cars. Walking into the main building, which holds the cafeteria, the first thing we saw were rows of vending machines with different foods and drinks available to purchase. We looked past the vending machines and saw a juice bar called “Juice It Up,” which is similar to Jamba Juice. They also offer Starbucks coffee and drink options. Then we headed towards the main cafeteria where all the delicious magic happens. The first thing that caught our attention was what seemed to be 100 tables for the students and staff. This included a row of small tables at the top of a ramp, providing a splendid number of plug-ins where many students sat working with their laptops, food accompanying or not. We walked into the area where they sell most of the food and were immediately overwhelmed. They had every type of food you could imagine. They had Chinese, Mexican, Italian, BBQ, a long salad bar and even a refrigerated deli just like you would see in stores. All had their own company names and workers. The next thing we had to do is decide what we wanted. We each went for a different kind of salad.

but pay at one of the cashier stands that collects money for all of the restaurants. The only bad thing would be that neither of us saw a card swiper in the cafeteria, but most of the vending machines took credit cards so you could get lunch from one of them if you only had card.

Above: Students study the menus as they choose from the large selection offered at each individual food stand. Below: Pre-made sandwiches are stacked high daily in the deli section of the cafeteria at the PCC Sylvania campus.

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Instructor brings new life to biology Sage Niles The Clackamas Print

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Tory Blackwell works with his students in his 1 to 2:50 p.m. biology lab class. He adjusts the focus on the microscope to better observe the specimen in the petri dish below, while his students record observations of their own.

“I have a long and checkered past,” said Tory Blackwell. Tory Blackwell is referring of course to his years teaching and doing scientific research. It is important to note that this quote was followed by a laugh that represents Blackwell’s sense of humor and wit. Blackwell is a new hire at Clackamas Community College and the end of this term will mark his first year at the college. Blackwell teaches entry level biology course and is currently teaching General Biology 103. He has taught anatomy and physiology at Parkland Community College in Illinois, and undergraduate research courses at the University of Illinois. From 2006 up until he was hired at CCC, he has primarily been doing research and teaching part-time. The research he was doing is undoubtedly interesting and involved real world applications. “The first project I was on in Illinois, which I was on for about five years, was research on fragile x protein, so fragile x disorder is in autism class of disorders. I like to describe it as sort of a combination of Down’s Syndrome and autism,” said Blackwell. Another major project involved the study of bees. “I spent about a year and a half looking at fat storage in honey bees, because honey bees that live in a hive that nurse honey bees are fatty. They have huge fat storages, but the ones that you usually see out on plants don’t have very much fat. The idea is if we could understand which genes get turned on and off when you go from being a nurse to a forager, then we could understand how that switch from fatty to skinny works,” said Blackwell. Most of the research that Blackwell has done has been at the basic level, the level of research that lays the groundwork and precedence for study into larger levels that culminate into clinical research that gets applied to human beings. Students at CCC have come to enjoy Blackwell’s classes and teaching style in particular. “He’s a good teacher; he

really is. He knows his stuff. He’s definitely put the research in on the biology parts, especially with the way the class is set up working with the workbooks,” said student Michael Ando. Jennifer Bown the Science Department Chair has noticed the students liking to Blackwell as well. “I’ve heard nothing but great things, they’re always lined up at his door. He seems to be very patient with them and he always spends a lot of time in the lab,” said Bown. Bown was responsible for hiring Blackwell last year. “He just has a dynamite background, wonderful energy. He’s got a tremendous amount of molecular biology which is something we wanted to bring in and infuse in our science program,” said Bown. Although Blackwell’s main interest is science, he shares other hobbies as well. “I have a seven year old and a four year old so right now most of our hobbies are very childcentric, both of my boys are both into comic books, we went to the Portland Comic-Con. We are going to the Stump Town ComicCon because they just really love to see people dressed up,” said Blackwell. The year so far has been enjoyable for Blackwell, the science department and students alike. Blackwell’s impression of students at CCC has been very positive. “Our students here don’t generally come in with that ‘I’m going to go to medical school mentality.’ There’s a lot more diversity. I feel like they might have a long term plan, but they’ve got some flexibility in their long term plan,” said Blackwell.

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He is a good teacher; he really is. He knows his stuff.” Michael Ando Student

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Blazers offseason provides hope for future

BASEBALL: Cougars up and down season continues Continued from Page 1

Andrew Millbrooke

Four players wrapped out two hits apiece for the Cougars as Josh Combs, Thomas Kelly, Skyler Barkdull and Myers all kept the pressure on the Saints. Kelly kept the Saints off balance with a variety of off-speed pitches and pinpoint control in his first complete game shutout. Kelly, at 6’2 and 165 pounds, is not going to overpower hitters, so he must mix it up with his off speed pitches. “I just try to get ahead in the count and then try to make them chase,” said Kelly. “I throw all three pitches just like my fastball. The curveball was dropping in and the changeup had them off balance.” Robinson was impressed that his team came together, offensively and defensively for the first time in a while. “We’ve been pitching well, or we’ve been hitting well,” said Robinson. “We haven’t really tied a lot of games together in the totality. Today, we pitched well, we defended for him really well and we hit enough to score runs.” Robinson said his young pitcher threw a great game. “He’s got three good pitches and he kept mixing them,” said Robinson. “I think a lot of times they were swinging at change-ups not knowing they were changeups. He did a great job of mixing pitches.” Myers, the Cougars lone returning All-Region honoree, was also impressed with the way his young teammate was pitching. “His change-up was on, his curveball was on and he was spotting up with his fastball,” said

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Scott Myers, from Kearns, Utah, takes a cut in a recent game for Clackamas. Myers doubled with one out in the sixth inning and scored the lone run in the Cougars 1-0 win over Mt. Hood on Saturday in Gresham.

Myers. Robinson also singled out his catcher, sophomore Thomas Kelly, as playing a great game. “Our catcher is great. Thomas Kelly is playing great,” Robinson repeated. “He calls a great game, he defends, he threw a guy out at first, threw a guy out at second. Between (Michael) Kelly and (Thomas) Kelly, the catcher and pitcher, they had a great game between the two of them.” The mood of the Clackamas team seemed to change after Myers belted a double with one out in the sixth inning. Marks singled him home and the Cougars finally broke through with a run after stranding two runners twice

in the first five innings. “It seemed like everyone was up after that,” said Myers. “Luke came up with a huge hit that we needed to score that run.” Myers was ready and waiting for his pitch when he smacked his double. “It was just a fastball,” said Myers. “I knew he’d throw me low. I watched him and then finally I got ahead in the count. He gave me the pitch I wanted and I roped a double in the gap.” The Saints (20-10, 13-5) got back on track in the nightcap, as freshman pitcher Clint Burris held the Cougars to two hits over six innings in a 3-0 victory. The baseball team will be at home for its

next two doubleheaders. First, they play Lane on Saturday at 1 p.m., before hosting Linn-Benton on Tuesday, May 7 at 1 p.m.

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Luke came up with a huge hit that we needed to score that run.” Scott Myers Designated Hitter

Adeline Florean The Clackamas Print

The Portland Trail Blazer season that started with such promise in a home win over the hated Lakers in October dissolved into injuries and a 13-game losing streak to end the season. However, there is hope for Blazermaniacs as the Blazers have a solid core group of players and a little wiggle room this offseason with more than $10 million in salary cap space. If new General Manager Neal Olshey decides to make a deal for the first time in his short stint at the helm, the Blazers have numerous players that would receive plenty of offers. Let’s take a look at the six Blazers that are sure to return. Damian Lillard, point guard: Lillard had a sensational rookie season, earning every Western Conference Rookie of the Month award and is certain to be named NBA Rookie of the Year later this year. Lillard started all 82 games, leading the league in total minutes played while averaging 18 points and 6.5 assists. LaMarcus Aldridge, power forward: Aldridge made his second consecutive All-Star game, but he still does not provide a dominant presence on defense. Aldridge is still a very effective scorer with range out to 20 feet. Nicolas Batum, small forward: Batum showed signs of breaking out and becoming the star that Portland paid $10 million per season to retain, but a wrist injury and inconsistent play still leave the jury out on Batum. Wesley Matthews, shooting guard: Matthews is a fiery competitor and has become a team leader on the Blazers, but he lacks the outside shooting consistency (39.8 percent on 3-pointers) to be an elite 2-guard in the NBA. Meyers Leonard, center: Although completely overmatched at times, Leonard showed the athleticism, grit, determination and hustle that will make him a player someday. Will Barton, small forward: Barton came on late in the season when injuries took a toll on Batum and Matthews to provide an offensive spark. Barton started the final five games of the season, averaging 15 points, six rebounds and three assists per game. The Blazers will also try to keep backup point guard Eric Maynor, who provided a steadying influence for the second unit after he was acquired from Oklahoma City late last season. Victor Claver probably deserves another year, and guard Elliott Williams is a question mark after being hurt for two straight seasons. J.J. Hickson proved to be an effective scorer and rebounder while playing out of position at center, but he is probably going to get more money in free agency to sign elsewhere. Luke Babbitt, Joel Freeland, Sasha Pavlovic and Nolan Smith all appear headed out the door too. While the Blazers probably won’t be able to get the likes of Chris Paul or Dwight Howard this offseason, there are many intriguing players out there. The 2013 free agent class includes a long list of solid 3-point threats including; O.J. Mayo, Ray Allen, Monta Ellis, Jodie Meeks, J.R. Smith, Martell Webster, Mike Dunleavy and Carlos Delfino. The market for a big man in the middle is pretty slim, but Chris Kaman, Andrew Bynum and Al Jefferson all fit Portland’s needs. Much of the Blazers’ success next season will depend on the front office’s success this offseason. Let’s hope that Olshey can seal the deal on someone

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Warm weather has arrived just in time as the Clackamas Community College baseball team gets a chance to play in front of the home crowd as they host three doubleheaders in the next two weeks. The Cougars host Lane this Saturday at 1 p.m. and then play Linn-Benton on Tuesday, May 7 at 1 p.m. Clackamas travels to Salem to play Chemeketa on Saturday, May 11, before hosting its final home game on Tuesday, May 14, against Mt. Hood at 1 p.m.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

CCC Technique Of The Week

Photos by Andrew Millbrooke The Clackamas Print

Each week The Clackamas Print features a step by step breakdown of techniques from different sports. Players and coaches give their experienced advice and explain the developmental process of building competitive tools. This week head track and field coach Keoni McHone gave insight into some specific pole vault drills. Freshman pole vaulter Chase Davis provied an example of vaulting technique. “A lot of it is swinging activities, rotating from the hands, a whole body swing like gymnastic rings or high bar. They do a lot of what’s called ‘stiff pole’ drills, when they takeoff and the pole bends.

They work with the pole straight, swing up right where legs don’t swing underneath, so they takeoff, start and stop the swing, the pole flexes to the outside and body swings straight through the hole. A mistake would be swinging to the outside. Takeoff leg should hit the pole to stop the legs.”

Softball leads south region Andrew Millbrooke Sports Editor

Track and Field Three Cougars won their respective events as the CCC track and field team travelled to Eugene on Friday to compete in the Titan Twilight at Lane Community College. In her season debut, sophomore Ashleigh Anderson won the javelin with a toss of 121-feet 1-inch. Anderson took some time off at the beginning of track season after earning All-Region honors for the Cougars NWAACC runner-up basketball team this winter. CCC’s other winners were men, as distance runner Brad Prettyman won the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a NWAACC leading 9 minutes, 34 seconds and Matt Brown won the hammer throw with a toss of 153-2. Both 4x100 meter relay teams ran well as the men finished second and the women garnered third. The quartet of

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The defending NWAACC champion Clackamas Community College softball team is eyeing another championship after sweeping Chemeketa on Saturday in Salem, 11-3 and 5-2. The wins increased Cougars (22-12 overall, 9-3 in region) lead in the South Region standings to two games as they look to win their 10th Region Championship in the last 21 seasons. Clackamas was hot at the plate in the first game, rapping out 13 hits as four players got at least two hits apiece. Rashaun Sells led the way, going 4 for 4 with 2 runs batted in. Sells is now batting a team leading .488 after the doubleheader, good for tenth in the NWAACC. Nicole Lehman, Taylor Gould and Tasha Silvius also added two hits apiece in leading the Cougars. Silvius is hitting .472 and leads the Cougars in home runs (9) and RBI (41) on the season. Silvius is among the NWAACC leaders in both categories; ranking fourth in RBI’s and is tied for fifth in home runs. Alyson Boytz (8-3) held the Storm to four hits and three runs over four innings to get the win, while Lucy Baldovino came on in relief to pitch three hitless innings.

In the second game, Breann Morrison (6-2) scattered seven hits over five innings to get the 5-2 win. Baldovino excelled in relief again by pitching two scoreless innings. Lehman was 2 for 4 with an RBI and Megan Malvick added a two run double for the Cougars. The Cougar softball team starts a three game home stand with a doubleheader on Saturday at Noon against Lane, before hosting Mt. Hood at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7.

● CCC Softball: at SWOCC in Coos Bay at Noon ● MLB: Baltimore at Seattle, 7:10 p.m.

THURSDAY - 5/2

● MLS: New England at Portland Timbers 7:30 p.m.

● Randall Fitness Center Open Hours: Noon-8 p.m.

Shelby Grubb, John Koch, Jake Cleverly and Thomas Sutherland ran a solid time of 42.91 in the men’s race. The women’s team of Morgan Grubb, Taylor Ballard, Bridgette Rusnac and Nettie Wayne ran 51.22 to place third. The Cougars also had multiple individuals perform well in their respective events. Sutherland ran 10.93 to take second in the 100, while placing fifth in the 200 in 22.35. Wayne finished third in the 100 in 12.40 and fifth in the 200 in 26.19. Tiara Fuller ran 15.48 to place third in the 100 hurdles. Grace Viuhkola impressed in a distance double, finishing seventh in the 1,500 in 4:55.44 and fifth in the 800 in 2:27.29. D’Nara Jones leaped 17-0.5 in the long jump for seventh place. Pole Vaulter Daniel Fauss cleared 14-11 to tie for third place, while Chase Davis cleared 14-1.25 to finish seventh. The Cougars hosted the NWAACC Multi-Events Championships on Monday and Tuesday at Oregon City High School. Seth Buck and Elizabeth Venzon were both in second place after day one. For full results, visit TheClackamasPrint.com The track team will split up this weekend, with some athletes headed to the Oregon Twilight at Hayward Field in Eugene on Friday, while others are going to the Pacific Twilight in Forest Grove on Saturday.

FRIDAY - 5/3

● CCC Track and Field: at Pacific Twilight in Forest Grove at Oregon Twilight in Eugene

SATURDAY- 5/4

● CCC Baseball: Lane at CCC, 1 p.m. ● CCC Softball: Lower Columbia CC at CCC, Noon

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(A successful vault): 1. Initiate takeoff with straight pole. 2. Quick swing. 3. Rotating around the pole.”

Keoni McHone Head track and field coach

McHone described another possible mistake: “Helicopter swings around pole or swings off to the side. They are making sure they are straight on takeoff.” McHone explained another drill that helps prevent mistakes: “Inversion, going upside down, the whole body goes straight up and down then they land on their back, getting them use to swinging fast, they want to swing fast to keep pressure on the poles and it gets them inverted. Also helps them to be completely comfortable with being completely upside down.” — Compiled by David Beasley

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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Theater department prepares for ‘The Schemes of Scapino’ Andrew Koczian The Clackamas Print

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The sounds of power saws and drills can be heard echoing through the Niemeyer Theatre, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to noon, as a part of the Theatre Tech Lab taught by Chris Whitten. This spring term, the school play is “The Schemes of Scapino.” This play was written by a French writer named Moliere and was revised by CCC’s Artistic Director and instructor of the theatre, Jim Eikrem, to make it a little more “up to date.” The Schemes of Scapino will open Thursday, May 23 to 26, and then will re-open May 31 and run through June 2. “The Schemes of Scapino” in a brief nutshell is about Scapino, played by Jayme Hall, and the schemes he must formulate to help swindle money for Leandro, played by Reed Morris, and Otavio, played by Derek McNeil. They need money for their illegitimate marriages that their father Gerentino, played by Dalton Camosso, does not consent to. “It is very much a comedy and it is very interactive with the crowd which makes it even more exciting,” said Jayme Hall, the lead role for the play this term. Eleven actors in total will be featured in this play; all happen to be a part in this term’s acting class, although auditions did not require you be in the class. Actors who auditioned were asked to perform a scene, sing eight bars and match pitch in front of a panel of judges (Jim Eikrem, Kelly White, Chris Whitten and Alva Bradford) in their first audition. They were then called back for a second audition where they were to read from the script and act the role the panel thought best fit each actor. Students who participate in the play take on numerous hours of added workload as they prepare all term for the performance. The actors practice Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m. Jake Dannen is one of the two Artists-in-Residence here at CCC. “It’s a lot of hard work, but I love theater and it’s very rewarding to be a part of something that we will work on and refine until it is a well versed performance,” said Dannen. Although actors are the most memorable part of the play, without a stage, the actors would be lost. Students from the Theatre Tech class work behind the curtain to make everything run according to plan. Students first learn safety with power tools and from there they will build the entire setting of the play from the ground up. “Because the schools budget continues to decrease for our program and the cost of supplies continue to increase, we are forced to make due with what we have,” said instructor Chris Whitten.

Fundamentals of Technical Theatre student Noreen Brahim is working on part of a huge boat prop for the upcoming play ‘The Schemes of Scapino.’ The Technical Theatre class spends the majority of the term preparing the sets for the spring production. The spring play begins May 23 and ends June 2.

Noreen Brahim, the school’s “Charge Artist,” is in charge of working on the set of the play in any area that needs work. From painting, to cutting, to nailing, to managing, she does it all. “Most of the supplies we use are recycled from previous sets. I would say 80 percent of the materials we use to build is recycled,” said Brahim. Although this play is made on a tight budget, it did not limit the astounding detail that Whitten imagined for the show. “For this play, because it is set in Naples, I wanted to perfect that wharf, dock feel,” said Whitten. To ensure the audience achieves optimal visual appeal, the students made a dock that is in some places four feet off the ground, and the buildings feature two story balconies that stand nine feet from the ground. Once the set has been assembled, the two classes will eventually begin to rehearse together, working on getting the sound queues on time and mastering the lighting. This process of writing, brainstorming, casting, building, practicing, rehearsing is a time consuming and long process. The Schemes of Scapino was in the process of being discussed and prepped for this term before the last term had even ended in order to make the deadline. Even though students work extra hours after school, it will still take them the full term to prepare for the show.

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