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EDITORS Erin Carey

Co Editor-in-Chief chiefed@clackamas.edu

Zak Laster

Co Editor-in-Chief chiefed@clackamas.edu

Tim Young

News Editor newsed@clackamas.edu

Auriana Cook

Arts & Culture aced@clackamas.edu

Amber Fairbanks Associate A&C Editor

Blake Thomason

Sports Editor sportsed@clackamas.edu

Liz Gomes

Photo Editor photoed@clackamas.edu

Chris Morrow

Web Editor webeditor@clackamas.edu

ear reader,

Welcome to a new school year, and a new The Clackamas Print! With a crew made of old and new, a spanking new redesign, and a lot of inspired editors, we thought we’d take a minute to introduce the editors in chief of this 2014-15 operation: Erin Carey and Zak Laster. We promise to keep the students and staff updated with the college’s upcoming events. Hi, I’m Erin Carey, I wanted to become chief editor because The Print has been the one place that I’ve found so many of my friends. Journalism has been a passion of mine since my grandma would sit me down with a copy of The Oregonian and tell me to read it, so I could tell her everything later. I’m known as the sassier part of this team, and I always have the mouth to prove it. I’m adept at bad jokes and baked goods, and I’m clueless about sports. My aim this year is to share my love of working at this paper with anyone who joins, with the hopes that they create the types of friendships that I have by walking through the door. Hi, I’m Zak Laster, I’m a HUGE sports fan. Working on The Print has given me the opportunity to be able to cover Blazers games and experience what sports journalism is all about; ultimately, that is what I want to do with my life. I’ve always been the sports nerd who watches ESPN all the time, and reads every newspaper sports page and Sports Illustrated. If you need to know a sports fact or win a trivia contest with your friend, I’m the one to call. I’m a huge Oregon Ducks fan and I’m always trying to get to as many games as possible. To be able to go to games and get paid for it is my dream. This year we aim to keep the students at CCC informed of what matters to them, news of bond measures and tuition raises, information about all the plays and the best places to eat, and sports with all the team’s activities events and health tips. Stay tuned for a great year with us!

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Sincerely, Erin Carey and Zak Laster

Andrew Koczian

Copy Editor copyed@clackamas.edu

Katie Archer

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Clackamas on the ballot Nov. 4 $111 C Million

by Tim Young

lackamas Community College is asking for $90 million this fall. The campus is preparing for Ballot Measure 3-447, which will be voted on Nov. 4. With a focus on high demand areas such as engineering, nursing and manufacturing, the bond would modernize and update classroom space for job training opportunities among other projects.

The bond would also fund building a new industrial learning center on the main campus that would benefit automotive, manufacturing, welding, skilled trades and apprenticeship preparation as well as a new community center. A bond is a loan that voters pay back in taxes. The bond measure would not result in an increase in the college’s estimated average annual bond tax rate of 19 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value. The bond would be paid off in 26 years or less from the date of issuance and may be issued in multiple series, according to the CCC website. For example, for a home valued at $250,000, the home owner would pay $47.50 in taxes per year, for 26 years when the bond would be paid off. In 2000, the college passed a $47 million bond that paid for work on the Niemeyer Center, Roger Rook Hall, DeJardin Hall, Streeter Annex, the Art Center and Training Center 2.

A $130 million bond measure was defeated by nearly twothirds of voters in 2011. With a smaller bond price in mind than three years ago, members of the CCC community are working hard to get the word out.

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Vote Yes for Clackamas Community College campaign spokesperson Marcia Latta said that in addition to the $90 million from taxpayers, $16 million in state matching funds is available, as well as $5 million in private donations, totaling $111 million for the campus. The bond vote would allow the college to expand classroom space in high demand areas and this is a great time to make these improvements because, as Latta said, “[matching fund] opportunities may not be around” at other times. So far, the campaign has been endorsed by the Clackamas Community College Board of Education, David Robinson, a candidate for Clackamas County Clerk, The Oregonian, and Barry Rotrock, a retired superintendent of Oregon City School District, among many others. The campaign is well underway and the Clackamas community can learn more at: www.clackamas.edu/bondinformation, www.voteyesclackamascollege.com/.

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Smells like college spirit: top 10 films

by Auriana Cook

or new students and returning students alike, watching a good movie about the college experience can make all the difference. Before you get too caught up in the stresses of the new term, pop in one of these films so you can laugh and cry along with characters who are going through the same things you are.

1. Pitch Perfect (2012)

This musical comedy follows college student Beca (Anna Kendrick) as she embarks on her journey with an all-girls choir group preparing to compete against their rivals, an all boys choir starring Adam DeVine and Skylar Astin.

2. The Social Network (2010)

The true-ish story of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) and co-founder Eduardo Saverin (Andrew Garfield) at Harvard University.

3. Accepted (2006)

High school senior Bartleby Gaines (Justin Long) is rejected by every college he applies to. With the help of his best friend Sherman Schrader (Jonah Hill), he creates a fake university for himself and fellow rejects.

4. Mona Lisa Smile (2003) A free-spirited 1950s professor (Julia Roberts) lands a job at Wellesley, where she teaches a group of exceptionally bright women to question their traditional ideals. 5. Legally Blonde (2001) Bubbly blonde sorority girl Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) is miraculously accepted to Harvard Law after receiving her bachelor’s in fashion merchandising.

6. Good Will Hunting (1997) Will Hunting (Matt Damon), an unrecognized genius working as a janitor at M.I.T., bonds with a professor (Robin Williams) who helps him get his life on track. 7. St. Elmo’s Fire (1985)

A tight-knit group of recent college graduates attempt to navigate the responsibilities, relationships, and struggles of adulthood. Featuring classic 80s stars like Demi Moore, Rob Lowe, Judd Nelson and Emilio Estevez.

8. Revenge of the Nerds (1984)

After a group of hotheaded jocks take over the freshman dorm, nerdy computer science students Lewis (Robert Carradine) and Gilbert (Anthony Edwards) seek revenge and become unlikely heroes.

9. Animal House (1978)

Filmed at the University of Oregon, this raunchy classic tells the tale of troublemaker frat boys on the verge of expulsion. Starring Tom Hulce and John Belushi.

10. The Graduate (1967)

Wayward college graduate Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) is seduced by the neglected wife of his father’s business partner.

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How not to be ‘That Guy’ W by Liz Gomes

elcome to Clackamas Community College, a beautiful campus full of wonder and opportunity. Some of you are returning students and quite seasoned in the ways of adult education. For those of you just joining us, I have some knowledge and perhaps a dose of self-awareness to bestow before we get the school year underway.

You may know the ‘Fresh-out-of-the-gym Guy’ by the trail of stink that follows behind. CCC has wonderful athletic programs, and while athleticism is encouraged and respected by most, so is showering. When ‘that guy’ comes straight from practice to class wearing saturated sweat bands and pajamas for some reason, it’s a bit distracting. Sports bras may be an acceptable uniform for sports, but please put on a shirt, and perhaps some deodorant, when entering a classroom where the windows don’t open.

Nobody cares who you were before you came here. Prom queens don’t get VIP status in the cafeteria. Employees of the month don’t have a secret lounge. If you pooped your pants in high school, chances are nobody here will know. Consider this your fresh start. You can step out of your pigeon hole and take advantage of this newfound anonymity to find a new or improved identity. College is, after all, a temple of self-betterment.

Hand raised for 40 percent of the class, the ‘Expert Guy’ knows more than you, the teacher, and the author of the text book you’re reading. The incessant contradictions disrupt the class, and irritate and distract the teacher. This almost combatively unyielding quest for ‘truth’ should be handled in a private discussion outside of class.

That being said, there are some guidelines you should follow to make your time here a success. Try to make sure you don’t become ‘that guy’ without realizing it. Who is ‘that guy’ you ask? Whether male or female, ‘that guy’ is the person who slips into a pattern of behavior that evokes irritation, deep sighs and buried rage in fellow schoolmates and teachers. Occurring commonly but not exclusively in those fresh out of high school, the ‘Raised-in-a-barn Guy’ is a person who shows a general lack of respect for their peers and surroundings. They leave their chairs pulled out, they leave garbage everywhere, they stick gum under desks, and they spit on sidewalks. This school is for grownups, so act like one and you should be fine.

The most important

‘guy’ to avoid becoming is the ‘I-don’t-want-to-behere Guy’. These guys show up unapologetically late to class, almost always with a cup of coffee. They constantly check their phones, play on their laptops, and hold conversations over the teacher’s lecture in a laughably full-volume whisper. They ask for breaks, leave class early and sometimes even sleep. What they’re forgetting is that college success is optional, but it isn’t free for them or the people they distract. You can avoid these labels by just being respectful. Go boldly, fellow students, and have a great year.

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o the summer is over and school is upon us yet again. However, with the end of summer comes the best reality entertainment — sports.

The NFL and college football are in full swing, the NBA and NHL start and the MLB heats up. Here at Clackamas Community College, sports get underway as well. You can check out the sports calendar for when and where all the Cougars teams play. What about if you want to play yourself? “Yeah that sounds pretty fun,” Brian Connelly, returning CCC student said. “I’d be very interested in both competitive and casual sports.” CCC offers multiple opportunities to do so. The Associated Student Government organizes intramural sports for any and all students who want to play. Each term the sports change to match the season. For example, last fall term there was flag football, last winter term there was basketball and last spring term there was volleyball. Unfortunately, not every sport has a great turnout. “I tried to play flag football last fall term,” Connelly said. “But there was never enough people.” Hopefully a new year will bring better turnouts. ASG advertises intramural sports on myClackamas as well as around campus on posters. We at The Print will also do our best to keep you updated on any news or changes.

Sports back in full swing Photo by Blake Thomason

by Blake Thomason

If you don’t like the sport that is being played that term, or you just don’t like playing sports, there are other athletic facilities available. CCC has a weight room, track and trail available all throughout the school year.

SPORTS CALENDAR Sept. 30: Volleyball - CCC vs. New Hope College (Home) Oct. 1: Volleyball - CCC vs. Linn-Benton CC (Home) Women’s Soccer - CCC at Clark CC (Vancouver) Oct. 3: Volleyball - CCC vs Chemeketa CC (Home)

Oct. 4: Cross Country - Charles Bowles Invite (Willamette University, Salem) Women’s Soccer - CCC at Lane CC (Eugene) Oct. 8: Women’s Soccer - CCC at SW Oregon (Coos Bay)

Oct. 10: Women’s Soccer - CCC vs Pierce (OCHS stadium) Volleyball - CCC at Mt. Hood CC (Gresham)

Oct. 11: Cross Country - Mike Hodges Invitational (CCC Campus) Oct. 13: Volleyball - CCC at New Hope College (Eugene) Oct. 14: Volleyball - CCC vs Lin�ield JV (Home)

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Let’s talk about Sex. by Amber Fairbanks

et’s talk about how the birds and bees get it on, because “college is a time to experiment” after all. This is not an advice column, rather a column to talk about topics related to sex that you want to talk about, and I’ll give my opinion on the subject. Nothing will be too taboo for this column, so let’s start the new term with something that many females, and males as well, have wondered about. Female ejaculation. Or better known as squirting. What is it? What does it mean? Squirting is a phenomenon often witnessed in porn (Don’t act like you haven’t watched a skin flick in your life), and is usually viewed as extremely “dirty.” But your everyday non-porn-star-females can do it. And guess what? It’s normal. But what exactly is it? In short, what my extensive Internet research and a call to my gynecologist

Photo by Liz Gomes

turned up, is that it is the explosion of fluid by the paraurethral ducts through and around the female urethra during or before orgasm.

Why should women feel ashamed for what their bodies can naturally do?

Though it is debated among medical professionals about the exact source and nature of the fluid, many studies have concentrated almost exclusively to prove that ejaculation is NOT urine. Scientists have measured substances in female

ejaculation such as urea, creatinine, prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP), prostate specific antigen (PSA), glucose and fructose. Some studies argue that the ejaculation is an extreme form of diluted urine. But so what? With all the things you do sexually, are you really worried about extremely diluted urine? Many women before and even after learning about ejaculation, experience shame, suppress sexual climax, or even avoid any sexual activity all together. Why should women feel ashamed of what their bodies can naturally do? What our bodies do during sexual activity and orgasms in particular, remains poorly understood in science, but if it makes you feel great sexually, then who cares? Why be ashamed? You’re having a great orgasm and your partner knows they’re doing something right! So leave the squirting females alone. If guys are allowed to shoot something out, why aren’t we?

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One does not simply park in Mordor.

“I

by Erin Carey

don’t know why I volunteered for this,” I mutter to myself as I make the trek out to the farthest reaches of Roger Rook’s parking lot.

It’s hot, for one. I’m suffering from a sunburn, and I can feel it throbbing through my black tanktop. My beat-up flip flops make empty smacks against the cracked pavement, and I look around with a scowl. My mission is to find the farthest parking lot space in each parking lot and time the walk from the parking spot to the center of the campus: the community center. Why would I do this? People at Clackamas Community College complain a lot about parking. There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this treachery. We swears, to serve the master of the precious parking spot and help you, student. This is probably the suckiest thing I’ve ever decided to do for the paper, but on a cloudless 77 degree Saturday at 11:24 a.m., it could be worse. I could be doing this in the rain. Or worse — the snow. I hate snow. I start the walk from the corner spot, past the bus roundabout, and towards the community center. I even go so much as to walk around imaginary cars. In the 3:21 minutes it took, I said four swear words, glared at three birds, and nearly got hit by an imaginary car twice.

For round two, my wimpy legs were sore. I’m a journalist, not a damn track runner. Next stop: Mordor. If you’re not familiar with Mordor that would be one of the nastier parts of Middle Earth from J. R. R. Tolkien’s “Lord of The Rings.” Or the parking lot annex for the Art Center and Niemeyer Center buildings. Gravel and dead grass surround you, and a sense that you won’t make it out alive sinks right into your soul. Getting stuck in Mordor, don’t expect to get to class on time. Especially if you’re me, who a) moves at a glacial pace, and b) is carrying a textbook (I’m all for realistic reenactments. Go with me here). 4:41 minutes and six swear words later, I finally make it to the finish line. I’m hot, and the textbook now weighs a whopping 30 lbs.I have a theory behind textbook weight: the later you are is multiplied by how far you have to walk, with a sum gain of about a pound for every 30 seconds of walking. My last parking lot test is Barlow. I just call this one Hell.

The pavement is cracked, the last time the parking lot lines were painted on was around the same time that hammer pants were cool, and it’s usually a plethora of obnoxiously large trucks with stickers like “honk if you married your sister like I did!” If you’re screwed into parking at Barlow, just throw in the towel. I sent a text to my best friend telling her that if I didn’t text back in 30 minutes, to send the Coast Guard. 4:10 minutes, 10 swear words and five muttered insults, I found myself at my finish line. No crowd cheered me on, nor was there any sight of salvation. “That sucked,” I mumble to no one but myself, with one hand on my hip. I have gained nothing from this exercise, save for another hour of my life cementing my hatred for CCC’s parking.

Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.