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Legislature gives stimulus checkup

One key detail that the state officials were excited about was the money the college was able to save when it went through the bidding process with contractors.

“The school’s bids came back as half of what was Everyone has a boss and on Wednesday, April 29, expected,” said Joe Austin, dean of information technolClackamas administrators reported to theirs. ogy services.

Oregon’s Speaker of the House Dave Hunt, state Senator “They’re bidding these projects to keep people workMartha Schrader and state Representative Brent Barton ing,” Austin added, referring to why contractors bid so came to CCC so they could view the progress the college low. has been making with the $1.35 million in stimulus money After the presentation, the group went on a tour showreceived from the state. ing the work that had been done and the “We thought it would be important for people that were being affected by it. them to see what we were doing so we Michael Antonietti, a manager for can be accountable for the funds,” College “This was Cochran technologies, one of the conPresident Joanne Truesdell said, shortly tractors doing work for the college, a challengbefore the state officials arrived, adding, explained how the work provided by ing decision “They really wanted to see this.” the college has helped him and his When Hunt, Schrader and Barton arrived employees. for me. In they were warmly greeted by many of the “More than 50 percent of the people retrospect I schools prominent administrators, who had haven’t been getting their 40 hours,” been involved with the Go Oregon stimulus feel very good Antonietti commented to the state reps, project. “but count our blessings. Nobody’s been about it.”

Once the welcomes and introductions laid-off thanks to you guys.” were concluded by Truesdell, Bill Leach, State Rep. Brent Schrader was pleasantly surprised by dean of campus services, began a presentaBarton said on his what Antonietti had to say. tion highlighting what was being done, what decision to vote on “I’m planning to share this on the was already completed, what savings the Oregon’s stimulus floor tomorrow,” Schrader said emphaticollege had been able to manage and what package cally. “It’s creating and it’s sustaining type and how many jobs were produced. jobs.”

Leach announced that out of the 29 projAll in all, the project was purported ects that were being funded by the stimulus to create or retain a total of 100 jobs in package, six had already been completed, the other 23 were the local economy. already on their way, an important factor because all projects After the tour was concluded, all three of the visiting were required to start before May 1. officials seemed very pleased with how the college had One crucial role the projects played was in reducing the managed the stimulus money. school’s utility costs substantially.

“This was a challenging decision for me,” Barton said, “We’ve actually reduced our utility budget by $140,000 referring to when he voted for the stimulus package. “In for the next year,” Leach reported. retrospect, I feel very good about it.”

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Sen. Martha Schrader (bottom left), Speaker of the House Dave Hunt (bottom right) and Rep. Brent Barton (middle back) are being led on a tour by College President Joanne Truesdell (back left) and Board of Education member Ron Adams (back right).

Interviews with the next team of student representatives ASG Presidential candidate Alyssa Fava

For a second year in a row, both theAssociated ASG VP candidate Bailee Sanders Student Government (ASG) Presidential and What are the vice-presidents responsibiliVice Presidential candidates are running ties in ASG? the internal management of the team, unopposed in what is becoming Clackamas’ andWe’re we just kind of keep everyone on ASG annual corronation. We decided to sit down responsible for requirewith the candidates and learn what they are their ments. We’re in charge of setting planning to do over the next year.

What do you plan to do as ASG President?

I really want to make sure students feel that they are being heard. One of my biggest plans is having bi-monthly open meetings with students. I’m going to sit down and talk to students about the questions they have, what changes they would like to see in ASG. All of their ideas I will bring to meetings like presidents council and the board of education. Especially, with the economy and the changes happening on campus, I want to make sure that I’m not the only one talking, that I know what students are saying as well.

What exact policy are you planning to enact to better improve Clackamas?

My meetings, that’s going to improve my knowledge FAVA of the student body. I want to create a larger sense of community on campus, so I will be working with our campus activities department to really reach out to clubs on campus as well as athletic departments. Every month campus activities is going to have a club in mind or an athletic team, and they’re going to work on an activity to host on campus. There are also internal things I would like to work on as well.

What do you mean by that?

Just within our departments. Our promotions department-this was its first year. I think it’s a great department to have and I would like to utilize that. It’s really a great way to promote the student government on campus. I want make sure that any event ASG is having is really well promoted. I think that is really something that we can do a better job on.

What do you want the administration to work on?

Cost is big. Students are already facing a tuition raise. There are new fees being reinstated and I completely understand the pressure the college is under to fill that gap, but students have to be kept in mind. We really want to push them to keep students in mind and realize students can’t keep forking out a lot of money.

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the office, making sure people are turning in their hour logs and we also take care of all of the conflict resolution, setting up the meetings. We work a lot with the appeals committee, and we make sure that we are fallowing our bylaws. Another thing that I’m really excited about, being vice president is the clubs. Currently, the vice-president is the officer of the clubs department. I think that there is so much potential and so much of a need for more involvement in the clubs. I’m really looking forward to being able to oversee that SANDERS and facilitate all the clubs on campus.

What kind of experience do you have in leadership?

I’ve been on student council all through elementary school and middle school. I was involved in DECA during high school. It’s kind of a quirky little thing. [DECA] is a club that you join and you put together business plans. It’s teaching you business operations and marketing strategies depending on what event you’re a part of. My role in DECA was the vice president of promotions. Junior year, I was co-captain, for soccer. I was team captain my senior year. I was varsity all four years. I was a soccer referee. That’s another thing I’ve done and that kind of puts me in a leadership. DECA is really what has brought me here to being a part of ASG on campus. Actually, Emily Smith is the one who got me hooked on ASG.

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What are the best things you like about ASG? I love absolutely everything about student government. The people that I work with on a daily basis just amaze me. We just had a fashion show, and I got people who came up to you afterwards and said, “That was cool, good job,” and we get to talking. I also like the responsibility aspect of it. We are representatives of the student body and so we get to act as representatives. We get to talk to administration. We get to go down to Salem and lobby and we get those opportunities to make sure that students are being heard and that we’re well representing Clackamas.

Is there anything you would like to change about ASG? The general structure of ASG is pretty solid. I think that when we go through our selection process we can better decide candidates who fill the position in certain departments. I want to make sure that every position is filled with people who are well versed in what department they would like to go into and if they’re not, that they are more than willing to dive in head first and really understand their department and what their responsibilities are.

What in your opinion is the role of student government?

The role of student government is to act as representatives of the student body to the administration. Also to make sure the services we provide are what the students need and what their asking for. ASG is also responsible for creating a sense of community

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Makes it sound like a bad drug.

Sometimes it can be. No, I’m just kidding. No but uh, she’s the one who introduced me to it. I met her and just told her about my DECA experience and she was like “Ah, you know you would be a perfect fit for a promotions officer postion.

Come into an interview.” So, that’s what brings me to ASG. What do you plan to do as an ASG Vice President?

As VP, I want to make sure I’m finding the best people for Clackamas to serve the students, and make sure I have the best of the best on my team because that’s what the students deserve.

Do you have any exact policies to make sure people do that?

We do. We are actually in the process of polishing up our constitution. We’ve been going through the bylaws seeing what is working and what needs to be fixed to make ASG better. It’s a sticky complicated process to change those. I feel like the wording can be better just to make sure the interpretation of them is crystal clear. Because that’s another thing that’s been questioned a lot this year is ASG’s transparency, and I feel that if we have our bylaws and

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Do you think students should be weary of a candidate who has done illegal things off campus, such as when ASG members were discovered drinking underage off campus?

I can definitely understand that being brought up. I was involved, and for me it was a great learning experience, but it was a really hard one as well. It’s all about personal growth. Coming into student government as a student leader, I didn’t realize my responsibility to Clackamas as a student representative didn’t end when you leave.

It follows you wherever you go.

So, for me it was learning that my representation is extended to everywhere I go. It has made me a stronger leader and it’s made me a better leader because I know what my responsibilities are. I know what my limitations are and what I need to focus on. Everyone has their weak moments and that was a weak moment for everybody who was involved in that.

What are your goals after Clackamas?

Right now I am just kind of taking my time to explore what my options are. I run a mentoring program for young girls, so I am looking at a degree in psychology and counseling. As far as education goes, I am just kind of weighing my options right now and that’s what Clackamas has provided for me, a transitional time to figure out where I see myself.

Wherever I go after Clackamas, I plan to stay in a leadership position.

What is your experience in leadership?

I have been involved in lead-

ership since the very beginning of community to campus. It’s a of time. In elementary school, I student’s responsibility to know was a conflict manager. Where at what’s happening on campus and recess, I had my little red vest and to know their candidates. It’s still my clipboard, and I would walk important to vote because students around and facilitate discussion can say, “Well I was still active in if there’s a conflict. I was also a the election,” regardless of what crossing guard as well. In middle happens. I think it’s important for school, I was the chair of our students to be active on campus. student council for three years.

Why do you think more peoIn high school I took our leader- ple don’t run? ship class for two years. Our high Especially for the position of school student government was a president, imt’s a great responlittle different. If you were in the sibility and it’s a lot of time to leadership class, you were a mem- commit a lot of our members on ber of student government. There student government work as well were also elected as go to school positions as far and they have as president, other responsi“The role of vicepresident bilities. I don’t and floor treasurthink it’s out of student governers. I didn’t pura lack of passion ment is to act as sue that because or motivation for representatives of by the time I was Clackamas that done with the they don’t run. the student body leadership class, I understand to the I started with the only way at mentoring at the Clackamas that administration.” high school. you can be stuWhen you’re dent body presiAlyssa Fava outside of dent is if you’re ASG Presidential school what do a part of ASG. candidate you do?

For two terms, I’m a big famyes. ily person. My How do you sister actually just had another get onto ASG? baby so I have two nieces and I What you do is apply. We have love to spend time with my fam- our applications online and then ily. Aside from that, I love to play they will call you into an intergolf and hang out with friends and view. Then there is a selection go to the movies. process and they will call you Why should people vote when back and let you know if you there is only one candidate run- made it. ning for each position?

So members of ASG are the You know, I have gotten that ones who make the decision? question a lot, and the way I Correct. feel is that students should still Do you think the DC trip was vote because it brings that sense a good use of student funds?

The DC trip was in no way taken out of student funds. We raised that money on our own doing concessions and we had a couple barbecues specifically for the trip. We told students it was for student government to raise money for what we do. We in no way took from our annual budget to pay for the trip. All the money that was used was raised by us, for us.

Because there are so few people running in the election do you think people might question the legitimacy of it?

I think that people should realize that we are student leaders and it’s open to anyone in student government to stand up and say that they want to run. There was somebody else who did stand up to say that they wanted to run and backed out of the race. That was a personal choice and you know it happens; that’s just life. I don’t think there should be any question of legitimacy with ASG because we’re the only ones running.

If anything, it should show our capability in these positions. Our whole team is saying “They’re doing a great job. I trust them in their position.” That’s the way I am looking at it, and I’m sure that is the way it is with our team.

Is there anything you want to say?

I would encourage students who see me to come and say hi.

If they have questions, come and ask me. I love the students who are challenging me and asking the hard questions. I really appreciate that. I think it’s important for students to know who their candidates are, who’s going to be representing them next year.

our constitution set very clearly and we follow those very clearly that we won’t have that problem in the future.

Are those public records?

They are.

What are the best things that you liked about the old administration of ASG? It’s been amazing to witness the chemistry of the team and just the friendships that I have made. Michael and Latisha have done a great job of facilitating that and making a very loving environment. Also Michael and Latisha have done a good job in letting their officers and their team have this freedom in a sense that we actually have a process for the different projects that we’re working on. We write up a job proposal and go to them. They look it over. We talk about it as a group. It’s a very team oriented thing. I’ve really appreciated that especially being promotions officer.

We’re a brand new department, no one’s ever done promotions before for ASG. What are things that you would like to change about the last administration?

One thing that I have felt being a freshman here at Clackamas, I felt kind of like they had these expectations, but the expectations weren’t as clear just in officers etiquette. There was some confusion about what

was wanted. My goal for next year is that we have a game plan from day one about what our expectations are, in order to make sure that everyone is clear on that. Also, if we’re bringing in new students that we’ll be able to help them adapt quicker to the team.

What in your opinion is the role of student government?

I feel like the student government is responsible for the student voice. We need to be able to connect with students in various ways and relay that message onto the administration.

I understand you were a part of the underage drinking thing.

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Do you think students should be wary of a candidate who participates in illegal activities outside of the campus?

That whole experience was such an eye opener and a learning experience for me. I feel that I wasn’t aware of the extent that ASG was viewed in the public eye. I felt awful about that whole experience. I feel that is not something that I want to portray as a leader, but my personal life is my personal life, and I feel that those are two very separate things. I feel the boundaries between those need to be very defined.

What are your goals after

Clackamas?

I am really interested in sports marketing, that’s kind of my niche. After Clackamas, I want to go to University of Oregon and go through their sports marketing program.

What do you do for fun outside of school?

I’m really close to my family. My family is awesome.

They’re my favorite people; I like to spend time with them.

I like to camp. I like to play soccer a lot. I like to go to the sporting events here on campus.

I’m a big fan of the basketball team and baseball team, and just hang out with my friends.

Why do you think so few people ran?

It’s a huge time commitment and it’s a huge commitment.

It’s stressful and straining on your school work and in other parts of your life too, and it becomes a big part of you. I feel that people that didn’t step up might have been shied away by that. I feel that in ASG, there’s a variety of different positions and so many different skill sets that are required to fill each one of those. I feel like on the team now everyone has filled their niche. A lot of the senators are going to be applying for officer positions next year and so they’re moving up that way.

Maybe they’re just not quite there for the president thing?

What is the most important thing to the college that you are working on?

I feel like the budget is a doomsday type thing for most people. The communication between the administration and the students needs to beef up a little bit in explaining what’s going.

I understand the only way to get elected is to go through two terms in ASG. Do you think that’s a fair way to choose a representative or do you think there should be more options to become a candidate?

We actually addressed that as we’ve been going over our bylaws. The experience of being in ASG is invaluable. I wouldn’t feel comfortable in understanding the inner workings of the college, building relationships with the administration and with the other bodies on campus. I don’t know if a candidate could have those same qualifications not being in ASG, as one who has that experience.

Is there anything you would like to say?

Thank you for having me.

I’m really stoked about this. I got to run over to the meet and greet in a little bit after this, but I hope that there will be people there with more questions to answer.

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The Jerk: Like sheep to the slaughter Jaycob Izso The Clackamas Print

Every once in great while happiness rears its cuddly little head and gives you a big bear hug and a lollypop; here at The Jerk, however, I firmly believe that bears don’t hug, they maul you and subsequently are unlikely to give you candy. If you want the other kind of column go pick up a Nickelodeon Magazine.

I had an extra week to talk to some students and staff about their thoughts, and frankly, I’m not impressed. Now while this did solidify in my head that infanticide isn’t always a bad thing, it also inspired me to address a few things.

The first item of business is this whole MySpace/Facebook crap. I didn’t want to write about this in the beginning, but then I figured that it was just enough to piss me off because it’s so close to legal prostitution, it makes my skin crawl. First and foremost, I realize that as modern day college students it’s “cool” to be on a social networking site. I also realize, however, that anything Rob Pattinson (the dude from “Twilight”) is part of must be fundamentally flawed in some respect. What disturbs me is that the web site is a substitute for actual communication. The argument for this is that it is a “social networking” web site, and by virtue, is merely a vehicle for communication that subsequently acts as a catalyst to further actual interpersonal relationships. I firmly believe that none of you know what that means though, so let’s go with my original argument. People make these sites and turn them into competitions for how many friends you can get. Check out this lovely device called “Friend Flood” next time you’re near Google. Basically, people want to look popular so much so, to the point where they’ll actually hire a virtual pimp to send hookers to their MySpace.

Brilliant, so society has devalued itself so much to the point that now instead of going to a real pimp in Northeast Portland and hiring some cheap skank to get your rocks off, people are hiring “fake” pimps so they can look so appealing to each other with the chance that they might impress a cheap skank, so they can get their rocks off. How do you people manage to breathe on a regular basis? Honestly, you type up the most asinine crap on your little Facebooks with some expectation that the rest of the world (including your friends) actually cares what the hell you’re doing at that exact moment (see Twitter). It’s like John Madden giving a play-by-play of your life, but the difference between you and The Steelers is that they actually succeed in their endeavors.

The second item I want to tackle is politics. Now, I’m not an overtly political

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guy. I’m not political because you people “think” you are, and that concerns me. I put “think” in quotes because I’m fairly certain you don’t actually do it. There comes a point when society drops its massive trousers and you people are the first to get on you knees… and pray… of course; pray to your apparent saviors like Obama. Yes, mighty Barack and his hypoallergenic dog.

Could be a crime fighting team right? No, it couldn’t, but you idiots certainly think so. I can’t watch TV anymore because I know the world somehow finds value in what those pedantic para-professionals on CNN say. I know you watch it because they keep coming back on, and they’ll keep coming back as long as you keep watching. But, that’s what you do; you take a relatively unknown black guy from Hawaii and turn him into the next Christ. Why – because you’re sheep who need something to follow (for more information see Hitler’s Mein Kampf). I actually had to sit here as nine out of ten Oregonians had an orgasm every time they showed the beloved (at the time) president-to-be in his lovely blue tie. What a shocker that he didn’t meet your utterly ridiculous expectations. Am I attacking your political views? No, because I know you don’t have any, certainly not any intelligent ones. So please, do me (and yourselves) a favor and stop voting. I keep getting assholes telling me it’s great we had such a voter turn out (“don’t repeat folk wisdom” see Plato). Guess what? It’s not.

In fact, it’s terrible we had such a voter turn out because you people think that reading what some guy says his domestic policies are, that you understand how the system works. You know that scene from “It’s A Wonderful Life” about the angels getting their wings? Well every time you morons open your largely ineffective mouths I grow a tumor (and the surgery is starting to get expensive). You don’t even know what the hell a domestic policy is let alone the thousands there are in circulation, how they affect the current political stratum, or that in actuality those policies are primarily distributed by Congress and state governments.

They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and I got to spend a week collecting the garbage you people spew from your mouths. I treasure it so much I decided to even give you, the lovely reader, a piece of my column. So, beginning this week here are The Three Stooges.

Question: Are you an idiot?

“To a point, yeah,” Jessica Rogers, student “Yeah,” Justin McNeil, student “Sometimes, yeah,” Allyn Gaspar, student Sometimes I hate always being right.

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Guest Column: A social anarchist look at Associated Student Government Vince Burkhart Contributer

What is ASG? We can tear this apart a little and perhaps discover the truth. It stands for associated student government.

We will start with “associated”. We can get behind this, as it just means they are associated with something, in this case the school. “Student”: once again, not so difficult. The people involved are students. It’s when we get to “government” that I get kind of hung up.

I don’t have the world’s best understanding of why governments do the things they do. I’m working on it, but I’m far from perfect. ASG is no grand exception to my lack of understanding.

So, I decided to see if anyone would explain it to me.

I spoke with several members of the ASG. They seemed a little pensive at first. Not wanting to give the wrong impression or seem as if I was misrepresenting myself, I had told them I was writing this for The Print. Once I further explained that I had not so much as picked up a copy of said publication until more than a week ago, they were more than happy to explain what they do.

I’m certain I know why. Relationships between any kind of government and independent media always seemed a little strained to me.

Now from everything I gather this government is no different from any other. There are things I like and things I don’t. First off, no one was able to explain to me to my satisfaction how one gets in. They also get tuition waivers. From speaking to several members, it seems that at least half their tuition is paid outright. They put in a lot of work

for this (or at least some of them do), but I think once all is said and done, this strikes me as a bit odd. I don’t know who is in charge of updating their minutes on the web site, but it went almost two months without update. After I brought this to their attention it was mostly rectified, but isn’t that something that should be done every week? Is their performance a factor in whether or not they get this waiver?

I know that is the case with my job here, me being a work study student and all. With the college budget requiring so many cuts, was this one of the things that got the axe or at least cut back? Not so much. If they are worried that no one will help provide the ASG services if they are not getting some monetary compensation, then the school either doesn’t trust these students enough or is attracting people who are in this game for the wrong reason.

Now I don’t want to give the impression that I hate the ASG, or am hostile or antagonistic towards them. They do a lot of things I appreciate. The blood drives, for example; I go to every one of these I can. Or collecting cans to help fund neat things for various departments; it may not be altruistic, but at least they are recycling. The grants they provide, even if the amounts seem meager in some cases, are better than no help at all. The clubs provide an outlet for people who would otherwise have nothing to fill their time or not be able to meet people of like interests as easily. And really, is there anyone who doesn’t like a barbeque?

All together, I appreciate the things the ASG does for others, even if I myself have not availed myself of their services that benefit me personally. It does however, seem that they could do a lot more for students if everyone knew about it.

Clackamas ready for swine flu Clackamas issues warnings and prevenative measures for their students John Hurlburt News Editor

Grab your blue-masks and hand sanitizer, Oregon has gotten its first cases of swine flu and Clackamas is ready for it.

Janet Paulson, public information officer, drafted fliers that were distributed throughout campus and sent e-mail to students and staff, that the campus has not been affected and that right now what we are needing to do is take preventative measures in order to ensure the school remains swine flu free.

On the flier, it is stated that people should wash their hands frequently, utilize hand sanitizers in work areas, cover coughs with something other than their hands and stay home if they are experiencing flu-like symptoms.

The information mobilization was a result of the World Health Organization raising the alert for swine flu to level 5.

“The level 5 designation means infection from the outbreak that originated in Mexico has been jumping from personto-person with relative ease,” Paulson’s e-mail stated.

The college has had a

Pandemic Influenza Plan drafted for a few years now and is currently in stage one of the plan which is just a surveillance mode, meaning there has been no swine flu within the community.

“We’ve been planning for about a week and currently we are watching the county and state health departments,” Bill Leach, dean of campus services, said.

It is possible that the school may eventually shut down due to the pandemic, but there are a variety of factors that contribute to that decision.

Key indicators the school is looking for is lowered attendance among students and staff, and the decision to shut down will be decided on a department by department basis, according to Leach.

“The incident command system will continue to monitor the situation and continue to update students and staff,” Paulson said.

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Abigail Neet Arts & Culture Editor

When flowers are blooming, the sky is beautifully blue and music is in the air, we become fully aware that spring is here.

The Chamber choir recently went on an excursion to George Fox Unniversity for the American Choral Directors Association. Twelve choirs in total participated, with choirs coming from both community colleges and universities.

The ACDA gives students the opportunity to listen to choirs from universities they might want to attend.

According to Lonnie Cline, the instructor for the chamber choir, “We did just fine.”

Chamber choir will also be going to Seattle in August.

They will be singing for West Coast Estonian Days.

Cline also instructs mainstream vocal jazz ensemble class, which sings jazz music, jazz influenced pop, rock infusion and has a rhythm section which includes bass, guitar, drums and a saxophone player.

Unlike the mainstream, chamber choir has only a piano which is used for songs that require it.

Both choirs require an audition and work well for any music major or minor or anyone who has a vested interest in choir.

According to Cline, someone with a vested interest would be someone who is willing to do the same as music

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Full time Choir Instructor, Lonnie Cline directs the choir class during rehearsals at the Niemeyer Center. They will be performing at the XXlX annual West Coast Estoian Days in Seattle during August. majors.

“Learn music, shut up and put up,” Cline said.

Chamber choir will sing today, May 6, at 10:30 a.m. in the forum for International Day. Mainstream jazz ensemble is hosting two jazz nights in a row May 28 and 29. Cline added that local high schools

were also being invited.

If you think choir sounds busy as it is, imagine playing the French horn, piano, guitar, and the trumpet while being actively involved in choir.

That is Nathan Pricer’s life.

Pricer is also the student conductor for the mainstream choir class.

He got his position when the former student conductor left and the position was vacant.

“I volunteered myself,” Pricer added.

The conductor position is a step in the right direction for his future goals. Pricer is transferring to George Fox Unniversity this fall and is hop-

ing to be a high school band or choir director.

“I like Nathan because he understands how to show up.

Not just physically, he clues in and is mentally prepared,” said LeaAnne DenBeste, a part-time music instructor who has had Pricer for three terms now.

Students say, ‘There is more to work for than just money’

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Home Depot is the sixth largest employer in Oregon City, according to www.co.clackamas.or.us.

The store is located on Washington St. three miles from the college.

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There is always that job people say was the worst one they have ever worked and there is always that job people loved – sometimes so much they make it into a ca-

reer. People might say a job is a job, but perhaps there is more to a job than just making money.

“Well my best job I think was a ranch hand in Wyoming I did for a summer. Just absolutely loved everything. I got to drive tractors, ride horses, work cows, lived on a 25,000

acre ranch for three months.

It was just awesome. Beautiful,” Joel Meyer, a Clackamas student, said.

Working on a ranch can’t be easy, but it seems the hard work was worth all the effort for the experience and memories that have stayed with Meyer, a chance to see anoth-

er state and do new things. It There are folks out there isn’t everyday most folks get who haven’t worked many a chance to fill three months jobs and Natasha Graham, a with an experience that shows current Clackamas student, life through a different view. commented when asked, “The The flipside of this tale is only job I’ve ever had was a that Meyer’s worst job was waitress at a retirement home, working at Home Depot in Or- and it wasn’t that bad. But, egon City. “I mean I made the it had its moments where it’s most money, but it was pretty like I just don’t want to be soulless work,“ there anymore.”

Meyer replied.

A job could Meyer feels be both good and “Well my that it was a soulbad all at once. less job that may Perhaps it’s just best job I have been monhow one views think was etarily satisfying. the work they are a ranch It had lacked the set to do. An upmental reassurbeat attitude and hand in ance of having a good outlook Wyoming done a good day’s on the job might worth of work. It break the tedium.

I did for may fit some peoLooking for new a sumple, but not Meythings instead mer. Just er. He admitted of doing just the though, “I mean routine could help absolutely I liked the people as well. loved I work with. I It seems that liked my bosses. most folks find a everyI liked a lot of the job that doesn’t thing.” stuff I did, but the change much whole kinda menor perhaps it’s Joel Meyer, tality of a corpojust the that job Clackamas rate money center clashed with their student. is kinda ... You personality or know you wanna something, but definitely come it’s apparent that out on top. “ most people find It seems that a job that gives money isn’t just them something something that new now and one looks for in a job. While then, a better choice. A chalsome folks may be able to lenge, a different perspective work for just money; it’s ob- on the world around them, a vious that Meyer wants more new face to see or the simple from his work than just a good pleasure of doing a good job flow of cash. is what people seem to seek.

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The bad: Cameos kill concept The good: Wolverine’s worth $7 Kayla Berge The Clackamas Print

“X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” what the H-E-double hockey sticks? It’s a phrase that certainly fits the movie. Watching this movie is like that being sent to a time out. They promised us Gambit, they promised us Emma Frost, they promised us Dead Pool... well, we got them… for a whole 15 minutes each.

Granted, “X-Men Origins” starts out good.

From the beginning, we are thrown into the childhood of Victor Creed (later known as Sabertooth) and James (A.K.A. Logan or Wolverine). Here the viewer watches James kill both his father figures and run off into the night with his older brother Victor... right into a nightmare series of wars. Little by little we watch Victor become more of an “animal” and Logan yanking him back.

I think I learned more about their past in this four minute blip than I did in the rest of the movie.

With a little luck, they catch a plane ride into their future, meeting up with some new teammates: Wade Wilson and his quick wit; John Wraith, the man Nightcrawler wishes he could be on the big screen; Frederick J. Dukes, who punches a tank and it explodes; Chris Bradley, who plays with electricity; and David North (Agent Zero), the man with the guns.

Now, I’m not going to put this team down.

They work well together filled with delightful chemistry and each have a kick-ass fight scene (which are our first introduction to the terrible CG effects) that lets the jaw drop.

But, this isn’t enough for a guy with a moral conscience. Logan walks away from his brother and the rest of the team.

Six years later, the movie finally starts.

Kayla Silverfox, while sitting on Logan’s lap, foreshadows the rest of the movie with a tale of the moon, her lover and the trickster.

Logan makes an off-comment joke referencing the Beatles and Kayla reveals the English translation of the moon’s lover’s name as Wolverine.

Yeah, this relationship is going to last about as long as I can fly. Of course, she’s got to die and Victor is the one to do it.

Logan sets off a path to find and kill his brother in the name of revenge with fits of painful macho acts from Hugh Jackman (Logan).

With a bit of a skirmish after being infused with adamantium metal, he runs off and meets a nice couple on a farm who are way too understanding. Perhaps they are old Superman’s parents? It would explain why they didn’t freak out when Logan brings out their sliced bathroom sink offering to pay for the damage.

But, just as Victor had to take away Kayla, Zero’s got to kill the knock-offs of Clark Kent’s adoptive parents. After the well placed reshoot of the helicopter scene, Logan discovers, unlike human John McKaine (a Bruce Willis character), he can’t take a helicopter down with a land vehicle. He can, however, slice the propeller blades to ribbons.

He tracks down John and Fredrick (now the Blob) who are perhaps the only morally good members left alive. Logan and the Blob

do a dance of manliness before Logan can get his answers.

Fredrick tells him to go find some Cajun boy who had escaped from the island.

Enter: the card-playing hunk of a man named Remy LeBeau (Gambit) that fan girls have been waiting for. Exit: the fan girls’ dreams and hopes.

Someone must have forgotten to tell Taylor Kitsch to go and visit New Orleans and study their accent. Instead, the audience is left with a barely noticeable and somewhat strained southern-boy accent. At least, Kitsch is still pretty to look at and shows off his quite promising fighting skills in a pointless fight with Logan.

At least K its ch ’s character is adding to the plot in a small contribution sort of way.

At this point, we’re left wondering who let Scott Summers (Cyclops) into the picture? Was it just for some pissed off fan boy who wanted to see Cyclops knocked around a few times? Victor randomly hunts down Cyclops like some highschool bully in what seems a totally unneeded and rather p o o r placed clip.

Finally, the plot picks up again. We are introduced to a series of plot twist after plot twist after plot twist. This is the point where the viewer stares at the screen, leans forward, and says, “What the fuck just happened?”

The last pointless character to appease the audience is introduced: Emma Frost. Her only real useful quality in the movie is to turn into a glittering-diamond-shaped human and help Cyclops get the rest of the teens out alive.

Now if you’ve been waiting this whole time to see Wade Wilson again, you’ll be even more disappointed than Gambit’s fan girl club.

Wade is now the product of William Stryker’s “Weapon XI” project... with his mouth sewn shut, so much for his witty dialogue.

Eventually, 20 minutes after it should have, the movie ends when Victor shows one of his only redeeming qualities.

In the end, I suggest conning someone into paying your ticket to watch the slaughter of this potentially good film.

Kayla Calloway The Clackamas Print

We all know that when you go see a movie, there’s good chance it won’t be worth the 10 bucks you shelled out for the ridiculously expensive ticket. But, every once and a while, you see a movie that was worth the money. “Death at a Funeral” was one for me. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” was worth about seven of the $10 I had spent.

Now, I don’t like to dwell on the bad and the ugly of movies.

Instead, I tend to focus on what was actually good. Call me overly optimistic, but I don’t like to have my hopes and dreams crushed and then salt poured into the wounds.

Plus, you don’t need to be reminded of the not-so-good parts; you’ll remember those quite clearly yourself.

Although some of the acting was s u b - p a r, the writing wasn’t all that horrible. Yes, at times, the powers of authority relied a little too much on the dialogue to tell the story, but it was not overdone.

I do wish that those powers had seen fit to expand on the beginning sequence for those of us that had missed the first 20 seconds because we were spending more money getting popcorn.

Undoubtedly, the war-to-war opening was well done, if not one of the best scenes in the movie. As a friend of mine pointed out to my ignorant self, the guns they used were era-appropriate. So, it seemed that the movie was off to a good start. Then the character William Stryker came into the picture.

But, I won’t say more on the subject other than this: anyone else could’ve played the part better.

The visuals were pretty well done. The scenes were interesting to watch, even if the content wasn’t all that great. At the

beginning of the movie, you could easily tell that the CG was off, but they picked up the ball quickly, making the rest of the movie a stunningly interesting piece of work.

When Logan and Victor join a special ops team of sorts, we discover that each team member has a unique ability, much like the brothers. The director and the special effects guys took great care to make each member’s introductory scene amazing and intricate. David North (Agent Zero) displays his insane gun work as he takes down nearly every security guard in a manner of seconds. The Blob punches a tank and blows it up. Wade Wilson slices and dices his way through a bombardment of bullets.

This last bit was the best out of the bunch.

You can tell that a lot of work was put into it. The camera focused on the sword as it cuts a bullet in half in a very Matrix-like fashion. The whole scene is well done and looks like it would fit in any blockbuster action flick.

The whole Africa scene seemed to me a little ridiculous. Everyone but Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) and Liev Schreiber (Victor) were under acting. The aforementioned pair were doing the exact opposite.

My guess was that Jackman wanted to show off his muscles and Schreiber was just responding. Either way, I found myself waiting for the moment when Wolverine left the screen in a huff.

Jump to six years later. Logan is trying his best to lead a normal life with his girlfriend, Kayla Silverfox. (Both myself and another writer at The Print found this to be amusing.) This relationship seemed immediately strained with no real chemistry but that is easily explained by Wolverine’s reluctance to let go of his past.

What I found to be particularly strange was the way Kayla reacted to Logan’s nightterror: with a calm smile and a comment about needing new sheets. Now, if I had been in her situation, I sure as hell wouldn’t be so calm. Therefore this tranquility led me to believe that these nightmares were a regular occurrence. Still, why would Kayla have stayed after the first time Logan’s claw-shaped bones shot out and cut her?

That gets explained later in the movie when everything comes together after a series of plot twists that I won’t bother boring you with. Let it suffice that it is actually a surprise.

Something else that was actually entertaining was the character of Gambit. I, along with who knows how many others, couldn’t wait to see what Hollywood hottie would play my favorite from the old cartoons.

And although the actor who landed the roll was quite attractive, the small amount of screen time irked me. Yes, Gambit did get an amazing, although ultimately pointless, fight scene with Wolverine. Yes, his card tricks were well-done. Yes, his accent was horrible, but it would’ve been worth it to have him in for just a few more minutes.

All in all, if you want a good action flick, look no further. But if you happen to be a die hard X-Men fan, you might be a tad disappointed.

The Ugly: Logan’s origin story mutilates fan hopes with innaccuracies John Hurlburt The Clackamas Print

Wolverine is the quintessential badass of the comic book world, and his origin story was for more than 20 years one of the biggest untold mysteries in the Marvel world.

When Marvel handed over the rights of this icon to Fox, they should have told them “handle with care . . . or else!”

Hearing about X-men Origins: Wolverine was kind of like finding out you got a date with the girl of your dreams.

Watching the movie, however, was more like going on a date with her and finding out in the end that she wasn’t a

girl at all. The movie strays so far from the true origin story of Wolverine and especially his days in Weapon-X, that I started wondering if I had gotten a few mind-wipes myself.

From here on out, I’m issuing a spoiler alert. I want to clear up a few of the ugly lies that this movie has told.

Deadpool was not the culmination of every mutant’s genes being spliced together to create the perfect anti-mutant; he is an aborted attempt at cloning Wolverine and can’t teleport or shoot lasers out of his eyes.

Sabretooth was never mentioned as being Wolverine’s brother. It has been hinted that he is both his father and halfbrother but neither have ever been stated clearly.

Stryker is not a general anywhere in Wolverine’s past. There is one mention of Stryker in X-force and in that he is a fanatical priest bent on destroying mutants.

Romulus is a veiled but essential figure in Wolverine’s past that the movie completely ignored. He is the figure who is always in the shadows and pulling the strings that decide what Logan’s fate will be. He is the one that all throughout Wolverine’s life has bent him into being a killer by killing anyone Logan gets too close to. Leaving Romulus out of a Wolverine origins movie is like writing the Bible but forgetting to put God in there somewhere.

The Magic bullets: Two adamantium bullets lodged themselves in Wolverine’s

brain blocking his entire past from memory in the movie. Yet again, Fox swayed away from the story like a drunk driver trying to make it through S-curves.

Wolverine’s memories were erased by weapon-X, and before that, he had been trying to block out his childhood since he was working at a mine around the time of the Alaskan gold rush. Adamantium bullets just knock him out, but like anything else, he recovers.

These are among a few of the problems I had with the movie and are to be taken only as the rants of a crazed comic fan, who loved the true Wolverine Origins story because it was the true Wolverine Origins story. Fox should stick to what it does well, like right-wing news, instead of ruining Marvel’s characters.

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Venezuelan star flies at Clackamas Greg Stoltz The Clackamas Print

Venezuelan pole-vaulter Keisa Monterola came to Clackamas Community College this term to clear two bars: surpassing her record jump of 14 feet 1 inch, and passing the English proficiency test for admission to the University of Washington.

Monterola, 21, who is a member of her country’s national team, wanted to train in the U.S. because of the lack of competition and coaching available in Venezuela.

Able to regularly vault 13 feet, while other Venezuelan women are only clearing heights of around 11 feet 10 inches, the competition at home isn’t even close.

Limited coaching had also been holding Monterola back.

She set her personal record height of 14-1 1/4 back in 2005. Clackamas head track coach Keoni McHone said she hasn’t had regular coaching or training facilities since then. He said the only coaching she receives is what the national team provides for a couple weeks before each event.

Monterola said, “I didn’t have a coach last year. I was training by myself, so it was complicated to make the mark to qualify to the (Olympic) competition.”

After working for three years to make the necessary contacts to come to the U.S. to train, Monterola visited the University of Washington in early 2008. There for three months, Monterola said, “I wasn’t a student yet, I just was studying English and getting some practice knowing the team and that’s it.”

Washington vault coach Pat Licari offered Monterola a full scholarship. However, she was unable to pass the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) requirement for admission, and she had to return home.

Studying English in Venezuela wasn’t easy.

Monterola said, “In Venezuela, it’s

very difficult be an athlete and student at the same time.

You have to be a student or an athlete. You cannot be both.”

McHone explained, “They don’t do sports through the colleges like we do in the U.S.” He said all sports are done privately with what they call “clubs”.

Sure enough, athletics and academics did not mix for Monterola.

She said she could never finish a complete term or course in English because of travel for competition.

When asked to guess how many times she started an English course, she laughed and said, “Many times.”

It was coach Licari who recommended Monterola come to Oregon. Here she could study English and train with CCC vaulting coach Rick Baggett, who had been Licari’s high school and junior college coach.

Monterola got to Clackamas for the start of spring term. More than a month into the track season, McHone said visa difficulties were responsible for her late arrival. He added that the original intent was for her to start here in January.

Asked about Monterola’s return to her best vault height, Baggett said, “She’s got to develop a little more speed and a little more core strength.”

He said those two things will put her above her record of 14-1, likely in the range of 14-5 to 14-9.

Baggett said, “She’s probably one of the best technicians I’ve ever seen. And, I’ve seen everyone.”

McHone said Monterola has really benefited from the college experience and being on a college track and field team. He said, “She has come in here with what a lot of people would consider a lot of pressure. But, she is having just as much fun as any other athlete on the team.”

Struck with occasional homesickness, Monterola said the time she spent in Seattle makes being here easier.

“Last year it was very hard,” said Monterola. “I wanted to go back to my home. I’d say I don’t want to study here. I study in Venezuela. But, then I say I have three years waiting to come here and study at the university. I had to keep trying.”

Her English has gotten a lot better, said Baggett. Even though she has only been here a few weeks, he said she is already able to give him more feedback during training.

Monterola said she thinks this will be her only year at Clackamas. When asked if she would be ready to take her English test at the end of the year, she said, “Yeah, I think so. And, I’m so excited to do it.” After that, she said she will head to University of Washington.

She is hoping to go to the 2012 Olympics in London. “Yeah, I’m excited because I’m working with Rick,” said Monterola. “I feel like I’m going to be really fast, and then I’m going to be with Pat who’s a good coach. And, I know I’m going to do what I need to, (to) be at the Olympics.”

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Las Vegas native thrives on Clackamas track team Kayla Calloway Sports Editor

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Josh Lair sets up to vault at a practice.

Clackamas is home to students from all over the Northwest. It’s common to see someone who commutes from Molalla or sometimes from North Portland. However, it’s not every day that one hears of a student from Las Vegas.

Josh Lair chose to leave his family and hometown of Las Vegas, Nev. to attend Clackamas this year, and although he misses his family a lot, he’s happy with the change.

“There was really no track school in Vegas,” said Lair. “And I really wanted to experience life on my own.”

Still, Nevada to Oregon seems like a pretty big leap especially for someone as young as Lair, an 18-year-old freshman. It seems only obvious for there to be some motivating factor that made the journey worth-while. Running track was that factor.

“My senior year was my first,” said Lair when

asked how long he had been involved with track and field.

Such a short amount of time, but it was all he needed.

Coming from Vegas to Clackamas meant adjusting to the climate here, which for some can be challenging.

“I love it (here). I love the green,” said Lair, “It’s easier to breathe.”

A universal desire when making a journey no matter the distance, whether just a quick drive into town for a burger or a trip cross-country, is the desire to feel as though it was worth it. Did that burger hit the right spot? In Lair’s case, is the track season what he anticipated?

“It’s alright,” he said. “(The season) could be better.”

Lair is looking forward to the rest of the season and possibly next year.

“I might be back next year, or join the coast guard. One or the other,” said Lair.

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Cougars on the hunt for Saints Jaycob Izso The Clackamas Print

They say that you win some and lose some, but the Cougars baseball team wants it all.

With just 12 games left in the season, Clackamas stands at a respectable No. 3 in NWAACC South rankings, just one game behind their most recent routers (Lane Community College) and six games behind the overpowering No. 1 seated Mt. Hood Community College.

“We still got a whole round,” said Head Coach Robin Robinson. “Our fate is in our hands.”

This certainly appeared to be the feeling around the dugout. While most of the players acknowledged that the games are important, they seemed mainly concerned with the having right attitude going in to them.

“We just need to make more plays, be more clutch,” said Joe Bray the center fielder.

Travis Iverson a right-handed pitcher was even more adamant. “If everyone does what they’re supposed to do, we can win,” he stated. “Yeah, it puts some pressure on you, but we know what we want. We just need to go for it.”

The team has a lot of work to do though. One of the biggest obstacles being four games against Mt. Hood before the end of the season.

“We have a good chance against Mt. Hood,” said Isaiah Ferrer the short stop. “We need to come together as a team, we can beat them as long as we don’t have an off day.”

“Mt. Hood isn’t the robot we thought they were,” Bray tossed out casually in regard to their most recent loss. “(Their loss) isn’t a confidence builder, but it definitely lets us know where we need to be.”

While the competition may not be a concern on the surface, the one issue the team can’t deny is the rampant amount of players they’ve lost to injuries, academic issues and lack of motivation.

“We got the guys that we want, the guys that we need,” Ferrer said confidently.

Iverson had a thought from the angle of pitcher. “We got to go the extra innings,” he said with a sigh.

“Sometimes it sucks, but you got to keep going.” Iverson’s comment comes at a time when the Cougars are suffering from a shrinking bullpen.

“Every year we lose a few guys to arms,” said Robinson on the topic.

“These guys come in after having their arms abused in high school; sometimes they’re just not ready by the spring.”

Despite that, Robinson wasn’t phased by the player losses. “We just have to stay healthy,” he remarked confidently.

“Guys have to ask ‘what’s your level of commitment when things are rough?”

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Cody Ching pitches a fastball at a home game against the Mt. Hood Saints last month. Mt. Hood is the team to beat this season.

Kyle Elkins was even more cheerful.

“Everyone’s playing. Everyone’s get-

One on one with the Vanilla Gorilla Jaycob Izso The Clackamas Print

Matt Brause is one of the right-handed pitchers for the Cougars.

So, rumor has it you want the nickname “The Vanilla Gorilla.” Why? Because Joel Przybilla is the Vanilla Gorilla, and he is the man. And, I’m the man, so yeah.

So what’s your favorite thing about playing baseball?

Oh man… Hitting fungos.

If you were to invest your time into anything but baseball, what would it be?

Something with the out-

doors. Maybe I’d be a police officer because I could carry a gun.

Do these crazy baseball haircuts help?

Well, we’ve had mullets, mohawks, all kinds of stuff, just look at Baby Mullet. But yeah, I’d say they help.

When did you get started with all this baseball stuff?

I started playing tee-ball when I was 8. I was always a pretty big kid; it just worked out.

What are your thoughts on Big League Chew?

Hmm, I prefer sunflower seeds.

So, it was Earth Da y recently, thoughts?

I felt let down. It

wasn’t sunny. If she’s going to do that to me, I might just leave my car running and not recycle.

ting a chance to participate,” he said happily, “we’re having fun.”

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