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Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

Volume 43, Issue 10

Biology class goes coastal

By Kayla Calloway Copy Editor

When the alarm went off at 6 a.m.

Saturday morning, two things immediately ran through my mind. The first was an affirmation of my hatred of the morning. I’m a generally crabby person when woken up prior to 10 a.m.

The second thought was stemmed from excitement. That morning, the reason why my alarm was set to an ungodly time, was the morning of the first trip to the Oregon Coast with my biology class.

I must admit, the main reason for my signing up for the Natural History of

the Oregon Coast class was the fact that the lab took place at the Coast. I love the Coast. I love everything about it so much so that I don’t detest waking up early for it.

So when my alarm went off Saturday, I hurried to get to Clackamas Community College on time, fearing that if I was even a minute late, I would miss the vans.

Arriving at the school, I was immediately aware of my instructor, Jennifer Bown, and her excitement. Inside the classroom, Bown is very animated, using her entire body during her lectures.

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College possibly blocks out Blackboard for newer system

By Abigail Neet News Editor

This July, Clackamas’s contract with Blackboard, the school’s current online system, will end, and the college is discussing whether or not they will renew that agreement.

The college is in the process of approving a new Learning Managment System. Moodle is the LMS in discussion and is already being used by some teachers as a pilot to test it out.

Surveys have been done regarding how students are reacting to Moodle.

Whether or not the school will move to Moodle will be decided in February.

Steve Beining, head of Distance Learning, is currently working on a comprehensive implementation plan for Moodle, which he will present to the President’s Council.

The plan will include faculty training and support, a

course transfer plan, as well as student training and support.

According to Beining, one of the main benefits of switching to Moodle is financial.

“Moodle would cost approximately half of what Blackboard costs,” Beining stated.

Beining said the savings would go back into the LMS department and would also be used for the conversion and training process if Moodle were approved.

If Moodle is chosen, summer term courses would begin conversion right away.

“We have found it is better for teaching and learning,” Beining said.

Other colleges seem to agree as many are also piloting Moodle. Portland Community College is now piloting Moodle. Linn-Benton, Columbia Gorge and Lane have switched from Blackboard and are using Moodle.

Portland State University is also in the process of finding

a new LMS, and Moodle is being discussed as one of the options.

According to a Fall 2009 survey using 109 students, 75 percent of them discovered finding materials and resources on Moodle to be easy or very easy compared to 25 percent who found it neutral or difficult.

A larger 83 percent also found using the Moodle system to be satisfactory, and 72 percent of students surveyed actually preferred Moodle to Blackboard, out of the 72 students who had previously used Blackboard.

A Clackamas student enrolled in a class using Moodle, Heather Smith, stated, “It seems like it may be able to do more that Blackboard could. I personally like the look and feel of Moodle better than Blackboard, and yes, Moodle is easy to use.”

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Instructors weigh in on plagiarism It’s easy to plagiarize an essay but it is just as easy to get caught

By Erik Andersen Associate News Editor “Plagiarism: the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as ones own original work,” according to Dictionary.com Although there are a lot of Web sites on the Internet that say they will write any term paper, essay, book report and anything else one may need to write about all for a price, the reward may not be worth the risk.

Aside from a possible failing grade, suspension or expulsion if caught, it also “shows a total lack of integrity,” said Ryan Davis, a writing teacher at Clackamas Community College.

There are many forms of plagiarism. When you purchase a “paper” from someone else, you put your grade at risk. Whether it’s from the Net or someone you know, there is always the possibility of that person botching up the paper worse than it would have been had you just wrote it yourself.

“One of the things I would

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James Bryant-Trerise, an instructor at Clackamas, reads many students’ papers and can usually tell when something sounds recycled. worry about is, how do you know if what you’re purchasing is any good?” said Davis.

Although, yes it may be slightly harder for a teacher

to tell if the work was plagiarized if you pay someone else to write it for you, it’s important to remember that usually the people you are turning

these papers into are writing or English teachers.

“I’m an English teacher; I have read thousands and thousands of student papers. When

I read something that sounds ...

I can tell,” said James BryantTrerise, an English professor at Clackamas.

Aside from papers that can be paid for, the other and most common form of plagiarism would be to simply “copy and paste” work you have found on the Internet or write what you have read in a book, magazine or anything that someone else has written before you.

This form of plagiarism could be considered bold at this level of education. Teachers, especially writing and English teachers, are no dummies to this form of plagiarism. Believe it or not, they do a lot of reading and have done a lot of writing to get where they’re at and most will spot the difference in writing quickly. There are also many programs that teachers use to identify plagiarism in papers making the “copy and paste” method almost impossible.

“I don’t think it’s fair,” said Corrine Stone, a student at CCC, when asked how she feels about plagiarism.

At a college level, it is expected of students to put his or her own creativity and thought into his or her writing.

Plagiarizing is a quick way out and potentially devastating to a student’s school career.

As said by Richard Hudson, a student at CCC, “You’re only stealing from yourself,” in terms of the potential a student at a college level can produce.

Sustainability club for students coming to Clackamas

By Abigail Neet News Editor Marlo Smith is heading up a new sustainability club on campus.

The Associated Student Government plans to ratify the club on Thursday, Jan. 28.

The club does not yet have officers but plans on voting officers in within the first couple meetings.

The Student Sustainability Initiative is a new club on campus that will focus on sustainability initiatives and educating students about a sustainable lifestyle.

Smith does not want students to feel like they cannot join the club because they do not have time for club meetings or events that are a part of being in a club. Smith says the club is just as much about education and information and will be exchanging information via Facebook and Google Wave.

Smith decided to take action and make a sustainability group for students after realizing that Clackamas had resources for teachers and faculty (Sustainabilty Committee) and no way for students to be involved (beyond sustainability classes).

The club already has 15 people interested in becoming members and has been spreading the word person to person.

Club member Jessie Dissel said, “I’m thrilled to be involved. To have a voice and an impact on such an impor-

tant issue. It’s wonderful to see that it is truly within reach.

That the ripple in the pond can have an effect. That’s empowering, and it gives me hope for the future of our world.”

The club is already interested in getting involved on campus and hopes to help Phi Theta Kappa with their Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism beach cleanup. The SOLV beach cleanup involves members of the honor society going to different areas of the beach and physically cleaning up the beach.

The club already has some fund raising ideas and has talked about possibly hosting a free movie night in Niemeyer and charging for concessions as well as maybe doing a Coldstone Creamery fundraiser where the club would run the store for four hours and get a percentage of the profit. The club is also looking into being sponsored, possibly by a local sustainability friendly business.

Smith already has ideas for changes she would like to see at Clackamas. She would like to see a better recycling system in the cafeteria, maybe reusable utensils and plates as well as better food options.

“For people who are trying to eat healthy, it’s tough when you don’t know which soup is healthier since none of them have nutrition facts,” Smith said.

“There is more to sustainability than the environment. It’s also about sustaining your body,” she added.

Smith also thinks that, since the school is in the works of banning smoking, they should also ban bottled water.

“Bottled water is by far worse for the environment as

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Co-Editors in Chief: Kayla Berge, John Hurlburt News Editor: Abigail Neet Associate News Editor: Erik Andersen Sports Editor: Mark Foster Associate Sports Editor: Steven Weldon Arts & Culture Editor: Annemarie Schulte

Sustainability tips: — Do not drink bottled water. Bring a reusable bottle.

— Unplug your appliances, and use the battery until it dies as it contributes to a longer battery life for the appliance as well using less energy.

— Keep your refrigerator full. Refrigerators use energy more efficiently when full.

— Car pool or ride public transportation as much as possible.

— Recycle! Take the extra step and put your trash in the specified recycle bins.

— Do not be swayed by advertising. Question if you need it and if it will last.

— Shop at a food co-op that supports local farmers.

Correction: In last week’s blood drive story, Brenden Bradach’s name was mispelled.We apologize for the mistake.

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whole,” Smith stated.

She is also hoping the club will get others involved with projects such as a community compost or things such as a cork renewing center and then donating them to businesses that can reuse them.

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Staff Writers/ Photographers Joshua Baird, Michael Bonn, Hillary Cole, Jaime Dunkle, Jessica Foster, Matt Garrison, Travis Hardin, Shambre Lund, Matthew Ostergren, Steven Riley, John Simmons, Mark Sunderland, Art Volodku

Production Assistants Chyanne Escalante, Sean Huggins, Neil Lundin, Robert Morrison, Corey Romick, Mark Sunderland, Kitty Suydam, Emily Vaterlaus Journalism Adviser: Melissa Jones

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Content published in The Print is not screened or subject to censorship.

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VET Center gets new coordinator A marine comes back to Oregon in the Reserves to help Veterens at Clackamas Community College

By Erik Andersen Associated News Editor Qualified: Having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.

When we think of one such word, lots of answers or people may pop into mind. According to Clackamas Community College; when looking at the candidates for the new VET Center Coordinator, Greg Myers was the one that fit the definition.

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I think Greg is the man for the job.

Greg Seaver Work Study VET Center Employee

Myers grew up in the outskirts of Oregon in a town called Philomath. Myers graduated high school in 1990 and joined the Marines at the young age of 17. He served in the Persian Gulf war and the amphibious landing in Somalia. Myers, after serving a six year term in the Marines, left honorably in 1996 as a sergeant. After leaving the Marines, he used his benefits of the military funding to go to school. He got his two-

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Greg Myers (Left) and Dusty McFarland work on a campus computer in the VET Center, visiting the Clackamas Community College’s website. year degree at Linn-Benton Community College.

After graduation, he decided to join a friend in a grassroots oceanography business where Myers said he “learned a lot and had a lot of fun.”

Unfortunately the business went under, and Myers went looking for more work. He finally ended up in Santiago, Cali. where he worked fulltime and got his Bachelor of Arts in business from the University of Phoenix.

In his late 20s, Myers decided that it was time to come home. When offered a position at Oregon State as a

researcher for the Antarctica Project, Myers packed up and came back to Oregon. When he finally got back, he was given word that the Antarctica Project did not get enough funding and once again he was left with no job. Myers decided to go back to the one job he knew best and enlisted back into the Marines this time wanting to be an officer and enrolling into Candidate School where he was commissioned Aug. 10, 2001, just before the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center.

After his last assignment, which ended last spring,

Myers, now married and with two kids, ages five and six, made the decision to settle back in Oregon. Myers was offered the job as Vet Coordinator at Clackamas Community College and gladly took it. Myers still works

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The job can be a bit difficult, but it’s nothing he can’t handle.

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Another student Charles Noble said, “Yes the school should switch to Moodle! It’s cheaper than Blackboard, and if I can use it without any problems, so can 99.9 percent of the student population!”

“I’ve been using Moodle in my literature courses for a full year now, and the student response there has been overwhelmingly positive.” said Trevor Dodge, a professor at Clackamas who

serves on the Distance Learning committee. Additionally, our research and focus groups in the Distance Learning committee’s Moodle pilot program found this to be true in virtually every course using Moodle since winter term of 2009.

Benefits for students if Clackamas decides to switch to Moodle: -Potential to connect MyClackamas with Moodle and eliminate enrolling in

online classes after registration.

Students would be automatically enrolled in their online courses after registering.

-Students require less technical help with Moodle, according to Fall 2009 survey showing 86 percent of students did not need assistance.

-Moodle would create more connections with the college and allow students to connect with other students with similar interests.

-Resembles social networking by allowing students to message one another, build profiles and even post profile pictures.

-More tools and activities to help students learn.

Benefits for the college if Moodle were to replace Blackboard: -Significant cost savings.

-In most cases, easier to develop classes.

for the U.S Marine Corp as a captain in the Reserves but spends most of his time dedicated to the help of other veterans hear at CCC and the surrounding area.

“I think Greg is the man for the job,” said Greg Seaver, one of Myers Work Study VET Center employees and fellow veteran. Seaver believes that the VET Center is doing very well and has high hopes for the future of the program.

Cody Gabriel, another VET Center employee and veteran, said that sometimes the job can be a bit difficult, but it’s nothing he can’t handle.

Gabriel also believes that Myers is the man for the job and has a good outlook on the program.

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Credit card laws to change in February

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By Travis Hardin The Clackamas Print Eighteen and wanting a credit card? Think again.

Starting Feb. 22, banks must comply with the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act that President Barack Obama signed into law on May 22 of last year. Banking institutions have had since last May to start conforming to the new law.

With the recent turmoil in the economy from the housing and financial crises, some see this as a good thing to protect consumers.

Max Hepburn, a 19-year-old student, said, “I think overall it might help just due to the fact that people will start being able to keep track of their own money.”

Under the new legislation individuals 18 to 21 must either have a co-signer such as a parent, viable income or pass a course in order to apply for a credit card.

According to David Vegsund, a 19-year-old sophomore, the new laws don’t deter him because he knows that he can get one.

“I know I am responsible with a credit card,” said Vegsund.

Vegsund already has two credit cards and only uses one of them.

“I am actually thinking about getting another one, for the fact that I like to fly a lot, so I am thinking about getting one with airline miles,” added Vegsund.

Also under the new law people who have credit cards must be notified 45 days in advance if their bank wants to increase their rates.

This law went into effect on Aug. 20 of last year. Banks can still however change your credit limit without notification unless the change would create a penalty, like an over limit fee. On the other hand, the new law does not cover putting a cap on interest rates or the fees that the banks can impose.

When asked what he uses his credit cards for, Vegsund replied, “I actually use it just to build credit. I buy all my groceries, I

buy plane tickets, I buy all that stuff then I pay it off.”

Restrictions on the marketing practices and number of credit cards that are issued to students are also outlined under the new act.

Drew Lowther is a former credit card processor and specialized in convincing businesses to accept credit cards for payments.

“I think credit cards are bad overall; it reinforces the idea that you need credit to by something,” Lowther said.

Lowther, a father himself, said, “No, I don’t want to be liable for my kid’s debt,” when asked if he would be a co-signer on a credit card.

Devin Herigstad is an 18year-old freshmen who has one Visa credit card through West Coast Bank. He has had his card for about six months. According to him, he is not worried about trying to get another credit card.

He has worked at Game Stop for the last three years and has a way to pay for his monthly payments.

Herigstad also said “My mom would co-sign for me,” if he wanted to go and get an additional card in the future.

Herigstad uses his credit card to buy textbooks in advance until he receives his financial aid and also makes online purchases with it.

Some other new rules include ending double-cycle billing that almost all banks currently use.

Credit card holders can only receive one fee for being over the limit in a billing cycle.

Consumers also now have more time to pay their card payments under the provisions. If the bill is paid on the assigned due date or the bank does not receive mail the following day, such as Sundays or holidays, the credit card holder will not be charged a penalty. Instead they will be charged a late fee if the account becomes delinquent, which is more than 60 days from when the last payment was due.

If a credit card holder gets in a bind and needs to pay a bill either over the phone or via the Internet, it now will be free.

Banks still do have the ability to charge a fee to expedite the transaction.

For those who like gift cards but hate the fee penalties that come along with them, here is a gift, they, too, are covered under the law.

“Help. People will be able to keep track of their own money,” said Hepburn when asked if the new law will help or hurt the economy.

“I think [credit cards] are a bad thing for anybody who is not planning to and capable of paying them every single time.” said librarian Karen Halliday.

When asked if she would be a co-signer for a credit card if she had children Halliday replied, “I probably would say, ‘I’ll be your emergency back-up but I’m not [going to be your co-signer]’.”

Halliday herself uses credit cards frequently, saying,

“Because of the mileage bonuses, I’ve been able to go to Africa because of frequent flyer miles, but I don’t carry balances.”

According to Vegsund, he talked to his parents before getting a credit card, and they advised him of the risks and responsibility involved.

“You can get into debt really fast,” Herigstad added when asked what he has learned from having a credit card.

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A fellow Clackamas student searches for the most useful resources when transferring to another college

By Jaime Dunkle The Clackamas Print The transition from a community college to a university can be overwhelming, and the pressure of a four-year commitment doesn’t help. In the midst of anxiety, it is easy for students to forget there is a plethora of resources available to ensure the transfer process is painless.

Both community colleges and universities provide several avenues of assistance to transfer students. At Clackamas Community College, the Student Success Center is the tree of college-transfer knowledge. Universities also have advising services accessible to students, and a lot of the information is available on the college Web site under the “admissions” section. Sometimes students take this help for granted.

Miguel Cardenas, an academic adviser at the CCC Student Success Center for the past five years and a co-coordinator for the Oregon Transfer Day for the last two years, says that there are approximately 4,500 students currently eligible for a college transfer.

This year, qualified students are receiving their transfer information via e-mail instead of the previous postcard snailmail method. Luckily, e-mail communication proves to be producing student awareness.

“I’ve already talked to at least a handful of students who voluntarily, on their own, let me know that they received the information regarding Transfer Day,” said Cardenas.

“Comparing that to last year, as far as people mentioning that they received a postcard, I’m not really recalling any,” Cardenas continued.

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The Clackamas Student Success Center is the mecca of transfer resources. There are transfer guides available that provide information for all the universities in the state of Oregon. Question guides are also offered to students.

These help students get the right information when they meet with a university delegate. If the academic advisers at the Student Success Center are not able to help, they connect students with an appropriate faculty advisor.

The Student Success Center can also help students make appointments with university representatives. These arrangements are held at Clackamas to make the transfer process easier for students.

Students seeking enrollment at Portland State University can sign up for an appointment on Tuesday, Feb. 23, between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Another opportunity to connect with university intermediaries will be at the upcoming Oregon Transfer Day held in the Gregory Forum on Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.

After meeting with advisers, it is important to keep the transfer momentum going.

Sometimes it is worthwhile to save the best things for last but not when it comes to enrollment.

The Director of New Student Programs at PSU, Melissa Trifiletti, suggests that students apply as soon as possible because it takes four to six weeks to process an application.

“Often times, students wait until the last minute to apply for admission. If you think that you are going to transfer to PSU in fall 2010, then you should apply now,” Trifiletti responded via e-mail.

There are a lot of options unbeknownst to most students.

“You may also want to learn more about PSU’s co-admission process where you can take classes at Clackamas and PSU during the same term and have your financial aid be applied to both institutions,” Trifiletti continued.

When asked about information regarding transfer-

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CCC student Keri Tegtmeier browses through the transfer center located in the Community Center on campus. Tegtmeier is one of many students who plans to transfer to a university from Clackamas. ring, Leah Stone, a prospective Portland State student, explained, “It’s all available online, and they have so many departments that are open to help any transfer student. It’s easier than you think.”

Transferring to a university requires effort. Avoid being a know-it-all and do some research.

“If you intend on attending a university, go to the university Web site and print a list of

classes before selecting your community college courses. A lot of the required university classes are available at community colleges,” Stone said, offering advice to fellow students.

New show debuts with shots of PDX

By Shambre Lund The Clackamas Print Oregon, most recently known for its film and TV accomplishments such as “Twilight,” “Extraordinary Measures” and TNT’s “Leverage,” has now got a new family drama series to tack on its list.

The new CW series “Life Unexpected” follows a 15-year -old girl through her struggle to get out of the Portland foster care system, by getting an emanciapation.

The promising new drama premiered Monday, Jan. 18, and raked in 2.74 million viewers (topping “One Tree Hill” at 2.2 million).

During the first episode, Lux, the main character, is witty, sarcastic and gives viewers a charming character. She sets out to find the birth parents she’s never met to sign her legal papers that will allow her to be free of foster care and on her own.

Her father, Nate Bazile, an

over-aged college “dude,” who is shocked to find out he has a daughter, the one he thought his former high school fling had aborted. Meanwhile Lux’s mother, Cate Cassidy, and her boyfriend star on a local radio talk show, which just so happens to be Lux’s favorite.

In the pilot, we learn that Cate had good intensions for giving her daughter up, thinking she’d be adopted into a loving and mature home, but she discovers that Lux was born with a medical heart problem that had kept her from being adopted. Her medical condition was fixed when she was young, but she still bounced around from place to place, never finding a home or family to call her own.

Her parents, both childlike themselves, are granted temporary custody of Lux instead of emancipating her. The viewers are left questioning if Lux will ever get emancipated or find a home with her biological mother or father or her parents get back into a romantic relationship.

The series is set in Portland but is actually filmed in Lionsgate studios in British Colombia, Canada, only flashing Portland cityscapes and monuments throughout the episodes.

The “Life Unexpected” creator, Liz Tigelaar (“Brothers and Sisters”), says she picked Portland for its “Juno-esque vibe.”

This series promises to be no follower of “Melrose Place” and “Gossip Girls,” no club anthems are playing in the background when characters walk and no drunken teens and sexual games being played among naïve teenagers.

Instead Lux gives her audience a spunky foster kid with a heart, street smarts, witty sense of humor and a good head on her shoulders. If spotting out clips of the Max train and various bridges in Portland aren’t enough reasons to tune you in, Lux’s warmness and determination to find a loving home certainly are.

“Life Unexpected” airs on Mondays at 9 p.m. on the CW.

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The class walks down a pathway surrounded by long grass to the beach in Seaside to take water samples for further experimentation.

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Take her into her element, she becomes another person.

The long drive was made tolerable by the company of Shannon Kelsey, a biology instructor at Clackamas and frequent volunteer driver on these trips. Aside from the few periods where the passengers were dozing, Kelsey kept the conversation flowing and several students enjoyed sharing stories about everything from pets to former trips to the Coast.

Our first official stop was Cape Disappointment in Washington.

After a fair hike through the lush trees and a quick layover at the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, the class hiked up to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center where Bown told us the story of how the cape got its name.

In 1788, a British fur trader by the name of John Meares was in search of trade in the middle of the dense fog that typically settles around the cape. He just missed the opening to the Columbia River.

Students leave the lighthouse at Cape Disappointment on the way to the next destination.

After an initial introduction, Jennifer Bown examines barnacles growing on the remains of the shipwreck.

Biology students take a few moments to catch their breath at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center.

A small cove near Cape Dissapointment provides a great opportunity for students to experience the local beauty.

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Students walk back from the ocean after taking pH levels of the water for their biolgy class at Seaside beach.

The next stop on our trip was to go back over the Columbia by way of the Astoria Bridge and through Astoria to Fort Stevens State Park. Instead of seeing the actual fort, we went straight for the beach where the remains of the Peter Iredale, just one of the thousands of ships brought down by the ever shifting sands of the Columbia Estuary.

The Peter Iredale met its demise in 1906 when it was making its way to Portland.

Again, fog and bad weather were to blame. The ship was forced to the beach. Later the vessel was scrapped down to the ribbings and anything remaining was buriedtoo deep in the sand.

Throughout the trip, Bown had the class take samples of the water at various locations.

The water was tested for its clarity, salinity and pH levels.

The wind speed, air temperature and humidity were also recorded for the lab portion of the field trip.

The trip took us up to Cape Disappointment, through

Astoria, to Fort Stevens, Gearhart and Seaside, to the salt works of Lewis and Clark and to some pretty fantastic sights.

The best part of the trip for me was not on the agenda.

When she discovered that we were a bit ahead of schedule after our visit to the Peter Iredale, Bown made the decision with Kelsey that we should take a detour to a lookout on the jetty.

The lookout was a shaky wooden platform. From the top, we were able to see the most beautiful sights in the area. The waves cresting and smacking into the basaltic rocks were breathtaking. Many students actually climbed some of the rocks that formed the jetty in order to get as close to the water as possible.

At this lookout, Bown said that on a previous field trip, she had seen three snowy owls that normally reside in Canada.

The next lab is on Feb. 6, and the class will be picking up just south of Seaside at Canon Beach.

Instructor Jennifer Bown helps students identify organisms on the Peter Iredale shipwreck on Fort Stevens State Park.

The biology class looks into tide pools on Fort Stevens State Park on the Oregon Coast with the help of the instructor, Jennifer Bown.

Students from Clackamas look over the water from Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center while Brown explains how Cape Disappointment got its name.

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Top ten annoying things Portlanders do

An Oregonian reviews the most irritating habits and quirks of ‘Rose City’ inhabitants

By Annemarie Schulte Arts & Culture Editor 1. Bicyclists and pedestrians who prefer not to look before crossing a major intersection in crowded downtown.

We understand the whole “share the road” mantra; we get it, but if we’re truly sharing the road, shouldn’t they have to abide by traffic signals as well? Their ignorance of surrounding traffic irritates me to no end. Look before you walk/bike; it’s that simple.

2. Shop organic. There are two reasons Oregonians shop organic: 1. to be truly healthy and 2. for status. The latter is what most of us could agree is annoying.

Yes, you have fruit that has never been touched by human hands, but is it really worth that extra $8?

3. Have ugly Christmas sweater parties. These were cool in 2007, NOT 2010.

EVERYONE has them; therefore, they’ve completely lost their originality and humor.

Come up with some other themed seasonal party. It’s annoying seeing every person under the sun with “Ugly Christmas sweater party 2009!!” albums on Facebook.

4. Plaster their cars with bumper stickers. The stereotypical Oregon car includes the following elements: must be a Subaru and covered with stickers that say “coexist,” “keep Portland weird,” “Obama-Biden,” “It’s our road, too,” and the little outline of Oregon with the green heart. Your Oregon plates say enough; just leave it at that.

5. Bad public transit manners. Yeah, it’s annoying.

6. Shove their political views down everyone’s throats. Personally as a liberal and a part of the majority of Oregonians, if this annoys me, it must drive Republicans or other parties crazy. No, I do not want you to hand me a brochure o f

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Obama pictured as Hitler, or tell me about how I can donate money to “send Obama to the moon.” Have your opinions and share them, but don’t try forcing them upon others. It only makes them more resistant.

7. Pretend to be into a religion or culture they know nothing about. You are not cool wearing a red string around your wrist if you do not even know what the Kaballah religion stands for or even means. Just because Britney and Madonna wear them doesn’t mean you’re cultured if you wear one, too.

8. Sport Birkenstocks and Northfaces like they’re fashionable. Everyone in the Northwest wears them; it’s not a statement.

9. Smugly drive their hybrids. If you can even count these as cars. Just because you drive one doesn’t make you more “green” or advanced or more sophisticated than others. Just slower…

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Listen to horrible indie bands that will never make it just so they can consider themselves unique. I don’t care if you saw them once at an exclusive show at the Hawthorne; if they suck, I don’t really see the point in listening or supporting them.

Music program offers more classes

By Art Volodko The Clackamas Print From humble beginnings in the attic of Randall Hall, the music program at Clackamas Community College is currently in the middle of its golden age.

Offering a variety of comprehensive courses in music performance and production, the program now has 20 instructors, compared to the seven 30 years ago.

It used to be a traditional music program – band, choir and music theory. Now it has grown to include “world class vocal and instrumental groups (these groups have done regular tours of Europe), thriving jazz and chamber ensembles, a top-flight piano program and full music technology classes,” said Tom Wakeling, the department chair of music.

The newer Niemeyer Center, opened in the winter of 2005, offers a state-of-the-art recording studio, multiple rehearsal spaces and cutting-edge music technology labs.

“The facility is great,” said Jordan Moody, a student at CCC. Moody is taking music theory and chamber choir.

“The overall passion the teachers display toward the subject is reassuring. They’re set on making me better,” he said.

Students have the opportunity to work with artist-teachers who are nationally recognized.

“Most of our faculty enjoy active, professional careers in the

music and production worlds, bringing the ‘real world,’ and great networking, back to our students,” said Wakeling.

The program currently offers a degree in Digital Multimedia Communications as well as the first two years’ training for students pursuing Bachelor’s and graduate degrees in Music Performance or Music Education.

For students with non-music majors, the music program at Clackamas offers courses that fill general education requirements, such as History of Rock Music, Media and Music: Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘N Roll, Music Fundamentals, Music Appreciation, Group Voice, Group Piano and Group Guitar.

These courses are open to any students.

One of the newer courses the music program at CCC offers is the four-credit Media and Music: Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘N Roll.

The course explores the relationship music has with politics, culture, artistic subjects and the economy. It also examines how music serves pop culture and the media. Students taking this course will also explore the history and development of pop music, pop culture and the media industry of America.

One unique thing that Clackamas offers to students is the coexistence of music technology and music performance programs. Students have the ability to record their music in a world class recording studio right here on campus.

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A new post-apocalyptic film starring Denzel Washington as Eli stirs controversy for its Christian revival elements

By Annemarie Schulte Arts & Culture Editor And we thought times were rough now.

Thirty years after the apocalypse, Eli, played by Denzel Washington, is still alive and traveling through the ruins of America, for one purpose: to deliver the Bible to the place in which the “voice” is telling him to take it – west.

His heightened sense of sight and sound make him unmatched, and the “hijackers” he meets on the road that try to kill him for his goods are often taken out by him in one strike. This is how he meets Mila Kunis’s character, Solara, who travels the rest of the way with him, and they take turns saving each other.

One night, Solara finds Eli’s book, and he teaches her how to pray. (Anyone born after the apocalypse cannot read.) She then prays in front of the man who wants to acquire the Bible for evil, and he figures out that Eli has it. He pursues Eli and many times tries to kill him in order to acquire the book.

The funniest part of the movie was when Carnegie (evil) told one of his boys to fetch the book from behind the TV, to which he replies, “The what?” because he has no idea what it is. It’s a reverse of how the world is today in which the older people know of technology, and the young ones have never even heard music.

The movie is gritty and sometimes hard to watch. Eli slays everyone he comes into contact with who tries to hurt him. Some parts are beautiful in emotion however, and the movie does a great way of weaving the

two together smoothly.

The film at times looks black and white because the sky and most everything else has lost its color. The people have dreads and chapped lips and many have resorted to cannibalism (which makes them shake because of too much human meat).

Eli eventually ends up at Alcatraz where he has been led all along by this voice. The movie saves nearly everything for the end but does not confuse you. It’s touching, rewarding, hypnotic and enlightening.

Many critics have said it’s a modern day revival of Christianity because, after all, the Bible is what protects Eli and lets him continue through his journey for 30 years. The Bible is the book that Carnegie wants because he knows he can make everyone believe in him if he has it and then rule the world. The Bible is the hope from which the new world is supposed to start again. And perhaps the most powerful scene is when a man places the Bible on a shelf, next to the Quran.

If I could sum up the movie in one quote it would be, “Religion is good in the hands of good people and bad in the hands of bad people” – James Rocchi in a special to an MSN movies review.

CAST Denzel Washington - Eli Gary Oldman - Carnegie Mila Kunis - Solara Ray Stevenson - Redridge Jennifer Beals - Claudia Evan Jones - Martz Joe Pingue - Hoyt Frances de la Tour - Martha Michael Gambon - George Tom Waits - Engineer and others

New president revitilizes Criminal Justice Club

By John Simmons The Clackamas Print The American Criminal Justice Association has had a long history in our country, as has our local chapter, Epsilon Tau Alpha. However, for several years students had shown a lack of interest, and club membership was dwindling. All this changed once Starla Kilcup walked onto the scene. “[Kilcup] is one of the people who have helped reenergize our chapter,” said Alice Cruikshank, ETA Secretary and Treasurer. “We now have our highest active membership in years, and that is largely due to Starla’s enthusiasm during fall term.”

Kilcup, a student here at Clackamas Community College, first became interested in Criminal Justice when she was about 13 years old.

In an e-mail interview, she said, “I went through some tough times in my life that encouraged my determination to seek justice for those that are victimized, and I feel that my purpose is to help those that are in need. I feel that Criminal Justice is truly instilled within me.”

Kilcup was inspired to become more involved in ETA and eventually run for president by her mentors, namely Sam Freshner, Ida Flippo and Greg Willis, who have been “incredibly supportive throughout [Kilcup’s] journey within Criminal Justice.” She also chose to run because she thought she could bring something to the group and help it grow.

“I have been involved in other leadership programs, and I find that I have the drive to take ETA to another level and continue the success of the group,” Kilcup said.

“However, the main reason was that I absolutely love the opportunity and purpose of the American Criminal Justice Association.”

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I went through some tough times in my life that encouraged my determination to seek justice for those that are victimized.

Starla Kilcup President of Epsilon Tau Alpha

Kilcup was sworn in as president on Dec. 1, which was the ETA’s last meeting before winter break. She has only been in charge for a few weeks, so it’s too soon to judge how well she is doing, but so far, signs point to her being a good choice for the group.

The Clackamas chapter was the Overall Award Winner at the regional conference, and the group is looking even stronger going into

the ACJA National Conference, which is being held in Portland from March 14 to 19. The conference will have several workshops for Criminal Justice students to attend, as well as firearms, physical agility and several written competitions to participate in.

“I’m certain that she’s going to do a good job because she’s so open to suggestions and available to all members, while still being able to make decisions as needed,” said Cruikshank. “She has organized several work sessions that have put us ahead of the game in preparing to host our national competition.”

In addition to her duties as chapter president, Kilcup will be running the Physical Agility Competition at the Sabin Skills Center for the conference, which, according to Cruikshank, is quite a task in and of itself.

“I feel that [Kilcup] being the president of ETA is the best move that our group has done,” said Ryan Hansen, ETA Vice President. “Her ideas, leadership and strength are three things that ETA has been missing for a long time. I mean no disrespect to anyone who has held an office with ETA in the past, but with [Kilcup] leading we are moving in the direction that we need to be moving in.”

For the past several months, Kilcup has been experiencing some medical difficulties, but through the help and support of the entire ETA group, the club is maintaining forward momentum.

“I would not be successful as a leader without the other members... everyone works together. I feel as

though ETA is on a good track right now. We are organized and have a good start on planning the national conference which will be held in Portland this year,” said Kilcup.

Kilcup’s main goals for the group are to maintain order and a high level of organization and improve upon communication within the group and to work towards building strong bonds. The group is currently preparing for nationals with the goal of making it through with minimal difficulty, which Kilcup believes they will be able to do,

expressing her confidence in the group’s abilities.

Overall, Kilcup seems to have made quite the impression on her fellow ETA members, who listed several good qualities she possesses and the ways she is right for her position.

“I feel extremely blessed for this opportunity and to be involved with such a fine group of people,” Kilcup said. “I just want to thank everyone for their support and I hope everyday that I can make them all proud.”

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Terrible track troubles training

By Joshua Baird The Clackamas Print “We don’t run in lane one ever because of pockets,” said Clackamas student Jennifer Roberts about the condition of the track at the college.

“There are big holes down the straight away [at] the finish line.”

The average lifespan of a properly surfaced track is 10 to 12 years. The existing track, which has not been resurfaced since 1992, stands in desperate need of repair.

Pockets cover the surface causing puddles, which make training difficult for the athletes.

Littering the surface of the track are numerous cracks.

Not only do they take away from the visual appeal, it can also cause runners to trip.

Though it may only be considered to be aesthetic damage by a spectator, the destruction can be a detrimental to an athlete’s legs, knees and thighs.

The most common injury is shin splints, a dull aching

in both legs that gets worse while running, which can be caused by tendonitis or stress fractures to the tibiae.

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It’s just a really bad track. I’ve seen worse, but for a college, it needs to be better.”

McHone, the track coach said, “The college is looking to put out a bond measure to the voters to upgrade the infrastructure of the college buildings, upgrade how we power the college, all those kinds of things. Since [the Board of Education members] consider the track part of the infrastructure of the college, that would be one of the areas that would be repaired.”

“We have gotten official estimates to see how much it will cost,” McHone added.

According to Atlas Tracks, the frontrunner for the rebuild

contract, the price tag for just a reconstruction is $284,000.

This would only involve resurfacing the existing track and replacing the damaged asphalt.

For the complete package, which includes reconstruction as well as putting in curbs, synthetic turf and moving the long jump tracks would weigh in at $550,000 to $600,000.

One class, which is advised for the athletes, is at a local indoor track.

“We’ve been able to train indoors on an artificial turf surface which is a lot easier on the legs,” McHone added.

The first track meet will be held on March 13 at Mt. Hood Community College, though training begins earlier. “[We] start in February [when] we go every day,” said Justin Lundgren, a track runner and Clackamas student.

Despite the track’s damage, the distance runners are still training on it a minimum of 10 percent of the time.

Roberts said, “It’s just a really bad track. I’ve seen worse, but for a college, it needs to be better.”

Jennifer Roberts Clackamas Student

One of the second most common injuries is called runner’s knee, a condition causing pain in the front of the knee caused by stress on the soft cartilage.

When asked what is being done to repair the track, Keoni

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Left: Cracklin’ track pops. Not a cereal, but a hazard on the CCC track. A track usually lasts 10 or 12 years before it needs resurfacing. It has been 18 years since the last resurfacing.

Top: Clackamas students Daniel Bricker(left) and Sam Hoover(right) take a jog on the deteriorating track. Lane one, in which Hoover is running, is known as the worst part of the track.

Athletics get creative with sponsors

By Mark Foster Sports Editor With such extreme budget cuts happening and a future which will probably bring more, the Clackamas athletic program, like the rest of the college, must plan for the worst and play the hand they are dealt.

Every year, each team is allotted an amount of money by the college that is to last them throughout the whole year. Often times this budget is not enough. Most of the teams do outside fundraising in order to give them more options throughout the year.

Vice President of College Services, Courtney Wilton, described how the money was split up by saying, “There is a P.E. and health department and instructional budget. Then there is a separate budget that really relates to athletics and part of that is funded with the athletic fee which is a $3 student fee.”

When asked if Measures 66 and 67 would affect the athletic budget, Wilton pointed out that there would probably be some tightening of funds if they did not pass but not solely in athletics. He also praised the athletic department noting that the department is, for the most part, self supporting and does a good job of raising money for itself.

Kathie Woods and the women’s volleyball team are one of the top fundraising teams at the college.

Woods estimated her team raises about $12,000 annually each year on top of the amount given to her by the school. Each woman on her team is given two sponsors who help to pay for the expenses of that player during the year.

Woods’team also holds five camps per year and works at the annual golf tournament which is to be held this year at Stone Creek Golf Course in Oregon City on July 10. This event alone has raised over $200,000 for the college since 1986.

About the amount of fundraising done and its impact on her program, Woods said, “At Clackamas, like any other school, we wish we had more money in our budget … Can we get by on our athletic budget without fundraising? Probably, but we wouldn’t have the quality of program that it is today. Our fundraising helps us get additional coaches, additional recruiting expenses, extra training supplies, like additional balls, our athletic guides, posters; these all come out of our fundraising.”

Woods also acknowledged that in all her years of coaching, she has never come up short financially due to the extensive fundraising of her team.

The baseball program also fund-

raises, but it is more of an internally run fundraiser than one that the players must get out and work for.

Each fall, the baseball team holds their “Bowl-a-thon” helping to raise funds for field maintenance as well as general expenses. For the Bowla-thon, players are asked to seek out donations from family and friends, but typically those who pledge do so on a per pin basis.

Women’s soccer, as well as basketball, does a large amount of fundraising to help their programs financially.

Soccer, like volleyball, has two sponsors per player to help them through the year.

Freshman defender Lindsay Bauman said, “We have a deadline, and we have to get two sponsors for $250 each.”

The soccer team also helps give recognition to those who sponsors them by putting their company name on the team banner.

Women’s basketball also does something similar, giving out t-shirts as well as season passes to donors.

Each team at Clackamas has felt the pressure of recent budget cuts but has sufficiently been able to keep their programs in tact due to money acquired through fundraising. Wilton made it clear that, if more money is lost, athletics would not be the first thing looked at to cut.

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Clackamas takes down Yakima 41-6

Left: Cougar Billy Goldsberry stands his ground against Anthony Owens of Yakima Valley.

Goldsberry won the match 7-4 on Jan. 21.

Above: Clackamas wrestler Joe Fistolera locks up against Yakima Valley’s Brad Sweet. Fistolera won by default.

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School spirit takes backseat to work

By John Simmons The Clackamas Print For every athlete, there isn’t much that’s better than a huge home crowd cheering you on as you play and supporting you all the way. But for the athletes of Clackamas Community College, this is little more than a fantasy, as crowd sizes at sporting events – especially basketball – continue to be dismal.

In last Wednesday’s home men’s and women’s basketball games against Linn-Benton Community College, the stands were half-full at best and mostly populated by parents, grandparents and siblings. Roughly half of the fans present were from the other school.

The fans did not seem very enthused, only a few were clapping and cheering. This improved as the games went on but not by much. Most of the cheering came from the team benches.

Corey Davini, a student at Linfield College, comes to the basketball games because her boyfriend is on the team. She said that the crowd support for the players has pretty much been the same for all the games that she’s been to.

“There are a lot of fans tonight; I’ve never seen this many before,” said Davini.

Jamie Wilson, a member of the Clackamas women’s basketball team, said that crowd support has a major influence on players.

“It’s huge. It brings up the intensity, and the team plays harder and makes bigger plays,” she said.

“When you’ve got your school backing you, it gives you lots of pride,” added Tim Furlow, a student at Clackamas.

Furlow has been a basketball fan for ages and played in high school. He comes to the home games because the action is better, people dunk more and the level of play is close to professional.

Because crowd support is such a huge factor for teams, some may wonder why more people do not come.

The answer seems to lie in the fact that games are on weeknights, when many people are working or have homework.

“It’s not convenient [to come],” said Wilson. “A lot of people would rather be doing other things, or they aren’t interested in sports or don’t know anyone on the team.”

“They’re not advertised much,” said Furlow. “The only reason I knew it was happening was because of my friend on the team. I don’t think a lot of people recognize what’s going on when it’s going on.”

Furlow suggested advertising the games to bring in more fans and possibly offering prizes to lure more people to attend.

Wilson said that key to attracting more fans is for the teams to play better.

“The better the team is, the more fans they will bring in.

People don’t want to come if the team is on a losing streak and isn’t doing well,” she said.

Whatever the school chooses to do, it is clear that something has to be done if they ever want more fans at games.

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Presentations will be Friday, Jan. 29, 12:20 to 12:45 p.m. in B 237; Thursday, Feb. 18, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. in B 239 and Friday, March 5, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. in B 237.

For more information contact Judith Peabody at judyp@clackamas.edu or ext. 2200.

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By Swami Zedicus Zul Aries (March 21 – April 19): This week you will have an epic battle with your teachers.

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