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Volume 43, Issue 11

Seductive art makes scene at CCC Please see ART, Page 8

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David Andersen and students from Clackamas Community College and Portland Community College assembled the indoor installation Jan. 29. The exhibit in the Alexander Art Gallery will be open until Feb. 10. Doors are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Republicans gain senate seat prolong health care debate

By John Simmons The Clackamas Print Health care reform has been an issue on the table of politicians for many months now, and it looks like it will continue to be one for a while.

With Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat going to Senator Scott Brown, a Republican from Massachusetts, the Democrats will lose the 60-vote majority needed to end Republican filibusters and keep Republicans from stalling the health care bill, meaning that if a plan is proposed that the Republicans do not approve of, no bill will be passed.

“The [health care reform] plan, as it is, is dead,” said Dean Darris, who has a Ph.D. in political science and has been teaching since the early 1990s. “We certainly will not see any plans that resemble in detail what we’ve heard. I think what we’ll see is – if anything’s done at all – it will be a very, very neutered health care reform.”

Elections for the House of Representatives and a third of the Senate are coming up soon, which has complicated the issue of health care reform and made it so that progress will be complicated.

Congresspersons are concerned with being reelected and are concerned with doing anything that may damage their chances of winning, so they are momentarily

putting the issue aside.

Darris believes the leadership of the House will try to stall the conflict out because they are all up for reelection and do not want to lose their majority in Congress.

“Nothing will happen so that everyone can run on whatever platform their constituents want to hear,” said Darris.

Congress is divided on what to do with the bill, with some Congresspersons wanting to completely restart it, some wanting to use the Senate bill and others wanting to use the House bill.

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Parents versus state in death of boy After four days of deliberations, Marci and Jeff Beagley were convicted of criminal negligent homicide for the death of their son Neil Beagely

By Erik Andersen Associate News Editor The Followers of Christ, or the “Oregon City Kissers” as they’re called amongst fellow Oregon City residents, are a religious group that have been getting some publicity because of some of their unorthodox traditions.

The main reason the public is looking in their direction is because of their disbelief in modern medicine and professional medical treatment.

The parents where found guilty on Tuesday, and the sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 18.

The Followers of Christ are known for their belief in a tradition called “faith healing.” Faith healing is a process that involves prayer and the laying of hands on the person to cure or treat ailments.

Located off Molalla Avenue, just blocks away from Clackamas Community College, a family from the church faces some difficult questions by the law as they go on trial for criminal negligent homicide.

In 2008, a couple, who are members of the church, went to trial for criminal negligent homicide when their daughter died of bronchial pneumonia and a blood infection that the state medical examiner deemed treatable with antibiotics.

Thursday, Jan. 28, concluded the trial for Jeff and Marci Beagley, the Followers of Christ church members currently accused of crimi-

nal negligent homicide for the death of their son Neil Beagley, who passed away at age 16 in June of 2008 of a urinary tract blockage.

Early Thursday morning, the line to get into Clackamas County Courthouse almost went out the front doors as people went through security.

When court room 10 opened their doors, almost 15 minutes after 9 a.m., both family and friends of the Beagleys, as well as the media, walked in and crowded the small room. Everyone stood as Judge Steven Maurer stepped in.

Marci Beagley was called to the stand and her attorney, Steve Lindsey, began by asking a series of questions pertaining to Neil Beagley’s life growing up.

“He was always a logical, deep thinker,” Marci Beagley said when asked to describe her son, Neil. After the defense had their time, prosecution came up to ask some tough and demanding questions during which Marci Beagley broke down in tears several times.

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I didn’t believe he was going to die.

Marci Beagley Mother of Neil Beagley

“I didn’t believe he was going to die,” Marci Beagley cried after prosecutor Steven Mygrant asked why she didn’t take Neil to the hospital just hours before he died.

After long and hard questions from the prosecution, Marci Beagley claimed that the actions they took were based off Neil’s wishes. She claimed that both she and Jeff Beagley gave Neil the choice to go to the hospital, but he decided not to because of the faith he had in his religious beliefs.

Correction: In last week’s sustainability article, Jessie Disselbrett’s name was mispelled. We apologize for the mistake.

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Above: Marci Beagley wipes the tears from her eyes after temporarily pausing to cry when prosecution asked her some tough questions about the death of her son.

Below: Jeff Green, the leading detective on the Beagley case, goes to the stand to explain the case in more detail.

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

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Anatomy and physiology instructor dies Friday morning, Joanne Truedell sent out a e-mail informing staff about the untimely death of Clackamas Community College instructor Ritch Espino on Thursday night.

Espino taught anatomy and physiology.

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dential 24/7 assistance for fulltime and part-time staff through Employee Assistance Program, Cascade Centers.

A counselor is also available in CC127 for students and staff who wish to talk with someone.

“Ritch was a tremendous teacher who inspired his stu-

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dents with his humor, clarity and dedication,” Eric Lewis said in an e-mail to faculity.

Memorial services for instructor Ritch Espino will take place Saturday, Feb. 13, at 2 p.m. in the Gregory Forum.

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Goals The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner.

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

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Lobbying for grant begins for ASG

By Abigail Neet News Editor Money makes the world go round.

College students know this all to well.

Associated Student Government is working with community colleges in Oregon to create awareness for Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. SAFRA will invest $40 billion towards increasing the maximum Pell Grant award. In 2010 the Pell Grant would increase to $5,500 and in 2019 to $6,900 as to help low income students pay for education.

This is significant because. starting in 2011, the scholarship would begin to match the rising cost-of-living by indexing it to the Consumer Price Index adding one percent.

SAFRA would also simplify the FAFSA, making it easier for families to fill out, therefore making it easier for students to get aid and education.

SAFRA would also create federal loans with lower interest rates, which would create competition for big loan companies such as ASG passed a resolution in support of SAFRA. ASG has been attempting to get students to sign “Bricks of debt,” but has been unsuccessful, with only 13

filled out as of Jan. 20.

The bricks, along with bricks from all other community colleges in Oregon, will eventually be sent to Washington D.C at the discretion of United States Student Association.

“The bricks we send to D.C. will be impactful,” Alyssa Fava, ASG President, said, regardless of the few collected at Clackamas.

“I think it’s because it’s weird for people to talk about finances,” Fava stated about why it has been difficult to get student information for the bricks of debt.

I started off this story with the intention of writing an anti-public option for health care opinion piece.

Little did I know as I did research and interviews that I would actually end up writing a piece in favor of the public option.

I think I have a written debate curse; anytime I am supposed to do a face-off with someone, I end up disagreeing with what I thought was my original opinion and agreeing with the opposing side.

The point is, originally I opposed this public health care thing. But as I continued doing my research I began to doubt myself.

I wondered why Canada and most European countries have a public health care system. If they can, why can’t we, I began to wonder.

Would it really be wrong to support a system that does not have its people going in to debt to stay alive?

It also maybe a little bit of my reasoning for being anti-public option was because I have a father who works for the government and am lucky enough to have extremely good health care myself.

I no longer wish to deny others a basic right simply because I am blessed to have it and I do not wish to have more money taken out of my paycheck.

Too many are suffering because of our current health care system.

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As a result of Friday, Jan. 21 Oregon Community College board meeting, ASG started a new campaign that launched Monday Feb. 1. The campaign is in support of Oregon Opportunity Grant. ASG is inviting students to come with them to Salem on Feb. 12 to bring the post cards students have filled out in support of the grant.

The campaign ends Friday, Feb. 12.

Oregon’s supplemental legislative session started Feb. 1 and all the

Source: Committee on Education and Labor

Opinion: public healthcare option needed

By Abigail Neet News Editor

ASG has also gone to classes to inform students about the bricks of debt campaign and the SAFRA bill.

According to Fava, that was also unsuccessful.

The bricks of debt were collected Friday, Jan. 29.

Oregon Opportunity Grant has significantly reduced payments for spring term 2010 in order to stay within their budget due to higher than foreseen demand for the grant.

According to getcollegefunds.org, no new awards were approved for 2009-2010 school year after Dec.

In doing my research, I interviewed a political science professor from University of Oregon, William Lunch, who agreed that our current system has some pretty major flaws.

“The system we have is in dysfunction. It ends up not covering about 60 million,” said Lunch.

Lunch believes the cost of insuring people will become unbearable for businesses and that the government will have to centralize health care.

Lunch also believes it is very nearly impossible that the current health care reform bill will pass.

“At the moment, chances are extremely slim,” Lunch said, adding, “It looks as though no bill will pass through.”

There is still a chance.

This is not something we can forget about.We will not be able to.

This is something that will change; it is just becoming a matter of when.

Honestly, it really is up to us.

It’s up to us to elect officials who represent what our needs are.

Our votes made a difference with Measures 66 and 67.

In a Jan. 22 Rasmussen poll, 58 percent of Americans now oppose the plan before Congress. This is the highest amount opposing since tracking began.

We need to ask ourselves why we are against a national health care plan?

Is it because of money?

We need to take a step back and look at our reasoning. Why are we against providing care and prohibiting insurance and pharmaceutical companies from being for-profit businesses?

Is that so wrong?

At first I thought so. But now I see things differently. I see the many people and children who are not privileged with any form of health care.

I see the families who are in debt because they cannot afford to pay their medical bills. I also see that there is another way.

Just do it!

budgetary decisions will be made during the third week of February, which is why ASG wanted to get its campaign in during the second week.

According to Babs McCambridge, ASG’s Senator of Campus Activies, Oregon is having trouble with grants and that is why ASG is bringing attention to the grant.

ASG did the same campaign last year, and the grant was approved.

This campaign is having much more successful start than the bricks of debt campaign with 13 signups on Tuesday morning alone.

“We’re hoping,” McCambridge said, in regards to the grant being reapproved.

“Those who were promised that money won’t get it,” Fava said about the Oregon Opportunity Grant.

The next step for SAFRA is approval from the senate. This is currently on hold until the healthcare bill is resolved.

There are some who are not supportive of SAFRA. Some are worried that the government issuing loans would end student choice in loans as well as decrease local jobs as fewer loan workers would be needed.

Sallie Mae, the recently privatized student loan provider would appear to be the biggest loser if SAFRA were approved.

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HEALTH: Still in the air

Campus split on smoke ban

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Dean Darris answers student questions from Andrew Gracianette (left) and Andrew Peyton (right).

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“There’s no way to predict what they’ll do because you have so many contradictory interests here so that for every representative you’ll find a different plan on what to do now,” said Darris. “You’ve got different interests based on party and when their term expires.”

Kathy Christensen, lead instructor in project management department, is concerned about the events with the bill and the lack of progress.

“I’m absolutely appalled that this country does so poorly in providing health care for its population,” she said. “My concern is that if we don’t get [the bill] passed soon, it may never pass at all. Passing it now may be the best thing to do under the circumstances.”

The Democrats in the Senate are the most divided over what to do. The majority of them are pressuring to pass the bill now and amend it later using the reconciliation plan, but a third of the Democrats are against this maneuver because they are up for reelection. This third want to do the most bipartisan move possible in order to win votes in their respective districts.

The reconciliation plan, in a nutshell, is a parliamentary maneuver that allows Congress to avoid filibusters by making the reform a budgetary matter.

“The way laws are passed in the Congress is … it usually takes just 51 percent to pass [a bill], the president signs it and it becomes a federal statute or law,” said Darris.

“The Senate has this rule in there that … unless 60 Senators vote against it, one Senator can kill a bill by filibustering; talking it to death. The Democrats lost this majority when Brown won Kennedy’s seat and now

… when they caucus, even though they have 59, which is more than half, because of that rule any Republican can kill the bill,” he said.

The Republicans want to keep the system in limbo because they believe they now have a good thing to hammer the Democrats on in the coming elections due to results in Massachusetts.

If things remain unresolved, they can use that to their advantage their districts and campaign against the proplan, according to Darris.

Democrats are hoping they can either try budget reconciliation to pass the bill quickly or that the matter will fade away so they won’t be attacked on it in the coming elections.

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There’s no way to predict what they’ll do because you have so many contradictory interests here so that for every representative you’ll find a different plan on what to do now.

Dean Darris Political Science insturtor

“The Senators, like all elected officials, are looking at the elections to determine their actions,” said Darris.

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced that his administration will back away

from health care reform and refocus on securing jobs for the American people, stating that “jobs must be the new focus of 2010.”

However, he has not given up on the reform, stating later in his speech that he will not walk away from the uninsured Americans and neither should Congress.

On the topic of the reform bill, he said, “This is a complex issue, and the longer it was debated the more skeptical it became. I take my share of the blame for not explaining it more clearly to the American people, and I know that with all the lobbying and horse-trading, the process left most Americans wondering ‘what’s in it for me?’ But I also know that this problem is not going away.”

Obama then urged Congress not to give up on the bill.

“Don’t walk away from reform. Not now, not when we are so close. Let us find a way to come together and finish the job for the American people,” he said.

As for the upcoming elections, he said, “I will not give up on trying to change some of our politics. I know it’s an election year … but we still need to govern. To Democrats, I would remind you that we still have the largest majority in decades and the people expect us to solve problems, not run for the hills.” To the Republicans, he added, “Just saying ‘no’ to everything may be good short-term politics, but it’s not leadership. We were sent here to serve our citizens, not our ambitions.”

The results of these elections could very well decide whether this reform will become a reality or fade away.

“The house and a third of Congress are up for reelection this year. Just because the President isn’t running, doesn’t mean there aren’t big elections coming up. Be sure to vote!” urged Darris.

To smoke or not to smoke, that is the question facing colleges across the United States this year.

Mt. Hood, and Portland Community College already implemented a tobacco-free policy.

Clackamas Community College is considering going tobacco-free but wants to get more student opinion before making a decision.

Clackamas is one of a couple community colleges in Oregon with designated outdoor smoking areas.

Students are limited to a few specific spots where they can smoke although enforcement has been light.

According to Alyssa Fava, the Associated Student Government president, “The President’s Council is working on getting student opinion,” on whether or not to make CCC completely tobacco free.

The ASG is currently drafting another survey for student opinion on the ban.

The survey will come out sometime in the near future.

In the fall of 2009, ASG hosted the Great American Smoke-out. Student gave their opinions on whether or not to ban smoking on campus. The results came out: 27 in support and 22 in opposition.

In an e-mail survey that went out to the Clackamas staff, 15 supported the ban, 13 opposed it, two had concerns about enforcement and two wanted more information.

As of right now, the college is divided roughly in half on the issue.

Jason Williamson, a student at Clackamas said, “I like how it is now, but I would prefer if it was enforced.”

ASG hopes to make an informed decision based on student opinions. Students are encouraged to express their opinion on an issue that would affect the whole campus, such as the smoking-ban.

While campus opinions are uncertain, the President’s Council hasn’t reached a decision yet.

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Brennen DeMott smokes at a designated outdoor smoking area by the Community Center.

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Cougars’ matmen pin opponents

By Mark Sunderland The Clackamas Print We’ve all heard how the basketball teams are doing and heard word about how the track needs to be repaired to help the track team, yet there hasn’t been much word about the wrestling team on campus. How has the wrestling team been doing this season and where do they stand?

“We’ve done pretty well. We’ve competed a lot and pushed the guys

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We’ve done pretty well. We’ve competed a lot and pushed the guys really hard Josh Rhoden Head wrestling coach

really hard,” coach Josh Rhoden confirmed when asked how the team was doing this year.

The word from the coach is of confidence, and it seems the wrestling team for Clackamas Community College is on a roll with several wins and placing 15th at the Reno Tournament of Champions.

At the Reno event, four-year col-

lege teams meet up with only two junior colleges invited, and one of those junior colleges this year was CCC. “We were at Reno at the Tournament of Champions. And there is only two junior colleges invited, us and someone else. The rest are division one and two teams.

Approximately 30 other teams and we finished 15th,” Rhoden said about the Reno tournament.

There are three divisions, and those divisions are made of the four-year colleges and universities throughout the nation. It is a chance for Clackamas to display its wrestlers and gives the colleges a chance to see what the school has to offer; which is good as it acts as a skill day for the wrestling team and a chance for Clackamas to shine in the big league.

Clackamas was also out in Iowa this year for the National Dual Meet Championship. There they competed against some of the top teams in the nation at this time and the team placed fourth.

Recently, Clackamas competed against Yakima Valley with a 41-6 win, where Billy Goldsberry and Joe Fistolera won their matches.

“They both won. Both guys got wins for us against two pretty good kids from Yakima school,” Rhoden said.

Clackamas has nine guys out of the 10 weight classes that are ranked within the top 12 in the nation, and Anthony Weerheim, who weighs in at 141 pounds, is undefeated so far this year. This all reads good for the school’s chance to score it big at Nationals. A 7-4-1 win to loss ration also reads in support of CCC making its mark.

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Cougar Joe Fistolera (right), tangles Brad Sweet of Yakima Valley Community College in an arm lock in a match on Jan. 21. Fistolera won by default.

Another note of interest is in reference to Tyrell Fortune. Fortune has been nominated for the Oregon Sports Award for the small college category, and it is like ESPN ESPY. It sounds like a good opportunity for Fortune and the college overall.

On Feb. 13, the Region 18 Championship will be held in Des Moines, Wash. The Region 18 Championship is where it is decided who gets to go to Nationals, which are being held Feb. 26 and 27 and will be held in Des Moines,

Iowa.

Overall, it sounds as if the wrestling team has been doing well this season and with the Nationals coming up we will get to see how well Clackamas holds up against some of the best teams in the nation.

Cougars’ cagers click, continue conquering court

By John Hurlburt Co-Editor in Chief Throughout the beginning half of their season, Clackamas Cougar men’s and women’s basketball teams are showing off the predatory ability that has allowed both of them to stay near the top of the tables.

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Sophomore point guard Jeff Dorman looks for an open teammate during a game against the Umpqua Riverhawks on Jan. 29. The Cougars cruised to victory, 97-77.

Both teams have been able to maintain a fierce record of 6-1 in division play, leading the men’s team into first place of their Southern bracket and the women’s fighting to overcome their second place standing.

Men rise to the challenge Men’s head coach Clif Wegner couldn’t be prouder of his team’s place in the division standings but still maintains that the team has a lot to work on.

“I think we’re still coming into our own, and we’re getting a lot better,” Wegner said adding, “I’m glad we’re in first place.”

Last season Wegner led Clackamas’ men’s team through 13 wins while only suffering one loss in regular season play. That group of Cougars was able to shred through the competition at the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Championship as well as land a first place slot in division.

Wegner believes that it would be no stretch for the team to be able to this again; especially if the rest of the year continues in the same way it has started.

“Those are things this team could accomplish, too. If they really set their mind to it, really stay focused, do what they’re supposed to do on and off the floor, we like our chances,” Wegner declared.

Since my last interview with Wegner, the team had already won another two games; a good sign that they plan to make a clean sweep two years in a row.

The female juggernaut squad Clackamas’ women’s team was dealt a disheartening blow from Lane early

in the season this year, which is now keeping them from reaching the much coveted first place slot.

Lane is leading the women’s division with a 7-0 record, hovering just above Clackamas’ second place.

“I think Lane is playing best out of anyone,” coach Jim Martineau said.

“Lane’s been kind of the standard the last three or four years; they’ve been the team to beat.”

In order to be the best team in the NWAACC, the Lady Cougars will have to sink their teeth into the behemoth that Lane represents in the women’s division.

In order to apply the jaw-locking, Lane-defeating throat clench, Martineau believes they may need the home court advantage, noting that in the past three to four years the Lady Cougars have been dominating home games.

Guard Bryanna St. Paul has been noticing a pick-up in the pace of practices that proves that the coaches hopes are high.

“We’re working a lot harder,” St. Paul said. “Our coaches tell us we need to work harder in practice so when we get to the game it gets easier.”

The competition isn’t only against others colleges, according to St. Paul, a returning sophomore. Within the team, members are battling for playing time, which has forced many to play at a skill level above what they had to before.

“We have to work harder for playing time,” St. Paul said. “If someone really wants to play they have to work hard to get more PT.” The increased work rate and competition seem to be paying off according to Martineau.

“We’re a little better than last year at this time … and we have a little more talent this year,” Martineau said to summarize the season.

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Freshman Miranda Martine shoots a free throw during a game against the Umpqua Riverhawks on Jan. 29. The Lady Cougars easily shot down the ‘hawks, 101-81.

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Super Bowl set to provide drama

By Steven Weldon Associate Sports Editor “Pigs have flown! Hell has frozen over!

The Saints are going to the Super Bowl!”

Jim Henderson, the New Orleans Saints radio play-by-play announcer exclaimed after kicker Garrett Hartley hit a 40yard field goal in overtime to beat the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, Jan. 24, in the NFC Championship game. The longsuffering franchise – only seven playoff appearances in their 43 years of existence according to pro-football-reference.com – has finally been redeemed, earning their first-ever trip to the Super Bowl. This will be the 44th Super Bowl, meaning that it has taken the Saints their entire history to this day to make it to the NFL’s annual championship game.

The Saints opponent will be the Indianapolis Colts, who defeated the New York Jets in the AFC Championship game on Jan. 24.The Colts are no strangers to the hoopla and fanfare that surrounds the Super Bowl. In fact, the Colts were in Super Bowl XLI in 2007, nabbing a victory over the Chicago Bears.

Coincidentally, this year’s Super Bowl will be played in Miami, the same location as the last Super Bowl the Colts played in.

The Saints’ road to the Super Bowl has been a very long and trying one. From their days of being known as the New Orleans Saints, to the days of being quarterbacked by one of the best college players, Archie Manning – whose son, Peyton, is the quarterback for the Colts – to the devastating hurricane that forced the Saints to play their eight “home” games of the 2005 season at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Tiger Stadium at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. and even one “home” game in Giants Stadium in New York City.

In 2006, the team experienced a huge turnaround and rode adrenaline and good fortune to the NFC Championship game where if they would have defeated the

Chicago Bears, they would have faced the Colts ... in Miami. The same Super Bowl being played this year. This season, they started out a flawless 13-0, but fell in their final three games to finish 13-3, which ended up to be still good enough for the number one seat and home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.

The Colts however, have experienced the opposite. Since 2002, the team has been the staple of success in the NFL. Consistency, heady leadership by quarterback Manning and great coaching through

the decade gave them eight consecutive playoff berths, an offense ranked in the top three – exception to the 2002, 2008 and 2009 teams – and one Super Bowl.

In Indianapolis, success is not a rarity, it’s an expectation. From the fans point of view, I took a poll to see who thought who would win. Of the six people, I asked, four of them said the Colts. Only two rebelled and said the Saints. Surprisingly, two who said the Colts actually wanted the Saints to win the game.

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Opinion: Timbers leave Portland Beavers homeless in 2011 With the introduction of Portland’s first Major League Soccer team, the Beavers get the boot from PGE Park

By Mark Foster Sports Editor Portland will soon be padding its homeless population statistics adding the Portland Beavers to the already long list.

In 2011, the Beavers will be given the boot by Merritt Paulson and the Timbers to make way for Portland’s first Major League Soccer team’s full take-over of PGE Park. The eviction has left many wondering where the Beavers will call home come 2011. Beaverton as well as the Clark County Fairgrounds are locations rumored to have been considered as the future home of the Beavers.

But what better location can there be than downtown Portland?

I find it hard to believe that relocating the team outside of downtown will solve any problems related to attendance or any problems whatsoever. This turnaround from Portland being a baseball city to a soccer town seems to be quite sudden considering it was not too long ago that Portland was in the hunt for bringing a Major League Baseball franchise to the city.

Yes, I have been to both a Timbers’ game as well as a Beavers’ game. During the early 2000s the Beavers were just as popular as the Timbers are now, times have just changed. It wasn’t until around 2006 when soccer became the huge mainstream sport

that we know it as today.

The turning point? The 2006 World Cup. Since 2006 soccer has gained an enormous amount of support in the U.S., in which soccer was previously not one of the top sports.

For the Beavers, this could be the beginning of the end. Moving out of downtown Portland will do no good.

The beauty of having the Beavers in Portland’s backyard was that the team and games were so easily accessible.

With TriMet stopping right in front of the stadium, games were easy to get to and parking was no issue. People just lost interest, and the more popular up-and-coming sport has gained ground.

But there is definitely still a large amount of support for baseball in Portland. I was in attendance for the standing-room-only Triple-A All Star game and wasn’t able to get a ticket. I had to sit at the Multnomah Athletic Club. From there it was easy to see the love this city still has for baseball.

Not a seat was unfilled.

Seeing that it is evident the Beavers will lose out on playing at PGE Park, the second best place would be where the Memorial Coliseum is now located. The memorial for the troops could still be established because what purpose does the stadium serve besides that? There are only a handful of events that take place in the Coliseum each year, so why not make it useful and keep the Beavers in Portland? A new stadium will definitely attract a larger following and bring old fans back.

Baseball in Portland isn’t dead; it’s on life support right now and it’s not time to pull the plug.

teams who all season long have been the best in their conferences. It’s sure to be a true No. 1 versus No. 1 battle, the first since 1993 when the Dallas Cowboys played the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII. While the Colts are garnering confident selections due to their recent dominance, the underdog Saints are capturing the hearts of fans everywhere, even here in Oregon, where we know what it’s like to be the underdog.

The Super Bowl will begin at 3:25 p.m. Feb. 7.

Runners race in Seattle

By Jaime Dunkle The Clackamas Print The Cougar track and field team has continued to work hard, and with the prospect for bigger opportunities, they are ready to get back on track.

The Cougars are warming up after the winter break. With one track meet already over and more on the way, the team is preparing for the remainder of the indoor season.

On the weekend of Jan. 16, some of the Cougar athletes competed at a track meet in Seattle, Wash. Garrett Schnell, Ethan Moore and Eric Tolento all contended as unattached (no affiliation with a club or college) competitors.

Jared Hippler was the only Cougar athlete who competed as a member of a team. He went allied with the Willamette Striders Track Club.

All of the athletes did really well even though they were only two weeks into the term.

Hippler placed the highest, although it was two feet under his personal record in the pole vault.

Hippler said it was his first time going back to full step since last term.

“I’ve gotten faster, so the poles from last year were too small,” Hippler said.

The Cougar track and field team is having a fundraiser to finance the upcoming track meet on Feb. 14 at the University of Washington.

Head track coach, Keoni McHone, has tax deductible donation slips available for anyone interested in donating.

There will be nearly 20 Cougar

athletes competing at the forthcoming meet. The competitors will have a chance to be exposed to four-year programs before the season even starts, according to McHone.

“We have good athletes in every event so it should be pretty interesting to see how we do,” McHone said.

There will be modifications to the challenges since this is the indoor season. The 100 meter race will be reduced to a 60 meter race.

The hammer throw will be replaced with the weight throw. Women will throw 25 pounds and men will throw 35 pounds. The entire competition will be compressed, according to McHone.

“Because the tracks are smaller, the races are a lot more aggressive,” McHone said.

Hippler will be going to the upcoming meet. He said he hopes to get a larger pole. His stated aim is 16 feet and 180 pounds with a 17 foot jump.

Bailey Nogle also plans on going to the Seattle meet. She said she hopes to compete in the high jump, her main event. She said that she is looking forward to short sprinting as well.

“I hope to high jump around five [feet] for an opening height this season,” Nogle said.

It is worthwhile for Cougars to compete abroad, but Nogle is anxious to compete on her own turf.

“I’d like to have more track meets in our area,” Nogle said. “A lot of [Clackamas] students aren’t able to watch because we can’t compete on our home track.”

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Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

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Oregonians take the plunge into the Columbia River near North Portland, raising at least $50 each for Special Olympics Oregon on Jan. 30. The total estimate earned for Special Olympics Oregon was $130,000 at the end of the day, a huge success.

Teams plunge into ice-cold Columbia River to raise money for Special Olympics Oregon

By Annemarie Schulte Arts & Culture Editor One thing’s for sure: I’ve never felt anything like this in my life. The freezing water is paralyzing as I wade even deeper. Soon it becomes too deep to walk, and I attempt swimming with numb limbs to make it to the Coast Guard patrol officer at the end I’m determined to high five him for some reason. I can’t breathe in or out (in fact, I’m screaming, “I can’t breathe!”),

and my whole body is thrbbing in pain from this severe cold.

It’s the Polar Bear Plunge and I, young and reckless, agreed to take part in it. I knew the water would be cold but nothing prepared me for this.

The Polar Bear Plunge is an event where hundreds of people sign up to jump in the Columbia River – in January. Sounds insane right? But it’s for a good cause. Participants must raise at least $50 to plunge and all donations go to Special Olympics Oregon.

The Polar Plunge, which took place Saturday, Jan. 30, was complete with a costume contest in which groups or individuals dressed in their craziest get-up, and then took the plunge.

A majority of the groups that took the plunge together were teams. My personal favorite was “Team Major Shrinkage,” an all

The Clackamas Print Arts and Culture Editor, Annemarie Schulte (center), prepares for the plunge with friend Mallory Lewis (left.)

male group.

Many groups consisted of law enforcement officials who took the plunge in their uniforms. A team even made a Viking boat out of PVC pipe and took the plunge with it, running into the river with it held high above their heads.

What was truly mind-blowing was that some people did the plunge twice, just for fun.

This year, one man raised $5,000 alone, and the total estimate raised for the day was around $130,000.

When asked how they were doing budget wise so far, Mark Evertz, V.P. of Marketing and Public Relations for Special Olympics Oregon said, “We actually saw a modest revenue increase and saw youth participation in our programs grow substantially in 2009 and expect it to continue in 2010.”

Held at Broughton Beach, the event had warmed tents and free soup and T-shirts for plungers.

News channels were everywhere and many radio stations were as well, covering the chaos.

Minutes before he plunged, Clackamas Community College student David McVeigh, team captain of The Plungers remarked, “Good Lord, I hope I can breathe while swimming out to the buoy.”

McVeigh said he heard about the plunge and thought, “If all I have do is jump in freezing cold water to help out Special Olympics, than it’s worth it.”

It was his first plunge, but he says it won’t be his last.

McVeigh says he even has three teammates already lined up for next year.

I’ve done some crazy things in my 19 years, but this defi-

nitely is one of the things at the top of my list.

Following the plunge someone asked me if I would go do it again. My immediate response was to say, “No, my whole body was numb and it hurt to breathe.” But then I thought a little bit and then realized that by this time next year I will have probably forgotten just how cold the plunge is and you can probably bet I’ll be back out there again. Only this time, I’m going to raise more and come up with an awesome costume.

Although the Polar Bear Plunge has already taken place this year in Portland, you can still test your sanity at the Polar Bear Plunges held in Medford (Feb. 6), Eugene (Feb. 20), Corvallis (Feb. 20), or Bend (Feb. 26). Go to plungeoregon. com for details, and remember, it’s only water!

Plungers take the first dive into the freezing cold water of the Columbia River for the Polar Plunge to help Special Olympics Oregon.

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By Annemarie Schulte Arts & Culture Editor

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Kevin Wright lounges on the floor in the Alexander Art Gallery and admires the finished display. The 75 squares consist of Flores’ artwork interpreted by both PCC and CCC art students.

Walking into the Alexander Art Gallery in the Niemeyer Center, you are immediately met with a wall full of vivid colors and images. The art is colorful and dark at the same time; as well as full of hidden and deeper meanings waiting to be deciphered.

The first wall you see is covered with a display that consists of 12 square-inch paintings, 15 columns wide and 10 rows long. According to the exhbit flyer, the large-scale wall project is a “collaborative effort between the artist and students from Clackamas Community College and Portland Community College.”

This work was an installation that took place Friday, Jan. 29.

How was such a large-scale painting created?

The placquard next to the display reads, “Digital images of Gene Flores’ work were downloaded from the internet, printed, cut up and rearranged in a large-scale collage which was then cut into exact one inch squares. Each square was given to a student to interpret and enlarge into a one foot square.

The enlarged squares were then reassembled into the 10 by 15 foot grid on the wall in the gallery.”

Gene Flores teaches printmaking and drawing at PCC. Flores is internationally known and has experience not only as an instructor but also a curator and a visual artist.

Ten years ago, Flores had a solo exhibition in the Pauling Gallery at Clackamas. Some of the titles of his work were found to be offensive and created a media frenzy. This is first show Flores has had here since then.

On the art gallery flyer, Flores’ work is described as “a seductive mix of the sacred and profane with a humorous emphasis on the absurdities of life.”

Much of the artist’s work is influenced by the death of his father. His father ingrained in his mind the important ethics of truth, justice, discipline, love and defending the defenseless, which is evident in Flores’ artwork.

Walking through the gallery, one will notice that most of Flores’ work is “handcolored etching.”

Many have Spanish titles and most, if not all, have Spanish influence.

At the entrance of the exhibit sits a large leather black book meant for comments. Some of the comments include things such as “Gene Flores is one of the best instructors I have ever had. His work is amazing,” and accolades like “time consuming, and extraordinary.”

The exhibit began on Jan. 12 and will continue until Feb. 10. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On Feb. 4, from noon to 1 p.m., there will be an Artist’s Reception. Immediately following will be an Artist’s Talk in the art center from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Students get an education while defending the country

By Joshua Baird The Clackamas Print For the first time since World War II, the armed forces are experiencing a much higher approval rating than many can remember.

“Now is a really good time to be going into the military or getting out,” Greg Seaver, who is a member of the Veterans assistance department on campus, said.

Over the years, men and women have joined the military for a number of reasons. In the early part of this decade the reasons were very obvious, the attack on our homeland that spawned our current war in the Middle East on terrorism.

That is not to say that the only reason to enlist is completely patriotic feelings of responsibility and a personal belief in the call to duty. Many young Americans have found a new reason to enlist, financial aid.

The G.I. bill has been around in one form or another since 1944, paying for brave men and women everywhere to have assistance with education as well as medical coverage. Today the Montgomery G.I. bill is one of the most sought after benefits of joining the armed forces.

The military also offers several other

options for college assistance, including loan repayment and service academics, where an enlisted person can earn pay while going to an accredited school for a degree.

“My parents were mad, but my friends thought it was cool,” Andrea Frohman said of her decision to enlist in the Army National Guard.

The question that plagued the people she knew most was, “They let someone as short as you in the military?”

Frohman, who served nearly a year in Afghanistan, has only one regret, and that is she couldn’t stay in, “Because of the numbers in my unit they [the military] wouldn’t release me for active duty.”

The question that remains is, are those soldiers that join because of a desire for further education treated any different by their superiors, or other servicemen who joined for other reasons?

Joseph Loy, an Army veteran and student at Clackamas said that in his experience there was never any such behavior.

“As long as you do your job, that’s all that matters,” said Loy. The hardest part about joining the military for Loy was definitely the mental strain of training. “If you can survive and not fold,” he added.

Many people join the military after college. Some become officers out of

specialized training. Others will enlist and work up through the ranks, and they are called “mustangers.”

“Mustanger is one who enlists after accomplishing a degree but chooses not to be an officer until after time served in the enlisted ranks,” Seaver said.

Many went through an ROTC program or reserve officers training corps.

“The life of an officer is markedly different from the enlisted lifestyle,” said Seaver.

Some people would rather enlist and work their way up the food chain to become officers based on the hard work they put in, as opposed to going from college to officer. Both Loy and Seaver agreed that those people are more respected.

Seaver said that he would recommend joining after serious consideration. He believes that it takes a certain quality in a person to join, someone with maturity and a seriousness of life.

Or as Loy said, “Some have it, some don’t” The best advice for a possible recruit is to get promises in writing from the recruiter.

“They can promise you the world,” Justin Lay said about the recruiting process.

Without those promises in writing, a

recruit may not get everything. The G.I. Bill, however, is available for everyone who serves.

The number of students who are also veterans or currently enlisted that joined to defend our country and its citizens outweighs the minority of people who joined with a desire to get money for college.

Lay enlisted because, “My resolve to join was strong. [I joined] for the defense of my country and my belief in the constitution.”

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the clackamas print 9 & Get experience, be an intern arts culture

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

Cooperative Work Experience has internship programs of all types, some offer tuition incentives

By Javierh Montero The Clackamas Print As time progresses, many of us realize that what we’ve learned in previous years is in part or totally forgotten. Maybe it’s because the more we learn, the less information we can retain, or perhaps it’s because we don’t put our knowledge to work often, and that is why applying to an internship on the focused area of study is so beneficial.

Internships don’t only offer job experience, but the open doors. You meet people and see the world outside of college.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for students to have an internship; it allows you to try out some things and you get some kind of tangible benefit from it too, whether it’s credit, tuition or money,” said Carol Burnell, Clackamas Community College English instructor.

The Career Work Experience “builds the bridge from college to career by providing on-the-job training opportunities and additional resources for career success,” as stated on the CWE Web site.

The CWE Web site will help you answer questions regarding internships, guide you on whom to talk to, give you applications and more.

Program coordinator for work based learning, David Blessman, said, “What we provide our students is an opportunity after they do a certificate or associate of applied science to take what they’ve learned in the classroom and practice those skills with a local employer or organization and get college credit for it.”

Clackamas has many staff and faculty members who give out internships to students. An example of this is Burnell, who has internships for the writing center and offers tuition

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Sarah Thistel, Samantha Wood, and Kimmi Miller in the Bill Brod Community Center use their laptops. Like a great deal of other students, they could easily qualify for several CWE programs or internships. incentives instead of an actual paycheck.

“It’s a great thing to put in your resume … the job changes, and there is a lot of ‘on the job’ training; it’s a learning experience. That’s the idea,” said Burnell.

“The cost for an internship will depend on the amount of credits that each student will wish to take, plus some additional fees,” said Blessman.

But why would you want to pay for an internship? The reason is simple. You would be receiving college credits while working towards your actual career and gaining experience and opportunities that you couldn’t have had any other way.

Another benefit of an internship through the college is that instructors help you “find a site, write a learning objective and monitor and evaluate the outcomes … The instructors might know someone to get you started, and it will look good on a

resume to say that you’ve passed the internship test,” said Blessman.

Carol Middendorff, a business CWE instructor, says that Campfire USA with Jodi Kirpatrick “has been a loyal supporter … we have had two autistic students there, one student who was on parole and numerous other very capable students who have gained office skills at Campfire USA.” Another organization that has hosted CWE students for many years is the Oatfield Hill Estates. Students carry out “horticultural therapy an organic gardening with older folks in residence there who have problems like Alzheimer’s,” said horticulture CWE instructor, Jenni Ward.

Remember to check out the CWE Web site at depts.clackamas.edu/cwe, ask department chairs and instructors, take a look at the student catalog, and check out different organizations such as Campfire USA, Oatfield Hill Estates or the some local businesses.

Some companies that offer CWE student opprotunities:

Campfire USA Jodi Kirpatrick jodik@campfireusa.org www.campfireusa.org/

Oatfield Hill Estates Melissa Richmond mrichmond@oatfieldestates.com www.elitecare.com/oatfield_estates

Mediterranean fusion brings a taste explosion If you’d like to try something unique, the Cypress restaurant and bar would be the place to visit

By Mark Sunderland The Clackamas Print Stepping through the threshold and down the stairs from the front entrance, one finds himself in a little restaurant with a high ceiling and a quaint feeling that pervades the air.

The walls are decorated with paintings that made me think of some little cafe off the main strip in Florence, Italy. A smattering of tables mark out the dining room area with the center of the room taken up by a full bar.

The entire atmosphere is comfortable and relaxing with only one television that is angled towards the bar so that it isn’t an obvious distraction from conversation or the eye-catching decor.

What place am I talking about?

The place I speak of is Cypress in downtown Oregon City, right next door to the Winestock wine shop and bar.

The Cypress restaurant is tucked into the side of a building with a simple sign that marks the entrance to the inside at 820 Main St. Once settled at a table and the menus is given to me by the waiter, I looked over the menu, which is rather short in comparison to many other restaurants that boast foreign cuisine.

A two page menu, simple drink menu on the table and a small plate with napkin, knife and fork. A simple table setting to matches the simple, yet eclectic decor.

After I spent serveral moments looking over the menu, the waiter

came over to the take our orders. We ordered the chicken kebob, chicken shawarma and an appetizer mezza with strawberry lemonade and a cup of coffee.

The appetizer mezza came first, a confection of hummus, baba ganooj, tzakiki sauce, tabouli and falafel and served with pita bread: a wide variety of food that hails from the Middle East, India and Greece that gave a mediterranean flare. The assortment of food was both tasteful and plentiful with a endless supply of pita bread to sate the stomach. The appetizer was quite filling and nearly a whole meal unto itself.

The appetizer was mostly finished as we wanted to leave room for the main course. After a short wait, I found myself pleasantly surprised with the portion sizes, given the prices.

The chicken kebob came to the table with a large portion of seasoned basmati rice and a pile of chicken that was cooked in garlic and lemon. The chicken kabob was tender and juicy with just enough seasoning to tease the senses, rather then overpowering the palette.

The chicken shawarma was placed before me. As I had ordered the dinner portion, the dish was served in a bowl with a side of the seasoned rice as well. The chicken was cooked in a special spice mixture and tahini sauce, which I found to be a pleasing blend of spice and sauce. While it wasn’t quite what I was looking for, it wasn’t bad and a unique experience.

The food was consumed and the experience was pleasant with good customer service. We spent a couple moments in an attempt to finish off the last bits of food, which proved to be an impossible task.

The damage done totaled only at $29.50, which was not at all terrible considering the size of the dishes and the fullness of our bellies.

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The Internet has expanded opportunities for students across the globe to take online classes at Clackamas Community College

By Travis Hardin The Clackamas Print Technology can make it happen.

The first decade of the 21st century has certainly seen its fair share of advancements in how things are done.

For college students, one of these advancements that have become very popular is taking courses online.

With the recent increase in enrollment at Clackamas Community College and other colleges around the state, online courses have provided another alternative for students who are unable to enroll in a course held on campus.

This can be seen simply by scanning the pages of the schedule of classes. For example, in the winter 2010 schedule you will find many online courses being offered in subject areas such as math, writing and business. With the click of a mouse, students now have the capability to take a course from anywhere in the United States or even the world, provided that they have an adequate Internet connection.

For Kurt Lewandowski, who is teaching Math 60 online this term at Clackamas, he sometimes doesn’t know if one of his students is from outside of Oregon.

“The only reason I would know then, is I require all of my students to take a proctored final exam, which means typically I would expect them to have to come to campus, to go to the testing center.”

So for Lewandowski, he typically finds out towards the end of the term. He usually receives a call or e-mail from a student who is unable to come to campus to take the final exam.

To help facilitate this problem,

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Lewandowski has on his Web site and in the course syllabus a proctor test form that a student fills out. The purpose of the form is to identify someone to service or oversee the final exam.

“That person contacts me, and I check out who they are and validate [they] are responsible,” said Lewandowski.

According to Lewandowski, once the paperwork is in order, the student ends up taking the final exam wherever they currently are located.

“I have had as many [students] from, you know, kind of bizarre, out-of-the blue states that you wouldn’t even imagine.

Sometimes my first question is, ‘Why are you taking [the course] here?’” said Lewandowski.

Lewandowski has had students from such states as California, Arkansas and Utah. According to Lewandowski, he typically has a couple of online students each term from outside of Oregon.

“Overall I would speculate that there’s a slight decrease. I’m not

seeing as many [students] as I use to,” replied Lewandowski when asked if he has seen an increase or decrease in students taking courses from him outside of the state.

According to Lewandowski he did have a native student taking one of his courses from Mexico City and has had a few from other countries.

“By in large though, they are really Americans who locate in other areas for whatever reason,” said Lewandowski.

Greta Hartman, a business instructor at the college, stated, “Sometimes students start at Clackamas and they move and they just want to finish you know, finish and transfer degrees,” when asked why she thinks students take courses in other parts of the United States or the world.

According to Hartman, another reason is that students sometimes have to travel for work and are relocated for a few months and online courses allow those students to continue with their studies.

Hartman has had students from states such as Virginia and Georgia. Last term Hartman even had a female student living in Ecuador take BA 101 online.

According to Hartman, the student started at Clackamas and wanted to live in Ecuador for a couple of years and had her textbook shipped down there.

A question raised by this might be how the instructor found out about the student’s location.

During the first week of the course, Hartman requires all of her students to complete an introduction assignment.

“The introduction makes everyone feel human,” Hartman added.

According to Hartman, the only difficaulities with this student were a few minor power outages down in Ecuador, but the student managed to work through them.

Hartman stated that she typically has one to three students from outside of Oregon in each of her courses that are online.

Furthermore, this term Hartman has a male student in one of her courses, who is currently in Eastern Oregon due to his job which requires him to travel.

From talking to a couple of students here on campus, they feel online courses are kind of a risk.

When asked if she would take an online course from another college outside of the state, student Kimberly Miller replied, “No. Basically with online classes from personal experiences I [have] taken here, if you don’t have the skills and the knowledge to do self-study, to be self-taught verses someone teaching directly towards you, it’s very difficult to pass the class, very difficult to sit there and put the time and effort in if you really don’t want to do it.”

Freshmen Felicia Beaty replied, “You don’t get the experience working with the students and, like, the teachers.”

It also seems some faculty feel the same way, Lewandowski replied, “Online classes are definitely not for everyone.”

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Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010

By Mark Sunderland The Clackamas Print Take a step into the 1960s and dive into the underwater world of Rapture, a city of peace and prosperity that hides a dark secret.

The second installment of “BioShock” places the player in the seat of the original Big Daddy also known as “Project Delta.”

It is roughly 10 years after the original “BioShock” story, and we enter a realm that sits in the year of 1970, and Rapture has fallen further with two factions warring over ideology.

The Big Daddy reactivates with no memory from the past 10 years and begins his search of Rapture for the Little Sister he was original paired with. The story continues to unfold and it leads the player into a war with Sofia Lamb, who is the leader of one of the factions vying for control of the city, and it leads the player into a war with Lamb and her faction.

The player will also encounter a variant form of the Big Daddy that is called the Big Sister. Big Sister is a more agile version of the Big Daddies. Toss in some extras powers that include speed and, range from telekinesis to the drill all Big Daddies use. The Big Sisters promise to make a difficult enemy to encounter.

The game still has the usual enemies from the first one such

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as the Big Daddies and Splicers.

“BioShock 2” adds some variety from the original installment of the game with the ability to dual wield weapons and plasmids.

It also gives the player a chance to the use the drill that the Big Daddies used in the first game, a chance to get some good old fashion melee violence with a massive drill.

The game still has some old aspects from the original with the audio diaries and the ability to regenrate health from the Vitachambers.

A new addition to the game is the multiplayer feature.

The multiplayer in “BioShock 2” will be story driven but lacks a co-op mode. The multiplayer hosts a cast six playable characters, unless one pre-orders it from Gamestop or EB Games. Preordering the game gives the player access to two more characters. The multiplayer opens five different game modes and all of them have a single and team base mode.

“BioShock 2” promises to hold the same level of horror as the first and with the added multiplayer option, it has more versatility then the first game had. This is a good choice for anyone who seeks the thriller of surviving through a horrific tale that rivals the “Resident Evil” games in sheer scare factor.

So settle down into the couch, kill the lights, and prepare for a roller coaster ride of fear and violence.

Top ten ways you can make your classmates hate you

By Annemarie Schulte Arts & Culture Editor

1. Be an extremely loud talker. Talking to the person right next to you? Doesn’t matter. Use your loudest voice possible and be that obnoxious person in the class.

2. Always insist on high fives and then exclaim, “Too slow, Joe!” while quickly withdrawing your hand from the intended gesture. Do this every day for a few weeks, and you will quickly become hated … and avoided.

3. Completely ignore personal hygiene. Don’t shower, don’t do laundry, don’t wear deodorant … nothing. Try going ‘au natural’ for a week

or two and see how much your classmates like it.

4. Leave the room at least 10 times during the class hour.

Also feel free to announce your presence and your departure whenever you leave. Don’t forget to either close the door if you found it open or leave it open when you found it closed. Instructors especially will enjoy this move.

5. Eat the loudest or strongest smelling food. Hall-offamers include Gordettos, rye chips and fish n’ chips. Both nauseating and irritating your classmates at the same time is generally a plus.

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6. Come to class with the swine flu, or one of those face masks. Either one will make people look at you and wish you would have just stayed home.

7. Disagree with every single thing the instructor says, just for the hell of it. Turning a 15 minute lecture into an hour lecture will definitely be met with unappreciative looks by your classmates. Take this as encouragement and continue your annoying habit.

8. See how many loose papers, books, writing pads, food, writing utensils and technological devices you can

fit into the small desk space.

Don’t be afraid to let it spill over into your neighbor ’s space. Being the messiest person in the class can often set you apart as the most hated as well.

9. Play the music on your iPod extremely loud so that the whole class can hear the profanities or bass in whatever rap song you’re listening to.

10. Interrupt them while they are concentrating on an extremely hard problem or concept. Follow up with the expression, “OK. Just checking.”

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By Swami T. M. Riddle Aries (March 21 – April 19): For whatever reason, some gremlins like to pull practical jokes on you.

Don’t be surprised when you lose your keys or slip and fall down a flight of stairs.

Taurus (April 20 – May 20): Three words for you: poisoned soda pop.

Libra (September 23 – October 22): Your Scorpio arch-nemesis is planning something big. Your preparations should include saying goodbye to your loved ones and eating as much fatty and delicious foods as you can. It won’t matter anyways.

Scorpio (October 23 – November 21): You can sit back and relax. The Libra you are fighting is going to have a heart attack from a poor diet.

Gemini (May 21 – June 20): Signs say your best friend will lose a toe in a bathtub.

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Congratulations on becoming the supreme ruler of a cold, lifeless planet. Good luck finding a way to get there.

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Having flying disks made of plastic around is always a good idea.

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Virgo (August 23 – September 22): You have a lot of potential as a merciless executioner of innocent orphans.

Aquarius (January 20 – February 18): Next time you are driving in the forest, your car will be attacked by a grizzly bear. Be prepared to pay some expensive repair costs.

Pisces (February 19 – March 20): Pluto’s moon Charon says a dubious looking gentlemen in a top hat, monocle and three piece suit will offer you a million dollars to sleep with him. He is lying about the money, but you should still sleep with him because it will be the best sex of your life.

dot game

Draw one line at a time with your friends; whoever finishes a box puts his or her initial to claim it. Keep adding lines and finishing boxes, until you run out of dots.

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