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Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011

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Shooter has colleges aware In wake of former Pima Community College student Jared Loughner’s Arizona shooting, colleges have been rethinking their campus safety; Clackamas is no different when it comes to reviewing how to deal with students of concern.

By Mandie Gavitt Associate News Editor On Jan. 8 Jared Loughner allegedly killed six people and injured 13 at an event called “Congress at your corner.” Of those injured was U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and those killed includes a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl.

As time has passed since the shooting, more details have emerged about Loughner. He was a student at Pima Community College until he was asked to leave the school because of erratic behavior. He was told he could return if he sought out the care of a psychologist and that said psychologist deemed him stable enough to return to the school.

Loughner’s case may be stirring up questions for community colleges around the nation. However, for Clackamas Community College it is not a new subject. In 2008, a student Benjamin Caldwell, was asked to leave campus because he publically posted on MySpace that he wanted to shoot people on campus. It was known that Caldwell had a concealed weapon license. Caldwell was placed on a legal hold and was asked not to return to campus. As a result, Caldwell lost his weapon license. He was not available for comment.

The college does have a system in place should a student become a risk to campus safety. According to Ellen Wolfson,

the department chair of counseling and advising here at Clackamas, the process has been in place for about 10 years. If a teacher has concerns about a student, he or she will discuss this with their department chair or call one of the school’s counselors.

After this, a risk assessment team is called in. The team includes: the dean of Academic Foundations and Connections, a counselor, the dean from the department of criminal justice, a member of the nursing faculty, and a liaison from Clackamas mental health.

“We do encourage teachers to work with the student on their own if they feel comfortable,” said Wolfson. It is situations when that is not possible that the threat assessment team is called in.

The team determines whether the student can stay in school or not based on whether or not that student may be a risk to campus safety. They discuss the issues at hand and offer whatever help is deemed necessary for the situation. If the student is asked to leave campus they discuss at what point the student would be allowed to come back.

According to Tim Pantages, another counselor on campus who also teaches classes relating to mental health, the way to recognize if someone is a concern is by identifying whether or not there has been a dramatic change in their personalities, if they begin to talk about suicide or homicide and have a distinct plan and access to weapons.

“The people who will notice these changes will be those closest to the person,” said Pantages.

When asked whether the student’s right to privacy or the campus’ safety was more important Pantages said, “As a counselor I tend to lean more towards patient rights and confidentiality.” Pantages said he valued telling the appropriate people about certain concerns on campus but not necessarily telling the details, giving the example that it might be okay to tell a teacher that a student should not be allowed on campus and they are to call authorities if they see the student but the teacher doesn’t need to know why the student is a concern.

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LOUGHNER

From US to Europe, former Clackamas student becomes nanny

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By Abigail Neet Foreign Correspondent

efore October, I had never been outside of the US. I had never been to Canada or Mexico, and I hadn’t seen very much of the US either. I had primarily stayed in the bubble that is Oregon.

I always wanted to travel but I never had the means. Last summer I decided to take matters into my own hands when I chose to become an au pair.

For those of you who do not know, an au pair is a live-in nanny, with duties ranging from driving kids to school, cleaning up a bit after the kids (although not much since most people have cleaners) and making dinner for the kids.

I am pretty well qualified for the job. All I really needed to do is tell the families that I have nine siblings and 12 nieces and nephews and they assume I know what I am doing.

I talked to a few different families from many different places in Europe, mainly Denmark, Switzerland and Germany. I liked one family above the rest and as it turns out they felt the same way about me. I left the place I have lived for 19 years and flew to Geneva, Switzerland at 7 a.m. Oct. 4.

I didn’t sleep at all on the plane. My mind was going crazy as I tried to get myself to accept this new reality: I was moving to Europe. Sometimes I still don’t even realize it.

I am now working as an au pair for a British family with four children living in Geneva. It is a very good job and I am very happy with the family I have here. But Geneva is very, very different from Portland, so I have needed to make some adjustments.

The only thing Geneva has in common with Portland is the climate (though it rains much less here) and the scenery; it is green and mountainous, since Geneva is at the foot of the Alps.

The differences are plentiful. People seem to have a different mentality here; I think it is because they all are obscenely wealthy. Almost everyone I meet works in the finance industry and has multiple homes and Louis Vuitton bags. It’s very different from the Northwest hiking and biking scene.

American brands are also more expensive here.

Starbucks costs $8 and McDonald’s costs triple the price it does at home. I have to be honest though; it actually does taste better and has a much classier vibe. On the positive side, Geneva is beautiful. It is located on Lake Geneva, which has the most beautiful coloring, unlike bodies of water at home. The water is turquoise and clear and usually has a good number of very large and beautiful swans swimming on its surface.

Geneva also has a historic old town with narrow cobblestone streets and lovely cafes where you can enjoy a strong espresso.

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Privacy

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The fact that a former community college student, who was expelled due to questionable behavior, was responsible for the shooting in Arizona has raised concerns for many community colleges across the nation. The Clackamas Print decided to see what Clackamas Community College students felt was more important to them: students’ right to privacy or campus safety.

“Campus safety because I would rather be safe on campus than have secrets.” - Kyza Stansfield “Privacy because things can go way too far in the name of safety as airports have shown.” - Brock Reedy “Safety because I don’t want people getting beat up. Safety first!”

- Brandon Troxel “Safety because I don’t want people getting hurt.” - Kraig Fargher

“Safety because when you come to school you don’t plan on being killed.” - Erick Juarez “Safety because if a student is dangerous I want to be protected.”

- Courtney Pattock “Privacy because a lot of the things people say they might do … isn’t really an indicator of what they will do. Safety measures aren’t effective.” - Kevin Harris “Both because it depends on the situation.”

- Rosemary Williams

“Safety because I value general safety.” - Joshua Francom

SAFETY: Shooting causes concern Continued from Page 1

Not everyone seems to think that privacy is as important as safety.

“Safety still needs to be defined,” said Jean DeVenney, who also works in the counseling department, “because we value privacy we get the risk.”

When asked whether she thought the situation with Loughner in Arizona was handled appropriately, DeVenney responded with, “Well,

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was anyone hurt on that campus?”

To clarify, she said that she felt the college handled the situation properly because staff kept their students safe.

According to Pantages, Pima Community College may have had much more difficulties with follow up for Loughner than Clackamas would for their students. “They are much larger there. We are smaller so it would be easier for us to follow up.”

However, Wolfson said she is unsure if Caldwell, the student asked to leave Clackamas, ever received mental health treatment or if anyone followed up with him.

When asked whether she felt the situation with Caldwell was handled appropriately, DeVenney stated that she believed it was because no one was hurt. Wolfson echoed this response by saying that in high risk situations, safety is more important.

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Tim Pantages comments on the issues surrounding privacy and safety on the CCC campus.

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Roses and debate The Speech and Debate club is starting an annual fundraiser selling stainless steel roses and starting a new open forum debate event in partnership with ASG

By Brian Baldwin News Editor The Speech and Debate Team of Clackamas Community College has started a new fundraiser in time for Valentine’s Day by handcrafting stainless steel roses.

Ever since the school cut most of the funding for the team at the beginning of the 2009-2010 academic year, members have had to pay out of their own pocket to travel to events.

“When we were talking about fundraising, because of the fact that our funding had been cut ... we’ve had to try to find some really unique opportunities for fundraising.

Our first one being Breakfast with Santa, our second one being these roses, where we could get the best return on our buck,” said Kerrie Hughes, adviser for the club.

“We sat the kids down, and the kids were for it.”

The college still funds the club’s trip to national competitions.

According to Hughes, there will only be 50 roses made for Valentine’s Day but if they sell out before the end of the day, they may purchase more supplies. The limited number was decided because the club members were unsure how well received the roses would be and were wary about how much of their leftover funds they wanted to invest.

“We really wanted to see how well these would take off, and these have just taken off,” said Hughes. “Altogether, we’ve sold probably half of them thus far. They never wilt. They never die. What girl wouldn’t want one?”

These roses have no additional color or engraving due to the additional costs and time involved. “We have to try and get the most that we can from the cost in it based on our supplies. The next batch we are thinking about doing for Mother’s Day, we want to do some coloring on them and make them a little bit different,” said Hughes.

The roses cost $25 for one rose and $20 per rose when bought in a bundle of two or more. You can buy these roses in Kerrie Hughes’ office in the Niemeyer Center.

The club has also, in partnership with

the Associated Student Government, restarted an open forum event that takes place every other Wednesday on campus called “Word Off Wednesdays.” The first event was on Jan. 19 in the lobby of the Niemeyer Center.

Word Off Wednesdays is a revival of ASG’s former Soapbox debates advertised as a “debate-style forum every other Wednesday as the Speech and Debate Team and you speak your mind about issues affecting college students today.”

“We’re trying to give students more opportunity to have a wider variety of things they feel are necessary to talk about and things they want to talk about. Because when you limit people to one topic, it usually creates problems, and I know there are students that want to talk about more than just Measures 66 and 67,” said Justin McDaniels of the ASG public affairs and politics division.

Speakers have three minutes to prove their point and any topic is welcome that students feel is important to talk about, but both the ASG and the Speech and Debate Club hope that students will not use the open forum for malicious purposes.

“The goal is to have students bring up issues that we can learn something about and raise awareness to. It’s not necessarily a time for a student to come up and attack an individual or a group because that’s not what we want to build up,” said McDaniels.

Currently the Word Off Wednesdays are going to be in different high traffic locations to serve different student interests, although McDaniels’ goal is to have the event directly in the cafeteria of the Bill Brod Community Center. Both parties also want people to know that they do not have to be in speech classes or even be well versed in public speaking to join in or bring forth a topic to discuss.

“For the average speaker – you want to have a concise point. Know where you’re going because once you get up there and the nerves start kicking in, it’s easy to have something trigger in your memory and then you start chasing that and get completely off your point,” said Shaun Rocheleau.

The next Word Off Wednesday is today, Feb. 2 in the community center.

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Classical music used as deterrent

By Mandie Gavitt Associate News Editor Those riding TriMet may be in for amusical surprise the next time they ride. TriMet has started a new experiment at the SE 162 Avenue Max station. Where riders once heard the clicks and ticks of an oncoming train, the sound of classical music has now been added.

That’s right; TriMet has begun blasting classical music at this particular Max station in an attempt to see if it brings down crime rates. This experiment has proved successful in other places such as London, Seattle and Florida.

“It is too early to tell if it’s going to be successful here,” said Mary Fetsch, who works in public relations at TriMet. Fetsch said that there was construction going on at the start of the experiment that may have affected the crime rates. “Our focus was to have people who are there to ride the train, not to loiter. We want to carry this out until spring or summer to see if it has an impact.”

According to Tim Pantages, an instructor and counselor at Clackamas Community College, the idea behind the project may not be to soothe or settle those who may be causing crime but rather to keep people away. “It may be designed to make young people not want to hang out,” he said.

Pantages said there is a mosquito – like tone that young people can hear but older adults

cannot. Most people have seen this advertised on TV as the ringtone your teachers and parents can’t hear. “My niece and nephew have it on their phones,” said Pantages, “and I really can’t hear it.”

He said that many convenience stores have started playing the mosquito tones outside of their stores because younger people find it annoying while adults cannot hear it.

Pantages said that TriMet may be trying to do the same thing, as young people often don’t like classical music. “I’m sure it will probably be effective at keeping crime down at that particular stop,” said Pantages, “but it will probably just be pushing it a block or two away.”

John Scruggs, a Portland Police Bureau sergeant and the mastermind behind the experiment, said that he had the idea after he heard about England doing the same thing. “I think it is the first time it has been used on an outdoor platform,” he said.

The idea was to keep only the people who wanted to ride TriMet at the TriMet stations.

“Typically those who are arrested aren’t classical music fans,” said Scruggs. The hope is that offenders won’t want to hang out at the max stations because of the music.

According to Scruggs, there was a 40 percent decrease in calls for service at the station that played the classical music.

“It is a low cost alternative,” he said. “If we prevent one assault it will have paid for itself.”

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AU PAIR: Life in Switzerland Continued from Page 1

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Phi Theta Kappa leaders discuss events and issues for the upcoming year. Meetings are held every Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge.

By Joshua Baird Arts & Culture Editor Phi Theta Kappa is more than a club; it’s a way of life for many.

According to Michelle Baker, the faculty adviser for PTK, the club is an “honor society specific to two year colleges with GPA requirements as well as membership requirements.”

Built on four hallmarks of leadership, scholarship, fellowship and service, PTK members have a lot to be proud of.

“First of all, it’s an academic pat on the back for your academics.

(It’s about) being in touch with others who have pride for academic work,” said Megan Dickson, the club president.

There are a number of benefits that come from being a member of this group; among them are discounts on car insurance through Geico and discounted Dell computers.

Scholarships that are only available to PTK members are also an added bonus. “I would say it’s the biggest draw to become a member,” said Baker.

“I was invited to join. I’m trying to get scholarships (and) being involved will help me attain scholarships,” said Spring Wedlund, who was attending her second meeting and was voted in as the new vice president secretary for Phi Theta Kappa’s Clackamas Community College chapter.

Wedlund and two others were selected on Jan. 20 to take new

positions in the club, including Daniel Crooks as the vice president of promotions and Andrea Cox as vice president of fellowship.

Another benefit that may be less known is that as a member if you go into the government sector for a career, you may be able to get a higher pay grade than other entry level positions.

To become a member “at CCC, (you must) be invited, you have to have a 3.5 GPA,” said Baker.

However, once you become a member you are allowed to drop down to a 3.25 GPA in case you have a bit of trouble when life comes your way. Over 200 of your classmates are already members of this group, though they are not active as members.

You may be wondering what you do if you are a member of this group. According to Baker, the group does a lot of activities such as collecting food, clothing and toiletries. They also take part in Relay for Life, a summer fundraising event for cancer research, and a weekly event called Potluck in the Park, which provides free hot meals to anyone in need every Sunday at 3 p.m. in downtown Portland.

The fee for joining the club is $65 and after paying you are a lifetime member. Some of that fee goes to the national, regional and local chapters for scholarships and travel expenses for community service projects and other events.

PTK meets every Thursday at 3:30 in the fireside lounge, stop by and attend a meeting if you are interested in joining. Also don’t forget to focus on the grades.

Across from the old town is the designer shopping area, Rive, just a few streets down from the lake. If you happened to need a baby Armani coat or a Gucci bag, this would be the place to go.

One thing I love about Geneva is how close together everything is. It seems as though in 10 minutes I can get from one side of town to the other. This is partially because of the amazing public transport here; the trams and buses go all over and arrive very frequently.

On a nice day, I won’t even bother with riding the bus or tram because it is so easy to walk or bike anywhere in Geneva.

Geneva is also the headquarters of Easyjet, a cheap European airline. I went to Rome for my twentieth birthday, and it cost $140 roundtrip.

Seeing the Roman Coliseum at night is something I would recommend to everyone.

It is unreal to look at something you have been told about your entire life, something that is nearly 2,000 years old yet is still there in the middle of this bustling city.

Rome was described to me as museum city. This is completely true, as everywhere I looked I was seeing something ancient.

Even the street signs looked old; instead of being attached to metal and sticking up in the ground, they are carved into the sides of buildings.

I’m just glad Rome was easy to access on foot and I didn’t have to attempt to drive while there!

Another benefit of being here in Geneva is meeting other au pairs from all over Europe and knowing that in 10 years, if I want to come back and visit my old friends, I will have a place to stay.

In October I was the American girl who had not left the country, now I have been to Switzerland, Italy, France and Germany and I am planning on going to Norway in July, Greece in August and hopefully to Paris soon, considering it is only a three hour train ride.

- If you’d like to contact Abby or if you have any questions about her time in Europe, please e-mail her at abby.neet@ gmail.com.

New hip hop artist shows up over the next ‘Horizun’

By Erik Andersen Co-Editor-in-Chief

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rowing up in South Florida, I was subjected to a myriad of musical styles as rich and diverse as the people that lived there. Of those styles, rap and hip hop have a heavier influence than most other genres on my life. I can remember the streets flooded with the thumps from earth-shaking subwoofers and the lyrical rhythm from such artists as Lupe Fiasco, Bone ThugsN-Harmony and countless others.

Although I find myself submerged in the classic rock era, from time to time I have been known to spit some Lil Wyte “Oxy Cotton” lyrics if the mood is just right. Rap and hip hop,

even if I try to deny it, are deeply rooted in my life and even play a role in my personality.

To me, this relatively young genre of music is just as important to the fans that listen to it as those who listen to, well, anything else. It’s a way for those fans to escape for a moment the hell that life has to offer, or at least vent the heat that builds from it.

Music is ever-evolving, at least any good music is. The artist stepping into today’s world of music must be aware and prepared to flow with the crowds. One such young, wise hip hop/R&B artist that I had a lengthy conversation with explained that evolution in his music is what drives the creativity within it.

Patrick Lamarr, or “Horizun” as he is known on stage, plans to attend Clackamas Community College to study music theory. Lamarr is a humble, talented artist with grade-A quality music, in my opinion. With his Facebook band page featuring songs titled “Pilots,” “Clear Coastin” and “Check One Two,” it was also clear that I myself wasn’t the only one who thought Horizun might have something going for him. The combined listens to all three songs were well into the thousands with many downloads and buys.

Horizun and I talked and laughed about the many stereotypes and stigmas that go with the genre and dis-

cussed the many life experiences and people that influence his clear and meaningful lyrical rhymes. When listening to Horizun’s music, it’s easy to point out that Lupe Fiasco and Ferrell weigh heavy on his style with even some hints of Kid Cudi.

Horizun is fortunate enough to have the ability to record in a studio which gives his music a quality advantage. Because of the pure confidence in his rhyming and dedication much like that of known artists in the medium of visual art, it goes without question that he would still be above many other 20-year-old hip hop grassroot musicians of today.

Now if it’s hip hop and R&B that fills that gap in your life, I would strongly suggest opening your ears and listening to Horizun, because turning down the opportunity to vibe out to this young artist is not just a shame but quite possibly a music crime. To hear some of his work, goal to facebook.com/horizun or myspace. com/horizunmusic.

- If you or someone you know is in a band or performs any type of music in Clackamas County or at Clackamas Community College, Erik would love to get in touch with you.

Feel free to e-mail him at chiefed@ clackamas.edu.

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Opinion: Halftime show to be big flop

By John Simmons Copy Editor

Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes was utterly ruined by BEP’s song “The Time (Dirty Bit).” Come on, you know you hate that song, too.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time that BEP has been involved with the Super Bowl. It was part of the 2005 Super Bowl pregame show “Bridging Generations” in Jacksonville, performing with Earth, Wind and Fire, Alicia Keys and Gretchen Wilson with The Charlie Daniels Band. They also performed at the 2009 NFL Kickoff Concert in Pittsburgh.

I have to give credit to The Black Eyed Peas for scoring the gig, and I understand that it’s difficult for producers to choose an act that will suit a vast array of musical tastes, but I think BEP is a horrible representation of what my generation likes in music.

Yes, they’re a Grammy Award-winning group, but that really doesn’t mean much to my peers and me. We want a good show, not a group that turns out such drivel as “Imma Be.” I think bands such as Lifehouse or Paramore would be more likely to appeal to the older and younger crowds, the sports buffs and those just watching for the fun of it. Honestly, I’d prefer to see Chris Brown or Lady Gaga up on that stage; at least their music doesn’t sound like a bunch of deranged bees trapped in a tin can.

I have low expectations for this year’s halftime show, but The Black Eyed Peas may end up surprising me in the end. I just hope they don’t play “The Time (Dirty Bit).”

Ah, the Super Bowl. Football is arguably the most popular sport in America today, and the Super Bowl has something for everyone. It has football for the sports fans, great commercials for the rest of us and the halftime show for everyone.

With a show that’s supposed to attract audiences from all generations, the planners of the halftime show certainly have their work cut out for them. For the first half of the 2000s, they had mostly contemporary performers; then, after the infamous wardrobe malfunction of Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake, they swung the opposite direction.

For most of my Super Bowlviewing years I’ve been watching old timers like Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Rolling Stones and The Who perform on stage for 20 minutes, bored out of my mind.

Not to say these bands aren’t good; they just lack the youthful appeal and musical style that my teenage self has come to appreciate.

But now the show producers are trying to appeal to my generation again, which is something I’m grateful for; however, I’m not too pleased with their choice: The Black Eyed Peas.

In my book, The Black Eyed Peas are one of the worst things to happen to modern music.

Their abuse of Auto-Tune is out of control, and their music has gotten progressively more and more robotic and less and less aurally pleasant. Don’t even get me started on the ways the song “(I’ve Had) The Time of My

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21+: For a good time, call 1-800-get-some-etiquette From a big-time Las Vegas club to your local tavern, manners should follow wherever you go

By Joshua Baird Arts & Culture Editor

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know that most of us have either worked in a restaurant or retail job at some point in our lives.

In fact, I believe that this is a great

arena for learning to be a better, more modest person. You get to experience some astounding customers, as well as some real halfwits and that makes you understand what other restaurant employees are going through, day in and day out. If you have ever had a rude or inconsiderate customer then you know exactly what it is like to be your good friend the bartender: you have to grin and bear it.

What I want to talk about this week is how to have an excellent time and still behave decently to your bartender or waitress.

The first thing that comes to mind whenever I think of my time behind the bar is the guy at the opposite end of the bar waving his money at me impatiently while I slave away making a large drink order for someone who came to the bar first.

Rule #1: If you want to get your bartender’s attention without looking like a jerk, you should hold your money in your hand or pocket while resting your arm on the bar and watch the bartender. He will likely look your direction any second. If you make eye contact with him or her, he will probably give you a gesture to let you know that he sees you and will be with you shortly. Most busy bars will have two or more bartenders running around at any given time, and if he happens to be responsible for the waitress station

making drinks for people at tables, he will let one of his teammates know that you are there.

Rule #2: Don’t whistle at him; it’s just rude.

Rule #3: Just because you see a tip jar full of ones, don’t assume that he earns too much money. Most times that jar is split up between the bartenders on the clock at that time, so he is making far less than you think. In fact, he may have to tip out the kitchen workers as well. Tip the poor guy, odds are he is just trying to support his family or pay his way through school.

Rule #4: If you have a large order for you and your friends, it’s going to take a minute to prepare, and he may be preparing drinks for three or four other people while you watch him make your drinks as well. He is not trying to be rude; he is multitasking.

Rule #5: If you get cut off for being drunk, don’t be a jerk about it. He is just doing his job as is dictated to him by the federal, state or even city governmental regulations. In these hard economic times, he simply wants to keep his job, and keeping you safe is his job.

Rule #6: No matter how sober you think you are, do not drive drunk.

If you get pulled over or in an accident the police will notify the Liquor Control Commission, and they will fine the bar. Too many fines mean

your favorite pub can get shut down.

If you follow these six rules, you will not only be healthier, safer and happier, but the bartender will notice.

We appreciate that kind of thing, and in some cases, the guy or girl who is the coolest may end up getting a drink bought for them by the bartender as a way to say thank you. In fact, because no one is perfect, the occasional drink may be poured wrong for another customer, and you may reap the benefits of that mistake.

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Green Bay destined for victory

By Katherine Suydam Special to The Clackamas Print With the BCS championship behind us, it’s time to stop shouting for the quack and start cheering for the Pack.

Super Bowl XLV pits the Green Bay Packers against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a match-up that will have Cheeseheads with bratwurst in hand cheering on their

beloved Packers. The Packers are playing their first Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXXII without quarterback and famous retiree Brett Favre. Though most fans thought Favre was their only chance, they seem to have done well without him.

The Green Bay Packers have made it to the Super Bowl four times, winning three. The Pack won the first two Super Bowls and most recently beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI. Though the Pittsburgh Steelers outrank the Pack in Super Bowl wins, they don’t come close to overall championships.

The Pack has won 12 NFL championships, three of which were won before the playoff system was implemented, so they won the most championships in NFL history. The Packers are the only team to win three consecutive championships, and they did it twice, making them the team to beat.

As the lowest seeded team in the NFC playoffs, the Packers have climbed up to the Super Bowl spotlight by winning 10 games in their regular season, catching fire in the playoffs and winning three in a row.

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age offensive yards per game, the Packers rank 9th overall in offense in the NFL. With a quarterback rating of 101.2, Aaron Rodgers leads the Pack with 3,922 passing yards and 28 touchdown passes this season. If you’re on the Packers’ offense you want to get the ball to wide receiver Greg Jennings.

Jennings has caught 76 passes for 1,265 yards this season and scored 12 receiving touchdowns.

The Packers are ranked 5th overall in yards allowed per game in the NFL and 2nd in points allowed, just a half point behind the No. 1 ranked Steelers.

The Packers forced 24 interceptions and had eight fumble recoveries, giving them 32 forced turnovers total; the Packers had 10 more forced turnovers than their opponent this season.

Linebacker Clay Matthews has held back the opposition with 13.5 sacks total in the 2010 season, in addition he had 3.5 in the postseason. Another player that has helped the Pack a lot in the past three games is running back James Starks, a rookie from Buffalo, N.Y. Starks leads the NFL in rushing yards during the playoffs with 263, after playing only three games during the season.

The Steelers might have the best defense in the NFL but the Packers are on fire. Their offense has stepped up their game and hopefully will melt the Steelers highly physical defense. I’m willing to say that this game will not go like the last one played between these teams, with the Steelers winning on a last second touchdown. My prediction is that the Packers will win 17-14.

The Super Bowl will be held at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, giving both cold weather teams neutrality. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 6.

Running Back James Starks is taken down by Defensive Back Major Wright in Chicago on Jan. 23. The victory against Chicago sent Green Bay to the Super Bowl. The final score was 21-14.

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Steelers poised for Super Bowl win

By Robert Morrison Sports Editor A common statement made by many coaches and football players alike is “defense wins championships.”

This may also be the mindset the Pittsburgh Steelers have heading into the Super Bowl. This will be the second time in three years that the Steelers have made it to the Super Bowl and their eighth time overall. The Steelers have won six of seven trips to the Super Bowl; that’s 86 percent of the time. History is on their side. Their six Super Bowl wins put them ahead of all teams.

Speaking of defense, the Steelers had the No.1 ranked overall defense during the season. During their two playoff games leading up to the Super Bowl, the Steelers allowed just 415 yards total. Most of those yards came in the second half of the New York Jets game. With four minutes left in the first half of that same game, the Jets had 12 total yards.

During the season the Steelers allowed an NFL low of 62.8 yards rushing a game but fell a little short during the season in their defense against passing yards.

They were not in the top five but still remained in the second spot in total yards allowed on average.

The “Steel Curtain” defense also got to the quarterback a league-leading 48 times. The Steelers have

a unique defense that has many different looks and ways to pressure a quarterback. They were also fifth in the league in interceptions and sixth in fumbles forced.

They recovered 14 of those fumbles.

Linebacker LaMarr Woodley has had six straight playoff games with a sack. Reigning defensive player of the year, Linebacker James Harrison, will also have a say in the outcome by the end of the game. Probably the biggest difference in this Super Bowl game with be the effect of the Steelers’ All-Professional Safety Troy Polamolu. The Steelers’ defense has seen a very noticeable decrease in quality in the last few years when Polamolu isn’t in the game compared to when he is.

A former University of Southern California Trojan, Polamolu has an effect on quarterbacks that makes them not want to throw the football in his direction as well as a knack for always being around the football.

Proof of that would be his seven interceptions that were second among defensive backs. He also had a defensive touchdown during the season.

Offensively, the Steelers have a team that can hang with the best of them. Running Back Rashad Mendenhall was eighth in the league in rushing yards with 1273 for his position and was second in the league among running backs

with 13 touchdowns. The Steelers offense was third in the league in plays 20 yards or more and sixth in plays 40 yards or more. Wide receiver Mike Wallace led the league in plays of 40 yards or more. He is the Steelers’ fastest offensive player and the biggest big play threat for the Green Bay Packers to guide.

Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who is 2-0 in his career in the Super Bowl, is arguably the toughest player to get to the ground and the highest percentage of his completions are when he gets out of the pocket. The Packers have a solid defensive that will get to “Big Ben” because of a horrible offensive line but when a quarterback does better when players are after him then these will cancel each other out.

The team also only allowed nine interceptions all year, fourth best in the NFL. The team had 17 more takeaways then they had turnovers, second to only the New England Patriots. The Steelers are more likely to take the ball away then they are to give it away.

The Steelers are one of the most complete teams in the NFL with a defensive that makes quarterbacks make bad decisions and an offense that can score fast on big plays. With history on their side and history still yet to be made, there is no question that the Steelers will win on Feb. 6 and add a seventh Super Bowl to the record books.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers win against the New York Jets in the AFC championship on Jan. 23 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Penn. The final score was 24-19. The Steelers are now headed to the Super Bowl to butt heads against the Green Bay Packers.

& Pick the right protein drink for you 8

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By Joshua Baird Arts & Culture Editor With so many different health and wellness products available in the world today, many people find the sheer number of choices to be mindboggling. To make this easier on you, we are going to look at the various types of protein shakes available on the market.

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“I think it gives you your vitamins and minerals ... it gives you a good whey protein isolate,” Zak McGraw Clackamas Town Center GNC

Most protein shakes are available all over the place; you can find them in 7-11s, health supply stores and the gym. In fact, you have to look no further than the school cafeteria to find one option.

As with every product on the market, you should look at the nutritional information because health products are renowned for effective marketing, even if it may not be complete information.

“Muscle Milk” is one of the most popular brands, possibly because it is so readily available in most venues. As mentioned above, it is the brand carried by Outlaw in the school cafeteria.

Though it may be one of the more popular options, Muscle Milk is not being sold everywhere that other protein drinks are.

Max Muscle in Vancouver, Wash. no longer sells it because “It was higher in fat than most of the others,” said Trevor Bryant, a Max Muscle

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Muscle Milk: Taste: 4/5 Aftertaste: 3/5 Protein Content: 25g Fat Content: 9g

Oh Yeah!: Taste: 5/5 Aftertaste: 5/5 Protein Content: 32g Fat Content: 9g

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Other companies do still carry this popular shake, though. “I think it gives you your vitamins and minerals (and is) pretty low in sugar, and it gives you a good whey protein isolate,” said Zak McGraw of Clackamas Town Center GNC. Another brand that is available is “Oh Yeah!”

Though this isn’t an extremely popular brand, it is just as good as Muscle Milk and has seven more grams of protein. It packs a punch of flavor and lacks a lot of the aftertaste that many people expect from premade protein shakes.

“Ultramet” seems to be the reigning champion of the premade protein shakes with a whopping 35 grams of whey protein.

“I know a lot of the ready-to-drinks are testing for high levels of cadmium and mercury, the Ultramet seems to taste better and … it’s a little bit higher (in protein content) than the others,” said Jesse Johnson of Max Muscle in Clackamas.

Although there are many options available, the general consensus seems to be that the best shake you can buy is the powdered kind. Both Johnson and Bryant suggested taking protein powder with you in a Ziploc bag and adding it to eight ounces of water as a way to get the best protein bang for your buck. Unfortunately, with this method you will always run the risk of finding powder pockets in your shake.

“It’s cheaper per serving, for one; (it’s) usually at least half – if not a third – of the price.

Most protein supplements will run you $1.50 (per serving), and they won’t have as many preservatives,” said Johnson.

The choices are out there, and in the end you really have to choose what is best for you financially as well as nutritionally. Do you want to ingest preservatives, or do you want to pay for a giant jug of protein powder? The choice is yours.

Ultramet: Taste: 4/5 Aftertaste: 4/5 Protein Content: 35g Fat Content: 9g

Josh’s choice: Oh Yeah!

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Choosing a protein shake that is both healthy and delicious can be a daunting challenge.

Life without soda is indeed possible

By Kayla Calloway Co-Editor-in-Chief

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’ve let myself down this week.

While I was succeeding in my goal not to drink a soda all week, I was failing at the thing that got me going with this column in the first place; I neglected to eat a piece of fruit each day.

I had oranges a plenty in my kitchen, but they didn’t hit the spot; plus, drinking orange juice while eating one just felt a little redundant to me. Still, no excuses.

On the bright side, I found a few ways to make a soda fast go by easily, especially for those of us on tight schedules.

First and possibly the most obviously, water. I’m sure everyone has a fancy, “green” water bottle, and the school is riddled with water fountains that produce water that doesn’t taste like crap. Most of those fountains are also equipped with cool faucets specifically designed for filling up a bottle. Handy, no?

The bookstore that we all know and

love has a wide selection of juices and teas that offer a great tasting alternative to the delicious Mountain Dew that many college kids love. The prices are average, and there’s a drink for everyone and their budgets. A bottle of Ocean Spray grape juice will run you about $1.50, and you can get some Arizona Tea for just 99 cents for an oversized can.

If you’re not around the bookstore that often, most grocery stores sell the Arizona Teas for the same price, and while you’re there, grab a gallon of O.J. This next solution is perfect for those of us who love to hit up the Taco Bell drive thru between classes: lemonade. Granted, it’s not the best substitute considering all that sugar in it, but hey, I only swore to give up soda for the week.

Finally, at your local grocery store in the powdered juice aisle, there are these little packets that you just dump into a bottle of water and shake. Crystal Lite started it with their little “on the go” packets a few years ago, and let me just say, they make staying healthy a breeze, and most of them taste pretty good, too.

Grab a paper next week, as I’m going to cook a vegetarian dish that involves peanut butter and thin spaghetti noodles. We shall see how tasty it turns out to be next week.

This week’s words to live by come from V.L. Allineare: “Sugar is a type of bodily fuel, yes, but your body runs about as well on it as a car would.”

-Do you have any ideas to help others get back into shape or any healthy recipes to recommend? E-mail Kayla at chiefed@ clackamas.edu.