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On behalf of <insert name here> Scholarship applicants have a bigger worry than creating an essay; their letters of recommendation may be replicated copies

By Jaime Dunkle News Editor Imagine if you had just spent hours, days, maybe even weeks composing your personal statement essay to include in your scholarship application. After all that hard work, how would you feel if you found out that one of your instructors wrote off writing a unique letter of recommendation for you, a vital part of your scholarship application? What if you had the same letter, from the same instructor, as the person sitting next to you?

When scholarship-seeking students are struggling to convince instructors to supply letters of recommendation for scholarships next spring, they may get a cloned letter with merely a name change. Students wouldn’t even know if an instructor was reusing the same letter, only the members of the letter reading committee and the instructor would be privy to it. CCC Foundation President Chuck Mitchell is on the letter reading committee. Last year he read 160 scholarship applications. He recalls some letters of recommendation being “remarkably similar,” although he cannot recall a specific instructor submitting duplicate letters.

Mitchell seemed baffled that a teacher would fail to individualize a letter of recommendation for a student.

“I have no idea why a professor would do that, other than not wanting to spend time to support his students, but it occurs very, very infrequently,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell seems to take a proactive, concerned position on the matter.

“That’s what other people can learn from this. Is that when you apply for scholarships you have to be very careful about who you’re asking,” Mitchell

College night on Nov. 8

By Conni Gaunt The Clackamas Print Write this down: Nov. 8 is the date when four individuals will get $500 each in a drawing at College Night. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. The presenter for this giveaway is the College Scholarship Coordinator, Darcie Iven. To make it even more enticing, she’s bringing free pizza and pop for all who attend. This event takes place at the Oregon City campus of Clackamas Community College in Gregory Forum.

Iven will cover information for applying for the Free Applications for Federal Student Aid and college funding. She will discuss dates and deadlines for preferred scholarship review. “It’s first come, first serve,” Iven said, regarding disbursement of funds.

Oregon has continued to make changes in recent, consecutive years that have affected what they fund and the dates of eligibility.

According to the website

for the Oregon Opportunity Grant, the deadline for community college applications is Jan. 21, 2011. The deadline to apply for the Oregon University System is Jan. 29, 2011, and for four-year private colleges or universities, the date to remember is Feb. 24, 2011.

There are many scholarships available through the CCC Foundation; some only require a 2.0 GPA. There are scholarships awarded in everything from computer science to welding, also automotive, music, criminal justice, engineering, art, athletics, student government and many more.

The foundation has awarded more than $500,000 in scholarships this year.

Since College Night does not cover the veteran benefits, students are encouraged to contact Sharon Maggard at 503-594-3422.

College Night is taking place on November 8th at 6:30 p.m. in Gregory Forum. For more information, visit www.collegenightinor.org or e-mail Iven at darciei@clackamas.edu.

said. “ … The people at the Foundation are here to help, and we’re on your side; we’re on the students’ side, and that’s why we are doing all of this.”

When it comes to applying for scholarships, students write a personal statement essay and supply two letters of recommendation. If an instructor uses the same letter of recommendation for all students, the Foundation can try to rectify it, according to Karen Martini, the executive director of the Foundation.

“It certainly isn’t something we want to see happen,” Martini said. “There might be something we can do and get back to faculty and say, ‘This is really important, and we hope that you’re spending time addressing each individual student.’ But obviously we can’t control it, particularly.”

A reading committee reads and analyzes the applications. When it comes to letters of recommendation, they look to see if it’s written on a letterhead; dated within a year; includes the name, address, and phone number of author; states student’s academic potentials;

and illustrates student’s leadership qualities, according to Darcie Iven, the scholarship coordinator at Clackamas Community College.

“Then the overall score — they score on neatness, potential for success, and just their personal gut feeling after looking over the entire application,” Iven said.

When asked the importance of the letters of recommendation, Iven said they are “very” important. Regarding the possibility of an instructor recycling their letters for their revolving students, Iven didn’t seem to view it as a threat for students competing for scholarships.

“Well, I haven’t ever heard of that,” Iven said. “They look at each individual application by itself. They aren’t looking to see what is in somebody else’s.”

Jonathan King, a CCC student on hiatus this term due to recent unemployment and lack financial aid funds, does not want to be slighted by an instructor who is writing the same letter for all students.

“I’d want to go to someone who could probably craft a more personalized letter of recommendation,” King said.

Applying for scholarships is competitive. King thinks that having an impressive and individualized application, including the letter of recommendation, is essential.

“I would assume that they would want to pick out one that looks remarkable,” King said. “There’s a limited number of scholarships, and I’m pretty sure there are a lot of people trying to get them.”

Cross country chases challenges

By Christina Pearl The Clackamas Print Under the new direction of Associate Head Coach Jerret Mantalas, members of the Clackamas Community College Cross Country team have become faster and set numerous new personal records this season. As they head into the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges Championships Nov. 13, they are looking back on a season unlike those in recent history.

Mantalas came to CCC after working as an assistant coach at Western Oregon. “Last year, there was a different coach, different philosophies, and different ways of doing everything,” said Mantalas. “So with me coming in at the beginning of the season, it was a challenge to get the group started and situated, but we’ve made significant progress since then.”

The team’s progress was evident at the Oct. 15 Mike Hodges Invitational meet. Every single team member ran faster than they had all year. Of the eight women, four set lifetime personal records, and the rest were season personal records.

“Our two leading females came in under 20 minutes in the 5K. This was a great mental barrier for them to cross,” said Mantalas.

Head Track and Field Coach Keoni McHone is pleased with the performance of the team under its new leadership.

“I’m really excited about Jerret’s enthusiasm in working with the athletes. His previous college coaching experience has been a huge benefit with understanding training and racing strategies,” said McHone.

He attributes the team’s success this year to smart training. “Jerret knows how hard to work them, what intensity to use, and what kind of volume,” he said.

While the Clackamas men’s and women’s teams have each garnered championship titles since 2000, neither have placed in the top three since 2005. Mantala is hoping to change this, one step at a time.

“I’ve felt, and still feel, that the biggest thing I can do is change the culture of the way that we work as a distance group,” said Mantalas. “Clackamas has had great success in the past and it’s my job to help bring that distance history back and to re-establish us as a distance powerhouse.”

Mantala explained that the team has not set a specific goal for placement at the Championships. Rather, the objective is to improve over last year’s standings and to have a positive day.

Women’s Team Captain Mary Botsford stated with a grin on her face that her goal all season was simply to get faster. After finishing the Mike Hodges Invitational with a 5K personal record of 19:52, she is looking forward to the Championships where her focus has turned to the team.

“We’d like to keep our top five closer together and be more compact,” said Botsford.

Eleven schools are scheduled to compete on Nov. 13 in the NWAACC Championship.

The event is hosted by Clackamas Community College. The men’s 8000 meter event will begin at 11:00 a.m. and the women’s 5000 meter event starts at noon. Fans are encouraged to attend and cheer on the team.

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School to vote on surplus

By Brian Baldwin Associate News Editor Have you ever sat in front of a computer in a class and thought, “You know this is a really nice computer, I wonder if I can buy it from the college?” Soon you might be able to do just that.

Chris Robuck, Director of Fiscal Services at Clackamas Community College, and Yassamin Alayan, purchasing agent, put forth a motion at the Board of Education meeting on Oct. 13 to amend the college’s surplus goods policy. Their motion was postponed since it was the first reading of the motion, and will return to be voted on at the next meeting on Nov. 10. Robuck and Alayan hope to change the policy to allow them to sell the college’s surplus goods to the general public.

“As departments define an item as no longer needed, they give it to Campus Services.

Campus Services will check within the college to see if anyone has a use for (the item). And if not, it then becomes surplus,” said Robuck.

The college is a tax-supported entity, and as such they are subject to state rules regarding purchasing and disposal, according to Robuck. She also said that the college was initially conservative about its policy, and while the environment has changed in recent years, the college is just

now catching up to current times in regards to selling to the general public.

“Right now our purchasing rules say that we dispose of surplus only to other governmental entities or to non-profits,” said Robuck, “That’s a problem. There are times that we’d like to be able to give students and the general public the opportunity to buy our surplus property.”

The two of them hope that with the approval of the policy change, they will be able to sell to individual students wanting to buy equipment from the college, such as computers or possibly old surplus automobiles, or to private companies such as the company that converted the college’s old records from spools of microfilm to digital format.

“We always have calls from various entities.

As an example, right now we have an ancient microfilm reader. (We) can’t use it, (it’s) of no use to anyone here on the campus, but low and behold the company that converted our records … has a use for one of those monsters!” said Robuck.

While it may seem like a convenient deal for the college to sell this microfilm reader to the company since it is an outdated technology and would likely collect dust in some office, the college cannot sell it to them because of the lack of freedom in the purchasing policy.

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Computer towers are stacked in the ASG office, waiting to be dispursed among students applying for computer grants. See article below for more information.

The motivation behind this motion was not because of more potential profit avenues to sell our surplus to, but because of student interest to buy surplus computers, according to both Alayan and Robuck. The college takes the student technology fee and uses that money to replace aging computers in the school. No one had use for them in the college, so they became surplus. The Business Office hatched a plan to get these computers to students by giving them to ASG to hand out to students.

“So given that our rules didn’t address ‘How can we sell items to private individuals?’ that was the only mechanism we could come up with. The college gifted the computers to the Foundation, and then the Foundation gifted them to ASG, which then created a grant for students,” said Robuck.

While the main motivation behind this motion was interest in surplus computers, the school Business Office cannot place student interests at a higher priority than others should their proposal pass the Board of Education.

“Well it’s open to the public, so public involves students, companies, basically anyone.

It could be an employee, but it has to be fair and equal so that everyone has that opportunity,” said Alayan.

But they can try to give students an easier chance to find that opportunity by having their public sale or auction on campus, advertise the event well, have it at a time that is convenient for students, and work with the IT department and ASG to have a reasonable price and get the word about it to students, according to Robuck.

ASG was given 50 computers for their grant, according to ASG President Alyssa Fava. She did not know if the Business Office was going to stop supplying them with surplus computers as grants, should they get the policy amendment that they hope for.

“No, they didn’t tell us that plan and no, they have not said that they won’t donate to us anymore,” said Fava.

If the motion is passed on Nov. 10, the Business Office will immediately adopt the amended policy, but the first public sale date is unknown until Campus Services inventories how much surplus they have to warrant a sale.

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This unused vintage microfilm reader rests in the Business Office.

Used computers up for grabs; students can apply for grants

By Max Dorsey The Clackamas Print Don’t you love it when you get your first computer? What if you got yours from your school? And what if it was free? Students without computers now have a chance to receive a free desktop computer, thanks to computer grants that are currently available at Clackamas Community College.

Associated Student Government received 50 computers donated to the CCC Foundation by the IT department. ASG is issuing the computers to qualifying students as a way to help out those who cannot afford one of their own. The last time computers were distributed was in 2008, according to Michelle Baker, the student outreach advising specialist.

“The Computer Grant is a partnership with the IT department and student leadership,” Baker stated in an e-mail. “Our hope is that we can give away the computers to students who need them. Unfortunately, we can only offer this program as computers are available.”

There is no deadline for the computer grant application, according to Baker. But applying sooner is better than later, as they

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are distributed on a first come, first served basis.

Alyssa Fava, ASG President, is grateful for the college’s support. She stated in an e-mail that she hopes the college donates more computers to assist students in need, to make them work efficiently.

“At the end of the day, our main goal is to make sure the students we serve have everything they need to be a successful student. This is just one more way we can aid in that process,” Fava stated in the e-mail.

Fava had the initial idea of what to do with all the donated computers, which the IT and student leadership departments had no real use for.

“We couldn’t think of a better use for the computers than to give them out to students who need them,” Fava stated. “We are so thankful for the college’s support in allowing us to do this.”

Adam Jefferson, a student who was not aware of the program, said that he would sign up for one now that he knows.

“A free computer is a free computer!” he said. “(Although it) depends on the computer too, (and) what specs it has.”

Another student, Alex Washben, also wants to sign up for a computer.

“I’d use it for everyday use, not just homework,” Washben said.

Students can apply for a computer grant in person at the ASG office, CC 152, in the Bill Brod Community Center. Students can also get an application online at: http:// depts.clackamas.edu/asg/index.asp.

CORRECTIONS Last week in the article “Budget in decline” a quote attributed to Sean Huggins should have read, “The tuition raises have affected my budget because financial aid has gone down.”

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Rows of computers sit waiting to be used by students who recieve grants.

Computer grant applications are available at the ASG office and online.

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New class gets motor running

By Jaime Dunkle News Editor Anyone on campus the past few weekends may have heard the engines of motorcycles revving in the morning.

That’s because motorcyclists in Clackamas County don’t need to ride far for license endorsements anymore. Team Oregon classes are now available on the weekends at Clackamas Community College’s Oregon City campus.

CCC started hosting Team Oregon classes in the modules and in the Barlow parking lot on the weekend of Oct. 22. Basic rider training is a 15-hour program; six hours of class instruction and nine hours on the bikes. The writing and riding exams are 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Fridays, 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays, and 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sundays. Bikers and weekend warriors can register on Team Oregon’s website.

The motorcycle safety program provided by Team Oregon has trained more than 100,000 riders in its 26 years of operation, according to the official 2010 Team Oregon fact sheet.

Team Oregon is a conjoined effort between the Oregon Department of Transportation and Oregon State University. ODOT provides supervision and funding for the motorcycle classes, according to Robert Reichenberg, Team Oregon’s communications manager.

“There’s also a Governor’s Advisory Committee on Motorcycle Safety,” Reichenberg said.

The committee advises the Governor and ODOT’s Transportation Safety Division, focuses on legislation, provides a forum for motorcyclists, and informs the public about safety, according to the committee’s official news release found on Oregon.gov.

CCC repaved a section of the Barlow parking lot to supply suitable asphalt for the motorcyclists.

“One of the biggest problems in motorcycle training is finding pavement that is appropriate and safe for conducting motorcycle courses, and we are always on the search,” Reichenberg said. “Our operations manager, Ron August, has been in contact with Clackamas Community College for quite some time, and eventually worked out an agreement for us to bring the motorcycle safety program there.”

Repaving a previously damaged section of Barlow

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Students of Team Oregon’s new motorcycle class line up and get ready to practice their riding skills.

When students are riding, safety is the main point of emphasis. parking lot cost the college $28,000, according to Bob Cochran, the dean of campus services.

“We will be reimbursed by the Team Oregon program,” Cochran said.

After the college is repaid, Team Oregon plans to make back their investment.

“For every person that signs up for a class, a portion of that goes to reimburse Team Oregon over five years for that $28,000,” Cochran said.

Team Oregon is already hinting at extending the contract with CCC. “We’re looking at a very long term relationship,” said Ron August, operations manager and instructor for Team Oregon. “At this point in time we know it will be at least five years.”

Daylight is sparse during the fall, which means less rid-

ing time for students. The classes will only hold up to 12 students per weekend until the days grow longer. Classes can hold 24 to 36 students throughout the remainder of the year, according to August.

No single Team Oregon instructor is appointed to teach at CCC. Team Oregon has 170 instructors, and they rotate locations, according to August, who has been with Team Oregon for 11 years.

“We’re here to serve the needs of the riders of Oregon, particularly those around this area,” August said. “It’s a lot easier for the people that live around Oregon City, Clackamas, Molalla, to get to this bike training than it is to get to our other sites,” August said. “And we’re pleased to be here.”

To get a motorcycle endorsement, go to www.teamoregon.orst.edu.

Foundation seeking new funds Video games under fire

By Jaime Dunkle News Editor More money may be added to the next round of scholarships. That’s if the Clackamas Community College Foundation’s aim for 37 new donors is successful. This is good news for students, especially with looming state budget cuts and the possibility of tuition waiver evaluations.

The CCC Foundation is a group of volunteers focusing on applying various donated funds to the college such as textbook grants, facility upgrades, and scholarships.

The Foundation’s most recent endeavor is the 37 Pathways to Success, whereby Foundation members seek out scholarship funds from people they know.

“This year we set a couple of priorities, but the main one was to secure new scholarships, which means securing new scholarship donors,” said Karen Martini, executive director of the CCC Foundation. “And that’s where we rely on our Foundation board, because they are our arms and legs into the community. They work with people, they have neighbors, they frequent establishments.”

A landscaper may offer a donation to the Horticulture department, or a dentist may be interested in offering funds to the Dental Assisting program, and that’s how the Foundation members should be thinking when seeking new donors, according to Martini.

The Foundation decided on 37 scholarships because they want to offer scholarships to every high school in the CCC service district. CCC services all of Clackamas County except Lake Oswego, Sandy, Damascus and Boring, according to the CCC profile on the Linked In website.

“We offer a scholarship — one based on academic merit, and one based on just sort of potential,” Martini said. “These may be a little more for students facing challenges in their lives, and that could just be major financial challenges.”

A lot of funding comes from endowments, although the Foundation applies unrestricted funds to some scholarships. The goal is to make the new donors the new sponsors of those scholarships, according to Martini. Prospective scholarships will also be designated to different CCC programs, such as horticulture and welding.

The Miller Foundation’s challenge granted a monetary match-up incentive to facilitate scholar-

ship fundraising for all community colleges in Oregon.

“All 17 community colleges in Oregon were awarded a challenge grant from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, and what they did was they set aside $1.5 million for community colleges in Oregon,” Martini said.

A prorated scale based on a full time equivalency enrollment calculation determined how much money each college received.

Clackamas’ slice was $110,000. The college had to match that amount in new or increased contributions toward scholarships over the previous year, in order to win the Miller Challenge grant, according to Martini.

“We have done that now for two years, and we are working on year three,” Martini said.

“And year three will be probably the last year of the Miller Challenge.”

The Foundation awarded 265 scholarships this year, and 695 students applied, according to Darcie Iven, the scholarship coordinator at CCC. The Foundation issued $580,000 in scholarship funds to students for the 20102011 school year, so far.

Aside from the pathways project, other new scholarships have been added this year. When more funds are added throughout the year, applicants who made the deadline but were not warded may receive a scholarship after all.

“I think this is the first year for the Courtney and Hilary Wilton Scholarship, and that’s for $750,” Iven said.

New scholarships will be useful because CCC is looking at cuts to the tuition waiver programs, which gives free tuition to students in theatre, journalism, athelics, ASG and other departments.

CCC Foundation President Chuck Mitchell is also on the scholarship reading committee.

Sometimes students’ stories have a striking impact on him.

“When I read scholarships, the first time especially, I gotta tell you, I was brought to tears by some of the (applications) we got from people,” Mitchell said.

For information on creating an endowment to honor a loved one, please e-mail CCC Foundation Executive Director Karen Martini at karenm@clackamas.edu. To make a donation with a credit card, call 503-594-3130.

By Pamela Hollis The Clackamas Print In “Schwarzenegger v.

Entertainment Merchants Association/Entertainment Software Association,” the State of California went before the Supreme Court on Nov. 2, to tell why all video games with violence toward any human form should not be sold to minors in California, claiming they contain obscenity.

But the video game lobby pleaded it has been singled in the case, adding there are no laws that ban the sale of mature books, videos, music or other media to minors.

“This is a wake-up call for gamers to get organized and protect their rights,” Jeff Brown, vice president of public affairs for Electronic Arts, Inc., said in a statement.

“Censorship and content restrictions are a very real threat to video games. Any gamer who has not registered with the Video Game Voter Network loses the right to complain when the government starts taking games off the market.”

The Federal Trade Commission has previously cited a mystery shopping report that found that 80 percent of stores turn away minors trying to purchase M-rated games versus only 35 percent of stores that turned away minors for trying to purchase music CDs marked as containing explicit content. The same report found the majority of U.S. video game players are older than 18, and less than 25 percent of the video games are given a mature rating.

Freedom of speech is not the only issue at hand with this case; there is evidence that playing violent games is harmful to children in the long run. A study of brain activity from the Indiana University School of Medicine provides

evidence that children become more emotionally withdrawn after playing violent games. A scanning technique was used to study the adolescents’ brain function during a series of tasks measuring inhibition and concentration.

The group that played violent games showed less activity than the control group did in the prefrontal region of their brains, which is involved in inhibition, concentration and self-control.

This suggests that violent games can desensitize players to real-life brutality, causing them to be less alarmed when viewing footage of shootings, stabbings, prison fights, courtroom outbursts and confrontations with police.

“These findings raise concern that these types of video games are having some sort of an effect on the brain and likely an effect on behavior as well,” said Dr. Vincent Matthews, professor of radiology at Indiana University School of Medicine.

“There are absolutely things that should be kept away from kids, but then again some of the best games are excessively violent,” said Daniel Grubbs, an employee of Ground Kontrol, an arcade on Northwest Couch Street in Portland. “Ultimately the choice is up to the parents.”

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Cougars win region

By Katherine Suydam The Clackamas Print Cougars Soccer has continued to dominate this season, playing hard and filling the scoreboard with wins. Last Saturday the Cougars brought home another win against Chemeketa, winning the game 6-0 and raising the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges’ South Region record to 12-0-0.

“We’re just trying to take it one game at a time and focus on the next game and then worry about the next game after that,” said Tracy Nelson, Cougars soccer head coach.

The Cougars are amongst four teams in the NWAACC to clinch a playoff berth.

Among the others is the Cougars’ self-proclaimed rival, Walla Walla, one of the only two teams to have beaten the Cougars. The only other team to have beaten the Cougars is Spokane. Both losses came back-toback in the second and third games of the season.

“As a team, everyone has improved offensively, and defensively and when we have the ball everybody is on offense and when we don’t have the ball everybody needs to be on defense,” said Nelson.

The team’s defense has improved drastically. They are tied for second with Walla Walla in the league for shut outs, with nine games ending in the opposing team scoring zero points.

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“It started with our Bellevue game; that was a really tough game,” said midfielder and Cougar Captain Lindsay Bauman.

“Ever since then we’ve really been playing hard and winning all of our league games.”

“I think as a team we’ve improved a lot on defense and our offense continues to be strong,” said freshman goalkeeper, Melissa Ferguson.

The Cougars’ offense has been strong all season, making a total of 38 goals and allowing only 10. Leading the team with 17 goals is Jennifer Jackson, who is ranked third in the league for goals. Yasmin Coto leads the team in assists with nine assists on her record, making her second in the league for assists.

“As a team, they are very focused on what they want to accomplish and we are not taking anything for granted right now.

Our goal is to get to the NWAACC championships and every single player on the team has that same goal,” said Nelson.

“We need to make sure we stay focused and not look at our record and get too confident,” said Bauman.

Though the Cougars have clinched the championship for the Southern region they still have two league matches to play. The games, held at the old Oregon City High School stadium, will determine whether the team keeps a clean record for the season. The Cougars face Clark College today at 1 p.m. and Lane Community College at 1 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 5.

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The Cougars Women’s soccer team practices on Oct.29 at Clackamas Community College in preperation for the remainder of the season. The team looks to finish strong with a current record of 13-2.

Many professional athletes fail to live up to the money they are paid

By Robert Morrison Sports Editor Wouldn’t you love to be paid $275 million over 10 years to fail 70 percent of the time? I know I would. This is the life of professional athletes.

The contract I refer to is that of the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez. He currently plays third base for the Yankees and he is one of baseball’s best players, and gets paid like it.

As a die-hard sports fan, I’m willing to watch a player make big bucks playing a sport, but should players really make that much to play a game most of us played as kids? Sometimes I think not.

When players sign big deals there is often an amount that is guaranteed to that player no matter what happens. The player could be released and if they are guaranteed that money the team is required to pay. The team in one way or another pays for a player to do whatever they want for the remainder of the time.

One of the recent notable contracts terminated would be that of the former Oakland Raiders quarterback, JaMarcus Russell. Russell was drafted No.1 overall in the NFL draft in 2007 by Oakland. Usually if a player is chosen first, they’re not a bad player, and that was true about Russell in college. Russell went on to sign a six-year. $61 million deal, $32 million being guaranteed.

He ended up playing only

three years of his contract and making a little over $36 million. In his three years as a starter, Russell threw for 18 touchdowns and 23 interceptions, horrible in a NFL team’s eyes. He did horrible as a quarterback and yet was paid millions of dollars to play bad. It was the biggest rookie contract at the time.

Ryan Leaf is another one of the players that got a big contract only to fall short, sending his team’s money down the drain. Leaf was drafted No. 2 in the 1998 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers.

He signed a $32 million deal with a guaranteed $11 million signing bonus. Leaf went on to only win four games in three years and he was injured multiple times. He also retired at the age of 26 with 14 touchdowns and 36 interceptions in 21 starts. Leaf has been named on a number of occasions as one of ESPN’s top draft busts.

Going more local, a semibust is that of Portland’s own Greg Oden. Oden was the No.1 pick in the 2007 NBA draft.

He made just under $4 million his rookie season, just over $4 million his second season and $4.5 million last year. In three seasons, he has played only 82 games because of numerous injuries. He suffered a seasonending injury last December and has yet to return. Oden has not lived up to his hype, and will be a restricted to free agent after this year.

Teams continue to pay athletes big money to play a sport even when they continue to get injured. The bigger cities, such as New York, continue to pay big contracts to multiple players just to have a chance to win. Why pay a player a massive contract to fail? If anyone wants to pay me $30 million to play badly, I will have my phone number in my next column. Call my agent, Cody Wilson.

Jennifer Jackson: improving in life,improving in soccer

By Nathan Sturgess The Clackamas Print Soccer has been a big part of Jennifer Jackson’s life since she was very young. “I just tried it out when I was about five years old and just began to love it,” she said. According to Jennifer’s father, Jeff Jackson, her real passion for the sport began at a U.S. national women’s soccer game they attended when she was about eight years old.

“We went there and watched them slaughter the Mexican team like 8-0, and Jennifer told me then, ‘Daddy, I want to be a soccer player,’ and I said OK … I’ll do what I can to help you,” he said.

From then on they became a father-daughter team. In fact, Jeff was Jennifer’s first coach in the Centennial soccer club.

“It turned out they were short on coaches … and I didn’t know any-

thing about soccer, but volunteered to be a coach so long as I could coach my kid,” Jeff said.

“He didn’t know what he was doing … He had a little handbook and everything like that,” Jennifer said.

As Jennifer’s passion for the sport increased so did her skill, as did the stakes. She waded through the politically charged club soccer scene, having to change clubs several times, and deal with intense competition and rivalries.

“On more than one occasion she was ready to hang’ em up, but dad wouldn’t let her,” said Jeff. “I used to tell her, ‘Jen, if you quit now, you’re gonna look back one day and you’re gonna regret it .You’re gonna have to stick this out.’”

Jennifer did stick it out, becoming a starting varsity player for all four years at Centennial High School.

Once Jennifer met Tracy Nelson, Clackamas Community College

women’s soccer coach, it was clear where Jennifer wanted to start her college soccer career.

Jen said, “Tracy is a great, great coach and a really good person too.

She’s definitely had a huge impact on me on and off the field. I’ve become a better player here than like anywhere else.”

Jennifer’s first year as a soccer player for CCC did not go without acknowledgement. According to Jen’s website, she scored 13 goals and had 6 assists in the 2010 soccer season. She was also selected for the All-Star team and received the Most Valuable Player award for the Southern Region league.

“That’s definitely something I’m very proud of, and very much still excited for,” Jennifer said.

Jennifer Almond, another CCC soccer player, said that she didn’t think anyone else deserved the MVP title more.

Jennifer, or “Jax” as her team-

mates call her, only continues to improve. “She has grown tremendously from last year to this year.

She has matured as a person and as a player, which has made her such a better soccer player,” Nelson said.

Jennifer’s father also acknowledged how proud he is that she has taken on the responsibilities that come with her adult career, learning to balance soccer, school, and a job at Bally Total Fitness all at the same time.

Going forward, Jennifer hopes to be selected for a scholarship to play for a Division I institution like the University of Oregon, which will help move her closer to her dream of becoming a pediatric nurse.

Jennifer loves children and specifically remembers working at little kids camps in high school and really loving that experience.

Reflecting on all her successes, Jennifer was grateful for several people who have helped her along

on her journey, but none as much as her father.

“My dad has been there every step of the way and done everything in order to keep me going,” she said.

“I want to be a person and soccer player that my dad can be proud of.”

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Ballers bring big hopes for 2011

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Cougars men’s basketball warms up for practice last week. Though the Northwest Athletics Association of Community Colleges’ basketball season does not begin until January, the team is readying themselves for the preseason which, begins this Saturday with the NWAACC Jamboree, hosted by Clackamas Community College.

By Katherine Suydam The Clackamas Print The NBA season has started and you’ve probably been glued to your television, cheering for your favorite team and praying for points in your fantasy league. But how about basketball a little closer to home?

Clackamas Community College will host a scrimmage this Saturday, preparing our Cougars, along with nine other teams in the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges, for the upcoming season.

The scrimmage will be the first of three that the Cougars will play before their preseason games begin in December.

The Cougars will play three preseason games in December, hosting two of them, along with the Christmas Holiday Tournament on Dec. 28, in which eight teams will participate.

The NWAACC league season will begin in January; the Cougars will play their first of 14 league games on Jan. 8 against Chemeketa Community College, who the team agrees is the biggest threat in their battle to defend their title as two year champions.

“In league our biggest threat will be Chemeketa. They’re the last year’s (Southern Region) champions and they have a good returning squad,” said Travis Robbins. Robbins plays point guard and the wing for the Cougars.

Last year, CCC was the NWAACC champion, which has made them the team to beat this year.

“Everybody is after us, we’ve got the target on our back we’re the team everybody wants to beat,” said Head Coach Clif Wegner.

Many new names have been added to the roster this year, and the Cougars are hoping these new players will help them clinch the champion title for the third year in a row.

Only three players on the team are returning for a second year, Robbins and post players Brandon Troxel and Derrick Hayes.

“Those three kids have improved, they’re better players than they were last year and we’re expecting them to step up as sophomores and help lead us to defend our title,” said Wegner.

The Cougars have filled their roster with new talent, each on equal footing in the coaches’ eyes.

“Everybody that’s still here has shown that they could be

a starter,” said Assistant Coach Paul Fiskum.

Both coaches mentioned two newcomers that they think are good additions to the team: post Max Jacobsen and point guard/wing Brycen Driver, who are both championship players.

“Winning and championships can’t be taught, and the fact that those kids have experienced that at the high school level brings something to the table. They know what it’s like to be a winner, they know about unselfishness, they know about working together, they know about commitment to a common goal,” said Wegner.

The Cougars are ready for the season, or at least they seem to be. Driver said that he thinks the Cougars are prepared, but they still have a lot of time before the season starts.

“I think everybody is excited, I think everyone is chomping at the bit to get a game and I think everyone is excited and I’m excited to play with this group of guys,” said Robbins.

If you would like to see the Cougars new line up before the season starts, the NWAACC Jamboree will be hosted at Clackamas next Saturday, Nov. 6, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Randall Hall gym. Take this chance to see the two-year defending champions in action.

Cougar volleyball catches their stride

By Sarah Mitts The Clackamas Print After spending the first part of the season getting adjusted, the new Cougars volleyball team has settled in and they’re ready to play strong at the end of the year. They’re ranked No. 4 in the South Region, making them competitive entering the tournament.

The team is hopeful to make the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges tournament.

“I feel we are doing a lot better,” said Kylee Bellamy, co-captain of the team. “We started off with a really young team who didn’t know each other very well.

Now we’re getting used to each other and getting into our positions. We have won our last two games which has jumpstarted us for NWAACC. And we just keep getting better and better.”

The team began the season with eight new freshmen and only one returning player, which made it challenging for the girls to find their rhythm in the beginning. The team went 0-4 in the Spokane Tourney, in which they entered 5-4.

Their current record is 18-19 and they are 4-4 in South Region play. That ranking is good enough

for fourth in their region behind Linn-Benton, Chemeketa and No. 1 Mt. Hood.

While their win-loss record is not where they want it to be, the coaching staff and team have been working hard to get this new team where they need to be. They’ve been practicing every day for a few hours, doing a lot of playing scenarios and working hard on their blocking and defense.

Courtney Pattock, setter for the team, shared about a goal reward program the coaching staff uses to help motivate the girls and improve their performance. “Before each game, we set goals and then the next day, we look at them and determine how many we achieved.

If you get 10, then you get a goal reward, which usually is something fun,” she said.

The team improved throughout the season after the Spokane Tourney in September, although they are a little off last year’s pace when they were 18-17 at this time.

Coach Kathie Woods is proud of how the team has grown and how far they have come.

“We knew we had the talent but we needed to learn how to play at the college level with all new teammates. These girls are hard working girls that are supportive of

each other and are playing hard for each other. I am very happy about that. We are growing with each new day!” said Woods.

Woods, an author of various volleyball books and well known for her coaching style, teaches more than just volleyball and places a large focus on school, volleyball and life.

Bellamy, a transfer from another community college, loves her new team and getting to work with an experienced coaching staff. “I love all the team bonding things we do and I like my coaches better. We have five assistant coaches who come in everyday and help us. They communicate really well with us and let us know how we’re doing,” she said.

“We spend a lot of time building the team to work together,” said Woods. “We have huge expectations and I give a lot of responsibility to my girls so that they have the tools they need in life when they are finished with volleyball.

I want them to believe they can do anything that life brings them. We work hard and become leaders in the process.”

The success of the team is much more than volleyball, but hopefully it will show on the court with the end of the season in sight.

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Cougar volleyball scrimmages during practice last week.The team has a 4-4 record and hopes to increase their win record to five this Friday when they play Mt. Hood Community College at 7 p.m. in the Randall gym.

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Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010

Museum hosts local artist

By Joshua Baird Arts & Culture Editor Hey you, sitting on the goliath of a sculpture on your smoke break: Do you know what that thing is you’re resting your derrière on? It’s a sculpture called “Poet’s Chair” by local artist Lee Kelly.

Lee Kelly currently has an exhibit at the Portland Art Museum located at 1219 S.W. Park Avenue in downtown Portland. This collection of Kelly’s work is a retrospective of his work and runs through Jan. 9.

The Portland Art Museum’s spacious floor plan allows for an exciting number of pieces from northwest-native Kelly’s collection and other privately owned pieces. All of these pieces are abstractly crafted from various types of metal.

“I can definitely see the hand of the artist in the not-perfect welds, this flawed sense of process in the work,” said Marylhurst student April Levy.

Among the pieces represented in the museum are “Professor and Arch Bishop,” made of painted steel; “Death of a Poet,” made of mild steel and “Letter to Susan,” which is a stainless steel with paint and

metal leaf.

A number of oil paintings also adorned the walls beside the associated sculpture. “(I’m) interested in how he transfers 2D to sculpture, I haven’t seen enough to get what his rhythm is,” said Carl Dart.

“The only thing I got from over there, besides lots of sex and fun, was the (Oxford English Dictionary) being part of ‘Death of a Poet.’ Why does he want to associate the Oxford Dictionary with ‘Death of a Poet?’” said Dart.

“Letter to Susan” has a line of script running in a strange sense of continuity that may just be the sex reference that Dart was talking about; “Last night, half, in, sleep, I touched, your breast.”

“The piece ‘Letter to Susan’ is about a special friend,” Kelly stated in an e-mail, though no further clarification was provided.

Clackamas Community College student Kereke Carson, who has met Kelly at his job, said Kelly is, “cool, down to earth. I know he’s got money from (selling) his work. It’s cool to see someone with money that is so down to earth.”

The Portland Art Museum offers a student ticket price of $9 for a ticket. This may sound like a lot of money to those in financial crisis; however, for $1 more you can buy a year long pass to go whenever you want. Just show the card they provide you with your student identification card at the door and off you go, ready to explore these cavernous halls of artistic intrigue.

In addition to the Portland Art Musem, Kelly’s work can also be found all over the Portland Metro area, University of Oregon, Oregon State, Vancouver, Wash. and right here at CCC in front of McLoughlin building.

Above: Lee Kelly’s “Poet’s Chair,” a monolithic sculpture made of steel, sits in front of the McLoughlin building at CCC’s Oregon City campus. Upper Right: Image is not valid as a pass, and one must be purchased for entry into the Portland Art Museum.

Right: Kereke Carson converses with fellow students beside Lee Kelly’s sculpture, “Poet’s Chair.”

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By David Spears The Clackamas Print

Póg mo thóin is ancient Celtic for “kiss my arse.” You might recognize the Anglicization of the phrase as pogue mahone. The Pogues, who took their name from the phrase, are arguably the best Irish rock band ever to exist. The place to argue such things is Clackamas Community College’s Celtic Club – if it existed.

This week’s club spotlight highlights a club that, much like the Celtic language itself, is dying. Mike Burt, the current club president, could only be contacted through his personal representative who stated, “The number you have dialed is no longer in service.”

This is actually authentic Celtic tradition that reflects the original Celtic culture. Celtic culture began as a culture of only oral traditions. They possessed no written word and no cell phones. The only way to learn about the Celtic Club is to find a member who can share

with you its proud history.

Contacting the club’s adviser was much more fruitful, even if somewhat less historical. “I have not heard from those guys in a long time,” James Bryant-Trerise stated in an e-mail. “I agreed to be their adviser, but I have not heard from them in months and months.”

This leads us to the great Celtic mystery: what happened to Celtic culture, and what happened to the Celtic Club?

Most historians agree that the Roman Empire is to blame for the decline in Celtic culture; after all, they did invade the Celts’ homeland. Then again, everyone invaded the Celtic homeland; the Romans, the Vikings, the Brits, everyone.

The decline in the school’s Celtic Club can’t be blamed on a convenient invasion though.

Paperwork is the main culprit in the club’s decline. According to Barbara-Sue McCambridge, the Associated Student Government vice president, the Celtic Club has not filed the paperwork needed to continue the club.

McCambridge said she had “no idea why” the paperwork was not completed. She also mentioned that ASG e-mails to the club were left unanswered.

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McCambridge explained the few simple steps needed to reactivate a club.

McCambridge said, “All you need to do is get a re-activation form filled out, have the club adviser sign it, get three signatures from club members and then revise the club’s constitution to reflect the new meeting times.”

There is some student interest to warrant the reconstitution of the Celtic Club. “I am interested in history; I might be interested in a Celtic club depending on the meeting time and place of the club,” said Joshua Francom, a first term student. “Celtic history is interesting because it has been so oppressed by the British Empire.”

Celtic culture is not completely dead. It lives on in Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Will the Celtic Club continue to live on as well at Clackamas? If it does survive, don’t mention Mumford & Sons – they’re limeys.

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Women writers unite

By Mandie Gavitt The Clackamas Print When you walk into room 220 in Roger Rook on Wednesdays, you can hear the bubbling sounds of poetry, the nostalgic words of memoir, and the colorful imagery of fantasy. It’s safe to say that just about every genre is represented in the weekly meeting of the Chrysalis Women’s Writers Club.

The club was started by Kate Gray, an English instructor, after teaching a critique class. When the class was finished a large number of the students from the class wanted to continue what they had been doing in class, so Gray started the club as a way for that to happen. Sixteen years later, it is still going strong.

Chrysalis is a very varied group. The youngest member is 16 years old, while the oldest is 88. Members are also writing in a variety of genres: poetry, memoir, short story, novel and fantasy, just to name a few.

The women involved are passionate about their writing and more than eager to share. As the members arrive, they write their names on the white board if they want to read to the group what they have written in the past week.

During the meetings, the members read 1,000 words of their recent writing out loud while the others listen. When the writer is finished reading her piece, the group spends a few minutes giving feedback.

“It is wonderful to get feedback,” said Rose Lefebvre.

Lefebvre said that along with the feedback she loves hearing the stories others have written. “You don’t want to miss a meeting because you might miss a chapter.”

Roxanna Matthews has been a member of the club for 12 years.

“It is one of the best writers groups I have ever run across,” she said.

“When you write something, it is always good to have another person’s pair of eyes. It raises quality.”

Both Lefebvre and Matthews say that the group feels more like a family or sisterhood. “We can laugh with each other,” said Lefebvre.

“Afterwards we hang out.”

“The main goal of this club is for each individual writer to improve their craft,” said member Pat Lichen.

“One thing I love about it is that it encourages this group of very diverse women to come together and express their creativity.”

Lichen has been with the club since the beginning and claims that the club holds two main qualities that make it strong: being supportive and being honest.

“The foundation Kate laid was strong enough to support the club for all these years. It is a safe, welcoming place for writers,” she said.

It seems that the goal to improve each individual writer’s craft has been successful. “This group has been a great sounding board for improving my writing skills, but for me, the biggest benefit is being accountable to other writers,” member Barb Froman stated in an email.

Chrysalis meets every Wednesday in RR220 from 12-2 p.m.

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By Joshua Baird Arts & Culture Editor Deep in the heart of Bolivia, a team of workers spend hours every day picking leaves that look like large bay leaves. This plant is called Erythroxylum coca or the coca tree, the product that will be turned into a number of products. The one most Americans are familiar with is the powder that Tony Montoya did a face plant into in the move “Scarface:” cocaine.

That is not to say that producing cocaine is the only use for coca leaves; on the contrary the leaf has many practical uses. In the Andes, coca is used primarily as a remedy for altitude sickness and can be purchased from street vendors or restaurant owners, and is not found in its refined state as a highly addictive drug.

I experienced coca leaf firsthand in the city of Cusco, Peru, while on vacation. I wasn’t feeling great and I was told the remedy for my illness was this highly misunderstood plant. Coca is not a drug in the same way that cocaine is a drug; cocaine is just one of the many substances that can be made from coca leaves, while coca is more of a folk remedy.

And I can say this for sure – it works. After chewing on a leaf for good 30 minutes, I found that my altitude sickness had almost completely gone away.

There are a number of other uses for coca leaves, including the production of beer, tea, chocolate and my new favorite “Agwa,” a type of coca leaf liquor. Agwa does not contain any elements of cocaine and is legal to enjoy in the United States.

I have had many different styles of liquor in the past eight years, and I can honestly say that

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Agwa is in a very unique category on the market.

A shot of Agwa is so complex in its flavors that it’s really hard to tell what exactly you’re drinking. It’s primarily sweet, and yet has a spice to it that I have rarely experienced in liquor. It is surprisingly smooth, yet extremely versatile.

According to www.agwabuzz. com, Agwa is “made from the finest Bolivian Coca Leaves. The coca leaves are shipped under armed guard from Bolivia and handcrafted in Amsterdam. Agwa is not just renowned for its unique and great taste but more for the secret energy that lies in all its drinks and cocktails.”

There are a number of different cocktails that can be made with it; my personal favorite is the Cocarita, made in a fashion similar to a margarita. The spectacular cocktail provides that taste of lime and salt that one would expect from a traditional margarita and provides a whole new experience, much like drinking an energy drink.

Agwa is more than just a coca based liquor; it includes 37 different herbs, amongst them green tea, which is known for longevity. According to the website, “it was found that 100 gm of Bolivian coca leaves satisfied the dietary allowance for calcium, iron, phosphorous, vitamin A, vitamin B and vitamin E. The coca leaf was used (and still is) by the Incas, Inca descendants … and other nomadic Andean cultures.”

I would definitely advise, if you are of age, trying this fantastic new liquor. It’s a sure way to lift your spirits.

Disclaimer: The Clackamas Print does not encourage drinking to excess or underage drinking of any kind.

YoTopIt, YoEatIt

By Kayla Calloway Co-Editor-in-Chief It started off innocent enough. We had just finished lunch (happy hour at Pizano’s Pizza, 3-6 p.m.), why not swing by that new frozen yogurt place at O.C. Point, just to see what they’re prices are? Wow, only 35 cents an ounce! Well, since we’re here …

The Friday before Halloween will forevermore be a special one for me, as it is the day I discovered YoTopIt, a deliciously ingenious frozen yogurt joint.

As some of you may know, one just opened across the street from campus, located at 19550 Molalla Ave. They offer a “help yourself” style of dining. You pick either a large or a small cup, fill it with your choice of FroYo, add copious amounts of tasty toppings and when you’re done, you weigh it at the cash register. And like I said, it’s only 35 cents per ounce, which really isn’t that much considering that ice cream weighs next to nothing.

For our first adventure to YoTopIt, I chose a mixture of cake batter flavor and chocolate frozen goodness, while my boyfriend picked Irish Mint, a flavor I never before had seen. Other flavors include vanilla, strawberry sherbet, cheesecake, peanut butter and more.

The next step was choosing the toppings. They offer everything under the sun: sprinkles, chocolate chips, Butterfinger, Andes mints, gummy candies, etc. Of course there are the liquidy trappings, too, like hot fudge, white chocolate and every other flavor possible.

For my bowl, I added the Butterfinger bits, white and milk chocolate chips, rainbow sprinkles, and a couple of gummy worms for good measure. In hind sight, the worms may have been a little too extreme.

The poor things froze almost instantly.

In a shocking turn of events, the two small bowls both weighed 12 ounces, totally $8.40 for the both of them. And trust me when I say every penny was worth it. From the first bite to the last, my personal FroYo concoction was a delicacy in a paper bowl.

Of course, some may frown at the idea of icy yum-yums when a brutal winter is right around the corner. To those doubters, I simply pose the question, “Why the fantastically frozen hell not?” Ice cream and its wannabes are the ultimate comfort food, and comfort is needed during the harsh months of winter.

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