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Wednesday May 30, 2012

Flashing lights opened the eyes of bystanders as the sounds of crunching metal and breaking glass echoed across campus last Thursday. The mild spring afternoon was transformed by the spectacle of drunken tragedy played out as if it was real.

The shocking scene came complete with bloodied victims and real emergency personnel. The grisly incident was intended to be as real and shocking as possible.

With the allure of a free meal that included hotdogs, chips, granola bars and bottled water, a large crowd gathered to

watch the demonstration presented by Oregon Impact and ASG. Janelle Meredith, executive Director of OI, explained the educational experience’s ultimate goal is to end impaired and distracted driving. Based in Oregon City, OI has been in business for 12 years and coordinates this type of presentation throughout Oregon. Funding for the program comes from DUI offenders, who are court ordered to attend the presentations of past DUI offenders and victims. These attendees pay a fee ranging from $20$50, which OI collects. This is just one way that offenders are required to pay for their own treatment. This revenue is also used to educate the public,

according to Meredith.

Participants involved included American Medical Response, Holman-Hankins Funeral Home and Clackamas Fire Department.

“If we convince one student not to drink and drive or to get into a vehicle of someone who is impaired, we’ve accomplished our goal,” said Fire Chief Steve McAdoo, a member of Clackamas Fire and Rescue for the past nine years, while speaking about what he believed to be the most beneficial part of this graphic demonstration.

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Top: Kaylea Henderson was pulled from the wrekage of a car by the Clackamas Fire Department during Awarness event on May 24.

Middle: Ron Hudson, a guest speaker at the alcohol awareness event, speaks about his experiance with drunk driving.

Bottom: The cast of ‘The Beaux’ Strategem preform in the last play by retiering theater director David Smith-English.

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Summer 2013 offers chance to study in Italy

By Felicia Skriver The Clackamas Print Robert Luis Stevenson once said, “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign,” and here on Clackamas Community College soil you can begin a journey to experience it all. Next summer, students have the opportunity to explore Italy: the land, the people and the food, flourishing in the Italian culture as they travel abroad with the college’s foreign language department.

It all starts with a talk with foreign language instructor Irma Bjerre in McLoughlin hall who will explain the exciting destinations that include Venice, Florence, Pompeii and many other intriguing locations. Bjerre has teamed up with the National Educationl Travel Council’s Educational

Travel Program to achieve a truly academic tour of Italy for Clackamas students. The two week trip will include Roman historical landmarks such as the Colosseum, the Arch of Constantine, Trajan’s Column and the Forum.

CCC is a part of the Oregon International Consortium, a group of seven colleges in the state that participate in exchange programs and that sponsors the fall quarter in Florence as well as the spring quarter in London, Britain and Spain. The program is open to all students who are at least 18 years old and have completed 12 credits with a GPA of 2.5 or better.

Bjerre said many of her students have already expressed their interest in joining the voyage and some have proclaimed that they would like to involve

themselves in some fundraising activities in order to travel. With the trip planned for June 2013, there is still plenty of time for students to raise money for the educational journey.

The program costs around $4,813 including a $650 fee if you are over the age of 24.

Students can enroll now, but must start making payments to cover the tuition costs.

Along with the Italian tour, the foreign language department has many other exchange programs as well as study abroad programs which allow students an entire term to study overseas.

The extended trips run almost twice the cost of the two week tours, running around $7,895, not including Clackamas’ tuition charge for 12-14 credits, along with airfare and taxes. Financial aid will be available to those who qualify.

Students can accumulate college credit for their travels, according to Dave Miller, head of the foreign language department. To qualify for the credit, study abroad students must complete a project, which can be arranged with any instructor.

The foreign language credits attained through this arrangement will cost students the same tuition as a three credit class.

In spite of a price that is significantly more than standard education costs, Kristin Benintendi, vice president of the international club claims the benefits can be more than worth the higher price.

“You get to experience another culture, which I feel is invaluable,” said Benintendi.

“I feel like a lot of people don’t realize there are so many different ways of life out there.”

Clackamas is also a host to students from all over the world. Benintendi and the rest of the international club work on making international students feel at home, while submerging them in American traditions and holidays.

Patricia Maldonado, a foreign exchange student from Mexico, said Clackamas has been very encouraging.

“It’s a good place, and you can always find people available to help,” said Maldonado. “You can ask for help and people never say no.”

Interested students can find the International club at the Fireside Lounge in the Bill Brod Community Center every Friday from noon to 1 p.m.

For more information about the trip to Italy in June 2013, email Irma Bjerre at irmab@ clackamas.edu.

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‘Hard Candy’ doesn’t satisfy

By Isaac Soper Arts & Culture Editor

Dark Horse Comics Inc.

For any comic book fan, more is better. This is not the case with Dark Horse’s new release of “Dark Horse Presents #12.”

Dark Horse has offered many comics over the years, with some of its most popular being based on film and television, and some newer ones based on video games. They have carried many popular titles that are no longer in print, such as “Fear Agent,” and some well-liked miniseries like “The Escapist” and “The Helm.”

“Dark Horse Presents” was Dark Horse Comics original comic book series, which first released in 1986 and has been cancelled and rebooted three times since 2000.

The comic book is a compilation of 12 different comic books, totaling 80 pages. Each one of the comics (except for the last two) are all from different series, some that are more

well-known to Dark Horse fans, and some that are definitely more obscure. Many have very unique visual styles, particularly “Mister X: Hard Candy, part one,” written by Dean Motter in a noir-esque style (originally run by Vortex Comics, based in Toronto, Canada).

The majority of the comics were all very strange, with the main focus being based around zombies and the occult, although there was one superhero comic and two (non-occult) detective comics, along with one about foul-mouthed dairy products, conveniently titled “Milk + Cheese = Dairy Products Gone Bad!” The compilation seems at first to be acceptable for reading by all audiences, by “bleeping out” swear words, but then the violence and uncensored language prevails, clearly defining that it is for mature audiences only.

If you’re not into zombies and you’ve never read any of

Dark Horse Comics’ books or graphic novels before, “Dark Horse Presents #12” isn’t the one to start with. Granted, it was a compilation of quite a few different comics, but it didn’t seem to offer the wide array of material that Dark Horse has to offer. Other than “Milk + Cheese” and “Mister X,” most of the comics inside were all about zombies and the occult, which definitely appeals to some fans, but not to all.

After reading the comic, it is understandable as to why the comic has been cancelled in the past, and then, as with the zombies inside, the comic itself was reanimated for your viewing displeasure. Unless you are a huge zombie fanatic, pass on this one.

Dark Horse Comics are available from Things From Another World in Milwaukie, or online at www.TFAW.com.

Snow covered road leads Wildman to unforeseen adventure

By Isaac Soper Arts & Culture Editor

Wildman and his hiking partner came across the snow covered Tumala Mountain Road while in search of the Eagle Creek Cutoff Trail #504. Deep tire ruts through the wet snow and jagged rocks prove to be difficult obstacles for ill-equiped vehicles. look at me now. After 10 miles, I was stuck in the snow in the Subaru, having to attempt to shovel out to get some traction.

Other than the fact that my hiking partner, CCC student Katie Drahota, and I had to dodge large rocks in the road and get out of the car three miles earlier than we’d expected to dig out the tires, it was very pretty and peaceful up there.

As we dug at the tires and undercarriage, my fingers felt blisteringly cold, though asking Drahota how her fingers were showed how frail I may have been compared to her. I viewed myself as a mountain man, a Wildman, or so I’ve claimed, but without companionship, I would have given up digging in no time flat. I would have focused my energies on setting up camp opposed to digging

any longer (although maybe it’s because I wanted a reason to have to miss work in the morning).

We successfully made it out of the snow, though we had to use Frisbee golf discs to dig the tires and undercarriage out, due to my lack of bringing a shovel.

What can I say? It said July to October, but I thought that due to the recent stint of warm weather that any snow would be melted by now. Even though the car is all-wheel drive, several attempts to drive out ended only in spinning tires, due to the fact that snow was packed in the undercarriage. I got the idea to collect gravel from the nearby mountainside and we packed it behind the tires in an attempt to get traction.

Thankfully, due to the support of my hiking partner (no thanks

to my lack of confidence) and a quick prayer, we were able to get the tires to grab; after only an hour of digging with Frisbees and frigid fingers, we were out.

Drahota and I decided that it wouldn’t be worth testing the limits and venturing further in the car, which ended up being a wise decision indeed, for the snow only got deeper and more wet from that point on.

After approximately an hour of difficult trekking up the snow covered road, which felt like two hours, the snow was still definitely deep and the elevation only continued to increase, with no sign of our trailhead.

Snowshoes would have been very helpful at that point of the journey.

We hiked possibly three miles prior to hearing what sounded like strong wind or a creek that

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My fingers were painfully cold after about 30 seconds of attempting to dig out the snow from underneath my car. We had driven about ten miles up the Clackamas River outside of Estacada, in an attempt to locate the Eagle Creek Cutoff Trail #504.

From Oregon Hwy 224/211, I followed my map (provided by the US Forest Service’s website) to Fall Creek Road, from which I turned onto Divers Road. The map claimed that I was supposed to turn onto Squaw Mountain Road shortly after, to which, after driving a mile further than the map recommended, Divers Road came to a dead end. As I turned back around, I decided to turn onto Tumala Mountain Road, thinking that maybe someone had made a ridiculous complaint that the road’s original name was distasteful.

Three or four miles up the no-longer-offensive road, there were no houses or buildings, in fact, other than the sad, discarded remnants of country-folk parties (campfires, beer cans and spent ammo) there were little traces that anyone had been up Tumala Mountain Road in a great while. The map said that the road/trail should be free of snow from July to October, at which I scoffed, and

may or may not have been the elusive Eagle Creek. After turning off onto a nearby offshoot of the road to pass over the creek, we located a clearing that had evidence of clear cutting in the recent past. Hoping for the trailhead to appear was a pipe dream, although the views of the surrounding foothills were very beautiful.

All things considered, it was a good adventure, besides getting stuck in the snow and never locating the trailhead.

Unless you own tire chains or a vehicle with tank treads, I wouldn’t recommend attempting to make the journey to any trails that claim to have snow, no matter what your intuition, or lack thereof, says, although having someone to share the journey with is totally worthwhile.

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Grab tickets to the show, get to know your local Beaux’

For David Smith-English’s final show, the emsemble cast made up of current and past CCC Theatre Arts performers come together to send the director off in glorious style.

By Steven Weldon The Clackamas Print What do you call a duo of broke journeymen chasing women with dowries worth triple their weight in pounds?

The main characters of “The Beaux’ Stratagem,” of course.

Originally written by Irish playwright George Farquahar in 1707, “The Beaux’ Stratagem” was modernized in 1939 by Thornton Wilder. Wilder never finished the play and it would eventually fall into the hands of Ken Ludwig, who finally put it back on stage in 2006.

The Clackamas Community College Theater Arts department has debuted “The Beaux’

Strategem” as its final production of the 2011-2012 season.

Regrettably, it will also be the final play under the direction of David Smith-English. After 18 years as the CCC Theatre Director, Smith-English will be retiring on June 30. However, while he is finished at the collegiate level, Smith-English will continue his position as Artistic Director of the Clackamas Repertory Theatre.

“This is special, because it is my last play. With a group of wonderful and dedicated students, we were able to create something I’ll always be proud of and I’ll always remember,” Smith-English said. “I’ll remember this as a wonderful ending to my career.”

“The Beaux’ Strategem” is the amusing tale of Jack Archer and Tom Aimwell, played by actors Donovan Ellert and Branden McFarland, as they attempt to woo the hearts of rich heiresses across the English countryside.

When Archer and Aimwell meander into an inn to discover the town’s resource of young, well-endowed women, the men dupe the inhabitants into believing they are worth more than they actually are.

In the process of trying to find their lady-in-cash, Archer and Aimwell encounter offers they cannot refuse, women who are almost irresistible and many people trying to realize their real intentions.

Among the enlighteningly

funny cast is former artist in residence Heather Ovalle, who plays Cherry, the overzealous and hypersexual daughter of the innkeeper, and Boniface, who was portrayed by Dylan Marchek. Ovalle returned for the final show of SmithEnglish’s career at Clackamas.

“It was great [to be back] for David’s last show. He was a little more relaxed and chill than I remember him being,” Ovalle said. “After being in his program for several years, you

kind of know what he wants.”

Ovalle was joined by Travis Nordurft, another alumnus who returned for SmithEnglish’s final show.

The ensemble cast of current and past CCC Theatre Arts performers delivered witty lines, interesting situations and surprises. “The Beaux’ Strategem” is an enjoyable experience and as a result, is a fitting ending to the CCC career of Smith-English. The show runs through June 3.

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A country lady played by Kiah Hart (center) is having a hard time coping with courtship, while her friends Dorinda (left), played by Shannon O’ Shaughnessy and Mrs. Kate Sullen (right), played by Annie Scharich, always stand behind her — they seem to have had enough of her dramatics.

Jack Archer (left), played by Donovan Ellert is a little bit confused, but luckily his wingman Tom Aimwell (right), played by Brandon McFarland, is by his side to guide him through the follies of love.

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M V P 2012

McKenzie Marshall

SOFTBALL Leads team in RBIs (52), Wins (24) Strikeouts (195) and Earned Run Average (2.11).

Tied for 1st all-time at CCC in RBIs.

Scott Myers

BASEBALL Team leader in RBIs (20) doubles (8) and tied for batting average (.289).

TRACK AND FIELD

Left: Katie Higgins Champion in hammer.

Scored 13 points at 2012 NWAACC championships.

Right: Emma Buchholz Champion in javelin. Scored 13 points at 2012 NWAACC championships.

Badane Sultessa

800m champion. 1500m runner up. 23 total points scored at 2012 NWAACC championships.

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Athletic department, NWAACC champions college crippled by lack of cohesiveness

By John William Howard Sports Editor

For the full recap of Clackamas softball’s journey through the NWAACC Championships, visit www.TheClackamasPrint.com

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In case you haven’t been paying attention, last week our women’s softball team won their ninth NWAACC title, beating out Lower Columbia College 6-5 and 7-6 in front of a rowdy bunch of parents, friends and staff members at Delta Park.

After several minutes of wild post-game celebration and the presentation of the awards, Assistant Athletic Director Kayla Steen finally allowed several of the ecstatic fans to rush the field and celebrate with the softball champions.

However, back at the college, unless students were fans of the team, friends with the athletes or really in tune with the athletic department, they had no idea that such a huge game was being played. In a brief survey through the community center a few hours before the first pitch, few of the students that knew Clackamas had a softball team knew that they were playing for a championship.

The reason that this is a big deal is that Clackamas has one of the best overall athletic departments in the Northwest at the two year college level, and hardly anyone knows about it.

There are several reasons behind this, not the least of which being that Clackamas is a commuter college and a large portion of the student body lives a considerable distance from the campus. Another is because of the proximity of Portland, there are bigger and more exciting teams to follow, and it’s difficult to draw attention away from the big professional sports franchises.

However, there are definitely steps that other colleges have taken in order to build a thriving fan base. Colleges like Clark College and Shoreline Community College are very, very active on social media sites, and do an impressive job of keeping their fans updated. Clark has their own athletics website, ClarkPenguins.com, which differs from Clackamas’ approach greatly. Clackamas’ athletics website is an offshoot of the main

website, which makes it difficult to find unless you’re looking for it.

That, according to Director of Athletics Jim Martineau, is something that Clackamas may change in the near future, as he said that the department would be taking a look at marketing and promotion in the coming months. This is welcome news, as it could be a big first step in sweeping changes for the department as we move into an age driven by marketing, not just by success.

For now, we can only sit back, look at eye candy from other schools and offer up ideas for the department to consider.

The biggest thing I would like to see is increased cooperation between athletics and the rest of the school. The fault comes from both sides, but neither ASG nor the college itself seems to pay much attention to the athletic department. It’s rare that ASG promotes an athletic event (even though they make money off of concessions), and just as unusual when the college’s Facebook or Twitter account talk about important games coming up. According to Simon Tam, the social media coordinator at CCC, the public affairs office simply didn’t know that the softball championship was happening until shortly before it happened.

“I haven’t been contacted by athletics since I started the position here because they have their own hired publicist and web presence,” stated Tam via the college’s Facebook. “We generally promote events that are sent to Public Affairs or when other dept's request us to do so but we haven't been notified about the championships.”

Part of that falls on the athletic department’s failure to get the information out, but part of that also falls on the college itself. Athletics being one of the proudest programs offered at Clackamas, the eyes of the public affairs office should at least be aware of what’s going on over in Randall Hall.

The disjointed communication is just one of many hurdles to jump before Clackamas steps into the elite in fan support.

Walla Walla Community College does TV broadcasts of many of their basketball games. Lower Columbia Community College and Lane Community College both have radio broadcasts.

Columbia Basin College sells jerseys. The list goes on, full of goals and dreams for what Clackamas could be, given the effort. Let’s keep our eyes peeled for change.

Top: McKenzie Marshall pitches as the championship game winds down on Wednesday, May 23. A home run in the title game gave Marshall her 52nd RBI this season, which put her in a tie for the most single-season RBIs in Clackamas history.

Second from top: Bailie Foxworthy bunts during the first game of the championship series. Foxworthy scored two runs in the contest, which Clackamas won 6-5 to force the second game.

Second from bottom: Megan Malvick runs for second base in the first game of the series.

Malvick scored two runs and had one RBI in the game.

Bottom: Ashley Bacon (left), Katie Aden (center) and Briana Brace celebrate after Bacon made the game winning catch in the top of the seventh inning to clinch the title.

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Successful recruiting brings strength to Clackamas athletic programs

By David Beasley The Clackamas Print For many years, Clackamas Community College has had success in the athletic department.

Not only does the department provide positive reinforcement and opportunities to continue education for students, it also manufactures a high quality athletic product. With the last of the sports seasons wrapping up for the year, focus now turns to rebuilding and revamping each team in an effort to pick up where they left off.

Recruiting is used for sports at CCC to help gain advantage and put together a team with a strong talent base. This is just as important to junior college athletics as it is for four-year university teams.

The coaching staff at Clackamas is a tireless group of enthusiasts who share their love of athletics with students and strive to help them succeed in sports and academics equally. It is not just a job to the coaching staff; it is a favorite pastime and hobby.

The wrestling program is a great asset to athletics at Clackamas.

Head coach Josh Rhoden recalls, “In six years we haven’t placed lower than eighth in the NJCAA National Championships (where the team placed fourth in 2012).

Austin Morehead was recruited several years ago into the Cougar athletics department from central California.

Morehead competed twice in the NJCAA Wrestling National Championships.

We’ve got Austin Morehead, 184 lends strong leverage to teams and Students from across the US travel lbs national runner-up this year can help tip the competitive scales to Clackamas for the wrestling and he just signed with OSU, of talent and ability. Rhoden and program. the PAC-12 champs, 10th in the his assistants spend a great deal of “We have recently been able to country.” time scouring stats and data on recruit all over the United States,” How does the wrestling team the internet, calling high schools, said Rhoden. “We search in-state stay on top and gain student attending large competitions, and and the Portland area of course, athletes like Morehead of Sutter, general networking with students but we’ve got kids from places California? Aside from the obvi- and coaches. like Pennsylvania, Arizona and ous roster building methods like The wrestling program enjoys Minnesota. We have a kid walking signups and try-outs, recruiting a large talent pool to choose from. on from the state of Texas. He’d done some research and found that this is a great program and then he decided to come to Clackamas.. we can help kids with a tuition waiver — there are 16 three-term tuition waivers — that number is set by the NJCAA.” The success of individual athletes and the team helps grow the program and build a strong presence in the league as well as nationally. Being well known also helps to attract good wrestlers. “Winning the nationals helped us a bunch because now kids seek us out,” said Rhoden.

Wrestling is the only sport at Clackamas that competes at the national level, but wrestling isn’t the only program that benefits the college. Among the other athletic teams currently recruiting members for next season are men’s and women’s basketball.

“We look for players within

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Kathie Woods observes Zoey Martin as she signs her letter of intent to play volleyball at Clackamas next fall. Martin is one of many players to have already signed for the volleyball team.

the Northwest states, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada and Alaska,” said women’s basketball assistant coach P.J. Martineau.

“Recruiting is vital. It determines how the season will go the following year.”

Athletes are recruited in a number of different ways for each sport at Clackamas. Attending and hosting competitions are good examples.

“Each year the women’s basketball team holds the nationally recognized End of the Trail Tournament,” said Martineau.

This event attracts many top ranked, talented players and is a great yearly opportunity to recruit.

The scholastic side of women’s basketball is just as talented as their last four years on the court.

“In the past ten years, 90 percent of our players who played both seasons with us graduated with associates degrees,” said P.J. Martineau.

As a whole, the athletic department has great ways of helping students through college. GPA expectations and requirements are monitored and guidance is facilitated by coaching staff and the athletic academic adviser.

“P.J. Martineau is the academic advisor for all the sports,” said Jim Martineau, director of athletics and husband to P.J. “She helps all the student athletes and keeps them on track throughout their time at Clackamas. Our number one job is to help student athletes develop academically and athletically to transfer. Number two is winning.”

A little known advantage of recruiting is finding natural leaders. A good leader can be a great asset to a team that has studentathletes playing only two seasons.

There is not a great amount of time to develop the tools required for a strong team captain, so when a born leader comes along it is of great help to the team coaching staff.

When student-athletes at Clackamas perform well athletically and scholastically, it attracts more students and community support for the school. Athletic recruiting is a vital lifeline for the college.

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AWARENESS: Event highlights DUI dangers

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Pamela Kedev is loaded into the back of a hearse after the mock DUI crash on campus on May 23. The event highlighted the tragedy of DUI fatalities with hopes of curtailing drunk driving. This annual gathering was facilitated by the Associated Student Government.

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Lt. Jeff Deetz, a 20-year veteran of Clackamas Fire District, also shared his opinion on the benefit of the demonstration.

It included three fire trucks, an ambulance and a coroner. Deetz explained the large scale of the event was designed to show the reality of the consequences of drunk driving.

Two Clackamas students were involved in the gruesome display of a real life scenario.

Pamela Kedev and Kaylea

Henderson played the victims in the DUI crash demonstration.

Henderson, acted as the driver of the mangled Honda and was extracted from the vehicle and placed on a back board.

After having her neck braced, Henderson was loaded in to a waiting ambulance.

“This happens every day,” said Henderson.

Kedev was the unfortunate passenger who did not make it.

Deceased victims of DUI accidents are often left where they lay until the investigation

of the scene is complete. This process can take up to eight hours. As Kedev was zipped into the coroner’s body bag, a hush fell over the crowed. Kedev was then loaded in to a hearse as a hushed audience watched.

“The aftermath is not fun,” said Kedev.

The radio was tuned to Wild 107.5 and played between presentations by different speakers.

Joan Miller, a victim and survivor of a DUI related crash, shared her story. She told of being left with permanent ocular

DJ JERM from The Mix 107.5 spins his records for the gathered crowd. Event goers also enjoyed free anti-drunk driving t-shirts and a free barbeque.

damage. Ron Hanson spoke of how his DUI offence was the cause of the death of a mother and her two young children.

These hard facts were delivered to students and staff with candor and a definite intent to make an impression. It was a clear example of what could and what does happen when a driver chooses to drink and drive.

The Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) website states the average drunk driver has operated a vehicle under the influence of alcohol 80 times

before his or her first arrest.

MADD also states that about one third of all drivers arrested for driving drunk are repeat offenders.

With such a graphic display, it was obvious the wish of McAdoo might have a good chance of coming true. The gravity of the demonstration was reflected in the faces of the audience as they enjoyed a free lunch and were treated to an almost R-rated scene of carnage to serve as a lasting reminder.