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Felicia Skriver News Editor

Felicia Skriver The Clackamas Print

With the Christmas season just beginning, people are shopping for trees and lights for their homes. At Pioneer Square, hundreds of people came to see the wonderful lighting of this 75 foot tree that carried 14,000 Christmas bulbs. Music and caroling helped get everyone in the Christmas spirit.

Hundreds of people packed themselves into Pioneer Square to get a glimpse of the giant 75 foot tree. Many of the Portlanders propped umbrellas above their heads as they listened to the music streaming down from the giant stage. Thomas Lauderdale, with members of Pink Martini and Friends, performed carols as people gathered around the tree’s base.

Then the time came where everyone in the square started to count down until the tree’s lights were turned on. Three… Two… One. All 14,000 bulbs on the tree lit up in a multi-colored splash against the black sky while the carols continued, keeping everyone in the holiday spirit.

In Portland, the lighting of the tree ceremony has been going on for the last 28 years, and every year it gets bigger. Organizers encourage everyone to join; the event is aimed to be family friendly.

“Oh yeah, it’s a lot of fun. It’s a big family event,” said Regan Bauman, the brochure services coordinator at Pioneer Square.

“It’s like when you’re a kid and you get to sit on Santa’s lap. It’s a great tradition. I mean only years ago we had the tree and the carolers, now we’ve got this big stage out there.”

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Thanksgiving invitational nets 2 wins, 1 loss for women’s basketball Andrew Millbrooke Sports Editor

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Andrew Millbrooke The Clackamas Print

The Clackamas Community College women’s basketball team opened up the season last Friday with a trouncing of an alumni team of former Southern Region players, 100 to 37.

The Cougars hosted seven other teams in the Thanksgiving Invitational last weekend at Randall Gym, winning two games before losing 87-74 in the final to a solid squad from Umpqua Community College.

Clackamas 100, Southern Region Alumni 37 Clackamas unleashed a fury of three pointers and provided plenty of pressure defense in running out to a 23-0 lead after eight minutes against a team of alumni players from various Southern Region schools. The alumni finally got its first basket almost 10 minutes into the game and after its second basket, CCC led 34-4 with seven minutes left in the half.

“It was a good game,” said sophomore Jenny Johnson. “We just got to keep it up throughout the tournament and can’t be intimidated by our next opponent.”

Johnson led the Cougars with 20 first half points. The Cougars controlled the glass, out-rebounding the alumni 31 to 10 in the opening half.

Jenny Johnson, a sophomore from Tualatin H.S. scored 54 points and dished out 13 assists in the Thanksgiving Invitational on Black Friday. The women’s basketball team won two out of the three games they played. The first game was a success for CCC. They won 100-37 against Southern Region Alumni.

They won the second game against Pierce but lost the third against Umpqua.

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ASG offers cocoa for your thoughts Felicia Skriver News Editor

In today’s economy it’s not very often that something is free.

However, Clackamas Community College’s Associated Student Government is now giving away hot cocoa, coffee and apple cider for free to students who submitted a comment card saying what they think about the college.

ASG wants to keep this an ongoing event for Clackamas students so that their opinions are heard. Due to

finals week, ASG will start handing out cocoa again next term but the purpose is to find out what students would change about the college and what they would keep the same.

“We just want to find out what they’re not getting from ASG, and what their disappointments are with the college,” said Laurie Garrison, Club Senator of ASG. “We just want to find out what students are thinking.”

The members of the program on Nov. 21 greeted every student and encouraged everyone to take the hot drinks including Donevan Karr, the Campus Activities Senator of ASG.

“We’re just trying to get to know people,” said Karr. “A lot of people don’t know about ASG and we just want to get to know the people we’re serving.”

According to Kaylea Henderson, Public Affairs Officer of ASG, they have gone in to different buildings to try and get everyone’s input.

The first week they were in the Niemeyer building talking to the theater students; last week they stationed themselves in Randall Hall to see what the athletic students had to say.

“It’s kind of fun going to different buildings,” said Henderson.

“We get to see different kinds of students and get different kinds of comments.”

Change is inevitable here on campus and according to ASG President Diana Muresan, there has been talk of more change happening including discussion of a possible $5 increase in tuition for next year.

ASG is also promoting other events and charities, like their annual giving tree. The way the tree works is anyone can get a piece of paper off the tree that has the age and the gender of a child in need. That person then goes out

and buys an appropriate gift and gives it to ASG who will make sure it arrives to the child this holiday season.

“Basically we’re trying to see how to promote these kinds of events,” said Pamela Kedev, Officer for Promotions of ASG. “We’re also trying to promote the giving tree, so kids have presents.”

According to Jamie Gibson, Public Affairs Senator of ASG, they have a lot of fun organizing the event. They enjoy hearing what the student body has to say.

“It’s a lot of fun, we have a lot of fun people of ASG,” said Gibson. “The students always have fun things to say.”

ASG intends to keep on supplying more cocoa to cold students throughout the next couple weeks so those with comments can come to ASG to express their concerns.

Be on the lookout for their comment booth that provides both warmth and an attentive ear free of charge.

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food for the holidays.

Many downtown commoners say that the tree has become an icon of the square, and to some it’s become a tradition to watch the lights.

“It kind of ushers in the season.

It’s sort of a tradition down here,” said Valerie Bass, a longtime resident of Portland. “It gets everyone in the holiday mood.”

The multicolored lights that inaugurated the Christmas feel will shine on until January, so anybody wanting to see the tree has a lot of time to do so.

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The organizers of the event also really enjoyed their time helping to assemble the holiday joy this year.

According to Justin Akers, the stage light specialist, they all have a lot of fun when putting together the event.

“This is my third year doing the stage,” said Akers. “And I have a lot of fun doing this.”

The tree is expected to stick around until the end of the holiday season after New Year’s.

Christopher Junior, one of the tree men on sight, provided some insight

into the massive holiday staple.

“It’s a various paper product tree from Gaston, Oregon and we pretty much filled it out with three hundred more branches to make it look more full,” said Junior. “And good old Portland rain keeps it green.”

According to Junior, if a person were to layout the amount of lights on the tree it would stretch out to be little more than two and half miles.

As well as singing carols, the aim is to get people to donate food to the Oregon Food Bank so that less fortunate people all over the state may receive care packages of

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www.TheClackamasPrint.com Above: Pink Martini and Friends lead Pioneer Square in hours of caroling, launching the season of holiday cheer and family-gathering festivities. The band played until the final countdown of the lighting of the tree.

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Joshua Dillen The Clackamas Print

Clackamas Community College student Trina McShane walks off of the Roger Rook parking lot towards campus. She, along with other Clackamas students, agree that parking has become hectic and scarce. Faculty memebers however would adviste that students merely to show up about ten minutes earlier than normal for better spots.

Welcome to the 46th parking games!

May the spots be ever available Emily Rask Associate News Editor At Clackamas Community College there are nine parking lots available to students and faculty in which some provide more available parking than others. According to many students who drive to school, parking is a major aspect and hindrance when arriving to school.

Not only is it hard to find parking Mondays through Thursdays, it can also force students to be late to class.

Fridays, on the other hand, are lax due to lack of classes, and

therefore it is easier and faster to find a good parking spot.

Clackamas student Trina McShane agrees with the problems concerning parking, struggling with this issue every Tuesday and Thursday before 11 a.m.

“Usually it takes me at least ten minutes to find a parking spot,” said McShane. “There’s always at least five cars circling the parking lot looking for spots.”

The parking lots are located by the Family Resource Center, Roger Rook Hall, Barlow Hall, Randall hall, Clairmont Hall and by the Environmental Learning Center. It seems that there should be plenty of these

spots available, however two of these parking lots are not for students.

One of those parking lots is by the Family Resource Center and is for those working there and those dropping off their kids or picking them up.

The other lot is the visitor parking lot located by the Roger Rook Hall; it is a two-hour visitor parking and is not intended for students who have classes for more than two hours. The largest parking lot is by Barlow Hall, and although students may have to park far away, there is usually a spot or two open there, even early in the mornings.

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Staff members surveyed on potential hike in tuition The cost of education at Clackamas Community College may go up again next summer. After being raised to the current price of $79 per credit beginning this fall, the cost may climb to $84 as the college explores its fiscal options. This spike would mean the cost of a typical class would jump from $316 to $336.

The $5 tuition increase is on the table as college administration looks at financial issues that must be addressed in next year’s budget.

A survey being circulated to staff gives them the opportunity to submit their opinion about this and other budget decisions.

It closes on Friday leaving only two more days for them to complete.

An annual payment of $1.7 million to pay for the Harmony campus will eat up money.

Rapidly rising PERS rates – which pay for the state’s retirees – combined with the Harmony debt have led to a forecasted $5 million gap between revenue and expenditures.This means the college’s current budget is unsustainable according to the

survey’s introduction. It also states that in spite of valuing staff feedback, budget decisions are not the result of popular vote.

“It’s not set in stone, I mean there’s a process we’re going to go through to look at a number of options to balance our budget and tuition is a part of that equation, but it’s not the whole part of it,” said Courtney Wilton, the vice president of college services. “It would take effect next fiscal year, so the summer of 2013, next summer.”

Budget decisions are made by the college’s board of education. A decision to raise tuition would require a vote of approval by them before taking effect.

Tuition at CCC has nearly doubled in the past decade.

During the 2002-2003 school year students paid only $41 per credit.

If this newest suggested tuition hike were to become reality, it would mean the second year in a row that tuition has been increased here.

According to a press release from the college’s public affair’s office, another survey available

to staff and the college community was unveiled Nov. 19 and will close in February.

“Imagine Clackamas is designed to strengthen relationships with community members,” stated Shelly Parini, dean of College Advancement.

“This initiative will shine a light on areas where we should improve and adapt the college’s educational and training services to better meet the needs of the communities we serve for the next 50 years.”

The new survey will gather data to be used by a series of focus groups that will guide the college’s decision-making process, priorities and activities for the future stated the press release.

Students, staff and community members can complete the 10 minute online survey at www. clackamas.edu until Feb. 19, 2013.

Printed copies are available by calling 503-594-3015 or ext.

3015 from any campus phone.

– Compiled by Joshua Dillen

Safety Police Officer, wishes there were more parking. He suggests that those who deal with not being able to find a parking lot should come early, and slowdown in the parking lots.

“They’re not allowed to park in two-hour park, which is the visitor parking, right in front of Rook,” said Willis. “And they’re not allowed to park in front of the FRC, which is the day care.”

Monday through Thursday mornings are the most hectic times to find parking because many students have classes during that time. According to David Fletcher, who works in the registrar’s office in Roger

Rook, the best way to get a good spot is to wake up ten minutes earlier in the morning.

“At the beginning of term parking is hard to find, and Mondays and Wednesdays are hectic,” said Fletcher. “Fridays, not so much.”

For many students, a good parking spot in the mornings on campus is hard to come by but showing up at least ten minutes early is a helpful tip.

There is no additional news on whether CCC will be adding another parking lot in the near future, but even though there is limited parking available, knowing when and where to park can make it less of a challenge.

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Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012

Barking at the moon Eat, Print, Love

Molalla River State Park awes with fall beauty

After belt busting meals of roasted fowl or caramelized porcine offerings, hearty sides of green beans, creamy yams and cranberries and an endless array of pies, tarts, cocoas and other creations … do you really need more? Of course you do! Dieting can wait for the ever nearing new year and the required resolutions that go with it. Until then, it’s time to splurge. (You are with your wallet, why not with your taste buds?)

During the holiday season, sweets are inevitable and Eat, Print, Love has a quick and easy recipe for a treat that’s an awesome accompaniment to tree trimmings, caroling around the hearth and a delicious addition to Santa’s Christmas Eve bribe.

Sweet & Salty Bark

1 package of milk chocolate chips 1 tsp vegetable oil 1 cup peanuts, roughly chopped A couple handfuls of pretzels, lightly crumbled

Peppermint Bark

1 package of white chocolate chips 1 tsp vegetable oil 6-8 candy canes, roughly crushed

Less than 15 miles from Clackamas Community College’s campus, Molalla River State Park is a hidden gem that is waiting to be explored. Located at the junction of the Pudding, Molalla and Willamette rivers, just upstream from the Canby Ferry, the park features tons of wide open fields of green grass surrounded by towering Douglas Firs and Western Red Cedar trees. Varieties of maple and alder trees add color to

the fall scene.

The north end of the park is heavily wooded and the walking trails there are shaded and cool.

The paved trails meander up and down the side of the hill, but you can venture off-road for a more memorable hike. In the densely wooded area off the main trail, the ground feels soft and alive underfoot.

Don’t worry about getting lost, as the park is fenced in and walking in any direction will lead you directly into one of the many trails that crisscross the park. Just be mindful and don’t start hopping fences and

trespassing on private property!

Numerous ponds line the base of the north side hill, providing habitat for nutria, waterfowl, birds, reptiles and amphibians. Deer and small mammals are a regular sight in the park. Molalla River State Park is also home to one of the largest blue heron rookeries in the Willamette Valley.

Featuring miles of hiking trails, picnic tables, a boat ramp and tons of open space to let your dog off its leash, ‘Molalla State’ as the locals call it, is a great place to unwind in a nice peaceful setting.

The summer months see the park fill up, but most of the year there is usually plenty of parking and open areas to do your own thing.

The wide open fields are living invitations to play baseball games or throw a Frisbee with friends or your dog. Plenty of picnic tables in shady areas with horseshoe pits nearby means you will always have something to do.

The boat ramp is a popular spot during fishing season and the summer, but sometimes it is completely empty and you can sit by the river and watch it meander slowly by with only the sounds of nature filling your ears. A few

spots along the bank provide open areas to cast a line into the murky waters of the Willamette River.

Plenty of overflow parking can be found in the field across from the main parking area. There is no fee to use the park and officials would like you to obey the signs and not feed the wildlife.

They do have two reservable dayuse areas. To reserve a day-use area, the fee is $50 for the first 50 people, then $1 per person for more people. There is no overnight camping in the park.

For reservations, call 1-800452-5687. For more information, call 1-800-551-6949. A leash of no longer than six feet is required in all areas of the park that are not designated off-leash.

Molalla River State Park is located two miles north of Canby on Holly Street. From Oregon City, take 99E south to the first stoplight outside of Canby and then take a right onto Territorial road. Go straight two miles and then take a right on Holly Street.

Just follow the signs from there, as the park is a little more than a mile away. If you pass the park you will run into the Canby Ferry, one of only three ferries still operating on the Willamette River.

Counselor doors to receive new look Hannah Duckworth The Clackamas Print Everyone here at Clackamas Community College gets smacked upside the head with some sort of obstacle every day, from twigs to proverbial 2 x 4s. These obstacles constantly leave us gasping for air and for answers. It’s important to our success that we have access to support and resources to help us get through our rough patches so that they remain simply that, patches.

Sometimes it can be hard to ask for help. However, CCC’s counselors make it easy.

“You might think ‘Oh, this is going to be embarrassing,” says Tom Newton, an animation transfer student here at CCC. “But it’s not, because that’s why they’re there. It’s why they’re on the payroll.”

One of the great things about Clackamas Community College is that it is a community in itself where someone will tell you, “It’s going to be ok; we’re going to get through this together.”

In order to strengthen the academic advising system that we have here on campus, the college has set aside

three faculty members, each with specific departments to oversee. Their job is to pick and choose from the range of resources and information in their “Mary Poppins bag” and mold it to your situation. They will walk by your side for awhile, keep in touch with you and make sure that you and your problems are not falling through the cracks.

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My goal is to help as many students as possible, to help at CCC and beyond.”

Stephanie Schaefer CCC Counselor

Stephanie Schaefer is one of those people here on campus.

She is brand-new to CCC, and she is extremely excited to be here.

“My goal is to help as many students as possible, to help at CCC and beyond,” said Schaefer.

“I want to take the guesswork out of careers, transfer degrees, etc.”

To support as many students as the new counselors want to be able to, they first

have to advertise the fact that they are here. All three counselors are in separate buildings, so it’s important to them that students will be able to find them.

To do this, they are planning on decorating their doors. This may seem like a relatively small thing, but it’s important to the department counselors that their doors stand out. They want the doors to be loud and in your face.

“We want to increase visibility so students know where to find us,” said Schaefer.

The academic advisors that Clackamas has on campus are a great resource to the students. They have a lot of information to offer and a lot of different questions they can answer so it doesn’t really matter what you’re asking. Anything, from how to choose next terms classes, to finding out what prerequisites your potential 4-year college is asking for: these wonderful people are here to let you know what’s what because some people need help on a more personal level.

Jeramy Boreis, a 27 year old student here at Clackamas expressed that sometimes it’s not enough to get handed a list and walk away.

“Different students have different needs,” said Boreis.

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Happy Holidays from Eat, Print, Love!

Andrew Millbrooke Sports Editor

Andrew Millbrooke The Clackamas Print

Using a double boiler – or a poor man’s version, a quart pan topped with a glass bowl – pour the bag of chocolate chips into the bowl and drizzle the vegetable oil in and stir to coat. This little detail is what buys you a little time to work with the chocolate before it hardens again. Bring the water to a boil over medium high heat, slowly stirring the chips as they begin to melt.

Continue stirring until chips have completely dissolved, being careful not to let the chocolate burn. Lower the heat and mix in your chunky goodness. Pour your concoction onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment or wax paper and flatten it out into a single layer of oozy sweetness. Pop the cookie sheet into the fridge (freezer works too if you’re impatient) and go wrap some presents or something until your creation is thoroughly chilled.

If you want to dig in at this point, guess what – you can!

The final step in this process is a fun one – BREAK IT! Peel up a corner and start snapping off slabs, size depends on preference and how many people are standing around clamoring for a piece after excruciatingly waiting through the time it took the chocolate to re-solidify.

Not only is this recipe quick, easy and not too much of an assault on your holiday (or any other time of year) dessert budget, but it’s easily adjustable, customizable, double-able and gift-able. So use your favorite salty chocolate contrasts, use your own flavored hard candy choices, experiment with the myriad of different baking chips flooding the market today and play with any number of kooky combinations you can think of.

Then, all you have to do is toss a few pieces into a zip lock bag and top with a big red bow and ta-da! You’ve got a tasty treat for anyone – your mailman, your teacher, your family: everyone will love this EPL candy creation.

Psst, when everyone raves about your appetizing gift, go ahead take the credit – we won’t tell anyone you got the idea from us.

Molalla River State Park is a very peaceful place to go for a walk or nature hike. The park is conveniently located only 15 miles away from campus.

Andrew Millbrooke The Clackamas Print

Anna Axelson Co-Editor In Chief

Margie Gibler (left) and Emmy Ageros (right) chat in the counseling office. Gibler and Ageros are two of the counseling staff here on campus.

“So I think having one-on-one help to find out what issues they have could be really helpful.”

Stephanie Schaefer’s office is McLoughlin 247, Lupe Martinez is in Dye 140 and Casey Sims is in Barlow 250.

Their office doors will hopefully be decorated by the end of this week and they are ready and waiting for students to come knocking.

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Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012

Cougar Cave supplies the needy Luke Frank The Clackamas Print

Jessica Valdiva sits patiently waiting for students to stop by the Cougar Cave so she can give them the help they need be it food, clothes or hygene supplies.

Downloadable games that rock Lucas Watson The Clackamas Print

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With the Wii U being released, it marks the beginning of the end for this generation of consoles and it only seems fitting that this year was one of the best years for downloadable titles. In the past few years with the start of the downloadable game craze there were only one or two standout games from each year.

This year we were met with a bunch of innovative, unique and amazing downloadable titles that will be remembered for years to come. With no further ado, I present you my top five downloadable games for this year that I feel are the cream of the crop.

5. Hotline Miami – Devolver Digital This drug-laden, murderific game made to give you nightmares and probably slight hallucinations is one you will never want to forget. Everything from the music to the background is meant to make you feel uneasy as you run through a house ripping out throats and putting drills into mobsters’ skulls.

The game is from an overhead view, but don’t think you won’t still get your stomach turning from ultra-violence that puts God of War to shame. The context of this game is what makes it all worth it. It is based in the 1980s in the city built by the cocaine trade — Miami.

You’re a cleaner so you go to whereever your voice mail tells you to go and clean house.

While a story exists in this game it is really only meant to confuse you until the end because almost all the dialogue is either brought to you by store clerks after missions or your voice mail. Even though there is an almost pretentious message they try to beat into your head throughout the game, it is easily ignored.

This game is number five due to its addictive game play, aesthetic value and amazing con-

text. “Hotline Miami” is currently available for PC and Mac at a friendly price tag of $10.

4. Tokyo Jungle – PlayStation “Tokyo Jungle” is a reminder of the now almost nonexistent importing trade of weird, amazing Japanese games except you’re not spending around $100 to get one game, your spending $15 on the PlayStation Network. This was one of the weirdest titles (for a multitude of reasons) to make it over to the US. With not a whole lot of Japanese games getting localized for the US, somehow this one did. Enough of how weird this is, let’s get into why it is number four.

“Tokyo Jungle” is a game with no humans; we just disappeared one day and the animals are now in charge, it just happens to take place in Tokyo. For all intents and purposes this is a Rouge-like game, which means you get one life before it is game over.

You start out as a Pomeranian or a Sika Deer and by accomplishing specific tasks, like taking over territories or taking out rival carnivores or herbivores you can become bigger and better animals like bears or hippopotamuses.

You only have 15 years per generation before you start to die of old age, so you have to find a mate (which gives you a pack to run with) and mark territory before then. With all these elements it makes for exciting and intense gameplay and oh yeah!

You can also dress your animal up with gear you find and make him a total gangster or ballerina.

There is a story mode but there is not a whole lot to it, survival mode is the only other mode and it is where you will spend most of your time. For its amazing gameplay, super crazy story of how humans disappeared and all out weirdness, it is my firm number four.

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WEDNESDAY - 11/28

● Killswitch Engage: Hawthorne Theatre, Portland, 7 p.m. $20-$25

● Bruce Springsteen: Rose Garden, Portland, 7:30 p.m. $48-$98

THURSDAY - 11/29

Luke Frank Associate Arts & Culture Amid the hustle and bustle of the college is a place much more calm and subdued than the rest of the school. It’s a place where you can find some food if you’re hungry and some clothes or hygiene products if you need those too.

Some of us have needed some sort of help at one time or another, some of us still do. For others it’s their first time needing help with basic necessities.

This is what the Cougar Cave is for: it’s a place for current students to get some basic needs met.

According to Jessica Valdiva, of Clackamas Community College’s Associated Student Government, who is responsible for the Cougar Cave, only current CCC students are able to apply for the products provided to students in need though on average, the Cougar Cave only serves about 10 people a week.

FRIDAY - 11/30

● I Diaress: Mt. Tabor Theater, Portland, 8:30 p.m. $5

SATURDAY- 12/1

● I Reckon: Branx, Portland 6:30 p.m. $8 ● Portland’s Singing Christmas Tree: Keller Auditorium, Portland, 11:30 a.m. $17-$62

While this seems like a very small amount of people taking advantage of the service ASG offers, there’s a simple explanation.

“Almost no one knows about the Cougar Cave,” said Valdiva.

The Cougar Cave, aptly named as it’s a small room filled with mostly clothes, is located in the Community Center, or more specifically inside the Fireside Lounge. There are signs proclaiming that the Cougar Cove is there, to help those in need.

Roger Schauffler, a student at CCC, recently checked out the Cougar Cave for the first time.

“I was surprised at all the goodies in there,” said Schauffler.

“I’ve been going to college for six terms and I’ve always wanted to stop by. It inspired me to come in and donate something; there’s a variety of clothes and good food.”

During the holiday season, more people are in need, especially of food.

“We just finished a Thanksgiving food drive and we

SUNDAY - 12/2 ● CCC Chamber Choir & Sinfania Concernante Orchestra, “J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio Pt. 2”: Central Lutheran Church, Portland 7 p.m.

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had 36 students sign up for that,” said Kaylea Henderson of the ASG. “Depending on how many members there are in a family will depend on how much food we give them.”

The Cougar Cave gets most of their product via donations from staff, although students and the general public can, and do from time to time.

“We accept donations year round, anything from food, cloths, hygiene, shoes, a little of everything,” said Henderson.

“It’s mainly the staffers who come in and donate.”

The Cougar Cave is open Mondays and Wednesdays 11 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., and Tuesdays, noon to 1 p.m.

If you are in need and the Cougar Cave is closed, stop by CC 152 and let them know.

“You can go into the ASG office and anybody will come and open it up for you,” said Valdiva.

The Cougar Cave is always accepting donations and is currently in need of ties and socks especially.

MONDAY - 12/3

TUESDAY - 12/4

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Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012

Dance like no one is watching

Ducks give Beavers the bill

Body Challenge Brittany Bell Assoc. Copy Editor “Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes and dance.”

- Oprah Winfrey

Some physical benefits of dancing include: • strengthen bones and muscles without hurting your joints • tone your entire body • improve your posture and balance, which can prevent falls • increase your stamina and flexibility • reduce stress and tension • build confidence • provide opportunities to meet people, and • ward off illnesses like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, osteoporosis and depression

Hopefully it can prevent adding those extra holiday pounds! Other benefits include enjoying a night out with some friends and good music. You get to dress up and meet new people. Being happy while you exercise makes it go a lot smoother and can give you motivation to keep going.

Another great thing about dancing is that it takes little to no training, can be any style, and to any music. You can dance anytime, anywhere. You could even dance to the music in your head, but keep an eye out for who’s watching.

Dancing is easy, and can become a hobby if you took lessons to learn the different styles. Clackamas Community offers dance classes for P.E. credit, you could check for them when registering for your next term.

A good way to use dance as exercise would be to try out Zumba, a workout routine that is based on dance movements and their physical fitness benefits.

There are many fitness facilities or groups that offer group Zumba sessions. You could try checking your community for free Zumba clubs.

Enjoy your holiday traditions and don’t forget to exercise, it could be fun!

Body Challenge of the Week: Dance a couple days of the week.

Bonus Challenge:

Go out to a dance club or join a dance workout group.

Courtesy of Alex McDougall Emerald Media Group

Body Challenge is back!

And right in time for the winter break, I am excited about this week’s challenge because it involves something that most people love, dancing.

That’s right, dancing! Who cares what kind of dancing, just start moving.

Dance has many benefits, including exercise for your body and a good cardio workout.

“Dancing works like a stress and tension reducer. For people on a hectic schedule it can become a passion that helps you improve your attitude and increase your confidence in both social and business situations. That’s what makes dance the ideal exercise! Dancing is a mild aerobic workout, minus the boring part,” says the Arthur Murray Dance Studio at www. dancecoquitlam.ca.

“When you take dance lessons, you make exercise a fun and enjoyable social event, every night of the week. Your dance ‘workout’ takes place with pleasant music and everyone’s in a good mood. It’s fun to learn and develop more skill.”

No. 8 Tyrequek Zimmerman (left) stifled by the stiff arm of No. 89 Will Murphy (right) in the U of O Ducks 48-24 victory over the Oregon State Beavers.

Andrew Millbrooke Sports Editor The No. 5 Oregon Ducks (111) continued its recent dominance over in-state rival, No. 16 Oregon State (8-3), winning the Civil War for the fifth straight season with a 48-24 victory in the 116th edition on Saturday afternoon at Reser Stadium in Corvallis.

The victory put the Ducks squarely back into the National Championship picture for few hours, but Notre Dame’s victory over USC later in the day put a damper on those hopes. Oregon is No. 5 in the current BCS rankings but with the Irish season finished at 12-0 and the all but impossible task of rising above the SEC champion facing the Ducks, they are going to be shut out of the national championship picture

this season. Unfortunately, whoever wins the SEC Championship game, Alabama or Georgia, will play Notre Dame for the BCS title. Oregon will get the opportunity to play in a BCS bowl for the fourth consecutive season. That is no small feat, Duck fans.

Oregon turned a close game into a rout with a few big plays out of its explosive offense and a couple of timely gifts from the Beavers in the second half.

After the Beavers closed within 20-17 in the third quarter, the Ducks answered with two touchdowns in less than two-minutes as they pushed ahead convincingly, 34-17.

The Beavers fell apart from there, as turnovers piled up and Oregon added two more scores to push the lead to 48-17 with 10 minutes remaining. OSU quarterback Sean Mannion threw four interceptions on the day, as Oregon’s talented secondary

made plays time and again.

Oregon throttled the Beavers on the ground, racking up 250 yards by halftime on its way to 430 yards on 64 carries for the game. Kenjon Barner had 141 yards at halftime, as he, De’Anthony Thomas and Marcus Mariota all had first half rushing touchdowns. Mariota kept the offense balanced in the first half by completing passes to five different receivers for 61 yards.

The Ducks held the Beavers to 67 yards rushing in the opening half, but Mannion kept OSU close by completing 12 of 18 passes for 130 yards. The Beavers completed a big fourth down play near the end of the half before kicking a field goal to close within 20-10 at halftime.

After the Beavers scored to make it 20-17, it seemed like we were going to be in for a barnburner, but things unraveled in a hurry for the Beavers. Two

fumbles on special teams and an interception by Mannion doomed any chance of a comeback, as Oregon scored 28 points in just over 11 minutes to put the game away.

Barner finished with 28 carries for 198 yards and two touchdowns, while Thomas added 122 rushing yards and three touchdowns. For good measure, Mariota added 85 yards on eight carries. It was such an explosive performance that the Beavers would have had trouble overcoming it, even without the turnovers.

Now the Ducks will probably have to settle for the Fiesta Bowl and Kansas State, instead of playing for the coveted BCS crystal ball against a hated SEC foe for the second time in three seasons. Take heart Duck nation, as Oregon continues its rise, the Ducks are the only team in the nation to play in four straight BCS bowl games.

Free throws for Cold Turkey Andrew Millbrooke Sports Editor Clackamas Community College men’s basketball team travelled to Skagit Valley, Wash. over Thanksgiving weekend to play in the NWAACC Cold Turkey Tournament. The Cougars won one game and lost two close contests over the weekend. Here is a summary of CCC’s games.

Friday – Big Bend 102, Clackamas 97, Overtime The Cougars trailed by seven to 10 points the entire contest before a spirited rally

by Clackamas closed the gap to force overtime. Clackamas

hit a free throw with 0.1 second to play to force the first tie of the game, but missed the second and then lost the game in overtime.

Sophomore guard Kirby Hawkins finished with a teamhigh 22 points in the loss.

Freshman guard Michone Hopkins had a great all-around game for the Cougars with 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Both Hawkins and Hopkins made four of 12 threepoint attempts. Sophomore Brock Lutes added 18 points, six rebounds and four assists, while freshman Chris Lambert chipped in 15 points and nine rebounds.

Saturday – Clackamas 97, Northwest Indian College 82 Clackamas handled NW Indian College for the second time in a week, breaking open

a close game with a 15-2 run to end the game for a 97-82 victory. CCC had the fresher legs at the end of the game as they sped away from the Eagles with another late run.

Sophomore wing Brock Lutes led the Cougars with 19 points, making nine of 14 field goals.

Sophomore guard Jake Dewitt had his best all-around game of the season, garnering 16 points to go along with five rebounds, three steals and three assists.

Dewitt drilled four of seven three-pointers. Sophomore post Jordan Barber added 15 points and a team-high 10 rebounds.

Sunday – Green River 75, Clackamas 69 Clackamas jumped out to an early lead by making seven of 14 three-pointers in the opening

half, pushing ahead 41 to 33 at the halftime break. The Gators proved they were up for the comeback, forcing 21 Cougar turnovers as they outscored the Cougars 42-28 in the second half to win 75 to 69.

Kortney Darby led the Gators with a game-high 23 points as Green River made a killing at the free throw line, sinking 21 of 34 in the game.

Kirby Hawkins led Clackamas with 19 points and four steals. Michone Hopkins added 14 points and five assists, making four of six three-point attempts. The Cougars cooled down considerably in the second half, making just one of seven three-pointers.

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Wrestlers grapple with best in west Heather Mills The Clackamas Print Heavyweight Jake Mitchell won first place at the Best of the West Open in Ashland, leading the Clackamas Community College wrestling team to a solid two days of matches.

Mitchell, a sophomore from Portland, impressed everyone by pinning five opponents during the tournament. Trent Noon made his second straight finals at 174 pounds, finishing in second place. Of the 22 Clackamas wrestlers who competed, 11 placed in the event.

Other wrestlers placing in the top four included: second place at 149 pounds - Beau Roberts; second place at 125 pounds Sage Ornelas; third place at 125 pounds - Stevan Knoblauch; third place at 141 pounds - A.J. Ballard; third place at 133 pounds - Daniel Leonard; and fourth place at 157 pounds - Richard Quesada.

Clackamas did not have a great first day, but those who made it to the second day showed a renewed sense of competitive spirit. Many used the time between matches in order to reflect and improve.

“I think they are doing a good job,” said assistant coach Rich Vigorito. “It’s funny, if you ask them, they would tell you they have a lot to improve on. It’s definitely true, but to me it’s encouraging that they were able to make adjustments within one week. If we keep that progress up throughout the year, we will be fine come nationals.”

Vigorito said that improvements need to be made as far as hand fighting, control ties, moving opponents and setups, but that the need for these improvements are typical for this time of year.

“Usually, we find this is the biggest transition guys need to make from high school to college,” said Vigorito.

The Best of the West Open was held over two days, with those who placed second and

petition is fierce.

“Anyone you wrestle is going to give it their all, so you got to give it all back to them,” said Knoblauch. “They just want to beat us as much as we want to beat them. I don’t think they want to lose to someone at junior college and we want to beat the people who are supposedly better than us.”

Other wrestlers love the tournament atmosphere and being part of a team.

“It’s always fun going to a tournament, hanging out with the team, supporting each other and watching each other win,” said A.J. Ballard, a freshman from Canby.

“We really did good this weekend. It’s always exciting to see kids at a junior college beat a division one kid or a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics kid. I mean, they’re

supposed to be better than you, and we whooped up on some supposedly top-ranked kids in the nation.”

Now, the Cougars must hit the road for a series of matches all over the Northwest. This Saturday, Clackamas heads to Coos Bay to take on Southern Region foe Southwestern Oregon CC at 7 p.m.

The following weekend the Cougars head to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for two matches on Saturday, Dec. 8. They take on North Idaho College at 11 a.m. and then Northwest Wyoming at 1 p.m.

Over Christmas break, the Cougars will head to Reno, Nev. for the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 16.

You can follow all of the action on the Cougar wrestling facebook page or CCC athletics.

Joshua Dillen The Clackamas Print

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Trent Noon (right), a sophomore from Oakdale, Calif., gains the upper hand against freshman Kolby Mays (from Spring Creek, Nev.) before pinning him in the Navy and Scarlet match at 174 pounds earlier this year.

above advancing to the second round on Sunday. The event, hosted by Southern Oregon University, gave Cougar wrestlers the opportunity to match themselves against a variety of opponents. The competition this year included participants from the University of Great Falls, Oregon State University, Pacific University, Southwest Oregon Community College, Lassen Community College, West Hills Community College and Stanford, amongst others.

Since the season started, Clackamas wrestlers have had problems with injuries and anticipate the struggle of keeping weight that may come with the onslaught of the Thanksgiving weekend. Some athletes are awaiting the results of MRIs, while others will be re-joining the team after a long absence due to injury.

Sophomore Jake Laden from Butte, Mont., is ranked No. 1 in the nation at 197 pounds and is one member who will be resuming practices after recovering from an injury amid hopes that he will participate in upcoming December tournaments. The welcome Thanksgiving break comes after a challenging week of competition.

“I think we found exactly what we were looking for in the weekend,” said head coach Josh Rhoden. “It’s just about getting in some tough matches, putting our kids up against some older guys, some guys that have been in a college for a while, and just gauging where we’re at right now talent-wise and ability level.”

Rhoden knows that having his wrestlers compete against athletes from four-year schools can only help them in the long run.

“We kind of put them up against a lot of adversity to see how they respond,” said Rhoden.

“Then we coach to that, and when we get to tournaments where more teams are junior college level, we definitely have an advantage.”

Stevan Knoblauch, a freshman from Fresno, Calif., says he feels that he does better when the com-

Cougars step up to plate

Nov. 28 - Dec. 4

Sports Calendar

Passing by the baseball field this term may have been a confusing scene at times. Usually baseball would be seen in the spring, but fall has been busy for the men of Clackamas Community College’s baseball team as they have been hard at work keeping in shape and preparing for the spring season.

The Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges’ rules allow baseball to include a fall and winter schedule, before they start the spring season.

The fall schedule is seven weeks long with four game days planned against other schools.

The rules allow baseball 12 weeks from Sept. 15 to Nov. 15 and Jan. 15 to March 1.

November and December are for conditioning only. March 1 is the first day allowed to play spring games. During the spring

they are allowed 22 game days against opponents.

Returning this fall to CCC baseball are four key players: • Scott Myers, all-league third baseman from Kearns HS, Utah.

• Richie McCarter, pitcher from Kearns HS, Utah.

• Thomas Kelly, catcher from Warrenton HS. • Josh Combs, outfielder from Hudson’s Bay HS, Vancouver, Wash.

This fall Clackamas has a good group of freshmen recruits on campus including: • Joe Strand, catcher from Seattle, Wash.

• Skyler Barkdull, infielder from Utah.

• Trevor Achenbach, infielder from Nevada.

• Kyle Austin, infielder from Wilsonville HS.

WEDNESDAY - 11/28

● NBA: Portland at Washington, 4 p.m., CSN and KEX

● Randall Fitness Center: 8:30-10 a.m. and 1-8 p.m.

THURSDAY - 11/29

● College Basketball: Texas San Antonio at Oregon, 7 p.m. on Pac-12 Network ● Randall Fitness Center: 12-8 p.m.

Clackamas has one of the fastest outfield groups in the northwest: • Josh McLeod, outfielder from Seattle,Wash.

• Zach Caligdong, outfielder from Seattle, Wash.

• Justin Sievers, outfielder from Canby HS. Several pitchers have shined this fall, including: • Andrew Marquez from Milwaukie HS. • Kylar Heaston from Tigard HS. • Kennon Von Hollebeke from Connell HS, Wash.

• Zach Carter from Post Falls, Idaho.

All information and stats provided by CCC baseball head coach Robin Robinson.

Wrestling coach Josh Rhoden is in his seventh year at the helm of the Cougar wrestling program. Rhoden led the Cougars to the 2011 National Junior College Championship and third place in 2012.

—Compiled by David Beasley

FRIDAY - 11/30

SATURDAY- 12/1

● CCC Men’s Basktball: Concordia JV at CCC, 7 p.m.

● CCC Wrestling: at Southwestern Oregon CC, in Coos Bay, at 7 p.m.

● CCC Women’s Basketball: Warrior Classic at Walla Walla, Wash., 6 p.m.

● CCC Women’s Basketball: Warrior Classic at Walla Walla, Wash., 2 p.m.

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SUNDAY - 12/2

MONDAY - 12/3

● NFL: Seattle at Chicago 10 a.m. on FOX

● NFL: NY Giants at Washington 5:30 p.m. on ESPN

● Horse Racing: Portland Meadows at 1 p.m.

● Randall Fitness Center: 8:30-10 a.m. and 1-6 p.m.

TUESDAY - 12/4

● Randall Fitness Center: 12-8 p.m. downstairs in Randall

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INVITATIONAL: Women’s basketball team celebrates near success Photos by Andrew Millbrooke The Clackamas Print

Left: Jenny Johnson leaves them in the dust as she drives the ball for a basket. The team played three games during the tournament. Right: Ashleigh Anderson brushes off an opponent, the ball a blur in her hands, as she races toward a win for the Clackamas Cougars.

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The Cougars also snatched 11 steals in the opening half, leading to 21 points. Clackamas made 11 of 19 three-point attempts on its way to a dominating 58-12 halftime lead. The Cougars shot 58 percent from the field and made nine of 11 foul shots in the opening half.

“We just all shot very well and we played together,” said Johnson. “That is what we try to do.”

Sophomore Ashleigh Anderson added 13 points, making three of four three-pointers.

Freshman Tori Wilkinson had a great all-around half with seven points, five rebounds and four assists.

The second half became a mere formality as the Cougars built a 78-23 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining.

The Cougars closed out the win convincingly, 100 to 37.

Johnson finished with a game-high 26 points, leading six

Clackamas players in double figures. Anderson finished with 15 points, while Wilkinson added 13 points and team-highs of eight rebounds and five assists.

The Cougars are forced to play only eight players due to injuries.

“We’re kind of injured right now, so we have to play everyone,” said Johnson. “We have eight people, so it’s good for the freshman to get the kinks out.”

The Cougars nailed 16 of 33 three-point attempts and outrebounded the alumni 55-25 for the game. Clackamas finished with 24 assists as a team, while holding the alumni to four.

Semifinals – Clackamas 105, Pierce 83 Clackamas again used some hot shooting from beyond the arc to jump on Pierce early in a 105-83 victory on Saturday night at Randall Gym. The Cougars built up a 31-12 lead with 9:41 left in the opening half, as sophomore Sade Elliot drilled her third three-pointer.

Clackamas kept the pressure on the smaller Raiders with great defense and hot shooting as they extended to a 52-25 lead. The Raiders closed the half on an 8-3 run to pull within 55-33 at the break, but the Cougars were in full control of the game.

Six-foot-one sophomore Jordin Feldman was a monster on both ends of the court in the opening half. Feldman scored 19 points, grabbed nine rebounds, got three blocked shots and garnered four steals in less than 15 minutes of great play. Elliot added 15 points in the half.

Feldman said that “hard work, staying focused and not letting the little things affect you” have led to her early season success.

The Cougars got to the free throw line at will, as the smaller Raiders were forced to foul.

Clackamas made 16 of 22 foul shots in the first half.

Finals – Umpqua 87, Clackamas 74 In a game filled with runs, Umpqua CC used the final

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one and Clackamas could not answer as the Riverhawks pulled away to win the Thanksgiving Invitational with an 87-74 victory over Clackamas in the Championship on Sunday afternoon at Randall Gym. Umpqua used an 11-2 run to take a 72 to 63 lead with under five minutes remaining.

“We had a lot of energy the first two games,” said sophomore post Jordin Feldman.

“This game kind of drained us.

We kind of let our heads hang, instead of staying focused and running our offense.”

The Cougars did not close the gap, as the Riverhawks made six of eight foul shots to close out the victory. “They were being a lot more aggressive than we were,” said Cougars co-head coach Jim Martineau.

“We fouled them way too many times.”

Martineau was not pleased with the defensive performance after giving up over 80 points in consecutive games. “The press

was not working real well and defensively we didn’t play good in the post,” said Martineau.

“We need to play a little better defensively. We can’t expect to score 100 every game.”

Clackamas scored over 100 points in each of the first two games, but poor outside shooting doomed the Cougars against the Riverhawks. Clackamas made just six of 25 three point attempts and shot just 39 percent for the game.

Feldman led the Cougars with 21 points and 8 rebounds, but fouled out with over six minutes remaining. “She brings so much energy, we need that on the floor,” said Martineau. “She has to learn to play with her energy without fouling.”

Ashleigh Anderson added 16 points and Jenny Johnson had 15 points and five assists.

“Jenny had a good tournament, she played very well,” said Martineau. “Ashleigh had a good game. She is solid and shoots the ball well.”