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Presidential salary set at $165,000 By Jill-Marie Gavin The Advocate
Study Abroad MHCC can take you beyond Gresham by John Tkebuchava The Advocate
Study programs are offered in Mexico, Italy and japan.
MHCC’s study abroad program, according to Spanish instructor Paul Eckhardt, has so much to offer students that it deserves more than a quick thought. The study abroad program is a faculty-run program in which students, accompanied by their teachers, travel to study at colleges and universities from all across the world, ranging from Europe, Central and South America, and Asia. Though it is advised that students interested in studying abroad take language classes, Eckhardt said it is not a requirement. “No prior language is required,” he said, though he added, “The more you have (language knowledge) before you go, the richer the experience.” Eckhardt said the groups of students that attend a study abroad trip vary in size from 12 up to 20 students. The program does not receive any funding from the college, so students must pay on their own, though Eckhardt said, “(Student) financial aid can be geared directly toward the study abroad costs.” Eckhardt said costs for the trips vary from $2,300 for the cheapest trip to $8,000 for the most expensive. Eckhardt said students can also seek study abroad opportunities with the Oregon International Education Consortium (OIEC), in which students may travel to London, Costa Rica and Florence as well as other locations. For the MHCC study abroad program, there are four opportunities for students to travel and study in Mexico, Japan and Italy. There are two separate trips to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, one that runs March 30 to May 26, which earns 15 credits of college Spanish and costs $3,825 (not including MHCC tuition), and a two-week trip to the same location from June 22 to July 7, for five credits ($2,300). The trip to Kyoto, Japan, is June 19 to July 9 and earns three credits of Japanese Conversation while attending Ryukoku University ($3,500). The last study abroad trip is to Perugia, Italy, which is from July 29 to Sept. 12 and earns five credits while studying
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The contract for MHCC’s extended interim president has revealed him to be among the top five highest paid community college presidents in Oregon, according to the 2011-12 Oregon Community College President Compensation Survey. MHCC Interim President Michael Hay is to be paid a monthly salary of $13,750 ($165,000 annually) based on a 260-day work year starting Jan. 1 until June 30, 2012. Beginning on July 1, 2012 and continuing until changed by the board, compensation will be $14,167. At the time of his presidency, John Sygielski had a salary of $177,635. The highest paid president in Oregon is Portland Community College President Preston Pulliam who, according to an email from PCC Human Resources Systems Development Manager Julie Kinney, has a salary of $215,922. Under contract Hay is also allowed $700 a month for automobile expenses, including gas, insurance, and leasing costs. He is also allowed reimbursement of up to $600 a month for general expenses, defined as “all necessary and reasonable expenses.” A summary of these expenses is available from the board of education. In addition, Hay is allowed reimbursement for membership to a health club and to one local rotary club. In the employment contract under term, referring to the length of his term as interim president, it says Hay’s contract will extend until June 30, 2013, unless extended, modified or terminated. Hay said of his contract extension, “I was dubbed the interim president. Now I’m the actual president. I’ve always felt I was the president.” Hay also said he is good at transitional leadership and he isn’t just a caretaker. He said he is pleased with how things are going and wants to continue focus on the development of Allied Health. He said one of the major challenges here on campus is to deal with limited budget problems while trying to expand. He said he wants MHCC’s vital programs to be interesting. “While walking around campus, I was observing the P.E. areas, the Visual Arts Gallery and the theater. We (MHCC) have a tremendous allowance for arts and recreation on campus and I want to use that to revitalize our brand,” said Hay. Hay has a two-year contract. But with a history in private industry, Hay said his mentality is that it doesn’t matter the length of his contract because if the board isn’t happy with the job he is doing, he’ll have to move on. So in his current position, he said he will do his best. In response to an editorial in the Jan. 13 edition of The Advocate, Hay said, “The board actively talked about my position twice in public discussion. Anyone paying attention would have recognized the decision. The action of extending my contract just confirmed what they said they were already going to do. The contract was a technical detail and they had already communicated that (extending his contract) was the intention.”
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Campus is abundant in recreational activities and services MHCC is a campus brimming with a wide variety of opportunities and services available at little to no cost to MHCC students and the surrounding community. The Advocate wants to remind everyone of the sometimes hidden gems that exist easily within arm’s reach. Our Cosmetology Department has a full service salon and offers many services such as haircuts, styling and highlights, and nail care and waxing for both men and women. The cost of most of these services is cheaper than a regular salon as the people working there are students. Our students will receive 10 percent off most services. This on-campus service is a great thing for students to book an appointment in between their classes. If you have a few extra hours, it is a great way to relax while being pampered at school. Our Allied Health Program offers a dental clinic on campus that is open to low-income adults and children at a low cost. The clinic is open during all terms, except summer. The services offered include X-rays, fluoride treatments and sealant application. The Learning Success Center located in AC3300 and 3333 on the third floor of the library offers invaluable assistance to anyone in need of some help with one of their courses. The LSC offers dropin tutoring for most subjects, including math, physics, engineering, accounting, statistics, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, ESL, geology, Japanese, American Sign Language, Spanish, French and German and public speaking.
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Students put away equiptment in the Aquatic center, behind them is the rock wall. The aquatic center and rock wall are two of many recreational opportunities availaible for MHCC students.
Math is the only subject that is tutored at all days and times; all other subjects have specific days and times. The center is a free service that needs to be taken advantage of by students on campus. But the center also offers a variety of help in areas such as testtaking, dealing with test anxiety and other study tips. Our Aquatic Center offers free admission to MHCC students and low cost admission for other adults and children, during open recreation swims at designated times on Fridays and Saturdays. The Advocate feels that the current options for free to low cost services and activities are great options for students to take advantage of. Also located in the aquatic center is the rock wall, which is open to students for a nominal fee of $5. A few great outdoor options for free activities are the hiking trails in what is known as the Back 40. If one takes a stroll toward the east and through the Visual Arts Village, eventually you will come to a field that leads to several trails into “the wild” (with a buddy, of course). One trail leads to the pond on campus, which may be another not-very-well-known landmark on campus. MHCC allows kids ages 14 and under to fish in the pond. Our campus gymnasium offers open gym and open weight room on weekdays from noon to 1p.m. All of the aforementioned services are on campus for all students to enjoy; we encourage our fellow classmates to take advantage of these activities and services on campus.
More participation is needed to create a sense of community by Shelby Schwartz The Advocate
For a community college, this school lacks an important factor. Community. Different than other institutions of higher learning, students at MHCC do not live on campus and many work full time as well as attend classes full time. This schedule, which includes homework and in some cases caring for families, does not leave much time for clubs and school activities or school-sponsored events. At MHCC, we are right on the border of several communities and neighborhoods, yet the sense of community could be so much stronger. This week I spent a few days representing The Advocate at the Club Fair, and for all of you who just said “What? We have clubs on campus?” — yes, we do. But the overall support from students was lacking. On Tuesday morning in the Vista Dining Center, we had maybe six people visit our booth over 90 minutes. Those six people were pretty much the only people who paid any attention to the Club Fair, though that is not so surpris-
ing since a lack of advertising made it hard for people to know that the tables pushed into the far corner of Vista were an actual event. We could have simply looked like everyone else in the Vista, doing our homework and chatting with friends. I was pretty disappointed in the turnout, or lack thereof, but I was also disappointed in the students. There were lots of people coming in and out of Vista during these hours — it was late morning and people had time to kill between classes — yet no one bothered to come over and see that cosmetology was offering hair extensions, and then there was the gaming club, MEChA, English conversation club, the mental health club, the hospitality and tourism club and the clay club. Yet next to no one bothered to give anyone a second glance and tear themselves away from their day’s activities. Even ASG events and school plays and art shows don’t seem to be a big draw to students. Many are on campus only long enough to go to class and maybe study for a while in the library or grab a cup of coffee in between classes. Some students are only on campus for a day or two a week, only in the morning, or evening, depending on our crazy schedules, and may not see the need to join a club on a campus where we do not live together. We don’t have the same sense of community that those at a four-year college might have, since they are al-
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ways on campus and do not leave as frequently as we do. It often is easier for them to attend events and joins clubs and activities. It seems as if events put on by many campus clubs have low attendance. Some of this may be due to low club membership, and there is only so much a few people can do by themselves to make a great event. If our campus made clubs a desirable thing, then maybe students would see the importance of joining clubs to create a sense of community in our “community-lacking” community college. (How’s that for a tongue twister?) So in the interest of creating a close-knit community, I challenge all of you to join a club, stop by an ASG-sponsored event, go to a school dance. Grab your pals and go support one of our sports teams (we’re in basketball season now). Go support the performing arts department at SNOOPY! Watch Genesis, the Jazz Band or college orchestra play awesome tunes at their next shows and stop by the Visual Arts Gallery, or College Center to check out the latest artist on display. By doing any one of these things, we are all contributing to a better sense of togetherness on our campus, so get out there and cheer your fellow students on no matter what the occasion is. Our college will have no sense of community if we do not create it ourselves. Let’s get going and make this a great place to be. Submissions
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Student finance council begins portioning of student fee funds by John Tkebuchava The Advocate
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Dean for Student Success and Enrollment Management Robert Cox advises the various student programs at the Wednesday night meeting of the finance council.
The MHCC Student Finance Council met Wednesday night, beginning the process for allocation of student fee revenues for the athletic and co-curricular programs for the 2012-13 fiscal year. For the 2012-13 year, the finance council will be distributing $1,330,899 between co-curricular programs, such as Associated Student Government, Forensics club, Student Senate and the MHCC radio station KMHD2, and the athletic programs, including MHCC baseball, track and field, and basketball, etc. The total amount of revenue from student fees to be split for 2012-13 is $757,000, in addition to carry over funds from last year’s budget, including $228,483 carry over from co-curricular groups and $264,476 carry over from the athletic programs. The athletics programs have requested $540,505, an increase of over $100,000 from last year’s $430,800, which can be attributed to new hires within the department. The co-curricular program has requested $477,277, which is a slight increase from last year’s $463,180. Because of 2011-12 carry over revenues, a significant spike in the total budget amount occurred, increasing last year’s $475,700 and $338,600 budget to
News Briefs Part-time faculty return incumbents in election All four incumbents were returned to office in the recently contested Part-Time Faculty Association elections. Returning as president is Marilyn Pitts, a GED instructor, along with her vice president Sean Wilcox and Secretary Robie Webb and Treasurer Lonnie Breninger in results tabulated Dec. 16. “Although there were contested races for PFTA president and PFTA vice president, the PFTA’s membership showed their support for and re-elected all four of the 2011 officers,” said Pitts in an email Thursday. The PFTA leaders focus their efforts on “behalf of MHCC’s part-time faculty and tutors. Since this is a non-bargaining year, our focus will be on: providing clarification about what the current contract language means; when needed, advocating for part-time faculty or tutors who believe their contractual or legal rights are being denied; and providing methods by which part-time faculty and tutors can gain additional information about things that are occurring at MHCC,” added Pitts. Zach Hudson, a candidate for vice president, said, “All the incumbents won, though it was close for president and vice president. About 25 percent of the members cast ballots, which is more than in past years. The direction for the union will be, I assume, the same as it has been.” The ballots were mailed to part-time faculty on Nov. 23 and due back by Dec. 15. “We’re looking forward to 2012 being a really great year for MHCC and its part-time faculty and tutors,” said Pitts.
Campus escapes winter weather damage Although rain and snow last week closed the all three college campuses for a day and resulted in some flooding and broken branches, the school incurred no costs in damages, according to Russell Johnson, associate director of facilities management. Johnson said there were no extra workers called in or overtime staff to fix any issues that came up. The drains are functioning and the leaks in the modules are all taken care of, said Johnson. There were several places around campus that were flooded, such as the tunnels behind the Academic Center leading to the eastside parking lots. “We had those lines jetted,” Johnson said. The floods were gone within a day or two. “Extraordinary weather brings that (floods, etc) to our attention,” said Johnson. “We were on top of every issue as it came.” But overall, he said, that there were no major damages and no trees down. Some trees around the soccer field by the aquatic center had a few broken branches that needed to be tended to, but they were taken care of by the ground crew.
athletics and co-curricular activities accordingly, to $643,071 and $607,078. Any money not spent by a program after the budget is split for this 2012-13 year will in turn carry over to the 2013-14 fiscal year and will not be used for the 2012-13 year. The reasoning behind this to provide contingency for the next year to cover for any losses incurred from variations in enrollment while still allowing for spending if enrollment does take a hit. Both the co-curricular programs and athletic programs will be meeting over the next several weeks to discuss how to distribute funds between the programs before meeting once again with the whole finance council. At this final meeting, each program will publically go over the requested number of funds for its budget. When the finance council meets an agreement on this year’s budget, the budget will be passed through student forums, to the ASG executive cabinet and finally will be put up for approval. If approved it is then sent to the district board for approval. The athletic and co-curricular programs can request funds from the allotted student fee revenues to maintain and expand the programs. Once the funds are allocated, the programs manage their budgets independently.
MHCC parking lot scene of six break-ins by Leah Emura The Advocate
Mt. Hood Community College had to deal with six vehicle break-ins that occurred last between Jan. 13 and Tuesday, Jan. 24. “Four of those break-ins occurred weekdays in parking lots W and one in lot K between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.,” Gale Blessing, director of safety and security, wrote in an email to all staff Tuesday. The break-in on Tuesday occurred in parking lot A between 10:15 a.m. and 7:15 p.m. where the vehicle’s passenger side wing mirror was broken off. Stolen items include iPods, CDs, a stereo, purses, sports gear and other valuables. As of Thursday, MHCC Public Safety and local law enforcement were working to identify and capture suspects. In addition, Blessing said MHCC needs the help of staff and students to prevent thefts by using common sense. In the email, Blessing gave the following tips to reduce the risk of break-ins: • Students should not leave any valuables, such as GPSs, laptops, MP3s, book bags, purses, and other items, in your vehicle, including the trunks of cars. • Make sure to lock vehicles and close all windows. • Students should report any missing items or property immediately. This includes suspicious activity on bankcards such as debit and credit. It can be reported to the non-emergency number for Public Safety office, 503-491-7310. In the case of an emergency, dial 503-491-7911. The MHCC bookstore presents another practical option for protection. Anti-theft devices such as The Club, which locks the steering wheel of a car, are available at the bookstore at a discount. Blessing also said it is also important not to approach suspects but to serve as a “good witness” and note their physical descriptions, clothing, actions, direction of travel and vehicle, if any. “Student, employee and visitor safety is our number one concern,” Blessing said.
Tips to reduce break-ins: —Make sure vehicle is locked, with all windows up —Don’t leave any valuables in your car —Report suspcicious activity to Public Safety at 503-491-7310
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Cosmetology club to hold inaugural fashion show Your weekly reason to stand up and hit the streets
Jan. 30 The Visual Arts Gallery presents “Bullseye Factory Glass Exhibit” from today until Feb. 23. The gallery is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, contact Lynn Horn at 503-491-7309
Jan. 31 SAB is hosting a Chinese New Year celebration for the Year of the Dragon in the Vista Dining Center from noon to 2 p.m. The event will feature free food and a lion dance.
Feb. 1 “Raptor Road Trip Rev Up!” an introduction to identifying birds of prey, will be presented by the Audubon Society of Portland from 7 to 9 p.m. The event is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Contact Steve Engel at 971-222-6119 or sengel@ audubonportland.org to register or for more information. The event takes place in Heron Hall in the Nature Store Building at Portland Audubon, 5151 NW Cornell Road, Portland.
Feb. 2 Grammy-nominated pianist Janice Scroggins and vocalist Marilyn Keller are to perform an hour of African American influence on American musical culture in the College Center from noon to 1 p.m. The First Thursday series event is also a part of Black History Month.
Feb. 3 The Fireplace Gallery opens “Migrations and Dwelling Places” by Susan Aurand. The gallery is located in the College Center and is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, contact Pam Kuretich at 503-491-7260.
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Left photo: (From left) Wendolyn Perez, Alexandra Kahrig and Lachelle Davenport give manicures to clients. Top: Marsina McCall blow-dries a mannequin in the Cosmetology lab.
The Saturday run-way show will raise funds for cancer research by Kayla Tatum The Advocate
MHCC is holding its first annual Winter Fantasy Fashion Show 2012, showcasing MHCC’s cosmetology students’ talents from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the College Center. The event is free for MHCC students and $8 for non-MHCC students. Allison Rothauge, president of MHCC Image Makers Club, says that in past years MHCC cosmetology students would showcase their talents at events like Student Day of Success, but Saturday will feature the club’s first fashion show. Rothauge said, “This is a trial run and if it goes well, we will continue for the next years.” The members of the MHCC Image Makers Club are hosting the event. Image Makers is a club whose purpose is to prepare the students in the field of cosmetology. MHCC’s cosmetology students and the members of the Image Makers club said they are excited for the fashion show. Rothauge said, “We started planning the event since early October (2011).” MHCC Image Makers Club and the cosmetology students want to donate half of the proceeds from the fashion show to the Kiwanis Doernbecher Children’s Cancer Program (KDCCP). KDCCP is a program which helps children fight cancer. “We like donating, and doing great things for the community,” said Rothauge. The other half of the proceeds will go toward a trip for cosmetology students to attend a Fashion Focus Trade Show in Washington. The Fashion Focus Trade Show is an important industry event for
MHCC Cosmetology students. Attending the event will help them gain experience in the many avenues of fashion. At Saturday’s fashion show, there will be industry people from Seattle attending to view the talent of the MHCC cosmetology students. The fashion show will give the students “the opportunity to network with people in the fashion industry,” said Rothauge. “We’re getting the girls out there and they’re building their portfolios.” The fashion show promotes the cosmetology students as well as promoting the salon on campus, “A lot of people don’t even know that we have a salon on campus,” said Rothauge. The fashion show will also feature some competition between the MHCC cosmetology students. They will be competing against each other to win prizes such as a pair of shears that are usually worth $300$1,000. There are approximately 20 students in the competition and they are placed into teams. Each of the teams picks a model and an overall theme for the models look. Each team has complete creative control over how its model should look. There will be first, second and third place winners. The outfits shown on the models are used to enhance the focus of the competition, hair and makeup. The teams will be judged on their cosmetology skills and the best overall look. There will also be a raffle where prizes will be given out. To purchase tickets and for more information, visit the MHCC salon or contact imagemak@mhcc.edu.
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Super-group’s new album brings maturity to emo-sound by Mike Mata The Advocate
The Jealous Sound releases their newest album “A Gentle Reminder” Jan. 31 and with it shows that emo music can mature and reach out to old and new adherents alike. Emo—or emotional—music is one of those phenomena that is often loved by many young folks in their late teenage years and early twenties and, like any fashion including wild haircuts, goes in and out of popularity and seems to fade with time. The Jealous Sound, composed of members from Knapsack, Sunday’s Best, Sunny Day Real Estate and Foo Fighters, are collectively reaching toward the middle of middle age, having started out in the ’90s in a post “Nevermind”-era and reaching some level of influence separately. This album on the whole is a work of straightforward indie-flavored emo rock reminiscent of the period ten years ago when bands like Jimmy Eat World, The Get Up Kids and Dashboard Confessional were swaying teens to their introspective sides. The album showcases a blending of instruments in a such a manner that the tracks demand to be taken in as a whole instead of being picked apart by stifling guitar solos and withering drum fills, with vocalist Blair Shehan adding his smooth voice to the blend. The track “Beautiful Morning” opens the album with a softly strumming wall of guitars intermixed with a heavier and fuzzed bass line and rhythm that relies on a simple,
clean-is-more ethic. From there the album moves onto “Change You,” a slightly more up-tempo track that shows the drums leading while the rest of the instruments fall in line and Shehan’s voice fills in any sonic spaces left. The choral harmonization in the pre-chorus is a nice added touch, showing more of the bands tendency to not overload the listener, while adding a general rising effect to the crescendo that is the chorus. The emo feel of the band really comes into the fore with the third track “Promises of the West,” where Pedro Benito and Shehan’s guitars move from soft picking to the more common wall of sound approach heard in many of the tracks. The lyrics here adhere to an emo feel with such phrases as “vibrations of its loneliness” in reference to forlorn love songs that set the mood and attitude of the track to a slightly desperate and melancholic state. This track is therefore most likely the best of an already pleasing assortment, hard as it is to single out any one earth-shatteringly fantastic track from the others. The next few tracks show more of the same: straightforward emotion-tinged indie rock with simple yet effective structure around the two guitars, bass and drums with the occasional bell or whistle, but nothing that overwhelms the listener with anything more than a desire to close their eyes and nod along. It is not until the eighth track “Perfect Timing,” that the vibe and intelligence of “Promises of the West” meets its match. The
music is more upbeat and slightly harder on this track but do much to add a little variety to the album. From there, the album clips along with the same aesthetically pleasing sounds from the middle tracks and keeping the listener nodding along. In “A Gentle Reminder” one is gently reminded of the difference in tracks by novel echoed reverberations of guitar that poke the listener to alertness and by Shehan’s lyrical image work such as “Beneath this canopy of trees, I wrap my arms around my knees and rocking gently back to sleep, as I collapse into the deep,” or “At this swollen riverbank, you tried to cross but you sank like a stone, you’re breaking your back to be alone.” The album ends with “Waiting for Your Arrival” which speaks to a longawaited reunion of sorts that also alludes to an end of times. Lyrics temper the mellow music—interspersed as it is with a slight synthesizer— with a reckless happiness, creating a pleasing end to a pleasingly simple album. Such an album, as heavily frosted as it is with Shehan’s imagination-evoking lyrics and the wonderfully understated musicianship of his fellow band members, is perfect for an introspective car ride or a study session in a coffee shop via one’s ear buds. While it does not contain any great leap in style or variety of sound, it is just so simply good and nice to listen to that it needs no sonic flourishes or bombastic anthems.
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‘Mythbusters’ stage show reveals behind-the-scenes facts
sion separately during the course of the show. In a way it was one of the most interesting parts of the show. Hyneman talkThe Keller Auditorium filled up ed about how he came to create the show with excited kids, amused parents and and called upon Savage who he worked generally nerdy college-aged folks as with earlier to co-host the show. Adam Hyneman and Jamie Savage of Savage explained that he was very the Mythbusters went live on stage last talented individual growing up in New Saturday night. York but was not ambitious. He eventuMythbusters, a Discovery channel ally moved to San Francisco and did some show started their “Behind the Myths” sculpture work, special effects and lived tour which was part experiments with out his dream of working on Star Wars. audience participation and part getThe show proved to be extremely enting to know the show, its history, and tertaining to all the age groups present, as the two hosts. Savage’s quick humor and natural hostThe show started off with Hynetalk ability kept the show moving smoothman giving a virtual tour of the Mythly without too much awkwardness. Hynebusters office in San Francsisco. Savage man’s cool and less talkative demeanor invited audience members up to parwas made possible by balancing out with ticipate in a series of activities starthis partner. ing with banging a power measure Some of the experiments were blatantwith a big hammer and small hammer ly simple and obvious and were not terto demonstrated the relationship beribly exciting, but at least Savage injected tween strength, mass, and momentum. plenty of humour in those situations. Savage also had a father and son These experiments were probably more volunteers to interfold each page of a for the younger fans anyhow. The more phonebook to which he used to hoist interesting part of the show was the fact himself up high in the air later in the that Hyneman is in fact, not a robot, and show. basically getting to know the hosts and the “This is what the Internet looked show. like,” said Savage as he hands the fa“I have twin 12-year-olds, and takther and the son two phonebooks. ing care of them is like dealing with one “The only thing that’s keeping me drunk 22-year-old,” said Savage, to which comfortable is the fact that i undermostly the older audience got a kick out stand the physics going on in between of. these two phonebooks,” said Savage The two also explained the progresas Hyneman hoisted him up in the air. sions of their show, in terms of trust beHe also explained that their insurance tween the producers and insurance peorequires them to lay an air mattress ple and how at the beginning they were Photo by Yuca Kosugi/The Advocate down underneath him. capped at 90 mph in closed courses but An audience volunteer makes faces into a slow motion camera during a demonstration at the Two more volunteers were called know they are pushing “about 120 or 140” MythBusters event Saturday night. up to demonstrate the process of prosaid Hyneman. slow-motion camera, explained Savage. They requestducing power and started peddling bikes. after about ed for people who weren’t afraid to be humiliated and At one point, Hyneman was told that he could not 15 seconds, they were made aware that they were each had them shake their face and make blubbering mo- do a certain experiment by their insurance because it filling up a water balloon that hung above the other, tions with their mouths. was too dangerous, but Tory Bellici who also works and the one that peddled slower would get wet. Towards the end they pulled out a volunteer and on Mythbusters could do it. But the hosts did not like The next two volunteers raced to complete simple outfitted him in a suit of armor, which Savage said he the direction the insurance was taking them and was tasks wearing goggles that skewed depth perception bought on Ebay, so that Hyneman could shoot him able to turn things so that they actually did more crazy with the lenses being reverse magnifying. While they with a paintball machinegun designed for jets. the vol- stunts. were setting up the goggles on the second volunteer, unteer stood in front of a clear barrier with his back to “We make sure that the experiments we do are crew members switched out key props to smaller box- the audience so that they could have the point of view doable by most reasonably shaped people, because, es and chairs, and a very tall hat hanger, and two mini- that the hosts usually have in similar experiemnts. frankly, that’s what we are,” said Savage. sized Hyneman and Savage look-a-likes at the end. And they finished with their motto, “Please don’t Hyneman and Savage both did a quick Q&A sesOne of their favorite tools they use on set is their try this at home. Thank you.” by Yuca Kosugi The Advocate
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Planetarium to show supernovae by Kylie Rogers The Advocate
Mt. Hood Community College students can attend a free Feb. 6 planetarium show about supernovae at 7 and 8:15 p.m. in the college Sky Theater. Astronomy instructor Pat Hanrahan said the show focuses on different supernovae and their notoriety throughout history -- dating back to 1054 A.D. with records from the Chinese and Native Americans of the time. Hanrahan described supernovae as “amazingly bright objects,” saying that only a big star are capable of going supernova in the end of its life cycle. “Our sun will never go supernova. Betelgeuse could go supernova tomorrow, next week, a thousand years from now, a million years from now. We don’t know when it will occur. When it goes supernova— not if — it’s going to be amazingly bright. Brighter than the full moon,” said Hanrahan. Supernovae become bright enough to make faint stars hard to see, he said. “A star that goes supernova gives off more energy in one second than it does its entire lifetime,” said Hanrahan. It then
takes several weeks for that energy to dissipate, he said, being so bright that the staris rivaling the full moon but dimming a few weeks after. Hanrahan will cover some of the historical supernova during the presentation using a combination of a PowerPoint presentation and the planetarium itself. “In this case, when I show the night sky, I can show where the supernovae occurred, as well as showing where the planets are and what’s up,” he said. “I’ve always been interested in them. I guess I’m a little bit like the people from MythBusters — I’m impressed by things that explode,” said Hanrahan about why he chose to cover supernovae. “This is probably one of the most impressive types of explosions you can have.” Questions are always encouraged from the audience, said Hanrahan, as he explained that MHCC shows are different from OMSI shows because attendees have the opportunity to interact with an astronomy instructor. While MHCC students may attend for free, general admission is $2. For more information, contact Hanrahan at pat.hanrahan@mhcc.edu.
SAB to hold Chinese New Year Event by Kylie Rogers The Advocate
A Chinese New Year celebration will be coming to Mt. Hood Community College Jan. 31 in the College Center from 12-2 p.m. Although the actual Chinese New Year occurred Jan. 23, Multicultural Coordinator Daysis Guerrero said there were too many events happening to hold it that week and it had to be postponed on campus; however, the traditional Chinese New Year technically ends 15 days later with a lantern festival. She said that they are expecting around 100 people to attend the event that she has been planning since last term. Guerrero’s goal for the event is to have students get a better understanding of Chinese culture and to “enjoy the event and try something new.” The event will have food, a raffle, prize wheel, and a lion dance for students to enjoy according to Guerrero. There will be fortune cookies, moon cakes and oranges to eat as part of the food available, said Guerrero. Guerrero said that students will be given a raffle ticket in their lucky red envelopes, a traditional Chinese New Year gift normally containing money, and will have the opportunity to win prizes following the theme of the event. Students can also spin the prize wheel to win prizes such as a Chinese fan, she said. “For the lion dance, somebody is going to wear a costume and do a traditional dance,” said Guerrero. A S.E.E.D. student volunteer will be performing the lion dance according to Guerrero. “It will be fun to see traditional dances and culture,” said Guerrero.
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"A loss takes it's toll mentally." Geoff Gibor Saint's head basketball coach
Saints winning streak ends After winning eightstraight games, the Saints fall to the Chemeketa Storm by Chanel Hill The Advocate
SALEM — In a grind-out battle Wednesday night, the Chemeketa Storm beat the Saints 89-77 to snap MHCC’s eight-game winning streak. The Saints are now 5-1 and locked in a three-way tie for first place in the Southern Region with the Storm and the LinnBenton Roadrunners. The Saints, who looked strong in previous wins against league teams, faced a highly athletic and fast-paced offense in the Storm. Chemeketa jumped to a 5-0 run before the Saints could get on the board. They came out blazing up and down the court, forcing the Saints to adjust on defense, and controlled the game tempo. ”For a while we got caught up in playing their style of basketball, when we needed to slow it down and control the tempo of the game,” said Saints sophomore guard Robby Rivers, who contributed six points against the Storm. To their credit, the Saints, who matched up evenly with the Storm in both size and talent, rallied to end the first half tied at 39.
Sophomore Rei Jensen led the Saints scoring against the Chemeketa Storm Wednesday night in Salem.
But the Storm, traditionally one of the region’s best teams, came out aggressively on offense in the second half, and the Saints, who were missing sophomore power forward Spencer Clayton due to an ankle injury, were making oncourt adjustments throughout
the game. “The lack of defensive intensity and the injury to Spencer Clayton definitely contributed to the loss,” said sophomore guard Marcus Moore who was one of the Saints key game contributors with 19 points, but fouled
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out with less than a minute left in regulation. The loss follows the Saints January 21 victory over the Southwestern Lakers at home where the Saints defeated the Lakers 88-76 on home court. Jensen led Saints scoring with
19 points and 12 rebounds with Moore and sophomore guard Curtis Papenfuss both contributing 15 points each. At this point in the season, the Saints are benefitting from a deep roster, stacked with talent in every position. Sophomore forward Rei Jensen, who led all Saints in scoring with 23 points, nine rebounds and two assists, showed veteran leadership on the court, and kept a level head despite questionable calls late in the game. Drew Johnson, who had six points, stayed aggressive from start to finish and led the team with four assists. In spite of Wednesday’s loss, the Saints remain serious contenders to take the Southern Region title and go deep into postseason play as long as they play their style of ball. “We need to do what we do best — work on defense and rebounding. Our offense will take care of itself,” said Rivers Thursday. The Saints will face the LinnBenton Roadrunners Saturday where they will have a chance to show resilience in the face of a recent tough loss. Head coach Geoff Gibor said the loss can serve as a positive. “A loss takes its toll mentally. There’s a lot of things that can be covered up by wins. A loss allows you time to refocus and reevaluate,” said Gibor. The Roadrunners will be no easy feat for the Saints but unlike the Storm, they run an offensive tempo that’s more evenly matched with the Saints. “I am more than confident that we will get the win on Saturday,” said Rivers. “They’d better be ready — we’re comin’.”
One stormy day doesn’t take away from eight consecutive sunny ones. Congrats to the Saints men’s basketball team.
Upcoming GAMES Men’s Basketball Jan. 28 6 p.m. vs Linn Benton, at home Feb. 4 6 p.m. vs Lane, in Eugene
Women’s Basketball Jan. 28, 4 p.m. vs Linn Benton, at home
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Sophomore Marcus Moore had 19 game-points against the Storm Wednesday night in Salem.
Feb. 4, 4 p.m. vs Lane, in Eugene
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Saints women’s basketball struggles against the Storm The Saints struggle early in the game and lose 69-35 to Chemeketa by Chanel Hill The Advocate
Freshman Kierstin Yates drives to the hoop Wednesday night against the Chemeketa Storm.
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The hard-to-watch Saints 69-35 loss to the Chemeketa Storm Wednesday night in Salem was at least highlighted by the Saints refusal to roll over and call it quits. MHCC, currently tied in last position at 2-4 in the Southern Region with the Linn-Benton Roadrunners, struggled with early scoring and shooting accuracy. It was a rough road from the start with the Storm jumping off to an early 5-0 run, until Emily Burch put the Saints on the board. But from that point on, the Storm took full advantage of the Saints, with an aggressive defense and running an up-tempo offense behind sophomore point guard Janelle Weiss, who led the Storm with 19 points, four rebounds and five assists. That aggression saw the Storm driving through the lane, taking their time with long-range shots and getting to the line, in the midst of their 12-0 early run against the Saints. The Saints, who continue to struggle with shooting confidence, went 13 for 47 from the field. Sloppy ball handling allowed the Storm to converting 13 points off turnovers. Going into the second half, the Saints had a hefty 21-point deficit to close. Despite an all-out effort and freshman power forward Kierstin Yates leading scoring with 12 points, the Saints were unable to get it done on the Storm hardwood. The tough loss to the Storm follows a Jan. 21 win over the Southwestern Lakers, where the Saints won 68-61. Game leaders on offense were freshman guard Hannah Mocaby, who led Saints scoring with 18 points, and sophomore Kelsey O’Neil who had 16 points. With season goals to win the Southern Region and the NWAACCS, the Saints women have to step up the intensity moving forward. The Saints will play the Linn-Benton Roadrunners Saturday at home with a game start time of 4 p.m.
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Board to discuss budget at next retreat
Abroad: Continued from Page 1 Financial aid may help offset costs for study abroad trip
“All the credits are transferred to real MHCC courses that are good for transferring to two-year and four-year universities,” said Eckhardt. Asked of the value the study abroad program offers to students, Eckhardt said, “When we talk to students what they thought of their trip, overwhelmingly they say it was definitely worth the money. That it’s the best thing they’ve done in their life.” “It broadens the student’s perspective culturally and globally,” he said. “The language learning is much more meaningful,” said Eckhardt, adding that they have to put their language skills into practice constantly. “No matter how good the instructor is, there’s nothing like them having to ‘own’ the language,” said Eckhardt. Eckhardt, in regard to what kind of schools students will attend and what their living circumstances will be, said that those who travel to Japan and Mexico will be attending universities within their corresponding cities and will be living with either host families or in dormitories and apartments. Dawn-Marie Bartlett, a student who studied abroad for two months at Academia Hispano Americana in Mexico last year, said she was initially anxious about the trip but soon found it to be very
full-filling. “I had never been to Mexico before and I was excited that I could go and that financial aid paid for most of it,” she said. “I liked the idea of a total immersion program and living with a host family. It was pretty scary at first knowing we would be going somewhere so far from home not knowing anyone or even the language really.” “Also, you hear so many bad things about Mexico that it is a bit daunting. But once we got down there and met our host families and seen the surrounding area, it was love at first sight,” she said. When asked about the language difficulties with attending a college in Mexico, she said, “The first day at the Academia was a bit overwhelming because everyone spoke only Spanish.” “In no time it seemed to fall into a comfortable and easy daily routine,” she said. “I would definitely recommend this trip to anyone and everyone. It is an experience not to be missed.” For more information on trips to Mexico, Japan or Italy contact Eckhardt at Paul.Eckhardt@mhcc.edu or at 503-491-7497. For more information of the OIEC study abroad opportunities, contact David Wright at David.Wright@mhcc.edu or at 503-4917344.
The MHCC District board will discuss the 2012-2013 budget and the continuing search for a new president at a special retreat Saturday at Persimmon Country Club from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The public is invited to the retreat, which is in the Trophy Room at Persimmon, located at 500 S.E. Butler Road in Gresham. Other items on the agenda will include a presentation by Bill Farver on Legal Costs & Services Review, who will also be presenting the budget information and housekeeping topics such as board assignments and other upcoming events.
Spring schedule ready The spring schedule of courses at Mt. Hood Community College is now available on the MHCC website. Web registration for spring classes begins Feb. 20 for students who have applied for graduation. Web registration begins Feb. 22 for students who have earned 45 or more credits art MHCC and the next day for students who have earned 44 or fewer credits at MHCC. Open registration (both web and in-person) for continuing students and new students will begin March 1. Spring quarter begins Monday, April 2.
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