The Advocate, Issue 15, January 28

VOLUME 46, ISSUE 15

JANUARY 28, 2011

NEWS

SPORTS

No resolution for full-time faculty contract

Coach counsels on and off the court page 8

page 11

LIVING ARTS Behind the design of 'Rocky Horror' page 3

www.advocate-online.net Check www.advocate-online.net for video of:

-The interview with the costume designer of 'The Rocky Horror Show' -MHCC's bowling night -Political forum on sex trafďŹ cking

2 OPINION Editors-in-Chief

Jen ashenberner & Jordan tichenor

Sports Editor Jon Fuccillo

Advertising Manager Copy Editor David Guida

Living Arts Editor David Gambill

Assistant Living Arts Editor Anevay Torrez

Photo Editor

Devin Courtright

Opinion Editor L. John King

Reporters Jill-Marie Gavin Chanel Hill Riley Hinds Laura Knudson Yuca Kosugi Mike Mata Jess Peterman Kylie Rogers Shelby Schwartz John Tkebuchava Jessica Winters

Adviser

Bob Watkins

Assistant Adviser Dan Ernst

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JANUARY 28, 2011

Editorial

Fitness godfather leaves us a message worth recalling the truth can’t be denied and With the passing of Jack Lalanne, known as Ameri- LaLanne was laughed at and you could be putting yourself ca’s “Godfather of fitness,” called a charlatan after opening at jeopardy by avoiding it. #2: “Exercise is King, nuThe Advocate has been re- the first fitness spa and now trition is Queen. Put them tominded that the United States wasn’t always so more than 80 years later you gether and you’ve got a kinghealth conscience. can find a gym every five miles dom.”

Translation: Exercise In fact, LaLanne’s first or so. LaLanne was the first means nothing without attempts to impress Americans with the notion that ex- to direct athletes to work out eating healthy and eating ercise and a good diet would with weights and now women healthy without exercising is lengthen their life span was use weights as a part of their just as useless.

Every fitness website, once upon a time cackled at regular workout routine. health information publicaand made the punchline of tion, dieting magazine, and jokes. The Advocate would physician will tell you that like to say in very few words his message and give some tips what LaLanne most likely would on how to incorporate some of eating right and keeping active, hand in hand, are pretty have said himself: Ha ha, suck- his advice into our lives. ers!

Following are two of LaL- vital. Instead of a candy bar from the bookstore for a sugar LaLanne was laughed at and anne’s mantras: called a charlatan after open#1: “Your waistline is your rush, Vista Dining Center has apples and bananas. Instead of ing the first fitness spa and now lifeline.” more than 80 years later you Translation: According to the being a “parking spot stalker,” can find a gym every five miles Weight Control Information park on the other side of camor so. LaLanne was the first to Network, women with a waist pus and take that walk to your direct athletes to work out with measurement of more than 35 class. Combining these things weights and now women use inches and men with a waist will help extend your expiration weights as a part of their regu- measurement of more than date.

Overall, we all have excuses lar workout routine. His mes- 40 inches are at serious risk sage was to “help people help of diabetes, heart disease and as to why we can’t work out or themselves feel better, look bet- other obesity related diseases. eat right. However, like LaLter, and live longer,” which now Although waist measurement anne said, “Your health account seems to be a part of most Amer- can’t tell you whether or not you is like your bank account,” which icans life mantra. are obese, it can tell you if you basically means we should treat In honor of LaLanne, The Ad- are at risk. So the next time you our bodies like an investment. vocate would like to take a few try on a pair of jeans and decide The effort we put into staying minutes to remind the MHCC to deny the fact that they are healthy will pay off in the fucommunity of the importance of two sizes too small, remember ture.

Look for balance in every aspect of life

By Shelby Schwartz The Advocate

Like many students in college I attend school as a full-time student, work part-time and trying to keep sane by squeezing friends and family into my busy schedule. Many may feel it is hard to keep up with all of this — and it is.

Sometimes I feel my head might explode from the stress of it all, and the fact that I am not a huge fan of school is always a downfall to a busy schedule.

In a perfect world I would have graduated from high school and immediately had my dream career, but instead I must endure three and a half more years of higher education.

So I have some tips that might help people in the same boat as me.

Remember that school is important

and when you have the opportunity to hang out with friends or go out and have fun on a school night, try to remember to complete homework first. If you get it out of the way early in the day, it will save yourself stress later and you can focus on hanging out and having a good time.

Do not procrastinate. We all do it and it may seem like a good idea at the time, but when you’re assigned an essay on Wednesday and it’s due on Monday of the next week, try not to put it off until Sunday night, because then the essay will be sloppy and hurried and your instructor will notice.

Take time on your assignments. If you are given a week to complete an assignment, then work on it a little bit each day; this way the information is still current and in your head. Then two days before the assignment is due, take the time to put all of your thoughts together. You will still remember what you learned and you will be able to form all of your thoughts into a well thought-out assignment.

Be organized. Use a planner. Every year of middle and high school I would receive a planner to organize my homework assignments and anything else important. I never used it, but this year I bought a planner to keep my work, school and social life organized. It has been immensely helpful in keeping organized this year. Now I know when I have free time to go to the gym or grab coffee with friends and don’t have to break plans or skip something important.

Two weeks ago I was at work or school so often that I came home from work at one point and realized I hadn’t seen my mom for two days. When it gets to this point, that means you need to find some time to spend with your family and friends. If not, you will explode.

So when you’re feeling stressed or overworked, remember to focus on school. It comes first. But also remember not to become a robot, doing nothing but school and work. You do need time for your family and friends — they are important, too.

LIVING ARTS

JANUARY 28, 2011

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This is the second of a three-week advance series of featues leading to the musical production of the "Rocky Horror Show" in the College Theater.

For ticket information, call 503-491-7154.

The

Rocky Horror Show

Photos by Devin Courtright/The Advocate Liz Hoover sews a corset Monday to be worn by the character Dr. Frank-N-Furter for the “Rocky Horror Show” in the College Theater.

Designer creates snappy costumes Jessica Winters

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n the corner of the costume design room, Liz Hoover is ironing a costume piece.

“This is the first time I have made a corset for a guy,” said Hoover, the costume designer for MHCC’s musical production, “The Rocky Horror Show.”

The corset will be one of two the character Dr. Frank-N-Furter (James Sharinghousen of Clackamas Reperatory Theatre) will wear.

“This is probably one of my top five shows I have ever wanted to design,” Hoover said. “I’m a big Rocky Horror fan and I have been for a long time. I used to go to the midnight showings and dress up. I was a total freak like most theater people are.”

Hoover has a master of fine arts in costume design from the University of Illinois. She started her undergraduate studies majoring in English, later working toward a doublemajor in English and theater, then eventually dropping the English and majoring in theater.

She has been involved in numerous theatrical productions. One of her favorites to design costumes for was “Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” “I lean toward dark and twisted theater,” she said with a shrug.

This is Hoover’s second year working at MHCC. Last year her husband, who works for Stagecraft Industries Inc. which manufactures and installs theatrical equipment, was working in the MHCC Theater. He heard about the need for a costume designer. He told them, ‘My wife is a costume designer.’ “So I came and started working here and I have been here ever since,” she said.

Hoover costumed two productions last year: “King Lear” and “Godspell.”

She recalls last year’s production of “King Lear” to be one of the biggest she has done because of the number of extras. “Rocky Horror Show” is a big costume show for her as well. “It doesn’t have that many characters, but it does have a lot of costume changes, which makes it a lot of work,” she said.

Director Jennifer Hunter decided to take a Lady Gaga approach to the show. “It has influenced all of the designs including costumes. Liz took the

concept and has used her own creativity and she has done an amazing job.”

Hunter said.

“A lot of stuff you have to make because they are not really things you can buy. You can’t go out and buy a man’s corset, generally,” Hoover said.

While many of the costumes are made, she has also ordered costume pieces from Hot Topic and Frederick’s of Hollywood. “Got to get the fishnets and lingerie,” she said.

“There are a lot of quick changes in the show,” Hoover said, “You have to figure out how that is going to happen.

“At the end of the show, there are a ton of quick changes. Almost every one in the show leaves and comes back in an entirely different costume at the same time. That is a big challenge we are still working on.

We’ll have to figure out as we get into dress rehearsals,” said Hoover.

There will be “a lot of Velcro, a lot of elastic, a lot of snaps,” she said. “It is going to be a trick because there are some things you can’t make work. Like fishnet thighhighs just don’t go on quick. No matter what you do, there’s no Velcro trick for that. There is going to be some theater magic involved.”

Hunter said, “The actors will have dressers to help them backstage. It will be a rushed moment, but that is the excitement of theater, right?”

Hoover is not only in charge of costumes, but also makeup and hair. She will have a workshop before performances where the cast will learn how to do their makeup and hair for their characters. During the performances, actors will be doing their own makeup.

What is Hoover’s favorite part of the show? “Guys in high heels,” she said grinning. “I love the music, I love the craziness of it and the fact that when your watching the show it seems perfectly normal that there is this guy walking around in a corset and thigh-highs and high heels and sleeping with everybody. In the show, it seems perfectly natural and normal and the audience just accepts it.”

Costumes

Video of the Advocate's interview with costume designer Liz Hoover is available online at www.advocate-online.net

4 LIVING ARTS SAB's Bowling Night leads to dancing by the alleys

JANUARY 28, 2011

By John Tkebuchava & Mike Mata The Advocate

The pins were cracking and so was the atmosphere at the Student Activities Board hosted “Bowling Night” Wednesday at the Mt. Hood Lanes.

The excitement picked up as the lights dimmed and disco balls descended to the lanes, streaking the walls with swirling neon lights. A blast of music, followed, much to the cheers of the students who bombarded the hapless employees with music requests, and the videos then appeared on the dozens of flat screens throughout the alley.

By 9:15 p.m., the turnout of enthused students was already noteworthy, numbering near 90.

At 10:15 p.m. the alley had just about reached maximum capacity, with the number of students at 119. At 11:15 p.m., there were 95 students.

Many of the students and guests came in groups, and stayed in groups for the majority of the night, though some did branch out to other social groups.

In addition to the bowling balls meandering down the lanes, the music meant flocks of students were gyrating to the groove, either wildly with their friends or grinding up on what would appear to be their significant other. In either case, it made for a sweat- and dopamine-drenched good time. SAB Marketing Coordinator B.J. Perkins said, “I’ve got jungle ass!”

One noticeable aspect of the crowd of bowlers was that the demographic appeared to be solely in the 18-24-year-old range and noticeably absent was the older crowd of Saints that everyone sees rolling their backpacks around the Main Mall.

To enter the drawing for prizes, students turned in questionnaire sheets handed out by the SAB members in order to get feedback from students on the event. Prizes included $10-$50 gift cards from Starbucks, Subway and Visa gift cards.

The event, free to all students who provided their MHCC ID cards, was open from 9 p.m. till midnight with free bowling, drinks and prizes for students.

Photos by devin courtright/ the advocate

Top: A student sends the ball hurtling down the alley.

Bottom: The masses mingle during SAB’s Bowling Night on Wednesday night at Mt. Hood Lanes.

Food and dance await revelers in Chinese New Year

By Jill-Marie Gavin The Advocate

The Student Activities Board will host a Chinese New Year celebration Wednesday in the College Center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lunch will be provided for up to 200 people as video clips of traditional Lion and Dragon dances, customary to New Lunar celebrations, are shown.

Chinese New Year does not fall on Feb. 2 this year, but Multi-Cultural Coordinator Carlos Jeronimo scheduled the event according to availability.

Noodles, white rice, spring rolls and veggie rolls will be served to add to the cultural feel of the event.

Also called Asian New Year, the New Lunar does not fall on t h e

same calendar day every year and varies according to orbit.

This year’s Chinese New Year is on Thursday and brings us into the year of the rabbit, and marks the end of the year of the tiger. Chinese New Year celebration begins on the day of the new moon and ends on the day of the full moon, 15 days later.

The New Year Dragon Dance is performed in reverence to the dragon, which in Chinese culture is held in high esteem, with hopes of good luck and success in the coming year.

The Lion Dance is done as a symbol of joy and happiness.

The rabbit is fourth of the 12 animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac. Students born during the Chinese calendar year of 1987 are rabbit signs

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Television review: 'Portlandia' pokes fun at Portlanders

By Mike Mata The Advocate

It’s the place where cyclists rule the roads, the place where veganism thrives, where organic takes on a whole new meaning, and where young people “go to retire.”

It’s “Portlandia.”

Saturday Night Live’s Fred Armisen, and Sleater-Kinney’s Carrie Brownstein’s new show aired Jan. 21 at 10:30 p.m. on the Independent Film Channel (IFC).

The show is sketch comedy centered entirely on Portland residents and the trends that typical Portlanders see and follow.

Though technically speaking, Armisen and Brownstein are making fun of Portland, they do so with tongue firmly in cheek in their parodies. The two of them revealed in an interview on www.ifc. com that they are huge fans of Portland and Brownstein actually lives in Portland, a fact that is lost on many detractors of the show.

The characters from the sketches — like femi-

nist bookstore owners, organic-obsessed bohemian couples, cyclists and the Portland Adults’ Hide-andSeek League hipsters — are based on actual people one might see everyday walking around the Pearl District, Hawthorne District, Alberta District . . . yeah, you get the idea.

The sketches themselves are actually quite simple in their approach: Armisen and Brownstein will take an everyday activity for one group of Portlanders and lightly parody it, keeping their antics as close to the truth as possible. It works well for them, as evidenced by the multitudes of positive feedback in the comment section of the IFC website.

That being said, the show is funny in a different way than expected. While every scene is funny, it’s funny in more of the “chuckle-and-nod” sense than gut-busting laughter, although there are exceptions.

Take the feminist bookstore owners in “Feminist Bookstore: Bathroom for Customers Only,” who make the viewer double over in laughter at the side remarks of the two “ladies” to a bewildered customer played by Steve Buscemi.

Or the aforementioned hide-and-seek sketch that lovingly lampoons the Portland Kickball League where hipsters take over the PCC library and count off by “vegan bacon cheeseburgers,” and contend with old ladies to be the best. If they could only stop talking about the after-party and taking smoke breaks. The sketch crammed in many hipster stereotypes, all of which are true.

While some viewers in the Willamette Week’s Jan. 19 review say that the show is too narrowly focused and that viewers outside Portland won’t “get it,” it has been widely advertised as far away as New York City and on NPR broadcasts. It would make sense that folks of the Five Burroughs would like “Portlandia” as the large concentration of hipsters there can relate to the large amount of hipsters on the show.

So, the next time you see a hipster, hippie, feminist bookstore owner, or an old lady at PCC, hug them. And watch “Portlandia” on Fridays. Your diaphragm might not thank you later, but your sense of humor will.

Editor's picks: The Academy Awards 2011 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced their nominees for the 83rd Academy Awards Jan. 25. The Advocate believes these picks to be front runners for the awards.

Best Actor: Jeff Bridges in "True Grit"

Best Picture: "The Social Network"

Cinematography: "True Grit"

Best Actress: Natalie Portman in "Black Swan"

Visual Effects: "Inception"

Best Animated Feature Film: "Toy Story 3"

Directing: "Black Swan"

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christian Bale in "The Fighter" Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Helena Bonham Carter in "The King's Speech"

Writing (Adapted Screenplay): "The Social Network"

Music (Original Score): "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3"

C a l e n d a r Sunday, January 30

Gresham Town and More Volkswalk at the Best Western Pony Soldier 1060 NE Cleveland 10K walk and 5K walk for people of all ages and walking speeds.

This is a free event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Tuesday, February 1

New exhibit in the Fireplace Gallery featuring Katie Veeninga from Feb. 1- 24 New exhibit in the Visual Arts Gallery of the College Center featuring paintings

by Kay Bridge.

Reception: Sat., Feb. 5, 2-5 p.m.From Feb. 1– March 11 Raptor Identification class at Gresham City Hall in the Springwater Trail conference room. This is a free class that will teach people how to identify falcons, hawks and eagles commonly found in the Pacific Northwest. To register, contact Megan Garvey at the City of Gresham at 503-618-2604

Wednesday, February 2

New Lunar Festival 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. in the College Center. Come and enjoy a movie and free lunch.

Saturday, February 5 Photo by Jessica Peterman/The Advocate

Drummers coordinate beats during a drum circle at the Chakokumtux Culture Night Thursday, Jan. 20. The Chakokumtux Culture Night is every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in room GE 201 near the Aquatic Center.

Battle of the DJs Dance 7 p.m. to midnight.

This event is hosted by MEChA in the Vista Dining Center.

6 NEWS

JANUARY 28, 2011

Gresham woman exposes harsh real

“I lost so much more than just that money. I lost every ounce of my freedom.”

- Jessica Richardson

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JANUARY 28, 2011

s lity of sex trafficking

By Jessica Winters The Advocate

It is a tragedy in a far-off country. It doesn’t happen here anymore.

Gresham resident Jessica Richardson stood in a full classroom Monday afternoon to say the opposite: “I was a slave, but today I am free.”

Richardson was a victim of sex trafficking.

Richardson was invited to speak to the Political Science 215 - Global Issues class. The class has been studying human trafficking and the event, part of the Political Forum series, was open to all. Instructor Janet Campbell introduced Richardson Monday to the audience.

“Slavery really is thriving in our land, but we don’t think of it because we live in the land of the free and it’s supposed to be the home of the brave,” Richardson said.

She said she was born to loving parents. “They were so excited to have me,” she said. “They actually drove to Paradise, California, so I could say for the rest of my life that ‘I was born in Paradise.’

“When I was four years old, we had three neighbor boys who began having sex with me,” Richardson said. As a 4-year-old, she did not realize this was not normal. “No one had even talked to me about sex, because I was four!” she said throwing her hands in the air. The boys threatened to kill her if she told. Her parents didn’t find out.

Richardson said she believes the boys were repeating what had happened to them. “This is a cycle we see over and over and over again,” she said. “We have a very, very large problem of sexual abuse in young children in this country and it sets them up perfectly to be exploited later.”

When she was 5, her family moved to Oregon, away from her neighbors.

When she was 10, her father was murdered. Four months later, her great-great uncle, who had been living with her family, died.

“At 10 years old, in four months, I lost the only two male role models in my life,” Richardson said. The loss of a father figure or male role model that tells a young girl she is beautiful, special, and she matters, is the second key to trafficking. “If you lose that, it leaves it open for someone to step in and exploit you,” she said.

At 12 she was looking for love and acceptance, having sex, drinking and doing drugs. At 13, she became pregnant and miscarried.

Angry on the inside, she kept up appearances. She had good grades and was the captain of junior varsity cheerleading at her school. “I was very much living two lives,” she said.

She dropped out of high school as a sophomore and by 17

was working in a restaurant.

A regular customer would often talk with her. “I felt like he saw something in me that no one else saw,” she said. “Then at my weakest moment he asked me one of the most important questions I have ever heard: ‘If you’re already having sex, why wouldn’t you want to get paid for it?’”

Richardson said, “You look at our culture around us and what do you see? High heels, short skirts, this lifestyle of pimps and ‘hoes’ that’s good, that’s fun. You’re free to do whatever you want.”

So at age 17, that customer became Richardson’s pimp and she became a victim of trafficking.

“He sent me out on the track, which is a street, for the very first time in Northeast Portland,” she said. Her first “trick” tried to steal her purse afterward. She said, “As we were fighting over my purse, he stepped on the gas of his truck and I got sucked under the truck and he ran me over.”

After that first day, she gave all the money to her pimp. “When I gave him that money that day, I lost so much more than just that money. I lost every ounce of my freedom,” Richardson said.

For 14 months her pimp had her working the West Coast circuit, from Vancouver, B.C., to San Diego and some time in Hawaii.

After working for him for some time, she realized her pimp could not protect her. At one point in Hawaii, she was ambushed, beaten, abused and raped. She began planning to run away.

After she ran away, she had no money, nowhere to go and no way to make a living. “What do you put on a job application?” she asked the audience.

“So,” she said, “I went back to that life.”

At the age of 20 she became pregnant. She said she wanted to give her child something she didn’t have. She moved to Idaho to be with her mother and began the healing process.

She married in 2004. She and her husband now have five children. The youngest, her five-week old son, quietly sat in the audience with his aunt while his mother spoke.

She now runs a couponing business called The S.M.A.R.T. Couponing System. On her website, jessicarichardson.org, she says, “There are few resources for anyone coming out of trafficking. I knew that we had to think differently if we wanted to financially survive in this world. Out of our need to feed our growing family, I became an expert couponer.”

Richardson recommended ways people can help with the issue of sex trafficking, to create “awareness, prevention: talk about it in high schools and middle schools, legislation, and aftercare.”

“We’ve closed our eyes, and we haven’t paid attention to the world around us to the very culture that we live in, because so many of us are slaves not to just people, but also to our culture,” Richardson said.

Photo illustration by Devin Courtright/The Advocate

8 SPORTS

JANUARY 28, 2011

Chemeketa 85, Mt. Hood 75

Saints look to rebound against Umpqua, SWOCC

By Jon Fuccillo The Advocate

For much of the past few weeks, life as a Saint basketball player has been anything but amazing, but the team seems optimistic as it prepares for six of its next seven games at home.

With the season approaching the halfway mark of conference action, the Saints (8-8, 1-4) are in desperate need of catching a hot streak.

Second-year head coach Geoff Gibor knows his team is playing with its back against the wall but understands the importance of staying level-headed and believes the team has the depth and the talent to finish the season with a bang.

“We’re not out of it yet,” Gibor said Monday after falling 85-75 to Chemeketa Community College Storm (9-7, 4-1) Saturday night in Salem. “I wouldn’t be a very good coach if I quit on them now.”

During Gibor’s freshman season of basketball at Blue Mountain Community College, his team went 2-5 in the first half but came back with a vengeance in the second half, going 6-1 and sliding their way into the NWAACCs. That team made it all the way to the championship game before losing to Highline Community College for the 1997 title.

Those feelings have stuck with Gibor. That’s why he constantly reminds himself and his team that “impossible” isn’t a word that is acceptable when looking ahead.

“Once you get there, anything can happen,” Gibor said. “If we roll in as the No. 4 (seed), then we’re the best No. 4 in NWAACCs.” But NWAACCs, is his last concern for the time being. Those thoughts will come later.

“It’s one step at a time right now,” Gibor said.

“We don’t want to think ahead. We’re going to worry about Umpqua right now (tonight’s game at 7:30 p.m.) and Southwestern Oregon (Saturday at 6 p.m.). I don’t think we should be talking about the NWAACCs right now.”

Luckily for the Saints, they will be able to take advantage of the upcoming stretch of regular season home games. Gibor likes the feeling of playing a majority of their games at home compared to long road drives, although he makes no excuses for his team’s losses.

“We should be more comfortable at home,” Gibor said. “Less road games, less travel and less distractions. But at the end of the day, they have to show up and play. We need to protect our court.

Photo by Devin Courtright/the advocate

Photo by Devin Courtright/The Advocate

Head coach Geoff Gibor (middle) defends freshman guard Coletun Tarr (11) Tuesday afternoon during practice in the Mt. Hood gymnasium. Gibor, along with the Saints coaching staff, practiced with the team to show the importance of playing physically against a zone defense.

“It’s amazing what a couple of wins can do for us. We’re getting to that point where every game is crucial.”

The biggest concern for Gibor is the way his team runs its offense against a zone defense. Some teams have taken advantage of the Saints once they see MHCC has an offense that primarily plays against man-to-man defense. He knows adjustments are never too late.

“We have to settle down,” Gibor said. “Right now we’re working on playing against a zone. Teams keep coming at us with the zone because we’re beating teams one on one. We need to buckle down and get used to that (zone). We have to get more penetration.”

To show his dedication to the team, Gibor and the rest of the coaching staff decided to drop the clipboards at practice and get involved in the action.

“On Monday we decided as a coaching staff to play in every single practice (this week),” Gibor said.

Tuesday afternoon in the Mt. Hood gymnasium,bodies were bumping and sweat was pouring down the faces of the players and the coaching staff. Gibor was throwing elbows at his post players underneath the hoop as an annoying decoy on defense to get his players prepared for the physicality of upcoming games.

“The players like it,” Gibor said Tuesday. “They like the fact that they get to go up against their coaches. Plus they’re seeing something (aggressive zone defense) that they will see in games.

“I think our guys know deep inside that we should be winning these games and that belief is what keeps them going.”

In the Saints four defeats in conference play, they have lost by an average of 7.5 points per game.

“Every game is close,” Gibor said. “Tough situation with our league. It’s so equal. We don’t talk about ‘You guys have to win this game.’ Deep down inside they know that.”

Saturday night's box score Saints: 75

Storm: 85

Saints Jake Rickert Marcus Moore Coletun Tarr Otho Lesure Delroy Gibbs Alan Yates Gerron Powell Rei Jensen Spencer Clayton

Min FG, M-A FT, M-A 16:10 3-5 0-0 18:34 3-7 2-2 23:59 3-8 1-2 33:33 6-11 2-3 29:02 7-16 1-2 11:33 0-0 0-0 7:36 1-1 0-0 33:27 3-12 2-3 26:06 2-5 3-5

R 3 1 2 5 2 3 2 8 3

A 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 2

Pts 7 9 7 16 19 0 2 8 7

Totals

200

37

9

75

28-65

11-17

Cougars A. Freeman Jr. Tayler Branch Tyrone Phillips Jason Martin Trent Roos Jesse Pratt Adrian Snow Collin Allen Totals

Min FG, M-A FT, M-A 30:14 7-9 3-4 21:59 0-1 4-4 38:12 5-18 5-8 19:44 0-2 5-8 37:40 9-12 4-4 19:40 1-4 3-4 29:28 3-7 5-8 2:36 0-0 0-0

R 7 3 1 2 3 4 5 1

A 0 1 1 4 0 0 4 0

Pts 17 4 16 5 27 5 11 0

200

37

10

85

25-66

29-40

Saints Player of the Game A 6’3’’ shooting guard scored a Saints best 19 points on 7-of-16 shooting from the field. On the season he is averaging 9.9 points per game and shooting 44 percent from the field (37-of-84).

Delroy Gibbs

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JANUARY 28, 2011

Chemeketa 92, Mt. Hood 75

Photo by Devin Courtright/The Advocate

Head coach Larry Davis, addressing his team during a timeout during its Jan. 14 game against the Lane Titans, has been working with his team to stay focused and prepared for the second half of the season.

Lady Saints look for 'fresh start' heading into second half coming off a 92-75 Saturday night loss in Salem to the Chemeketa Community College Storm (9-7, 4-1).

The team prepares for two region playoff contenders in consecutive days, with games today against the Umpqua Riverhawks (12-5, 3-2) at 5:30 p.m. and Saturday they square off with the Southwestern Oregon Lakers (13-4, 3-2) at 4 p.m.

“We are taking these upcoming games against Umpqua and SWOCC as a new beginning and to start fresh,” Bianchi said. “We are coming together better as a team and we are looking to make a comeback with our upcoming games.

“The games should be tough, but we never back down no matter what happens. So the games should be fun to watch and exciting.”

Davis said, “We’re in a position to be tied for third place. (We need to) take care of business at

By Jon Fuccillo The Advocate

The Lady Saints know that injuries have been anything but helpful for their situation on the court but remain hopeful with a record of (6-11, 2-3), heading into this weekend’s home action.

Head coach Larry Davis hasn’t set any specific timeline for when his injured players will return. “(We’re) slowly getting them back,” Davis said Wednesday night. “They’re still nursing these issues. It’s a delicate process.”

Freshman guard Gina Bianchi said Tuesday night, “We think we have everything pretty much figured out and (have) fixed our personal problems and struggles on the team.”

Davis said, “The league is wide open. On any given night a team can put up a W.” The Lady Saints are riding a two-game skid and

home (this weekend).”

Davis held a three-hour meeting Monday with the team and said they are buying into the team concept of staying positive and pushing forward with this weekend’s games and the second half of the season starting next week.

“We let it all out (at the meeting),” Davis said.

“Very big games coming up and there is only a month left of basketball. We have to get out of here (this weekend) with a winning record.

“We just need to leave it on the floor. I don’t mind us losing games because it is what it is. We just need to play our style of basketball. We haven’t done that in the last two games – the passion, drive and energy hasn’t been there.”

Next Saturday the Saints host the Portland Panthers (4-12, 0-5) in the first game of second half action with a 4 p.m. start.

Saturday night's box score Storm: 92

Saints: 75 Saints Haley Chovich Teri Gilbert Charlie Neilan Jackie Cannon Gina Bianchi Maria Nolan Emily Burch Melissa Carey

Min FG, M-A FT, M-A 26:39 1-1 0-0 29:50 5-11 7-10 37:25 4-10 1-2 40:00 9-13 7-11 19:08 1-2 1-3 4:40 0-1 0-0 35:53 4-6 2-7 6:58 1-2 0-0

A Pts 3 2 0 17 4 12 2 25 1 6 1 0 6 11 1 2

Cougars Janielle Weiss Chantee Stanton Erin Stephens Mindy Cox Chantell Stanton Marissa Angulo Danielle Padilla C. Van Huffel Maruisa Bate Michelle Wilson

Totals

200

19

Totals

26-48

18-33

75

Min FG, M-A FT, M-A 34:14 8-14 5-7 1:41 0-0 1-2 25:43 6-9 0-0 10:35 1-1 0-0 23:19 3-7 0-0 29:46 3-4 2-2 35:05 14-26 1-3 20:47 2-2 0-0 4:23 1-3 1-2 14:27 0-0 0-0 200

38-66

10-16

A Pts 9 24 0 1 2 12 2 2 4 7 4 8 2 31 0 4 0 3 2 0 25

92

Lady Saints Player of the Game The 6'1'' sophomore forward led the way for the Lady Saints with 25 points and eight rebounds. She shot 9-of-13 from the field. On the season she is averaging 16.5 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.

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By Jon Fuccillo The Advocate

Mid-season raises questions about Blazers With the 60th NBA All-Star game just around the corner (Feb. 20) in Los Angeles at the Staples Center, many locals wonder where the Portland Trail Blazers stand and what the near future holds for them.

NBA champions? I think not. Playoff contenders? Strong possibility, as long as our shinning young star LaMarcus Aldridge (21.1 points per game) never enters a game with a “C” next to his name for the position center. This center saga is no longer a myth in Portland, it’s the damn truth.

Avoid that position like the plague.

With that said, my apologies go out to Greg Oden, Marcus Camby and the beloved Joel Pryzbilla, who is slowly but surely gaining his strength back in his . . . you know what . . . the one body part Trail Blazer fans hate to even think about: KNEES! Moving right along, how about the fact that the Trail Blazers are four games over .500 (25-21) and sitting in eighth place in the Western Conference standings, trailing the always tough Utah Jazz by two games for seventh place.

(The Trailblazers played the Boston Celetics at home Thursday. Results were unavailable at press time).

Not bad, right?

The fact that Oden may never pan out as a dominant force for Portland is a bygone thought for now. Hell, he might never touch the court in a Trail Blazers uniform again. It’s time to move forward and to appreciate the fact that the players (the ones actually playing and healthy) are still playing with a lot of heart and energy.

They’re playing the Rip City way.

Sorry that there will be no festivals, fireworks and parades this season like there was in 1977 when Dr. Jack Ramsay was running the show with players like Hall-of-Famer Bill Walton and the late Maurice Lucas.

Let’s, as fans, sit back, relax and enjoy the ride that unfolds. Sky is the limit. If anything, our youth has constantly gotten better on a gameby-game basis, with guys such as Aldridge, second-year players Wesley Matthews (an amazing fill in for injured all-star Brandon Roy), Australian back-up point guard Patty Mills, and third-year players and foreigners Nicolas Batum and the “no more crying” now-productive Rudy Fernandez.

It might be painful for Portland fans to accept the fact that we are nowhere near being a title contender.

That doesn’t mean we throw in the towel and call it a season. We have a second half of games to look forward to and a few stars in the making.

Two words for you fans: Hold faith.

JANUARY 28, 2011

Former MHCC photography student teaches part-time at his alma mater

By Chanel Hill The Advocate

Jeff Hinds, an MHCC part-time photography instructor, didn’t grow up wanting to be a photographer. In fact, he stumbled into it as a way of avoiding class while in high school.

“I realized that I could get out of class to go shoot the Rose Festival coronation. I got to skip accounting class to go shoot girls,” said Hinds, laughing.

After sending photos he took at a Portland Winterhawks game to their front office, he was offered a job photographing the hockey team and remained with them for 13 seasons. “That got me hooked,” said Hinds, After high school at Parkrose, Hinds began attending Mt. Hood in the aviation program, logging a few flight hours before he said flight training became too expensive for his Burgerville paychecks to cover. He decided to explore photography and two years later graduated in 2001 from Mt. Hood with a degree in professional photography where he focused heavily on sports photography.

After college he worked a series of odd jobs until being hired as a freelance photographer for the Portland Trail Blazers.

He now splits time shooting the Blazers, weddings and many Mt. Hood sporting events, including tournaments conducted by the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges.

“It’s the coolest job in the world,” said Hinds, although he admits he’s not the world’s biggest sports fan. “I don’t eat and breathe sports but, any sport is good when you’re right there on the sideline, even golf,” said Hinds whose attention to detail always has him striving for more in his work.

“It’s a hard field but it’s about finding out what you like to shoot. You start small and go from there. You spend time thinking, ‘If I can just get this shot,’ and eventually people see something in your work that they like.”

Hinds wants to help young photographers any way he can and taught an advanced lighting course at MHCC during fall term where he encouraged students to stick with what they love to do.

“I get questions from students about how to transition from their job at Starbucks to being a professional,” said Hinds. “What I tell them is, figure out what you like to do and do it really well and the rest will just fall into place.”

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO BY CHRIS RYAN

Jeff Hinds, part-time photography instructor at MHCC, believes the secret to professional photography is having a passion for your work.

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NEWS 11 Mediated faculty contract session yields little return JANUARY 28, 2011

By Jordan Tichenor The Advocate

Thirteen hours of mediated bargaining Wednesday brought no resolution toward a contract for MHCC’s full-time faculty.

Asked how Wednesday’s mediated bargaining sessions went, Sara Williams, the faculty’s chief negotiator, said “Not very well.”

The session ended with the administration leaving an open proposal on the table, giving the faculty until today at 5 p.m. to respond to it.

Randy Stedman, the labor relations consultant hired by the board to bargain the contract for the administration, said, “We had some movement from both sides.”

Williams said the administration had been giving descriptions of their proposals, but not the direct language. When the faculty asked for the language Wednesday, Williams said they found items in the proposals not addressed in the descriptions.

“I don’t know what I’m bargaining against. I don’t know what they want. I’ve never seen this in a bargaining environment,” she said. Stedman said he would not comment on that issue.

Williams said the faculty requested additional mediation sessions, but the administration declined to schedule another meeting.

Stedman had no comment on the administration’s proposal or the possibility of further mediated bargaining sessions.

Negotiations over the full-time faculty’s contract began May 12, and bargaining sessions took place until the end of the 150day state mandated bargaining period on Oct. 23. There were no meetings until a mediator was available Jan. 11.

During a Jan. 11 meeting, both sides exchanged proposals but no agreement was reached.

Wednesday night marked the end of the state-mandated 15-day mediation period. The administration may now declare impasse, and ultimately after 30 days they may impose their last best offer.

The faculty can then strike after a 10-day notice.

SEED program teams with city on recycling project L. John King The Advocate

MHCC will soon have an opportunity to examine the effectiveness of the campus recycling program.

SEED (Scholarships for Educational and Economic Development) Natural Resources students will partner with the City of Gresham to gather and sort garbage and recycling in front of the College Center Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Nikki Gillis, coordinator of the SEED International Scholar Program, said SEED students will “learn about data collection, creating project proposals and working to develop and implement programs through experiential learning.“ Gillis said, “The waste-sort on Tuesday is an educational demonstration. We won’t have any numbers about the overall percentage of how much MHCC recycles. What we hope to gain is informa-

tion about what items are contaminating our recycling bins and what recyclables are being thrown in the trash.”

Aubrey Lindstrom, community outreach assistant for the City of Gresham recycling program, is helping coordinate the event. Lindstrom said, “Oregon was once at the forefront of recycling but we are no longer the leaders. The Portland area recycles 54 percent of its potential with a goal to reach 64 percent; San Francisco is currently recycling more than 70 percent with the goal being 100 percent in the future.

Daysis Guerrero, an 18-year-old SEED student, said that “recycling is a good idea” but she expects to “have some problems teaching her people about recycling because there is no recycling system in the Dominican Republic at all.”

Gillis said the project will help SEED students

“learn about data collection, creating project proposals and working to develop and implement programs through experiential learning.” After completing their two-year program here at MHCC, SEED students will return to their native countries to implement environmental projects in their communities.

“With the support of MHCC and our partners, our goal is to educate not only the local community about waste reduction practices, but, through our SEED International students, extend the lessons we learn to an international population,” Gillis said.

Passersby will be offered information about the project by several volunteers, who will have written materials to hand out and are prepared to engage in one-on-one discussion.

For questions, please contact Gillis at 503-4917505 or at gillisn@mhcc.edu, and Lindstrom at 503618-2206.

Classified members ratify new contract

By Jordan Tichenor The Advocate

After nearly eight months of negotiations, the MHCC Classified Employees Association has a new three-year contract.

Association members approved the contract with 94 members voting yes and 85 members voting no. There are approximately 230 classified members, said Jennie Burlingame, the president of the classified association., which means about 50 members did not vote.

Asked of the general feeling among association members about the new contract, Burlingame said in a Wednesday email, “I think the outcome of the vote is telling. For me person-

ally, in this economy, I feel blessed to have a job and benefits.”

Under this contract, classified employees will receive a 1 percent cost of living increase in the second year, a 2 percent increase in the third year, and contribute 13 percent to medical and dental benefits. Early retirement health coverage will be self-pay, with the college contributing $525 a month, with a 5 percent annual increase until age 65.

The contract was ratified by the MHCC District board on Dec. 22. Voting for the association ended Jan. 21.

The contract is effective retroactively to July 1, 2010.

Forensics scores at Pacific University tournament

By Jill-Marie Gavin The Advocate

The MHCC Forensics team was top community college team in the Pacific University Scheller Extravaganza Tournament on Jan. 22-23.

The forensics Team placed second in the overall sweepstakes behind Boise State University, which had 15 students on its team.

Ryan Rhodes placed first in novice impromptu and novice impression and placed second in novice extemp. Jeff Lewis took first place in the open impromptu event. Dalton Hellman placed second in open informative and second in open persuasion. Each team member advanced to the elimination round.

Jeff Lewis and Dalton Hellman each won bronze medals in the open IPDA (International Public Debate Association) debate. Zach

Nicholas took home the silver medal in the same event.

Nicholas was second place in the speaker awards, and Lewis placed third.

In the novice IPDA debate event, Rob Sepich took the gold medal, Ryan Rhodes took the silver medal, and Jordan Bradford and Gabriella Guerrero each received bronze medals.

In this category’s speaker awards, Guerrero placed third, Rhodes placed fourth, Bradford placed fifth and Sepich placed ninth.

Forensics is headed to Point Loma Nazarene Sunset Cliffs Classic tournament in San Diego, Calif., where Lewis, Hellman, Nicholas, and Kevin Craig will represent MHCC. The team will head south on Feb. 5-6.

On Feb. 13-14, the team will head to Washington for the Seattle University BP Invitational.

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Working from the ground up

MHCC hires new human resources officer Mara Kershaw has assumed the position of MHCC chief human resources officer, effective Monday.

Kershaw, who is responsible for all aspects of the Human Resources Department, said she is “excited to be a part of MHCC and its mission to transform lives and build communities.” In the past she has also worked with Oregon public schools as well as Oregon healthcare organizations.

Kershaw has a master’s degree in educational policy from Portland State University and a bachelor’s degree in organizational communication from the University of Oregon.

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Construction workers prepare the foundation after laying out the electrical and plumbing for the new Childhood Development Center. Half of the concrete has been poured and the concrete base will be finished by Friday.

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New voicemail system The MHCC voicemail system, which was down due to a system crash in its hardware, has been repaired and is up and working. MHCC had used the voicemail system for 14 years and the hardware finally failed.

The system was down for several weeks and stalls in its repair was result of what Michael Callaghan, manager for network infrastructure and telecommunications, said was “due to the age of the system,” making obtaining spare parts and technical support limited.

For any questions in regards to the new voicemail system, contact the IT Service Desk at 503-491-7540, ext.

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