The Advocate - Issue 5 - February 3, 2023

MHCC PARTNERS FOR DIVERSITY

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MHCC has announced a new partnership with NBCUniversal (NBCU) Academy, becoming one of only 45 universities and colleges partnered nationwide in a focused effort to improve diversity in journalism media. NBCU Academy is a journalism and content creation training program created by NBCU, a media and entertainment conglomerate made up of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and Hollywood film studio Universal Pictures.

The partnership includes funding for MHCC’s Integrated Media Department and will support 18 scholarships, alongside other benefits.

More information will be available in the Advocate’s next issue.

SPRING INTO NEXT TERM REGISTRATION

The Advocate Course registration for Spring Term opens soon!

Registration will open for all students, starting between Feb. 16 and Feb. 23. Students may be able to register earlier depending on number of completed MHCC credits. Veterans, activeduty military, and students with VA education benefits at MHCC also qualify for

early registration.

Students can view the registration calendar at https://www.mhcc.edu/ RegistrationCalendar/. The course schedule for the Spring Term is already available at https://my.mhcc.edu/ICS/Schedule/. To make an appointment with an academic advisor, visit https://www.mhcc.edu/ ScheduleAdvising/.

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THE FIBER OF ART: NEW EXHIBIT IN THE VISUAL ARTS GALLERY

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The MHCC Visual Arts Gallery presents “Tightwire,” an exhibition of fiber art. The exhibition of 21 original works of fiber art will be featured for all visitors, free of charge, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays through Feb. 22.

The exhibition was juried by Niraja Lorenz and Trisha Hassler in partnership with the artist group High Fiber Diet.

DONATION DRIVE FOR STUDENTS COLLECTING NOW

Avery Diep

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For the entire month of February, MHCC’s Associated Student Government (ASMHCC) is holding a competitive food drive to help students in need.

Despite being called a “food drive,” contributors can also donate various hygiene items (see information on what and how to donate below).

The food drive is interdepartmental, meaning donations are collected, then delivered, by MHCC study departments for the prize. At the end of the month, all the departments’ donated items will be weighed to determine the winner of the competition, to be awarded a trophy. Students may also donate directly to the Student Union (AC1051).

Why should you donate? Many of MHCC’s students are low-income and struggle to make ends meet. These students will not always have food on their tables or necessary hygiene items for personal health. Below is a quick snapshot of MHCC students’ financial needs (as of 2019-20).

55% of students applied for financial aid, but only 31% received aid

32% of FAFSA filers could not fully afford college after financial aid

30% of applicable students received a Pell Grant

16% of undergraduates had federal student loans

Barney’s Pantry

All donated items go to Barney’s Pantry, but what is that? Barney’s Pantry is an

emergency food pantry created by students for students in need. According to its webpage, the pantry’s mission is to “assist Mt. Hood Community College students in reaching their educational goals by providing emergency food services, education, and resources.”

The pantry gives out various food and hygiene items. It also offers basic school supplies. For more information on the food pantry or to request items from the pantry, visit https://www.mhcc.edu/BarneysPantry/.

Donating

Interested in donating to the food drive? You can find a non-exhaustive list of donatable items at https://25livepub.collegenet.com/ calendars/main-mhcc2?eventid=779065763. If you have questions about donating to the

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STUDENTS FIND A PLACE TO BELONG IN CLUBS

Student Life spotlights active clubs during fair

Isabela Durighello The Advocate

For students who didn’t have time to go down to the Winter Term Club Fair on Jan. 24-25 and feel like you missed out on the opportunity to join a club, do not fret! The Advocate is here to help: I had the pleasure of attending both days at the fair and I was exposed to so many fun and diverse opportunities. Without further adieu, let’s get into what this term’s clubs have to offer to Saints students.

Clay Club

This club offers a lot of fun and interesting opportunities. They focus on creating, and on fundraising. A lot of the ceramic work you will make in this club will have the chance to be sold at local events, including the upcoming ‘Mug Your Sweetheart’ sale happening on Feb. 14 in the Visual Arts Gallery. This club offers new sculpting experiences, such as participating in many workshops (all funded by club fundraisers) and 24-hour firing sessions with a wood-fired kiln. If you like to get hands-on and love making art, this is the club for you.

Fisheries Club

“We like all things fish.”

Keeping it short and sweet, this club focuses on… well, fish. The growth, lifespan, health, history, conservation of such – the whole shebang. If you were to join the Fisheries Club, you could expect to be participating in fun events such as taking trips to local fish hatcheries, going crabbing and clamming on the coast, joining fishing trips off the river, and even visiting aquariums. If you are a fan of anything aquatic and fishy, definitely check this club out.

Swim Club

“We welcome all levels of swimming for a fun experience.”

The swim club is a very inclusive and supportive club that is here to provide education and a fun experience. Whether you are a Michael Phelps-caliber swimmer or more of a doggy paddler, this club will give you opportunities to refine your skills and comfort in the water. While also having a super fun time, of course! This club spends its time in the water, whether it is playing games or sports, or just splashing around. Dive on in and give it a try.

ASL Club

This club focuses on American Sign Language. It is literally a very “hands on” language that encompasses a whole body

expression, and is highly visual, which makes it easier to learn. In the ASL Club you can expect to learn and try to perfect speaking the ASL language and learn its culture, as well as participate in movie nights and silent hang outs and other fun events. Interestingly enough, this club’s director told me “...ASL is one of two or three surviving languages still taught on our (MHCC) campus out of the 25 that we used to offer.” If you have ever wanted to get into a new culture or language, this club would be a great opportunity for you.

GSA (Gay- Straight Alliance) Club

“We’re friendly and open.”

This club is a place to find a sense of community, a place to be understood and to understand more about the queer community and even yourself. If you are LGBTQ+ or a

supporter of the community and want to be more involved, or need a community around you, this is a great spot to start. Check out the GSA Club.

Japanese Culture Club

This club is considered a flexible club, one open to anything and everything Japaneserelated. Members spend their time learning the language, exploring toys and games, creating origami, and so much more. This term they are said to be focusing a lot more on Japanese film and television – of course, including anime. The Japanese Culture Club might be a good fit for you if you’re a busy person, because it currently has no set time or day for meeting. Instead the members communicate over a Japanese coordination app called LINE. (How cool and new age is

that?.) So, if you love anime or Japan and want to get involved in a community of culture, this is the club for you.

Forestry Club

“Fun, accessible, educational!”

The Forestry Club is a very multimodal community that offers a wide variety of fun, outdoorsy activities. Anyone who is passionate about the outside world, including biology, geology, dendrology, or anything else related to the woods, is welcome to come. This club is a lot of fun and has a lot going on. Some awesome stuff you can expect to partake in includes weekly hikes, weekly rock climbing meets on the new campus rock wall, attending nature conferences, planting trees, making hatchery visits, and just spending a lot of time outside. If this sounds like your jam or you just need an excuse to get more fresh air, join the forestry club.

Native Nation Club

The Native Nation Club focuses on the recognition, education, and perseverance of Native American culture and art. Offering a community and place to gather, this club will be focusing on sharing culture and history through traditional activities such as beading, storytelling, crafts, drum song, and films. The biggest goal the club has this year is to bring back the powwow. The Native Nation club is not only a fun, safe place for indigenous people but also welcomes anyone who is passionate or interested in the culture.

The Advocate (Hey that’s us; we staffed a table at the fair!)

While not technically an MHCC club, The Advocate is a great group to join, not only because it mimics real-life experiences you would have as a journalist, but also because it offers so many different opportunities: from learning how to use different digital programs to create page layouts, to being a photographer, getting the chance to be heard by writing stories, putting your writing and editing skills to work, or just sharing and creating good content ideas. The Advocate is a powerful resource with which to learn, connect, and grow. Everything we do as a club is a great experience that you can put on your resumé – and working for the Advocate is also a real job that you would be compensated for, with tuition waivers or salary/stipends! (Check our Issue 4 for more details).

If you have ever wanted to create, write, edit, or just have your voice heard, come check out the Advocate (and its springtime Venture magazine) team today.

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‘THE SECRET GARDEN’ The Winter Term musical production

Isabela

Durighello

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Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved Victorian classic, “The Secret Garden,” blossoms anew in this enchanting musical written by Pulitzer Prize-winner Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon.

“When young Mary Lennox loses her parents to a cholera outbreak in India, she is sent to live with her uncle, hermit Archibald Craven, who lives in an imposing, secluded manor on the British heath,” the plotline reads.

“Inside the haunting house upon the hill, Mary finds a reclusive, long-suffering collection of souls. Since her Aunt Lily’s death, Mary’s uncle has pushed away his surviving loved ones, leaving his bedridden son, Colin, alone. Sickly Colin, hidden away in the depths of the manner, bears the guilt of his mother’s death on his crippled shoulders.

When Mary discovers her Aunt Lily’s hidden garden, locked shut and overgrown with vines, stubborn Mary is determined to revive the beauty that once was. Surrounded by spirits from the past, who both warn and welcome her, determined Mary begins to peel away the layers of sadness that cover the house and the garden, showing us the power that ‘one small girl’ can have when she ‘wants things to grow.’ ”

This 2023 Winter Term production

WINDOW SHOPPING IN THE DARK: THE PORTLAND NIGHT MARKET

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Meacham

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The Portland Night Market has been a recurring event staged in downtown Portland since 2015 – a celebration of Portland’s local culture that features numerous vendors from across the city selling various artisan goods ranging from food and drinks to handmade cloths and art.

There is usually a significant line to get into the event, but there is no entry fee, unless you buy a ticket beforehand to skip the usually long-but-quick-moving line.

Currently, the market is held in a building on Southeast Alder Street near the Willamette River waterfront. There is an outdoor section,

as well as an indoor section with three floors.

The outdoor section features several food carts with a varied range of options, from pizza to Thai food to authentic street tacos.

The indoor section is where all the artisan vendors are located, the first floor usually the busiest, most-crowded part of the market. There are some food options available inside with a couple of designated eating areas, as well as some alcohol sales.

The Night Market occurs approximately every two months, with the next one scheduled for Feb. 10-11, starting at 4 p.m. and ending at 11 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit: https:// www.pdxnm.com/faq

Photo by Martell Meacham

from Mt. Hood’s Theatre Department is a musical rendition of The Secret Garden, and I had the honor of going backstage and getting a sneak peek at the upcoming musical.

This play is directed by our campus’s own Alisha Christiansen, assisted by a vast staff. The Secret Garden has one of the biggest casts seen in a while at MHCC, with about 24 different cast members, all local aspiring actors and theater majors.

Although this script has many lead roles, many of the main leads (Mary, Collin) are being played by some incredible young stars, at age 9 and 11. The production is full of exuberant songs, music accompanied by the MHCC symphonic orchestra and band, pleasing choreography, flying rigged chandeliers, puppetry, and so many more surprises.

The cast and crew have already invested over four weeks into this production

and are still rehearsing hard every day. All are invivted to watch this delightful play running Feb. 24-26 and March 3-5 (showtimes 7 p.m. on Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday). Admission is $10 for students, MHCC faculty, staff and senior citizens, and $15 for others.

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LIBRARIANS SEEK BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS Students demand ‘Shonen Jump’

Martin Kay

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I was recently doing some last-minute work on an assignment in the Mt. Hood Community College Library, when I saw a whiteboard where students were asked what magazines they would like to see available. The suggestions gathered were “Cooking Light,” “Super Street,” “Otaku USA,” “Game Informer,” and 11 separate votes for “Shonen Jump.”

I had about an hour to finish a PowerPoint covering 10 weeks of Earth Systems and The Rock Cycle, but I could spend 20 minutes or so reading “Naruto.” I needed a break, anyway. In the time I was supposed to be building my presentation, I found out some interesting stuff about manga.

For one, Shonen Jump stopped printing physical media nearly 20 years ago, although it is still available on several apps and services. The main advantage of reading it online is convenience; you can read at home, on your phone, or on any other device. On

the downside, some of these sites, such as Crunchyroll, charge an extra fee for their services. A subscription to Shonen Jump is available, which will give you access to every new issue as it comes out. This also includes access on the official website and on any other devices that have an app. The most popular way to read manga these days is online via a dedicated application or website. You can find many different sites where people upload their own scans of manga, and “scanlation” groups get together to translate the content into English. If you want to read Shonen Jump, there are a few options available. Viz Media offers an app for its manga readers or you can also download the Shonen Jump+ app from the Apple Store or Google Play. This is a free app that provides access to all of the content available on Shonen Jump’s website. Another app, Manga+, will allow a one-time reading of any Shonen Jump property from the beginning, including all 1,073 chapters on “One Piece.”

The MHCC Library, you should know, can help find elusive media using Summit

and ILL. Summit gathers resources from 37 local libraries while Interlibrary Loan (ILL) requests can find media from farther away. I spoke with Toma Bumpbell, public services assistant for the library, who helped me find a few listed copies of “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure” through the Summit system. On my own, I was able to find several listings for physical copies of Naruto manga volumes, DVD copies of “Naruto: Shippuden” and “Naruto: Legend of the Stone of Gelel,” as well as a few peer-reviewed articles on the differences between Dragonball and Naruto.

This was great to discover. Even more important, Bumpbell told me the real secret to finding media for

Mt. Hood students or community members, whether it be for entertainment or research, is usually just asking a librarian.

‘SIMS 4’ PAVES THE WAY FOR MEDICAL INCLUSIVENESS IN NEW PATCH

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Matana McIntire

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For the cozy gamers at MHCC, a new patch update for “The Sims 4” has arrived with another improvement on the game’s real-life gameplay: more gender-diverse selections in the game and much-improved functionality for console users.

A life simulation game, The Sims 4 is the latest edition of the popular Sims game series. Since its release in 2014, the game has been supported by regular expansion packs and patch updates, and the sims community has seen the base game significantly change over the nine years it’s been supported.

In its early days, the Sims was a game that originally didn’t have toddlers – your infant sim would age directly into an elementary school-aged sim. Many players – “Simmers” as they sometimes refer to themselves –disliked the early versions of The Sims 4, opting to continue playing The Sims 3 edition.

The Sims Team at Electronic Arts (EA) has come a long way since the game’s launch, and the base game experience has improved greatly.

The most recent announcement is the anticipated Infants Update, scheduled soon, on March 14. Previously, a Sims baby could only be interacted with as an object and could not be removed from their bassinette. In the upcoming update, infants will be playable and customizable, just like other Sims in gameplay.

The developers have announced a new expansion pack will be released, but haven’t shared when, or with what theme. Fans have speculated that the expansion pack will be “Generations,” due to the notable babies update available as a free download to Base Game on March 14. In The Sims 3, Generations was a widely popular expansion pack that explored more gameplay for each stage of life and family roles. (The topic of the new expansion pack was to be officially announced this

week, on Feb. 2.)

As for the most recent free patch update, fans were happy to receive base game improvements that the community has been

Items categorized as Medical Wearables have been added to the Create a Sim (CAS) interface; these include hearing aids and glucose monitors. Additionally, top surgery scars have been added to the scars menu in CAS and binders and shapeware have been added.

And for 40 Simoleons, Simmers can now purchase a light switch for their Builds. A purely decorative light switch may seem like an odd free item but imagine building a house without any light switches!

Players have been asking for this update for a long while.

For any MHCC Sims player who wants

to read more about the 1/31/2023 patch update, visit ea.com/games/the-sims/news/

Josias Modesto The Advocate

JOHN GREEN NOVELS A SOLID CHOICE FOR SAINTS PORTLAND LIGHTS UP FOR FESTIVAL

I’ve always believed that a good novel leaves a lasting impression on its reader. And the novel “Looking for Alaska” is a prime example of that.

Written by John Green in 2005, ‘Looking’ chronicles the relationship between Miles Halter and his friends Chip Martin, Takumi Hikohito, and Alaska Young. The story takes place during Miles’ junior year of high school at a boarding school in Alabama.

The novel is divided into a Before and After with the midpoint of the novel containing the death of one of the novel’s most pivotal characters. From the beginning, you can feel a sense of inevitability as the words “one hundred thirty-six days before” open the novel. The first half of the novel is full of discovery as Miles makes new friends and memories. Miles himself might be the type of character that many readers can identify with. He is socially awkward and lonely, and yet he still manages to make an impact on the lives of his friends.

Miles explains that he goes to seek a “Great Perhaps,” which he tries to find at his boarding school in Alabama. In fact, despite the fact that Miles is the book’s main character, the entire plot is soon centered around the titular Alaska Young. From her first appearance, the author Green succeeds in conveying a sense of wonder around her. In the eyes of Miles and the reader, she is an amazing person who is without fault – an image that becomes implanted in the mind of Miles, especially.

Throughout the first half of the novel, Miles and his friends spend time getting closer to one another. And he, in particular, spends a lot of time forming a relationship with Alaska. The four of them spend a lot of time doing schoolwork while pulling pranks against the dean of the school and other students who happen to cross their path.

In the second half of the novel, Miles deals with the loss of one of his closest friends. Due to the nature of this loss, the second half of the novel looks into the hearts of Miles and his friends. Suddenly, the novel turns into an introspective narrative where Miles tries to understand why one of his closest friends had to die.

When I first read the book, I never expected to relate to it as much as I did. Most importantly, Green managed to write a bunch of teenage characters who felt like they were real people. Miles obviously gets most of the characterization, but the author doesn’t leave the other characters out of the picture, at all. Alaska was written to be a character who has layers upon layers to her. Chip is shown to be the leader of the group, who has had to fight for what he’s been given.

What makes this novel special to me, however, is how human and personal it feels. The depth that Green brings to these characters manages to turn what would be a rather clichéd tale into a coming-ofage story that deserves to be talked about. When I turned the last page of Looking for Alaska, I realized that he managed to make me believe that Miles and his world were real.

Martell Meacham

The Advocate

The Portland by the Willamette spanning two Festival and performances

87,200

10,400 91,200

VISITORS - 14% (+11%)

The Portland Winter Light Festival is an annual cultural event, hosted primarily in downtown Portland. It’s been ongoing since 2016 and features numerous light shows – illuminated light displays, of varying materials and concepts – created by various local artists. The majority of displays are centered around Pioneer Courthouse Square, the World Trade

Center building, and along the downtown westside. However, others may be enjoyed in several other locations scattered across the city. This year the Light Festival runs from Friday, Feb. 3, through Saturday, Feb. 11, though the anchor sites will only be active on Feb. 3-4 and Feb. 10-11, from 6 to 10 p.m.

For more information about the event and details (including a map) on all the individual displays, visit the festival website: https://pdxwlf.com/

86%

The Portland Winter Light Festival is a nonprofit event produced by the Willamette Light Brigade. With a decentralized footprint spanning two weekends, 2022 was the 7th year of this annual Festival and featured light-based art installations and pop-up performances throughout

7th year of this annual Festival and featured light-based art installations and pop-up performances throughout Portland.

GUESTS CAME BY:

77% 18%

35% BROUGHT KIDS (+18%) 135 101

BUSINESSES, EMPTY STOREFRONTS, FRONT YARDS, HOTELS, RETAIL WINDOWS, PUBLIC SPACES

701,812

(+50%)

Sources: Online surveys, direct sample crowd count, Google

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SAINTS STRIVING PLAYOFFS

The Saints womens and mens basketball squads play five straight home games in their push for NWAC Playoff spots, starting with the Chemeketa College Storm on Wednesday, Feb. 8 - Games start 5:30 and 7:30 pm