The Advocate, Issue 18, Feb. 24, 2012

3

Former aquatics coach dies in plane crash

February 24, 2012

4

Drummer of 11 years finds place in MHCC’s Genesis

8

Students on campus show off their body art

advocate the

Volume 47, Issue 18

www.Advocate-Online.net

Student Finance Council approves athletic budget

by John Tkebuchava

The Advocate

The student Finance Council approved the athletic program budget Monday and indicated it would pass the co-curricular programs’ budget at the student Finance Council meeting.

The finance council has said that essentially all that remains is to allocate the remaining funds not spent by existing budget items for other projects or ideas they feel could use the money.

The co-curricular finance council also brainstormed ideas to allocate their remaining funds, which includes $74,626 for a special project of their choice. They will spend Monday’s meeting in another brainstorming session.

Athletics has $143,366 for use on a special project this year. Money not spent by the programs will be put into a contingency fund and will be put to use by next year’s finance council.

Some of the co-curricular special project ideas thus far include an ASG recreation center, scholarships for students, water bottle refill stations and renovating Barney’s Pantry, a food bank available to students on campus.

Another idea introduced was the creation of a Diversity Resource Center, a project that ASG and the Diversity Council have been contemplating for several years.

According to ASG, the diversity resource center, if realized, would be a place to provide students with resources and information in regards to diversity on campus as well as a ‘safe place’ for students of different ethnicities, cultures, religions, genders or sexual orientations to gather without prejudice.

In the proposal for the center, the Lake Room would be converted into the center’s headquarters.

Costs included in the project amount to $89,000. $54,000 is slated for a full-time staff member who would run the center and the rest of the funds would go towards a renovation, including furniture and computer installation.

Saints one step from Southern title See page 7

See Finance on page 3

Photo by Mike Mata/The Advocate

‘Snoopy!!!’ opens with first show tonight See pages 4 and 5 for a review and more information on the musical Mt. Hood Community College

Gresham, Oregon

2 opinion

advocate the

February 24, 2012

Editorial

Diversity center has potential, but still needs more discussion

Eye on Nature

Weather is brisk, but spring is near

by Wally Shriner

MHCC biology instructor

Among the campaign platforms in last year’s Associated Student Government elections, the need for a diversity resource center became a major point emphasized by the candidates. ASG is now working to make that happen.

The Advocate believes in the need for more clarification on the center. Specifically, we would like to know that the center is going to be well used and well received by students, especially for the money that might be allocated for the center.

The center would take the space that is currently the Lake Room in the College Center and would need new carpeting and painting.

At the ongoing Finance Council meetings, proposals for the center involve a total budget of $89,000, which covers the startup and maintenance costs.

Included in the $89,000 is $54,000 for a full-time staff member in the center, $20,000 for the renovations and $15,000 for materials and resources that one would not find in the library. As part of that budget, the co-curricular section of the Finance Council is being asked to fund $35,000, leaving $39,000 to use on another project.

Let’s clarify: This is a lot of money. That being the case, we just want to make sure the money is going toward something that will be used to its full potential.

The Advocate is not opposed to a diversity resource center.

We only want to make sure that MHCC does not create a diversity center just to have one like other colleges, like Portland Community College for example. If we are going to have one, let it be useful to the students.

So far, there has not been much clarification on what exactly a diversity resource center will be used for, or what the potential full-time staff member will be paid to do. There has been no indication of student feedback

on this center. Last year a diversity coalition, which has since disbanded due to graduation of student leaders, proposed the idea to help students cope with going to school in such a diverse environment. They travelled classroom-to-classroom talking to students about the specific need for the center and what the benefits would be. This year, that has not been the case.

No specific information has been given out about what ASG has done to find out what students want out of the center.

Have they done the research? If they have, we would like to see that information released to the student body. We would also like to see ASG put in work talking to frequenters of the most popular congregation points on campus to see if there’s something missing from these sites. Would students like somewhere else to go? What would they like to see in that space? What would they expect to be offered by staff that works in that space? Do they feel diversity is an important subject that needs attention on campus?

If this research has already been done, we need to see the results. The conversation so far has been between the President’s Cabinet, some district board members and ASG. With such a big decision being given to only a few students, there really needs to be more of an attempt by ASG to show why this space is needed and who specifically it will be serving. ASG members have shown they are passionate about this project. We need to know why.

Perhaps some posters informing the student body would be appropriate. The Call of Nature News has proven to captivate audiences in the past. An announcement calling for feedback in that space would be an effective way to not only inform but encourage response from the campus community on such an impactful decision.

In the acoustic space between snow hush and rain drop, between wind howl and silent winter night, the sparrows sing. Melospiza melodia, the appropriately named song sparrows are among the earliest of the avian suitors, establishing territories while winter rains and mountain snows still fall. With the new year just beginning, they fill our neighborhoods with sound--songs of threat and warning, conveying aggressive intent with parried phrases that match a competitor’s notes, or upping the ante with their own signature sound, uniquely theirs.

As the season flows from fighting to family, the targets and the tactics change. Songs used to match and best switch to melodies meant to impress.

For a female making the important choice of a lifetime, it is the male who sings the most varied song, who has the largest repertoire, which catches her ear, and heart. And so, via a tradition established generations ago, females have chosen the most talented singers, selecting song complexity, and filling our world with music.

At a time when decisions are made to reduce the music in our own lives, to make it harder for our human instruments to sing, a few small birds remind us that a love for melody and an appreciation of mastery run deep in our evolutionary veins. These birds’ preference for complexity insures that their own young will hear the varied songs of their fathers and their neighbors, and commit them to memory for next year and beyond. A thought that makes my soul hum.

Soon the air will be filled with the chorus of birds, of thrushes and finches, warblers and wrens, but early February belongs to the hearty Song Spar-

row. A wonder of nature, a bi-product of evolution and a gift of music for all to hear.

Wally Shriner is an MHCC biology instructor and is a Natural Resources Technology program faculty adviser. Eye on Nature is his monthly column.

Photo by Shelby Schwartz/The Advocate

A group of tulips are beginning to bloom in a planter on campus, showing that spring is just around the corner.

A note to our readers: For those who noticed an unintentional graphical error on the Presidents Day package on the front page of the Feb. 17 issue, The Advocate would like to inform readers this was due to a printing error and a conflict between the Photoshop file format of certain images

the advocate

and the Adobe InDesign program used to create the page. The staff has been informed of this issue which should help avoid similar errors in the future.

The image above, is what the frontpage image should have looked like.

Submissions

Editor-in-Chief

Opinion Editor

Reporters

Jill-Marie Gavin

Shelby Schwartz

Leah Emura

Associate Editors

Copy Editors

Jeff Hannig

John Tkebuchava & Mike Mata

Kylie Rogers & Yuca Kosugi

Laura Knudson

Sports Editor

Photo Editor

Kayla Tatum

www.advocate-online.net

Chanel Hill

Riley Hinds

Living Arts Editor

Web Editor

Advisers

David Gambill

John Tkebuchava

Dan Ernst

Mt. Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark Street Gresham, Oregon 97030

Assistant Living Arts Editor

Web Designer

Lisa Marie Morgan

Kylie Rogers

Logan Scott

Bob Watkins

E-mail advocatt@mhcc.edu 503-491-7250 (Main) 503-491-7413 (Office) 503-591-6064 (Fax)

The Advocate encourages readers to share their opinion by letters to the editor and guest columns for publication. All submissions must be typed and include the writer’s name and contact information.

Contact information will not be printed unless requested. Original copies will not be returned to the author. The Advocate will not print any unsigned submission.

Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words and guest columns should not exceed 600. The decision to publish is at the discretion of the editorial board.

The Advocate reserves the right to edit for style, punctuation, grammar and length.

Please bring submissions to The Advocate in Room 1369, or e-mail them to advocatt@mhcc.edu. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Monday the week of publication to be considered for print.

Opinions expressed in columns, letters to the editor or advertisements are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Advocate or MHCC.

news 3

advocate the

Former Mt. Hood aquatics swim coach victim of deadly plane crash “I was going to send him a message the other day, send him a text and say, ‘Hey, how’s it going?’ because I hadn’t seen him in a while and I didn’t.

A former Mt. Hood Aquatics swim coach and Then I found out he was in the plane crash. (It was) two other people died in a plane crash Feb. 16 in so completely shocking and overwhelming at the Washington. same time because we didn’t have a lot of details Seth Dawson, 31, was a swimmer and coach of what had happened,” Bradley said. for Mt. Hood Aquatics, formerly Mt. Hood Swim “It was a huge shock to everybody. There are Team. kids who are seniors in high school who knew The four-seater Cessna crashed near Mount Si, him, all the way down to 10-year-old kids who in North Bend, Wash. knew him who he had coached in 2009,” Bradley According to an article in The Seattle Times, said.

Dawson and two other people died Dawson attended in the crash. Rob Marshall Hill, 30, California State Universiwas piloting the plane. Hill was a ty-Bakersfield and gradhigh school and club swim coach uated in 2006 with a bachand pilot from Federal Way, Wash. elor’s degree of business Also aboard was Liz Redling, 29, administration and sports of Federal Way. management.

At the time of his death, DawDawson was on the son was living in Washington 2004 men’s NCAA Diviwhere he worked at Kentlake High sion II national team when School in Kent. He also coached for he swam with CSUB. Valley Aquatic Swim Team (VAST) Dennis Baker, age along with Hill. group swim coach for Brandon Drawz, former execuMt. Hood Aquatics who tive director of Mt. Hood Aquatic worked with Dawson for Center and a close friend of Dawa few years, said of his son, said, “He was a very calm, reaction upon hearing of cool guy. He was always positive Seth Dawson, Facebook profile photo.

Dawson’s death: “First no matter what the situation was. shock and then extreme It’s one of the reasons the kids responded so well sadness. We’d all just seen him a couple weeks to him as a coach. earlier at a swim meet up in Federal Way. “He was a swimmer for Mt. Hood Aquatics, be“He was really gentle and kind. He was woncame a coach and was promoted to be the aquatics derful with the kids, he always had a great smile, director at Reynolds Middle School (which is op- he was always pretty steady and laid back but inerated by Mt. Hood Aquatics). About a year and a tense in the water. He was a great swimming athhalf ago he was offered a position at VAST in Fed- lete,” Baker said. eral Way as head age group coach,” Drawz said.

Dawson coached Colin Eaton, a Mt. Hood Mt. Hood Aquatics uses the MHCC swim com- Aquatics swimmer and Corbett High School seplex but is not connected to the college. nior.

According to Drawz, Dawson mostly coached According to Eaton, Dawson coached at Coryounger kids, ages 12 and under. Dawson had bett for one year. been apart of Mt. Hood Aquatics from a very “We would room with him when we’d go to young age. swim meets, and he’d be telling us, ‘You know, Erin Bradley, lesson supervisor for the Mt. gotta talk to ladies this way’ and stuff like that,” Hood Aquatic Center, worked with Dawson for Eaton said. “Like a bigger brother, I think, is a perthree years. fect way to talk about Seth. He was always there “He was very dedicated to teaching and help- for us and taught us how to talk to girls,” he said. ing people learn. He’s a very laid back person and A memorial for Dawson will be held 1 p.m. easy to work with, fun to be around. All the kids Sunday at Hudson’s Bay High School in Vancouloved him,” Bradley said. ver, Wash.

by Shelby Schwartz The Advocate

February 24, 2012

Finance:

Continued from page 1

Athletics budget finalized, cocurricular to be determined ASG representatives have said they will ask the board of education to create and pay for the full-time position for the proposed Diversity Resource Center.

If the board does not agree to pay for the position, ASG has stated it’s intent to pay for the position themselves.

During the athletics finance council, the baseball program stated its need to have the infield resurfaced.

The track and field representatives brought a proposal to the table to resurface the track. The estimated cost for replacing the track is $140,000-$240,000, according to finance council members.

They said the track is in dire need of resurfacing, emphasizing the fact that the track is not only used by the track and field team, but also used by the community and other students and classes on campus.

“Simply said, the track is in dire need of replacement.” said Matt Hart, head track and field coach. Hart also spoke of the track’s importance to both the school and community. “We not only host our Mt. Hood track and field meets but we also host Special Olympic meets, masters meets, community meets, high school meets, middle school meets, football games, soccer events and the Scotland Highland games, he said.

“The current surface is the same surface that was poured in 1994 when it was installed,” said Hart.

Hart said that since then, they have painted the track to act as a sort of “band-aid” but

no resurfacing has been done.

“It would have been nice to resurface the track after 10 years.

12 years is pushing it. 15 years is neglecting it. 18 years is…well, it is just way too long,” said Hart.

Hart said the current condition of the track has even led to some injuries among athletes.

“I can tell you that having a functional surface would decrease how many shin splints and other training specific aches and pains we have,” he said, “The surface is less able to absorb the impact from running as it is less flexible. Wear and tear to the body increases and performances are not optimal.”

Robert Cox, the Dean of Student Success, said that the college would most likely not fund this in the future if resurfacing is needed again and said that the funding for future resurfacing would likely fall back on the students and the finance council.

Both athletic programs said that in order to get more precise estimates, price quotes would have to be obtained before making a final decision. ASG Director of Finance Nathan Harris said Monday that athletics decided to either use their money on resurfacing the track or the baseball infield. They will be getting quotes on the prices of these and basing their decision of frugality. If both are too expensive they will place the money in a contingency fund and save it to combine with next year’s excess money.

The finance council’s next meeting will be on Monday from 5 to 7 p.m.

News Briefs Last political forum of winter scheduled for Wednesday The last MHCC political forum of winter term, examining of the merits of vigilante justice, is scheduled Wednesday from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in the Bob Scott Room in the library.

The forum topic is titled “Is Batman really a superhero?”

The Mt. Hood Community College forensics team will be the guest speakers at the meeting. The first 20 minutes of the meeting will be devoted to yes and no answers from forensics members followed by their explanations. Questions and debate will be held after guest speakers answer the forum question.

Political science instructor Janet Campbell hosts political forums several times each term. Campbell is responsible for facilitating the meetings and the subjects of discussion.

SEED students to host ‘Herstory’ presentations Students from the SEED program (Scholarships for Education and Economic Development) will offer

presentations on women leaders of South and Central America as part of the “Herstory” program Thursday in the College Center from noon to 1 p.m.

Coordinating the event is something new for ASG bookkeeper Mary Burlingame. “This will be my first year,” she said, adding that SEED students are excited to be presenting at the event. “They wanted to work on this before they leave,” Burlingame said.

The food served at the event was chosen by the SEED students and consists of traditional dishes that the students eat in their country. There will also be music at the event with Jessie Marquez singing.

Marquez, currently living in Eugene, spent her early childhood in Puerto Rico as well as traveling frequently to Cuba. Marquez describes her music as being “a conversation between cultures. Though it’s Cuban, it has an influence of American blues and jazz.”

The Herstory events emphasize the importance of women. Marquez said, “Being a mother and musician, it’s a very difficult balance. Even in the music industry, it’s difficult to be a woman.” But, she added, “In Latin America, (women) are very powerful.”

Livestreams new to MHCC campus A debate held at Western Washington State University was streamed live to a group of students and instructors at MHCC Tuesday.

This was the first live stream event hosted by the college. Philosophy instructors Chris Jackson and

John Hasenjaeger were responsible for organizing the event. The topic for Tuesday’s session was “Evolutionary theories of religious beliefs: Does biology explain away god?” The event was held at 7 p.m. and ended at 8:30 p.m. The lecturers were Franklin & Marshall College Senior Visiting Scholar Michael Murray and Westmont College Biology Instructor Jeffrey Schloss.

Jackson said on Tuesday 15 students attended the event. He said, “It was really interesting. After watching the stream we shut it down and continued to have our own discussion. We ended up staying a long time after it was over.”

A second live stream was scheduled for Thursday during the same time slot in room AC1253. Thursday’s scheduled topic was “Natural evil in a fine-tuned universe: Is evolutionary suffering incompatible with a good god?”

Jackson said this will be the last live stream event of the term but he and Hasenjaeger are planning on holding more events next term.

Jackson also said he hopes to coordinate a debate next term with Portland State University Philosophy Instructor Peter Boghossian. Jackson said of Boghossian, “(He) has said in the past that all faith based beliefs are delusional.” Jackson said he would like to debate him on this subject due to its condescending tone.

He also said he has written letters to the newspaper at PSU in the past to try to coax Boghossian into debate but has received no response.

4 Living Arts

advocate the

February 24, 2012

On Campus

Drummer finds a groove with vocal jazz group Genesis

by Jeff Hannig The Advocate

Zach Beckman playing the drums last week in one of the practice rooms on campus.

Photo by Jeff Hannig/The Advocate

After practicing for hours on end, Zach Beckman’s friend showed him a beat he had learned — and without ever playing the drums before, he played it back for him.

Beckman said his first thought after that moment was, “I’m a drummer now.”

Beckman can be seen drumming with the MHCC vocal jazz group Genesis in the College Center Tuesday at noon.

Over the past 11 years, Beckman said he has played with a lot of different types of musicians.

“I learned who I liked to play with,” said Beckman, “people who like music.”

As you might guess, Beckman played in bands in high school, but nothing stuck outside of school.

“Jazz was introduced to me freshman year since then it hasn’t been my main thing, but it follows me,” said Beckman. He played drums in the jazz band all four years of high school and received scholarships to play at MHCC. Then, like many students in college, Beckman had to make a difficult decision. Beckman said he left school to work full time, hopefully to save money while his job was giving him good hours.

Unfortunately, when he returned this fall his scholarship was no longer in place.

“Funding for scholarships got cut,” said Beckman.

“I still do it (study music) because I love it.”

Beckman picked up where he left off when he re-enrolled into school in fall 2011. He is playing in Genesis’ band, a group consisting of four musicians who backup the vocal jazz group: Shawn Schlogel on the piano, Erik Nordin on the guitar, Aaron Patton on the stand up bass and Beckman on the drums. They practice Monday through Thursday for two hours. Genesis is

Mock funerals

Students and volunteers participate in practice funeral arrangements.

Photos by David Gambill/The Advocate

Top: Second year funeral services student Adam Lane goes over funeral arrangements with volunteer Susan Norsworthy during the mock funeral event on Tuesday, Feb. 21 in the Jazz Cafe.

Left: Urns on display to show options for funeral possibilities on Tuesday.

Right: The wicker casket was shown for a green burial option at just $1,595.

also performing in MHCC’s Winter musical Snoopy!!!

The musical, which opens Feb. 24, requires three additional one-hour practices each week (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday).

Beckman admitted it was a lot to handle, but justifies it to himself knowing that “playing drums for a vocal jazz group isn’t something you can do professionally. It’s like a once-in-a-lifetime chance,” he said, adding that “it (Genesis) takes a lot of time and if I had nothing else going on I feel like I could give it my full attention.”

But as it stands, Beckman is working two jobs, practicing a lot and going to school taking general education courses.

“I want to make this my priority. It’s the only reason I’d ever want to be in college, other than maybe getting a business degree or something just to be safe,” Beckman said.

As for his future, in the words he believed when he was 10, “I’m going to be a rock star.” Eleven years later, he explained how things have changed since then.

“That was my dream, but my ideas have changed since then,” Beckman said. “For a while I wanted to open a recording studio and work on the business side.

Then I wanted to be a film composer and write music commercially. Then I wanted to be a rock star again, but that’s a tough life to live. Lately I’ve been thinking about opening a venue, a restaurant/community center where people can play music.”

Beckman also plays the guitar and has since he was 11. In fact, when he is not at school, he doesn’t play the drums. He plays “acoustic country/folk types of stuff,” said Beckman.

As for what he likes to listen to, he said he can sit down and enjoy listening to a whole jazz album, but is more into blues stuff and old rock.

“I listen to a lot of Stevie Ray Vaughn and John Meyer. I also like old funk bands like Steely Dan,” said Beckman

Earn Your Degree in Bend Oregon State University - Cascades

OSU-Cascades is a small university, powered by the resources of Oregon State University. Here, students find the excellence, resources and lifelong advantages of a premier research university, and a personalized, smallcampus learning experience.

Transfer your community college credits to one of 15 degree programs, including Business, Liberal Studies, Tourism and Outdoor Leadership, and Exercise and Sport Science.

OSUcascades.edu facebook.com/osucascades | 541-322-3100

Application Deadlines Priority Financial Aid February 28 Spring application March 1 OSU-Cascades Scholarship March 31 Fall application September 1

living arts 5

advocate the

February 24, 2012

On Campus Review Your weekly reason to stand up and hit the streets

Feb. 27 SpaceTime: Works

by William Rihel III, Matthew Juniper and Stephanie Simek open in the Visual Arts Gallery.

The gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. A reception will be held Feb. 29 from 6-9 p.m

Feb. 28 McMenamins Edgefield hosts a history pub, “A Woman Alone: Mona Bell, Sam Hill and the Mansion on Bonneville Rock,” with a presentation by John Harrison, biographer of Mona Bell, at the Power Station Theater. The free event starts at 6:30 p.m. and is open to all ages.

Photo by Riley Hinds/The Advocate

Snoopy (Sam Mcpherson) sings while he sits on his doghouse typing a letter during dress rehearsal of the MHCC winter musical “Snoopy!!!” Tuesday night in College Theater.

MHCC winter musical opens tonight in the College Theater

by Kylie Rogers The Advocate

Feb. 29 The OMSI After Dark series presents “Bridgetown Baconfest” which explores the engineering of Portland’s newest bridge while offering a tasty meat snack. The 21+ event runs 6 to 10 p.m. at OMSI, 1945 SE Water Ave., and is $6 for members and $12 for non-members. For more information, visit www. omsi.edu/afterdark.

Marc h 1-4 The MHCC winter theater production of the musical “Snoopy!!!” brings Charles Schultz’s “Peanuts” character to life in the College Theater. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Student tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For tickets, call 503-4917154 or purchase on the web at tickets.mhcc.edu.

S N O O P Y ! ! !

“All beagles look alike to me,” said Snoopy, but the statement has been proven false even by the iconic childhood figure.

Mt. Hood Community College’s theater production of “Snoopy!!!” has set itself apart from the beloved Peanuts comics and show.

As seen on Wednesday night’s dress rehearsal, it took some time to adjust to the difference between the typical twodimensional characters to those performing on a stage in full dimension. But whenever a production takes a well-known series and puts it in a different format, it is a bit of a shock, especially when silent Snoopy starts to sing.

The play runs about 15 minutes under two hours and its characters take the audience through school, Halloween and everyday life.

All characters, including Snoopy (Sam McPherson), take part in the narration of events even though the only person who can hear Snoopy is Woodstock (Eddy Morales). Charlie Brown (Jacob Westfall)

has some spot on translations.

It’s important to remember, it’s not just a narrated story. “Snoopy!!!” is a musical. And there is quite the musical variety in the play; everything from a country number, Broadway show tunes, an a capella piece and a little funk are included in the mix.

I really enjoyed that there was a pit of musicians. It was not the classical orchestral pit arrangement, just a few musicians to accompany the actors on stage. It was never overwhelming; although that may not have been an option as the main cast all had microphones that at points in the dress rehearsal, seemed too loud.

The costumes for the play maintained the well-known costumes of the classic comic strip and cartoon, most notably Charlie Brown’s yellow and brown zigzag shirt. The costumes were also helpful in making the adult actors more believable as children. However, while the costumes were child-like, they were not cartoon-like.

Believing the actors were child cartoons was difficult. While the set maintained a cartoon feel with lots of flat pieces, the actors also seemed flat and stiff in their

movements. The movements looked like they had been rehearsed too many times and were just part of the motions that had to be done. Lucy, as she placed her arms at her side with hands flat and facing out like a penguin, was particularly guilty of this.

Woodstock had to have been my favorite character. He maintained his sidekick role much like the cartoon. And though he did not say a single word, Woodstock provided comic relief through his quirky support of the cast and was the most cartoon-like character on stage.

The play, while still being under two hours, including intermission, felt long. The play has been said to be fun for all the family by director Jennifer Hunter but I have a hard time seeing a young child sitting through it.

There is also a scene when Linus (David Koshuba) runs through the crowd, which may or may not be something kids will be comfortable with.

“Snoopy!!!” opens up 7:30 p.m. tonight in the College Theater. Tickets can be purchased from the box office and run at $5 for children under 12, $10 for students and $12 for adults.

Photo by Riley Hinds/The Advocate

From left: Snoopy (Sam Mcpherson) and Woodstock (Eddy Morales) perform during Tuesday nights rehearsal in the College Theater.

Photo by Riley Hinds/The Advocate

From left: Peppermint Patty (Marissa Hanson), Lucy Van Pelt (Kara Pierson) and Sally Brown (Valerie Lopez) perform during Tuesday nights rehearsal in the College Theater.

6 living arts

advocate the

February 24, 2012

Academy award picks

Off Campus

by Mike Mata The Advocate

The 84th Academy Awards are Sunday at 7 p.m. and after watching last year’s sweep by “The King’s Speech,” it feels like the academy could do with some outside suggestions.

Listed below are the nominees, with The Advocate’s predicted winners in bold, for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Animated Feature Film and Visual Effects.

— “The Artist” — “The Descendants” — “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close” — “The Help” — “Hugo” — “Midnight in Paris” — “Moneyball” — “The Tree of Life” — “War Horse”

— “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, part 2” — “Hugo” — “Real Steel” — “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” — “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”

— “A Cat in Paris” — “Chico & Rita” — “Kung Fu Panda 2” — “Puss in Boots” — “Rango”

— Demian Bichir for “A Better Life” — George Clooney for “The Descendants” — Jean Dujardin for “The Artist” — Gary Oldman for “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” — Brad Pitt for “Moneyball”

— Glenn Close for “Albert Nobbs” — Viola Davis for “The Help” — Rooney Mara for “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” — Meryl Steep for “The Iron Lady” — Michelle Williams for “My Week with Marilyn”

sports 7

advocate the

February 24, 2012

“We wanted to beat them because they beat us.”

Marcus Moore Saints Co-Captain

Saints pummel Storm, seize lead in Southern Region

by Chanel Hill The Advocate

The Chemeketa Storm found out Wednesday night that revenge is a dish best served cold, as the Mt. Hood Saints defeated the Storm 94-76 on home court to take over sole possession of first place in the Southern Region.

As the game clock ran to zero and Mt. Hood fans gave the home team a rousing standing ovation, the visiting team exited the court with their heads hung in defeat. The Saints, who entered the game tied with the Storm at 10-2, had entered the game with a chip on their shoulder but left vindicated.

In their first meeting Jan. 25, the Storm defeated the Saints 89-77, handing the Saints their first loss in the Southern Region and breaking an eight-game MHCC win streak.

“I think that for the players, there’s bigger motivation to beat a team the next time,” said head coach Jeff Gibor. “We were able to see what they did well the first time around and make adjustments.”

The Saints were propelled by sophomore point guard and co-captain Marcus Moore, who led the Saints with 25 points.

Spencer Clayton had 15 points and 10 rebounds.

The first half began with both teams going tit-for-tat, staying even in scoring until the Storm pulled away to end the half six points ahead. The Saints, who had many turnovers in the first half and 20 for the game, came out hard against the Storm after the break. Gibor, who has stressed the importance of being patient and playing their style of ball, said they knew how to adjust in

Photo by Mike Mata/The Advocate

Drew Johnson shoots against Chemekta Storm Wednesday at home.

the second half.

“Coach just told us to stay calm,” Moore said. “The turnovers we did have had good intentions behind them. He just told us to slow it down and visualize the play before it happens.”

Moore took turns with teammate Robby Rivers dropping shots during a 13-0 Saints run in the second half. He said he felt the pressure to get it done at home. “We wanted to beat them because they beat us last time but also because of the (tiebreaker) and the fact that it was

sophomore night and our last home game, that was just icing on the cake. ” Moore and sophomore teammates Rivers, Rei Jensen, Coletun Tarr, Clayton, Curtis Papenfuss, Drew Johnson and Alan Yates played their final home game at Hood behind a supportive home crowd that held signs in support of the team. Some vigorously heckled the opposition.

Gibor, in his third season as head coach for the Saints, said he’s proud of the leadership his sophomores have shown.

“It’s going to be a really

tough group to say bye to,” Gibor said Thursday. “Just to see how they’ve all grown and to see the joy on their faces last night was pretty impressive.”

But the work is not done.

The Saints still have one team left to play in the region as they will head to Albany Saturday to play the Linn-Benton Roadrunners, who are tied with the Southwestern Lakers with a 7-6 record in the South. If the Lakers win against the Storm Saturday, they will have a shot at clinching a playoff position. If they lose, and the Lakers win, they will just miss playoff contention and end the season in the fifth seat in the Southern Region.

With the win Saturday, the Saints (now 11-2 in the region) secured a playoff berth and following Wednesday night’s game will at least tie for the Southern Region title. The Storm, now one game behind the Saints with a 10-3 record, will share the title with the Saints if they defeat the Southwestern Lakers Saturday and the Saints lose to the Roadrunners.

If that happens, the teams will end the season as Southern Region co-champions. But the Saints will drop to the number two seed in the NWAACC playoff tournament based on a number that was drawn by coaches at the beginning of the season.

The Saints will play the Roadrunners Saturday with a gametime of 6 p.m.

On Feb. 18, the Saints defeated the Southwestern Lakers 86-77 in Coos Bay. Jensen led the Saints in scoring with 22 points and 12 rebounds. Moore added 21 points in the win, and Clayton had 18.

Women split, dropped from post-season

by Chanel Hill The Advocate

It was a bittersweet night for the Saints women’s basketball team Wednesday as they fell 58-45 at home to the Chemeketa Storm.

The evening was highlighted by a sophomore presentation recognizing Emily Burch, Kelsey O’Neil, Melissa Carey and Haley Chovich, who were playing their last home game at MHCC. The Storm, who have clinched a playoff berth and are now tied with the Clackamas Cougars for the number two position in the Southern Region with a 10-3 record, came out aggressively on offense against the Saints. The Saints did what they have done all season and battled back, shooting 54 percent from the field, but still ended the first half 15 points behind the Storm.

In the second half, the Saints didn’t back down, driving through the lane, taking hard fouls and refusing to quit.

The Saints, who still have one game left in the regular season, will miss out on the post-season this year. Currently the Saints are tied for fourth with the Southwestern Lakers with 5-8 record.

The team, which started the season under new head coach Jocelyn McIntire, will not realize their goal of winning the Southern Region or NWAACCs. The loss to the Storm follows a Feb. 18 victory for the Saints, who defeated the Southwestern Lakers 56-50 on the road. Saints scoring was led by sophomore Emily Burch who had 15 points and five rebounds.

The Saints will head to Albany Saturday for their final game of the season to play the Linn-Benton Roadrunners with a game start time of 4.p.m.

Upcoming GAMES Men’s Basketball

(Away) Saturday, 6 p.m. vs Linn-Benton This will be the men’s final game.

In the city, for the city.

WARNERPACIFIC.EDU PORTLAND, OR

Women’s Basketball

(Away) Saturday, 4 p.m. vs. Linn-Benton This will be the women’s final game.

The NWAACC basketball tournament will be held in Kennewick, Wash. March 3-6. Check the NWAACC website for more information.

8

advocate the

February 24, 2012

Mt. Hood

INK

MHCC students and staff share the stories behind their tattoos The R.I.C.E. Club (Remarkable. Islanders.

Causing. Excitement) presented “The Story on Your Skin” Thursday. Guest speaker Lilian Ongelungel, a friend of the club, spoke about the cultural relations of tattoos. She and her sister Sha runs a cultural blog and Sha studies cultural tattoos.

The Advocate asked students, staff and faculty of Mt. Hood Community College about the stories behind their tattoos.

Find the rest of the tattoo Q&A at facebook.com/TheAdvocateOnline

Lilian Ongelungel, who presented “The Story on Your Skin,” shows her tattoos which represent her family.

“I was dumb when I was 16,” she said in regards to some tattoos, which she now covers with other ones.

—Hannah Hobbs second-year psychology student

“I thought it would make me look tough.

(I got them) for the enjoyment of it and to look tough.”

— Amy Stanforth librarian

“Some of them have meaning but some are just for pure joy. I always want to look more bitchin’. I want to be the old lady who has tattoos.”

—Heather Douglas third-year cosmetology student

Photos by Mike Mata and Yuca Kosugi/The Advocate

APPLY EARLY — get money on time If you need financial aid by the start of the academic terms:

File the FAFSA by these dates:

You must also complete all MHCC paperwork by the following deadlines:

Summer Term

As soon after Jan. 1 as possible

April 1

Fall Term

April 1 — earlier if possible

July 1

Winter Term

July 1 — earlier if possible

October 1

Spring Term

Nov. 1 — earlier if possible

February 1

TIPS:

1.

2.

3.

4.

File your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) online for faster processing (fafsa.gov).

Check MyMHCC regularly for your application status and turn in required documents promptly.

If you missed deadlines, financial aid will not be available until after the start of the term.

Students are served first-come, first-served for fairness - do not ask for exceptions unless the College made a clear error in your file completion date. This will help us serve you and all students faster!

CA1581

Remember: It can take up to 12 weeks for your financial aid to be ready after you file your FAFSA!