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Volume 52, Issue 19 MARCH 2, 2018 advocate-online.net
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AS MINDS CHANGE, WILL POLICY FOLLOW?
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or roughly two decades, we as a nation have been struggling with what do about school shootings. Democrats have consistently doubled down on stronger restrictions on gun access, while Republicans have emphasized the mental instability of the shooters. While logically a nonpartisan (or, at least, bipartisan) problem, the conversation about gun violence in schools has ossified into a party-line, gridlock-inducing issue. Well-intentioned though thoughts and prayers may be, the body count from mass school shootings has climbed to 122 since Columbine, counting the Valentine’s Day shooting in Parkland, Florida, per Axios. It appears, however, that enough might just be enough this time. We now see Never Again MSD, an organization formed in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Though far from the first gun-control advocacy group, Never Again differs from the Brady Campaign, Moms Demand Action et al., in one important respect: its founders are students, including several survivors of the Parkland shooting. Predictably, alt-right spawning grounds such as /r/The_Donald and Breitbart were quick to cast a pall of suspicion over these kids, claiming they (the student organizers in question) were actors, that CNN was feeding them questions. When the CNN pre-Town Hall email transcripts were released and academic backgrounds verified, the dubious narrative performed a quick about-face, saying that the people who mere hours before had been devious, well-trained crisis actors (perhaps even undercover FBI operatives!) were actually just naïve children, well-intentioned youths still wet behind the ears who had yet to discover what the real world was actually like. The rest of the world, however, thus far seems more receptive to Never Again’s mes-
and Alaska, said in a statement that it’s “taksage than Infowars would like. Gearing up for the 2018 congressional en a hard look at... policies and procedures for midterm elections, Democratic challengers firearm sales” in response to “tragic events” in will be quick to steer political discussion to- Florida and elsewhere. Mere hours later, the ward gun control. And while Dems advocat- regional Bi-Mart chain announced it, would ing for stronger regulation on the purchase stop sales of guns and ammo to minors. Even more businesses not directly conof firearms is nothing new, in the wake of the Parkland shooting it just might be an issue that nected to gun sales are taking a stance. First National Bank of Omaha, Enterprise actually will get voters off their couches. (Voter turnout for midterm elections is notorious- Rent-a-Car and Delta Airlines all indicated they would drop ly dismal.) customer disIt’s not just counts for NRA the voters who members withare listening, eiin a week of the ther. Florida shootDick’s Sporting. While the 5 ing Goods anpercent discount nounced this may not amount week that, effecto a significant tively, assault-riamount of monfles and large-caey, clearly the pacity magazines principle behind would no lonthis move has ger be available gun-rights activat their stores. ists outraged: The Dick’s also inRepublican-concreased the minitrolled Georgia mum age for any Legislature is degun purchases to 21 years, and Parkland’s Emma González leads charge for gun reforms. bating dropping Delta’s $40-milWal-Mart quicklion tax break in ly followed suit. Whether these actions reflect a genuine response to the airline distancing itself from concern for the well-being of American chil- the NRA, with Lt. Gov Casey Cagle tweeting, dren or simply a savvy marketing turn is be- “Corporations cannot attack conservatives and side the point – Americans are speaking out expect us not to fight back.” Pro-gun ideology is so deeply interwoven against gun violence, and large corporations into conservative politics, in fact, that one of are listening. Closer to home, Kroger, whose Fred Mey- the most surprising twists in this fresh debate er stores sell firearms at a few dozen stores is that the President himself actually advocated in Oregon and elsewhere, just announced on for stronger measures on gun control in a biThursday it will stop selling guns and am- partisan meeting on Wednesday. Of course, this is coming from the same munition to people younger than 21 years old. The supermarket chain, which sells guns man who also advocated arming the nation’s at 44 stores in Oregon, Washington, Idaho teachers to prevent more shootings, so it’s im-
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portant to take anything he has to say on the topic with a grain of salt. It’s also highly unlikely that a bill such as one he suggested would pass in the current GOP-controlled Congress. But this is all the more reason for Democratic candidates to center their campaigns around gun-control this year. Now, these events aren’t necessarily a direct result of the Parkland survivors’ advocacy. It’s important to note that this is all taking place against a larger political and cultural backdrop, one going back decades. It’s not as if Donald Trump watched Never Again MSD reps speak on the news and thought to himself, “These guys are really on to something!” Or, that conservatives decided only yesterday that they liked guns or the NRA only recently became a major source of funding for the Republican party. That said, these people – the students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High – stepped into America’s spotlight in the wake of a tragedy and spoke with compassion and conviction about something they believed was not right, and America is actually listening, which is really incredible, if you think about it. People love to mock millennials and Gen Zers for being apathetic, easily distracted slacktivists, but the people who formed Never Again MSD are clearly anything but. Historically, large cultural shifts and movements have often started with one person – Cesar Chavez, Rose McGowan on Harvey Weinstein, Rosa Parks, the Buddhist monk who set himself ablaze to protest the war in Vietnam. We often romanticize and idolize these people, but more often than not, they were, indeed, ordinary people. It takes a lot of things to make a revolution, but it starts with a handful of ingredients: passion, sincerity, courage and conviction, and it appears as though the members of Never Again possess those in spades. Maybe, just maybe, enough might actually be enough. Graphic by Amy Welch // the Advocate
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SNOWDAY EVENTS RESCHEDULED A tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Due to the snow days last week, the Student Activities Board’s Black History Month speaker Barry Scott has been rescheduled for Wednesday, March 7, in the Student Union. He created his tribute to King to educate students on how the civil rights leader mobilized a generation of people and changed America. 211 Information offers free resources Public Safety has invited several guest speakers from the county to speak about free community resources, including housing grants, medical/childcare, and MHCC Foundation scholarships. This 211 Info event is free in the Student Union’s Fireplace Lounge on Thursday, March 8 from noon to 1:30 p.m. Its goal is to teach people how to access free and low cost resources and discover economic opportunities from over 3,000 agencies and over 50,000 programs throughout Oregon and Washington. PA G E 3
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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MT. HOOD BANDS CONQUER RECENT SNOW Cassie Wilson the advocate
Even with rehearsal sessions canceled due to snow, the endof-term concert for the Mt. Hood Symphonic Band and Jazz Ensemble is shaping up to be an especially entertaining evening on Wednesday, March 7. Adding to the fun for the student musicians and audience is a guest appearance by the University of Oregon’s JazzArts combo, and trumpet/flugelhorn soloist Paul Mazzio will join the Jazz Ensemble. MHCC Jazz Band director Dan Davey said that the current term had been going smoothly, until the recent
snow. “We lost a lot of rehearsal time last week, but we had rehearsal (on Monday) and not too much momentum was affected, so it’s been going well,” he said. There was still uncertainty whether the group will perform four, or five, pieces of music due to the practice demands of some tougher songs and the lost rehearsal time. “If one of these isn’t feeling good for us then we probably won’t do it this time. We’ll do it next term or something,” Davey said,
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while praising the practice time students have logged on their own. Davey said one of the tunes he’s most looking forward to is “Always and Forever,” made popular by Pat Metheny, with the arrangement written by Bob Curnow. “It’s a flugelhorn feature, which is that mellow-sounding trumpet, and we’re going to feature Paul Mazzio on that,” Davey explained. “This piece is just absolutely gorgeous. It’s a ballad, and it’s really well-written. That’s maybe the one that tears the heartstrings.” Bringing in outside musicians has been a high priority for Davey since he came to Mt. Hood three years ago. On the day of the concert, students will get to do a master class with the University of Oregon’s JazzArts combo, as well as another with Mazzio. “The students are getting some exposure to that next level, the professional field, and getting
some input and guidance from (the musicians) too,” Davey said. Opening Wednesday’s show is Mt. Hood’s Symphonic Band, which has already been busy this term. The group played with the Oregon Symphonic Band last month, but this will be the students’ first chance to publicly play all of the songs they’ve been working on this term. Danielle Davey, the Symphonic Band director (and wife of Dan) said, “We’re playing four different selections from very different time periods, because I like to kind of mix it up.” The first is a Sousa march called “El Capitan,” something to keep an eye out for because Mt. Hood student Michael Tran will be conducting it. “He has been rehearsing this music from the very beginning, so he’s been working with the band,” said Danielle Davey. “He and I have (been) conducting meetings once a
week and teaching meetings, and we go over how rehearsals went, or what to do differently.” She said the overall quality of musicianship from band students has grown a lot since Fall Term. She and Dan Davey attempt each term to build on the level of difficulty in the music to help their musicians continue to grow, and be able to perform these more challenging pieces of music, they said. Her favorite piece among those the Symphonic Band will perform Wednesday is “Hounds of Spring.” “It’s a standard in the wind band repertoire, so it’s really well known and it’s beautiful and it’s challenging,” she said. “It’s like a 9-minute song, so it takes a lot of energy and focus.” If you’d like to hear these groups for yourself and support Saints music students, and other local musicians, the Symphonic Band, University of Oregon’s JazzArts combo, and the jazz ensemble featuring Paul Mazzio will perform for free at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the MHCC College Theatre. At the same time and place the following night, Thursday, March 8, the MHCC orchestra and choirs will present their concert.
'SPRING' MAKES ITS WAY TO MT. HOOD STAGE Maddy Sanstrum the advocate
Shrugging off several days of snow on campus, MHCC’s musical theatre production, “Spring Awakening” has really sprung, opening its two-week run on Feb. 23. Every character has an important part in the play, essentially a collective story of adolescence and the struggles of coping and understanding the changes that come with it. With the setting being 1800s Germany, however, the teens’ struggle to adjust while adults are unwilling to acknowledge their emotions or teach them caution is increased drastically. The main two characters – Wendla and Melchior – show this in a way of compare and contrast. Wendla is very innocent and even though she is curious, does not pressure anyone for answers. Melchior, on the other hand, writes a 10-page paper on sex and is welcome to share his knowledge. However, both struggle with PA G E 4
their emotions, which leads them to making rash decisions together. The story doesn’t just talk about safe sex. The topics of abuse and even homosexuality arise in parts of the play, which adds to the meaning since it describes what is love and what isn’t, and that love has no boundaries in terms of gender. The second-most prevalent issue at hand is suicide. Another character, Moritz, is afraid of facing his father after failing exams at his school, and so takes his life to escape not only his shame, but the shame he believes his parents would feel. Instead, his death leaves his parents with shame, even more so because of their lack of empathy and understanding of his situation. In the end, it’s Melchior who is blamed, since he told Moritz about sex and wrote the paper for him in the first place. And we see how rash decisions by parents to save face leads to the destruction of their own children, in some cases. Due to practice lost to weather-related
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Jennifer Kuenzi playing "Wendla."
MHCC closures, the actors and crew had only the one “dress rehearsal” to pull things
together since earlier sessions. Despite a few minor technical difficulties and musical mistakes, the actors were on-point with the performance, and the stage crew and orchestra did a fantastic job putting everything together. With a spare, blank setting, the use of chalk on the walls allows for scene changes and even for the building of emotions, and I found it to be my favorite part of the set-up. Overall, based on the final rehearsal, I’d say Spring Awakening is a show well done and well put together, despite the complications. Again, this is a show with adult themes, not meant for the whole family, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t see it – either to understand yourself or relive the awkwardly frustrating moments of those days. The show runs at 7:30 p.m. tonight and Saturday (March 2-3) and at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the intimate Studio Theatre. Advance tickets for students/staff/seniors is $10, $12 for general admission; at the door, prices are $12/$15.
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MARCH 2, 2018
ARTIST DEFIES SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS
Natalie Wood’s adventures live in her collage photography Cassie Wilson the advocate
For many artists, having their work displayed in MHCC’s Fireplace Gallery in the Student Union marks their first solo exhibition, and this rings true for February’s featured artist, Natalie Wood. Wood has exhibited “a piece here and a piece there,” but displaying her work in this gallery was her first chance to really see a bunch of it in one space. She’s a photographer, but her creations aren’t the realism that most expect when thinking of this art form. She layers different images together to encapsulate memories from traveling or to create an entirely original scene that she first develops in her mind. “It’s somewhere between my mental scrapbook and pulling pieces of things that inspire me,” said Wood. This way of creative thinking was instilled in Wood from a young age. She grew up in Las Vegas, and during high school she worked for a photographer printing blackand-white photos. The job gave her a lot of time to think about the ways images can be manipulated after being taken, especially when doing reproductions of deteriorated photos for customers. “Back then, we’d have to either paint onto the negative, or blow up (enlarge) the photo and paint directly onto it,” said Wood. “They’re photos and they capture real things, but you can do so much to them after the fact, so sometimes I’d just layer negatives on top of each other and print them just to see what they would look like.” Wood has also had to push past society’s expectations of photographers. “In my experience, at least, especially when you’re a woman, everybody thinks you’re either going to do weddings or you’re going to do portrait photography, and that’s it. And I just was never drawn to that,” she explained. While employed by the photographer in high school, she also got to experience working with important people. Part of her job was assisting the photographer
in taking photos of Vegas casino owners in their houses, and taking portraits of politicians. When she was younger she used to be interested in concert photography, but this work experience made her think twice. “I don’t know if I can work around high-level people because it’s so much pressure,” said Wood. “If you don’t make them look good, it’s just devastating to them because people think that they can see themselves in a certain way and they want to be exactly shown that.” She continued to take pictures, see the world, and play around a bit with manipulation and making collages, but it wasn’t until life took her to A Gallery For Fine Photography in New Orleans when she realized her possibilities, and potential. “They weren’t afraid to show really different edgy things, and that was something I was never really exposed to… The people that were in that gallery really inspired me to do this,” said Wood. “Two years ago, I was standing in that photo gallery thinking, ‘Gosh, it would be so cool if I could ever be on the wall somewhere,’ and then I just put my head to it and within a year I was up on galleries and getting accepted into programs.” Wood focuses on scenery. Some of her favorite places are London and New York, and she and her husband just booked time off to visit Paris. Her travel wish list includes Egypt, Scotland, and more parts of the United States. She was born in Chicago, but hasn’t been back in a long time, so that city’s a high priority, as well. As for the future, Wood says she’d love to one day see her own work on display in that New Orleans gallery. She’s also working on some new series. “I’m doing a series where I’m asking people to either give me a memory or a dream they had, and I’m kind of trying to make that into a piece based on what they’re telling me,” she explained. If you’d like to help fuel Wood’s inspiration, share a dream of your own with her by reaching out via her website, neverwood.me.
Photos by Andy Carothers // the Advocate
TOP: Photographer Natalie Wood in the Student Union during her February Fireplace Gallery exhibition. LEFT: “Moonlight Becomes You” with the original photo being from Westminster Abbey in London, England. RIGHT: “Moonglow” with original photography from Eastern Oregon and Tennessee, “ and “Holy Names” with photography from Oregon’s wine country.
Since recent snow closures delayed publication of this article, Wood’s work is no longer on display on the MHCC campus.
But, you can check out some of her work on her website, and find information on her upcoming shows.
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UPCOMING EVENTS ON CAMPUS Supply Drive Ends soon
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The Associated Student Government’s supply drive to support Syrian refugees living in Portland ends today. Donation items can be dropped off at the ASG office in the Student Union (AC1051). Laundry and dish soap are somem of the most needed items, but selecttoiletries, clothes, and even gift cards for Fred Meyer and Target are welcome.
The MHCC literary-themed series is ending Wednesday, March 7, with a presentation from noon to 1 p.m. in the Visual Arts Theatre. Lindsey Grayzel, a documentary storyteller, will speak about “The Reluctant Radical,” her film about climate activist Ken Ward and attempts to shut down tar sands oil pipelines in 2016. Graphic by Sheila Embers // the Advocate
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SHARING CULTURES AT MHCC Greg Leonov the advocate
Each year, exchange students from Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan, visit the United States through a partnership with MHCC and learn about U.S. culture, history, and education. On Wednesday, the Mt. Hood Japanese Club and the exchange students hosted a Japanese Culture event that included doll displays, calligraphy, ikebana (floral arrangements), music, and food. “Culture day is just about an exchange between the American culture and the Japanese culture,” said Lauren Jones, secretary of MHCC’s
Japanese club. During their stay in the Gresham area, the visiting students have visited several parts of the Portland area. Ryukoku University student Risa Kobayashi said that students had a number of options when it comes to being part of an exchange program. “Some people go to Europe and some people go to other Asian countries,” she said. Kobayashi had never been to the U.S. – the symbol of a ‘foreign country’ in Japan, she said – which influenced her choice to come here. During her stay in Oregon, she and her classmates visited local landmarks, including the End of the
Oregon Trail interpretive center in Oregon City. “It was so cool – the history and the region,” she said. One difference between life in the U.S. and Japan is the size of food, Kobayahsi said. “American grocery shops sell very big things like meat,” she said. While shoppers here buy large slabs of meat, people in Japan would buy a more expensive single serving during each visit. She noted that the exchange students have eaten a lot more fast food than they typically would in Japan, while the amount of potatoes and bread eaten by Americans is comparable to the amount of rice the students eat back home. One thing Kobayashi said she
found surprising is the general air of friendliness of people in the U.S. “In Japan, we don’t talk to people who (we) don’t know,” she said. “If I talk to them, they will think I am strange, but the American people talk friendly even (if they) don’t know the person. It’s very nice.” Other new experiences in the U.S. for Kobayashi included visiting a steakhouse, viewing numerous
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waterfalls, and learning about President Lincoln. Another large difference she also found in the two countries is that everything is in the U.S. is generally bigger than everything in Japan. Even on the MHCC campus, classes were so spread out that students had to do a lot of walking, she said – compared to Ryukoku’s urban, high-rise campus. Graphic by Nicole Meade // the Advocate
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BOARD RECONVENES AFTER SNOW Bethany McCurley the advocate
The Mt. Hood District Board of Education discussed the possibility of MHCC being part of Gateway’s proposed intergenerational community, approved a new game and app programmer certificate program, and voted to name automotive labs after donors. Will Gateway lead to gentrification and displacement? According to the Gateway Urban Renewal project representatives, for the first time in 19 years all the elements needed to build an interconnected intergenerational community and campus in the East Portland neighborhood are converging. Even so, some MHCC District board members remain skeptical about the project over worries it could displace current community members and businesses. The project’s real estate developer, Ted Gilbert, and his associates, Noel Johnson and Chip Gabriel, presented their vision of creating a community of all ages learning, living and working together to the board on Wednesday. Gabriel, the president of development for the familyowned Generations retirement
communities, said that one of the greatest complaints by senior members is the lack of social interaction with people of all ages. Gateway has already developed a community in East Portland area around Northeast 99th and Halsey streets that has successfully incorporated daycares, family centers, and other intergenerational businesses in their communities, he said. If the new project is approved, Johnson, a mixed-use urban developer known for his work on the “Goat Blocks” in inner southeast Portland, described the community as a quilt with many different parts: A YMCA, Prosper Portland, MHCC, the David Douglas School District, Warner Pacific College, and housing advocates, all working together to create one unified community that welcomes all ages. The team has even met with TriMet officials to discuss transportation between locations, and other improvements. Gilbert said all the elements needed, such as the property, financing, market climate, the political will and priority of city hall, and other key people have fallen into place. The Gateway initiative would offer jobs and partnerships to MHCC students, especially in the medical field, as part of the
community age diversification, supporters said. According to Johnson, Prosper Portland is a big factor in helping to prevent displacement of current businesses and community members, should the project advance. In previous meetings, the public-private agency (formerly the Portland Development Commission) discussed plans to incubate small, mobile businesses with proper training and hopes to establish workforce housing and development. Since the initiative is in the early stages of what could be a multipleyear process, the details are not fine-tuned, he said. “Of course, homeowners are important. Of course, business owners are important,” said Mt. Hood board member Michael Calcagno. “I also think that the least among us are important as well, and If they are continually displaced it spirals their future opportunities in life.” Calcagno asserted that the involuntary displacement of current residents and businesses with the inevitable gentrification shouldn’t just be Prosper Portland’s problem, but instead the object of a holistic approach. As the project evolves, Prospect Portland will come speak to the Mt. Hood board with more detailed
>>> TIMELINE FOR MT. HOOD PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH Confidential interviews with semifinalists. The commitee will then recommend 3-5 finalists to the MHCC District Board of Education.
a complementary, and significantly different, set of skills than computer science. This is the first step of transitioning from traditional tech training to a mobile-centric program.
Mobile-centric certification opens up 600 jobs The board approved a new MHCC program that offers a
Auto lab named after ‘Patron Saint’ family donors Nancy Jaksich was named the MHCC 2016-17 Patron Saint for
"It spirals their future opportunities in life." Michael Calcagno certificate for computer game and mobile applications programming. According to Rodney Barker, the dean of business and information systems, certified students will meet requirements for more than 600 jobs with no experience required. These entry-level jobs offer an average starting wage of $67,000, he said. This type of game and mobile app programming provides
Board members will visit the college or university of their top candidate.
Mar. 1-2
Remaining candidates will visit MHCC, be interviewed by the board, and will participate in open forums. Times TBD
Mt. Hood. She was an MHCC Foundation board member, and her family gave nearly $200,000 for scholarships and equipment for the college’s automotive programs. In honor of her and her husband, Jerry, and daughter, Erinn Sowles, the board resolved to name the Mt. Hood Automotive Technology laboratories the “Jaksich Family Automotive Technology Center.”
President Debbie Derr will retire, and the new president will start.
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plans to prevent the dislocation, members were told. For more background on the Gateway district: http://www. oregonlive.com/portland/index. ssf/2013/07/broken_promises_ gateways_lost.html.
June 2018 April 2018 The board will select and announce MHCC's next president.