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As you read these words today, someone is more than likely getting high. Today is April 20. Also known as 420, it has become something of a cult- alternative holiday for hippies, stoners and medical marijuana cardholders due to a troupe of high school boys from San Rafael, Calif. known as The Waldos. Note, 420 does not come from a police code for the smoking of marijuana. Myth aside, the origins of this underground holiday lay with The Waldos and their code for getting high after school in the 1970’s. According to a 2009 article from The Huffington Post titled “What 420 means: The True Story Behind Stoner’s Favorite Number,” the five friends heard about a Coast Guard member who couldn’t tend to his crop of marijuana and they, being athletes, met after practice by a wall and a statue of Louis Pasteur at 4:20 p.m. to start a search for the crop. As the story goes,
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Admissions chief retires after more than 3 decades by John Tkebuchava The Advocate
After working at Mt. Hood Community College for more than three decades Peggy Maas, manager of admissions, registration and records, has officially retired Though Maas retired this month, she will continue working at MHCC as a “parttime” staff member through June. “June 29 is my last day,” said Maas, who first began working at MHCC in 1974 as a work-study student in the admissions, registration and records office, and then worked her way up to the manager’s position. “I worked as a student through May 1977, leaving after my daughter was born. I was hired full-time in September 1978.” “I started out as an admissions evaluator for limited and restricted entry programs, then as the transcript/degree evaluator and the international student admissions officer, then as an assistant to the registrar/director of admissions for several years, and then was promoted to a supervisor and my current position in 2001,” she said.
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Asked what she looks forward to in retirement, simply having some free time is one of the things Maas listed. “My husband and I are planning several trips with the nice feeling of a wide open schedule,” she said. Though Maas said she is looking forward to life after MHCC, she said she still has some work she hopes to finish before her departure. “I have several projects to finish up prior to the end of June. We hope to have my replacement on board for some cross training before I leave,” she said. Asked what her experience was like for her 38 years at MHCC, Maas said, “Absolutely wonderful. I want to thank MHCC for giving me the opportunity for a very satisfying career. I consider myself extremely lucky to have worked in such a nice environment, enjoying the many benefits provided to me over the years.” As for what she will miss most about the college, “I will miss my co-workers in the Admissions, Registration and Records Office as well as the many friends I have made across campus,” she said. Christi Hart, the financial aid manager
and a co-worker of Maas’ for almost 20 years, said Maas’ compassion and demeanor are what makes her stand out the most. “Peggy is such a wonderful and caring person. She will go the extra mile to assist others and is always willing to help out where needed. She is also a lot of fun to be around and has such a positive attitude,” Hart said. “The knowledge she has of MHCC and past practices is enormous, so that will be missed as well. I know I will really miss her,” said Hart of losing the longtime MHCC employee. David Minger, the vice president of student success and enrollment services, said the college is already looking into finding a replacement for Maas’ position. “We’re definitely going to replace (her position). It is actually already posted in several places online. We’ve got seven to eight applicants already,” he said. Minger said that hopefully there will be an “overlap” between the new staff that will be hired and Maas before she retires so they can “do some sharing of information and cross training” to prepare for Maas’ departure.
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A $5 tuition increase per credit hour and a $35 access fee, which would replace the current parking fee, are among the suggestions included in the 2012-13 budget proposal presentation at the first budget committee meeting Wednesday. MHCC President Michael Hay said the budget proposal reflects the goals and values of the college and is based on a two-year plan that aims not only to balance this year’s budget, as required by the law, but also to help avoid large fluctuations in budget management. In the 2012-13 budget proposal, in addition to the tuition hike and the new access fee, includes a college services fee increase of $10, various course and administrative fee increases and a distance learning fee increase of $15. Hay also said the college has been in discussions with the FullTime Faculty Association to potentially leave “open certain full-time faculty positions to generate additional one-time only revenue.” To decrease costs, the proposal suggests a restructuring of the college administration by reducing the number of vice presidents and deans, raising fees and reducing the energy use at the aquatic center and reducing the amount of uncollectible tuition through attendance taking and reporting. Hay said the college faces a two-year deficit projection of $7.8 million up from the original $5.5 million deficit estimated for the 2012-13 fiscal year.
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Campus composting will reduce waste and benefit environment It’s that time of year when flow- foam packaging, and in how we treat er for other composting options. ers are blossoming, the sun is pok- our waste; and these don’t require 2. Buy a composter and compost ing its head out of the clouds and the a massive life-style change. A ma- the same materials at home. The mountain snows are melting, reveal- jority of modern food, packaging is Home Depot sells an 80-gallon model ing green meadows. It is also the recyclable. When you open canned for around $60. time when Mother Earth is given her food, the cans can be recycled. The 3. Use lasagna gardening techrightful recognition with Earth Day. boxes that cereal, microwave meals niques. Lasagna gardening is when But, Earth Day isn’t a special day un- and other dry good foods come in are layers of food waste, dirt, leaves and less humankind makes conscious ef- often made of cardboard and can be other organic materials are layered fort to make positive changes toward recycled. Some plastics, such as milk on top of each other and then ala sustainable centered lifelowed to decompose style. into rich soil. This year, for Earth Day, If you’re uncertain The Advocate challenges its of what you can or readers to embrace the idea cannot compost, the of composting, in addition website www.comto recycling, to reduce garpostinstructions.com bage waste and urges the provides a compreMHCC campus to consider hensive guide to how the idea as well. to compost and the When Waste Managebenefits of compostment changed their garbage ing. pick up from weekly to biThe MHCC camweekly, some Portlanders, pus could also benefit like the 14 who signed the, from composting. The Staff photo “Petition to Reverse Sam’s school does well mainA Portland composting bin, the contents of which include orange peels, lettuce, egg Forced Switch to Bi-Weekly shells, bread scraps, tea bags and limes. taining a recycling proTrash Pickup,” made a stink. gram, but compost maOne petitioner, Donna Fish, com- jugs and larger plastic containers, can terial, such as food waste, seems to plained, “Come on, no one wants also be thrown into your blue bin. get thrown out with the trash. Chartgarbage sitting around for 14 days.” Recycling alone won’t make your well’s, MHCC’s on-campus cafeteria, Although many others share this garbage disappear; composting uses compostable plates, but these sentiment, it simply does not have to makes a great environmental comple- just get thrown into the trash. There be a problem. Honestly, with proper ment. When you compost, you take are more than enough areas on camrecycling and composting methods, food scraps, grass clippings, leaves, pus that could maintain a compost it is not impossible for a family of etc. and turn them into a nutrient rich bin, such as the empty stretches of three, with three cats, to reduce gar- soil. Here are three ways that people dirt between the north end of the Acbage pick-up to once a month, all in the Portland metro area can be- ademic Center and the automotive while keeping the lid closed on the come composters: department. The mineral-rich soil outdoor bin so the smell of the roses 1. Put your table scraps, food prep produced could be used to fertilize, can waft across Portland driveways. waste, yard debris and paper prod- naturally, the landscaping around The key to garbage reduction is ucts into the green bin provided by campus. being disciplined in how we con- Waste Management. If your waste Just like this earth, this campus sume, eating healthier foods, reduc- management service doesn’t provide needs to be maintained for future ing the amount of plastic and Styro- a composting bin, contact the provid- generations. A combination of recy-
cling and composting can make a significant impact on how much trash is hauled off our campus. Reducing the landfill needs will have a tremendous impact on our environment. Having to maintain fewer landfills, using home-made fertilizers and scheduling fewer garbage pick-ups will have a tremendous impact on our wallets. And with all that extra cash, we can give the earth the celebration she de-
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Learn how to get involved this Earth Day and stay involved all year long by Shelby Schwartz The Advocate
Earth Day is a national event that encourages protecting our planet and sustaining the wildlife, trees and rivers. This year’s Earth Day falls on Sunday and many of the events and activities to bring awareness of the importance of keeping our planet green will take place Saturday. But the thing about Earth Day is, at the risk of being cheesy, shouldn’t everyday be Earth Day? We should care enough about our planet to conserve and protect it without being told to do so. I hope that partaking in Earth Day festivities will raise awareness that even without Earth Day we should still
try our hardest to keep our planet green and healthy. And in case you haven’t heard about some of the great opportunities to get involved this weekend, I recommend visiting www.solv.org. SOLV is a great Oregon-based organization that hosts many volunteer opportunities each month, most of which have to do with invasive species removal, trash clean up or enhancing an area in parks, schools and recreation areas. On Saturday SOLV are offering a whole array of projects all over the state. There are a lot of events for Multnomah County, so wherever you reside you will likely be able to find a project. To find more information about these and more events, you can register on the website. Another great organization is Hands On Greater Portland. They offer projects almost everyday of each month and they have several projects that will take place on Saturday as well as Sunday including volunteering at the
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Oregon Food Bank, schools, libraries and much more. To find out about these projects and many more, go to www.handsonportland.org. These are just a few of the many organizations that will be hosting projects to get people involved on Earth Day. If you don’t have time to sign up for a project or there are no available spaces in the project you wanted, it is always easy to grab a pair of garden gloves, a trash bag, a friend or two and head to your local park and help out. And in case you want to stay involved all year, then you can start in your own yard; try cleaning up any weeds and invasive plants, pick up any trash that passers by may have thrown on your street, or become a recycling and composting connoisseur. To learn more about composting, see our editorial. Whatever you decide to do to show your support for our planet this Earth Day it will be a contributing factor in conserving our planet and all of its inhabitants.
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Genesis director will retire ASG candidates begin campaign Sunday after 24 years on the job by Dorothy Ocacio The Advocate
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Genesis director and vocal instructor Dave Barduhn announced his retirement April 12, effective Aug. 31. “I told the students first and then I put it up online (on Facebook),” said Barduhn. Within hours, he said he had hundreds of responses from former students and colleagues who were “shocked, amazed and grateful all at the same time.” Barduhn has been directing vocal jazz group Genesis for 24 years of the group’s 45 year existence and said in a post on the Genesis Facebook page that his retirement is the swan song for the group, whose last performance is scheduled for June. Barduhn is in his thirtieth year of teaching and will turn 58-years-old in June, saying that those are “magic” numbers in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). “In reality with my PERS pension and sticking around and teaching two classes I’ll actually end up taking home more money than I am now. So there is the mechanics and the math of the whole thing,” Barduhn said about why he is retiring. “But in reality,” he added, “the vision of the college does not match my vision anymore. The support that the performing groups, specifically the jazz band and Genesis, that sort of thing, that used to be so special here does not exist anymore. It has been one challenge after another… Jazz on this campus has been shown the door.” “We’re going out on a very strong year and I want the program to stay with that reputation,” said Barduhn, admitting that it is “probably mostly” his doing that is bringing Genesis to an end. “My suggestion is that if or when
they replace me they hire a concert choir specialist, which in reality will go in line a lot more with what the local district’s high schools do,” said Barduhn. “The idea is that we’ll refocus into trying to make the chamber choir to be the showcase group, at least that’s the suggestion I’m making. Whether or not they follow through on it is up to (the administration).” There have not been talks about a replacement for Barduhn as of yet. There has been no time as a department to “regroup,” said Dean of Integrated Media, Performing and Visual Arts Janet McIntyre. McIntyre would like to “invigorate” the program to bring students from the community to the performing arts department by “pursuing close relationships with high schools in the district and community members.” “My hope is that we can take a step back and look at a direction that the community, students and faculty feel can provide the most robust and meaningful curriculum,” said McIntyre. “On Saturday we held our annual college festival and there were nine colleges there, all amazing groups, all did small tributes to the students and myself and when we performed at the end of the day there was a 5 minute standing ovation. That speaks volumes. I know what impact Genesis has had and I know what impact I have made with my students. I feel very strong about choosing this time to go out,” said Barduhn. McIntyre said, “I’m grateful to what he gave to the college all these years. He should be commended for his long-time service.” The last on-campus performance for Genesis will be May 18 and 19 as part of the 45th annual NW Vocal Jazz Festival.
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Five sets of candidates have filed to be president and vice president of the Associated Student Government for 2012-2013 and campaigning will officially begin Sunday. The election is May 7-10, with online polls opening at 12:01 a.m. May 7 and closing at 11:59 p.m. on May 10 There is a meet-and-greet session with the candidates Monday from noon to 2 p.m. in the College Center. While more can be learned during the meetand-greet sessions, and from future Advocate articles and campus events, the following offers a little more about each from their platforms, in no particular order • • William Miller for president — Miller is a political ccience major in his second year. “I love politics, and have a passion for education and I like to make a change for the greater,” Miller wrote in his platform. He is currently serving as the Director of Diversity, Accounts Receivable/Uncollectable Committee, Parking Appeals Committee and Student Conduct Appeals Committee. His goals are to advocate for the students on a national level, improve public safety, raise and promote diversity awareness and increase student access to Financial Aid, scholarships and grants. Antonio Guerrero is the vice presidential candidate running with Miller. Also in his second year, his major is business management. “I know that the decisions I make as a senator affect the entire student body and would love the opportunity to have a stronger impact on the decision making process,” he wrote in his platform. Guerrero is now a senator of the Nursing and Allied Health departments and Senator Pro-Tempore (lead-senator) to the student body vice president. His said his goals complement those of his running mate. • •Luis Delgado for president. “Ultimately, my goal if elected is to have out-of-state students, community students and those who are returning students view MHCC as a second home,” wrote Delgado in his platform. Delgado currently serves as the senator of Health Physical Education & Athletics in the ASG. He also manages a youth group at his local church and is a manager at a McDonald’s. His goals include bridging communication between student government, the student body and the school administration. He feels student life at MHCC has decreased and would like to work to bring it back up. Tuition and parking fees are other issues he plans on dealing with. Marcelino Bautista is Delgado’s vice presidential running mate. “My ultimate goal as Student Vice President would be to make Mt. Hood Community College feel like a second home for all students in a safe environment,” he wrote in his platform. He is currently serving as the Student Activities Board Administration Assistant as well as involvement with various committees and councils.
He said his goals go along with his running mate. • Jeremy Likens for president. Likens the president of the MHCC Mad Scientists. “I vow to work for the best interests of the student body whom I will represent,” wrote Likens in his platform. He volunteers in Student on Patrol program, is treasurer of the Vector Math Club, and active in the Mad Scientists activities and planning of the club’s events. His goals are to increase student involvement and participation in the school and in the government, creating unity within the school and its students, and improving the image of MHCC by improving pride and spirit for the college among the students. Natalia Figueroa is Likens’ vice presidential running mate. “Communication is very important to me and I believe that ASG should increase its level of open communication with the students,” wrote Figueroa in her platform. Figueroa is the secretary of the Mad Scientists club, and she also volunteers with Public Safety. Restoring MHCC’s image, encouraging involvement and uniting the school are her objectives. • •Michael DiNapoli for president. “I want to lead this school to a positive, successful future for the year to come,” he wrote in his platform. The goals he wishes to achieve are to make the system more transparent, have financial aid handled better, school aid simpler and more efficient, and a subsidized transportation fund for MHCC students. He plans on holding town hall-type meetings where students can share ideas, discuss issues and voice concerns. Jake Whitten is DiNapoli’s vice presidential running mate. “I have the desire and drive to make this school a better place for all,” said Whitten in the platform. His objectives are to be a voice for the issues of the student body and make student government more accessible. • • Tobin Shield for President. His major is in Education. “Being able to look at something from both the eyes of a student, and as a future educator gives me the edge that you are looking for in the perfect candidate,” said Shield in his platform material. Some of the issues he would like to deal with include affordable transportation for students, computer printouts, and increasing the enrollment rate by creating a more positive image of the school. Garrett Larreau is Shield’s vice presidential running mate. He is a business major with and entrepreneurial emphasis. “Mt. Hood isn’t just a good choice economically, it’s a chance to truly experience a diverse community and learn from people who want you to succeed,” said Larreau in his platform. Larreau’s goals are in stride with Shield’s, with both having a strong emphasis on the plus side of community colleges.
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April 23 Washington state wines will be paired with Portland cuisine at the second annual Taste Washington Portland event at Pure Space, 1315 NW Overton St., Portland. Wine from 75 wineries will be poured at the event, which is from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets for the 21-and-over event are $50. For tickets and more information, visit www.washington wine.org/Portland/.
April 24
The Hospitality and Tourism program presents Café Tuesday in the MHCC Jazz Café. Café Tuesday is a full service café featuring a three-course meal for $10. A la carte is available with a the salad for $5, entrees $6 and $4 for dessert. The theme for this Café Tuesday is American comfort food and features mushroom chicken, pan fried cat�ish, and eggplant parmesan. Seating is from 11:30 p.m. to noon and space is limited. For reservations, call 503-491-7230 or e-mail htrpt@mhcc.edu.
April 25
Cast members BeBe Zahara Benet and Shannel from RuPaul’s Drag Race, a drag queen competition, will be on campus to present Divas of Diversity. The divas will share their stories of discrimination and acceptance as well as perform at the event, part of ASG’s Diversity Month. The show runs from noon to 2 p.m. in the College Theater. Entry is free for MHCC students and $3 for general admission.
April 26
The MHCC Theater Department presents Tennessee William’s “The Glass Menagerie.” The drama is student directed by Anthony Ceglie. All performances will start at 7:30 p.m. and will take place in the Studio Theater, Room AC1118. For tickets, call the box of�ice at 503-491-7154.
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Free admission to The Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., Portland, Friday 5 to 8 p.m. Art from abstract painter Mark Rothko, concept installations from Joseph Beuys and sculptures of John Frame are on display. For more information, visit www.pam. org.
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“Tissue Dragon” by Maegan Skinner, a sophomore at Sam Barlow High School, won ‘Best of Show 3D’ at the high school art exhibit. The exhibit is currently on display in the Visual Arts Gallery until April 26.
‘Culure Shapers’ award-winner on display in VA gallery by Kylie Rogers The Advocate
Over 100 pieces of artwork fill the Visual Arts Gallery until April 26, for the annual High School Art Exhibit, according to Miles Browne, visual arts gallery coordinator. High school students from seven area high schools including Reynolds, Sam Barlow, David Douglas and Parkrose contributed the art pieces. “It amazes me how talented and skilled the students are. You walk in and immediately see all this work,” said Browne. An opening reception was held April 5
in the gallery where awards were given. There were 10 main awards and “a bunch” of honorable mentions in addition to the Culture Shapers award according to Browne. Junior Rachael Collmer from Sam Barlow High School won the Culture Shapers award. There were first and second place awards given for composition and use of elements, technical skill, emergence of personal vision or voice and originality. There were also “Best of Show” awards given for 2D and 3D. The opening reception went really great, said Browne. There were MHCC instructors, high
school students and their families, “there was great energy and so much support,” he added. “We continue to see a diversity in mediums and subject matter, excellent technical skills and understanding of composition and color, and particularly this year, a lot of personal work,” said Janet McIntyre, dean of instruction for integrated media, performing arts and visual arts. For more information on the high school exhibit contact Browne at miles.browne@mhcc.edu. The next exhibit on display will be the MHCC Visual Arts Student Exhibit beginning May 7.
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Student builds on shy childhood to bring character to life by Jeff Hannig The Advocate
Cosmetology student Lyndsea Moore draws from her shy childhood to create a believable portrayal of Laura Wingfield in Tennessee Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie”. MHCC students will perform “The Glass Menagerie,” a tale of abandonment and acceptance of reality, April 26-28 at the Performing Arts Theater. Played by Moore, Laura Wingfield is a painfully shy 23-year-old with a crippled leg that causes her to limp and wear a brace. She is withdrawn from the world and spends her time with her glass figurines and old records. Moore is a first year cosmetology major, who said she has been active in theater since her freshman year. Her personality couldn’t be further from the character she is playing though, said Moore. Although, it hasn’t always been that way, “I used to be really shy; I never spoke above a whisper,” said Moore of her pre-high school self. Crediting a class she took in middle school, Moore said she started to write poetry and reading the poetry in front of her class. This, she said, led to her wanting to spend more time in front of people, “I started to
love it,” said Moore, “It’s a kind of adrenaline rush; it just feels amazing.” As far as preparation for the role, Moore said she was familiar with the play, “We had studied it in high school, so I was pretty familiar with it. I read mostly for (the part of) Amanda though.” Amanda is Laura’s mother. As a group the cast has had a month to rehearse the play. “Usually with plays you get two to three months, it’s very stressful. But we have a lot of fun backstage and have been making the best use of our time by splitting off in pairs and practicing while others rehearse on stage,” said Moore. Moore has performed in choir and in a range of plays and musicals including “Hamlet,” “Bye-Bye Birdy,” “The Crucible,” “Almost Maine,” and “Dearly Departed.” Moore grew up in Portland and went to Centennial High School. She came to MHCC for its cosmetology program and plans to continue studying both cosmetology and theater, “I want to work in a salon and do acting on the side.” She said she loves working with hair. “I love cutting, styling and braiding hair; I’m always messing with somebody’s hair, sometimes my friends get mad.”
She is also interested in theater makeup and will hopefully be doing work for “The Underpants,” another student directed play in May. “The Underpants” is a comedy, but Moore said, “The Glass Menagerie” is very much a straight drama, “There are parts that are funny and parts that might make you cry.” Tickets can be purchased through the MHCC box office. For more information contact the box office at (503)491-7154.
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The Third Eye Shoppe, pictured on Hawthorne behind owner Mark Herer, is described by Herer as a “counter-culture department store.”
they never found it, but did find a new code word for getting high: 420. The term then spread to The Grateful Dead via their bassist Phil Lesh, who was friends with one of The Waldos’ older brothers, according to The Huffington Post article. As The Dead, being world-famous musicians, toured all over the globe, the term spread with them. With the origins of 420 cleared up, how does one celebrate a holiday that glorifies something illegal? Mark Herer, owner of The Third Eye Shoppe, a headshop in southeast Portland, starts with defining when to celebrate. He prefers the phrase 20 after. “I really almost like (it) more than 420, because, hell, every hour on the hour,” said Herer, adding that it’s a time for like-minded people to be “breaking bread with their fellow brethren the world over. Friday just happens to be a special day for us hippies.” Herer also said that while he considers 420 to be a holiday, his shop remains open, even though he takes the day off, as it is also his eighth wedding anniversary. He said that as the weather should be nice, he’ll spend most of it in the garden. “Celebrate your accomplishments and then wake the next day ready to go back to work and keep kicking ass,” said Herer of the 420 festivities. In addition to gardening, Herer and his siblings, will use 420 to honor their father, Jack, who died two years ago on April 15. “Dad is buried in L.A., so my brothers on 4/20 at 4:20 p.m. will go down to the grave site, probably share a joint, and talk to dad for awhile. At that same time, in my space, where I am, I’ll share that same energy, without even having to be on the phone and we’ll all be together. As will, I hope, my sisters,” said Herer. As controversial as 420 may be, it’s another opportunity to look at how, according to many self-proclaimed hippies and activists, marijuana’s male plant counter-part, hemp, can solve many of the world’s problems. As far as accomplishments go for the medical marijuana and the marijuana/hemp community at large, hemp has become legal to grow for industrial purposes in Hawaii, and it’s technically allowed to be grown with a Drug Enforcement Agency permit, though it is a very stringent process. However, according to Herer, the fact that bolts of hemp fiber are being imported is both a good and bad thing, as it shows that the plant is being recognized for its uses but that it has to come from overseas when it could be grown locally. Herer pulls much of his information about hemp and marijuana from his father’s book “The Emperor Wears No Clothes,” a book about the history and uses of both plants.
“It’s not to be confused with Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes.’ It’s more about the conspiracy of marijuana. It’s totally about the conspiracy,” said Herer on the book’s title. According to Herer and the book, hemp is the only available natural resource that could replace other resources such as timber, treepulp paper, cotton, all fossil fuels and reverse greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to the emission of carbon dioxide molecules back into the air when hemp is burned. It’s also not only edible, but according to a 1996 movie review of “The Hemp Revolution,” published by the activist publication Monthly Review, hemp is the second most protein rich vegetable after soybeans. Herer still believes that hemp is the miracle to save the planet from its woes such as pollution, acid rain and deforestation due to its ability to leave the soil in better condition after it is planted and to be used as an alternative to lumber. This idea is supported by a report cited in “The Emperor Wears No Clothes.” In the report Adam Beatty, vice president of the Kentucky Agricultural Society, shows that hemp crops grew in the same fields for 14 years without any problems. However, marijuana is not without some skeptics. “Studying marijuana is difficult-- it is still classified as a Schedule I drug of abuse by the DEA, which means it has a high potential for abuse and no accepted medicinal value, according to the federal government this means it is difficult, not impossible, for scientists to get their hands on THC and/or funding to study THC,” said Laird Sheldahl, MHCC Anatomy & Physiology instructor, adding that it’s hard to get studies because the government would be trying to talk to illegal drug users if that were the case. Sheldahl said smoking marijuana seems to be the most harmful of it’s uses, as it contains some of the same carcinogenic hydrocarbons as tobacco smoke. But after many studies, it doesn’t show the same predilection towards lung cancer as tobacco smoke. “This should be good reason to do more research, imagine if we could distill this chemical in pill form, away from the carcinogens in the smoke,” said Sheldahl of the painkilling potential of marijuana, adding that some similar compounds, called cannabinoids, such as CB-2 medication, mimics some of the effects of THC. “I bet THC is the much more common choice for people treating chronic pain disorders, like fibromyalgia. Maybe brownies are just more fun than pills, but I’m guessing getting stoned is the best part of medical marijuana for many Oregonians,” said Sheldahl.
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to perform drag show by Leah Emura The Advocate
“Divas of Diversity,” which has been seen on Rupaul’s Drag Race cable TV show, will perform Wednesday in the College Theater from noon to 2 p.m. MHCC students may attend free with a student I.D.; cost is $3 for community members. According to Director of Diversity of the Associated Student Government William Miller, the Associated Student Government has not held an event like this before. “This makes the first of its kind,” he said. Miller said he met the Divas of Diversity agency at the National Association for Campus Activities in November. “That’s where we met Shannel, one of the divas who was hired, who was part of Rupaul’s Drag Race,” he said.
“I wanted to incorporate ‘Divas of Diversity’ this month because I felt it would be not only an educational event but also an entertaining event as well,” said Miller. “I think that it would benefit the students of MHCC because of this combination between education and entertainment. After all, the theme of diversity month is Uniquely, United,” he added. According to Miller, it will be educational because the divas will be talking about how it is okay to be different, “that those who don’t fit in the ‘status quo’ aren’t any different than anyone else,” said Miller. The program will consist of the divas performing two songs each followed by a Q&A session with the audience. The divas will also be available for photos and autographs after the show. “Free t-shirts that say ‘Got Diva?’ will be available at the event,” Miller said.
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Baseball beats Linn-Benton for sixth straight win by Jeff Hannig The Advocate
Neither Linn-Benton nor a steady rain could slow the MHHC baseball team Tuesday as they posted a 6-0 home win for their sixth straight victory. At first the fans sitting in the MHCC stadium hardly noticed the light rain, but as the game went on, they were pulling out jackets, umbrellas and looking for shelter from the relentless rainfall. The Saints were just as relentless, chipping away at Linn Benton’s defenses a run at a time. They scored one run in each of the first four innings plus two in the sixth, leaving Linn-Benton’s spirits soaked by the end of the game. Strategy and steady hitting were the keys to the Saints’ success Tuesday afternoon — eight Saints players had hits. MHCC had runners on base in every inning and registered a hit in every inning but the seventh. Leadoff hitter and catcher Dane Lund had three hits, a walk and scored three runs. Designated hitter Nick Paxton had two runs batted in. The winning pitcher was Zev Egli,
by Jeff Hannig/The Advocate
Sophomore Dane Lund gets ready to swing at the Saints’ game against Linn-Benton Tuesday.
who gave up four hits in six innings, striking out seven. With this win and a doubleheader sweep over Clackamas Saturday, the Saints are now 6-2 in the South Region (16-6 overall), in second place behind Lane (8-2). In the first game Saturday —a 3-0 win over Clackamas — it was Shea Coates who batted in all three runs, one in the
sixth and two in the eighth. Isaac Henslee was the winning pitcher. He pitched eight innings and allowed three hits, no walks and struck out five. Christian Bannister finished the game by pitching the ninth to pick up the save. The MHCC offense picked up in the 5-2 second-game victory. The Saints used 10 hits to score two runs in the second, one in the third and two in the fifth. Clacka-
mas scored one in the fourth and one in the sixth. First baseman Jake Thran was three for four with a run scored. Lund had two runs batted in, while Hunter Weiss, Paxton and Ian Erickson each had two hits. Winning pitcher was Taylor Williams, who pitched six innings, giving up both runs, allowing five hits, two walks and striking out seven. Bannister pitched the final inning to earn his second save of the day. The Saints were scheduled to play a doubleheader Thursday against LinnBenton in Albany but results were not available at press time. Whatever way the Saints choose to score this Saturday should be fine as long as they do a lot of it. The Saints are on the road and scheduled to play first-place Lane, who is two games ahead of MHCC, in the Saturday doubleheader at 1 p.m.. The Saints return home next week with scheduled doubleheaders Tuesday against Chemeketa and Thursday against Lane. The first game each day begins at 1 p.m.
Softball drops two doubleheaders but beats Clark by Laura Knudson The Advocate
The women’s softball team lost their last two doubleheaders, against Clackamas and Southwestern Oregon Community College, but came away with a win against Clark College. The Saints battled Southwestern Oregon Community College in a double header Wednesday but the women came up short 2-1 in game first game and 9-1 in game two. It was a slow start in the first game against SWOCC. The Lakers scored a run in the fourth inning but the Saints equalized with a run of their own in the fifth. But MHCC could not hold off the Lakers, who scored in the top of the seventh inning to win the game. The second game was not as close as the Lakers built an ear-
ly lead scoring five runs to the Saints lone tally. That was it for the Saints and the Lakers scored four more runs in the fourth inning. Saturday’s doubleheader didn’t end start well or end well for the Saints. In game one that Clackamas won 14-4, the Cougars came out strong, putting 10 runs on the board in the first inning. The Saints managed two runs in the first inning and another run in the third. Clackamas then scored four more runs in the fourth to keep the game out of reach for the Saints, who only managed one more run in the fifth inning. The Saints fell short again in the second game against Clackamas, losing 9-1. The Cougars were leading 5-1 in the second inning. That was it for the Saints while the Cougars scored three more runs in the fourth inning
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and another run in the sixth inning. On April 12, the women got a win against Clark College. The Saints scored two runs in the first inning. Both teams scored a run in the third inning and the Pioneers matched the Saints two runs
scored in the fifth but were unable to catch up. The final score was 5-3. Brittney Dawson got the complete game win and only allowed six hits. Kali VanCleave was three for four with two runs batted in. The Saints dropped to fourth
place in the Southern Region with a 5-5 record. The softball team will travel next to Selah, Wash., for the Crossover Tournament Saturday and Sunday. Following that, they will play at home Thursday against Linfield.
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“We’re going to place well at the Southern Region meet.” Terra Zodrow, track and field athlete
Zodrow wins heptathlon at MHCC Multi Meet by John Tkebuchava The Advocate
The men’s team took another hit, and the women’s sprints and jumps once again took the spotlight as the MHCC track and field team competed at the John Knight Twilight Friday and then played host to the Mt. Hood Multi Meet this past week. At Sunday and Monday’s Mt. Hood Multi Meet, the Saint’s only had one participant this year, sophomore Terra Zodrow. One was enough as Zodrow took first place in the women’s heptathlon with 4046 points, a personal record and more than 200 points ahead of second place. “I was really excited going into this meet compared to last year because I knew what to expect this time around,” said Zodrow of the multi meet. “It’s a fun meet to participate in. I like doing all of the different events. I still have things to improve on so we’ll see what happens at the NWAACC meet,” she said. With Zodrow’s win, she qualifies for the NWAACC Multi Meet championships and is ranked second in the league in the heptathlon. At Friday’s John Knight Twilight meet, in what has become a familiar but unfortunate story, the men’s team was forced to compete without several key athletes due to unspecified eligibility issues, leaving several of the men’s events Saint-less and without MHCC representation. “We’ve got a lot of issues with the men’s team this year. We’ve got a lot of unfortunate circumstances on the men’s
side,” said Hart of the men’s team. “We’ve got a small group of guys but they’re dedicated and they’re trying to perform to the best of their ability, and it seems like they’re trying to have a good time,” said Hart. “It’s unfortunate they haven’t gotten a lot of help from the eligibility issues,” he said. Despite the increasing holes in the men’s roster, several MHCC athletes managed to find their footing, distinguished by notable performances by freshman Jacob Troupe, who placed third in the high jump (1.88 meters), seventh in the long jump (5.96 meters), and sophomore Rob-
ert Hanke placed sixth in both the 110-meter hurdles (16.91) and the 400-meter hurdles (56.67). On the women’s side, sophomore Zodrow was the Saint’s sole first place finisher, bringing home the gold with a 15.17 in the 100-meter hurdles. Both relay teams had a remarkable day on the track, with the 4x100-meter team, consisting of Molly Scoles, Laura Knudson, Zodrow and Mariah Crumpler, placing second at the meet with a time of 49.49 seconds and the 4x400-meter team, consisting of Zodrow, Scoles, Knudson and Christa Collmer, placing third with a time of 4:04, moving from fourth to second in NWAACCs.
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Terra Zodrow kicking it in on the homestretch during the 800-meter during the heptathlon at the Mt. Hood Multi Meet on Monday.
In the 400-meter dash, both Knudson and Scoles finished within fractions of a second from one another with both placing in the top five, Knudson finishing fourth (1:00.45) and Scoles placing fifth (1:00.54). In the jumps, freshman Mariah Delepierre placed fourth in the long jump (4.82 meters) followed closely by sophomore Stephanie Anthony, who placed fifth (4.76 meters). “The girls team is doing great. We’ve got girls competing in pretty much everything,” said Zodrow about Friday’s meet. The team’s performances has made Zodrow particularly optimistic of the relay teams’ place in the conference. “We’re going to place well at the Southern Region meet. Our 4x100 relay is ranked first in NWAACCs right now; we’ll see what happens,” she said. As for the team’s schedule in the next couple of weeks, contrary to the track schedule on the MHCC website, Hart said that the team will not be participating in the Oregon Relay meet at the University of Oregon this Friday and Saturday. “We’re taking this weekend off. We have some aches and pains and some people trying to come back from some minor soreness,” said Hart. “We’re just going to take this weekend off and try to recover and regroup and come back for their next meet strong,” he said. The team’s next meet will be April 27 and 28 at Pacific University in Forest Grove for the Pacific Twilight meet.
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On Campus Campus Cleanup Noon to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 22 Join the campus cleanup on the corner of Troutdale Road and Stark Street in front of the large copper beech tree across from the Dairy Queen. Snacks, beverages, garbage bags and disposable gloves will be provided.
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In Gresham Annual Earth Day Recycling Event
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9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21 The Gresham City Hall, at 1333 NW Eastman Parkway, Gresham, will be collecting the following for its annual city-wide recycling: • Rigid plastics/clean plastic bags • Styrofoam • Paper shredding • Flourescent tubes and lights • Cell phones For more information, contact Shaunna Sutcliffe in the Recycling and Solid Waste Division at 503-618-2694 or email Shauna.Sutcliffe@GreshamOregon.gov.
Environmental Jeopardy Noon to 1 p.m. Monday, April 23 Test your knowledge on environmentalism and win some prizes at Environmental Jeopardy run by the Geography Department in Room 1005.
Budget: continued from page 1 Survey reveals sentiments of community In regard to recent increases in tuition and likely further tuition increases, Hay said, “MHCC has had to increase tuition to offset the loss of state support.” The results of a college survey entitled “How would you balance the budget of Mt. Hood Community College?” —an interactive online survey which gave students, faculty and other staff the opportunity to attempt to balance the budget through a variety of budget plans — was also presented by Bill Farver, the vice president of administrative services, at the budget committee meeting. “The important thing with the survey is with it, you can get a sense of what’s on people’s minds,” said Farver. In the survey results, which had 245 to-
tal participants, nearly 70 percent of participants were in favor of some sort of increase in tuition, 23 percent were in favor of increasing parking fee by at least $5 per term with 42 percent of participants in favor of eliminating the parking fee and implementing a universal campus access fee. Nearly 40 percent of participants were in favor reducing existing administrative fees and 78 percent, the highest common result, voted in favor of increasing the energy efficiencies of the aquatic center and making adjustments to related staffing. On top of filling out the survey, participants were also given the option to provide comments on the survey and other related topics. Hay said that from what he gathered
from the results and comments, participants felt the need for balance and to mitigate impact on students through any budget changes. Among the most common responses from survey participants, Farver said “the strongest theme was reducing administrative costs.” The next budget committee meeting is scheduled to begin 6 p.m. on May 2 and Dave Shields, the board chair, said the meeting will also include a public hearing “to will give the public a chance to testify their concerns,” said Shields. There will also be information budget forum sessions held Wednesday from 9-10:30 a.m. in the Visual Arts Theater and on April 27 from 2:30-4 p.m. in the same location.
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