The Advocate - Issue 28 - May 22, 2020

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NEWS Ash Espinoza The Advocate On Feb. 23, Ahmaud Arbery, age 25, was out for a jog in the Satilla Shores neighborhood outside of Brunswick, Georgia, when he was chased down by 64-year-old Greg McMichael, his son, Travis, age 34, and an alleged accomplice who recorded it all on his phone.

The father and son (both white) shot Arbery (an African-American) multiple times, killing him. And they have only recently been charged with his murder, though in the beginning it didn’t seem it would happen.

According to documents supplied by Waycross Judicial Circuit District Attorney George Barnhill (whose territory covers six different counties in Georgia), when he recused himself from the case at Arbery’s mother’s request, he had drafted a potential legal defense of the McMichaels.

In sum, Barnhill summarized that 1) the father and son had “solid firsthand probable cause” as civilians to detain Arbery; 2) they apparently sought only to “stop and hold this criminal suspect until law enforcement arrived;” 3)

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Arbery’s “mental health records and prior convictions” explain his alleged aggression during the incident; 4) Either McMichael was (legally) allowed to use deadly force to protect himself;” and, 5) Arbery may have shot himself while fighting for the shotgun.

Worth noting is Georgia’s citizen arrest law, which states “A private person may arrest an offender if the offense is committed in his presence or within his immediate knowledge.

If the offense is a felony and the offender is escaping or attempting to escape, a private person may arrest him upon reasonable and probable grounds of suspicion.”

The McMichaels have said they thought Arbery was possibly linked to a series of burglaries in the area, and was fleeing as if guilty.

The case itself is now on its fourth prosecutor. The first two recused themselves, one because of conflict of interest, the second at Arbery’s mother’s request.

All this has left the Arbery family in fear of any proper prosecution of the shooters (in their view). For two months, outside of Brunswick the shooting received little to no attention. As the COVID-19 pandemic reared its head they began to worry if there

would even be a trial, at all. Even the virus-related restrictions on public gatherings made it difficult to rally and protest together.

It seemed as if justice was a far, unheard cry, when on a Tuesday evening, May 5, a graphic video recording of the fatal encounter began making its way through the

internet and what had started off as a small, ignored shouting of voices began to grow quickly.

The one thing those voices were shouting for was justice – and the hashtag #IRunWithMaud was shared thousands of times across social media. Celebrities even began bringing light to the case.

are 2 hours long, if the person is serving as an executive member, or about one hour weekly for other government members.

“We also expect them to take part in Doctor’s ED leadership series (run by Doctor Abio Ayeliya, director of Student Life and civic engagement for MHCC), which is a one-credit course for three terms (Fall, Winter and Spring), said current ASG President Collin “Kazu” Lewis.

“So expect about a 14-15 hour per week commitment. It is a really beneficial experience that will teach

you many leadership skills through experience and education,” said Lewis.

Between the COVID-19 related campus shutdown and apparent lack of interest, a normal springtime election process for ASG president and vice president was shelved this year.

There has been only one application received in pursuit of the president position, and none for vice president.

“We are currently exploring the options to do (an) appointment or move elections to Fall 2020”

for those two officers, said Abio Ayeliya. “If we get applications during the summer we may need to do appointments” instead of holding an election, he said.

Given more extensive duties, the ASG President is expected to put in 19.5 hours per week, and the VP about 15 hours.

As for the other ASG positions, “We will move forward with (the) selection process this spring,” said Abio Ayeliya.

The application is fully online at https://www.mhcc.edu/asg/ If applicants meet all the

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Associated Student Government (ASG) at MHCC is currently seeking applicants for the 2020-21 school year.

It’s also searching for anyone willing to serve as ASG president or vice president.

Positions (other than president and vice president) require a minimum of working 12 office hours per week, in addition to attending ASG meetings. The latter

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Supporters documented their own 2.23-mile runs to commemorate the date of his killing. A petition on Change.org seeking #JusticeforAhmaud resulted in nearly a million signatures (as of May 21). It was later found out that the Brunswick radio station WGIG that had first posted the video obtained it from a local criminal defense lawyer, Alan Tucker, who said he had leaked it in order to “dispel rumors” that he said fueled tension within the community. He noted the video showed that the incident “wasn’t two men with a Confederate flag in the back of a truck going down the road and shooting a jogger in the back.”

It was not until May 7 when the McMichaels were arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault.

Ahmaud would have turned 26 on May 8. In breaking news on May 21, the man who recorded the video, 50-year-old William Bryan Jr., was arrested on felony murder and criminal false imprisonment charges.

minimum qualifications, “We will reach out to them to schedule an interview via Zoom,” said Rozina Lethe, student leadership and engagement coordinator for MHCC. Lewis, nearing the end of his leadership term, offered some advice.

“Do it! It is an amazing opportunity and experience that will teach you lifelong lessons, and give you lifelong friends,” he said.

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MHCC ADDRESSES STUDENT CONCERNS AT TOWN HALL Parrish Chang The Advocate

On Wednesday (May 20), MHCC President Lisa Skari and Associated Student Government (ASG) leaders held a virtual town hall meeting to address the concerns and questions of Mt. Hood students and others.

Foremost on most minds: Skari confirmed that for now, MHCC plans to continue to operate onlineonly through Fall Term, via Zoom

and Blackboard for class sessions.

Any potential transition back into classroom learning is still an unknown.

The ASG and Skari did their best to answer as many questions as they could, but with our current situation, few outcomes are certain.

Many of the questions asked during the meeting were about health and other restrictions during this COVID-19 quarantine. One student asked the ASG if visitors were allowed to use the tables and benches outside the building to use

the school’s WiFi for schoolwork.

Skari said the answer is yes, but only with proper precautions: “The campus is only cut off from the public (nonstudents), but we must keep up with the social distancing guidelines, so all students must stay at least 6 feet apart.”

The topic of mandatory face masks when/if the campus reopens also came up. There isn’t enough information at the ASG’s disposal to give a clear answer, participants were told.

The other big concern some

students raised was regarding class materials fees for certain courses that MHCC offers. For those students who already paid the extra fees for these classes, Skari recommends that they speak to their instructor about refunds. The college’s financial offices are already starting to make refunds, she said, but these are dependent on what exactly those fees are for – and so, her advice is to ask the instructors.

Other participants asked about the status of courses/programs completely shut down after Winter

Term – such as the cosmetology program – and possible completing their studies, with/without using campus resources during the current situation.

The ASG and Skari couldn’t offer concrete answers on that, given the many unknowns, they said.

Ultimately, they pledged to keep MHCC students informed as best they can and to offer help to any struggling students, while expressing hope for better circumstances in the coming school year.

created right here in my green state of Washington. A Spokane woman, Sonora Smart Dodd, was one of six children ultimately raised by a widower. When she was 16, her mother died in childbirth with her sixth child. Sonora was the only daughter, and shared with her father, William, in the raising of her younger brothers, including her new infant, Marshall.

In honor of her Civil War veteran father, Sonora tried to establish an official equivalent to Mother’s Day for male parents. She went to local churches, the YMCA, shopkeepers and government officials to drum up support for her idea, and she was successful: Washington State celebrated the nation’s first statewide Father’s Day on June 19, 1910.

Slowly, the holiday spread. In 1916, President Wilson honored the day by using telegraph signals to officially commence the holiday that would be transmitted and heard in Spokane. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge urged state governments to observe Father’s Day. Today, the day honoring fathers is celebrated nationwide on the third Sunday of

June.

However, much like the turn that Anna Jarvis regretted about Mother’s Day taking, Father’s Day would soon evolve into another marketing ploy to get people to spend. When the honor was first established, many men continued to disdain the day. As one historian writes, they “scoffed at the holiday’s sentimental attempts to domesticate manliness with flowers and gift-giving, or they derided the proliferation of such holidays as a commercial gimmick to sell more products – often paid for by the father, himself.”

During the 1920s and 1930s, a movement arose to scrap Mother’s Day and Father’s Day altogether, in favor of a single holiday, Parents’ Day. Every year on Mother’s Day, proParents’ Day groups rallied in New York City’s Central Park – a public reminder, said Parents’ Day activist and radio performer Robert Spere, “that both parents should be loved and respected together.”

In somewhat of a paradox, however, the Great Depression derailed this effort to combine and de-commercialize the holidays.

Struggling retailers and advertisers redoubled their efforts to make Father’s Day a “second Christmas” for men, promoting goods such as neckties, hats, socks, pipes and tobacco, golf clubs and other sporting goods, and greeting cards.

In this writer’s opinion, I call that a wash: Two holidays that started out with thoughtful meaning quickly commercialized into a money-making scheme.

But then again, we in the U.S. are more of a business than a country; after all, the U.S. was founded by entrepreneurs looking to strike it rich in the promise land. Is it not the American dream to establish an idea and make money off of it? The same money that promises us a better life if one possesses enough of it? We are corporate America – should we take that into account before ousting the notion of commercialization?

Maybe we should make

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day into one holiday, as some people wanted nearly a century ago.

In the true spirit of Father’s Day and Mother’s Day, meantime, I would like to thank all parents, of all shapes and sizes, for the sacrifices you make every day so that your child can live a good life.

MOTHER’S DAY, FATHER’S DAY, AND MARKETING Naethaniel Lile The Advocate

The ancient Greeks were the first to pay tribute to mom, sort of…. The Greeks celebrated Rea, the mother of all Greek gods. This spring festival didn’t stick, however.

In medieval Britain, servants were given the fourth Sunday of Lent to go see their moms. This custom was called “mothering Sunday.”

The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was established by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914 in honor of her late mother’s own overheard prayer. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar.

With a monthlong gap between Mother’s Day (May 10 this year) and our upcoming American salute to dads (June 21) in which to think about it... we wondered, why does Father’s Day sort of get overshadowed by a holiday that the creator wishes never existed?

For that we delve into a brief origin story of Father’s Day, was

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Genre-spanning Portland band Shivon looks ahead Brad Le

The Advocate There’s a common joke about artists: “What’s your day job?”

While demeaning by nature and arguably, by intent, there is a sense of truth to the putdown.

In the case of a group of Portland musicians named “Shivon,” the humor rings true. However, there is something to be said about having a day job while pursuing a musical career: Perhaps it actually speaks to the character found within the group.

Despite the ridicule that musicians face— especially in the beginning of a career – it is plausible that it takes real courage to take a chance in what is possibly one of the most competitive industries in the world. While most people would be content with working a “regular” job and leaving their aspirations behind as simple dreams, musicians could be characterized as individuals of the most persistent type who actually take steps to realize as many of those dreams as possible.

Shivon is a collective of three young musicians who grew up in Portland: Michael Ray, age 21; Joshua Robinson, 20; and Ethan Beck, 19. The group does not have a clear leader, unlike many famed bands of the past, such as The Beatles Joshua with John Lennon or Paul McCartney, or PA G E 4

Maroon 5, with Adam Levine.

While perhaps premature to call Shivon the next Beatles or the Maroon 5, it must be said that the group has an origin similar to those of many of the world’s greatest achievers.

Just like Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, Shivon has had a humble beginning since its founding in December 2016, with the group members currently producing music within their homes.

The name comes from when the group first met while at Centennial High School and noticed on their choir teacher’s binder a slightly erased word, “Shivon.”

“We just started making music at our friend’s house and that’s just how casually Shivon was formed,” Ray said. The group “just became part of our lives.”

Ray started producing beats as soon as he was learning music, at age 11. The first time he recalls listening to live music played by someone else, it was Robinson, and the two connected and as fellow artists began to exchange ideas.

From a young age, Ray said he would always try to curate music themes and ideas even before he learned to make music, and always actively sought to understand “honest humanity” in music.

“My perspective as a listener was always a backbone to my love as a musician,” he said. His dedication is so personal, he said, “Whether it’s part-time or my career, I have to have some sort of musical fulfillment in my life.”

Within Shivon, Ray is most adept at producing and engineering their use of electronics in their music, and reaching out to the community.

Robinson first noticed his love for music when listening to his older brother’s music, with alternative rock and Portland rock radio filling his ears. His first desire to make music stemmed from his interest in punk and rock music. From a very young age, he would look at lyrics and attempt to make his own songs even before he could comprehend musical literature.

An older sister sang in choir, and Robinson found it to be an exciting environment and joined a choir group in his sophomore year of high school.

That same year, he found himself Robinson eventually playing music at his friend’s

house. By his senior year, he sought out friends who would be very serious in forming a group, and after meeting Ray and Beck, the three began as Shivon.

Music offers a satisfying outlet that provides retrospective moments and a sense of purpose, explained Robinson, who specializes in the group’s guitar music and produces some of their drum loops. He also pushes Shivon’s momentum forward when the group has reached a “musician’s block,” always looking for new ideas and keeping the group motivated, he said.

Beck explains that he fell in love with making music by accident. At age 14, his family was new to the Gresham-

Portland area and he was living with his grandmother and uncle, where there was a piano and a guitar. While he initially never connected with making music, his interest stemmed from a feeling of loneliness, and music became a tool for him to project his emotions coherently.

Introduced to middle school choir and seeing people doing their own thing, Beck initially saw an opportunity to connect with other people and music would become a sincere passion. He fell in love with classical guitar music and also chose to learn to play on his grandmother’s piano, investing hours on it.

In his sophomore year at Centennial where he would

meet his Shivon colleagues, Beck would write music for his choir. His interest has progressed through many genres, from classical orchestra and solo music, to modern, to jazz, he said.

While he’s been writing music since he was 14, he only began recording music two years ago, focusing on the piano. For Shivon, he is an instrumentalist, and is known to practice his piano for “literally hours,” he said.

While Shivon is still in its infancy, members have made leaps into a music career. Beck recently released an instrumental album, called “Last December.” Shivon as a collective released a dual-single called “Missed Your Moment,” which is comprised of “Whatilose?” and “Tunnel Vision,” the latter a single for a planned album called “skibowl RADIO.” Members say the group has not settled or tied down to a specific genre, preferring to perform anything their audience wants. They have experimented with all types of music, from hip-hop to vaporwave, and pop or rock, etc., and see no need to limit themselves. “Just keep making music” is their stated goal, for the moment.

While Shivon would like to host a live performance, the COVID-19 crisis has understandably halted their progress.

When things improve, the group has said they would perform at any location, as long there is a speaker and microphone, going so far as to say, “Even at an Arby’s parking lot,” joked Robinson.

The defining ethos of Shivon is honesty and shamelessness, its members say.

While they harbor no intentions of trying to be Michael Ray remembered as “the best” someday, they’ve made it clear that they are trying to build a great collective musical group. Yes, they might love to go big for all listeners to hear, but say they’re not willing to sacrifice any of their honesty and shamelessness during their early steps on a

music career.

Time will reveal whether the group may be notable in the history of music or stay in people’s memories.

Regardless, there might be something special about Shivon that we will see.

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PUBLIC FIGURES SHOULD MIND THEIR MANNERS Chris Barney The Advocate

Someone who is a figure in the public eye– for instance, a celebrity – must be cautious how they act

and what they do. If they don’t, the news media and others can make life rather difficult for them.

If news gets out that they’ve done something rotten, it can really put a damper on their career and reputation.

When that figure is a publicly

elected official, they have to exercise even more caution. If they don’t, they run the risk of giving their opponents ammunition against them in elections, and could even be run right out of the office they occupy.

W h e n considering the lingering accusations of such misconduct against Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden and the evidence of questionable acts, it isn’t difficult to see he missed the memo on that one.

Biden has been accused of multiple counts of touching women in inappropriate ways and there is recorded evidence of these acts. Granted, these things he did were not as touchy-feely as he

could get. It must be understood that what counts as inappropriate is very difficult to categorize, for what one person considers inappropriate may not be an issue for someone else.

Regardless, it comes back to the fact that Biden is a political figure and is running for the highest office in the land. And when running for office it is of utmost importance that a candidate avoid situations that give the impression of evil, even if those instances weren’t actually what they appeared to be.

Based on the video evidence of the acts of which Biden stands accused, it isn’t hard to tell why these women felt uncomfortable when “Creepy Uncle Joe” was around. When appearing in public or on camera, it might be acceptable to give a side hug or a handshake, depending on the circumstances. However, if you

PSYCHOLOGY CLUB RISES AGAIN Brad Le

The Advocate In 2014, The Advocate reported how Mt. Hood Community College’s first Psychology Club was sanctioned as an official club on campus. (See: https://www.advocate-online.net/understandingthe-human-brain-psychology-club/) Leading the new group were student Alexa Lopez, as president, and faculty adviser Jennifer Herrig. But when Herrig later left Mt. Hood, the club became inactive.

However, the Psychology Club has made a recent comeback, spearheaded by Joshua Herrington, a full-time psychology instructor at MHCC with a doctorate degree in the field.

The club is open to members whether or not they are majoring in psychology or seek work in the field. Its stated goal is to “maintain a learning community and provide enriching experiences for Psychology majors and non-majors that have a keen interest in Psychological Science.” It works to bring awareness to psychology and its merits to the MHCC community, providing an introduction to anyone wishing to inquire about studying psychology.

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of guest talks by experts in various fields of psychology. In February, one such speaker came to MHCC to speak about trust in the health information found on the internet.

While in-person events are not possible during the COVID-19 crisis, the group hopes to provide a lab environment to teach members how researchers discover new findings related to human behavior. It also will seek ways to provide suitable lessons online.

Known informally as the “Psych Club,” the group invites participants to speak freely and to learn about a variety of topics that can range widely, from the “history of paranormal psychology to current perspectives on the field of neuroscience,” according to Herrington.

Those interested in joining are expected to attend club meetings as well as club events if their schedule allows. They also are encouraged to run for office within the club “and gain valuable leadership skills with mentorship and support from the MHCC psychology faculty,” Herrington added.

Those who might consider joining the Psychology Club and want more information may contact Herrington at joshua.herrington@mhcc. edu.

ask me, touching noses can be a bit over the top unless said nose touching is done with a spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend. In at least one case where this took place, the female involved was certainly not that, for Biden.

Not only that, he has been faced more recently with a much more serious allegation by his former U.S. Senate office aide, Tara Reade. She says that in 1993, that Biden reached under her clothing and touched her private parts, then asked if she wanted “to go somewhere else,” presumably for intercourse.

These allegations, especially the latter, are, in a word, unacceptable.

The latter one especially, as that is moving into the territory of acts that can get you jail time.

Of course – as in the case of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who faced serious

sex assault allegations during his Senate confirmation hearings – it’s difficult to know if this claim can be proven true.

Again, the real moral of this story is that public figures must take caution when it comes to actions and words. In general, people should be careful of this even if they aren’t someone famous, lest they hurt someone.

Biden did not exercise this caution, in these many instances.

Whether or not he will pay for it is yet to be seen, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it comes back to bite him, campaign-wise, this election season.

Looking at the accusations and accompanying evidence, it isn’t hard to see why Biden was bestowed the term ‘creepy’ in his moniker, as well as the “Sleepy Joe” label used by his critics.

ADVOCATE SUMMER PLANS Chloe Collins, Editor-in-Chief Finishing up my degree, hiking, and reading!

Daniella Young, News Editor I hope to take some summer courses online and continue to practice guitar!

Brad Le, Staff Writer - Working for the Census and I’ll be buying a new laptop. Otherwise?

I’m probably gonna learn to be a patina artist.

As the warm months of the summer season approaches the Advocate will be taking a break from making papers, but what are some of the members planning on doing with their summer break?

Parrish Chang, Ad Manager I’m going to practice and improve my art and graphic design skills.

Naethaniel Lile, Broadcast Producer First, I’m taking a math class going to grow my Coastal Cascade Films business, get my drone certification, go camping and have some fun on the river.

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WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE CHOIRS OF MHCC Parrish Chang The Advocate With this pandemic going on certain programs are not able to function like normal. The choir program has had a huge wrench thrown into the program and it has made the class very different from the norm. Usually the two choirs would rehearse musical pieces up until their term concert(s) while also learning new skills and techniques for their related music.

With social distancing and with the campus closed to the public we are unable to hold said concerts so what should the choir department do to adjust to this new change?

Kevin Lambert, MHCC’s choir director has decided to make his class into more of a musical education class. The first thing he did to change to this was have his two choirs learn about three different historical music periods, the Baroque period, the Romantic period, and the Classical period. This assignment allowed his students to see how music has changed through the years and each period had a featured composer for his students to learn about.

With some other music practices he has teamed up with the band to put together a virtual performance of MHCC’s Alma Mater which is piece of music that has been lost for years and was only

found again recently. While this is a good exercise for both departments to improve it was also a way for the students to be challenged in an individual sense. A choir is supposed to be a group of strong voices, but this gave each individu-

al a chance to reflect on their own skill and progression.

The choir department isn’t the only course that is affected by the pandemic. A lot of departments lose something by not being able to physically meet. As a school we can

get through this and we will come out stronger than before.

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RECOGNIZING THE MHCC PLAYERS boer, coming off another strong season, has accepted The Advocate a position at the four-year With our current COVID-19 Linfield College in McMinsituation, the MHCC athlet- nville. ics department is juggling all Mt. Hood announced that the changes brought by the Vandenboer’s assistant canceling of all spring sports coach, Alex Guevara, has schedules, and facing what been promoted to the top might come next. job and will lead the Saints Two significant developin 2020-21. Guevara also ments occurred this last has assisted the Saints men’s week – one of them unexbasketball team. pected, another a welcome Vandenboer took over a highlight. sputtering Mt. Hood womSaints women’s basketball en’s program coming off a head coach Jeremy Vanden- 7-21 year and proceeded to Parrish Chang

record a 51-35 record over three seasons. That included three straight trips to the NWAC championship tournament.

In March, the Saints were victorious in a dramatic first-round tournament game when the NWAC suddenly postponed, then canceled, the playoffs over coronavirus concerns.

Meantime, Mt. Hood has found time, as usual each spring, to recognize its outstanding athletes for the 2019-20 school year.

Special honors announced

by Athletic Director Kim Hyatt this week went to: Dutch Triebwasser Male Athlete of the Year – Leonard Dixon (basketball) Dutch Triebwasser Female Athlete of the Year – Emily Webber (basketball) Southern Region Sportsmanship Award – Male Athlete – Austin Forrar (basketball) Southern Region Sportsmanship – Female Award – Zoe Chatterton (volleyball) Male Scholar Athlete of

the Year – Ezra Samperi (baseball) Female Scholar Athlete of the Year – Emily Webber Heart of a Saint - Tyler Linch (baseball) Perseverance Award – Tyler Linch Assistant Coach of the Year – Alex Guevara (basketball) Coach of the Year – Jeremy Vandenboer (women’s basketball)

OUTSTANDING SAINTS ATHLETES

from left to right, top to bottom: Emily Webber, Leonard Dixon, Austin Forrar, Zoe Chatterton, Ezra Samperi, Alex Guevara and Tyler Linch

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