Gresham, Oregon | March 1, 2013 | Volume 48, Issue 19
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Hanging on
Current WLEE students are dealing with the fallout of Brian and Kim Anaclerio’s termination while the administration gears up the program for a revival next year Mike Mata The Advocate
Emerging from a whirlwind of investigation and controversy, the Wilderness Leadership Experiential Education (WLEE) program is poised to add an avalanche certification for next year. Some frustrated WLEE students are still trying to dig out, meanwhile. MHCC President Michael Hay said in an interview Tuesday that the college is interested in continuing and expanding the program. “We have signed an agreement… with a group that specializes in avalanche training. So we’ll be adding avalanche certification training to the program as we come into the new cycle,” Hay said. The group is the American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE.) Hay said WLEE students would have a chance to learn first- and second-level training, which would cover “Decision Making in Avalanche Terrain” and “Analyzing Snow Stability and Avalanche Hazard,” according to the AIARE’s website, avtraining.com. The WLEE program also will soon allow firstyear students to sign up for the program, though on a limited basis, Hay said. The WLEE program has faced a slew of hurdles in the past year: from its two main instructors being terminated, to investigation by the Oregon Secretary of State’s office, to uncertainty concerning certifications for students. But, Mt. Hood’s support remains strong, Hay said. “It (WLEE) has not dropped off the radar in any way, shape or form,” he said. “We think it’s viable and we think its very in-tune with the Pacific Northwest and it’s something we’d like to continue doing.” Adding the avalanche training is part of an effort to “offer a greater breadth of classes and opportunities,” he said. And yet, not all troubles are left behind, certainly not for students caught up in the turmoil. A current WLEE student who wishes to remain unnamed due to legal reasons said in an interview on Wednesday, “We (the WLEE students) came here with the understanding that we would get a twoyear degree and also 11 certifications. It’s those 11 certifications (that) really help you on the outside to
get work.” The student said most of the participants earned either four or five of the 11 certifications during the last year’s immersion trip, which came after Brian and Kim Anaclerio had been put on administrative leave. “To pick up those other five or six certifications on the outside would cost us thousands of dollars and a year of time,” the WLEE student said. “So, that’s what we went and talked to a lawyer about. That’s in the process right now.” The student added that any suit would involve compensation for time students felt was wasted because they were unable to finish their certifications, due to the Anaclerios’ exit. Hay said that the actions taken with Anaclerios have been a confidential personnel matter, which as college president he is not in a position to comment on. Brian Anaclerio was terminated unanimously by the Board of Education during its Jan. 9 meeting; Kim was terminated by the Board of Education last year. The anonymous student said of the Anaclerios, “They’re awesome people and they’re great instructors. “I don’t know about their accounting part of it, keeping the books, that’s not something we were involved with as students. I can just tell you, for teaching wilderness leadership, you couldn’t find a better instructor out there,” the student said. “…I think the biggest problem we had in that program wasn’t with the Anaclerios, it was with their guidance, which came from the dean of phys. ed. (Kim Hyatt, MHCC dean of Health & Physical Education, Aquatic Center & Athletics). Where’s her accountability in all of this?” the student said. “I thought there was kind of a bias from her from the very get-go with our program. I just didn’t feel like she was very supportive of our program, at all,” the student said. “The only time she showed anything, any attentiveness towards our program, was after the Anaclerios were let go. She maybe thought that there could be some legal issues down the road, that’s when she
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Baseball and softball gear up for powerhouse seasons with an eye towards NWAACCs
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Opinion March 1, 2013
Guest Column:
When Benedict became Joseph: Inside the Pope’s shocking exit
Andy Gurevich
English and Social Science instructor
The sudden resignation of Joseph Ratzinger—Pope Benedict XVI—as head of the Roman Catholic Church has evoked statements of surprise, suspicion and concern from the international community. On Feb. 11, Ratzinger told a shocked audience of bishops and cardinals his deteriorating health had created an “incapacity to adequately fulfill the ministry entrusted to me.” The next day, however, a Vatican spokesman clarified that “Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to resign is not due to ill health but the inevitable frailty that comes with aging.” The pope’s brother told reporters in Germany that, at age 85, Ratzinger is “relatively well,” instead hinting at other concerns for the stunning decision. All leaving many to ask: “What is the real reason for this extremely rare abdication of papal authority?” Resignation by a pope is unprecedented in the modern era. With exception of a few forced from power during the turbulent Middle Ages, each pope has remained as head of the Church until death. Many Vatican watchers suggest the departure is fur-
ther evidence of deep, ongoing crisis within the Church, namely, mounting scandals in Italy and abroad. One issue raised by Ratzinger’s brother and others is the so-called “Vati-leaks” scandal involving internal Vatican documents, letters and diplomatic cables allegedly taken by the pope’s butler and leaked to Italian journalists. These point to financial corruption in Vatican contracts and bitter divisions over steps taken to comply with a probe into money laundering by the Vatican Bank. Included was a letter warning of a plot to murder Ratzinger, which mentions Tarcisio Bertone, his secretary of state and the Vatican’s second most senior figure. Some in the Italian media suggest this is proof of a bitter power struggle between the Italian and German/Polish wings of the Church, the latter holding the papacy for nearly 40 years. The other major crisis haunting Ratzinger is the ever-growing wave of sexual abuse charges brought by people claiming to have been molested and raped by priests in the U.S. and Western Europe. Not only did Ratzinger preside over the Church’s handling of the sex abuse scandals as Pope, he was previously tasked to handle the issue by his predecessor, Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II). Then-Cardinal Ratzinger also led the “Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,” previously the “Institution to the Inquisition.” His relentless pursuit of “liberation” theologians and anyone within the Church who questioned dogma on matters such as contraception, abortion, divorce, homosexuality, papal infallibility and priests’ celibacy earned him the nicknames of “grand inquisitor” and, in German, the “Panzerkardinal.” Revelations of rampant abuse of children
and systematic cover-up of these crimes by the Church hierarchy has fueled the rising alienation of member Catholics. It also has stoked the Vatican’s financial crisis, with hundreds of millions of dollars going toward financial settlements with victims. Once a major source of Vatican funding, many U.S. dioceses have been forced into bankruptcy as the Church continues to evade and disrupt efforts to gain full disclosure of their policies on offending priests. Even as the Conclave forms to select Benedict’s replacement, Cardinals Timothy M. Dolan of New York (rumored among the top picks to succeed Ratzinger) and Roger M. Mahoney of Los Angeles are being deposed by prosecutors following release of more than 12,000 pages of internal church files revealing their roles in allegedly shielding accused priests from the law… …Regardless of whether or not Pope Benedict quit for reasons of personal health or failing institutional health, he has given the Church an opportunity to take stock of how it seems to have strayed so far from the message of peace, love and equanimity embodied by its spiritual founder. The very idea that these monumental scandals could even possibly be the cause of Ratzinger’s departure is damning enough. Perhaps earnest Catholics around the world will finally begin to distance themselves from an institutional authority that has clearly lost its way and instead will create new, regional models to experience and express their faith. If the Church is not able to come clean about its complicity in multi-generational corruption and abuse, then maybe the best choice for a new pope is no pope at all. In the meantime, we all await God’s next move.
This article has been edited for print restrictions. For the complete version of this article, please see it at www. advocate-online.net
“Which rumor from the media is closest to the truth? The pope left because:” 1Failing Health 1Church Corruption 1 Gay Conclave Scandal 1Vatican Leaks
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Editorial: WLEE is here to stay and is growing The past several years have been tough for many of the specialized programs at MHCC. With budget cuts and decreased federal funding, more and more programs are having their curriculums cut down, or are being removed entirely. One fairly new addition to MHCC programs is the Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education (WLEE). You may recognize the name of this program, as The Advocate has written several articles in the past several months about bothBrian and Kim Anaclerio, the two former main instructors for the WLEE program, and their termination for alleged misappropriation of funds and the state investigations that ensued. As more information was released and we saw both the Anaclerios fired and quickly replaced by a temporary instructor.
It seemed the program’s future was uncertain, and we began to question its fate. Would there be cuts to the program’s curriculum and certifications offered? Would the program even survive these difficulties? Yet, despite all these conflicts inside the WLEE program, we at The Advocate are pleased to find that not only is the college not planning to make any cuts to the program (even after losing the program’s instructors), but rather, it has plans to expand it. Among changes we learned of for the program is that it will now offer an “avalanche” certification on top of the 11 others offered, and that first-year enrollment would again be offered, whereas this year, no new students were registered in light of these conflicts. Not only is this good news for students who are a part of the program (as well as potential students), this also
will help strengthen MHCC’s image of an establishment that has much more to offer than just the standard. Every college has its general education courses like English, math and several sciences, but it’s the programs like WLEE that help students make a conscious decision to attend MHCC instead of simply choosing a school because of proximity, cost or the fact their friends might be going here. It is these specialized programs, such as cosmetology, funeral services, WLEE, etc., that make MHCC stand out from all the other community colleges. MHCC is in the business of community and education. By making sure that the WLEE program stays afloat, the administration at MHCC has helped reassure us that when it comes to education, students and learning come first, and for that, we are grateful.
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Surgical technologist program holds fair Jeff Hannig The Advocate
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The campus Student Surgical Technologist Associated Team (SSTAT) staged a fair on Tuesday in the Town and Gown room. The event fair featured several games, expired organ samples, a mock surgery, a raffle, punch and cookies. Teresa Vega, SSTAT president, said the objectives of the fair were to inform students both about donating organs and the Surgical Technologist (ST) program. A combination of things led Vega to enroll in the two-year ST program, she said.
“My grandfather had surgery and then I heard of the program through the club fair. After some research, I realized this was for me,” she said. A student must finish their pre-requisites before applying for the program, which includes an interview for admission. There are currently 24 students in the program, with 19 of them are graduating this term. “After pre-reqs, it’s a twoyear program,” said Vega. Instructor Judy Shiprack calls the program, a “nine-month interview” that gets students jobs. “We are nationally known and the only associate’s degree program
for ST in the state,” she said. Shiprack called the program grueling. “Second year is fulltime: class (four-hour lectures) all day Monday, Tuesday and then eight-and-a-half-hour days in hospital training Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,” she said. Students switch hospitals every term and are exposed to different types of surgery: orthopedic, gynecological, neurosurgery and open-heart surgery. Vega said the second year of the program was difficult for her, and that time management is crucial. “There is a lot of extra paperwork on top of your clinical assignments,” she said. In practice, surgical technologists are responsible for setting up the operating room, the table and the instruments necessary for the procedure; sterilization of the instruments; keeping track of the disposable items; passing instruments to the surgeon; holding the retractors; and accounting for all instruments.
Teresa Vega demonstrates one of the many tasks a surgical technologist performs.
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Mt. Hood’s got talent ASG will be holding Mt. Hood’s Got Talent from 7 to 9 p.m. March 15 in the College Theater. Comedian Erin Jackson will be the emcee for the evening. Jackson has appeared on Ellen Degeneres’ television show, as well as “Last Comic Standing”. Trophies and prizes will be awarded to third- and second-place winners, and an iPad will be the top award. Any acts containing at least one MHCC student are eligible to perform and may sign up in the Student Union through March 8. All acts will be pre-screened for appropriateness by Emma Bird, the Student Activities Board receptions coordinator organizing the event. Gabrielle Neilan, the 2013 Miss Oregon, will be one of three judges at the event. “I’m just trying to get a good variety of judges, so that it’s fair and everyone has a good chance to have their talent shown,” said Bird. The event is free, and spectators are eligible for raffle prizes. Free snacks will be provided. — Katelyn Hilsenbeck
Cyber security and hacking how to’s FBI Special Agent Phil Slinkard, Portland division cyber crime team member, will speak on campus about cyber security and hacking at 4 p.m. Monday in Room AC1271. The event will cover trends and issues regarding cyber security in America. It is open to everyone, although seating is limited. Slinkard will discuss cyber attacks and their effects on the national level and America’s response, said Wayne Machuca, computer information systems instructor. “The session will be important not only for our cyber security students, but (also for) anyone who uses the internet for shopping or banking and is concerned about who is after their online information and what they can do about it,” said Machuca. MHCC began offering the Cyber Security degree program this fall; instructors Paul Morris and Machuca developed it. Machuca says the program is designed to prepare students to be effective in fighting cyber attacks as computer technology progresses and that MHCC’s program is the only one offered at this level within Oregon. “Cyber Security is becoming a matter of great concern to all Americans. Every day we hear about new attacks and new data losses even at the highest levels,” said Machuca. The program will host a speaker with “direct experience with current cyber security issues,” each term this year, he said. It hosted Steve Parker from EnergySEC in the fall term, to discuss security issues in the nation’s infrastructure. It will host Malcolm Harkins, vice president and chief security and privacy officer for Intel Corp., during spring term, said Machuca. — Katelyn Hilsenbeck
FAFSA open labs and applications MHCC is offering students the opportunity to access and complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) applications with assistance from Financial Aid staff members during FAFSA Fridays. FAFSA Fridays’ open labs are available 1 to 2:30 p.m. every Friday through June 14, in Room AC2554. Financial Aid staff encourage that students apply as soon as possible, because doing so can save time and stress. Another incentive for early applications is to ensure FAFSA money is delivered on time before classes begin. The MHCC deadline to complete all paperwork for summer 2013 studies is April 1 and the deadline for completing all paperwork for fall 2013 studies is July 1. For more information about FAFSA Fridays, contact Financial Aid at 503-491-7262. — Kayla Tatum
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Living Arts
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March 1, 2013
Artist channels his anxiety into work
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Fri. 3.1 sE PortlanD The Goodfoot Lounge will host a viewing party of the newest episode of the third season of “Portlandia.” There will be viewings at 7 p.m. and at 9 p.m. Goodfoot is at 2845 S.E. Stark St., Portland.
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The 10th annual SE area ARTwalk takes place in Southeast Portland today and tomorrow, within the borders of Southeast Hawthorne and Powell boulevards, between Ninth and 41st streets. The ARTwalk lets patrons take a self-guided tour of art studios, home workspaces, galleries, host homes and businesses. The free, two-day event runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. A map for the event is available online at: seportlandartwalk.com
“As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,” an oil on canvas painting capturing Driscoll’s skepticism of religion and anxiousness brought on by bees.
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“You can find beauty in a single line that isn’t straight,” said artist Patrick Driscoll.
Driscoll’s exhibit, “I offer so much, but commit so little,” appears in the Fireplace Gallery beginning March 4 and runs through March 28. The exhibit will feature untitled paintings that fall under a collective title: “offers”. They are part of a 26-piece ongoing project, all on the same scale and on unstretched canvas. “I think of them all as kind of pages in a sketchbook,” said Driscoll. “I’m perpetually making these offers, but I never really pick that many of them up and make really nice finished paintings that have proper titles.” There also will be several finished pieces on show, such as his piece, “As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be,” which shows a bee with the words “Oh no”
placed over it. “There’s this mythological component that I like, of the icon of the bee,” Driscoll said, describing the bee’s link to divinity and human origins in mythology. The “Oh no” reflects his personal skepticism of contemporary religion as mythology. Also, when he was young he was significantly allergic to honey bees, and they still make him anxious. This work is the most finished of the collection and “it really is like a statement” of how he feels as an artist, inside the studio and about his anxiety, he said. For the exhibit Driscoll tried to pick “a nice smattering of variation” in his style of painting. “There’s all these different styles of work present, and how I don’t actually commit to any of these styles, I guess it has to do with me being anxious and not committing to anything,” he said. He draws inspiration through sci-fi and horror movies, existentialism, philosophy, from music and “from the canon of, like, 20th century painters,” he said.
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Sloan’s Tavern will host an arm wrestling tournament tonight to benefit Portland’s Rock N’ Roll camp for girls. The doors open and tournament sign-ups start at 6:30 p.m.; the contest runs from 7:30 p.m. to about 11:30 p.m. Raffle prizes and an open challenge are included. The event will feature a DJ and is 21+. It costs $5 to watch, $5 more to wrestle. Sloan’s Tavern is at 36 N. Russell St., Portland.
“A big theme about my painting is kind of confusion and anxiety. I’m so confused by my own work.” While growing up in Indianapolis, he played in several punk bands that put him in contact with other artistic people. That interest in music and art took shape about 15 years ago. “There’s some relationship between my paintings and music. It’s not entirely evident; it wouldn’t be definite to anyone outside of my brain, but it’s definitely there,” Driscoll said. He draws inspiration from the abstract expressionism style and hopes in his paintings to create a sense of an artist at work in a studio. He received a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Herron School of Art and Design in Indiana and recently completed his master’s degree at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) in Portland. “My lifelong goal is to consistently keep making things. Whether or not, you know, I get recognition or not, isn’t really a concern for me,” he said. “What makes me happy is when I’m in the studio.” Teaching art is part of Driscoll’s plan. “I still want to share the passion of making art and teaching is a good way of doing that.” In the fall he found a call for submissions for the Fireplace Gallery and submitted his art. He was selected to show his exhibit at MHCC after looking for college galleries in which to show his work. He said, “I like the idea of showing in institutions of education, because I think that’s one of the most important things about art, its educational component.” Outside of producing art, he plays drums recreationally, enjoys cooking spicy food and commuting by bike. Driscoll said he loves cooking and gets excited about ingredients “in the same way that I get really excited about art supplies. Everything, I feel, is tied together by this same desire to create something.” He began working at a Whole Foods store during high school and continues to work at one in Portland. “It supports my bills and helps me to buy art supplies,” he said. The work on exhibit in the Fireplace Gallery will be for sale, helping Driscoll to continue his pursuit. “That’s the hope I have, to always be creative,” he said. “The real challenge is, like, finding beauty in a line or finding beauty in whatever gesture you put on a canvas.”
Sun 3.3 NW Portland Portland’s first official Beat Swap Meet will be held at Backspace today. It includes food and music, along with bins full of vinyl albums. For all ages, the event runs from 12 to 6 p.m. Beer and wine served with I.D., $5 or free with a canned food donation. Backspace is at 115 N.W. Fifth Ave., Portland.
“Big Beuys Still Fight,Just With Grace,” an oil on canvas painting that will be on show in the Fireplace Gallery March 8. to 28.
“Toe-to-Line,” an oil and enamel on canvas that will be on show in the Fireplace Gallery March 8. to 28.
Living Arts
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Exchange students experience America
Performing Arts Brief The Performing Arts department has live events occurring near the end of term. The Jazz Band will have a concert, on campus, on March 6. It will be in the College Theater at 7:30 p.m. and is free. The college’s Orchestra and Symphonic Band will host their concert in the College Theater on March 7 at 7:30 p.m. and is also free. On March 8 and 9 the Performing Arts department will hold the 40th annual Northwest Orchestra Festival. The festival will include orchestras from six divisions, ranging from middle school to college level. The first day is just for division one orchestras and the next day will be for divisions two through six. There is no set time for each orchestra, as they must play for at least 15 minutes. For more information on upcoming events check the Mt. Hood website under Performing Arts. - Danny Perez-Crouse
Planetarium show Hanrahan also plans to cover the recent Russian meteorite and asteroid event. “I’ll be showing some of what they found out of that, and I’ll be showing different views” of the incident, he said. “I’m also going to show what (meteorites look) like when you cut one open,” he said. He holds special interest in the meteorites’ chondrules. “They’re made out of very primitive material that was going around when the solar system was just being put together,” he said. Locations of planets also will be covered during the presentation as well as other spring sky attractions, such as the Virgo galaxy. There are two shows on Monday, at 7 p.m. and at 8:15 p.m. Admission is free for students with I.D. and $2 for the public. Children are welcome and questions are encouraged.
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The Japanese students experience America through food, music, weekly field trips and classes at MHCC during their annual visit. Danny Perez-Crouse The Advocate
Traveling all the way from the land of the rising sun, 15 Japanese exchange students have come to America for new academic and cultural experiences. Arriving on Feb. 15, the students are from the Ryukoku University in Japan. MHCC and the Ryukoku University have regularly swapped students since 2007. Winter term is when Ryukoku students are at MHCC, while spring term is when MHCC students go to Ryukoku. The university has a long history, being one of the oldest in Japan at nearly 400 years, according to its website. Ryukoku has three campuses: the Fukakusa and Omiya campuses in Kyoto, and the Seta, in Shiga. While in the states, the visiting students stay with a host family. Part-time Japanese instructor Yoko Sato sets up students with host families, which wasn’t too easy this year. “It was hard finding homes because some of the students have pet allergies, and lots of Oregonians have pets,” she said. Sato was born in Japan, and has lived in America for about 20 years. The guest students stay for a three-week period and study mainly English that will count for three credits back in Japan. Sato said three weeks is a well-rounded period for them to be here. “The students are not just here to study English, but to also experience an entirely different culture first-hand,” she said. “Their primary goal is to interact with many people.”
Two of the students, Misako Fujii and Kotoro Hama, had a few things to say about America this week. The students feel the same way about a lot of things in America; one of them is the food. “American food is very big, too big,” said Hama. However, both students have found some of the food enjoyable. Hama’s favorite is pizza, while Fujii’s is hamburgers. The students also shared some of their favorite music. Taylor Swift’s songs don’t just break hearts, but also language barriers. Both visitors agreed on their love of her music, having liked Swift before coming to America. Hama has noticed that people are more polite in Japan than in America. “They are sometimes too polite (in Japan),” he said. Leaning the language has not been much of a problem because the two have studied English for seven years in Japan. However, actually applying it every day is another matter, Hama explained, “For example, we don’t speak (English) very well.” Overall, the students say they have been enjoying their classes and their time in America. Sato said that many of the Japanese students who participate in this program end up doing more studying abroad, and for longer periods of time. There are still several events planned for the rest of this visit, she said. Last weekend, the students went to Mount Hood for a snow day. Sato said, “It was a beautiful day. We could not have asked for a better weather on Sunday. Some of the students tried snowboarding/skiing for the first time. We all had a great time, though they were all tired on Monday.” The students also have made trips to the Nikkei Legacy Center and the Oregon History Society. They are planning to go to Newport, the Caswell Gallery, and McMenamins Edgefield before they head home on March 10.
“The students are not just here to study English, but to also experience an entirely different culture first-hand.”
Japanese instructor Yoko Sato
Last weekend for RENT Photos by Logan Scott/ The Advocate
Living Arts Briefs
The spring sky will be the topic of discussion at the upcoming planetarium show on Monday, appropriately titled “A Spring Comet and Highlights of the Spring Sky.” The first comet of the year, Pan-STARRS, should appear by about Wednesday and be visible for about two weeks, according to MHCC Planetarium Director Pat Hanrahan. “Pan-STARRS was supposed to be a lot more visible than what they think it may be now, but it still (might) surprise us,” he said. Hanrahan expects the comet still will serve as an interesting binocular or telescope object. He said it will be visible fairly low on the Western horizon following sunset. It’s been observed that “comets are something like cats: they may all have tails but they do what they doggone well please,” Hanrahan said with regard to comets failing to meet expectations.
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Joanne (Mariah Leewright) and Maureen (Elizabeth Sanchez) Rehearse a scene during a dress rehearsal in the College Theater.
RENT’s remaining shows are tonight and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the College Theater.
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News March 1, 2013
ASG to promote safe driving themed week Hayden Hunter The Advocate
Distracted Driving Awareness Week (DDAW), an event designed to highlight the dangers of distracted driving, will be held next week in the Student Union. Starting Monday, students will be able to see the destructive impact of unsafe driving. The safety organization Oregon Impact will be helping Associated Student Government (ASG) set up its DDAW by bringing in a real vehicle that was struck by another car. On the car will be a note telling how the accident occurred, and who died in the impact. The car will stay until Thursday. Also, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, students can sign a wall pledging that they will drive safe. That means no driving under the influence, no texting and no reading while driving. Natalia Figueroa, ASG director of public safety and campus sustainability said, “Texting and driving is coming up a lot more, and when you are looking at your phones, you aren’t looking at the road.” On Tuesday, students have the chance to see what it looks like to be drunk. ASG will let students sign their name as they would regularly. Then they put a pair of goggles with grease smeared over the lenses on them and try to to sign again. “We are trying to give a feel of what it’s like to be drunk and raise awareness of that,” Figueroa said. Also, complimentary cookies will be available for students who check out the activities, Tuesday through Thursday. On Wednesday, ASG brings back the pledge wall with guest speaker Tyler Presnell to give a personal account of what it was like to be in a car crash. In 1999, Presnell was in a vehicle with his younger sister, twin brother and a driver who recently got his driver’s license. While showing off, the driver lost control and slammed into a telephone pole. Presnell’s seat alone took the brunt of the impact by the pole. He said that because he wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, the crash caused him to injure his sister and he suffered traumatic brain damage that impairs him still, plus other permanent injuries from his head to his feet. “Driving crazy is the most pointless thing you can do,” Presnell said. It took a year for Presnell to regain consciousness, he said. The car was going 75 mph when it hit the telephone pole. His right leg is paralyzed from the knee down. He compared his brain damage to that of Drew Barrymore’s character in “50 First Dates.” Expanding on his trauma, Presnell said, “for years it was painful and lonely, but the sad thing is, car crashes like this happen every day.” Because of his accident, he hasn’t been able to hold a stable job. He’s usually been fired after being on the job for a short time, due to his lack of memory or ability to stand, he said. “Now I’m doing the only thing that I am able to do,” Presnell said: use his to inspire and warn anybody who drives to drive safely. Finally, on Thursday ASG and Oregon Impact will bring a drunken driving simulator to the MHCC gym. The simulator is a go-cart with a programmed computer to help someone experience what it is like to be an impaired driver. Figueroa said, “pretty much you drive normally, but the computer messes you up.” When asked, MHCC students said the issue is important and rather relevant for young drivers. Student Rohanda Aqleh said,” I think that it (DDAW) is needed, especially for young adults.” Aqleh tries to drive safe everywhere but admits she has the habit of texting in parking lots and on secondary roads. Presnell said no matter where drivers may be, they need to practice safe driving. “We are all responsible for the positions that we put ourselves into,” he said.
WLEE: College to expand program Continued from Page 1 got involved with trying to get our WEA (Wilderness Education Association) certifications through Ithaca College in New York,” the student said. Asked about program accountability, Hyatt deflected some of the criticism. In an e-mail interview on Thursday, Hyatt said, “All employees in the Health, Physical Education, Athletics, Aquatics and Recreation division answer to the Dean and the Vice President of Instruction... In addition, we are each responsible for student safety and financial accountability, as well as following all MHCC policies, and local, state and federal laws.” According to the anonymous student, the process for WLEE students to earn their WEA certification through Ithaca College would have required another year for them to re-do many of their immersion or wilderness leadership hours on video, as well as supply journals detailing their experience to be sent to the Ithaca instructors to review and grade. He said the Anaclerios would’ve been able to certify the students had they been present, as the students had done their work for their WEA certifications with the couple. “I thought (Hyatt) was just kind of trying to cover herself and putting that out there and saying ‘Hey, we did everything we could for you,’ ” the student said. He said he is fairly sure that none of the current WLEE students took the offer to get their WEA through Ithaca. Hay said that WLEE students received sufficient advising. “Students within the WLEE program are offered the same student resources that all Mt. Hood Community College students are provided. In addition to the traditional College services, our instructors and I are available to assist students in their academic pursuits,” he said. As for the affected WLEE students, Hay said “the administrative part of instruction is also very serious about taking care of those students that were in the program and provide that teach-out capability for them, in spite of all the issues.” “When all that was going down, there were a few concerns,” he said. “I think most of them have been mitigated… hopefully to the satisfaction to the stu-
dents involved.” Hay said he his office has received no new comments from students regarding WLEE. “I think one of the things that we’ve been very sensitive in trying to do is to fulfill our obligations both from the catalog perspective and what we’ve been committing (to),” he said. “I haven’t heard of anybody complaining about this year’s program. It doesn’t mean they (students) haven’t; it just isn’t bubbling up.” Hyatt declined to discuss any student complaints. “The College considers any potential complaint confidential out of respect for the student bringing the concern forward,” she said. Asked to elaborate on the immersion trip from last year, the anonymous WLEE student said, “It seemed to us, it seemed to me, that the school was more concerned about getting that three grand (cost of the immersion trip was about $3,000) than to give those guys a quality immersion.” The trip was made with the aid of Rare Earth Adventures, an Oregon-based wilderness guide company, and Shane Conrad, a WLEE instructor for rafting and kayaking. As for formal recommendations made by the secretary of state’s office last fall on the college’s spending oversight, Hay said, “My perspective is that we’re dealing with them all appropriately. There are controls that we just need to make sure are being honored.” He said the controls involve instructional, financial and inventory – all of which the college already had in place – but that Mt. Hood is now just making sure that everyone on every level is following the procedures. “Shane (Conrad), from appearances, from this (the administrative) side of things, seems to be doing a pretty good job keeping (WLEE) on track and getting people their degrees as promised,” said Hay. He said a new MHCC president, to succeed him this summer, shouldn’t inherit a WLEE headache. “I think instruction (the Department of Instruction, and Hyatt) have a real good handle on what they want to do with the program, where they want to take it. So, now it’s just a matter of trying to execute” that plan, Hay said.
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John Tkebuchava The Advocate
Hoping to snap a 20-game losing streak that began in early December, the women’s basketball team fell just short on Saturday, ending the season in a close 64-59 loss to Linn-Benton (8-18). Freshman forward Kirsten Shockman finished her season on a high note, going for a neardouble-double in the finale, scor-
ing 15 points and grabbing nine rebounds. Sophomore Sadie Jenks, playing at the top of her game the last couple weeks, tagged on another 10 points for the Saints. By halftime, MHCC was down 3325 to Linn-Benton. In the second half, the Saints hustled their way up the scoreboard and outscored Linn-Benton 34-31, closing the gap to just five points. “We started out slow and got
behind but then began to chip away. We were within eight at the half and kept it close. We just could not pull it off at the end,” said head coach Jocelyn McIntire. “They stretched their lead out a bit and we couldn’t get it back,” she said. Though the game resulted in another loss, the Saints, who have scrambled to get their offense rolling all season long, had one of their most efficient games of the year, finishing with 40 percent shooting.As for turnovers, also an Achilles heel for the team, the Saints kept them down to 13, compared with Linn-Benton’s 20. The Saints finished with 37 rebounds and 44 defensive stops. “I thought the team came out and played hard, and for the first time put together an entire game. It was great to see,” said McIntire. Despite playing Linn-Benton to a hard-fought close finish, the Saints suffered a season more full of downs than ups. They finished with a 2-23 overall record (third-worst in the NWAACC) and finished last in the Southern Region (0-14). “This was a tough year for us. We never got into a groove, our youth was apparent, and the fact that we lost all of our post players made it difficult to compete,” said McIntire. However, with 10 freshman players on the roster, the Saints will only lose three players for certain next season. Yet, those three sophomores, Hannah Mocaby, Jenks and Danica Lewis, have been significant contributors
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both on offense (at which the team struggled all season) and defense. McIntire said she isn’t sure how many freshman players will return, but she will sit with down with each to figure out their plans. “It is always hard to replace sophomores, but you also hope that your incoming sophomores can step up and do the job,” she said. Whether they retain most players to form a veteran squad for the 2013-14 season or not, given the outcome of this season, the Saints have only one way to go, and that is up.
Left: Freshman Sydney Mendezona takes the ball past Linn-Benton defenders for a lay-up at Saturday’s game. Above: Sophomore Hannah Mocaby finished the night with eight points and four rebounds.
State champs among recruits for 2013 track and field team John Tkebuchava The Advocate
The Saints track and field competitors will be dusting off the spikes this weekend as they begin their 2013 season with the Eric Anderson Icebreaker meet on Saturday at Linfield College. The team will have some shoes to fill this year, as last year the Saints brought home four individual NWAACC titles, including the 4x100-meter relay title, long jump, 400-meter hurdles and the shot put. Both the men’s and women’s squads fiished in the top three overall, as well. With a good crop of talented returners and some former state champions lined up in this year’s roster, building upon last year’s success may not be too difficult of a task. “We’ve got a really talented freshman group and a much larger group than we had last year,” said head track coach Matt Hart. Hart said that among the new recruits is Caitlyn Safley, the 2012 200-meter Oregon state champion from Sandy High School; Safley’s teammate, McKenzie Warren, who was the 2012 state champion in the shot
put; and the 2011 state champion in the long jump, Zechariah McLaurin. On top of their usual group of fresh high school recruits, Hart said the team has several walk-ons and people new to track who are bringing their talents to MHCC. Among the returners is the current NWAACC champion in the shot put, Tori Dixson. On the men’s side, sophomore Tyler Callahan will return to action this year after taking the 2012 season off due to health reasons. Callahan holds the MHCC record in the javelin.
“He’s throwing awesome in practice, so chances are he’s going to break his own school records,” said Hart. “We’re expecting a lot of good things,” Hart said of the full roster. In total, the MHCC track and field team has 12 meets lined up this season, though they only are hosting one home meet, the Mt. Hood Multi Meet on March 29-30. Hart said that the reason they are not hosting more home meets this year is simple: the poor condition of the track. “Our track has taken some wear and tear. It’s 18-19 years old. It’s exponentially worse
“We’ve got a really talented freshmen group and a much larger group than we had last year.” head coach Matt Hart
now,” said Hart. “It’s time for a new one.” Fortunately for the team, the 2013 Student Finance Council recently approved funding to resurface the track and is currently awaiting final approval by the MHCC president’s executive cabinet. “Everyone in our neck of the woods is excited,” said Hart. Besides having the physical talent to compete at a high level, Hart said that this year’s roster is full of strong academic athletes as well. “I’m looking forward to having several NWAACC All-American members on the team,” said Hart. He added that coaching is another aspect of this year’s team coming together really nicely. “We’ve got some veteran coaches that are immediately making an impact on the program,” said Hart. “The coaching staff is a lot stronger and a lot more consistent.” After debuting at the Eric Anderson Icebreaker, the track and field team will take a bye next week. Then, those athletes who qualify will head to the Oregon Preview meet in Eugene on March 16.
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The men’s basketball finished 7-7 in Southern Region and 11-15 overall after taking one last win against LinnBenton on Saturday Aaron Marshall The Advocate
The season has officially ended for the MHCC basketball team after a 87-75 win over Linn-Benton Community College. The Saints led all game, thanks to scoring double figure outputs from starters Mac Johnson, Blake Updike, Landon Rushton and Colby Mitchell. Updike had team-high 19 points going 8-15 from the field and 3-5 from the three-point line. “I am proud of them for playing hard the last game knowing we weren’t making the playoffs. It was fun to watch to watch and they showed pride,” said head coach Geoff Gibor. The team ends the season with a 11-15 record and 7-7 in conference. “We are better than what are record shows, if we didn’t
Photos by Jonathon Long/The Advocate
Saints clutch victory in season finale Above: Freshman Mac Johnson goes up for a lay-up. Johnson finished with 18 points total. Right: Sophomore Colby Mitchell added 10 points at his last game as a Saint on Saturday.
lose that game to Clackamas (Jan.16, 71-69) we would be in NWAACS right now,” said Gibor. Potentially every player on the roster this year can return next year besides Mitchell, who was the only sophomore on the team. “It’s been a good experience (playing at MHCC), it was a great stepping stone getting to where I wanted to go and that’s playing at the next level. I’m going to miss the friends I’ve made along the way and the great coaching staff,” said Mitchell. As for next year, Gibor says he is already excited for the new season. “This season was a learning experience for us, going into next season we need to get stronger, more physical, and gain more skill development. But we already have a lot of chemistry going into next year,” said Gibor. Asked what he felt were this year’s team’s strengths, Gibor said his team had many.
“We lacked experience having a young team, but we played hard all season, and we have good size and everyone had a positive attitude,” said Gibor. With a successful season last year, and the fact that the team was obviously capable of taking games off the region’s best teams, it was tough not making the playoffs this year said Gibor. “It’s a bad feeling but we have a lot to gain going into next season and we will continue to grow and get better. Next season, we will be more calm and patient having more experience,” said Gibor. Despite a disappointing end to a relatively successful season, Gibor said he’s been enjoying his time coaching at MHCC and has been in the system at MHCC for a long time. “This is home for me, I like working with the people here and I like the tradition of winning of all the sports at MHCC. It breeds success to me, everyone here gives a lot of support and they are competitive,” said Gibor.
MHCC softball and baseball to kick-off season Saturday Softball season preview Aaron Marshall The Advocate
Expectations are high this year for the MHCC softball team as it looks to win a fourth NWAACC title in five years. “I’m excited to see all the hard work in the past six months that these ladies have put in, and ready to see them come together,” said head coach Meadow McWhorter. This is McWhorter’s 10th season as Saints head coach. “I enjoy coaching here. I like creating something special for the studentathletes and making them better as a person and a player,” she said. Last season, the team (21-20) could not extend its run of three straight championships, losing to Clackamas Community College in the NWAACC playoffs. “Last season was an off year for us. We lacked pitching depth, but our returning players are using that as motivation to come back better this season,” said McWhorter. She sees a stronger team this year. “We are really balanced this year across the whole field. We have a lot
of depth and consistency,” said McWhorter. She praised her second-year players. “I’m proud of the sophomore leadership this season, (they) have been positive off and on the field.” Returners Brittany Dawson, Kali Van Cleave, Lola Ciu, Courtney McCarthy and Maycee Abendschein are expected to be key contributors this year, said McWhorter. This weekend, the team heads to Pasco, Wash., for a pre-season tournament. “This will be a good test for us. It’s good to get some competition in before the season,” said McWhorter. She expects the Saints to be tested often this year. “Clackamas, Southwestern and Lower Columbia have always been good competition for us,” she said. Since the fall-ball season, the Saints added another pitcher, freshman Ann-Marie Guischer from The Dalles. The team will play its first home game at 2 p.m. on March 28 against Centralia Community College. On April 2, the team plays its first conference game, against Southwestern in Coos Bay.
Baseball season preview Shaun Lutz The Adovcate
After falling short of an NWAACC title last season, the MHCC baseball team looks to continue its history of success, with many returners this year. Finishing second after an impressive rally versus the Pierce Raiders last year gave the Saints their best finish since 2005. Coming off a 39-11 record, 25 of those wins coming within the Southern Region, the Saints look to surpass that pace. “We want to duplicate what we did last year,” said coach Bryan Donohue, entering his sixth season as head coach. Donohue earned his fourth regional title in five years last year. Last year’s squad featured many sophomore contirbutors, such as Taylor Williams, Christian Bannister, Riley Barr and Tristan Metcalf, who have moved on. Even with a roster now missing so many talented and experienced players, new turnover from last season looks bright. “Anything short of winning NWAACC’s is a disappointment,” said Donohue. Among a handful of impact players he listed are three key pitchers: Jon Bjorkland, Zev Egli, and Eric Huson. Sophomore Cody Childs, all-league in-
fielder Shea Coates and outfielder Hunter Weiss are expected to be leaders for this year’s roster. Donohue and the rest of the coaches expect their development to continue. “We have a great recruiting class, along with our transfers. They’ve found their roles, fitting in since fall ball,” said Donohue. Adding Division 1 transfer Brandon Williams from Washington State during the offseason boosts the already loaded MHCC offense. And the pitching staff was impressive during fall ball outings, Donohue said. “Zev, Jon and Huson will all see an increase in innings this spring.” The trio combined for 12 wins last season, with Bjorkland posting an 0.79 ERA last season. The future looks bright for the Saints. Donohue spoke of the tough tests for his team this spring, saying, “Edmonds is a solid program, year after year. They’re always a good test. Bellevue and Lower Columbia are traditionally talented, as well. “As far as regionally, Lane should be talented, Chemeketa was competetive last season,” he said. MHCC will travel south to take on national powerhouse Western Nevada on March 15 and 16, as they look to spur a championship run heading into their 2013 campaign.