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Anna QuesenberryTh e Broadside

She recalls seeing bombs drop on Baghdad on televi-sion, and Kiri Simning an-

ticipated a phone call. “I got a phone call saying

you’ve been called to active duty,” Simning, a professor of nursing at Central Oregon Community Col-lege said. “I had a six-month-old baby and I had just received or-ders that I was going to Texas.”

Her deployment lasted six months.

“All I can say is thank good-ness that was a short war,” Simning said. “It was nothing compared to what the folks these days have to deal with, a year in Afghanistan.”

Simning’s United States Air Force experiences ultimately pi-loted her into an educator role at COCC.

After five years active duty in the Air Force and three years in the reserves, she went on to become a professor of nursing, where she has taught for the last 16 years.

“There’s a big focus on leadership, obviously,” Simn-ing said. “You have that sense of how the job needs to be done, how to delegate it, how to mentor and how to moti-vate.”

Simning served as an officer in the Nurse Corps.

“I started as a second lieuten-ant and when I left I was a cap-tain.”

Simning was stationed at Air Force One’s base, Andrews Air Force Base in Washington DC.

“That was a very exciting place to start out,” Simning said. “There’s so much to learn and see there.”

Simning and her husband met in DC. Patrick Simning was serving as a medical stu-dent in the United States Navy at the time.

“We met on night shift on the pediatric unit,” Simning said.

Simning began her teach-ing career in North Carolina as a community college instruc-tor.

When her husband finished his military commitment, they

moved their family to Bend, Oregon.

“Bend had all the right in-gredients,” said Simning.

She started teaching nurs-ing part time at COCC, then filled a full-time position when one became available.

Simning encourages vet-erans to explore all veteran benefits and get as much ed-ucation as possible.

“[The military] certainly opens a lot of doors,” Simn-ing said. “In the work world people realize that you’ve worked for a system that re-quired a lot of discipline.”

Employers expect veterans to be hard working people with teamwork experience, according to Simning.

“The fun thing is, [the mil-itary] creates some camara-derie too,” Siming said. “I’ve walked in the [Veterans Day] parade all these years. You feel this immediate commu-nity with people who have also served our country.”

“Anyone who has served in the military realizes that the military becomes your num-ber one priority,” Simning said. “So to just acknowledge that for however long, wheth-er it was four years or twenty years, people were willing to put their country first.”

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Wildlife on Campus

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COCC nursing professor took military path to teaching

Your peers, your veteransPages 8 & 9

Pages 10 & 11

Willan Cervantes brings cultural display to COCC

A new Residence Hall may be in COCC’s future

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We asked four students on campus how will you observe Veteran’s Day?

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Taking a moment and thinking of those who serve our country.”

-Alex Smyth

I’ll be joining in a veterans day parade in Redmond.”

-Jackie Morton

I haven’t given it much thought, maybe I’ll attend a parade.”

-Andy Layman

I don’t have big plans but both my grandfather and my brother served, so I want to set time aside to thank them. Just making time to say thank you.”

-Kelsey Preble

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFCedar Goslin

MANAGING EDITORJarred Graham

ASSISTANT EDITORScott Greenstone

PRODUCTION MANAGERRhyan McLaury

FEATURES EDITORAnna Quesenberry

PHOTOGRAPHY EDITORIan Smythe

REPORTERSSam Cower

Kathryn EngAndrew Greenstone

Tabitha JohnsonNathaniel KellyMolly Svendsen

PHOTOGRAPHERSStephen Badger

Ray CarterIan Lusby

Nick Thomas

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BUSINESS MANAGERHolly Thomas

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Scott GreenstoneThe Broadside

On Oct. 23rd, more than 900 peo-ple filed into Bend High auditorium in support of the idea that a woman’s in-tellect is more valu-able than her ap-pearance. A week later, women filed

into costume shops to decide whether they would be skanky Red Riding Hoods, seductive witches, or slutty vampires.

Miss Representation, the film so widely attended on Oct. 23, is receiving awards and high praise because its premise is some-thing all of us feel deep down is really true: there’s something wrong with the way the media, and society, looks at women.

Yet despite this feeling of unease, are any of us speaking out?

Women dress the way they do on Halloween because, for one, they’re looking at mainstream men’s media. The game series Tomb Raider comes to mind, which since its onset has starred the

controversial sex symbol Lara Croft. To say such media is wildly popular among men would be an understatement--they’re ad-dicted to it.

When we encounter female characters whose emphasis is not on their body, like Hermione Granger from Harry Potter or Kat-niss Everdeen from the Hunger Games, they almost inevitably ap-pear in entertainment more often read by females.

The message: an emphasis on female intelligence is a great thing, but men don’t care about it.

So the smutty zombies and the suggestive French maids stalk around on Halloween with no idea that anything is wrong, or--worse, perhaps--feeling completely powerless to change the mo-dus operandi of the holiday.

“The most common way people give up their power is by think-ing they don’t have any,” said Alice Walker, quoted in Miss Repre-sentation.

Think about it. Have you given up your power? If you believe you never had any, think again. You’re not alone, and you’re not the only one who objects.


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current residence hall doesn’t add up to what today’s students are looking for, so we intend to

transition away from that.”The expansion of student

residence program will ac-

company expansions in other areas of COCC student ser-vices, such as the gym and the

library. “What we

want in gen-eral is to move forward with the student life aspect,” ex-plained Price. “We know that colleges that offer housing retain more students on average than colleges that don’t, so with the upgraded residence hall

and upgraded services in gen-eral, we seek to bring in and retain more students, espe-

cially from out-of-state or out-of-district.”

Another issue driving the need for new residence hall is that Juniper Hall was built in 1967, so it does not meet the standards for accessibility set by the Americans with Dis-ability Act.

“Students with disabilities can’t really live here,” said Paul Amar, a Juniper Hall di-rector. “And to try to remodel the building to fit ADA stan-dards would be expensive and time consuming.”

It has not been decided what will be done with Juni-per Hall if the new dorm pro-posal goes through, according to Amar.

“We might’ve considered renovating it into more office spaces,” explained Amar, “but

again, the lack of disability access poses a huge obstacle for that. And we thought of demolishing it and replacing it with more parking, but that runs into some state laws.”

Price expects the building to be either decommissioned completely or renovated.

The COCC Board of Direc-tors will decide on the pro-posal on the second or third week of November, according to Price.

“The proposal’s been drafted, we’ve heard the pros and cons of it from different groups and experts, and now it’s up to the board to decide what they’ll do with it,” said Price.


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Sam CowerThe Broadside

Juniper Hall may be re-placed by a new residence hall by fall 2014, according

to a new proposal to the Cen-tral Oregon Community Col-lege Board of Directors.

The culmination of two years of planning and design, this proposal has been pri-marily spearheaded by Alicia Moore, Dean of Students and Director of Student Life Gor-don Price.

“It’ll be built behind the athletic field,” explained Price. “It’ll be three stories in height and house 300 students com-pared to Juniper Hall’s 100. It’ll have all the same features as the current residence, but updat-ed to more m o d e r n standards.”

T h i s p r o p o s a l has arisen from de-ficiencies at Juni-per Hall, which is becoming outdated.

“ W i t h the new building, we intend to move forward with the campus resi-dence,” continued Price. “The

by 2014?

▲ A concept graphic of the proposed new residence hall shows its location behind Mazama Field

Kathryn EngThe Broadside

A tribute breakfast for veter-ans is planned for Nov. 12 at Central Oregon Com-

munity College to honor student veterans and their families.

Associated Students of COCC will honor former mili-

tary service personnel with an appreciation breakfast on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The event will be held in the dining hall at the Campus Center.

There are 330 students on-campus who register for vet-eran’s benefits, according to Lynn McCoy, Veteran’s Ben-efits Coordinator.

“There are probably many more students that for what-ever reason chose not to des-ignate themselves as veterans,” said Alex Bresler, ASCOCC council member. Whether or not students chose to register, ASCOCC is extending the in-vitation to to all veterans at the college, as well as their fami-lies.

ASCOCC will spend about $6.75 for each breakfast, with an estimated total cost some-where between $1,700 and $2,000, according to Bresler. Sodexo will cater the buffet style event.

“Each ASCOCC council member will give a short speech,” said Bresler, explaining the goal to keep the event brief and casu-

al. “There’s no school. We know they have other things to do.”

Bresler and the student associ-ation have a simple message they wish to convey with the breakfast.

“We appreciate everything you’ve done for us,” said Bresler.

College veterans can RSVP to [email protected].

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ASCOCC throws breakfast to honor veteransASCOCC

Students with disabilities can’t really live here. And to try to remodel the building to fit ADA standards would be expensive and time consuming.”

-Paul Amar, Juniper Hall Resident director

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Veteran enrollment is on the rise, according to Institutional Research

at Central Oregon Community College, but as veterans return they’re finding little funding for veteran-specific clubs and so-cial programs.

The number of veterans enrolled at COCC has nearly

doubled in the past five years, according to Chris Egertson, research analyst at the Institu-tional Research department of COCC.

“Numbers come from those students who have self-identi-fied themselves as a veteran on COCC’s application,” said Eg-ertson. “It is possible that some veterans do not self-identify, while others who are not veter-ans do self-identify.”

There are currently 537 stu-

dents enrolled at COCC, ac-cording to Egertson, as opposed to 316 in 2007.

Many of these students, like Mike Callahan, are coming back because of Chapter 33 of the G.I. Bill, which grants funding to veterans returning to school.

“The benefits are so much greater,” said Callahan, “you’d be foolish not to.”

Gordon Price, Director of Student Life, said college is “a great place for our troops to

come back to.”While returning vets rise in

numbers, their funding on the local level has barely changed.

Two years ago Oregon De-partment of Veteran’s Affairs hired a circuit rider who trav-eled to Oregon colleges an-swering veteran’s questions about benefits and programs, according to Price. The po-sition was cut due to lack of funding after one year, accord-ing to Price.

“Central Oregon Veteran’s Center runs on a shoestring budget,” said Price. “It relies on grant money and donations.”

At COCC’s Vet Center, a re-purposed classroom upstairs in the Campus Center, the

computer was donated and the coffee is paid for out of Price’s own budget.

Several veteran students are in the process of trying to start a Veteran’s Advisory group, which would be an informal connect and support group. The Veteran’s Advisory group would address such issues as priority registration for veter-ans and pairing up veterans with advisors who have mili-tary experience.

However, the group would mainly focus on the social aspect of being a veteran at COCC and building the veteran community.



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COCC incident reports,

10/10/2012

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Veteran update: enrollment still rising, funding still low

► There are only 330 veter-ans enrolled who have applied for veteran-specific benefits, accord-ing to Lynn McKoy--Veteran’s Educational Benefits Coordinator at COCC and OSU Cascades--as opposed to the 464 enrolled veter-ans that Student Life reported.

If you’re a veteran enrolled at Central Oregon Community Col-lege or Oregon State University Cascades, McKoy says you’re eligi-ble for both standard financial aid like the Free Application for Finan-cial Student Aid (FAFSA) and vet-eran’s financial aid like the GI Bill.

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gives her time and

her blood at the

Red Cross blood drive

at the Campus Center.

I always recom-mend going both ways,” said McKoy.

ASCOCC Blood Drive

2007-08316

2008-09377

2009-10511

2010-11650

2011-12702

2012-13537

Data submitted by Chris Eargen

◄ Veterans en-rolled at COCC for the past 5 years (2013 incomplete)


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Molly SvendsenThe Broadside

Central Oregon Community College has seen a 91 percent in-crease in Latino enrollment from 2007.

The Latino student body is still relatively small, with 766 students out of 18,433 total enrolled stu-dents in 2010-11.The ratio of Latino enrollment to other minorities and whites, however, has increased on the side of Latino students.

In 2007 there were 399 Latino students at COCC, compared to 2011-2012 when that number reached 766, according to the Mul-ticultural Center.

This increase has been years in the making, according to Karen Roth, the Director of Multicultural Activities at COCC.

“The population in Central Or-egon has increased overall in the past years, so COCC is just seeing the benefits of that,” said Roth. “COCC has always been interested in recruiting the Latino commu-nity but in the past years we have been able to enhance that.”

In an effort to keep up with and support this increase, three years ago COCC created a position for a Latino Program Coordinator, a position now filled by Evelia San-doval.

As the Latino Program Coordi-nator, Sandoval offers one on one support and advising for Latino students at COCC. In addition, Sandoval is the advisor for the La-tino club and the teacher of a com-bined college success and writing class for Latino students. This class functions to help Latino stu-dents become more comfortable

at COCC by giving them skills and resources early in their college ex-perience.

“We want the students to feel welcome and by giving them one on one and specific sup-port, I feel we are achieving that,” said San-doval. “Our goal is first to recruit stu-dents and then most impor-tantly to retain them.”

In summer 2012 COCC also hired Wil-lan Cervantes as the Latino College Prepa-ration Outreach Coordinator. The college created this position after doing a strategic enrollment study that showed the potential for an enrollment increase in this group.

Cervantes talks to potential students and their families to help guide them to see higher educa-tion as something attainable.

“By reaching Latino students early in their education, COCC hopes to empower students to view education as a possibility,” said Cervantes. “We hope that by reaching out and talking to La-tino high school students...that will prepare and encourage them to see college as the strongest alter-native.”

Cervantes hopes to re-cruit Latino high s c h o o l

students by instituting a curricu-lum that would have leadership training, cultural components, and college preparation.

“This would be something that

could be done as an after-school activity once a week and would include the tri-county area,” said Cervantes.

As the overall Latino enroll-ment increased, so did the degree and certificate completion rate for Latino students. In the last four years the certificate completion rate for Latino students increased by 145 percent, while the overall certificate completion rate in-creased by 104 percent, according to the Multicultural Center.

“What we really mean by retaining students is the comple-tion

rate or the amount of students completing their educational goals,” said Roth. “For students to succeed they need to feel comfort-able on campus...hopefully then

they will view COCC as wel-coming and inclusive.”

It is crucial for student success that students know what resources are available and that they utilize those resources, as well as having a good support system, accord-ing to Roth.

“The cur-rent Latino students at COCC should know that we have resourc-es and support available for them,” said Roth. “We care about success, so if students let us know... we can offer that support that is crucial for success.”

Other underrepresented groups have also seen a dramatic enrollment increase. Native American student en-rollment grew by 37

percent in the past four years and the certificate completion rate for Native American students in-creased by 130 percent, according to Roth.

By honoring cultural holidays, and having clubs where students can come together helps students who may not feel at home at COCC more comfortable, according to Cervantes.

“We try to make students wel-come by having culturally respec-tive staff that encourages student success,” said Cervantes.

Though it’s hard to know for certain if the trend in Latino enroll-ment growth will continue, Sando-val expects it will as long as the La-tino population in Central Oregon continues to increase.

“The Latino community in Central Oregon is increasing, so the Latino community at COCC should continue to steadily in-crease for the next years,” said San-doval.

Dramatic increase in Latino student enrollment

2007-08

“By reaching Latino students early in their education, COCC hopes to empower students to view education as a possibility.”

-Willan Cervantes, Latino College Preparation Outreach Coordinator

2008-09

2011-12

2010-11

2009-10 91%399

766

657

569

486


Data submitted by COCC Institutional Research Office

Increase in Latino Students at COCC since 2007

▲ Number of Latino Students enrolled at COCC each school year since 2007


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Laruren HamlinThe Broadside

During fall, the leaves are changing and so are the behaviors of

wildlife--especially those in breeding season.

Encountering deer or elk on Central Oregon Commu-nity College's campus is a regular occurrence accord-ing to Corey Heath, Wildlife Biologist at Oregon Depart-

ment of Fish and Wildlife. How the student responds during that encounter will determine whether the expe-rience is positive or negative.

When the Oregon De-partment Fish and Wildlife or COCC’S Campus Pub-lic Safety receives concerns about deer and elk acting unusual, they advise people about what to do, what not to do, and how to avoid that type of encounter.

“As with any wildlife, the direction is to not inter-act with them and not feed them,” said Jim Bennett, COCC'S Campus Public Safe-ty officer.

In addition to deer and elk there have been many other sightings of wildlife on cam-pus, according to Bennett.

“Over the years we've had wildlife sightings and reports that have included bats in buildings, large herds of elk and deer on campus, and all the way to rabbits in build-ings,” said Bennett. “Our swings and graveyard shifts see coyotes on campus.”

Coyotes are also animals that should be left alone, ac-cording to Bennett.

“We do encourage anyone to contact us if they feel an

animal is acting strangely or is in a place that is out of the normal.”

Spring and fall are primary seasons for concern of ani-mals acting aggressively, ac-cording to Heath.

“It is the breeding time of year, or 'rut' season,” said Heath. “So the bucks are ag-gressive this time of year.”

The spring is when deer are giving birth to their

young. Doe and fawn should also be left alone, according to Heath.

In the case of aggressive wildlife, the number of inci-dents are few, according to Heath.

“We get maybe two to four calls a year in the Awbrey Butte area,” said Heath of an-imals acting aggressively.

When encountering wild-life, whether it is deer, elk,

or other animals, both Heath and Bennett suggested, above all, keeping your dis-tance.

“We encourage people not to interact with the wildlife,” said Bennett. “Stand at a safe distance and enjoy the beau-tiful nature that surrounds us.”


Wildlife on campus: Keep a safe distance

Small animals can cause big problems when they are in the wrong places. This bat was removed from Juniper Residence Hall.

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Urban wildlife can be both bla-tant (above) and secretive.Even when they appear friendly and tame, wild animals have the potential to cause injuries and damage to people and ve-hicles. The best advice: Leave them strictly alone.

Even though they appear tame, wild animals in urban areas are unpredictable and potentially dangerous.

Photo submitted by Jim Bennett

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Don’t go broke this winter:

Ways to save on your power billAnna Quesenberry

Operation: Don’t Go Broke is devoted to bringing readers helpful tips on ways to save in college.

Whether you love or hate the snow, don’t panic when it’s time to pay your power bill. Follow these steps to shrink your power bill and expand your wallet this winter:

Utilize your woodstove. If you live in Central Oregon and have a wood-stove, put it to work from October through April. Cut, split and stack your own firewood to cut heating bills, get fresh air, exercise and release tension.

Programmable thermostats allows systematic temperature control at home. Program it to kick on only when someone is home. Wear layers, stay active or wrap up in a blanket to stay comfortable.

Get rid of drafts by inspecting doorways, outlets and pipes. Replace worn weather stripping, cover exposed outlets and fill in gaps with expand-ing foam. Check door sweeps on the outside of exterior doors. Don’t have a functional door sweep, consider buying materials and installing your own. Kits can be purchased at most hardware stores and an associate may be willing to cut the materials to size for you.

Apply plastic covering to the outside of inefficient windows. Heat rises. Spend more time upstairs if you have a two-story home. In-

sulate the attic to prevent heat from escaping. Space heaters are great. When home alone only heat the room you’re in.Shut doors of unoccupied rooms. Close the vents in the rooms that do

not require heat.Turn off lights during the day. Let in natural light by opening up drapes

or blinds. Arrange your home to get the most of your windows. Place office desk near a window or skylight, and only power a lamp for evening study-ing.

Employ energy-efficient laundry habits. Run your washing machine on cold and hang laundry to dry.

Dishwashers are nice, but consider hand-washing lighter loads. A dish-washer’s rinse cycle runs hot, so use cool water and a sponge for pre-rins-ing.

Shower at the gym or take shorter showers at home. Low-flow show-erheads use less water which lowers water heater usage. Household mem-bers should shower at different times of day, to avoid overly running your water heater.

Energy-efficient light bulbs use a quarter of the energy of incandescent light bulbs and last longer. Upgrading 15 light bulbs in your home could save you around $50 a year, according to the US Department of Energy.

Energy saving financial incentives are issued to individuals who make their homes more energy-efficient. Contact your utility company for more info.

Anna Quesenberry is a first year COCC nursing student. She is a wife and mother of two and passionate about saving money.([email protected])

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When the weather changes, Michael Callahan begins calculating what it’d be like to launch a search and rescue mission.“It’s become a part of me,” Callahan said. “I’m always focused on

what the weather is doing and what it’s about to do.”One of the biggest things Callahan has taken from the five years served

in the Coast Guard is a passion for weather.Callahan is a first year student attending both Central Oregon Commu-

nity College and Oregon State University-Cascades. He is a social science major with plans to go on to the postgraduate teaching program.

Callahan’s primary role in the Coast Guard was search and rescue.“We did a lot of heavy weather related search and rescue and law en-

forcement,” Callahan said.Callahan entered in the Coast Guard on Sept. 11, 2007. “Strangely it was just like any other day,” Callahan said. “The only rea-

son I chose that day is because I knew it’d be easy to remember.”He completed his initial training in New Jersey and was then stationed

on the Oregon Coast. During his downtime, he and his wife would take “short vacations to

Bend, to get away from the rain,” Callahan said. “and to enjoy a different setting for a while.”

In June of 2012 Callahan began his transition out of the military. Three months later he started his first term in college.

“It was all part of the plan,” Callahan said. “Plus the new military GI benefits are so advantageous that you’d be kind of foolish not to.”

Going from the military into the college setting has been a smooth tran-sition for Callahan.

“It was pretty easy,” Callahan said. “It was daunting the weeks leading up to leaving the military. It’s a lot to think about, especially when it’s all you’ve known for so long.”

Even after adjusting to living in another culture, Kyle Schenk still can't get used to sleeping in.

Schenk is a first year Central Oregon Communi-ty College student who served in the United States Navy for the last five years.

After completing his enlistment, he drove across the country to Bend, Oregon to start classes in fall 2012.

Schenk was stationed in Great Lakes, Illinois, Okinawa Japan, and Cherry Point, North Carolina.

“I was deployed out of North Carolina to Afghanistan,” Schenk said.

Schenk was in Afghanistan from Aug. 2011 to March 2012.

“I was a Hospital Corpsman,” Schenk said. “Our job is pretty much to be an [Emergency Medical Technician.]”

“It’s definitely taught me how to be more persistent on getting my work done and I have better discipline on doing my homework than I had in high school,” Schenk said.

Schenk said he's still going through the transitional period.

“It’s just weird being able to sleep in, doing pretty much whatever I want, whenever I want,” said Schenk. “You feel like you’re doing something wrong.”

Since Schenk is accustomed to having a set routine, at-tending classes at COCC has been helpful, because hav-ing a set schedule “makes things a lot easier.”

Schenk is currently working on his Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree and plans to go on to obtain a degree in natural resources with a minor in tourism and outdoor leadership.

“Outdoor living skills,” Schenk said, “I love that class.”Schenk spends his downtime in the Veteran Center,

located in the top floor of the Campus Center.“I always like talking to other veterans and finding out

about their experience.”Schenk advises other veterans to explore their educa-

tional options available through the GI Bill.“It’s stupid not to go to school with how good the GI

Bill is,” Schenk said. “Take advantage of what you earned.”

By Anna QuesenberryMichael CalahanUnited States Coast Guard

Kyle SchenkUnited States Navy

Photo submitted by Michael Calahan

Photo submitted by Kyle Schenk


This Army National Guard soldier leaves school and goes to Prineville to blow things up.

Marcus Glassow has been in the Army National Guard since 2001 as a Combat Engineer.

“We do a lot of urban breaching and demolition work with explosives,” Glassow said.

Upon returning from deployment, Glassow discovered the company he worked for, making custom cabinets, was no longer in business.

“I didn’t like working dead-end jobs,” Glassow said. So he returned to school at Central Oregon Community

College to pursue a degree in eco adventure tourism.“It’s a blast,” Glassow said in regards to the program.Glassow's study habits have improved because his mili-

tary training has taught the importance of focus.“[The military] kind of straightened me out,” Glassow

said.Glassow’s transition from the military into the college

setting has been “a lot easier” than he had expected. He attributes this to improved study habits and “being a little bit more mature.”

Glassow enjoys spending time in COCC’s Veteran Cen-ter on campus.

“It’s nice. Most of the time it’s quiet,” Glassow said. “I can drink coffee and watch TV or do my homework.”

Glassow encourages all veterans to further their educa-tion.

He also encourages veterans having a difficult time transitioning out of the military to go to the Central Oregon Veteran’s Center, located on the east side of Bend next to Lava Lanes. The Vet Center offers basic reintegration coun-seling, according to Glassow.

“They are great people over there,” Glassow said.On Veteran’s Day Glassow encourages others to think

about the sacrifices made by veterans who did not come home and sacrifices made by previous generations of vet-erans.

Jeff Zaccaro has lived in Japan, Korea and Australia, all because he got bad grades in high school.

In high school he “didn’t get the best grades,” Zaccaro said. After graduating, he didn’t feel “ready” for college, so instead he joined the United States Marine Corps.

Zaccaro is now in his second year at Central Oregon Community College, studying com-puter information systems and boasts a 3.92 grade point average.

“I definitely feel like [the military] gave me a much stronger work ethic and much greater personal responsibility,” Zaccaro said. “If I went to college directly out of high school, there was no way I would have had that discipline and personal accountability.”

Marines are trained to accomplish a mission above all, according to Zaccaro.“If you’re told to do something, you do it,” Zaccaro said. “Pretty much the minute you

step off the bus, you know what your role is. You’re learning very quickly that you’re not in mommy and daddy’s house anymore.”

Zaccaro was stationed in Iwakuni, Japan and San Diego, California.“[Japan] was great. It was totally different than America, a much different culture,” Zac-

caro said. “Growing up here in Oregon, that’s all I ever knew. So just getting out there, seeing how big the world is and the different types of people… was an amazing experience.”

In the Marines, Zaccaro worked as a journalist.“It was the coolest job because… you kind of get to go everywhere, see everything and do

everything.”Zaccaro recalls covering a training exercise involving airplane squadrons getting de-

ployed to Australia.“They needed a journalist, so I went and hung out in Australia for a month and a half,”

Zaccaro said. “I was in Korea twice. It was really cool.”Zaccaro experienced an easy transition out of the military, which he believes is partly

due to the fact that he did not deploy to a combat zone.“For some of the guys that did go to the war, it has been more difficult,” Zaccaro said. “I

was fortunate enough to be in San Diego when I got out, which is a huge military commu-nity.”

Zaccaro finds Bend to be much different than San Diego post-deployment.“You don’t really see military people unless you run into them in the Vet Center,” Zaccaro

said.Zaccaro encourages others to support veterans this Veterans Day.“Some people are against the war for whatever personal beliefs they have,” Zaccaro said,

“but they should never hold the personal soldier, sailor or marine accountable for the deci-sions of the government.”

Jeff ZaccaroUnited States Marine Corps

Marcus GlassowArmy National Guard

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Marine Veteran, Jeff Zaccaro works as Network Lab Assistant in Pon-derosa’s computer lab.

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D A N Z ADance to preserve the prehispanic traditions

The altar, honoring loved ones who have died, is an important part of the Day of the Dead ceremonies. (Right) Drummer Isaiah Spence provided the beat and the rhythm and helped set the mood for the gathering. Several different dances were part of the ceremony.

Photo by Ian Smythe | The Broadside

Photos by Ian Smythe | The Broadside


A dance and ceremony celebrating Day of the Dead was held Nov. 1 at

the Central Oregon Community College Campus Center.

Willan Cervantes, founder and instructor of the dance and heritage group, led a group of Latino Club students in a series of dances celebrating the prehispanic roots of the event.

Cervantes, who has a master’s degree in political philosophy and cultural anthropology, and has been a practitioner of the Aztec traditional dancing for about 15 years.

Cervantes and the club members practiced for this event for about two months.

At the end of the presentation, Cervantes invited spectators with deceased loved ones to honor them by placing a flower on the altar.


Titlakawan (we all posses it) Aztec Dance Group members consist of: Kaylee Morgan, Amalia Grijalva, Lupita Lima, Willan Cervantes (teacher), Yesenia Rivera, Saray Peña and Isaiah Spence.


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Visualizing world peace is as easy as “wiggling your ass,” according to Victor

Villasenor.The acclaimed writer of the

best-selling novel Rain of Gold and Pulitzer-nominated Lion Eyes, said that “where the ass goes, the mind follows.”

Villasenor came to Central Oregon Community College on Oct. 25 to participate in Con-versations on Books and Cul-ture. At the event, students and faculty discussed his memoir Burro Genius, and Villasenor himself presented his personal philosophy.

Many times throughout the presentation, Villasenor had the audience shout “I am a ge-nius.”

Villasenor believes that true genius doesn’t come from the mind, but from the inner spirit.

“Thinking is slow,” said Vil-lasenor. “All your great deci-sions come from your gut.”

Our culture conditions us to think with our heads, Villasenor e x p l a i n e d to audience members.

“ E d u c a -tion’s built to keep you stupid,” said Villasenor.

Villasenor was beaten as a child and called stupid by American teachers who didn’t understand his dyslexia.

Villasenor received a wake-up call when playing his school’s chess champion. After he won five games, the cham-pion became angry, according to Villasenor.

“‘You’re not stupid,’ he said, ‘you’re lazy,’” Villasenor explained. “That was an eye-

opener for me, because all I had ever been called was stupid.”

Villasenor believes this gen-eration is a generation of ge-niuses, but, like him at that age,

they suffer from lazi-ness.

“We can make a dif-f e r e n c e ,” V i l l a s e n o r said, banging his copy of Burro Genius against the table. “We’ve got the whole world in our

hands.”Without his father's in-

fluence, Villasenor said he wouldn't be where he is today.

When Juan Villasenor an-nounced he was dying, he spent the last three months of his life very differently.

“Whenever he took some-one’s hand, he would take it in

both his and say ‘Are you hap-py?’” said Villasenor. “And then, ‘that’s all we got.’ Then he’d kiss their hand.”

Villasenor tried to get the au-dience to visualize world peace and harmony with other hu-man beings: Not in their heads, but in their spirits.

“From now on,” Villasenor told the audience, “when you meet someone, don’t say ‘have a nice day.’ You don’t mean it. Say, ‘have a fantastic day and a juicy night.’”

Lupe Lima, a COCC student attending the event, felt that Vil-lasenor spoke the truth.

“I feel like [world peace] could happen,” said Lima, “I have hope and faith that one day we can have peace.”

Lima believes Villasenor “showed his true colors.”

“He was straight up,” said Lima. “He had guts. He was be-ing honest.”


Renowned Latino author visits COCC, delivers unique presentation

▲ Victor Villasenor ges-tures during his speech on visualizing world peace and harmony at Hitchcock Audi-torium on Oct. 25.

Scott Greenstone| The Broadside

“Thinking is slow. All your great decisions come from your gut.”

-Victor Villasenor, Author


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Pat Robinson led a group from Mt. Bachelor Education Foundation in running drills for condi-tioning on the COCC field on October 26, 2012. Clockwise from left: Paget Rathbun, Ryan Riffiths, Wiley Jones, Lili Bouchard, Carina Bracy, and Pat Robinson with his group.

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Finished pumpkins carved by COCC students on Halloween in student center. ▲ Photos by Stephen Badger|The Broadside

Pumpkin carving and caramel apples at COCC

Students carving pumpkins on ▲Halloween in student center.

▲ Makena Harris carving pumpkin on Halloween in student center.

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▲ Tiana Jordan getting a caramel apple on Halloween in student center.


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