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While Oregon legislation going into effect makes medical

marijuana both legal and accessible, students, faculty and even visitors who bring the drug on campus could face consequences.

Last summer, House Bill 3460 was passed, allowing medical marijuana card-holders to find legal outlets for purchasing marijuana, and allowing Oregon Health Authority to register medical marijuana dispensaries.

In tune with that law, three medical marijuana dispensaries – Bloom Well, High Grade Organics and CANNAbend – registered in Bend on March 1.

While medical marijuana is making progress in its initiation to Central Oregon, the drug is not approved at the federal level. That difference in legislation poses some issues for Central Oregon Community College, according to Jim Bennett, campus public safety coordinator.

See MARIJUANA, page 3

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The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors released their top candidate for presidency on March 7: Dr. Patrick Lanning.

Lanning, a Prineville native, stood out to the board, according to COCC Board Chair Bruce Abernethy.

“While we do have several more steps before concluding the process, the board is confident that Dr. Lanning has the background, experience and ability to lead this college into the future,” Abernethy said in a Friday, March 7 press release.

See PRESIDENCY, page 6

Boardannouncestopcandidateforpresidency

Oregoncommunitycollegechildcarebillkilledatstate

Studentdebt:Willitmonopolizeyourlife?(pg.12)

Skateboardingscenegrowsdespitefewspotstoskate(pg.14)

▲ Medical marijuana is making its way to Bend, but it’s still illegal on COCC campus.


A bill that would have provided a one-time grant for every community college in the state of Oregon to start on-campus childcare met its demise in the 2014 Feb.-March regular legislative session.

Written by State Representative Jason Conger, R-Bend, as well as campus staff and students, House Bill 4084 was killed Feb. 27 in the House committee of Ways and Means.

The bill had made significant progress, going through public hearings, work sessions, public referrals and a referral to the Ways and Means committee. Conger pushed the bill as a way to even out the transition to school for parents.

See CHILDCARE,page 7

CommunityvoicesconcernsoverimpactofOSU-Cascades(pg.6)

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MARIJUANA, from page 1

“We receive federal fund-ing,” Bennett said. “So where-as medicinal marijuana cards and authority exists in the state, it doesn’t on the college campus.”

Campus Public Safety is not the only COCC depart-ment to limit the use of mari-juana, according to Aimee Metcalf, assistant director of College Relations.

“COCC is a drug and alco-hol-free campus and medical marijuana is prohibited,” Met-calf said.

In the February-March Ore-gon Legislative Ses-sion, lawmakers discussed how to put full legal-ization of mari-juana possession, transportation and production on the ballot for the next regular general election. Under Senate Bill 1556, the bill would have al-lowed voters to approve or re-ject legislation for Oregonians over 21 to use marijuana. As of Feb. 17, the bill was stalled in the Senate Committee on Rules. While SB 1556 did not meet with success, attempts at future legislation in Oregon for marijuana have been dis-cussed.

Currently, the Oregon Med-ical Marijuana Act does allow medical marijuana usage in Oregon. But for COCC, while marijuana users are allowed on campus, possession is not, according to Bennett.

“[Users] need to real-ize, ‘I could go out into my home that’s one block from the school and use it there, because I have a lawful au-thority to possess it.’ But you can’t use it here on campus,” Bennett said.

Campus Public Safety does a yearly case count on narcotics use on-campus, and for the past

three years has been seeing an increase.

For 2008, the number of narcotics cases for the year was nine.

That num-ber has gone s t e a d i l y up, stay-ing at 15 for 2011, and spiking to 33 cases in 2012. And while 2012 saw a decrease to 21 cases, in the first two months of 2014 there has already been nine cases.

While the number is grow-ing, it may not be near the total number of cases where marijuana is used on campus, according to Bennett.

“It doesn’t mean we’ve caught every instance where

something has oc-curred,” Bennett said. “It all depends on the officer be-ing at the right place at the right time, someone reporting it, someone see-ing it.”

Whi l e marijuana usage on campus may be rising, the rest of the year will tell if that rise continues. New stores like CANNAbend may en-courage additional marijuana usage on campus, but sum-mertime usually shows a de-crease in cases, according to Bennett.

“It’s all relative because you see it go down to almost zero three months of the year during summer,” Bennett said. “So say-ing, ‘Wow, it’s the first few months and you’ve had nine’ is not necessarily meaning that there’s some great in-crease.”

Campus Public Safety has been crack-

ing down on narcotics usage on-campus, but part of their ability to do so might be limited.

According to the Oregon State Police website, in the U.S., “Unless you are operat-ing a vehicle (bicycles includ-ed), you cannot be cited for consumption of marijuana.” While legal and illegal pot-users have to keep marijuana out of their pockets when at COCC, they can still have it in

their system and not face legal consequences.

Even those who possess marijuana under state law may still be able to carry the substance with-

out facing rigorous penalties the first time, according to Bennett.

“Obviously if it’s something that they’re not supposed to have, it has to be confiscated, and they can be pros-

ecuted for illegal narcot-ics,” Bennett said.

“When it comes to some-one that has a legitimate, valid medicinal marijuana card, our goal is just compliance.”

While marijuana at the state level is seeing change, unless it is approved federally, Campus Public Safety expects to main-tain a no-use approach.

“We want to put the word out that … no type of marijuana or narcotics is permitted on cam-pus,” Bennett said.

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© 2014 MCTSource: Marijuana Policy Project

Pot shops

NOTE: Alaska and Hawaii are not to scale

R.I.Conn.

Del.D.C.

Legal for medical use

The state of U.S. marijuana laws

Targeted for full legalization by 2017

Legal for recreational use by adults

The first U.S. retail stores selling marijuana for recreational use opened in Colorado Jan. 1. Residents can buy up to an ounce, nonresidents up to a quarter-ounce. Pot shops are scheduled to open in the state of Washington later this year.


◄Three dispenseries in Bend are now selling medical marijuana.

Photo illustration by Jeremy Pierce | The Broadside


If Dr. Sheila Ortego be-came Central Oregon Community College’s

new president, she would look at connecting branch campus-es through technology and de-veloping “an equality of pro-grams and services.”

During a round of presiden-tial finalist visits to COCC, Ortego toured the COCC campuses Feb. 26-27. For Ortego, the trip was a unique experience.

“Usually when you just talk to people, you find out a lot of strengths and weak-nesses,” Ortego said. “I have just not seen a lot of weak-nesses here, so it’s really nice to visit and learn more about [the campus].”

Evaluating the strengths of community colleges is not new for Ortego. The current interim president at Santa Fe Communi-ty College has worked in a com-munity college setting for over three decades. Ortego started her professional career as an ad-junct English professor at Santa Fe Community College with a bachelor’s degree in English and master’s and doctoral degrees in American studies from the Uni-versity of New Mexico. Joining the English program in 1983, Ortego moved on to a full-time secretarial position at the com-munity college in order to get her “foot more firmly in the door.”

Ortego worked for the dean of instruction for about a year, then switched to an administra-tive position running Correction Education programs for inmates in five prisons across Oregon, eventually moving her way up to presidential assistant for three

consecutive college presidents at Santa Fe Community College.

Eventually Ortego ran for and was accepted as an interim presi-dency at the college.

“I had originally thought I was going to retire, but then when the interim presidency came up, I just put my big toe in the water on that and tried it out,” Ortego said. “I just found that I enjoyed it so much.”

Currently, Ortego is engaged in the Association for Community College Trustees and the Ameri-can Association of Community Colleges. She also helped found the National Council of Com-munity College Entrepreneurship and has been a higher learning commission consultant evalua-tor, critiquing colleges preparing for accreditation. According to Ortego, her experience has spe-cialized her in several areas.

“My background has been mostly focused on workforce development and occupational training,” Ortego said. “What I’ve spent most of my passions on is grant writing, because I didn’t like the word ‘no’ when I wanted to start up something for the ben-efit of students.”

In her various positions at Santa Fe Community College, Ortego wrote federal and private grants, passed bond issues and re-ceived legislative funding for the college. While Ortego has made changes in several facets of col-lege operation, she would not be quick to implement new ideas if selected as COCC’s new presi-dent.

“I do not believe in change for change’s sake,” Ortego said. “I believe you should only change things if there’s a good reason.”

However, Ortego has suggest-ed some plans for COCC’s future.

“I’ve recommended they think about doing an enroll-ment management plan … so

they don’t get caught by sur-prise with funding downturns related to lower enrollment,” Ortego said. “Or get caught off guard if they have a real spike in enrollment, and not enough staff to handle it.”

After looking over COCC’s strategic plan, Ortego ap-proved of the layout due to its focus on student success, per-formance rates and completion rates, all of which Ortego said is “going in the right direc-tion.”

COCC’s political and part-

nership future would also form part of her focus, according to Ortego.

“The first two things that I would do is really get con-nected to OSU and make sure that we’re developing a win-win partnership for the fu-ture,” Ortego said. “In tandem, I would go to the legislature and get familiar with the new higher education structure. I want to get connected to the other community college pres-idents so that we work together

to make the new system work

well.”Ortego already feels connect-

ed to the campus.“Santa Fe Community Col-

lege and this college seem very similar, and I feel really comfort-able here,” Ortego said. “Even if I don’t come here, I’m going to always carry a lot of respect for this institution with me. … It re-ally is a gem of an institution.”


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I didn’t like the word ‘no’ when I wanted to start up something for the benefit of students.”

-Dr. Sheila Ortego,interim president at Santa Fe Community College

Perla Jaimes | The Broadside▲Presidential Candidate Dr. Sheila Ortego.

One of these two - or Dana Young, who was interviewed in the March 3 issue of The Broadside - will be the next Central Oregon Community College president. The current COCC president, Dr. Jim Middleton, announced his retirement

in July 2013 and the search for his successor started that fall. There were 35 formal applicants for the position, eight of which were picked to be semifinalists. From those, Dr. Patrick Lanning, Dr. Sheila Ortego, and Dana Young were chosen as finalists for the position. Each of the finalists visited Central Oregon, touring the COCC Bend campus and meeting with the COCC Board of Directors and other groups.

The final round

Dr. Sheila Ortego:Focused on back-up funding, legislative initiatives

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When Dr. Patrick Lan-ning drives over the mountains to Central

Oregon it “feels like coming home.” Lanning, one of Central Oregon Community College’s three presidential finalists, grew up in Prineville and spent more than 18 years of his life in the area.

Lanning visited COCC March 4-5, and according to the current Chemeketa Yamhill Valley cam-pus president, most of the setting was already familiar.

“I went all the way from kindergarten to my senior year within the Crook County School District,” Lanning said. “I went to Redmond High for part of my senior year. My entire upbring-ing has been around here.” Lan-ning planned on attending Cen-tral Oregon Community College after graduating high school, but switched to Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, after receiving a scholarship to the in-stitution.

The experience at Lane ended up kickstarting his interests, ac-cording to Lanning.

“I really became focused on what I wanted, academically and for myself, for my career,” Lanning said. “I know it was at Lane that I realized, ‘I want to be a teacher. That’s what I want to do.’”

Lanning continued his edu-cation, receiving a bachelor’s in psychology and a master’s in interdisciplinary studies from the University of Oregon. After get-ting his master’s, Lanning moved on to receiving a doctoral degree in community college leadership from Oregon State University.

In the midst of obtaining his degrees, Lanning started to im-plement his interests.

“After I completed my mas-ter’s degree, I did a year where I worked in a classified position [at Lane Community College] teaching some adjunct classes, and then my second year I was able to get a full-time teaching position,” Lanning said.

Lanning worked at Lane Community College for five years, eventually transitioning his way to dean. At the commu-nity college, he took dean posi-tions over music, theater, arts, dance, applied design, and health and human performance.

Lanning also diversified his leadership expertise through serving as program coordinator, faculty coordinator and eventu-ally associate vice president for the Lane Community College, focusing on overall instruction. But after working at Lane for 15 years, Lanning decided to switch to Chemeketa Community Col-

lege, where he has been working for the last seven years. Lanning also tried out a number of career interests at Chemekata.

“I’ve been the dean of instruc-tion; I’ve been the associate vice president for instruction and stu-dent services for all instruction, credit and non-credit,” Lanning said. “For the last couple years I’ve been the president for our [Chemeketa’s] Yamhill Valley Campus and the chief academic officer for Chemeketa.”

Because of his work with aca-demic programs, Lanning has a student-based focus.

“My passions are around helping students transform their lives,” Lanning said.

Struggles ahead for COCC

If he came to COCC as the new president, Lanning would be interested in learning about a number of current connections and how to strengthen those ties. Lanning also thinks it is impor-tant for COCC to make sure its current growth does not lead to a financial downturn.

“Bringing on the new dorms is an area financially that we re-ally have to look at,” Lanning said. “I think that the college has had significant growth without an infusion of investment from the state. The college has been spread really thin.”

Lanning is also concerned with finding funding for COCC at a state level. Oregon comes out 46th out of the 50 states for community college funding. This is not the best news, according to Lanning.

“If our state is serious about improving student success, there has to be an investment in the community college system,” Lanning said. “I’ve been a part of the conversation as an Oregon community college president for the last two years; I’d want to continue that conversation at the state level.”

But if Lanning came to COCC, he would be more inter-ested in continuing and expand-ing current goals than forming new goals.

“I really think that COCC at this time doesn’t need an infu-sion of a bunch of new ideas,” Lanning said. “I think it’s really the focusing of the ideas. With limited resources it’s really about choosing those things that are most important.”

Lanning thinks his current expertise would be an addition to COCC’s staff. In his previ-ous positions at both Lane and Chemeketa Community College, Lanning helped develop academ-ic plans, something he would like to continue at COCC. Lan-ning also thinks working at two of the largest multi-campus dis-tricts in the state has given him an advantage in understanding

campus growth and multi-system operations.

Lanning does think COCC is on the right track.

“I think that the college has done a good job with its financial sustain-ability planning, and I’d want to continue that,” Lanning said.

Meanwhile, Lanning believes coming back to the place of his childhood as president of COCC would be a step in the right direc-tion.

“It’s that sense of peace, that sense of connection to place, and I just get really excited about giv-

ing back to the community,” Lan-ning said. “I think that there’s a long history of focusing on qual-ity of what’s done at COCC.”


I really think that COCC at this time doesn’t need an infusion of a bunch of new ideas. I think it’s really the focusing of the ideas. With limited resources it’s really about choosing those things that are most important.”

-Dr. Patrick Lanning,Chemeketa Yamhill Valley campus president

Jeremy Pierce | The Broadside▲Dr. Lanning tours the COCC campus with Ron Paradis on March 3.

Dr. Patrick Lanning: Focused on academic success, sustainable growth

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OSU-Cascades expansion:

Community voices concerns over impact of universityMolly Svendson

The Broadside

OSU-Cascades g a t h e r e d community

input regarding the first reveal of their site plans for the future cam-pus on Feb. 27-28. OSU-Cascades hopes to build part of the future campus by fall 2015 with a goal of 1,980 students and 70 faculty.

Audience members to gave feedback on the plans for building layout and transportation manage-ment on the phase one 10-acre site adjacent to the Southwest Chandler Avenue and Century Drive round-about.

Phillip Worth, a transporta-tion planner from Portland-based Kittleson and Associates, discussed transportation management relating to the new campus.

The site will generate less traf-fic as a campus than if it was devel-oped as a commercial site, accord-ing to Worth.

“The city anticipated growth de-velopment on the site in the form of the development of a commercial site,” Worth said. “Commercial set-tings typically have higher auto trip characteristics.”

One of the main concerns was

the increase of transportation that would be caused from students commuting to campus. This was re-solved by designing residence halls on the campus site.

“With 25 percent of students anticipated to be living within walking distance from campus, the transportation system is adequate,” Worth said. “When looking at ac-

cess, the most logical step was to just let students live there. The col-lege has done that and we applaud them for that.”

Designed to create a pedestri-an experience

During the presentation discuss-ing site layout, Amy Donohue, a principal with Portland-based Boora Architects, explained the

intentional layout of the site. The design was intentionally created to make the campus a “residential and pedestrian experience,” according to Donohue.

“We want to work with the site because there are fantastic views,” Donohue said. “We want the build-ings to be transparent and open. As soon as students are on-campus, we

want it to be an accessible residen-tial experience.”

Each of the buildings have been placed and designed in a way to retain as much of the natural land-scape of the site as possible, Dono-hue explained. The site plan pre-sented at the meeting incorporates two vehicular access points which will both lead to a parking lot be-hind the campus buildings. On the east side of the site, the plans include two residential buildings. On the west side of the site, there is planned to be a combined aca-demic and dining building as well as an additional academic building. There will be one major east-west walkway connecting the campus.

“The design allows us to re-tain the natural landscape of the site I feel is so critical to Bend. We want the buildings transparent and open,” Donohue said. “For the building material, we’re looking to employ wood and warm materials.”

The location of the campus will also serve as a key tool in recruiting and retaining students, according to Donohue.

“There could not be a bet-ter recruiting tool than to be on the way to Mt. Bachelor,” Donohue said.


Photos submitted by OSU-Cascades

▲Aerial view of the existing and proposed land use for the future OSU-Cascades campus.

PRESIDENCY, from page 1

Prior to the announcement, the Board of Directors met with each of the three can-didates. This helped narrow down the choices, according to Paradis.

“[The board] had an hour-and-a-half interview with each candidate, and many of the board members saw the candi-dates more than once,” Paradis said.

As the presidential finalist visits took place over the last two weeks, Paradis said sev-eral groups were able to share their input. While on campus, the candidates were able to meet with a number of groups, in-cluding the board.

“[At the executive session] all of the different groups had repre-sentatives meet with the board and presented what they saw were the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate,” Paradis said.

Additionally, everyone who attended meet-and-greet sessions with the three candidates - Dr. Sheila Ortego, Dana Young and Lanning - was asked to fill out a form. At the meeting on Wednes-day, March 5, different groups engaging in the selection process looked at the compilation of those forms and voiced input on each candidate.

Feedback from the branch campuses was also considered, according to Paradis. The amount of input the board received “sig-

nificantly enriched the process,” Abernethy said.

“I especially want to thank the hundreds of faculty, staff, students and community members who participated in the visits of our three candidates,” Abernethy said.

Lanning reacts to newsWhile the official board an-

nouncement was not until Friday, March 7, presidential candidate finalist Lanning heard the news the day before.

“A reporter with The Bulletin contacted me,” Lanning said. “It did feel great, and I’m excited about the news.”

Lanning had previously met with the board, talked to commu-nity members, visited the branch campuses, and met faculty, staff and students. The visit solidified his wish to switch to COCC, ac-cording to Lanning.

“During my visit, I got the feeling that COCC is such a vi-brant community,” Lanning said. “Everyone is doing things here - the students are so engaged. When I came here, I thought, ‘This is the place I want to work.’”

Lanning already had a presup-position that the announcement would be made.

“My interviews with the board went well,” Lanning said. “I think that my leadership back-ground also came out, and I felt the process went smoothly.”

If all goes well, Lanning think the transition in becoming

COCC’s new president would go smoothly.

“I would look forward to working with everyone at the campus,” Lanning said.

Next stepsAlthough the Board of Direc-

tors has named Lanning as their top pick, there is still room for change, according to Abernethy. The ongo-ing process will include additional reference checks, a site visit and contract negotiations.

“The search process to select the next president of [COCC] con-tinues,” Abernethy said. “We have not contacted any of the candidates at this time about next steps. We hope to be ready to announce our selection within the next couple of weeks.”

But while the COCC campus is still waiting on the Board of Di-rector’s final decision, Paradis be-lieves the progress made so far has sparked enthusiasm.

“I think the overall campus is pretty excited about it,” Paradis said. “It seems like [Lanning] will be a great fit for Central Oregon Community College.”


When I came here, I thought, ‘This is the place I want to work.’”

-Dr. Patrick Lanning,Chemeketa Yamhill Valley campus president

Jeremy Pierce | The Broadside

▲Dr. Patrick Lanning was announced the top candidate for presidency by the COCC Board of Directors.

CHILDCARE, from page 1

“House Bill 4084 will pres-ent an opportunity for com-munity colleges to provide their students with an afford-able and convenient childcare facility,” Conger said. “Stu-dents will be able to rest as-sured knowing that their chil-dren are being safely cared for close by.”

But while the bill was “re-ferred to Ways and Means by prior reference” on Feb. 13, according to the Oregon State Legislature, the bill made no progress from that point. For two weeks, the bill sat in Ways and Means without receiving any hearings.

“The bill is going to die,” Kurt Killinger, director of leg-islative affairs for the Associ-ated Students of Central Ore-gon Community College, said in the Feb. 25 ASCOCC meet-ing. “It’s not being rewritten, and it hasn’t been scheduled for Ways and Means.”

Killinger and Taran Smith, ASCOCC’s advisor, helped provide content for the bill, and their predictions were cor-rect.

On Feb. 27, Conger at-tempted to pull the bill in or-der to save it on a day when

many other Ways and Means State Reps were also attempt-ing to pull bills. Conger pre-sented his petition in the Ways and Means meeting, at about noon.

Conger’s motion to pull the bill failed. There were 29 ayes and 31 nays, negating the proposition and making fur-ther passage unlikely due to the time frame left for leg-islature.

The bill represented more than just a source of funding for community college ser-vices – it was also a way to encourage higher learning among Oregon parents with children, according to Con-ger.

“Although higher edu-cation is important, children are parent’s highest concern,” Conger said. “It is a tragedy that such an avoidable ob-stacle like a lack of sufficient childcare is the reason many students find themselves un-able to attend college.”

While HB 4084 was a no-go, there are still options for community college childcare, according to Killinger. Con-ger is now supporting the Employment Related Day Care program, an estimated $16.4-million-a-year program that provides approximately

20,000 low-income working Oregon families with funding for child care arrangements. The program has been running successfully for many years, and now it is time to “open that program up for students,” according to Killinger.

While the program would not provide on-campus childcare, it offers support for childcare for families with incomes of more than 185 percent less than the Fed-eral Poverty Level. This is another way to attract student interest and

retain parents with children on Oregon community college cam-

puses, according to Killinger.“My guess is there will be a

flood of students and it will be more indicative of the need,”

Killinger said.

A solution to cam-pus childcare issues – something HB 4084

tried to address – is a step in the right direction, ac-cording to Conger, especially if it shows community college parents that they are not on their own.

“The state of Oregon val-ues students who want to work hard to complete their goals,” Conger said.



Oregon community college childcare bill killed


Veterinarian Tech Center proves its worth for accreditation

Molly SvendsenThe Broadside

The veterinarian technician program will graduate their first class of students

in spring 2014. National accredi-tors for the program visited the campus from Jan. 29-31, a stan-dard process for new programs, according to Matt McCoy, vice president of administration at COCC.

“Any new program needs to be accredited,” McCoy said. “The accreditors came and looked at the facility and gave recommendations.”

These recommendations ranged from minor things like labeling bottles to larger changes such as adding a radi-ology lab.

Program administrators are in the process of completing the purchase of the Brightside event center, which will then be remodeled to be a training building for vet tech students. Accreditors reviewed the re-model plans during their visit and recommended a radiol-ogy lab be incorporated into the design, said Jenni Newby, COCC instructional dean.

“We hope to have this building functional for train-ing by fall term,” Newby said.

“We have addressed most of the recommendations at this time.”

At this time, accreditation has not been granted to the col-lege, according to Newby.

“We hope to have provi-sional accreditation by spring so our first graduating class will be able to graduate from an accredited program,” New-by said.

The addition of this program to course offerings at Central Oregon Community College is a result of demand in the com-munity, according McCoy.

“It is wonderful that the col-

lege is responding to a need in the community,” McCoy said. “Enrollment in the program proves pent-up demand.”

Previously, those interested in a vet tech position were not required to have a degree from an accredited institution.

“Before, you could be hired on as a vet tech at a clinic and be taught the skills on the job with-out having to have a certificate,” Newby said. “The standard has changed in the industry and now you have to graduate from an accredited program.” (Contact: [email protected])

Photos submitted by Beth Palmer▲Ashley McClure, Bridget Cunningham, and Sara Dubler practicing in the critical care/emer-

gency nursing lab for the Animal Nursing IV class.

▲Jessica Sholes and Sara Dubler with Callie, the cat. This was the first animal the vet tech pro-gram did surgery on.


Jason MillerThe Broadside

A study conducted by Oregon State University-Cascades faculty found that residents of

Bend dislike the idea of expanding the city limits if it negatively affects their idea of overall happiness.

Kreg Lindberg, associate professor of tourism and outdoor leadership, and as-sistant professor of psychology Chris-topher Wolsko referred to this “overall happiness” as Subjective Well-Being, or SWB, which is how people experience and evaluate the quality of their lives. The intended purpose of the study, ac-cording to Wolsko, was to think about environmental impacts on communities in terms beyond economic costs.

“Economics drive policy and that’s what people have mainly been interested in. However, economic resources are not the bottom line in terms of human well-being and flourishing,” Wolsko said.

The other correlation in the study is the Urban Growth Boundary, a bound-ary designating land that can be urban-ized. The study found that increasing the UGB resulted in a lower unem-ployment rate, maintained recreational

trail access and connectivity, and had a high source of public opinion and in-volvement. The overall SWB of Bend residents rose through its passage. How-

ever, if an expanded UGB led to higher utility costs, increased population density, lower rec-reational opportunities, or had

minimal public involvement, then the SWB of residents fell.

Lindberg and Wolsko were inter-ested in looking at the UGB as some-

thing that the people of Bend are aware of and how it affects their general SWB.

“We’re looking at the UGB,” Walsko said, “and determining whether or not people would say that it really can af-fect their [SWB] in a variety of domains of their life rather than just being con-cerned about in terms of whether it con-tributes to economic growth.”

A growth of the urban boundary would affect a specific part of Bend as well. Namely, it would influence COCC and OSU-Cascades expansion by promoting higher enrollment. This extra enrollment would be a direct effect of an increased population.

“We would expect that if there were increases in population then COCC and OSU-Cascades enrollment rate would also increase,” Wolsko said.

(contact: [email protected])

Bend residents and urban growth expansion

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Meals in a mug: Quick and easy recipes for the economic student

Vera HolidayThe Broadside

As a student on a college budget, finding time to cook can be a challenge. Meals in

a mug seeks to bring readers creative and nutri-tious meals armed with only a microwave and a mug.

Dinnertime approaches and you want an easy meal that takes little preparation and does not leave you with excessive leftovers. This meatloaf in a mug recipe will satisfy your craving for a home-cooked meal while catering to your stu-dent budget and time constraints.

Ingredients:2 tablespoons milk1 tablespoon ketchup2 tablespoons quick-cooking oats 1 teaspoon onion soup mix ¼ pound lean ground beefCooking spray or butter to coat mugAdditional ketchup for topping

Directions:1. Coat microwaveable mug with cooking spray or butter.2. In a small bowl, combine milk, ketchup, oats and soup mix. Stir well.

3. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. 4. Pat meatloaf mixture into the mug that is coated with cooking spray or butter. 5. Cover mug and microwave on high for 3-6 minutes or until meat is no longer pink; drain. 6. Remove from microwave and let cool for about 2-3 minutes. Grab a glass of juice, a slice of bread, and a bowl of salad and enjoy. Makes one serving.


Grocery list

Butter: $2.59-$4.69Milk: $.89- $5.00Ketchup: $1.37 for 24 ozOnion soup mix: $1.73 Quick-cooking oats: $3.48 for 18 oz or $3.25 for 42 ozPre-mixed salad: $1.00-$3.00Juice: $3.00-$5.00

Photo illustration by Vera Holiday | The Broadside

Dinner

▲Put a bit of ketchup on it, and it is delicious.

Meatloaf in a mug

Brayan GonzalezThe Broadside

Employers tell Tracy Dula all the time that they are listing jobs and getting no

applicants.“It’s a misconception that there are no jobs out there,” Dula, ca-reer services coordinator at Cen-tral Oregon Community College, said.

Dula specializes in helping COCC students find a job during

the summer or after graduation. She attributes the trend to the fact that many students tend to go through the process alone.

“I’m here as the career ser-vices coordinator to help all job seekers, all students, and they [students] don't have to be gradu-ates, they can be looking for summer part-time employment.” Dula said.

One of the biggest tools to finding a job in today’s economy is knowing how to market your-self, according to Dula.

“When going in an interview, you have to convince employers

that you are the solution to their problem, and you have to convey the message of how your abili-ties will make it easier for them,” Dula said.

While persistence is impor-tant, self-reflection is even more valuable.

“When you're stuck in rut and not getting interviews, assessing what you're doing and then try-ing it in a different way can make a difference,” Dula said.


Land that summer jobPhoto illustration by Vera Holiday | The Broadside

Photo illustration by Vera Holiday | The Broadside Photo illustration by Vera Holiday | The Broadside


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Nutrition instructor Owen Murphy got students out

of their beds and into the fields Saturday, March 1. Murphy took 32 students to Rainshadow Organics to work for six hours and learn about sustainable food sources with the program Willing Workers on Local Farms.

The WWOLF program was brought to the local sphere by Central Oregon Locavore and was designed after a national program World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms.

“In the international program, WWOLF, you can actually enroll and live overseas and work for room and board,” said Murphy.

WWOLF was started as a way to connect small farmers with community members interested in learning about local food sources, according to Patrick Brown, executive director of Central Oregon Locavore.

This need on both sides is what contributes to this program’s continuing success, according to Brown.

“People are able to meet

farmers and learn about issues relating to growing food,” Brown said. “People are also able to gain satisfaction of completing projects as well as finding out where food comes

from.”The WWOLF program is

entirely volunteer based, and Murphy encourages students to participate. Murphy currently teaches HHP 268, sustainable food nutrition,

and said the WWOLF project “nicely aligns” with material being taught. There are many skills individuals can learn by participating in this project, according to Murphy.

“I hope participants are able to get a sense of community and a sense of empowerment,” Murphy said. “I feel like this program encourages people to learn what affects their food choices have.”

To Murphy, this sense of community is as important as the tangible products completed during the events.

“If we can get 20 to 30 people to come and help for

four to five hours that could be equivalent to two to three weeks of work,” Murphy said.

Local farms typically uses diversity in growing instead of focusing on larger yield, Murphy explained.

“We didn’t have pests until we started to mono-crop. Having diversity in farm settings leads to greater resistance to pests,” Murphy said. “Diversity leads to a greater protection financially too because there are no subsidies for small-scale farmers if their crop is attacked by a pest. There is no safety blanket.”

A total of 32 volunteers attended on March 1. The COCC office of Community Relations sponsored the event with lunch and beverages for all volunteers, according to Murphy.

“COCC’s participation in this event shows their commitment to the community,” Murphy said.

At the April event volunteers broke down an old hoop house so the farmer could rebuild a functional structure. Volunteers were also able to start building a structure that will allow farmers to cultivate mushrooms on the property.

“This was the first time I’ve been involved with this, and it was a big success,” Murphy said.

The next WWOLF event will be on April 12 at Juniper Jungle Farm. To sign up or for more information contact Owen Murphy at [email protected].


WWOLF

▲The COCC office of Community Relations sponsored the event and provided snacks and beverages for volunteers.

▲Volunteers were able to assist in building a greenhouse that will be used to cultivate mushrooms.

▲ 32 volunteers attended the March 1 WWOLF event.

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Local farm gets 64 helping hands from COCC


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ise

or a way to truly take advantage of the

education experience?

Work hard now or pay it off later?Scott GreenstoneThe Broadside

Shawna Elsberry completed all her graduate work without a single loan, and she actually regrets it. Elsberry, the director of retention at Central Oregon Community

College, said her undergraduate degree was “a blur.” “It was a horrible education experience,” Elsberry said “…

I couldn’t wait to get done so I could get a job, so I could sleep.”

Elsberry often wonders how her college experience would have differed if she had accepted student loans instead of making all the money up front.

Many students come into college with backgrounds that have discouraged them from taking out loans, and therefore are leary of attaching themselves to debt, Elsberry said.

“If you take a student who is especially coming from a family culture that is thrifty,” Elsberry said, “[one with] no credit card, where if you buy a car, you pay up front … any debt is scary.”

Elsberry herself came from this background. But is borrowing money for college really a wise investment, or is it acceding to a burden that will later be unpayable?

Student loans, then and nowThe free Pell Grant previously paid 80 percent of all

expenses for student recipients, according to Reynolds. Now, it pays 25 percent.

“There has been a shift for education dollars away from education,” Reynolds said. “There has been less state support for colleges and universities, certainly, in the last 10 years. Tuition has to cover those costs.”

And students have to cover the cost of tuition, which is why loans have gone up, according to Kevin Multop, director of financial aid at COCC. Multop started as a loan processor before computers were integral to the process.

“Attitudes toward borrowing have changed,” Multop said. “Loans are also a better deal than they used to be. … Interest rates are significantly lower.”

But there is a psychology to borrowing that many students still cannot get past, according to Elsberry. Borrowing money when a student has not chosen their degree can be daunting.

“We think of the huge investment - ‘God, that’s a lot of money. Do you know what you’re going to do?’” Elsberry said. “All that background noise of unemployment is demotivating. It doesn’t help.”

Though Elsberry has never taken out a loan, she believes that, within reason, they are “truly, truly worth the money,” because they are not just paying for an education - they are paying for the ability to take full advantage of that education.

Loans can also help students keep up momentum. While many students run out of money in college and decide to “stop and save up,” that’s a seemingly fiscally responsible decision that could end up being a poor academic decision.

“If you stop in that undergrad area, you’re vulnerable,” Elsberry said. “Once you start, you really want to complete.”

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a slippery slope of financial comprom

ise

or a way to truly take advantage of the

education experience?

The answerProtections are built into the system to keep students

from borrowing too much, according to Reynolds.“By and large,” Reynolds said, “if you go to school full-

time you can’t borrow too much.”The maximum amount a student can borrow from the

government in four years of school is $31,000, according to Reynolds. The average at Oregon State University statewide is $23,000, which makes the average loan payment $261 a month for 10 years.

The catch? Taking longer than four or five years to complete your degree could land you in dire straits, Reynolds said.

“I think it’s a great way to help you get through school if you can be intentional about how fast you move through your program,” Reynolds said. “Careful borrowing is not a bad thing, but you want to finish, and you want to finish as fast as you can.”

But what is careful borrowing? It is borrowing made with your life plan in mind, according to Jacquie Carroll, campus engagement and education consultant for the nationwide student money resource program SALT.

“A good benchmark is don’t borrow more than your first year’s salary in the job of your chosen field,” Carroll said.

And that borrowing should be done in subsidized loans, because those loans don’t accrue interest during college, Carroll said. But if you are forced to borrow unsubsidized loans, you can actually start paying those off right away to avoid giant interest increases after you graduate.

“Even $15 or $20 a month,” Carroll said.Most students also don’t know that when they begin

paying off their student loans, they can change their payment plan to reflect their income.

“Once per year,” Carroll said, “If you’re underemployed or even unemployed, you can go ‘well, now that my income is this, I can only afford to pay this.’”

Is borrowing money worth it?The Brookings Institute completed a study in February

on the best place to put $102,000, which equates to roughly $25,000 over four years, according to Reynolds.

“The return on investment was 15 percent for a bachelor’s and 20 percent for an associate’s,” Reynolds said, “and that’s because of lower cost over less time, moving into the workplace faster.”

Students with degrees also have much more earning power over time. Even in the economic downturn, Reynolds said, someone with a bachelor’s degree was more likely to be employed and earning more money than someone without a degree.

“To me, $250 or $260 a month for a higher quality of life is not a bad investment,” Reynolds said.


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arts & entertainment14 The Broadside | March 12, 2014

Emily KaleiThe Broadside

For students Leo Walter-scheid and Eric Ban-deras, peace is found

by hitting the pavement of Central Oregon with their skateboards. “[Skateboarding] is free-ing and relaxing and a good way to blow off some steam,” Walterscheid said.

Walterscheid began skat-ing eight years ago after his parents recognized their son’s interest and enrolled him in a skateboarding camp.

“At first I didn’t like it at all,” Walterscheid explained, “but then it grew on me.”

What once was an inter-est has now become an outlet for Walterscheid. When he is not on the Bend campus at-tending classes, you can find him at the indoor skate park in Bend where he works and skates. It is here that he met Eric Banderas, another skate-boarder who shares Walters-cheid’s interest in skating.

“I started skating when I was 14,” Banderas said. “I saw some kids doing it down the road and I thought it looked cool.”

Now 21, Banderas is still skating as he attends Central Oregon Community College.

For skateboarders in Bend, finding a place to skate may not be the easiest task.

“One of the biggest prob-lems here [in Bend] is we don’t have any street skate spots,” Walterscheid said. “Where in places like Port-land, you do.”

Although Bend may not have street skating locations, the skateboarding scene in Bend is growing. This has largely to do with the new skate park that was opened this past January near the south end of Ponderosa Park. The project was initiated by the local skateboarding ad-vocacy group Providing Urban Skate Habitats and the Bend Parks and Recreation District. The groups joined together to restructure the original skate-park, which was built in the 1970s, to give a place to skaters that is entirely their own. This has greatly helped the Central Oregon skate scene, according to Banderas and Walterscheid.

“Its an amazing skate spot,” Walterscheid said. “The new skate park is great for the skate scene.”

The new skate park has not only satisfied more mature skat-ers, but generated younger skat-ers’ interest as well.

“I go to the new skate park,” Banderas said. “Now I see a lot of younger skaters out there.”

As the skateboarding com-munity grows in Central Or-egon, outsider opinions are becoming more apparent.

“There’s definitely a ste-reotype of being a punk or

disrespectful,” Walterscheid said. “Not all skaters act that way. It’s easy enough to change the idea of that by be-ing kind, respectful, and smil-ing at people.”

However, no matter what others may think about them, skaters like Walterscheid and

Banderas still focus on skat-ing.

“Skating really makes you work on yourself and pushes you to be better,” Walterscheid said. “I skate because it’s what I like to do and it’s fun.”

Contact: ([email protected])

?Who was the first person to deliver a commencement speech to a graduating class at COCC? Look for the answer in the April 9th issue!

Weekly Trivia:

Answer to last week’s question: Central Oregon Community College is the first community college that opened in the state of Oregon.

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Skateboarding scene grows despite few spots to skate

Photos by Cullen Taylor | The Broadside

▲ The skatepark scene in Central Oregon continues to grow.

▲ Skaters at a Central Oregon skatepark practice “dropping in” to a bowl.

▲ The remodeled skate park at the south end of Ponderosa Park opened in January.?


Taste of the TOWN

Photos by Perla Jaimes | The Broadside

▲ The High Street Band performs a few unique jazz numbers at Taste of the Town.

▲ 10 Below at the Oxford Hotel served miso marinated smoked black cod with lentil, moong and pigeon pea salad.

▲ Foxtail Bakeshop had an arrangement of sweets so delicious that people’s taste buds fell in love.

▲ Guests choose from a variety of mouth-wa-tering appetizers.

▲ (Left to Right) Suzanne,Kim, Jan and Tina enjoy their appetizers.

▲ Oysters served on a half shell by Anthony’s Restaurant, located at the Old Mill District.

▲ Jeff Labhart serves delicious gelato for Mr. Robert.


Arts & Entertainment

Isaac PetersonInstructor, Drawing and Painting

▼Brush Pile

▲Skyward Net

Art departments around the country are dismantling their dark rooms in favor of computer labs and photographic printers. One of the few colleges that continues to support traditional devel-opment, darkroom and printing processes is right here: Central Oregon Community College. A

traditional photography program is increasingly rare in our world of smart phones and Instagram. Sus-taining such a program is more than a stubborn holdout: Film equipment is incredibly cheap on ebay and at vintage stores, while the equivalent gear in digital photography costs thousands. The COCC film program, taught by Paula Bullwinkel, allows students to essentially begin as professional photogra-phers. After-hours access to the print lab means that a COCC student can produce a complete show of their work ready to hang at a local venue. COCC film photography is worth hanging onto.

In this spread we present the photography of student Hayle Smith-Hudson as well as some of my own work. Hope you enjoy!

▼ Tangled Branches

Film Photography survives at COCC


“

Hayle Smith-HudsonStudent, COCC

I have always enjoyed the beauty of nature. I think it comes along with growing up in beautiful Central Oregon and spending a lot of time outdoors. I en-

joy snapping photos of nature and its beauty at every turn; each season has its own unique elements that are so fun to capture. Most of these pictures came from simply enjoying nature and wanting to take a picture to remember how majestic it can be. Of all the types of photography out there, I enjoy nature and landscape shots the most because you do not have to use props or edit them: The beauty is natural. Of all these pho-tos my favorite is the “Frozen Raindrop.” I think it is amazing how nature can create something so breath-taking by simply doing what it does best.

▲Where the land and ocean meet.

▲The light at the end of the tunnel▲Winter Wonderland

▲Frozen Raindrop


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Eventually, heroes in an adventure will reach

the end of a dungeon.

Let‛s be on our toes, thereseems to be a dark presencewaiting for us in this place.

Usually, there are afew surprises lurking for them in the end.

Just you wait and see what I have in store for you naughty students!

Many times, a boss with somepersonal connection to the heroes

will challenge them.

My fighting professor! What are you doing here?!

A battle with a rival isa traditional set-up.

They may have other monstersfor the other heroes to face.

Saphi, we have to dealwith this dragon to give Lark

a fighting chance!

The heroes win the day. Often with a deeper respect for their fallen foes.

Master, I honor yourskill with a clean death.

Dragon-steaks for a week!!

Though a vindictive Game-Master(GM)will often through a greater challenge

thier way during their moment of weakness.

Prepare to die!!

Really? “Prepare todie!?” What kind of

ending is this?

Why does this Head-master have it in for us

so bad anyway?

Sometimes it‛s alright to throw your players a

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Though a vindictive Game-Master(GM)will often throw a greater challenge

their way during a moment of weakness.



Over 15 students attended the Helicopter Associa-tion International Heli-

Expo Feb. 24-26. This annual expo was held in Anaheim, California. There were over 19,000 attendees and 714 exhibitors in total.

Members of the Central Ore-gon Community College Aviation club and other interested students, were in attendance.

The expo offered lectures from leaders in the industry on safety and advancements in technology.

For Mandi Alderman, the ex-perience confirmed her interest in aviation.

“It was such a good experi-ence to be able to meet with other people in aviation,” Al-derman said. “It was great to see what qualities companies look for as far as hiring and aviation schools.”

Alderman was able to con-nect with the Whirly-Girls, an International Women Helicop-ter Pilots organization.

The expo was a “big net-working” tool for COCC avia-tion student John Sopher.

“Seeing all the major heli-copter schools and technology programs got me really excited about the industry,” Sopher said.


▲ A group of COCC students spent two days in Anaheim attending the national HELI-EXPO.

▲ Aviation companies from Boeing to DART Aerospace as well as many other programs attended the event.

▲ Over 714 exhibitors presented at the event.

▲ Attendees were able to learn about the latest advances in helicopter technology.

Aviation club goes to national conference

Photos submitted by Austin Lenahan.

clubs & sports


Will your club be broke?Brayan GonzalezThe Broadside

Do not let a lack of funds stop you from starting a club: The

process of getting funds is streamlined.

A startup club gets a $500 developing club allocation per year, according to Kelly Huskey, former ASCOCC director of student organiza-tions.

“Some clubs fundraise on top of the money they get from ASCOCC,” Huskey said. “Some money comes from other areas, like the La-tino [club] and First Nation Student Union. They also re-ceive a little help from their programs on campus.”

Event summaries and re-cruitment are some of the re-quirements a club needs to meet and stay on top of, according to current director of student orga-nizations, Stephanie Pedro.

“We are in a tier system, which means that each club starts at tier one and then ev-ery year, given that they have met the requirements, can move up a tier all the way to tier five which is a club con-sisting of 75 plus members, have two to three events and have community projects in the works,” Pedro said.

The money that each club is given comes from the stu-dent fees since clubs are en-tirely for students, run by students and organized by students. If a club seems to be struggling, proactivity is key to saving it, according to Pedro.

“Since students run the club, we know that they’re busy, and if your club is struggling for any reason I’d say seek help,” Pedro said, “I’m always easy to contact and are just a phone call away or an email.”

Pedro can be contacted at [email protected].


Starting a club is simpler than ever. The ASCOCC Student Organization Guidelines, a reference guide Pedro encourages students to know, breaks it down in five easy steps:

Step 1: Organize and find four student members. Having students who are not only committed to the prospective club, but are enrolled full-time at COCC can help boost the club’s early stages, and they can help build connections and recruit more student members.

Step 2: Identify and recruit an advisor. An advisor is someone who will help guide the students in the direction needed. If your club is an art-based coalition then an art professor or even an artist will be best suitable for the job.

Step 3: Complete the new or renew club form and year-long budget form. These forms are found at the ASCOCC office or by contacting Stephanie Pedro. Do not let the formal budget titles intimidate you, the forms, according to Pedro are easy to know and understand.

Step 4: Submit all items to ASCOCC for approval. This process can be fast or it can take a bit longer - staying time-conscientious and filling the forms at an ap-propriate time is always the best plan.

Step 5: Complete the annual requirements for eligibility. Staying on top of the paperwork is a must. Having a timed schedule or appointing a member to manage this are ways to help keep your paperwork up-to-date. This way your club can avoid issues while it tries to solidify itself within COCC.

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The annual Lati-no Dance Festival brought an opportu-

nity for students to learn the salsa and bachata dances. The two day event, on March

7 and 8 was lead by Javier and Kara of Gemini Salsa. The Central Oregon Community College Latino club helped support the event and offered refreshments for participants.

▲ Kara of Gemini Salsa walks students through the fundamen-tals of classic salsa dancing.

▲ Javier and Kara of Gemini Salsa led the two-day Latino dance festival on March 7 and 8.

▲ Participants at the Latino Dance Festival learning salsa and bachata.

Photos by Molly Svendsen | The Broadside


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