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Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008 Volume 42, Issue 2A n i n d e p e n d e n t , s t u d e n t - r u n n e w s p a p e r s i n c e 1 9 6 6

Many students and staff throw-ing away bottles and cans on cam-pus April 29 probably didn’t think that their wasteful habits would have any effect, but thanks to the College’s blitzkrieg on unsustain-able practices, their waste was put to good use.

On April 30, Clackamas con-ducted an audit of its trash in three buildings: Roger Rook, McLaughlin and Randall Halls. The results showed that many simple things that could be recy-cled on campus – such as plastic bottles, paper and cans – were not being properly disposed of.

The audit, in conjunction with the school’s own findings, led to 62 new trash and recycling sta-tions being added to the campus, and three more being scheduled

to be added to the Harmony cam-pus, according to Charlie Arata, operations manager of campus services.

This is just one example of how the school is trying to encour-age more faculty and students to get involved with recycling, and sustainability in general, around campus.

“Recycling is what you can see and feel right in front of you,” said Elizabeth Howley, co-chair of the sustainability committee.

Howley believes that recycling is extremely important because in general, “it is the largest part of your carbon footprint.”

Although for years the school has had a recycling program insti-tuted, it has been held at a distance. According to Bill Leach, dean of campus services, “what we have not done is put (the recycling)

Above: Harmony went from a gutted-out skeleton to a fully functional building over the course of the summer, giving a new home to Clackamas’ allied health department. The new building is a shining example of the college’s dedication to sustainable practices and advanced technologies.

Harmony from the ground up

The Harmony campus has been going through more changes than a transvestite lately.

The ground is torn apart, and rubble is strewn across the dirt at 7616 Harmony Rd. – the former site of the main Harmony cam-pus building.

This site, constructed in 1988, was once the core of Clackamas’ satellite campus, but is now a silent wasteland. Just down the block, however, east of the Oregon Institute of Technology, Harmony’s new building is standing tall as a testament to the new pro-grams it houses.

Ground breaking for the building was in July of 2007, and within a year the building was developed into one of the college’s most high-tech buildings, with both innovative energy conserving features and technologi-cally advanced equipment.

The new building is a three-story edifice that houses the allied health department on the third floor, nursing on the second floor and has dedicated the first floor to provid-ing all of the services and departments that the old building offered, minus specialized training and development, which has been moved into the nursing and allied health’s old building, DeJardin Hall, on the Oregon City campus.

Ray Hoyt, Director of Specialized Training and Development, didn’t mind having to move at all.

“We’re here and we’re pleased,” said

Hoyt. “Space at the college is at a premium; I am just glad we’re on campus.”

Those who transferred over with the Nursing and Allied Health departments are not disappointed either. In fact, they are ecstatic.

Maureen Mitchell, Dean of Allied Health, loves the new home for her department.

“It feels great. There is a lot of new Technology in the building that the faculty and students are enjoying,” said Mitchell.

The sentiment was shared by student Katie Flanigan.

“I love it; it’s so nice. It’s always quiet and peaceful. The lab is so beautiful,” Flanigan proclaimed.

There is reason for the rejoicing; the pro-gram, at one point, had to share incubators with the science department and even borrow a local dentist’s office so students could get in some realistic practice.

The new space is changing everything. The department hosts its own in-house incu-bators, as well as eight dental work stations, set up to simulate a real work area, and a nursing lab that has separate “patients’” rooms monitored by faculty members over the “eye in the sky,” a system of cameras that are housed in each room.

These new spaces in the building are complemented by flat screen televisions and up-to-date computers.

The technology that is held in the belly of the new Harmony building, is only part of the modern appeal of the structure.

The building itself is a testament to the modern, “green” times of the present.

Among the features the building boasts are storm planters that filter all rainwater from the roof, roofing materials and windows that are designed to reflect heat and reduce the need for air conditioning and ceiling tiles that are designed to diminish the amount of lighting needed.

Recycling innovations create real change

The grand opening of Harmony on Sept. 27, signified the ending of over a years worth of construction.

Left: Members of Portland State University’s EnvironmentalServices Committee sort through trash on April 30 in an effort to find out what Clackamas is missing in its recycling program.

With the coming of fall follows a new season of drama for NBC and Fox. From the highly anticipated return of “Heroes,” to the

much talked about new series, “Fringe,” and finally to a little-advertised show based on a familiar tale, this fall’s line-up of shows has variety and a wide range of appeal.

Fall shows are back with force

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NewsWednesday, Oct. 22, 2008

“John McCain’s policies seem like putting a Band-Aid on a severed limb. It won’t stop you from bleeding to death,” said Clackamas stu-dent Jacquelyn Kenny, when asked why she was voting for Barack Obama in the upcom-ing election.

Students around the coun-try are voicing their opinions on the election – which is less than two weeks away – and most are turning their bal-lots in with a check next to Obama’s name.

In an online poll taken by the non-profit organization dedicated to educating voters, MyDebates, more than 59 per-cent of voters ages 18 to 24 are voting for Obama on Nov. 4. Students in 49 states are looking to democrats to bring change and stabilization to a country on the edge of eco-nomic and social turmoil.

“I think we finally have realized that we want a new path for our country,” Kenny said. “It’s been eight years of hell and before that it was someone else’s country. It’s our turn; it’s young people’s chance to speak out for their

future. If we don’t stand up now who knows what the U.S. will be like in ten years. I don’t want to raise my chil-dren in a place where there are no jobs, people aren’t healthy and education is impossible to pay for.”

Students seem most con-cerned with the economy and education, with environ-ment coming in a close third, according to a study done by MyDebates.com.

“We need to fix our schools. We need to give stu-dents money to go to college, and we need to create jobs to survive,” said Ellen Irole, a 23-year-old first time voter.

“This is the first step. By voting Democratic, I know I’m doing something that will matter later. We were behind for a while (in the polls),” said Christian Kellerman, Clackamas student. “Now we are ahead. Anyone who is an Obama supporter has faith that we will come out on top.”

Yet, there are McCain sup-porters who think that Obama will not win. Despite polls stating Obama was in the lead, some still hold on to hope for McCain and his party.

“I think that people will see through the media and Obama’s lies,” said Julianne

Treayson, Clackamas student. “The last election proved that you can’t trust the news, or the polls. There is still a chance for McCain to win. I support his policies on abor-tion, war and our economy. I think he is the best choice for our country.”

According to CNN.com, Obama took a step ahead in the polls back in September, when he won by a slim mar-gin in the first debate. The following two debates hit his opponent McCain’s campaign hard, with Obama winning them as well with increasing popularity.

After introducing Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presi-dential running mate, McCain gained points in the polls pull-ing even with Obama.

“The polls are not defin-i t ive,” said Treayson. “Americans will see that we don’t need someone like Obama in the presidency. We need experience and real insight to what the people want. McCain and Sarah (Palin) stand for what we want in this country. A coun-try where God matters and

life matters.”However, the choice of

Palin seemed to weigh nega-tively with students, with a drop in support from college age voters.

“She isn’t what college students want in charge of our country. She has no real experience, is cocky, thinks that freedoms should be taken away such as abortion rights and outright supports peo-ple my age going to Iraq,” sa id Craig Chambers, a first-year busi-ness student.

C h a m b e r s , whose older brother is an Iraq veteran suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, is completely for withdrawal in Iraq. He also opposes legisla-tion against women’s rights and immigration, but most importantly, supports educa-

tion and a society that takes care of its citizens.

“I wish that we could go back to 1789 and sit down with James Madison as he

was writing the Bill of Rights and tear apart his head on what he felt our rights as citizens should be , ” sa id Chambers.

“We would be a much bet-ter place if we asked every woman in America what she wanted to do with her body, every veteran who came home from war bro-ken how they

felt about Iraq, and every stu-dent who struggles to pay for college what we could do to help,” said Chambers. “The only person who seems to care about these issues is Obama. He has my vote and I trust him with my future.”

The audit helped to make this clear – out of 325.75 pounds of trash, 128 pounds could have been recycled in one way or another.

Part of the reason so much waste was present is that the school does not have a way of recycling everything that can be recycled.

“We need to find more vendors that will take products that our current vendors won’t, such as Styrofoam and glass,” Leach commented.

Many vendors will not take much of the school’s waste because there is either no market for it, or it is costly to manufacture.

“The cost of melting down glass to make new

bottles is more expensive in energy than making glass from raw materials,” said Leach.

The other reason for the amount of waste pres-ent in the audit was that people were throwing away items that the school does recycle into waste bins, instead of recycling bins.

One of the big disappointments present was plastic bottles. Out of all the waste collected, five percent was plastic bottles, an item that we currently recycle.

“We got to get people unhooked from water bottles,” Howley said.

She believes another one of the recent features added to the campus is imperative, and that is the water bottle filling stations. These stations were

added to help encourage people throughout the campus to reuse water bottles.

Clackamas still has a lot to accomplish when it comes to recycling and green technology, but the task is by no means too big for Leach.

“The vision for (the campus’ recycling pro-gram) is very big, and I hope it is not a long time in coming. The vision includes alternative energy and large scale composting, selling those kinds of resources outside the college or using them internally.”

His vision is unobtainable. According to Leach, if the college uses energy at the rate it did five years ago, Clackamas would be paying $800,000 dollars more a year on energy.

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Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008&Arts Culture

Halloween inspires a life of acting

NBC“Heroes” – This drama about

people with extraordinary powers is returning for its third season with more twists and characters than ever, which is almost the show’s downfall. There are simply too many characters for one hour-long episode to adequately follow. To compensate for the over-whelming cast, the players are being slowly assigned to one of two teams: the heroes and the villains, those try-ing to save the world and those trying to destroy it. Hopefully this reshuffling will cut down on the annoyingly long breaks between the different storylines that are simultaneously going on.

Aside from this flaw, the show remains as engrossing and thought provoking as the previous two seasons. Several new faces have appeared, including Daphne, a young woman with super-human speed; Tracy, a woman who can turn anything to ice; and Knox, a dangerous villain who feeds on the fear around him. At the same time, many of last season’s stars have stepped back, and only appear sporadically, such as Micah and his cousin Monica.

“My Own Worst Enemy” – Top secret mission in Paris, $1,000 in air-

fare; stylish spy sports car, $35,000; leaving threatening notes for your alter-ego, priceless.

Henry is a regular and average man with a job, wife and kids. Edward is a stubborn, secretive and deadly spy who’s part of a top-secret section of the government. The premise of the show is interesting enough – two distinct personalities in one body. As we are told in the show, Edward is the original personality, and Henry is an artificially created alter-ego that serves as Edward’s cover.

The show has a good sense of humor and doesn’t drag out obvious plot twists. Even better, the storyline doesn’t dwell on the cliché and over-done “who is real?” question. The show is very upfront and easy to follow.

But interesting and intriguing as it is, the idea has a potentially fatal dilemma, which is – why would a spy with so many deadly enemies want to have such a cover? If his enemies were to find his alter-ego, he would be helpless to defend himself, as the pilot episode skillfully demonstrates.

Since the show airs right after “Heroes,” it’s not hard to convince oneself to spend one more hour in front of the TV. The messages that Henry and Edward leave for each other add a unique kind of humor to the spy backdrop and as an added bonus the show fills the hour between “Heroes” and the late news.

“Crusoe” – The newest addition to NBC’s line-up is an adaption of the classic story of the castaway Robinson Crusoe and his cannibalistic compan-ion, Friday. The idea is perfect – two men and a dog stranded on an island for an extended period of time are bound to have all manner of adven-tures, the perfect premise for a mini-series. Between Crusoe’s imaginative inventions and Friday’s sharp wit and dark humor, the show is very enjoy-able.

Fox“Fringe” – “Fringe” appears to be

“The X Files” for a new generation. The similarity goes beyond the subject matter, in that it also has a male and

female pairing, Peter and Olivia, as the dominant characters.

This time around though, there are more permanent and important supporting characters that are crucial to the storyline. The show certainly has the same appeal – mysterious, addicting and thought provoking. But, where “The X Files” left a lot up to paranormal and occult reasoning, Fringe gives the viewers a scientific spin on the fantastic events happening in the show.

Certain tidbits are left unexplained, such as the repeated appearance of Olivia’s dead partner and the mys-terious bald man who is somehow connected to Peter and his father, but instead of being annoying, these delib-erate blanks draw the viewer in and make for a compelling storyline.

“House” – Gregory House, every-one’s favorite arrogant, narcissistic doctor is back for a fourth season. Sadly, the show has digressed from what it began as. It did not used to be about the gossip and drama that hap-pened between the permanent char-acters. That used to be pleasant filler. Then with the introduction of multi-episode story arcs, the show became more about the inter-character antics than the medical mysteries that drew viewers in the first place.

Following the loss of most of the original cast, the show is relying even more heavily on House’s childish antics to carry the show. Overall, the show just isn’t what it used to be.

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Most people don’t discover their passions in life at the age of three years old, let alone by being locked in a cage at a haunt-ed house and being told to cry in front of people as they walk past – but that’s exactly what sparked James Sharinghousen’s love for theater and for Halloween.

Sharinghousen is this year’s Artist in Residence, a position that is appointed by David Smith-English, the director/teacher of the Theater department.

Smith-English created the position of Artist in Residence eight years ago when he realized that former students who had been through the program could provide a great motivation for the current students.

According to Smith-English, Sharinghousen has been accept-ed very well by the students.

“He’s very popular. Since he’s close to them in age, he acts as a great liaison between the students and me,” said Smith-English.

Sharinghousen works with Smith-English in the acting classes and in the school produc-tions, as well as acting in the productions.

“It’s been really great getting to work alongside David (Smith-English) and help people learn

how to be better actors. Being in on the classes gives me a chance to get back to the basics and improve my own skills,” said Sharinghousen.

According to Sharinghousen, the best part about acting is get-ting to become a different person and putting yourself into situa-tions that you normally wouldn’t get to be in. He loves getting to explore what it’s like being in someone else’s shoes and explore what it’s like moving as a different person.

“James (Sharinghousen) is an amazing actor. A year and a half ago we put on the college pro-duction ‘Oklahoma,’ and James played the character Ali Hakem, who was a hustler,” said Smith-English. “James did a knock out job developing that character.”

According to Smith-English, Ali Hakem is not the only impres-sive character Sharinghousen has played.

“This last summer, the Clackamas Repertory Theatre, Clackamas’ professional theater, did a musical called ‘Swinging on a Star,’ which required tap dancing,” said Smith-English. “James had never tapped before; he went out and learned how to tap in a matter of a couple weeks and did a great job with it. It was really spectacular how fast he learned how to tap.”

According to Smith-English, Sharinghousen has played a big

role in the development of the other students.

“James is a great actor, and (the students) see that. They identify with what he’s doing and identify what makes him successful,” said Smith-English.

Outside of his job as the Artist in Residence at Clackamas, he is working at the House of Midnight, Bullwinkle’s Family Fun Center’s haunted house. He has been helping with everything from set design to construction, and will also play a role in the haunted house.

“Working in haunted houses is just like acting on stage; you still get the opportunity to devel-op your own character,” said Sharinghousen.

Af ter Clackamas , Sharinghousen plans on becom-ing a professional actor and hopes to have his own perfor-mance company and run his own haunted house.

Coming into this job with no prior experience in casting or pro-duction has led Sharinghousen to a new perspective on the amount of work that is put into a show.

“It’s been really interesting being around David (Smith-English) throughout this entire process and getting to think along with him during all of it. I like being able to see what goes into a production from a different per-spective,” said Sharinghousen.

Smith-English has been

very pleased so far with how Sharinghousen has responded to being the Artist in Residence.

“James is a pleasure to be around. He works hard to be an

effective Artist in Residence and works hard to be the most use-ful that he can be to the theater department and to the other stu-dents,” Smith-English said.

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“One dream, one goal, one team.”

This is the philosophy that Kathie Woods, head coach of the Cougars’ Volleyball team, uses to inspire her team to strive for success.

And success, it appears,

is where the team is head-ed, with their overall wins at 27 and losses at only nine, placing them in third place for the upcoming NWAACC ( N o r t h w e s t A t h l e t i c Association of Community Colleges) Championship on Nov. 20 through 22.

“It doesn’t matter that we aren’t at the very top, so long as we excel when we get to the championship,” Woods

said. “We are usually towards the top so we try to keep this up year to year.”

Some notable achievements from players include 381 kills and 42 serve aces from Kristel Baeckel this season, and 237 kills out of 531 for Shikara White, ranking her percentage at 27 percent.

“We have enough skill and drive to win,” said Kristen Diehl, assistant coach.

Although the team practice is hard, and play harder, no serious injuries have occurred throughout the season. All team members are in good shape and capable of playing. The team does their warm up exercises together before the games to avoid such injuries.

The team suffered two defeats against their main rivals, Chemeketa, losing three out of five matches

in both the first and second game played against them. The team, however, is still in great spirits and is eagerly looking forward to playing them again on Oct. 29 in Salem, hoping that maybe the third time is the charm.

Although the NWAACCs are still several weeks off, and plenty of obstacles are along the way, there is an overwhelming confidence

amongst the team that they will not only get into the finals, but that they will win the championship.

“We’re going to win!” said Liz Huntsman, defen-sive specialist.

Overall, the volleyball season is looking good, team spirit is high and the team moves right along towards eventual success.

“We can do it!” said Joanna Abraham, outside hitter. “Yeah Cougs!”

4 SportsWednesday, Oct. 22, 2008

The Cougar Cross Country team will attempt to blaze a trail to the Northwest Athletic Association of Community C o l l e g e s ( N WA A C C ) Championship this Saturday at the Southern Region Championships.

This past weekend, the Clackamas Cross Country team competed against nation-ally ranked teams from differ-ent college divisions.

“I feel that they did pretty good,” said Distance Coach Ian Schroeder.

“The women did a good job of packing it up with another teammate to push each other to a good performance,” contin-ued Schroeder. “The men had a good competitive effort.”

The men’s team finished 11th out of 12 teams. The women’s team finished incom-plete because two of the ath-letes were sick; however, the athletes that finished the race averaged a 52 second improve-ment.

Robert Deguchi placed the highest out of all the men Cougars for 55th place in the four- mile run, with a time

of 21 minutes and 27 sec-onds. Tarra Brown placed the highest out of the entire lady Cougars for 78th place in the five kilometer run, with a time of 20 minutes and 27 seconds.

Clackamas runner Luke Correll dropped out of the race after two miles due to extreme stomach pain, Clackamas first runner Ashley Braniff sat out due to illness and Tegan McCarthy dropped out after a mile for the same reason.

“(To improve) the men need to be more conservative in the first mile and push a lit-tle bit harder in the middle,” Schroeder said.

The women need to “con-tinue gaining experience.”

“This year we have a tal-ented and young group,” said Schroeder. “Numbers are up. We’re working on developing a solid base.”

The team is “slowly getting better,” said Team Captain Grant Lewis.

“Our goal is to get a strong healthy team by NWAACCs,” added Lewis. He feels that to get there the team needs to get stronger in their races.

On Saturday, Oct. 25, Clackamas will be host-ing the Southern Region Championships at 11 a.m.

Cross Country: Destination NWAACCs

Cougars kill opponents this season, focus on future success

Photo contributed by Tracy Swisher

Ashley Braniff follows closely behind Whitman cross country athlete Sara Levy on Sept. 6 at Fort Walla Walla Park in Walla Walla, Wash.

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Southern Region Championship: Saturday, Oct. 25 at 11 a.m. at ClackamasNWAACC’s: Saturday, Nov. 8 at Lewisville Regional Park, Battle Ground, Wash.

Congratulations

to Sabrina Nelson,

Athlete of the Week

Sabrina had 16 kills, five assists, five blocks, four digs and a 2.0 serve receive on 16 passes this past weekend for the Cou-gars volleyball team.

Final Cross Country Meets