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men’s basketball is dealt a split with a win over umpqua and a loss to clackamas

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writing instructor zach hudson aims for children’s market with new book, ‘banjo.’

teacher writes new bookclub fair students can find a club next week that matches their interests

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Jeff HannigThe Advocate

Usually your absence from school or work is met with envy among your peers. That is, until they find out what you have been doing: sneezing, coughing and drinking lots of fluids in hopes of kicking a virus that for a few months each year is the rock-star of all sickness.

The flu season in the U.S. officially started the last week of 2012. In the past, accord-ing to the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the flu wave typi-

cally hits America late in January and persists until late February. This winter, the CDC was surprised by reports of citizens dying in Massachusetts

and Oklahoma as early as the first week of January. Flu-related illnesses are responsible for the deaths of anywhere from a few thousand to nearly 50,000 people in the U.S. each year, according to the CDC.

While this year’s flu has reached an epidemic status, it is nothing compared to some of the flu seasons of the past. The 1918 flu pandemic, also know as the Spanish Flu, which infected 500 million people, killing 1-3 percent of the world’s population,

Body temperatures rise as the flu season intensifies

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Since the beginning of this term, the trespass list for MHCC has three new members, one of whom clinched his spot with a basketball court fight.

Last week, there was news of the fight breaking out on the basketball courts dur-ing Open Gym, which is open to students and community members. The week be-fore finals last term saw two incidents of on-campus violence and/or attempted violence.

We at The Advocate want to know, what gives?

The first two episodes followed hard on the heels of the Thanksgiving holiday, while the most recent came in the first week back from the winter holiday break.

A logical response would be that the stresses of the holiday season can cause some people to lose their grip on their self-control and patience. While the high amounts of stress involved with planning and traveling for family, shopping for gifts and hosting and/or meeting with fam-ily can be reasonably grating on one’s pa-tience, they seem a poor excuse to let fly the hounds of war upon someone who may be irksome.

Thus, it seems to The Advocate the is-sue for students and community members is the need to heed advice from the Asso-ciated Student Government posters right before finals week, and chill out.

To be sure, the first incident involved road rage but also resulted in a student be-ing assaulted with a metal rod. The other two happened in the gym during a basket-ball game, which can get heated with emo-tions and adrenaline running high.

However, someone cutting you off to steal a primo parking spot does not war-rant a metal rod to the face. Nor does a foul on the court warrant a fistfight or a knife being flashed in the faces of players.

So, while we at The Advocate are assur-edly aware of the stresses and strains of col-lege life, we see no reason to use physical force to settle disputes. A few stern words, an irritated eye-roll or even turning the proverbial other cheek are far more prefer-able to being run down by Public Safety or the police department and winding up on the MHCC trespass list. That’s one social network no one wants to join.

Editorial: What are the causes of the violence at MHCC?

You strive to be | your dream, but are you…Living the Dream?

Crystal White ASG Director of Diversity

The MLK Day of Service has been a tradition for many years, not only here at MHCC but across the nation. What has now become a weekend event for most communities, all started with legislation in 1983. In 1994 Congress voted on cre-ating this nationally celebrated federal holiday that commemorates the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Corporation for National and Community Service was given the lead in this effort to promote the president’s national call to service initiative. Making the third Monday in January the MLK Day of Service, honorably titled, “Day on, not a day off.” The legacy left by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has a strong presence within the communities of our nation. Bringing together all walks of life, instilling cultural acceptance and understanding and encouraging a gen-eral atmosphere of peace has helped us all to work toward coming up with solu-tions to solving our national issues.

With the help of his Executive Cabi-net, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will be beginning their Inauguration weekend with up-holding the tradition of a National Day of Service. The President and First Lady, 12 members of the cabinet and members of Congress will be volunteering in a number of service projects this weekend. Some will be helping clean up city parks and public areas, some will be feeding the homeless and working in shelters, and many will be attending the inaugu-ral committee’s Service Summit held in the National Mall this Saturday.

Here at MHCC we strive to be | your dream. But therein lies the question. Are

we living the dream? It is a gesture of kindness and peace when we donate our time and skills to a need within our commu-nity, but how many of us truly offer this gesture throughout the year? Every year we are taught who Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was, what he stood for, and what he hoped for, for our future. However, we rarely go beyond that. Learning how to live for the legacy is something that should be encouraged nationwide and is something more of us could be educated about.

This is exactly what ASG’s event is about on Jan. 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Student Union. We will be hosting a guest speaker, Kashea “Hug-Dealer” Kil-son-Anderson, to speak on what Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is, what it stands for and how we can work to-wards living the dream.

There are always opportunities to get involved within your local commu-nity. Some ideas include your place of worship, at your school, at your place of employment, at a city agency. Here at MHCC, students and employees are already involved with the MLK Day of Service. Our TRiO students will be vol-unteering at a local elementary school, some students will be volunteering at local city parks and recreation locations, and others are looking to a few websites to find opportunities. A few of those websites are www.handsonportland.org; www.greshamoregon.gov/live; and www.volunteermatch.org.

Being involved and doing what you

can to help keep the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. alive is always a great thing to strive for. Then again, making the community you live in a bet-ter place to live in by working together makes a much better dream come true.

President and Michelle Obama have encouraged Americans to get involved in a day of service on MLK weekend.

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Flu: CDC suggests rest at home and low alcohol intake

Kayla TatumThe Advocate

MHCC is selling TriMet passes and a book of 10 tickets to students for 10 percent off.

The monthly pass is a card used for an unlimit-ed number of rides for bus, MAX and streetcars. For adults the pass is $90 (regularly $100); for riders 65 and over, it is $23.40 (regularly $26); and for those under 18, the monthly pass is $27 (regularly $30).

“For those who ride several times a week, it is cheaper to buy the monthly pass,” said Sharon Wag-ner, a bookstore customer service representative.

For the book of 10 tickets, students can purchase up to four books per month, and streetcar tickets aren’t included. For adults the all-zone book of 10 tickets is $22.50 (regularly $25); for seniors the book of 10 tickets is $9, (regularly $10); for youth the book of

10 tickets is $14.85 (regularly $16.50). To validate the tickets, students need to get their tickets stamped at one of the machines at the TriMet station.

“If you don’t ride the TriMet all the time, the tick-ets are nice because you use them when you need them,” Wagner said.

“Students also can use their Mountain Card (finan-cial aid) to pay for their future tickets or passes,” said Wagner, “Students just need to make sure they show us their class schedule, student ID (or other photo ID), a valid driver’s license.”

MHCC sells TriMet passes to students in the book-store and the discount, that originally included only passes, has now expanded to include tickets.

Bookstore hours are Monday – Thursday, 7:45 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. and Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. For more information about the TriMet discount, contact the bookstore at 503-491-7188.

Attend the club fair and find your perfect match

TriMet offers passes, tickets at discount

making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history. The CDC estimated that in 2009, 59 million Americans contracted the H1N1 virus, also known as the Swine Flu; 265,000 were hospitalized and 12,000 died.

So far this month, flu levels appear to be dropping in the southeast states but are cresting elsewhere, according to the most recent CDC activity map. Pediatric deaths have reached 20, but adult deaths will not be counted until the end of the flu season.

Common symptoms of the flu are stuffy/runny nose, cough, headaches, body ache, chills and fatigue. Which sound just like a cold, right? Wrong – very wrong. The distinction that most Americans fail to make between the common cold and the flu is fever that accom-panies the latter. The flu may or may not be serious, depending on your lifestyle, age or job. If you work with children or the elderly, the CDC recommends you take extra precautions.

Most often, elderly people, pregnant women and children are at the highest risk of seri-ous complications. You should seek medical attention if your lips are turning blue, if you are having trouble breathing, shortness of breath, dizzy spells, severe or persistent vomiting, confusion or seizures. If you’re not yet at that level, then the CDC recommends you stay home, rest and talk to a doctor before you resort to multiple over-the-counter medications.

If you are thoroughly terrified of the flu, but have not had it and would like to keep things that way, the CDC recommends you get vaccinated, practice sanitary coughing and

sneezing, limit the amount your hands go near your face, and limit sharing of food with others during flu season. A big part about staying healthy is having healthy daily habits: The CDC recommends you limit your alcohol intake, quit smoking as soon as possible, eat healthy, fresh foods and exercise regularly.

There are three types of vaccines: a regular dose for children 6 months and older, an intra-dermal flu shot for people age 18-64 and a high dosage for people 65 and older.

Typically, vaccines are administered in the arm with a needle. These vaccines contain viruses that aren’t living. The nasal spray contains live weakened viruses, technically LAIV or “Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine.” The viruses in the vaccine change from year to year depending on what viruses have been determined by international surveillance and scien-tists’ estimates.

Vaccines help your body to fully develop antibodies about two weeks after vaccination. Vaccinations have become a hot topic in the press, while some hospitals are making it

mandatory that doctors and nurses be inoculated.Some possible reasons for refusing to take a vaccine could be the belief that it can cause

Alzheimer’s, ALS, MS or seizures in children. Whether you believe a vaccine will help you or not, the flu is very real and it is flu season

– a disease that costs the American economy nearly $90 billion a year, the CDC estimates.

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The winter club fair is being held Jan 22 to 24.

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ASG to honor MLK on TuesdayAssociated Student Government will honor Mar-

tin Luther King Jr. with a speaker Tuesday from 3-5 p.m. in the Student Union.

The speaker, Kashea “Hug Dealer” Kilson-Ander-son, will talk about walking MLK Jr.’s walk.

ASG Director of Diversity Crystal White added that anyone is welcome, as the event is open to all

members of the community. White said that for anyone interested in getting

involved with a day of service can find more informa-tion on these websites: www.handsonportland.org, www.volunteermatch.org and www.greshamoregon.gov/live

— Aaron Marshall

Free E-Book www.szpublishing.comGhost Stories, Sci Fi, OccultFrom the author of “Subroutine: Heaven”

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Hayden HunterThe Advocate

Students can experience a slice of the 20 clubs offered at MHCC during the Winter Club Fair, coming Tuesday through Thurs-day in the Jazz Cafe.

The theme of the Winter Club Fair is New Years. “It’s New Years. That means lots of color and no fireworks, because of our fire code,” joked Leksi Lizotte, director of stu-dent organizations and clubs and the Winter Club Fair coordinator. “This is a new term and a time to find a new club. It’s a chance to be a part of college life.”

Also making an appearance at the Cub Fair is New York singer Nicholas Howard. A singer, dancer and pianist, Howard will perform from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

Along with the different clubs and How-ard’s performance, there will be gift baskets awarded to winners of a drawing held at the close of the event. Each student entering the

Club Fair will receive a card called a pass-port, with 10 white squares. Each club at the fair has a stamp; with 10 stamps, students may enter their names into the drawing.

The five baskets will be filled with dif-ferent items. “We will be offering a lot of MHCC gear, like sweatshirts, T-shirts and hats,” said Lizotte. Among items in the bas-kets: an MHCC Sweatshirt, MHCC pen, keychain, thermos, and car decal, gloves, beanie and Emergen-C Vitamin Drink Mix.

Students may have noticed the colorful Winter Club Fair posters placed all around campus. They were designed by Spring Bar-stow, an MHCC student and artist. Lizotte said, “I chose the poster because it’s really dreary outside – it’s Oregon. I wanted to add a little color and grab everybody’s at-tention.”

Emma Bird, Student Activities Board (SAB) receptions coordinator, was involved with booking Howard. SAB watched a mul-titude of performers, ranging from singers

to comedians and magicians. “We chose him because he has such a strong stage perfor-

mance,” Bird said. “We thought he would be a good performer to kick off the Club Fair.”

The clubs at the fair will showcase their specific interests. For example, there is a

whole section dedicated to the Gamers Club, with a giant television screen for its

consoles. Lizotte said last year the Gamers Club had three con-soles with at least 10 games on each for people to play.

“The Mad Scien-tists Club is show-ing the balloon chase they did last year, which was awe-some,” Lizotte said. Each club will be doing something dif-ferent to grab every-body’s attention and recruit new mem-

bers, she said. “All of the clubs participating in the fair

are really awesome and have really cool stuff available for anyone,” Lizotte said.

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MLK day of service is a time to volunteer

the day tripperyour weekly event planner

Friday 1.18 E. Portland Catch a musical performance by a duo, “Side Street Reny” at 10 p.m. at East Burn. Their mu-sic features pre-war (acoustic) blues, roots and folk music with a little old-school rap, calypso and dancehall reggae combined to make their own sound. 21+. 1800 E. Burnside St., Port-land.

Fri. Sat. & Sun. 1.18-20 SE Portland

Northwest Classical Theater Company presents “Arms and the Man,” a modern drama with twists and comedy. Shows are Friday and Sat-urday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $18 for students and se-niors. For more information on how to purchase tickets visit http://www.nwctc.org/index.html. 2110 SE 10th Ave, Portland.

Saturday 1.19 N. Portland

The eighth season for the Rose City Rollers women’s roller derby league starts tonight at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the event starts at 5:45. The Heartless Heathers take on the Guns n Roll-ers, followed by the Break Neck Betties vs. the High Rollers. Tickets are $14 in advance, $16 day of event. 300 North Winning Way (the Rose Quarter), Portland.

Sunday 1.20 SE Portland

Celebrate National Pie Day (Jan. 23) by par-ticipating in Pacific Pie Co.’s second annual contest from 1 to 3 p.m. Both professional and amateur bakers are welcome to enter a pie and recipe to be judged. For more details on how to enter your pie visit www.pacificpieco.com/events/. The restaurant and bakery café is lo-cated at 1520 S.E. Seventh Ave., Portland.

Sunday 1.20 SE Portland

Hawthorne Theater is hosting the Portland Bat-tle of The Bands by Gorilla Music. Nine bands will perform, beginning at 4 p.m. All ages are welcome. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Judging is based on audience reaction. 1507 S.E. 39th Ave., Portland.

MHCC instructor can add author to his resume

MLK Day has evolved in the past few years from a day of reflecting on a forward-thinking man to a strong movement of volunteerism across the country. Many options are available to spend your time, from cleaning up a park with a few of your buddies to becoming involved with an organization of your choice. The Advocate offers a few ideas to get you started.

Intercollegiate MLK Day of ServiceJan. 21, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.Meet at Concordia University to rally, and the

day continues with service projects focusing on the theme of “Education as a Civil Right” with em-phasis on literacy. To register, go to: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEhNMW1tclJPYkwwM1BocW5oZUxROWc6MA. Registration for Concordia University and Lewis and Clark College is closed; registration is still avail-able for MHCC and other institutions.

One Warm CoatNow through Jan. 21Donate a coat with working closures and no rips or

stains to Burlington Coat Factory to help keep people warm and receive 10 percent off your entire purchase.

Build Dignity Kits for Survivors of Sexual AssaultJan. 21, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Regence Group Building, 100 S.W. Market St., PortlandPut together care packages for sexual assault survivors. To

apply, contact Mariana Lindsay at cwppinfo@pdx.edu or call 503-725-2895.

Create the Good Ongoing10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Scrap, 2915 NE MLK Jr. Blvd, PortlandKeep reusable items out of landfills by

volunteering for SCRAP and joining in community projects. For more informa-tion, contact Heather or Alain at 503-294-0769.

Preserve a Wetland in Vancouver Jan. 21, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.Vancouver, Wash. Plant seeds along Burnt Bridge Creek to help

prepare for spring. Dress warmly as the event is outside. Volunteers need to meet at Ft. Vancou-ver High School. Registration is required prior to the event. For more information, contact Daniella Dennenberg at danihydennenberg@gmail.com.

Danny Perez-CrouseThe Advocate

An MHCC author and instructor has released his second published book, the two vastly different in genre and style.

Zach Hudson teaches both reading and writing part-time, and just recently won the campus part-time faculty award for excellence in teaching.

Hudson has been writ-ing for a very long time but just recently started pub-lishing.

Published in July, his new work is a children’s book called “The Banjo.” It’s about a little boy named Peter who wants to join the school orchestra, but does not have the money for any instrument. The school doesn’t give a crap, and nei-ther do his parents. However, life throws him a bone when he sees a banjo at a yard sale.

The man at the sale decides to give it to Peter in exchange for some help with boxes. Peter ends up falling in love with the banjo and learns to play it without any sheet music or les-sons. He is then befriended by the school principal, whose fa-ther played the banjo to her when she was little. She becomes the first person to really listen to Peter and support him. It’s a heartwarming tale about a boy finding a love for music and learning that he is not just learning an instrument, but an en-tire culture connected by music.

Hudson said the ideal age of readers would be from eight to 11. He also has a love of the banjo himself and has been

playing for years.Hudson had written the book a

few years prior, but had nowhere to go with it. “The market is just so flooded and it’s hard to get anything noticed,” he said. One day, while talking to his parents, he broached the subject and they offered him some funding help. The book be-came a father and son affair with his father, Jere Hudson, illustrating the book for him.

“One thing that I learned working with my dad is how much work goes into one illustration. It took him days just to make one,” said Hudson.

The book comes included with nine traditional banjo tunes by mu-sicians from Appalachia and the Pacific Northwest. “They are all fan-tastic musicians,” said Hudson.

This book is in stark contrast to Hudson’s previous work: a humor-ous black-and-white graphic novel called “Minions of the Happy Aisles,” about two groups of people looking to steal a mysterious artifact on an island. It was Part One in a series he hopes to continue.

The chief reason for the switch is Hudson’s three kids, which is where the idea of a children’s book grew from. Another is that in such a small produc-tion line, personal contacts are everything. Many of the con-tacts Hudson had made warmed up to the idea of a children’s

Above: The cover for "Minions of the Happy Aisles: Book One,” Written by Zach Hudson and Mike Murphy.Right: The cover art for “The Banjo” written by Hudson and il-lustrated by his father Jere Hudson.Hudson’s books are available for purchase online at amazon.com. “Banjo” still has 8 copies in stock while “Happy Minions” only has one copy left.To view more inside pages from “The Banjo” and hear two tracks from the CD, visit fivestringpress.com.

Zach Hudson

Information compiled by Kylie Rogers

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Danny Perez-CrouseThe Advocate

One of the year’s first and most promis-

ing horror films aims high — but falls, crash-es and burns miserably.

“Mama” is about two little girls who were left in the woods by their father who accidentally killed their mother and tried to kill them. They are found years later in an old abandoned house living like animals and men-tally scarred. They are taken in by their uncle and his girlfriend who hope to bring them back to reality, but something is visiting the girls to tuck them in at night, who they refer to as Mama.

This is the directorial debut for Andres Muschietti, whose original short film of the same name was spotted by esteemed director Guillermo Del Toro. Del Toro serves as the executive pro-ducer, helping Muschietti create his first full-length film.

“Mama” is a blend of three different movies. The fi rst is ”Nell” with the children who are now socially awkward from an ex-tended trip outdoors. The second is “Para-normal Activity 3,” with girls who converse with a ghost who really likes them, but doesn’t care for the uncle and girlfriend The third is the ghost from “Lady in The Dark,” where she is an old hag with parenting is-sues who gets her jollies by screwing around with her victims.

The first flaw in this film is the illogi-cal script. It’s ridiculous to think the police wouldn’t be able to find the children within

five years, let alone five days. The father busted through a highway railing, 20 miles from their home, leaving the wreckage be-hind for all to see. The ghost’s actions and motivations are also very unclear.

In the opening scenes the ghost straight up murders the girl’s father, but doesn’t mind two strangers dragging the girls out of the house where the ghost took care of them. And it’s never clear why the ghost doesn’t just kill their uncle and girlfriend early on so she can just have the kids to herself.

The movie also makes sure to throw in a good helping of horror clichés: the weird old lady who is supernaturally inclined; the cuts of something spooky dashing out of the characters view; the ghost nestling on the shoulder of the victim to say “hi” to the au-dience; the bitch aunt who is there simply to

get killed; and the doctor/science guy who is also destined to die. When you have a cast this small, it’s pretty easy to spot the people who are gonna bite the dust.

“Mama” also commits one of the big no-

no’s of the horror genre by relying almost entirely on jump-scares. Every time the mu-sic stops, you can’t help but wait for the . . . BOO!!! It’s like having some jerk popping a balloon in your ear every 20 minutes.

Good horror gives the audience a sense of dread, not heart attacks. However, when “Mama” isn’t busy winding up its next jump-scare, there are a few truly harrowing moments that provide some much more sat-isfying scares. One scene in particular that utilizes a camera flash in a rather inspired way had me breathless.

I’ll cut the moaning for a second to

note the movie’s one saving grace, which is a batch of solid performances. Jessica Chastain (“Zero Dark Thirty”) and Niko-laj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”) are both talented actors who give some likeable performances as Annabel (the girlfriend) and Lucas (the uncle). However, the real show stealer is the youngest sister Lilly, played by Isabelle Nelisse, who’s mental damage makes her behave and act errati-cally. She crawls on all fours, eats things she shouldn’t, and straddles the line between humorous, disturbing, and cute. Just about every scene featuring her is gold.

Ok, back to the whining.The movie really starts to suck near the

end, because when the ghost is shown front and center, it’s pretty disappointing. She is not particularly scary without all the smoke and mirrors hiding the crappy effects and terrible design behind her.

Movies like “Paranormal Activity” and “The Blair Witch Project” have shown us that if you don’t have the budget to make your ghost look scary, don’t show it. Leave the fear to the imagination of the audience.

In the end, the movie is topped off by a depressing, unsatisfying and ludicrous ending. Just about everyone in the theater looked at each other and said, “What the hell was that?”

The frustrating thing about “Mama” is that there is good movie here that just didn’t have enough time to incubate and ends up feeling underdeveloped.

I suggest saving your money on this film. Even die-hard horror fans will leave theaters unsatisfied.

—The fi lm opens today, is rated PG-13 and runs 100 minutes.

MHCC instructor can add author to his resume

The Gresham campus was covered with snow for the majority of the day, this past Monday (Jan. 14) , although campus remained opened as the snow did not accumulate on the roads. This picture shows one of the many planters on campus engulfed in snow.

playing for years.Hudson had written the book a

few years prior, but had nowhere to go with it. “The market is just so flooded and it’s hard to get anything noticed,” he said. One day, while talking to his parents, he broached the subject and they offered him some funding help. The book be-came a father and son affair with his father, Jere Hudson, illustrating the book for him.

“One thing that I learned working with my dad is how much work goes into one illustration. It took him days just to make one,” said Hudson.

The book comes included with nine traditional banjo tunes by mu-sicians from Appalachia and the Pacific Northwest. “They are all fan-tastic musicians,” said Hudson.

This book is in stark contrast to Hudson’s previous work: a humor-ous black-and-white graphic novel called “Minions of the Happy Aisles,” about two groups of people looking to steal a mysterious artifact on an island. It was Part One in a series he hopes to continue.

The chief reason for the switch is Hudson’s three kids, which is where the idea of a children’s book grew from. Another is that in such a small produc-tion line, personal contacts are everything. Many of the con-tacts Hudson had made warmed up to the idea of a children’s

book, more than a graphic novel.“I found the graphic novel so

hard to market that I wanted to do something completely different, and this has worked a lot better,” he said.

It doesn’t end there. Hudson has many finished novels that have not been published, as well as three or four kids’ books, and Part Two of his graphic novel. One of his unfinished books features animals playing instruments. “The problem isn’t the writing with these books, but getting them out there,” he said.

Hudson doesn’t really put his writing style into one genre. His graphic novel is hu-morous, while his children’s book is more t o u c h i n g ; some of his unpublished novels are much more se-rious.

Hudson’s books are available for

purchase online at amazon.com or, to view more inside pages from “The Banjo” and hear two tracks from the CD, visit http://fi vestringpress.com/.

Review: Horror movie fails to scare, relies on cheesy plot and cliches

Above: The cover for "Minions of the Happy Aisles: Book One,” Written by Zach Hudson and Mike Murphy.Right: The cover art for “The Banjo” written by Hudson and il-lustrated by his father Jere Hudson.Hudsonʼs books are available for purchase online at amazon.com. “Banjo” still has 8 copies in stock while “Happy Minions” only has one copy left.To view more inside pages from “The Banjo” and hear two tracks from the CD, visit fi vestringpress.com.

The oldest sister Victoria screams at the ghost in a scene in the fi lm “MAMA.” The fi lm opens in theaters today.

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The MHCC Forensics team hopes to build on last year successes, according to its interim director, and fall term performances indicate they are right on track.

“We have had a pretty good season so far this year,” according to Liz Kinnaman, who is filling in for Shannon Valdivia for the 2012-2013 season. “We have won several sweepstakes awards at tournaments fall term, and each of our students has won individual awards in their personal speeches and their in-dividual and team de-bates.”

Forensics is in its 35th year at MHCC and the team participates year round in competitions both regionally and na-tionally. They are the de-fending Northwest Fo-rensics Conference and Pi Kappa Delta Province of the Great West Com-munity College Regional champions. Last year the team placed in the top ten in all its tournaments.

Forensics students compete in various categories, such as impromptu, extemporaneous, persuasive, in-formative and after-dinner speaking and speech to entertain. In addition, they also compete in the catego-ries of dramatic interpretation, poetry interpretation, and even reader’s theater. Forensics team members also debate in Parliamentary Debate Style and British Parliamentary Style.

Next month, the MHCC team will host the Saints High School Invitational High School Tournament.

“Our debate students assist in running the tourna-

ment, which helps recruit future Mt. Hood students and promotes our organization among the debate community,” said Kinnaman.

The Forensics team will be sending between six and 12 members to compete in tournaments in Wash-ington, Oregon and California.

“We are always welcoming new members. As of this term we welcome four new members to the team,” said Kinnaman.

Asked what skills Forensics students take with them to future jobs, Kinnaman said, “We seek to es-

tablish a good base of professional skills on our team, so the rewards of debate are very ap-parent. Our students learn valuable organiza-tion and research skills, which are integral to col-lege success.

“Professionally, the debate community fos-ters good sportsmanship and high standards of ethical behavior. We ex-pect our students to ex-cel in their schoolwork, practice proficiency in

their debate activities and participate in community service,” said Kinnaman.

“Competitive debate is an activity from which all students can benefit, not just professionally, but personally,” she added. “Participating in speech and debate raises students’ self esteem and helps them to be more personally effective. I think everybody at MHCC benefits from an active and dynamic debate program.”

In addition to its other tournaments, the Forensics team will also sponsor the MHCC Casual Fling Col-lege Invitational in May.

With new members, Forensicscontinues to build professional skills

“Competitive debate is an activity from which all students can benefit, not just professionally, but personally.”

Liz Kinnaman Interim Forensics Director

A data loss in the Financial Aid Office system this week caused 338 students to experience a delay in receiving their aid.

The data loss in the system was identified Tuesday and recurred on Wednesday. Staff had to restore affected financial aid records individu-ally until a technical solution could be put in place.

The data was recovered and the affected students should have re-ceived their aid on Thursday. Grants have been posted to student ac-counts. However, if aid is not received already, please contact the Finan-cial Aid Office at 503-491-7262.

Only 10 percent of aid recipients should have experienced a one-day delay in disbursements.

In a staff message Wednesday from David Minger, vice president for student success and enrollment, he said, “We are working hard to solve the technical problem quickly. We sincerely apologize for any inconve-nience.”

Minger said the Financial Aid Office “did not receive a critical file back from the federal level” until Thursday morning, so loans will reach students Friday.

MHCC is working with the student information systems database provider, Jenzabar, to find an exact cause and solution, said Minger. They have not experienced this problem before, but a different aspect of dis-bursement has had problems in the past.

How the bookstore accepted financial aid vouchers was not affect-ed. Students could also use financial aid credits that remained on their Mountain cards previously.

Minger said, the “Financial Aid Office sincerely appreciated the un-derstanding and patience of students who were affected.”

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News Brief:338 students receive delayed financial aid

Cameron MillerThe Advocate

A new reverse transfer program offers students the opportunity to finish their associate degree after they transfer to a four-year uni-versity.

Cam Preus, commissioner of Oregon Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development (CCWD), sums up the pur-pose of the program in an article on the college website by saying, “Bottom line, attaining an associate degree on the way to a bachelor’s degree helps keep students on track to graduation, and helps them in their jobs and careers with an additional, valuable credential.”

This new program is ideal for students who have not attained their associate degree but have already transferred to a four-year school. The classes can be attended at the four-year university and credited towards the two-year degree.

Reverse transfer also helps students who might have run out of financial aid during their time at MHCC and were forced to transfer to a four-year university.

Calvin Walker, an MHCC academic advisor, explained why this helps so much in the present time: “When they (Financial Aid) want-ed to check on how you were doing on your degree, it was 120 cred-its; now, it has just switched to 90. Our programs are made for you to graduate in two years.”

Walker said students are now forced to “hit the ground running” because of the limitations on financial aid, meaning the 90-credit limit. These new limits force students to pay for additional credits beyond 90 or transfer to a different institution before they obtain their associate degree.

Walker addressed the ease of the program and some trepi-dation it will alleviate. “Instead of you being stymied be-cause you didn’t get your degree for one of 10 different rea-sons, now you can come back and get that degree,” he said. “Now, once you take the equivalent of the class you need to gradu-ate, you can (record) that credit back here.”

The college website article outlines further program benefits: “Having both an associate and a Bachelor’s degree on a resume re-flects a broader, more accurate view of a graduate’s skills and train-ing received over time,” it states.

Walker said, “It’s really a great program for students who didn’t quite ‘get there.’ I think we are lucky to have it here at Mt. Hood Community College.”

For those interested, there is an application online at mhcc.edu. Students can complete it within five to 10 minutes to see if they’re eligible.

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“I am really proud of the focus that our guys brought into this game.”

Geoff GiborMen’s basketball coach

Chip Kelly leaves behind a dynasty at Eugene that will not be forgotten

The visor has left the building.

After producing the four best seasons in Oregon football his-tory, Chip Kelly has left Eugene for greener pastures to become head coach of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. A year ago, there was

speculation that Kelly would leave, but speculation was all that happened. After several calls and contact with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kelly ended up never interviewing and came back to a stacked Oregon squad.

Kelly’s innovative offense has been the talk of college football since he took the reins in 2009 as the Ducks’ head coach. Their high-flying, fast-paced offense was revered by the nation, feared by oppo-nents and embraced by fans.

Autzen Stadium was already a tough spot for opponents. Add a vicious onslaught of offense and the Ducks overpowered almost every team that dared to enter. Besides the 2011 USC game and last fall’s nailbiting overtime loss to Stanford (both ow-ing to missed field goals), Kelly and his team were flawless at home.

He moves on after taking Oregon to four consec-utive BCS bowl games, a first in Duck history, and left on a high note after the convincing 35-17 Fiesta Bowl victory over Kansas State.

It was almost an inevitable conclusion that Kelly would take one of several NFL head coaching vacan-cies, but several interviews later (including Cleve-land, Buffalo and Philadelphia) Kelly surprised ev-eryone by announcing his return to the school.

Duck fans rejoiced that their leader would be back for another run at a national title . . . only to have their joy deflated 10 days later when Kelly phoned Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens say-ing he’d changed his mind yet again. Within hours, the school posted a job listing for its next head coach, cementing the end of an era.

Kelly left behind a record of 46-7, a slew of ath-letes who can light the turf on fire and a new level of excellence expected from the program. Seasons ending in nine or 10 wins are no longer successful.

The school has become accustomed to BCS berths and Pac-12 dominance. However, this era may also leave behind a bad taste for the team as well as fans, due to an ongoing NCAA investigation.

Officials are looking for violations after Oregon paid for two recruiting services, including $25,000 sent to Willie Lyles and the company he worked for in Houston. Lyles was linked to an Oregon commit (running back Lache Seastrunk).

The NCAA’s infractions committee will most likely hold a hearing since an agreement was never reached between the two sides; a date has yet to be set. Many close to the program and any who follow the Ducks consider offensive coordinator Mark Hel-frich to be the next man up for the job.

In his last four seasons, Kelly has lived by that mantra, “next man up.” He used it often to explain that while his starters and marquee playmakers do the majority of the work, if one goes down it’s up to the next man on the depth chart to fill in and do it as well as the last.

Replacing Kelly won’t be an easy transition, even with the firepower and explosive playmakers he has left behind to continue a winning tradition. Success isn’t guaranteed. But it’s now Helfrich’s turn to be the “next man up.”

Shaun LutzThe Advocate

Saints lose in nail-biter

With seconds left on the clock, the Clackamas Cougars hit a game winner against the Saints on Wednesday night, winning 71-69

Aaron MarshallThe Advocate

After a close win this

past Saturday over Umpqua Community College, 74-73, Mt. Hood’s men’s team came up short Wednesday, losing to Clackamas Com-munity College 71-69, after Clackamas hit a three-point game-winner with seconds left to end the game.

“I am really proud of the focus that our guys brought into this game. Clackamas is our biggest rival,” said head coach Geoff Gibor. “We knew going into this game it would be a War. I thought our team was ready to play from the tipoff. You have to credit Clackamas for the poise they showed by ex-ecuting that last play. They are a great program and it was a great college basket-ball game,” he said.

The Saints were losing before that possession until guard Brock Otis tipped and stole the ball and dunked it on the fast break to give them a 69-68 lead. After a Clackamas timeout, Cougar forward Grant Sitton hit a three-pointer for the win.

Going into the final play, Gibor told his team to chal-lenge the shooters and to switch all picks, he said. “I really told them be sure and box their guy out and rebound after the shot went up,” he said.

Clackamas made 10 threes throughout the game, including the winning shot.

“I felt like they hit some tough shots from three and

we gave up some open looks. We knew they would shoot the three, but you just have to make every shot your opponent takes as diffi-cult as possible,” said Gibor.

Gibor added, “We really could have rebounded the ball better in the second half. We out rebounded them by 16 in the first half and only three in the second half. We also needed a few less turn-overs down the stretch of the game.”

MHCC won the rebound battle, 51-32, and had 13 turnovers compared to 14 by Clackamas, but still ended up losing.

“We did not shoot the ball really well, we missed a bunch of easy ones. That will cost you games for sure,” Gi-bor said.

Sophomore Colby Mitch-ell led the team with 21 points and nine rebounds. All season, Mitchell has been the most consistent Saint overall.

“Colby plays extremely hard. He plays a lot minutes, but he is productive. He is a difficult matchup for many teams because of his height and athleticism. He has toughness about him that a coach loves. He has done a good job so far but is con-tinuing to grow as a leader,”

said Gibor.Starters Landon Rushton

and Mac Johnson also con-tributed with double-figures in points with 12 and 12 each. Coming off the bench, Otis scored nine points. With this loss, the Saints have a 6-10 (2-2 in Southern Re-gion) record.

In the end, Gibor said he thought missed layups,

key turnovers and rebound-ing cost the game.

The team heads to Coos Bay Saturday to play South-western Community Col-lege at 4 p.m.

Gibor called Southwest-ern Oregon Community College “the best/tough-est place to play” in the NWAACC. “They are an en-ergy team that plays off their crowd. We need to continue to work hard rebounding and taking care of the ball,” he said.

“There is a sour taste after the Clackamas game, which should make us more hun-gry for a win. We have to stay together and continue to grow as a team.”

Above: The men’s team warms up in a huddle before the game on Wednesday night against the Clackamas Cougars. Bottom right: Freshman guard Brock Otis dunks the ball on a fast break. Otis finished with nine points total.

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John TkebuchavaThe Advocate

The MHCC women’s basket-ball team, dealing with frustrations on and off the court, lost games in the past week against Umpqua and Clackamas community colleges by a combined 71 points.

“Last night (against Clacka-mas) was a tough loss,” said head women’s basketball coach Jocelyn McIntire. “Our starting point guard

was out sick and then Leslie (Capps) went down early in the first half.

“Having two starters out puts pressure on our bench. I thought everyone did a great job coming into the game ready to work hard,” she said.

Playing against the number two-ranked Cougars in the MHCC gym, the Saints had trouble find any rhythm in a 91-51 loss. With that loss,

the Saints are now 2-13 overall and 0-4 in the Southern Region.

Turnovers were the biggest factor for the loss where the Saints gave up 42 points while only tagging on 12 points of their own off Cougar turn-overs.

Despite the score, MHCC was consistent on the defensive end and had 56 defensive stops on the night to Clackamas’ 42.

McIntire said that despite these issues, the team shot well from the

three-point line (42 percent) and re-bounded well.

During the Clackamas game, communication also seemed to be a point of frustration for the team, something McIntire (who was forced to call consecutive time-outs at times) feels the Saints have struggled with all season.

“This team has struggled all year working together. There is not a

strong leadership presence, little to no communication at times, and that makes it hard to get things done cor-rectly on the floor,” she said.

The Saints took on Umpqua Sat-urday in Roseburg and although the Saints kept the game to a manage-able 44-33 score at halftime, Umpqua pulled away in the second half for a 84-53 win.

The MHCC team was led in scor-ing by freshman forward Kirsten Schockman with 12 points. Capps, also a freshman, added 10 points and six rebounds. Umpqua is currently ranked third in Southern Region with a 13-4 record overall.

The Saints were dominated in the rebounds department, with Umpqua nearly doubling the Saints’ total, fin-ishing with 63 to MHCC’s 33, and also scored 27 points off turnovers to MHCC’s 12.

The Saints played a more sol-id game defensively, and came up with 57 stops.

The Saints have an-other two games lined up for the coming week. They travel to Coos Bay Saturday for a 2 p.m. game against South-west Oregon Commu-nity College (8-8). They return home to play

Chemeketa (9-8) next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

“Looking ahead, every game we play is going to be a battle for us,” said McIntire.

“We are undersized and still not healthy. Each game is an opportu-nity for us to improve though, so we need to keep setting our game goals and strive to achieve improve-ment every time we go out and play,” she said.

Saints stress the positives as skid continues

“I thought everyone did a great job coming into the game ready to work hard.”

Jocelyn McIntire Women’s basketball coach

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