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Peace Corps volunteers are known for their ability to drasti-cally change lives in parts of the world that need it the most. Their hard work is tireless and expan-sive — talk to any volunteer and they can tell you stories of places ranging from Somalia, Kenya, Malaysia and China.

The importance of their work is reflected in the exhibit brought to Clackamas Community College, now showing in the Alexander Gallery in Niemeyer and also in the Pauling Gallery to celebrate 50 years of service.

The man who brought this exhibit to life is science instruc-tor Martin Kaplan. A member of the Peace Corps who served in Somalia, he observed their cul-ture and brought back a bell that the Somali people use to locate their camels. The pieces being put on display in the Pauling Gallery range from the utilities the volunteers used, to objects of art and culture. He hopes that students appreciate the hard work that the Peace Corps has invested. “[I hope students come away with] an appreciation for the cultures of foreign countries [which] are in the development stage,” Kaplan said. “And that you make lifelong friends once you’re in the Peace Corps.” He also invites students to take interest in the Peace Corps once they’ve finished their college education. Information can be found in the exhibit in the Alexander Gallery.

On April 16 the Portland Trail Blazers conclude their regular season schedule against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Moda Center. However, for the first time since the 2010-11 season, the last day of the regular sea-son will not mark the end of basketball for the Blazers. The Blazers clinched a playoff berth on April 6, and while the playoff

opponent won’t be determined until the conclusion of the regu-lar season, the Blazers will be guaranteed at least two home games of playoff basketball.

Led by their two All-Stars, Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Blazers will look to advance to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2000 — when the franchise was one win away from the NBA Finals. The last decade has been a wild ride for Blazers fans. After seeing their team’s streak of con-

secutive playoff appearances end at 21 in 2004, the Blazers missed the playoffs five years in a row. The players on those teams were not very productive basketball players and several were also in trouble with the law. This led to the Blazers having the league’s worst record in 2005-2006, win-ning only 21 games out of 82 that season.

The 2006 offseason is when things began to turn around for the franchise. The team traded for two top-six picks in the draft:

Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge. For the first time in a while, the Blazers had two cornerstone pieces they hoped would lead them back to the playoffs. Roy was named Rookie of the Year. In his second season he was selected to the All-Star team.

The 2007 offseason is one that Blazers fans remember most. The team was awarded the first pick in the draft. They used the pick on Greg Oden, a center who most experts thought was the

final piece that would make the Blazers one of the elite young teams in the league. However, Oden’s career with the Blazers was not long. Due to injuries, he would only play in 82 games over a five-year period with the team.

by ERIN CAREYnews & culture editor

Portland Trail Blazers return to playoffsby ZAK LASTERad manager

Walking around campus, attend-ing class and going from building to building can feel lonely, even amongst the thousands of students at CCC. The Associated Student Government aims to change that through intramural sports.

“It’s a great chance to interact,” said ASG president Erick Breton.

“It allows people to get to know each other, and it’s fun and exciting.”

Intramurals happen every term except for summer and are hosted on a weekly basis. Some of the sports put on by ASG include flag football, soccer, basketball, dodgeball and volleyball.

by BLAKE THOMASONassociate sports editor

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Top:Brianna Heidmann gets ready to spike the ball back at opposing team members Ryan Harmon and Anna Demidovich. Left: Ben Newberger attempts to block a spike sent over by Jessica Portillo while Brianna Heidmann and Joseph Cannon look on.

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2 NEWSWEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

To the Editor,

I would like to request a topic for an upcoming article in the school paper – proper use of auto-matic door openers.

Automatic door openers are designed to assist the handicapped, not the lazy. I am sick and tired of watching both students AND teachers use the automatic door

openers when they are physically capable of opening a door them-selves. Not only are they capable, but they create a distraction to oth-ers. The door openers are very loud and they stay open for a set amount of time, bringing the temperature down in a room or building when it’s cold outside. The combination of these unnecessary actions makes it difficult to study.

I understand that we live in a world of convenience, but this is ridiculous. Is it laziness or just plain ignorance?

Thank you.

Matt Elyea

Date Time Incident3/31 9:37 p.m. Assist Other Agency-OSP-traffic crash4/1 12:30 a.m. Suspicious Vehicle-CC Lot

6:10 p.m. Assist Other Agency-Traffic violation-Harmony4/3 11:20 a.m. Criminal Mischief/Theft report-Storage locker/Barlow Lot

1:00 p.m. Found Backpack-to ASG8:16 p.m. Lost Phone report-Harmony

4/4 11:00 a.m. Visitor Parking Lot warnings1:40 p.m. Suspicious Person-Bus turn around

4/5 All Day Veterans Event-Gregory ForumAll Day Dance Competition-OC

4/6 11:45 a.m. Assist Other Agency-Welfare Check-Unable to locate4:30 p.m. Criminal Mischief-Bus Shelter-unknown suspect at this time

4/7 11:10 a.m. Harmony Campus Evacuation Drill12:15 p.m. Motorist Assist — McLoughlin lot3:12 p.m. Suspicious Activity — Learning Center8:45 p.m. Suspicious Activity-area check-Nothing Found8:55 p.m. Suspicious Persons x 2 — OC loop/Inskeep — asked to leave9:00 p.m. Staff escort — Harmony

4/8 10:00 a.m. Graffiti cleanup — Smuckers / Old art center building11:05 a.m. Disorderly conduct — Rook — gone upon arrival9:00 p.m. Staff escort — Harmony9:30 p.m. Staff escort — Wilsonville

4/9 1:24 a.m. Suspicious vehicle — Douglas Loop2:20 p.m. Medical — EMS responded — Harmony3:45 p.m. Motorist Assist-Barlow Lot

4/10 12:00 p.m. Suspicious Activity / possible drug use in Randall bathroom — gone upon arrival4/11 6:07 p.m. Harmony alarm — all clear — no issue4/12 1:45 p.m. 911 Hang Up — Harmony — misdial4/13 9:58 a.m. Assist other Agency — Trimet — unwanted subject — left area

2:00 p.m. Assist other Agency — Trimet — unwanted subject — left area

Campus Police Log

The year 2016 marks Clackamas Community College’s 50th anni-versary and one of the goals of the Board of Education is to bring a new brand to CCC.

The college is seeking help from students, faculty, staff and commu-nity members in the re-branding effort to better reflect the college. The marketing advisory panel will

develop taglines, logos and school colors.

Janet Paulson, spokeswoman for the college, is seeking views and thoughts from as many peo-ple as possible and is asking for people who would be interest-ed in participating in the panel.The commitment to the panel would be “minimal” over the course of the next few months for prospective students interested in participating, she explained. The re-branding would help satisfy one

of the Board of Education’s goals for CCC and result in a “new brand promise” for the college, Paulson said. Members of the panel will be expected to participate in a few surveys, conference calls, meetings and a forum on behalf of the effort. “If it helps get our name out more, that’s a good thing,” said Lindsey Stafford, part-time librarian.

CCC student Jessie Smith agreed. “If it’s better and brings more people in, I think it’s a good idea,” she said.This is the first new brand

development in more than 25 years and Turtledove Clemens, Portland-based firm, has been hired to lead the brand devel-opment. “Turtledove has exten-sive experience in Clackamas County, including the Oregon Mt. Hood Territory, Timberline Lodge and multiple branding proj-ects for the county,” said Paulson.Interested students should email Janet Paulson (jpaulson@clacka-mas.edu) with their name and contact information.

by TIM YOUNGassociate news editor

A hand in the brand, adding flair to a name

Monday, Mar. 31 — Sunday, Apr. 13

Letters to the Editor

Dear Matt,

Although there are incidents of laziness where the conve-nience of an automatic door is abused, there are also some physical impairments that are not visibly discernible.

The necessity of the auto-matic door usage does not preclude the noticeably unin-

hibited. While we hope that everyone exercises their best judgment in using the accom-modations meant for the impaired, the school cannot police every incident.— The Clackamas Print

PRINT STAFFThe Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased and professional man-ner. Content pub-lished in The Print is not screened or subject to censorship.

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Any individual can be part of refreshing Clackamas Community College’s public image by participating in the marketing advisory panel. One of the topics that the panel will be involved in deciding is the new logo to replace the one pictured above.

CORRECTION:

In Issue 15, picture credit for the power outage photo belongs to Rodney Osterhoudt.

Source : Suzy Isham, Campus Safety

NEWS 3WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

$ 149,224

$ 151,987

$ 160,472

$ 171,032

$ 205,000

$ 148,762

$ 151,834

$ 156,536

$ 171,851

$ 192,099Jeremy BrownPCC President

Cherly RobertsChemeketa President

Randall McEwanPCC Vice President

Julie HuckesteinChemeketa Vice President/

Chief Financial Officer

Gregory HamannLinn Benton President

Christine ChairsellPCC VP for Academic & Student Affairs

Wing-Kit ChungPortland Community College PCC VP for Administrative Services

Patrick LanningChemeketa Yamhill

President/Chief AcademicOfficer

Linda GerberPCC Sylvania CampusPresident

SOMETHING ABOUTTOP COMMUNITY COLLEGE

SALARIESby PATTY SALAZAR editor-in-chief

TOP 10 SALARIES AT FOUR OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Joanne TruesdellCCC President

$ 149,224

$ 151,987

$ 160,472

$ 171,032

$ 205,000

$ 148,762

$ 151,834

$ 156,536

$ 171,851

$ 192,099Jeremy BrownPCC President

Cherly RobertsChemeketa President

Randall McEwanPCC Vice President

Julie HuckesteinChemeketa Vice President/

Chief Financial Officer

Gregory HamannLinn Benton President

Christine ChairsellPCC VP for Academic & Student Affairs

Wing-Kit ChungChemeketa Yamhill President/Chief Academic Officer

Patrick LanningChemeketa Yamhill

President/Chief AcademicOfficer

Linda GerberPCC Sylvania CampusPresident

SOMETHING ABOUTTOP COMMUNITY COLLEGE

SALARIESby PATTY SALAZAR editor-in-chief

TOP 10 SALARIES AT FOUR OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Joanne TruesdellCCC President

PCC

LINN BENTON CCC

CHEMEKETA

1. Jeremy Brown - President - $205,000 2. Christine Chairsell -Vice President for Academic/Student Affairs - $160,472 3. Randall McEwan - Vice President - $156,536.00 4. Wing-Kit Chung - Vice President for Admistrative Services - $151,987.00 5. Linda Gerber - Sylvania Campus President - $149,224.00 6. Jessica Howard - Southeast and Extended L Campus President - $144,878.00 7. Leslie Riester - Associate Vice President - Technology - $144,430.00 8. Craig Kolins - Interim Cascade Campus President - $130,309.00 9. Linda Reisser - Cascade Campus Dean of Instruction - $130,275.0010. Jeff Triplett - Sylvania Campus Dean of Instruction - $124,658.00

1. Gregory Hamann - President - $171,032.00 2. Elizabeth Hogeland - Exec. VP for Academic Affairs and Workforce - $142,140.00 3. Bruce Clemetsen - Vice President, Student Services - $118,455.00 4. Dale Stowell - Executive Director, Institutional Advancement - $108,150.00 5. Scott Rolen - Director, Human Resources - $106,055.00 6. Betty Nielsen - Director, Accounting and Budget - $105,040.00 7. Jonathan Paver - Dean, Instruction - $101,970.00 8. Russell Rinker - Manager, Network Systems - $101,097.00 9. John McArdle - Director, Development and Gov’t Relations - $100,394.0010. Ann Malosh - Dean, Healthcare, e-Learning and Media - $93,977.00

1. Joanne Truesdell - President - $171,851.19 2. Jim Huckestein - Vice President College Services -$138,213.30 3. [Vacant Position] - Vice President Instruction - 4. Shelly Parini - Dean College Advancement -$123,097.39 5. Scott Giltz - Dean of Technology, Health Occupations and Workforce - $113,886.82 6. Dion Baird - Director Information Technology Division - $111,858.66 7. Steffon Moller - Dean Cirriculum, Planning and Research - $108,270.61 8. Bill Briare - Interim Dean Arts and Sciences - $106,460.78 9. Bob Cochran - Dean Campus Services - $104,564.8710. Phillip King - Dean of Academic Foundations and Connections - $102,931.36

1. Cheryl Roberts- President- $192,099.96 2. Patrick Lanning Yamhill President/ Chief Academic Officer - $151,834.50 3. Julie Huckestein Vice President/ Chief Financial Officer - $148,762.50 4. Andrew J. Frank Faculty - $134,873.67 5. Johnny Mack Exec. Dean- -Career Technical Education - $130,881.16 6. Karen Edwards Faculty - $130,197.61 7. William Klein Faculty - $129,637.93 8. Patricia Antoine Faculty - $120,909.97 9. Kristi Newton Faculty - $120,007.3710. James Finholt Faculty - $119,767.74

Where does Clackamas rank among top paid

employees?

Many wouldn’t dare to ask a person what his or her salary is, but The Clackamas Print did just that. We wanted to see how Clackamas Community College’s top paid employees compared with those at three other community colleges in the area.

Using Oregon public record laws, The Print asked for the Top 10 highest paid employees at CCC, Chemeketa Community College, Portland Community College and Linn-Benton Community College.

Joanne Truesdell, CCC’s president, is the third highest paid employee on our list of 40 people. However, among the four presidents on our list, Truesdell is the second lowest paid, earning $819.19 more than the lowest paid presi-dent, Gregory Hamann at Linn-Benton in Albany.

Truesdell, who has been pres-ident for the past seven years, recently earned a $2,122.19 salary increase, bumping her earnings to $171,851.19 a year. CCC’s board of education approved the pay raises for Truesdell and other administra-tors at the March board meeting.

Truesdell did not respond to a phone call on Monday. Janet Paulson, a spokeswoman for

the college, said Tuesday the Truesdell would not be avail-able for comment by The Print’s deadline.

When asked how she felt about how much Truesdell makes, Clackamas student Sam Adams said she understands the need for high salaries for admin-istration but believes there is also a need to be cautious due to lack of funding in education.

Adams said, “I definitely think there should be more pri-oritization in education funding … but there is also the motiva-tion for people to do good as administrators.”

Another CCC student, Erin David, said she believes that educators in general should be paid more than they are because of the work they do.

While top paid employees at colleges tend to be administra-tors such as presidents, vice presidents and deans, there is one school out of the four that included six faculty mem-bers on it’s Top 10 paid list. Chemeketa, which is located in Salem, is the only one with top paid employees who are not all administrators. A spokesman for the community college said the pay is the result of nego-tiations between administrators and faculty. He declined to com-ment on why Chemeketa’s pay is higher than the three other colleges.

by PATTY SALAZAReditor-in-chief

A lot of superhero movies are ridiculous with their action, special effects and predictable plots. That’s why “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” came as a pleasant surprise. Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson return to the big screen to star in the second installment of the “Captain America” series and the follow-up to “The Avengers.”

Of course, “The Winter Soldier” doesn’t stray too far from popular filmmaking ways. Featuring mas-sive ships, big fights, explosions and attractive women, this is truly an American movie. In some scenes, the only things missing are apple pie and baseball. But these features, coupled with an A-list cast, make for a cinematic experience worth seeing at least once, even for those who aren’t big fans of superheroes.

Despite representing what Americans strive for — courage, loyalty, honor and sacrifice — Steve Rogers struggles to fit in with the modern world. It’s not the technology that stumps him, but the morality and standards of society. Good versus bad is no longer black and white for the Captain. “The Winter Soldier” centers on Rogers’ trials and tribulations with the new world and the new way his team works. Deception rules the plot, forcing Rogers to question his trust in his S.H.I.E.L.D. team mates at every turn.

With twists and turns around every corner, this movie keeps the audience guessing until the very end. It’s refreshing to see a superhero movie that makes viewers think, rather than just entertain with big budget action. Along the way, writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely added surprisingly funny and unforced content to balance the action and drama. Similar to how the writing team behind “The Dark Knight” tackled topical events, issues like drones and spying were subtly tied into “The Winter Soldier” to con-nect with viewers in a real life sense. In addition, directors Anthony and

Joe Russo went away from the norm and used as little computer generated effects as possible, and it paid off with stunning visuals even in the non-3D version.

Stellar performances by the sup-porting cast top off “The Winter Soldier.” It was no surprise to see Evans portray Captain America so perfectly, but Johannson, Jackson and newcomer Anthony Mackie add another dimension to this movie that separates it from the first “Captain America” and other Marvel movies in general.

Go ahead, sit back and watch Rogers’ fight for truth and justice unfold before your eyes, because this is the best superhero movie to come from Marvel Studios. As usual, stay through all the credits for extra scenes.

4 arts & CULTUREWEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

by BLAKE THOMASONassociate sports editor

Alexander Gallery is full of panels exhibiting what it takes to be a part of the Peace Corps. The images express what it’s like to land in a foreign country — the culture shock of food, education and what happens when you finally come back to the United States. Bill Briare, the dean of arts and sciences, also played a hand in bringing the exhibit here. With Kaplan’s original vision of the exhibit leading the collaborative effort, Briare helped to steer the committee in the right direction.

But the exhibit also connects to something much larger — CCC’s International Week. The start of International Week is April 26, the Peace Corps exhib-it’s official opening. Briare sees how well these two events mesh.

“The Peace Corps is a way of serving and learning while living in other cultures,” Briare said in an email. “I hope students who may have never heard of the Peace Corps learn about it while enjoying International Week.”

He also hopes that students who take an interest in serving

in the Peace Corps understand the difference they can make in many impoverished places around the world.

The celebration of 50 years of Peace Corps service has brought many volunteers together to bring this exhibit to light. Ron Myers, who also served in the Peace Corps, was one of those people.

Myers serves on the Committee for the Museum of the Peace Corps Experience, whose main objective is to fulfill the third mission of the Peace Corps: to have volunteers share their experiences with other Americans and increase under-standing of different cultures.

“It’s quite different from the typical tourist,” Myers said. “Tourists have so little time and it’s hard to pick up too much about the culture of the country or the people that you’re visiting.”

The exhibit that has been shared with CCC aims to not only connect students with the history of the Peace Corps but expand their knowledge of the world through the eyes of some-one who has experienced it first hand.

Cinemas get a wintery blast from ‘Captain America’

PEACE: 50 years of dedication comes to campus

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The exhibit for the Peace Corps is located in Alexander Gallery and portrays large panels of the types of activities that Peace Corps volunteers participated in. The exhibit illustrates everything from the food they ate, the ceremonies they observed and the struggles with coming home to America.

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Action, Adventure, Sci-FiThe Print says: Must Go!

Upcoming spring & sUmmer movies:

The Amazing Spider-man 2, directed by Marc Webb- May 2

X Men: Days of Fu-ture Past, directed by Brian Singer- May 23

Transformers 4: Age of Extinction, directed by Mi-chael Bay- June 27

Teenage Mutant Nin-ja Turtles, directed by Jonathon Liebes-man- August 8

arts & CULTURE 5WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

The Clackamas Print has launched a great and fun new way to get to know some of the awesome staff here on campus. The “shelfie!” We talk to a mem-ber of staff at Clackamas Community College and have them choose two of their favorite books from their office shelf and give us a little background on them and why they love them so much.

This week’s pick is CCC’s English Department Chairwoman Susan Mach, a Portland playwright.

Sitting comfortably in her upstairs office in Roger Rook, thinking hard, Mach’s frustration shows. “Pick two?!”

The Clackamas Print: What’s your favorite book and why?

Mach: Hmm. Definitely the poetry of Hazel Hall. It was very influential to me. It changed everything for me. It changed my life and career. She was a woman who lived her life from her imagination, [and] it influ-enced me to write a play about her. She launched my playwriting career.

Print: Who is Hazel Hall?

Mach: Hazel Hall [was a] Portland poet. She died in 1928.

Print: Are there any oth-ers that have been influential to you over your years of teaching?

Mach: Yes! Jonathan Millington Synge. The play “Playboy of the Western World” was highly influen-tial. I saw it live. It’s what made me decide to go into theatre. It was an electric moment for me.

I also love “August Osage County,” (Tracy Letts) and the reason I love that play is because students love that play. Students really react and respond to it, and I see that it’s been very influential to so many students.

Print: So what are you reading right now?

I’m reading a really good novel right now called “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt. I’m not finished with it yet, but it’s just rocking my world. It’s really good.

We definitely trust her.

Part time or full time, new student or pending graduate, teenager or baby boomer, a Clackamas Community College student always has an opportu-nity to learn new tips and tricks to help them achieve success. The following advice may save a typical student time, money, and sanity.

1Talk to an adviser regularly.

Advisers aren’t just for new students – they can help with strategizing a student’s approach throughout the entire process. They know the rules and require-ments to keep students on track, as well as loopholes and alter-natives that may save time and money. They also can help with a petition for graduation, which is recommended two terms before degree / certificate comple-tion. Heather Arbuckle, a CCC Academic Advising Specialist encourages students to come in for anything. “What we usually advertise ourselves as is a ‘one-stop shop,’ so if you don’t know where to go to ask your question, this is a good place to start,” she said.

2Avoid the textbook dilemma.

For whatever reason, purchas-ing the right textbooks is a com-plicated process. The required textbooks are not always listed when a student registers, and even if they are the teacher may reclassify them as optional or suggest an older, cheaper edition. The seasoned student’s sugges-tion would be to wait until the first day of class to purchase, but since some professors actually do assign from the book in the first week, it is best practice to con-tact the instructor before classes begin to iron out the details. To compensate the costs, the cam-pus book store has a buyback program. According to Larissa Harper, a bookstore cashier, your

books are worth the most closer to the end or the beginning of a term. “If you do it in the middle of the term when people aren’t even buying books, you probably won’t get any money,” she said.

3 Don’t take all easy classes first.

Being a strong student in high school doesn’t matter – waiting longer to take the hard classes makes any student rusty. Also, don’t put off retaking a failed class. It’s far easier to pass the second time around when the information is still fresh. If additional help is needed, there are resources on campus many students find very helpful. For example, The Math Lab (located in Dye Learning Center) offers assistance to students at all levels. Math Lab tutor John Kissner sug-gested a few ways they can help. “Mostly this is a good place to study, and then if you have ques-tions, ask them,” he said. “If you wanted to specifically study all of something, you’d want to hire a private tutor, which we also do through here.”

4Associate of General Studies is risky.

Sometimes it’s hard to imme-diately know a direction to go past Clackamas Community College, but don’t just start tak-ing classes toward an AGS.

AGS Degrees don’t transfer to most four-year institutions, and because there are no restrictions on which classes qualify, many businesses don’t recognize it either. Instead, if undecided about which transfer degree to pursue, take the classes required by each of them until a decision is made.

5Don’t drop outWhile credits don’t expire,

there is a five year expiration date on the “catalog year” from which a degree is based. After those five years are up, the course requirements may change, as well as the amount of cred-

its each class is assigned. (For example, in the 2005 catalog year, WR-121, WR-122 and WR-123 were required for the AAOT, and each were three credits. In the 2012 catalog year, WR-121 and either WR-122 or WR-127 are required, and each class is four credits.) If a student takes a break for a few years and later decides to return, they may have to revise their learning plan. Even then, it is worth it to return. Based on a 2012 study by the National Center for Education Statistics, the average salary for people ages 25-34 with a high school diploma was $29,960 while people with an associates earned an average of $35,720.

6’Two Year Degree’ is relative.

Taking what’s considered ‘full time’ (12 credits) on a three-term school year schedule will earn 72 credits toward a degree that requires a minimum of 90. If the goal is to get a degree done in two years, there are two options: take more than 12 credits a term (six 16-credit terms earns 96 credits), or take summer classes. Summer classes are often accelerated due to the length of the term, and will keep a student from overloading their schedule. Taking 16 credits a term is more challenging but it keeps the summers free.

7Sleep.The phrase “I’ll sleep when

I’m dead” may be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Along with health risks such as heart disease, stroke, depression, obesity and a proneness to accidents, a lack of sleep directly affects how we learn. Harvard Medical School’s Division of Sleep Medicine describes it simply, “Research suggests that sleep helps learning and memory in two distinct ways. First, a sleep-deprived person cannot focus attention optimally and therefore cannot learn effi-ciently. Second, sleep itself has a role in the consolidation of memory, which is essential for

learning new information.”

8Classes aren’t always offered every term.

Once a degree or certificate has been decided on, take a look at the catalog and map out the classes only offered during spe-cific terms. Missing a class that was only offered winter term can delay graduation significantly. Advisers and department heads are great resources if a catalog fails to specify.

9Online education is happening.

Many CCC professors are moving toward including online components in their curriculum, if not teaching them exclusively online. If computer skills aren’t a strong suit, there are a number of computer science classes that cover the basics, as well as help and resources available in Dye Learning Center. If confused, check the course descriptions when registering and contact the instructor if said descrip-tions aren’t clear if a traditionally taught class is preferable.

10Fill out a FAFSA.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is a mass application to federal grants, loans, and scholarships and is a must for students who are at all concerned with the growing costs of adult education. Applications for each upcoming academic year open January 1, and the sooner an application is submitted, the better. Some scholarships have deadlines before the school year begins. Some scholarships may require additional information. Depending on age and mari-tal status, parents’ as well as a spouse’s incomes are considered when evaluating a students’ need for aid except in special circum-stances.

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Shelfies: Sue Mach edition

6 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

The Blazers finally ended their playoff drought in 2009 when they lost to the Houston Rockets in the first round. Despite the playoff defeat, the Blazers were seen as a team on the rise and an elite young team the city could be proud of. The Blazers made the playoffs three straight years from 2009-2011. In 2011 Brandon Roy announced his retirement from basketball due to serious knee injuries. In 2012, Greg

Oden was cut from the team and the Blazers looked like they were going to have to start over.

Once again, the Blazers were able to add two top-six players in the 2012 draft, only this time they hoped for better luck. They drafted Damian Lilllard, who like Roy, was named Rookie of the Year. In his second year, this season, he was also named to the All-Star team. Their other top-six pick, player Thomas Robinson, was not some-one they drafted but acquired via trade with the Rockets this past

offseason. He has proven to be a solid player off the bench for the Blazers this season.

With the mix of veteran leader-ship to go with their young players on this roster, the franchise might just have what it takes to advance to the second round for the first time in a decade. ASG has been offering tickets at a discounted rate. With a valid student ID, students are able to purchase tickets from ASG for $15. Check in with ASG to see if tickets are still available.

VOLLEYBALL: Spring intramural sport encourages student unity

“The sports change every term,” said ASG member Jessica Valdivia. “Fall was football and soccer. Winter was badminton and basketball. This term it’s volleyball.”

For Valdivia, this is her second year being in charge of spring volleyball, and according to her they usually don’t have a lot of players.

“Typically around five, the most is seven or eight [people],” said Valdivia.

The games occur in the grassy area in front of Barlow Hall every Tuesday from noon to 1 p.m. ASG advertises its intramural volley-ball through fliers posted around campus and on The Portal — the

school’s news bulletin. However, the most effective way of recruit-ing players is asking spectators and passersby to join.

Due to the nice weather, sever-al students were hanging around Barlow near the game. Most sat quietly either doing homework or soaking up the sun. At the start, there were only four volleyball players, but after inviting fellow students to join, the number doubled to eight. For most of the invitees, this was their first time interacting with the other players but it never seemed that way. The players quickly began laughing and playing with one another like longtime teammates.

Throughout the hour, there was a lot of player turnover due to classes around the same time as the game. But the number of

players remained constant thanks to the outgoing and welcom-ing nature of the original four players.

“That’s the best way to get people, just going around and asking people to join,” said Ben Newberger, a student at CCC. “Last year the people were more involved and I want to have that this year.”

Sports sometimes have a com-petitive and exclusive feel, leav-ing casual players on the out-side looking in. At CCC anyone and everyone is invited to play, regardless of skill or if they are friends of other players. That’s the beauty of sports, they can bring people together and CCC’s intra-murals have a feeling of unity.

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Above: Anna Demidovich, Ben Newberger and Ryan Harmon pass the time by teaming up to play vol-leyball and encouraging others to play as well. “That’s the best way to get peo-ple,” said Newberger, “just going around and asking people to join.”

Left: Smiling in anticipation, Jessica Portillo serves towards her oppo-nents, other students of Clackamas Community College who spend an afternoon enjoying the sun and good company during the weekly intramu-ral games.

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SPORTS

2000- Eliminated from Western Conference Fi-nals by Los Angeles Lak-ers in Game 7

2013- Acquire 2012 Top 5 pick Thomas Rob-inson

2007- Gets Number one pick in NBA Draft; Picks Greg Oden over NBA su-perstar Kevin Durant

2010- Blazers make playoffs

2004- Misses playoffs for first time in 21 seasons

2005/2006-Blazers have worst record in the NBA

2011-Brandon Roy forced to retire due to injuries

2009- Blazers make playoffs for first time since 2000. Lose to Houston Rockets in first round

2006- Drafts All-Star players Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge

2013/2014- Blaz-ers qualify for playoffs against Houston Rockets

2011- Blazers make playoffs

2012- Blazers draft All-Star guard Damian Lil-lard

2012- Greg Oden cut from team due to injuries

A Dash Through the Decade BLAZERS: Blazing toward playoffs

SPORTS 7WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

Enso Jiu Jitsu has been break-ing-in the mats at their new loca-tion, 517 Main St. in downtown Oregon City. Enso, a West Linn transplant, brought its top-rate grappling instruction across the river, closer to CCC. With the move, local martial artists gained a convenient and valuable option for grappling training.

Keisuke Andrew began his Tuesday afternoon class with a slow roll exercise. The students grappled at a relaxed pace, trad-ing attacks and transitions. They focused on techniques and went through the motions to warm up for the day’s workout.

Head of the school, Andrew has been an active, influential figure in the Pacific Northwest martial arts community for many years. Andrew has won a multi-tude of championship titles in grappling competitions and has translated his success in competi-tion to quality teaching.

The first drill of the day was a positioning drill ending in isola-tion of an arm. The students start-ed with a hand on their partner’s lapel. They took turns reaching over an arm, wrapping it up, they then grabbed their own bicep on their opposite arm and pulled the lapel with the other hand. The squeezing isolation of the opponent’s shoulder was meant to cause pain and instability.

After practicing those steps, Andrew next had them drill a trip with an overarm wrap and arm-drag, then a hip toss with an arm wrapped around the partner’s waist grabbing the belt

and arm drag.A half guard drill was next.

While sitting, the students prac-ticed posting one hand and the opposite foot on the mat while shooting the bottom leg under and through the partner’s legs, then wrapping and locking their own legs to gain more control. At the same time, they found the partner’s knee with the posted hand and grabbed an underhook with the other arm. After those steps were drilled a few times, Andrew moved on to teach a reversal half guard sweep.

The reversal started where the last drill left off. The underhook turned into a belt grab and the hand on the knee grabbed the pant leg while the top foot walked in towards the partner. The hand on knee lifted and rolled the partner over with the force of the foot walking in.

Andrew then showed how to keep transitioning around to gain north south position and then side control followed by a lapel choke. A good teacher attracts good students. Professional mar-tial artists and casual students alike have gained useful tools and training through Enso.

“We started an Enso Jiu Jitsu in West Linn and we were subleas-ing from Premier Martial arts,” said Andrew. “Once we got big enough, we needed to find our own space and we wanted to find a place that’s close enough for everybody and this happened to be it.”

Nestled in an alley off Main Street by the Oregon City Elks Lodge, the new location posi-tioned Enso closer to a main free-way and became a middle ground for many existing students.

“Between West Linn, Oregon City, some from Lake Oswego, some of the other guys come from Portland and Beaverton,” said Andrew.

Steffan Finke has been practic-ing Jiu Jitsu for a year and a half. He is among the students who live closer to the OC location than the old West Linn place.

“I’ve done martial arts for years,” said Finke. “I like Jiu Jitsu because it’s a lot of control.”

Ricky Phoun has been a long time student of Andrew. Phoun holds the rank of purple belt in BJJ and is a certified Thai Boxing instructor. Phoun and Andrew have both been instructors at Portland Thai Boxing.

“I’ve been training with Keisuke since 2007 in his apart-ment,” said Phoun. “I followed him ever since, his instruction is the best I’ve ever had.”

Andrew recently received the rank of brown belt in Judo from fifth degree black belt Roy Kawaji. In 2009, Andrew attained his Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt certi-fication through Impact Jiu Jitsu.

“I got my black belt under Michael Chapman and Tom Oberhue,” said Andrew. “Tom has his own place now, Five Ring Jiu Jitsu.”

In the sport of mixed martial arts, Andrew is 5-0 as an ama-teur and has a 3-0 professional record, but is not planning on competing in mixed martial arts

any time soon.“I had three professional

fights, after my third fight I had a string of injuries and I weighed the pros and cons of MMA and it wasn’t really worth it anymore,” said Andrew. “I never got hurt fighting, but the training, [is tough] especially for MMA.”

Enso JJ students have been busy drilling techniques, posi-tions and transitions. Some came for the workout, some the self-defense, others the competition. Some students have been pre-paring for upcoming grappling events.

“We have Subleague coming up,” said Andrew. “Subleague is a really big local event and Five Grappling is holding their event in Oregon for the first time and that’s in May, so we’ve got that coming up.”

For tuition pricing and more information go to ensojj.com or search for Ensojj on Facebook.

Softball:The women of Clackamas soft-

ball have been on a- rampage this season. The one loss they suf-fered was a win-loss trade with Yakima in a non-league match. The Cougars are undefeated at 6-0 in regular league play with doubleheader wins over SWOCC, Chemeketa and Clark. Overall this season the Cougars are at an amazing 25-1 after last weekend’s NWAACC Crossover Tournament in Mt. Vernon, Wash.

Pitcher Cassidy Edwards struck out all eight Clippers players who faced her at the plate Saturday. Edwards also hit a home run in that same game. Outfielder Rachel Ray scored five runs on Saturday. The Cougars softball team will next face Lower Columbia in a

home doubleheader at noon on Saturday, then another at home against Mt. Hood on Tuesday.

Track and Field:The men and women of

Clackamas track and field have been a force to recon with this spring. Last Friday the Cougars Track and Field team dominated the sixth annual Pacific Northwest Relay meet at OCHS stadium. Corban University men’s team came in second place with 100 total points trailing behind CCC men’s 102. Warner Pacific placed third and Clark College came in fourth.

The Women of CCC won with a score of 94. Corban came in second with 74 points. Breaking two school records were freshman Jordan Searle with 19-4 to win

long jump and Tiffany Richeson with a time of 14.86 to win the 100 meters hurdles.

The Cougars also competed well during the Jenn Boyman Invite at Linfield College on April 5. Emma Hill, Elizabeth Venzon and D’nara Jones took first, sec-ond and fifth for Clackamas in the triple jump event. Tiffany Richeson finished first in the 400 meter hurdles.

Long jumper Jordyn Searle landed ahead with 18’4” and 1’2”. He finished first in the 100 meter dash. Thomas Sutherland won both the 100 and 200 meter races. Pole vaulter Zack Supple took first with a top height of 15’5”.

The Cougars next competition day is scheduled for this Friday and Saturday at the Oregon Relays.

On the same Saturday, April 19, OCHS Stadium will host the Cougar Open.

Baseball:The Cougars Baseball team

started the Southern Region sea-son with three wins out of four games against Chemeketa. After dropping a pair of doublehead-

ers to SWOCC and the same to Lane last week, the team slid to 3-9 in the South Region, 4-12 in the season overall. This coming Friday will kick off the weekend doubleheader at Mt. Hood CC, then at home Saturday.

by DAVID BEASLEYsports editor

Enso Jiu Jitsu brings enlightenment to OC

Clackamas spring sports catch up

Photos by Denee’ Shelton

Steffan Finke (top) rolls with fellow student Peter Hilbert (bottom). Rolling is like sparring, the students wrestle for control while attempting attacks. They use leverage and transitions to position themselves for a lock or hold.

Black belt instructor Keisuke Andrew (right) demonstrates an arm trap/lapel grab with student Steffan Finke (left).

Peter Haralabatos practices a hip-toss, throwing down Peter Hilbert (left). Keisuke Andrew shoots-in to take down Paul Bakonyi with a hip-toss (right).

Jimmy Wheeler competing in long jump on Friday. He also achieved a personal best of 178 feet in Javelin.

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— Compiled by DAVID BEASLEY

8 BACKPAGEWEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 2014

On April 7, student and street performer Damion Middleton practiced his breakdance routine and enjoyed the sunshine in front of Dye Learning Center.

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Student breaks it down in campus amphitheater