kmhd 89.1: - The Advocate

District board takes giant step toward tobacco-free campus
Draft policy to be formed; read more on page 9
2009-10 tuition to increase by $2.40 per credit, as predicted
3.6% increase based on H.E.P.I.; read more on page 9
Softball takes 5 of 6
page 4
Bathroom poster was prank
Surveillance notice a hoax
Read more on page 10
Tax day is Wednesday
State and federal taxes
are due April 15
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Mt. Hood Community College
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April 10, 2009
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Volume 44, Issue 23
kmhd 89.1:
After 25 years,
music may fade...
PDX
to downtown
KMHD, MHCC’s jazz radio station, could be tossed into the hands
of Oregon Public Broadcasting and moved to Southwest Portland
Sanne Godfrey
The Advocate
Facing the likelihood of spending general
fund dollars on the KMHD radio station next
year, MHCC President John Sygielski presented a plan to the district board Wednesday to
transfer operation and financial responsibility
for the jazz station to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
The college is already facing significant
budget cuts due to reductions in state funding,
and KMHD may see a shortfall in funds raised
through grants and fundraising activities. As a
result, KMHD would have to receive money
from MHCC’s general fund to keep the radio
station on air, Sygielski said.
On Wednesday, Sygielski outlined the
partnership between OPB and KMHD, in
which MHCC would retain ownership and
the federal license but OPB would assume all
operations, programming and fundraising responsibilities.
Radio and Audio Production instructor J.D. Kiggins said Thursday that KMHD
Wednesday board meeting testimonials on page 8
gets funding from the Corporation of Public
Broadcasting, but only if it meets certain fundraising goals.
“The budget doesn’t look good,” said Kiggins.
If these goals are not met, KMHD will not
receive any funding from CPB and the MHCC
general fund would have to close the gap.
“We’re working on a different timeline,”
said Kiggins. The Mt. Hood Community College budget is due at the June meeting of the
MHCC district board, which is why a decision
See Partnership on page 8
MHCC works to get on track
An extension from the Gresham Transit Center to MHCC and potentially traveling through
Troutdale has been on the discussion table for more than 20 years
Reed Shackelford
The Advocate
President John Sygielski has been working to bring MAX to MHCC.
Metro released its “High Capacity Transit System Plan” this month, illustrating a plan for expanding mass transit into outlying communities where
population and commercial growth are on the horizon.
The plan, similar to the original light-rail proposal in 1982, outlines an
expanded transit system that would cover ground from Forest Grove to Clark
County within the next 30 years. But this time, there is the possibility of a lightrail extension to MHCC.
For the next three weeks,
Metro is looking for public input as to where the next MAX lines should go,
according to their website, meaning that MHCC has a chance to fight for a lightrail transit line to the school.
“I think the idea of a MAX line coming to the school would be a great service to the students, the employees, and the community,” said Sygielski.
The line would run from the Gresham Transit Center to Troutdale, running closer to the college, and providing many students and employees with an
easier way of getting to the school.
“I think that is a genius idea, to have a MAX line go from the Gresham
Transit Center to the college,” said freshman Katie Wartell who rides the bus
and MAX everyday. “You wouldn’t have to wait so long with all the transfers
from bus to MAX.
See MAX on page 11
Christina Hammett/The Advocate
A MAX line might turn its tracks at Gresham Transit Center and
possibly stop at MHCC, allowing alternative transportation to the college.
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Advocate
April 10, 2009
Zombies in your home
Editorial
KMHD compromise should be made
While Mt. Hood Community College and the rest of the country struggle
to climb out of the economic outhouse,
another institution that makes the college unique appears to be on its way out:
KMHD.
During Wednesday night’s district
board meeting, President John Sygielski
said that KMHD, the jazz radio station
attached to the Integrated Media area,
is predicted to begin digging into the
college’s general fund at the start of the
new fiscal year. Due to the lack of state
funding, the college has been looking at
a “partnership” (as Sygielski calls it) with
Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB). Sygielski reiterated that it was not a merger
or sale, but it certainly appears to be one.
While licensing and affiliation would
remain with the college, if the agreement is
approved, the station would not; it would
be moved to OPB’s central base of operations in Southwest Portland. Support at
the board hearing Wednesday night was
staunch for keeping KMHD at MHCC,
but the crowd also had an equal number
of pro-merger folks. Twenty-six people
spoke and showed their support one way
or another and had what they felt were the
best interests of both sides in their hearts.
Is there any way to make this a win-win
situation for both the college and OPB?
Susie Jones, an MHCC music instructor and president of the Mt. Hood Jazz
Association, said the station makes the
college unique — no doubt about it — and
the music department will suffer if the station leaves. She said prominent musicians
that come to the college to give interviews
at KMHD can easily give workshops to
students of all grade-levels by walking just
across the Main Mall.
The loss of musician workshops is
troubling — nearly as troubling as the financial impact of keeping the station here
full time — so here’s a solution:
Complete the partnership between
KMHD and OPB, but keep it a partnership. Don’t give up everything KMHD
stands for. The radio station was started by
students and was given an identity by the
volunteers. Keep it that way. Make sure
the volunteer DJs stay on the air and that
there will be plenty internship opportunities reserved for MHCC students only.
A contract should be put in place to
make sure that the format of the station
will not be changed. There should be an
option that when MHCC does have the
financial means – if ever again – to keep
the station running, MHCC will take back
full control of the station.
When pausing for station identification
each hour – which OPB guaranteed would
happen, among other things – MHCC
would keep the affiliation of KMHD and
Gresham, but the radio station wouldn’t be
physically in Gresham. As a compromise,
OPB could let The Quarry (the studentrun station on campus) be on HD channel related to the KMHD-OPB channel
so that MHCC alumni and students can
still remain in touch with the college, its
activities and its students.
KMHD has been one of MHCC’s best
advertisements for years, but with this
merger it will no longer be an advertising
opportunity for the college, which would
mean the college would have to invest
more money in taking out “real” radio advertising. The college would have to pay
for it and can no longer burst into the studio with news and updates about the college; OPB likely would not allow such a
thing.
OPB wants to build a closer connection to the community, but with 125,000
listeners each week the question becomes:
How much closer can it get? Staff and
locals raised some very good questions
Wednesday about this partnership, but
many were left unanswered by both OPB
and MHCC, because of the amount of
money involved.
This is money that the college doesn’t
have. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is not willing to give money that
KMHD listeners can no longer afford to
give to the radio station. Times are tough
for everyone and it is unfortunate that
KMHD can’t receive the financial means
necessary to keep in business by themselves, but when the economy recovers,
hopefully the college can find a manager
for KMHD on campus, hence returning
the station to its rightful home.
Submissions
M. Michael
Rose
The Advocate
All your fears have come true —
we are all doomed to fall prey to the
infected horde!
This is no joke; they are among
us, hiding cleverly in our very
homes.
What if the one you relied on
most, the one you were with every
day, the one that knows all your
dirty secrets and personal information, wasn’t what they seemed to be?
What if the one that makes your life
easier had become one of the infected, doomed to one day fulfill the vile
wishes of some dreaded Dark Lord,
a mindless pawn waiting to heed the
call to rise up — a zombie?
Statistically speaking, it may already be too late. A zombie might
be in your home right now, hidden
cleverly behind a friendly and familiar guise. Don’t worry, I am not talking about your family. I’m talking
about your computer.
You may be thinking that you
have just been suckered into reading a boring computer story instead
of a cool end-of-the-world zombie
munchfest. Not to worry, these zombies are still terrifying, and the weak
and unprepared are still doomed to
be swallowed up by this insatiable
horde.
The term “zombie,” in reference
to a computer, is a machine that has
been infected with a virus that remains dormant, waiting to be activated for one purpose or
another. The April
Fools Day virus
utilizes its infected
zombie computers to spread itself
to uninfected machines, for example.
According to
F-Secure, an
anti-virus
software
corporation,
as many as
9 million personal computers may be infected with the April
Fools Day virus, also
known as the Conficker worm.
Other anti-virus
companies
have
numbers even more
frightening than that.
Sandavine, a network
security firm, reports
that 50 percent to 80
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percent of all spam originates from
zombie machines.
What makes these viruses so
bad? Some of them are pretty tame,
simply stealing information from
your computer or doing something
else of a fairly mundane nature.
Some, however, can be extremely
vicious, allowing remote access to
your private files or worse. The actual purpose of many viruses has yet
to be discovered and may prove to
be worse, or not nearly as bad, as
what is generally expected from a
computer virus.
A good example of a more vicious virus is the aforementioned
Conficker virus. According to PC
World Magazine, this virus can attack and spread in three aggressive
fashions. First it attacks a vulnerability in the Microsoft server service that
allows the virus to remotely attack or
take over a computer.
Next it can “brute force” its way
into a local area network by guessing
administrator passwords and then
spread through shared files. Lastly,
it infects removable devices like
USB drives and portable hard drives
through the file used to access those
devices.
Although this may sound bad,
and it is, viruses like this are usually
easy to prevent. Microsoft has had a
patch out since October that eliminated the first line of attack of the
Conficker worm. The second and
third can be prevented by keeping
your copy of Windows up to date
and using an anti-virus program with
up-to-date virus definitions.
Both Windows
and any anti-virus
programs
have autoupdate
features;
do not disable these
and you
should be
fine.
These basic
precautions can be invaluable
for virus prevention. Just as
in situations involving “real”
zombies, if you are prepared
you will survive.
The others, however — the
careless and the unprepared
—are doomed.
Their trusted computers
will be awakened as zombies
and rise up to consume all
they can: bank accounts, Social Security numbers, private
information, pictures of Mr.
Fluffy and your vacation to
Oakland. Nothing is safe
when the zombies awaken.
M. Michael Rose/The Advocate
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Track dominates in Shotwell Invite
Strong proves strength in 200m,
Schumacher pole vaults past
school record – page 5
Saints stay top dog in Southern Region
Sophomore third baseman Grant Glover slides home to help the Saints beat the Southwestern Oregon Lakers 10-0 in game one of a double-header last Saturday.
Brett Stanley/The Advocate
Baseball looks to keep win streak alive against Linn-Benton Road Runners
Jake Fray/Jon Fuccillo
The Advocate
The Saints baseball team continued their offensive ways
Tuesday in demolishing the Clackamas Community College Cougars in a double-header in Oregon City.
“We came out pretty strong,” said sophomore pitcher
Dylan Jones.” We jumped on them early and never quit
hitting during the first game.”
Picking up the win for the Saints in game one was starting ace freshman Nick Struck, who has an ERA of 2.14
and is 4-0 on the year. Jones also hit his second home run
of the season in the 14-0 victory.
In the second game, the Saints bats stayed alive in a
14-4 victory. Sophomore Nick Optiz picked up the win
for the Saints on the mound. To help the game, freshman
Taylor Ard hit his third home run of the season to lead
the team.
Ard leads the team with a batting average of .526, three
homeruns and 17 RBIs.
The Saints also beat up on the Southwestern Oregon
Lakers for the seventh and eighth time in a row during a
doubleheader Saturday at Oslund Field.
In game one, the team had no problem with offense,
exploding for 14 hits in only five innings of work due to the
10-run rule, beating the Lakers 10-0.
Jones (3-1) pitched five strong innings, only giving up
five hits and striking out six Lakers in the victory.
The tides turned in game two when the Lakers took a
quick 6-0 lead.
“We stayed composed,” said Jones. “We fell behind
early but our bats have been so great this year we knew we
would be able to come back.”
And come back they did, flipping the switch on the bats
and collecting another victory 16-6.
The Saints still sit in first in the Southern Region and
third overall in the NWAACC’s behind Columbia Basin
and Skagit Valley. sitting in first requires a lot of work
from the plate, according to Head Coach Bryan
Donohue.
“There has been tremendous progress from the
beginning of the season,” he said. “It has been
fun to watch my guys hit like this. It is fun for
us and for them to be playing so well.”
Sophomore Grant Glover said, “It has been
awesome the way we have been hitting. But also our
pitching has been awesome. It is easy to hit when you
know your pitchers can slow down the other team.
Our season has been great and the only problem this
year is when we lost to Lane.”
The Saints have a team batting average of .353 and
the bullpen has a 3.26 ERA and 114 strikeouts on
the regular season.
*
Early in the season before league play, an altercation occurred between two players that resulted with one leaving the team.
Sophomore pitchers Chris Hibler and Nick
Optiz were playing a game and, according to
Donohue, started “chipping” at each other —
and Hibler leaving the team.
“I was going to talk to both players the next day
but Hibler never showed up to the meeting,” said
Donohue. “We were not going to kick him off but there
were going to be disciplinary actions.”
Hibler is no longer with the Saints baseball team.
*
The next game for the Saints is Saturday against LinnBenton Community College Road Runners in Albany with
the first game starting at 1 p.m. The Road Runners sit fifth
in conference with a 3-5 record and 8-9 overall.
NIck
Struck
Gibor takes to the court as new men’s head basketball coach
Jon Fuccillo
The Advocate
Former assistant coach Geoff Gibor has
been named head coach of the men’s basketball
team, replacing Rob Nielson who he assisted for
the past 10 seasons.
Gibor has been recognized as one of the top
recruiters in the NWAACC during the past 10
seasons under Nielson.
This past season the Saints were rebuilding
the program with only three sophomores (Michael Wohlers, Cody Mortenson and Trevor
Bybee.) Gibor is excited that he has been selected to lead the Saints and feels confident that all
his freshmen will return next season.
“I’m a common face for these players,”
said Gibor. “I helped recruit all of these
guys. These guys believe in me and I believe
in them. That’s a great feeling as a new head
coach. I met with all of the guys (the freshmen)
and am hoping that they all stay on board with
the program.”
Gibor attended Blue Mountain Community College where he was a player from 199698 and part of the most successful team in the
school’s history 96-97 (second-place finish in
NWAACCs in 1996-97).
Prior to playing for the Timberwolves at Blue
Mountain, Gibor was active in the Navy for four
years and played in seven different basketball
leagues at once in the military.
Gibor, who was hired March 19, has mixed
emotions about his new position and understands that it’s going to take a lot of patience and
extra work.
“Trust me I am super excited,” he said, “and
ready for this big-time opportunity. It’s going to
be very hard at times. I am filling some big shoes
in replacing Nielson. As head coach, I have a lot
of work to do right away and have been receiving
a lot of calls everyday.”
Asked what strengths he brings to the team,
he quickly said, “My recruiting and relationship
with the players have always been a big strength
of mine.
“I’m not your traditional recruiter who goes
out to every single high school game. I do a
lot of networking and have a lot of trust in the
people that help me land some of these players from out of state,” Gibor said. “Plus I have
always had a wife and a son and family comes
first with me.”
See Coach on page 5
Geoff
Gibor
New Mens Head Basketball Coach
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Lead off batter and second basemen Ari VanHorn starts the game with a single off pitcher Victoria Cully of the Storm (Chemeketa) in the bottom of the first inning. The Saints rallied for five runs in the first inning and pulled
away with an 8-0 victory in the first game of a double-header Tuesday in Gresham. The Saints picked up both victories against the Storm in the first match up of Southern Region play. The Saints (2-0, 12-1) face rival school
the Clackamas Cougars (0-2, 7-9) in a doubleheader today in Oregon City at 3 p.m.
Saints
reign over
Storm
Jon Fuccillo
The Advocate
The Saints softball team won its opening day doubleheader in the Southern Region Tuesday at home
against the Chemeketa Storm (8-0, 1-0).
Sophomore pitchers Lauren Hadenfeld and Brittany McArthur each brought their A-game when the
two pitched complete game shutouts in conference
victories against the Storm.
Head coach Meadow McWhorter said the pitching performances in both games were amazing. “They
both really needed that. It gave our team a lot of confidence with starting conference play.”
McWhorter said she is excited about this year’s
team and its chances in NWAACCs. “I’m really impressed with our pitching. I told the team at the beginning of the year that defense and pitching is what wins
championships.”
Hadenfeld (6-1) led the charge on the mound in
game one with seven strikeouts and only gave up five
hits in the winning effort.
There was no problem with scoring when the Saints
put up five runs on six hits in the first inning against
Storm freshman pitcher Victoria Cully. The team tallied 12 hits in the game.
Hadenfeld ran into trouble in the top of the fifth
inning when the Storm got the bases loaded. The defense behind Hadenfeld helped the cause and got out
of the inning safely.
Freshman catcher Ariel Fulkerson was injured in a
home plate collision with the Storm’s catcher Kaycee
Hoffman in the first inning and will be sidelined for
two weeks with an ankle injury.
“We’re going to make some big changes,” said
McWhorter. “It’s a big loss (losing Fulkerson) but
we’re going to adjust and should have no problems.
McWhorter is moving Ari VanHorn to catcher and
starting first baseman Ashley Lockey to second base.
McWhorter said they are still trying to figure out their
first base situation.
After stomping the Storm in game one, the Saints
ran into trouble in the second game but were able to
pull out a 1-0 victory. McArthur (1-0) went the distance, giving up four hits.
Freshman pitcher Michelle Leupitz of the Storm
held the Saints powerful offense to three hits in the
nail-bitter loss of the second game.
Sophomore shortstop Kerri Yoder scored the
Saints’ only run in the bottom of the fourth inning with
a single by sophomore Tasha Maier.
“We were thinking too hard at the plate,” said VanHorn on their plate appearances in game two. “We
should have kicked their ass in both games. It’s nice
to know when our bats aren’t hot that our defense is
playing great.”
“Our defense played amazing,” said VanHorn of
the victories. “Our pitchers played amazing and we
backed them up all game long. Shutting them out was
huge for our team.”
According to VanHorn, the team struggled to get
hits and put up runs because they were over-excited
from the first game. “We were so pumped up from the
first game that we lost focus in the second game. We
have to play every single game the same and come out
with the same intensity.”
Today the Saints take on arch-enemy Clackamas in
a doubleheader at 3 p.m. in Oregon City. The Cougars
are off to a shaky start (0-2, 7-9) and just dropped a
doubleheader to the Lower Columbia Red Devils (4-1,
2-1).
Traditionally the Cougars have had a lot of success,
including making it to the NWAACC playoffs 18 out
of the last 19 years (with eight NWAACC titles).
McWhorter likes her team’s chances going into
their games against the Cougars. “We just need to play
our game. We need to successfully execute and have
timely hitting and we will do just fine.”
“They are our rivals,” said VanHorn who had a lot
of confidence in her team beating the Cougars. “It’s
pretty simple. We are going to win those two games.
We are a much better team. It’s going to be a lot of
fun.”
Jon Fuccillo/The Advocate
Above: Lauren Hadenfeld pitched a complete game and struck out seven batters in the
8-0 victory over the Chemeketa Storm Tuesday in game one of a double-header.
Right: Catcher Ariel Fulkerson slides in safely during the first inning of game one and
was injured during the play. As a result, Fulkerson hurt her ankle and will be sidelined
for the next two weeks.
Brett Stanley/The Advocate
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April 10, 2009
Shotwell Invite provides experience and polar results
Christina Hammett
The Advocate
The J.D. Shotwell Invite proved
a mixed experience for the Saints
as the track and field team got back
into the groove Saturday at the University of Puget Sound’s Baker Stadium in Tacoma.
Despite the mixed results across
the board, some athletes prevailed
at the university- and college-dominated meet, including sophomore
Terra Schumacher who broke the
Mt. Hood Community College
school pole vault record with a vault
of 11 ft. 9.75 in. The previous best
was 2.75 in. lower at 11 ft. 7 in.
Schumacher also finished third
in the 100-meter hurdles with a
time of 15.80 seconds and she
helped the Saints to first place in
the 4x100-meter relay ahead of
four four-year schools.
Sophomore Catherine Sims,
another Saint who finished in the
top three at the Shotwell Invite in
both the 100-meter dash and the
200-meter dash, now holds the top
times for the two events, respectively, of any female athlete in the
NWAACC. Sims finished the 100meter dash in second place with a
time of 12.64 seconds and third in
the 200-meter dash with a time of
25.47 seconds.
Sophomore Nathan Hope took
first in the 400-meter dash with a
time of 49.74 seconds and posted
another PR (personal record) in the
process. According to Head Coach
Matt Hart, Hope has PR’d in every
meet he has competed in this season. Freshman Micah Strong also
competed well for the Saints, taking first place in the 200-meter dash
with a time of 22.66 seconds, and
third place in the 100-meter dash
with a time of 11.31 seconds.
“We’re starting to have a nice
little presence felt,” said Hart of his
athletes. “We’re making our presence known at four-year meets.”
Following a week off due to
spring break, the men and women found themselves in a sea of
tough competition at the out-ofstate meet. Sophomore Whitney
Payment, who competed in the
1500-meter and 5000-meter runs,
said her performance was not up
to par. “Maybe we left too early,”
she said of the start time. “It was really hectic. We didn’t have a meet
Sanne Godfrey/The Advocate
Left: Freshman Micah Strong anchors the 4x400 relay for the MHCC Saints during the Oregon Preview last month in Eugene where the team finished 6th in both the 4x100 and
4x400 relays. Right: Freshman Bryan Howelton approaches the first hurdle in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles where he finished second with a time of 58.72 seconds. The
Saints head to the Pacific Northwest Relays in Oregon City today at 2 p.m.
last week too and that just threw me cluding the Saints, the Everett Tro- sophomore Beau Frischman, who
off.”
jans and a few athletes from the Sk- competed in the long jump and
Payment finished tenth out of agit Valley Cardinals — rounded out finished twelfth with a jump of 16
12 in the 1500-meter run with a the community college competition ft. 10.5 in. “Terra (Schumacher)
time of 5:23.34, and ninth out of with the other competitors hailing broke the pole vault record. And a
20 in the 5000-meter run
lot of other people did
with a time of 20:26.09,
really well.”
more than three minutes
According to Hart,
behind the top finisher, “We are making our presence
three Saints athletes
Sarah Porter of the Westwere nominated for
known at four-year meets.”
ern Washington Univerthe title NWAACC
sity Vikings.
Athlete of the Week,
Matt Hart including Sims, SchuThe distance runner
Track and Field Head Coach macher and Kyle
said the team didn’t seem
as ready for the meet beRobinson. The recause of the extended
sults will be in later
break from competing.
today. Hart also said
“We were just getting out
there have been two
of the rhythm. Spring break killed from four-year schools throughout Saints athletes of the week thus far
me,” said Payment. “We had a lot the Northwest.
and he hopes to continue that this
of time off and we had really good
Although there were some week.
competition, too. There were really downs for the team, there were
Today at 2 p.m. the men and
good schools there.”
mainly good points to focus on. women head to the Pacific NorthThree NWAACC teams — in- “Some people did really well,” said west Relays in Oregon City. The
Saints volleyball captains sign with Knights
Sanne Godfrey
The Advocate
Sophomore volleyball co-captains Caitlyn McCall and BriAnne
Culbertson signed letters of intent April 1 to attend Warner Pacific
College located in Southeast Portland.
Athough McCall and Culbertson said they would miss their
teammates, they are excited to start at their new college.
“I had been talking with the coach (at Warner Pacific College)
since September and October and I went to a couple practices and
a few of their games,” said McCall. “I really like the program.”
Culbertson said, “It’s going to be an easy transition.” She said
she has prior experience playing for Warner Pacific’s head volleyball coach Kim Pierce.
Pierce is a former player at Portland State University and was
an assistant coach at Warner Pacific College for two years before
becoming the head coach.
Culbertson said that when she heard that McCall was going to
play for Warner Pacific, she contacted the coach by e-mail to see if
they needed any defensive players. After Culbertson came to practice with the team, Pierce offered her the position.
McCall started her college volleyball career at Oregon State
University, but after one year she came to play for the Saints.
In the year she played at OSU, McCall played very little and
asked the coach to red-shirt her (sit out for the season) but he declined. This cost her a year of eligibility in volleyball when the team
went 0-18 in the Pac-10.
“I didn’t have a good experience with the way they ran the program at OSU. It was just not a good fit,” said McCall.
McCall moved back home to Gresham and was offered a job to
coach the seventh grade varsity volleyball team at H.B. Lee Middle
School.
After a year of coaching, McCall returned to playing volleyball
Sophomore co-captains Bri Culbertson (left) and Caitlyn McCall of the MHCC
volleyball team signed letters of intent to play at Warner Pacific College.
Culbertson played for two years while McCall played one as an MHCC Saint.
when she was accepted to play volleyball at MHCC.
“It’s definitely different coaching than playing,” said McCall. “It
definitely benefited me as a player.”
Culbertson, who coaches volleyball to 16- and 17-year-olds,
added, “Coaching gives you the opportunity to know what you can
improve on the court. It refreshes your memory.”
The women ended their MHCC season in last place in the
Southern Region with a 1-9 record.
McCall and Culbertson said they did not choose to go to Warner Pacific just for the volleyball program (Warner Pacific ended
their 2008 season with a 7-14 record).
“I like the academics they offer all the way around,” said McCall.
meet will feature many events
including the triple jump, the
open hurdles and a combined
mark competition for throwers,
among other usual track and field
events.
Payment is excited about the relay meet. “This meet will be a lot
of relays and those are really good
for just having fun. I don’t really do
relays, but I think it will give me a
lot of adrenaline and make me run
faster,” she said.
With only seven meets remaining until the NWAACC championships, Payment said she thinks
the team will continue to improve
and compete at a higher level
each time. “As we get closer to the
NWAACCs, it’s easier for people
to be motivated to do better.”
Hart agrees. “We have a lot of
success here, but there is always
room to grow.”
Coach: Gibor has high hopes
for first season as head coach
Continued from page 3
Gibor said he picked up a lot of helpful
hints as well as Nielson’s philosophy on the
game during his 10 years as an assistant.
“The biggest thing I learned from Rob
is doing things the right way. Image is important and it all starts with integrity and
honesty amongst the team. Nielson always
stayed true to those values, as will I.”
Gibor said he feels his team can go a
long way next season due to experience
and talent of the players returning.
“If everybody comes back, we will
have no problems. Plus we’re looking to
recruit four new players at different positions (point guard, shooting guard and two
forwards). This team will have a lot of experience, and with a leader like Earl Jones
returning next year, this team will be solid.
I feel we can go even further next year since
we were so young (last season.)”
Gibor said if his team doesn’t play well
in the next few seasons, he would step down
if that was the right decision for the team.
“I always told myself if I become head
coach I’m going to evaluate myself,” he
said. “If I’m not doing well after a few years,
I have enough pride to give it up. Ideally I
want this program to be mine for a while.
Like I said before, I have very big shoes
to fill.”
6-A&E
April 10, 2009
Advocate
How Lori Lorion breaks the
barrier between reality and
expressionistic imagination
Story and photos by
Ron J. Rambo Jr.
L
ori Lorion paced slowly amid guests at the Visual Arts Gallery Wednesday afternoon, speaking in a meticulously abstract way, with a defined sense of ardor.
“It’s all in your body, none of it is in your head,” Lorion
said of the energy she calls her “gifts.” “There’s a certain point when my
body tells me it’s time to stop. Then there’s times when it tells me to go,
even though my mind says ‘no, you don’t know what to do.’ Sometimes I
go with my gut even though I don’t know what to do. Sometimes it turns
out well and sometimes it’s horrible.”
Lorion spoke at the reception for her exhibit that will be on display in
the Visual Arts Gallery until April 24. This is her second year displaying
her exhibit “Portraits from the Inside Out,” which consists entirely of her
original work.
Lorion is teaching painting, drawing and some digital art this quarter
and has been an art instructor at MHCC since 2004. But she has been a
teacher for much longer than that, off and on. Prior to MHCC, she taught
at Reedly Community College in the Central Valley of California. Her
15 years of teaching have led her here, though her artistic odyssey began
years before.
“I had an uncle who was an artist and we had this giant painting of his
up on our wall,” Lorion recalls with a quiet demeanor. “My brother was
always drawing and bringing home art books as well.
“They were considered the ‘artists’ of the family, while I was more
‘hiding out.’ In a sense I’m still doing that. Over the years, I’ve spent so
much time painting, I’m aware that what I say is secondary to what people
may think. When talking about art, speech really falls short. It’s better to
simply leave the talking to the art itself, or the critics. They do enough
talking for the rest of us.”
Lorion says she enjoys teaching because unlike some of the rest of
the populous, you can tell students the truth. “They’re not yet cynical
enough,” said Lorion with a slight grin.
“It’s a rare and special thing
to find a teacher that can
have such an important impact
on you. I would not have progressed as much as I have
without her.”
- Miles Brown, painting student
Art, to her, is something that goes beyond the reality of the daily grind.
Is it therapeutic, or perhaps meditative?
“[Art] allows you to be more conscious of who you are,” said Lorion.
“Painting is a meditation, but different in the sense that every range of
emotion is expressed.”
That emotion in the meditative form is difficult to put into words, she
says, but she compares it to an athlete being “in the zone” and having a
career day.
“When you’re in ‘it,’ things come to you. You’re aware of the magic
and synchronicity of the way things work. Things might come to me days
later, or I’ll see something or read something that triggers an idea. Every-
thing feeds into everything else — how magical in both horrible and wonderful
ways things are. Artists live in all of the horrors and beauty of life itself. All artists.”
Lorion says she has a lot of favorites when it comes to other artists and
things that have influenced her. She has separate favorites for color uses, ideas,
value structure, or simply how an artist’s mind works, but she cites Nathan Oliviera, Odd Nerdrum, Jenny Saville, Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon as some
of her favorites. She uses these influences as inspiration on how to “get things
to work.”
“Other artists teach you things,” she said. “Looking at other artists is really
enriching.”
How those inspirations have turned her into the artist she is today has been
a journey of the imagination, with years of trial and error.
“After this long, I no longer think about things — I just do them” Lorion
said. “One of the wonderful things about getting older is having these new-found
“It is easy to tell that Lori
genuinely loves art, as well as
teaching it in a way that
acknowledges each individual
talent as being unique,
significant and worth
encouraging.”
- Shayna O’Dea, painting student
powers, and with each year there is more and more. The passion is still there,
but it’s sort of a metamorphosis. It’s a different kind of passion.”
Like most artists, Lorion hates categorizing her art, but she admits that it’s
necessary to having intelligent conversations about art.
“Because of he
quality, I’m on a
to find myself a
work is on
exper
- Eric Koopman, paintin
“My work is very expressionistic. I u
like it, but it’s who I am. It’s as natural to
work is also figurative, very figure-based
there, but it’s there now and has been f
or wrong, it’s just an expression of my c
Lorion says that her work always ta
part of the inspiration for which came t
that only stared at her. Lorion said tha
to paint, and before she knew it had m
Upon doing a second work, she realize
transformation, of three variations of th
Thirty-three paintings (31 of which
Visual Arts Gallery with a distinct stamp
say is her favorite.
“There is not one painting in here
when I first started to work on it,” said
work to go, I just want my painting to
art.”
Asked at her reception how she wa
ply, “Hopefully, 10 years from now I’ll
that it’s bad.”
Whether the “figure” will still be the
Advocate
er inspirational
a path of trying
as an artist. Her
ne hell of an
rience.”
ng student
use a lot of thick paint. I don’t know if I
o me as the color of my eyes. A lot of my
d. I don’t know if that figure will always be
for a while. It’s not good or bad, or right
current state.”
akes her toward some elusive “figure” –
to her when she saw a vagrant on a street
at she went home and immediately began
manifested this vagrant onto her canvas.
ed that she had begun a small series, or
his person.
she did in the last two years) hang in the
p on them, not one of which Lorion can
that is like how I imagined it would be
Lorion. “I don’t know where I want my
o get better. I want to make really good
ants to progress as an artist, she said simlook back at this body of work and think
ere, she says, has yet to be seen. a
A&E-7
April 10, 2009
Genesis finishes third at
Next Generation Festival
Ron J. Rambo Jr.
The Advocate
Genesis, MHCC’s vocal jazz
group, finished third out of six
groups last weekend at the Next
Generation Festival in Monterey,
Calif.
The other five collegiate groups
involved were from California.
“I felt great about our performance,” said Jordan Shultz, but as
it turned out, it was not enough to
defeat the eventual winners, Cal.
Jon Fuccillo/The Advocate
State–Long Beach.
“They deserved to win,” said Genesis Director Dave Barduhn at a
festival in the Visual Arts Theater.
bassist Dylan Sundstrom.
“It was pretty much a toss-up
between the top three groups,” said
Shultz. “The different approaches that all of the groups took was cool and
a great experience, so I was not really mad about losing.”
Genesis will perform today around 1:40 p.m. as part of the Vocal Jazz
Summit, a collection of several collegiate jazz groups, according to Genesis Director Dave Barduhn.
“It’s a festival for Northwest colleges,” said Barduhn. “There are a few
four-year colleges, and eight community colleges. It will be entirely noncompetitive. We’ll just be there to share our interpretations of music.”
Barduhn said he was satisfied with his group’s performance at the Next
Generation Festival.
“Even though I hate sports metaphors, it was like we made it to the Final Four and ran into North Carolina,” said Barduhn, referring to UNC’s
recent NCAA national championship victory. “The top five groups were
all amazing. I really thought Cal. State–Sacramento would take the whole
thing because they were the ones winning all of the Downbeat awards
recently. We finished higher than them, though, so I feel good to have
bested them.”
Shultz said he is disappointed that Genesis didn’t win any soloist
awards.
“I think our soloists got really disrespected,” said Shultz. “That’s
what I’m more disappointed about than losing. Katy (Murphy) and Allie
(Timm) both had phenomenal solos and neither of them won an award.
I think it was more politics than anything, because all five of the other
groups were from California. It’s just disappointing because none of the
other schools deserved those (soloist) awards more than Allie or Katy.”
Despite that aspect, Shultz said he and the rest of the group had a great
time and give a lot of respect to the groups that won.
Sundstrom agreed that the trip was a great experience. “It was awesome because I learned that a lot of great things with music happen in a
lot of different areas,” he said. “There’s a bunch of really cool local jazz
all over, and it’s great to know that a lot of other people share the same
passion.”
Latest gallery show
provides an ‘escape’
M. Michael Rose
The Advocate
MHCC’s Fireplace Gallery is featuring the work of photo-artist
Ron Le Blanc this month.
Le Blanc’s exhibit, “Images for the Heart, Mind & Soul,” will be
available for viewing until April 29 in the College Center between of
8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Friday.
The exhibit features photographs spanning several themes and
techniques all printed on canvas. The collection includes full-color
panoramic landscapes, black and white coastal lighthouses, and
“splash of color” photographs in which Le Blanc highlights an object
within a black and white image by bringing only the one object to full
color.
Le Blanc, who said he draws his inspiration from nature as well
as objects of antiquity, said that in his work he is “looking for Mayberry.”
Through his art, he is seeking to take the viewer to a place more
simple and calming. He said MHCC students would benefit from going to see the exhibit because it provides an escape, a place away from
finals and tests.
The Fireplace Gallery features a different local artist every
month.
For more information on “Images for the Heart, Mind & Soul,”
the art of Ron Le Blanc or other artists to be featured in the Fireplace
Gallery, contact Pam Kuretich at 503-491-7260.
MHCC to host
middle school orchestra
Sanne Godfrey
The Advocate
The MHCC Orchestra and the Walt Morey Middle School Orchestra
will perform Monday at 7 p.m. in the College Theatre as a fundraiser for
the school from the Reynolds district.
The MHCC Orchestra is led by music and performance director Marshall Tuttle.
The annual Strings Benefit Concert “is for the orchestra students to
bring in clinicians to work with them at school, contest application fees,
new music, concerts outside of school, etc.,” said Karen Hilley, an orchestra instructor at Walt Morey Middle School. “Funds in the Reynolds
district have been frozen this year, so this fundraising event will make a
huge difference.”
Hilley said that the Harmony String Quartet, which she is a part of, will
also perform at the concert. The quartet is made up of volunteers from
Camp Harmony. Camp Harmony is an orchestra camp held July 13-17 at
Sweetbriar Elementary School.
“The sixth graders are extremely excited, because they’ve never performed at the college before,” said Hilley.
There will be about 70 performing Morey students — 35 sixth-graders
and 35 seventh- and eighth-graders.
“Both groups perform at least three times a year together,” said
Hilley.
The students will perform the song “Amadare.” During the song the
students will imitate the sound of rain because amadare means raindrops
in Japanese, according to Hilley.
During another song, the students will fold paper. “It’s pretty high
pace, but it looks like origami in the end,” said Hilley.
Tickets to the benefit show are $5.
This Week in Entertainment
— MHCC is hosting the Vocal
Jazz Summit College Festival in
the Visual Arts Theater today.
The event takes place from 8
a.m. to about 3 p.m., and is
free.
— There will be a Strings Benefit
Concert in the College Theater
Monday at 7 p.m. The cost
is $5, and the money will go
toward funding the Walt Morey
Middle School Orchestra in the
Reynolds School District.
— Glasvegas is performing
Tuesday at the Wonder
Ballroom, 128 NE Russell St.
in Portland. The show starts at
8 p.m., and general admission
tickets cost $15.
— The Rat Pack is performing
tonight at Keller Auditorium in
downtown Portland. The show
starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets
cost $25 to $57. There are
additional showings throughout
the week.
8-News
Advocate
April 10, 2009
Board meeting attracts 26 opinions on KMHD-OPB
Partnership: Jazz radio station potentially to merge with OPB
Against merger
For merger Continued from page 1
“It’s a solid
professional
step.”
Deborah Smith
KMHD DJ
“I think this
would be an
amazing thing.”
Roger Johnston
Student director, The
Quarry
“We ask for
your support
so OPB can
make KMHD
better than
ever.”
Jan Mancuso
KMHD volunteer
“I would like
to lend my
support.”
Tom D’Antoni
KMHD DJ
“This is a positive thing.”
Melodie Horn
KMHD volunteer
about the future of KMHD is expected to be made May 13.
“They’re tucking it away someplace safe,” said Kiggins about the proposal to partner KMHD with
OPB.
It is possible for MHCC to create a contract that would allow the college to regain full control of
KMHD at a later date, Kiggins said.
“I think the college has the best interest of KMHD and listeners in mind,” said Kiggins.
Vice President of Marketing and Panning for OPB Tara Taylor said Thursday morning OPB wants
to partner with KMHD for the sake of public broadcasting.
At Wednesday night’s meeting, when 26 people spoke in favor of or opposed the partnership, OPB
President and CEO Steve Bass said, “We plan to maintain KMHD as a jazz station. We are committed
to making that work.”
When MHCC district board member Ralph Yates asked the question, “What assurance can you
give us (that the station will remain a jazz station)?” Bass replied by saying that if necessary it can be a
contractual agreement.
In reference to how long the station would be playing jazz, Bass said, “Things do change,” but for the
foreseeable future it will be a jazz station.
“Our goal is to keep public broadcasting strong,” said Bass. “Our plan is to build community connections.”
KMHD was started by students in the early 1980s, but now the volunteers have taken control of the
programming.
Taylor said OPB plans to keep as many volunteers as they possibly can on KMHD, but they will
retrain them at the OPB studios.
KMHD has a FCC (Federal Communications Commission) educational license, which means that
they are required by the FCC to maintain internships with the college.
In this partnership, OPB will set aside internships for MHCC students and OPB will be responsible
for all costs of the station, according to Sygielski.
KMHD would no longer operate from Mt. Hood Community College, but would move to the OPB
offices on Macadam Avenue in Southwest Portland.
Taylor said, “I think it would be much easier” for MHCC students to get internships with OPB.
JoAnn Zahn, MHCC director of fiscal operations, budget and auxiliary services who took over management of KMHD in July 2007, said KMHD currently has four students actively participating as interns.
Kiggins said it is possible that The Quarry, the student-run internet radio station from MHCC, will go
onto the second HD (High Definition) channel for the same fm frequency as KMHD with OPB.
“It seems to be a win-win for the college,” said Sygielski.
Bass pointed out that OPB has a strong engineering staff as well as a strong fundraising staff.
“We would be soliciting support the same way it is done now,” said Bass. “We seek to enlarge on air
sponsorship.” OPB lost all state general fund money in 2003.
“It’s a good deal for them (OPB),” said Kiggins.
OPB Board Chair Sherwin Davidson said the OPB board of directors consists of 24 volunteers that
are very thoughtfully involved.
Bass said that OPB is open to discuss having a member of the college community on the OPB Board,
a suggestion made by MHCC board member Beverly Russell and endorsed by Yates.
OPB cannot legally change the city of license by FCC regulations, which means that there will be an
hourly mention that KMHD is a Gresham station.
Town Hall Meetings
MHCC tries to plan for budget crisis
Chelsea Van Baalen
The Advocate
More than 50 people gathered Wednesday morning in search of ways to deal with the MHCC’s budget
crisis, trying to reconcile falling state support, rising enrollment and on-campus rumors.
President John Sygielski said, “We know where
we’re going today,” but added that the future of state
funding is far less certain. “There are so many unknowns.”
The focus quickly shifted to increasing revenue and
enrollment.
Tuition increases was one suggestion to bring in
money to the college. (In fact, the district board later
Wednesday approved a $2.40 per credit tuition increase, effective summer quarter.) Sygielski said there
is a possibility that the increase “may be eliminated”
after the budget issues are resolved.
This brought up the issues of student enrollment.
Sygielski said, “We believe we’re going to see more
students than ever before.”
Rod Boettcher, a retired MHCC employee, said
higher tuition might discourage students from coming
to MHCC. However, Boettcher supported a temporary increase. “I’m sure they’ll (students) like to tie the
increase to time,” he said.
Pam Shields, instructor of legal administrative assistant training and business technology, said, “Let’s
stop talking about the dollar. We are the affordable
alternative. We have to figure out how to speak outside
this room.”
This turned the conversation to rumors buzzing
around the college about program elimination.
“There has not been any discussion,” Sygielski said
of program elimination. There had been rumors of
the nursing program being eliminated, but Sygielski
quickly dispelled these as false.
Administrative Assistant Leslie Yates also addressed the creation of rumors at times like this and
said that when people talk, “it comes from fear. That’s
why rumors fly. People are afraid of losing their jobs.”
Interim Vice President of Instruction Larkin Franks
said, “We understand how all these rumors hurt.”
Communication came up as well, with people not
knowing how rooms on campus are being used and a
lack of communication.
Franks said the college hopes to have a web program soon that will let people see online how rooms
“I don’t want to lose
the heritage that
KMHD represents”
Bryan Pederson
Concerned citizen
“We owe it to the
community to go a
little more slowly.”
Mary McSwain
Concerned citizen
“It’s not a bad plan
to have someone else
run it (KMHD) but I’m
not sure if OPB is
right.”
Jim Wygant
Concerned citizen
“It’s hard to run a
team when you don’t
have a leader.”
Greg Gomez
KMHD staff member
“If KMHD can prove
to be sustainable
we should keep it on
campus where it belongs.”
Susie Jones
MHCC jazz instructor
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because of increased enrollment,” Franks added.
The focus of the audience then turned to what the
college can do to keep enrollment up. Sygielski said
“dual enrollment is a big issue” and being a presence
“all along the river.”
Franks added elimination of “some of the barriers
with high school student” and “building relationships
with people” are important.”
Sygielski there are “some difficult decisions that
have to be made,” adding that “I am here to serve you
(the college).”
The next town hall meeting will be Monday from
noon to 1 p.m. in the board room.
Upcoming
town hall
sessions
Student’s
2 cents needed
• April 13, noon-1 p.m., Board Room
• April 21, 4-5 p.m., Visual Arts Theater
• April 27, 2-3 p.m., Town & Gown
Room
• May 5, 9-10 a.m., Town & Gown
Room
• May 14, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Visual Arts
Theater
• May 27, 2-3 p.m., Town & Gown
Room
For updated information on
Town Hall Meeting locations,
contact Assistant to the
President for Strategic
Initiatives & Board Relations
June Jacobs at 503-491-7210.
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News-9
April 10, 2009
Board passes tuition, fees increase Board sees possibility of
Ron J. Rambo Jr.
college more accessible.”
Franks also said that some instructional fees would
MHCC students will be paying higher tuition rates remain the same, while some were raised and some
starting summer quarter and, in some cases, higher were eliminated entirely. She did not specify.
Regarding the distance-learning fee, which is $25,
fees as new schedules were approved at Wednesday’s
board member Beverly Russell asked if there was a
district board meeting.
The increase is $2.40 per credit, or 3.6 percent, competition for increasing web classes.
“I think the $25 would serve our purpose,” said
according to a presentation by Chief Operating OfFranks. “That fee is lower
ficer Michael Wolfe and
than almost all of the distanceJoAnne Zahn, director
learning fees at other colleges
of fiscal operations, budaround Oregon and we have a
get and auxiliary services.
better product.”
The increase is based
The fee schedule was apon the scheduled HEPI
proved 7-0.
(Higher Education Price
Sygielski then introduced
Index) tuition adjustment
and spoke on a number of othinitially approved by the
er issues.
board last year.
“(Director of Student Life)
Zahn said the increase
Robert Cox has taken a look
would bring in an adat several of the ideas for inditional $480,000 in increased revenue that have been
come.
gathered throughout my town
Board member Dave
hall meetings,” Sygielski said.
Shields said that while he
“We should start getting some
is never in favor of a tumore definite and concrete
ition increase, he would
items that will be immediately
accept it “because of tough
useful for us, as well as finding
economic times.” The inout the things that need to be
crease was approved 7-0.
further looked at to be a sucPresident John Sycess.”
gielski then introduced
Regarding maintenance, SyInterim Vice President of
gielski said the college is “conInstruction Larkin Franks
tinuing to evaluate construction
to give a presentation on
operations” in regard to the
the course fee list that was
$3.8 million in state funding
recently revised.
that the college recently re“The new fee list will be
Increases:
ceived for maintenance.
effective summer term,”
Sygielski briefly discussed the possaid Franks. “There has been
Tuition: $2.40
sibilities of running a TriMet MAX
a technology fee increase of 75
Technology Fee: line out to MHCC, one of the largcents. The distance learning,
est employers in the Gresham and
late registration, and application
75 cents
Troutdale area.
fees have also been revamped.”
He also mentioned that an accreditation report
Franks recommended that with application fees
for high school students – rather than face a $25 fee has been sent to a Northwest accreditation firm, and
each time they apply for lower level classes – they sim- that 13 MOUs (memorandums of understanding) in
the latest faculty contract have been re-opened due to
ply pay a one-time fee of $35.
“Rather than face a revenue loss, I believe that a the “harsh” economic climate and would be looked
one-time fee will eliminate a barrier by getting rid of at until both sides could come to terms on new stanmultiple fees,” Franks said. “I think it will make the dards.
The Advocate
Kane collision snarls intersection
smoke-free MHCC
Kelsi L. McKenzie
The Advocate
MHCC took another step
Wednesday toward becoming a
tobacco-free campus when board
members indicated that the question is not whether to ban smoking
on campus but when.
Board member Bob Morris said
he sees fall term 2009 as a possible
time for implementing the college’s
decision to go tobacco-free. He
said summer might be too soon to
implement such a policy.
President John Sygielski was
asked Wednesday by the board
to put together a committee to formulate a draft policy regarding the
campus going tobacco-free.
An update on the draft tobaccofree policy is scheduled to be presented at the next board meeting
May 13.
Health Education Counselor
and Coordinator Chrissy Bloome
was the only public speaker at the
board meeting to discuss the topic.
“I believe the time is right
to address the issue at
MHCC,” Bloome
said. She added
that MHCC
needs to prepare for the
enforcement required to
go tobacco-free.
Board
member
Ralph Yates
said, “This is
the 21-century
and we don’t need
to debate the problems
with tobacco anymore.”
Morris said he doesn’t see the
point in only going smoke-free
while allowing other tobacco products.
Yates said, “It is a choice, but it
is the ultimate bad choice.”
Board member Brian Freeman
said another option for the college
is to ban smoking in all areas that
where it could be reasonably possible for a person to come in contact
with second-hand smoke.
While
Freeman
supports
MHCC going tobacco-free, he presented the board with the question
of how far they can go with asking
people to stop doing something
that is not illegal.
Having walked through the
spine of the Main Academic Center, vice chair Beverly Russell said
she would love to see the college go
smoke-free so people don’t have to
walk past the smoking kiosks and
hold their breath.
Former smoker and board
member Dave Shields said that obviously smoke-free environments
are becoming a standard and that
if the college is to go smoke-free,
the students need sufficient time to
adjust.
Board chair Duke Shepard said
another possibility for the board
to consider is to have a smoker’s
corner off campus and across the
street.
Political science instructor and
smoker Janet Campbell said last
week that the college should focus on generating more revenue to
meet upcoming budget demands
and that selling cigarettes in the
bookstore is one option that would
do that.
She said 21 percent
of the U.S. population is smokers and the
school already sells
plenty of
other unhealthy
items.
“ A n
outright
ban
on
smoking
does
not
increase educational achievement, reduce barriers
for students to complete their degrees, or generate revenue, therefore I would say it’s a low priority,”
Campbell said April 3.
The MHCC Head Start and
Early Heard Start programs will
adhere to the Tobacco Free Environment Act, according to a draft
proposal provided MHCC Chief
Operating Officer Mike Wolfe
April 7.
The act became effective Jan. 1,
2009, in Oregon.
For more information about the
committee being formed to draft a
tobacco-free policy at MHCC contact Sygielski at john.ski@mhcc.
edu.
Eight-week writing courses provide options
Kelsi L. McKenzie
The Advocate
Contributed photos/Ben Quam
A collision in the north-bound
left turn lane on Kane Road at
Stark Street occurred Wednesday
afternoon about 5 p.m. A Toyota
Tacoma, a Dodge Ram truck,
and a Honda CR-V collided. Two
ambulances and a fire truck along
with multiple police vehicles
responded to the scene. Authorities
cleaned up the wreckage by about
6 p.m.
One section of the writing courses WR90, WR115, and WR121 are
open to registration for an eight-week session this term.
WR90 (Section 05) is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30
p.m. to 12:50 p.m. with Kathryn Long.
WR115 (Section 14) is being offered Mondays and Wednesdays from
1:10 to 3 p.m., while WR121 (Section 19) is on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 10:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.; each is being taught by an undetermined
staff member (as of press time.)
WR115 classes start Monday, April 13, and the other two on Tuesday.
Students may register online and no instructor’s signature is required.
For more information about these courses, as well as other course offered at MHCC with alternative registration times and term lengths, visit
the Academic Advising Center in the admissions and registration office.
‘No Gray Area’ session to discuss sexual assault
Kelsi L. McKenzie
The Advocate
April is Sexual Awareness Month and the Sexual Assault Resource
Center and the Health and Wellness Resource Center are hosting a session to discuss sexual consent.
Sex, drunk sex, consent, sexual assault and blaming the community
will be discussed at the Wednesday session “No Gray Area” from noon to
12:50 in AC1161 (in the Career Center.)
According to an e-mail sent by health education counselor and coordinator Chrissy Bloome, some believe that a “gray area” exists as to whether
some sexual assaults should be considered as such.
The event will include a candid discussion about sexual consent; literature and resources will be available as well.
For more information, contact Bloome at 503-491-7600.
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April 10, 2009
Summer program offers opportunity
Chelsea Van Baalen
The Advocate
There are spaces available for students to participate in this summer’s study abroad program in San
Miguel de Allende, Mexico, according to biology instructor Wally Shriner.
“I have had about eight people who have confirmed and several other people trying to make arrangements,” Shriner said. This means that, as of press
time, there are 12 spaces available. Students applying
for the program are required to turn in an application
by April 22 to Shriner.
Shriner will lead the two-week program this summer. This study abroad program is run through
MHCC and allows students to immerse themselves in
Mexican culture while learning the language. Students
leave June 27 and return July 11.
Students study at Academia Hispano Americano
and according to Shriner, “they go to 10 classes, seven
hours a day.”
When the students return home, the classes translate to five credits in Spanish at MHCC. For this
program participants don’t need prior knowledge of
Spanish, but Shriner said a desire to learn is always
helpful.
“To enjoy this you need to be willing to experience
a different culture,” Shriner said. This is also because
“not all seven hours (in the classroom) is grammar.
There’s cultural courses as well.” Shriner added that
on the weekend there’s an opportunity to travel outside to neighboring towns or go to the market and the
evenings will be free so students can walk around the
city.
While in San Miguel de Allende, students stay with
host families. Shriner describes the houses as “comfortable” and “by Mexico standards fairly nice houses.” Students will oftentimes share a house or room
with another student, living with one family.
“At the end of this month, we’ll start meeting,”
Shriner said. This allows the students to get to know
each other before the trip. Students who want a private room have to pay an additional $75.
Community members are eligible to go on the trip
as well. However, Shriner said they must first enroll
at MHCC before signing up because the program is
thought of as a course.
“I have to have 12 people to fill the course before
we can go,” Shriner said. Applicants must have or be
able to obtain a passport as well as pay the $2,200 in
expenses for the trip, which cover tuition, the roundtrip flight from Portland to San Miguel de Allende,
room and board, tuition, books and placement fees.
Passports and optional travel expenses are not covered.
While there is no targeted aid or scholarships for
the program, students who receive financial aid may
get part, or all, of their expenses covered. According
to Spanish instructor Aurora Benenati, who is leading
the spring term study abroad program, 90 percent of
the students going this spring had their expenses covered by their financial aid.
“This means to us (the faculty) that students without fabulous resources may take an MHCC term of
study abroad and study one year of Spanish, in one
term, in Mexico,” Benanati said.
Students who go abroad in the spring term spend
two months, earning 15 credits, while the summer
program is two weeks.
“I’m most excited about helping Mt. Hood students experience another culture and go to a part of
Mexico I haven’t been to,” Shriner said. “In addition
to the language, I hope they get a better appreciation
of how people live in Mexico and are able to become
a world citizen. And, of course, have fun.”
Transitions in summer
Information sessions for the summer transitions
program begin April 15 at 10 a.m.
Chelsea Van Baalen
The Advocate
MHCC’s Transitions program
will be offered during the summer
to meet demand according to Cynthia Dettman, Transitions counselor and coordinator.
“We’ve been turning down
(applicants.) We really need to respond to that,” Dettman said.
People have already expressed
an interest in attending the summer
session, according to Dettman
“I already had about 30 people
on a waiting list,” Dettman said.
“We put the word out across the
community.”
Those interested in learning
more about the summer program
and how to apply can attend information sessions starting Tuesday.
The sessions are from 10 a.m. to
noon in the boardroom next to the
president’s office. There will be
more sessions on May 12 and 26
and June 9.
“It’s basically a review of what
the program offers,” Dettman said.
Because Transitions has become so competitive, according to
Dettman, the sessions will also cov-
er what applicants need for admission to the program. In an all-staff
e-mail sent April 7, Dettman said
potential applicants should gather
reference letters as well as prior
certificates and awards, or any “recognition of past motivation and accomplishments to accompany their
applications.”
Dettman is expecting a high
turnout, adding, “I’m going to estimate that we will see 75 to 100
either inquiring or coming to our
information sessions.”
The summer program curriculum will be very similar to that offered the rest of the year.
“The core program will be the
same, with a focus on career planning, getting to know the college
inside and out, (and) developing
relationships with the college and
each other,” Dettman said. “The
only difference is it will be packed
in an eight-week program.”
The program will begin June 30
and conclude Aug. 20, with classes
running Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.
For those interested in finding out
more, call 503-491-7680.
Brett Stanley/ The Advocate
Dean of Business, Information Systems, and Health and Physical Education
Daryle Broadsword speaks at the Charter Day event Wednesday. Broadsword
talked about his experience at MHCC and the history of the college.
Facilities deals with April Fools’ Day prank
Kelsi L. McKenzie
The Advocate
Signs that appeared last week in restrooms
around campus telling students the restroom stalls
were under surveillance was an April Fools prank,
according to Dick Byers, director of facilities management.
The printed signs said “due to vandalism beyond
our control, this stall is now under surveillance.”
But to place security cameras within view of the
stall in the restrooms is against federal regulations,
Byers said.
He said a custodial staff member gave him one
of the flyers found in a restroom April 1.
“It must be someone’s idea of a joke,” he said.
“The restrooms are not under video surveillance
because it is not lawful to do so.”
The signs were removed by facilities maintenance and Byers said he has no leads as to who
played the prank.
“We have no leads and unless someone is in the
restroom to witness the prank, there is no way to narrow the search,” he said.
Anybody with information should contact Byers
at Richard.Byers@mhcc.edu.
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Auction to unmask foundation’s potential
Sanne Godfrey
The Advocate
The MHCC Foundation hopes
to raise at least $195,000 during its
dinner auction April 8 at 5 p.m. in
the Oregon Convention Center, according to Foundation coordinator
Sunny Klever.
The dinner and auction are held
to raise money to offer scholarships
to students. Any student can apply
for the foundation scholarships, but
the deadline for each varies.
The theme for this year’s auction is “Unmask the Potential,” a
Mardi Gras event with masks and
beads.
“The Foundation Volunteer
Auction Committee comes up
with the idea for the event,” said
Klever.
Some of the items up for auction include a trip to Africa, a trip
to New Orleans, handmade items,
gift baskets and artwork from local
artists.
The silent auction will start at 5
p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. The live
auction starts at 8 p.m.
Entertainment for the event will
be provided by the MHCC Jazz
Band.
The Mt. Hood Community
College Foundation is a non-profit
organization
e s tablished
in 1969 to receive, hold and disburse private funds in
support of the educational programs and students
of MHCC.
Reservation for the
auction is $80 per person.
For more information, contact Klever at 503-491-7206.
MAX: Light rail expansion may lead to MHCC
continued from page 1
Christina Hammett/The Advocate
A MAX light rail train headed west toward Hillsboro.
“I think it would help the school because more people would
be on time and be able to come out here. I mean, it would make
my life a whole lot easier,” added Wartell.
According to Sygielski, the line would bring people from
across the metro area and help enrollment grow, an idea echoed
by several faculty and staff in private e-mails sent April 2.
But nothing is set in stone, Sygielski said. “There isn’t a
proposed line yet,” the president said, adding that the school is
in discussions with TriMet and Metro to make the line a reality.
To add your input on where the MAX should go next, go to
www.oregonmetro.gov.
Health options explained to students
Sanne Godfrey
The Advocate
The website www.mhcc.edu/selfcare can help people make informed choices about their health.
“This is written with adults in mind,” said Health
Education Counselor Chrissy Bloome.
The website can help people decide whether to go
to a hospital through a series of questions.
“It’s a tool for you as a student to figure out what to
do,” said Bloome.
All this information was presented at the event
“Help! I need somebody!” which took place Wednesday; a second session is scheduled April 21.
For low income individuals and families or for people who do not currently have health insurance, there
is a list of free clinics available on the MHCC website.
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several free clinics in the Gresham area.
Availability will differ per location and for more information students were advised to contact the clinics
themselves.
Dental information is available with the community
resources at well, but according to Bloome, it’s hard to
get in to these clinics.
Dental hygienists have the ability to fill cavities which
may save money and time, according to Bloome.
Mental health support is available on campus
through the Career, Planning and Counseling Center,
which is located in the Main Mall of the campus.
“The college does not provide health insurance to
students,” said Bloome. Insurance is available at lower
rates for community college students and a brochure
and application for the program is available at the
health and wellness resource center.
The health and wellness resource center is located
inside the College Center and hard copies of all the
information provided online will be available there, as
well as information about various other topics.
The Health and Wellness Resource Center is open
from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. For
more information, contact Bloome at 503-491-7600 or
by e-mail chrissy.bloome@mhcc.edu.
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How to: become an
ASG president
Reed Shackelford
The Advocate
Here are the rules: they get one year, a handful of help, the student
activities budget, enough responsibilities to keep them warm all year, and
a chance to make changes.
This is the job of the MHCC Associated Student Government president, and the position is open for the 2009-2010 school year.
To many the job of ASG president may seem like an easy role, said
former ASG president Ryan Fitzgerald, but it‘s far from it. “There’s so
much more to it than what people think. A lot of people think its just sitting in meetings and doing whatever, but you work for everything that you
do and everything that you get.”
Fitzgerald, the 2007-2008 ASG president got involved because of he
saw a “lack of things getting done before hand and just a lot of frustration.
“I felt like I did (know what I was getting into), but I had no idea,” said
Fitzgerald, “There are a lot of people depending you.”
“The job is pretty much just making sure things are getting done on
time,” added Fitzgerald about the position’s duties, “We (ASG) try to limit
interference between students and clubs and take care of things that come
up, particularly if something comes up that you (ASG president) think is
worth while.”
In the one year that the ASG president is allowed to be in office, responsibilities range from improving student life, representing the student
interest, helping with club management and development, overseeing the
student activities budget, and organizing student based events, according
to current ASG president Janine Johnston.
“It definitely takes a lot of time,” said Johnston, “I thought I was an
organized person before I became a student body president, and I since
learned that I had to step up my game plan to get even more organized,
just because there is always so much going on in student government.”
On top of their daily duties, the ASG president must represent students and their interests on numerous occasions. “There’s a lot of functions I go to as the ASG president to represent the student government
or the students in general; with the (school) president, with our board
members, and other groups on campus that work on issues where they
want student input. Often times they (various groups) will want the student
body president to be there voice things (concerning students) and make
sure there is somebody representing students so that they’re not forgotten
in the shuffle,” said Johnston.
But in order to shoulder these responsibilities, students interested
must first apply for candidacy.
In accordance with ASMHCC bylaws, all candidates must have filled
out an Election petition, available in the college center, and submitted it to
the Elections Committee by the third week of Spring Term. The petition
includes 50 signatures from currently enrolled MHCC students, a certificate of scholastic eligibility, and a platform. “The platform must contain a
declaration of candidacy for the specific office, a list of qualifying experience, goals to be achieved if elected, methods for meeting goals, and commitment to responsibilities of office,” as listed in the bylaws.
“You have to be a student in good standing, have grade point average
of at least a 2.5 or 3.0, be taking at least 6 credits, be able to put in 20 hours
a week during the school year and 10 hours a week during the summer,”
said Johnston.
But besides fitting neatly into this rubric, it takes drive. “In my opinion,
you need to believe in the mission of the office--working for the student,
and improving the overall experience that they at MHCC,” said Johnston,
“I think it’s believing in that mission that gets you through the 15 hour days
or the 40 hour work weeks, just knowing that everything you’re doing is
helping students in some fashion.”
This idea is echoed by Fitzgerald, “Its definitely not a thing to get into
just for your own personal gain. It does look great on a resume, but don’t
get into it for your own personal gain, get into it because there is something
you want to change, or something you want to fix, just to make something
better.”
While, the position of ASG president may carry with it many responsibilities, those who are up to the job will reap the rewards.
“I’m amazed at how many new people I meet. I love that, I love networking--I love meeting students who are working on something in September and then meeting up with somebody who’s working on something
in January and connecting them with those students.”
Both Johnston and Fitzgerald noted that the experience as ASG president helped them grow. According to Johnston the support and opportunities leading student government enabled her to become more confident
and fine tune her skills in the trade.
“Three years ago, I never thought I’d be ASG president,” said Johnston, advising interested students to “go for it! You never know what you
can do until you try.”
For more information on ASG, contact Robert Cox at 503-491-7258.
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Advocate
April 10, 2009
Italian food at the jazz cafe
Question of the Issue:
What qualities do you like in an ASG President?
“A strong
advocate for the
students who
takes the job
seriously.”
Paula Cline
Bookkeeper/Office Assistant
Brett Stanley/ The Advocate
Colleen Stephenson, a Hospitality and Tourism student, waits on a table at the Cafe
Thursday event Thursday in the Jazz Cafe. The event will take place every other week for
the remainder of the term. Supervisor of Accounting Services and Collection Delpha
Mahar (left) and District Accountant I Melissa Bilyeu enjoy their Italian meal. For more
information or reservations, contact the Hospitality and Tourism Department at 503491-7486.
“Someone who’s
motivated. An
assertive person
who’s not afraid
of a challenge.”
Robbie Robinson
“Charismatic
would be good.”
Jordan HArvey
“I don’t know if
this is a quality,
but I don’t see
enough outreach
to the community.
I feel like I don’t
really know
them.”
Spencer Watari
General Studies
“Someone that’s
personable.”
Chase Jackson
General Studies
“Creativity,
bringing new
ideas to the
table.”
Jenny Lee
Psychology and Education
General Studies
Science Major
On Campus & Around Town
Political Forums
start April 23
Political Forums will be picking
up again during spring quarter. The
first forum will be on April 23 titled
“Is volunteering altruistic?” The
event will take place in the Jazz Café
from noon to 1 p.m. Two more political forums will take place in May
discussing the economic financial
crisis of 2008 on May 14. The final forum will be discussing if the
American empire will fall on May
27. Both events will be held from
noon to 1 p.m. in the Town and
Gown Room.
American Red Cross at 503-5285608.
Blood drive to take place
Wednesday and Thursday
MHCC’s Earth Week activities
kick off on April 21. The Earth
Day Fair starts in the Main Mall
with volunteer celebrations activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. On
April 24 the film “Earth in the Hot
Seat” will be shown in the Visual
Arts Theater starting at noon and
The Student Activities Board
is hosting a Blood drive on April
15 and 16 in the College Center.
Times available are from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, contact the
Earth Day fair to
come to campus
“Wally” starting at 7 p.m. later that
evening. The campus will be having
a clean-up day in honor of Earth
Week on May 25.
Teacher award nominations
due today
Nominations for the 2009 Distinguished Teaching Awards are
due today. For questions, contact
Pam Benjamin in the Presidents
Office where applications are to be
turned in, or call 503-491-7212.
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12-step support group
to meet each Thursday
The 12-Step Support Group
will meet Thursday for the remainder of Spring Term from noon to
12:50 in AC1657. The group is for
anyone who thinks they or a friend
have an alcohol or drug problem.
For more information, contact
Chrissy Bloome at 503-491-7600.
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