Clackamas Community College
ew art teacher
usy Ryan
iew face has appeared in
College Art Department
1 this year. Erik Sandgren
iporarily replacing art and
ingl instructor Leland
who is away on a one
eave of absence.
iling from Corvallis,
» he was bom and raised,
Igren attended the
gidus Yale University
ise he wanted to start col-
where he was absolutely
swn. Later he attended
ate school at Cornell on a
irship.
grew up around art. His
■, Nelson Sandgren, is an
structor at Oregon State
s one of the Northwest’s
¡known artists. Erik in-
id to graduate with a
e » liberal arts. The ex-
t art program offered at
enticed him to change his
and has yet to regret it.
moved back to the Nor-
t from Ohio because
“wanted an ocean
nearby.” He taught at Portland
State for two years before com-,
ing to the college. (His wife is
employed as a graphic design
instructor at Portland' Com
munity College.
* He enjoys displaying his
talent and will be holding an
exhibit Nov. 9, at the Rental-
Sales Gallery at the Portland
Art Museum. He has another
exhibit scheduled for July at
Salishan Lodge, Gleneden
Bead). Recently, Sandgren
was awarded a grant from the
Oregon Committee for the
Humanities to give a presenta
tion on American landscapes,
which will be held Nov. 4.
This is Sandgren’s first year
at a community college so he
doesn’t really have anything to
compare it to, yet he finds it en-,
joyable and a learning ex
perience.
“The students have a good
attitude, most realize it isn’t
wKat you know before atten
ding the class so much as it is
how much you’ve learned
afterwards,” he said.
Staff photo by Sue Hanneman
CCC Modern Dance Repertory tours the library
Nov. 17,19, 21; 12:15 p.m.
Clackamas Community Col
lege ‘ is .sponsoring its first
“Career Fair’r Nov. 12 and 13
in the Community Center mall
area. Moreover the Career
Development Center will of
ficially open in Trailer D;2 on
Nov. 12. The fair will be open
fpm 11:00-2:00 p.m;, accor
ding to Sue Jacobs. All
students and the general public
are invited to attend the fair;
Sue Jacobs from the CDC said,
Sandgren
'ig Band Ball Friday
^^■music and classy
Falls’ Bicf Band Ball will
d, Saturday, Nov. 15. .
fte®jegins at 8 p.m.,
ig.ffirts at 9 p.m. and
ntinue to 11 p.m.
eerier/dance is semi-
I and reservations must
de one week in advance.
reservations,
call
246. The cost
nervations is $10 per per-
?r $7.50 per person for a
of 10 or more. To attend
Wildlife and others will be here
both days. The first day will
deal mainly with four-year col
lege degree careers while the
second day will deal mainly
with industry such as water
quality,'.
automotive,
agriculture, drafting and other
two-year programs. However
.both days will have the degree
of bofh four- and two-year
careers.
— —
By T.L. Jeffries
Every music lover has his
the dance only, the Cost is $4.
citin' opinion as to what,
In the past, Big Band Balls
compromises good music.
have attracted larger crowds
As a matter of fact, there
than rock-n-roll dances, accor ;are great rifts- Within the
ding to LeRoy Anderson. The
ranks of rock fans as to
music is from the ’30s, ’40s and
what is “rdck-n-roll.”
’50s big band era. Big Band >
However, an album sur
Balls, were originated at, the
faced recently from an
College to > encourage com
unlikely source that truly
munity involvement. Interest in
can be said to revive the
big band music is -eccuring
spirit of real “rock-n-roll.” It
among the younger set as well
is gathering fans from all
walks of life and restoring
the faith of old fans. That
is, of course, Bruce Spr
ingsteen’s new album,
“The River.”
True “rock” (contrary to
some belief, Van Halen is
not real “rock; it is a facet
of
unfortunately) died
many years ago with the
death of Buddy Holly, the
retirement of
Little
hichard, the banning of
Jerry Lee Lewis and Chuck
Berry from the airwaves,
and Elvis’ induction into
the Army. Following this,
the face of music changed
drastically. The ’60s and
It’s still
rock ’ri roll
to
Springsteen
I would encourage people
from the public to come in and
explore the mall and see what’s
offered.”
On the first day of the fair 32
persons from industry and
private life are going to offer
their services to anyone who'
wants to explore their career.
Industries such as Bpnneville
Power
Administration,
Freightliner, Hyster, Omark,
Tektronixs, Oregon Fish and
the ’70s produced such
masters as The Beatles,
Rolling Stones, Moody
Blues, and Queen, but ac
tual “rock” lived in the
shadows, performed infre
quently
by
some
Bluesmen.
In the late ’70s, however,
artists began to return to
their roots and such
rockers as Bob Seger sur
faced, playing and helping
to make new listeners
aware of the legac/ of
music left behind by the
“British invasion.” Now,
most of the so-called “new
wave” bands- are actually
taking up where others left
off 20 years ago.
Thrpugh all of this, one
particular artist continued
to perform and rock. His
following was relatively
small, but loyal, and he
never achieved the notorie
ty of the pop artists. He has
been labeled a black sheep
and a relic, but Bruce Spr
ingsteen has kept on play
ing and belting out the
music that can be referred
to as “tfOpTock-n-roll.” His
efforts Have culminated in
“The Rivqr,” a masterpiece
of music that combines
foot-stomping rock with
poignant’¿motional plays.
The album contains such
selectipns as “Jackson
Cage,” “Crush on You,”
“You Can Look But You
Better
Not Touch,”
“Ramrod,” “Cadillac
Ranch// and “Rocker” that
leave/pn'b mentally ex
hausted'’’ but hungry for
more. These are balanced
by slow, but emotionally
powerful- songs like “The
River,” “Hungry Heart,”
“Wreok On The Highway,”
and -‘Stolen Car.” Not
since "Mdatloaf’s “Bat Out
Of Helf’ has there been an
album of such awesome
power.
“The River” is a raging tor
rent that won’t stop here. It
leads the way to a ’80s
return tcT the roots of
today’s hfiusic. Don’t fight
it, go with the flow.
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