Eagle painting proposed
for Community Center
By Alison Hull
Of the Print
A proposal has been sub
mitted to the Art Advisory
Board to have an eagle painted
above the entrance to the
tireside Lounge in the CO
Mall.
The eggle will be painted
by R.J. Mitchell professionally
known as ‘Mitch’ who is an in
ternationally commissioned ar
tist and who. specializes in air
brush arts. He has been com
missioned for more than 3,000
. art pieces.
‘Mitch’ has asked the
Associated Student Govern
ment (ASG) to help pay for the
materials needed for the pain
ting he estimates will cost
$350. The estimated value of
the painting will be $10,000
said Jack Tucker, Mitch’s
agent.
The painting will be ap
proximately 5 ft. by 10 ft., gold
and chrome with the feathers in
myral form depicting the 200
years of flight. Tucker explain
ROLLIN’ ON DOWN, aWheelblazer member dribbles the ed, “Congress has declared
basketball during Friday’s wheelchair basketball game 1982 to be the 200th anniver-
against CCC.
, sary of the bald eagle, so in
Nursing program
Entrance process ‘unfair’
By Mike Rose
Of the Print
Who gets accepted into
the College’s nursing program
is currently determined by
drawing names out of a hat, ac
cording to Arlene Jurgens,
nursing dept, chairperson.
But this may be changing.
“Only 22 students could
[be accepted into the nursing
program this year, twice that
number applied and qualified
for entrance,” said Jurgens,
[who was hired this year.
The lottery system has
(been in effect since 1977. To
¡be eligible for the lottery,
students must complete a
math, biology, and. chemistry
requirement in a college or
high school passing' with at
least, a “C” grade.
A committee of nursing,
registration , and science faculty
and nursing students now are
examining the lottery selection
ocess. Jurgens said she ex-
I jected the committee to make
some changes.
“The selection system is
not working, it is frustrating for
students and faculty,” she said.
Students are opposed to
the current lottery system, ac
cording to a survey, taken by
the cpmmittee. The students
responding in the question
naire who had been accepted
into the nursing program
by lottery remarked that:
-“It’s highly unfair, a grab
bag selection method.” ■ '
-“Further investigation of
applicants needs to be made.
Do away with random choos
ing, and grades should play a
major role in the selection.”
-“The selection needs to
be made earlier in thé
program.”
-“I don’t mean to imply
that only ‘A’ students should be
accepted, but it would be nice if
an ‘A’ meant something.”
One nursing student inter
viewed by The Print said, “I
was fortunate enough to be
chosen by the lottery last year,
the first time around. There are
people who didn’t, get chosen
last year who tried again this
yeàr, and they’re still trying to
get into the program.”
The student continued,
“The selection process is so im
personal. You get anybody
and everybody who thinks it
would be nice to be a nurse for
whatever reason . Some people
just don’t have the personality
or aptitude to be a nurse. There
are good people jn thé pro
gram but thé selection process
doesn’t weed out the bad ones.
The student suggested
that “There needs to be some
kind of applicant screening.
There is a lot of risk in the nurs
ing profession. It’s not like nur
sing students are going into a
field like vegetable farming. If
they are ignorant or un
prepared to react, they can kill
people,” the student said.
Patricia Lantz, assistant
dean/health and human ser
vices, said years before the lot
tery system, a test was used to
choose applicants for the col
lege’s nursing program. It was
felt that the test was not an ac
curate appraisal of applicants.
Grades and test scores
alone are not a good indication
of whether a student will be a
good hurse. Personality and
commitment are also important
in selection process, said com
mittee members Chuck
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commemoration we. thought
that painting a bald eagle
would be appropriate.
“We picked Clackamas
Commùnity College because
we want to be a part of thè
community and to also expand
the knowledge of air brush,”
Tucker said.
Mitch is donating a pain
ting of the bald eagle to Presi
dent Reagan. It has already
been accepted - by the White
House and he should start do-
. ing the painting next year.
Mitch has done a painting
of Mt. St. Helens, which he
donated to the Federal
Emergency Service Center in
Bothel, Washington. The
theme is Truman, the Spirit
and the Land. Some of his
other paintings are on display
at Marv Tonkins; .
Other things Mitch does
with air brush are castom auto,
special effects, glass etching,
T-shirts and textiles, graphics, .
sign paintings, and posters.
But, for the past 8 years he has
made a living doing air brush
art work. He travelled with
state and county fairs last sum
mer and did up to. 1000
T-shirts consecutively.
He also did a demonstra
tion of T-shirt design at the col
lege.
“We did it to show
students at CCC what air brush
is and what it can do.” Tucker
said. “Most people think of air
brush as only used for Custom
auto. We got a really good
response from the students.”
Magic Brush Studios is the
name of Mitch’s studio. When'
completed the studio will be the
only air brush center to have' a
gallery, painting school, arid
retail outlet' in the country.
Tucker said, “Air brush digest
has suggested doing a monthly
interview on the progress of the
center.”
A couple of ASG students
commented on having the
mural done. “I like the thought
of a painting being put up
there, especially for the price,”
John Schauffer, liaison officer
for the ASG senate said.
Laurel Cates, a senator
had different feelings. “I don’t
think there needs to be
anything painted up there.
There’s already enough art
work in the CC mall as there
is.”
If the Art Advisory Board
passes the proposal this Thurs
day then Mitch should begin his
work the first of next week.
•“We would have it up before
the month is,over,” Tucker
commented. “If anyone is in
terested in watching Mitch
paint the eagle they are
welcome to come to the studio
at 7th and Main in Oregon Ci-
ty.
College hosting
Crafts Fair today
The crowds and noise you
may. have already noticed in
the Community Center Mall
are éminating from the Crafts
Fair, an annual get-together of
local artisans and craftsmen.
David Buckley, student
programs specialist for thè Col
lege, helped plan the fair,
which consists of 32 booths fill
ed with such wares as jewelry,
macramè, pottery, knitting,
and food galore.
“We had the Crafts Fair
here last year, and there were a
few problems associated with
it. But we learned from those
mistakes and this one. should
go much better,” Buckley said.
Last year’s fair was held
on a Friday, and went from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. “We didn’t have
many people show up at
night,” Buckley explained, “so
this year’s fair will be held from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.” ’
Another problem with the
last fair was the construction
project in the cafeteria. “There
just wasn’t as much traffic
through the Community
Center while they were
renovating the area, and that'
cut into our business. That’s
one problem that we won’t
have this year, so I’m expecting
a much better turn-out,”
Buckley said.
The Art Fair is free for
students, faculty and senior
citizens. There is a charge of $5
for anyone*else.
Making a profit is not the
reason the Crafts Fair is held on
campus, however. “We may
make about $100, but then
making money isn’t our main
objective,” Buckley said, “This
is good for the campus,
because it gets outside people
involved, and it’s good for the
participants. The fair gives
them a place to show their
stuff.”
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