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Ropes course building block for confidence By Alison Hull Buckley commented. “The course takes a lot of support, group cooperation and trust The second annual ‘Ropes from your fellow group Course’ for the Associated Stu members.” . The group went over eight dent Government took place approximately 25 miles up the courses during the day from Clackamas River from falling off a 4 ft. high log with Estacada on May 25. Twelve your back toward the people members of the ASG attended who are going to catch you to the course which was designed climbing 40 feet up a tree and to help encourage group unity, jumping off a small perch and- zipping along on a cable for trust, and self-confidence. Dave Buckley, student about t/4 mile. “This is the first group I’ve projects specialist, commented, “I was first exposed to the taken that has done things right course in California. Then I away. For instance, I’ve had moved up here and got a job' groups up there that took five with the. forest service and minutes to jump off the perch thought this would be a great to go on the zip line where this place to build one.” The forest group did everything right service gave Buckley funds to away,” Buckley commented. start building the course which Debbie Bennett, handicap took 6 to 7 months. He then' specialist also attended the got a job here at the College course. “Dave and I have talk and wasn’t able to finish it. ed about designing a course for “The course consists of high people who are in wheelchairs. elements and low elements. I I wanted to go out and ex would like to make a lot more perience exactly what they do high courses like the zip line out there to really understand and the perch. the ideas of the course.” “Originally, the idea of the Bennett would like to try Course is to gain self and get some of the confidence. It shows you that wheelblazers, a wheelchair you could do something you bound basketball team from never thought you could do,” Portland, to the ropes course to Of The Print LEARNING TO TRUST other people was the purpose of the ASG’s retreat to Estacada’s ropes course. Here Emma Nelson struggles between Paul Nastari and Staff photo by Alison Hull Steve Vohs. show them some of the ideas as to how it runs and ask them how people on wheelchairs would adapt to the course. Jay Schaller, ASG vice- president for next year, who has cerebral palsy commented, “I loved doing the course, it was great for my ego, and I would like to see a ropes course made for handicap per sons.” Schaller was able to complete all eight courses with toe help of the ASG members. “It would be nice to build one for handicaps,” Buckley replied. “That’s why we brought Jay along to see what adaptions I needed to make.” Sore muscles were one of the things Steve Vohs, ASG business manager, got out of the course. “This makes me more aware of people and that they have the ability to do things I never thought they could. Also I learned to trust people that I’m to work with.” Kris Hall, ASG senator com mented . Review Hodge exhibits talent in Mandala art By Kristi Blackman Of The Print The Student Art Show opened Wednesday in the Pauling Center, with exhibits of paintings, sculptures, draw ings, ceramics and commercial art. One participant, Roger Hodge, has a talent of bringing a part of toe past into modern xKyliving. Hodge, a basic design and commercial art sudent, entered his Indian Mandala entitled “Indian symbolism No. T’ in the art show. The intricate Mandala drawing of a quarter of a circle then the piece is trac ed over to a complete circle, took Hodge 54 hours to com plete and he says “It represents a piece of the past and through someone else, it’s coming back. “It has Indians doing crafts they used to do. Like the In dians everything has a pur pose,” said Hodge. Hodge did a great amount of research to prepare for the drawing. He studied the emergency fund, for needy foreign students trom the North Clackamas United Nations Association. The UN Association in vited 12 of the 49 members of the International Club to meet them. International Student association a chance to meet toe foreign students. Club President Katherine Tsen ac cepted the $200 check. longest existing unit of the United Nations in the Oregon Area. “They would like to make the donation a annual event,” Fitzgerald said. Thomas A. Rhodes on the defense of Oregon Citi;. All this and more, in the next issue, of Rhapsody. NO COVER from other organizations and activities the club is involved unto. For 30 years the North Clackamas United Nations Association has helped intema- tion students and groups study ing world affairs. It is the “I get a lot of encouragement from instructors and inspiration from my wife and son,” Hodge said. Besides the mandala, Hodge also entered a wooden rose and a soap stone carving of his son’s hand. Hodge is sell ing his mandala for $45 un framed and $80 framed. Within five days after Indian Symbolism No. 1 was reprinted and copies were made, Hodge sold 13 prints. The student art show will remain in the Pauling Center through June 9 and will run with regular gallery hours. Marlene Tufts on the need for a nuclear freeze The Associated Student “When money isn’t receiv ed from a student's country, Government approved the In they can use money that is in ternational Club in 1972. “It toe emergency fund to get by,” has served the international students ever since,” Fitzgerald Fitzgerald said.' Other money for the fund is raised by a $2 membership fee and donations Advisor and counselor Vince Fitzgerald and Edith Kalis of the Association met to arrange the donation and to give the Hodge, born and raised in Milwaukie, used to teach in dustrial arts for the Portland Public School district, and now is semi-retired due to medical reasons. Hodge has had a growing interest in art forms most all his life and hopes one day to become a commercial artist. “I have sold small woodcarvings and sculptures, ” Hodge said. International club attains grants from United Nations The College International Club was recently awarded a $200 donation for the clothes and pots and tribe stories and then used his in dividuality to convey the sub ject. Sunday Through Thursday ONE DOLLAR COVER On Weekends This Weekend-Country Bluegrass 655-4022 19195 S. MOLALLA AVE. nnríunrm DR. CORN’S ELECTRIC BLUEGRASS REMEDY page 3 Wednesday, June 2, 1982 centimeters