Clackamas Community College
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Choral groups to sing at Australia’s
Expo ’88 ;
by Heleen Veenstra
Editor
“We were recommended by
the World Expo ’86, and we were
endorsed by Ward Swingel, five
time Grammy Award winning
composer, arranger artist,” said
Lonnie Cline, choral director,
about die Chamber Singers and
the Vocal Jazz Ensemble going to
Australia September 1-15, 1988.
Both groups auditioned by
tape and were selected. First the
tape went to the North America
Performance Project in Rich
mond, California, where the tape
director of bands for Expo ’88
in Brisbane, Australia.
Only 60 groups were chosen
out of over 400 who auditioned
from North America. “We
never would have been invited if
we had not been endorsed at Ex
po ’86.” Both choirs performed
at Expo ’86 in Vancouver B.C.,
but the “audition for ’86 was
not as strict as the ’88
audition.”
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‘7^ really proud to
be part of it”
“It’s an opportunity of a
lifetime. The way they feel is that
feel honored, privileged, and
“It's an opportunity they
they are very excited about it. I
of a life time”
am very happy for the students,
because these young ladies and
gentlemen are real good to work
was listened to twice. After that! with. They are very responsible
they went to Barry Spanier and mature, and they are also
very musical,” Cline expressed.
The Chamber Singers and the
Vocal Jazz Ensemble will go two
weeks and perform a minimum
of six times. “Six official and we
will be performing extra in places
like cathedrals.”
The group will arrive in Cairns,
Australia Sept. 3. They will stay
there until the fifth and then will
go to Brisbane, to World Expo
’88. Until Sept. 9 they will stay in
the Brisbane area where they will
perform four times. The last six
days will be spent in Sydney
where both choirs will perform
twice, and in Auckland, New
Zealand.
“To me personally, to go to
Australia is a tremendous oppor
tunity,” Cline said. “We are just
lucky it (World Expo ’88) is in
Australia. I’m really proud to be
part of it.”
The choirs are preparing
themselves for next year’s trip.
“Both Chamber Singers and
Vocal Jazz Ensemble have their
“They feel honored”
reportoire in place. We know
what we will be performing. Ob
viously we’re perfecting the
music.”
Cline pointed out that he
doesn’t exactly know what
pieces they will perform, but
both groups know enough
music that Cline can adjust to
listenership. “Each perfor
mance will probably be dif
ferent. Each group will prepare
Vocal Jazz Ensemble swings
Give blood today
by Sherri Michaels
News Editor
“It takes about one hour,”
according to a Red Cross
worker, who addressed the ASG
on Thursday. It is not painful or
harmful to donors said, “and
you cannot get AIDS from
donating (blood).”
Wednesday, Oct. 29, ASG is
holding its semi-annual blood
drive. This year it is essential
that the goal of 75 people be
met. The Red Cross is on yellow
alert which means that they can
supply only about 80’ of the re
quested amount of units (of
blood) that hospitals require.
Recently the Red Cross had
been on red alert, supplying on
ly 50% of the requested
amount. This means that any
“extra” surgeries that can be
delayed are and that, only
emergency surgery is done.
The blood that is being
donated will be totally used in
such that the plasma, platlets
and whole blood will be used.
The Vancouver services
(along with hospitals) over 25
thousand cancer patients that
require blood products to
enhance and replace their
depleted supply.
Recently the fear of getting
AIDS from donating blood
have reduced the number of
donors. According to a pam
phlet that Is put out by Red
Cross and U.S. Public Health
Service donors cannot get AIDS
by donating. Also all donated
blood and blood products are
tested for the AIDS virus an
tibody and donors are screened
for risk factors.
Some of the most common
excuses for not giving blood is
other people must be giving
blood, no one ever asked me to
donate blood, my blood isn’t
the right type, I’m afraid to give
blood and I don’t have any to
spare. If you fall under on of
the excuses (or any others)
please donate. It may be your
blood that saves a friend or even
a family member’s life one day.
Alcohol Awareness Week peaks student interest
pace yourself by switching from
liquor to beer or wine. That is
Many campuses around the wrong. Typical servings of
nation celebrated National Col wine, beer, and liquor contain
legiate Alcohol Awareness Week equal amounts of alcohol.
last week. Among them was Another typical myth is that
coffee can sober you up if
Clackamas Community College.
Clackamas used Wednesday you’re drunk. Wrong- again.
as the day to emphasize the pro Coffee will wake you up, but it
Hems surrounding drinking and won’t sober you up.
If you are planning to drink
using drugs, Sargent Smith i
conducted several lectures bet this Halloween follow some of
ween 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Each these suggestions that Sargent
lecture covered the effects of Smith gave during his lec- i
driving while under the in tures. Don’t drive after the par
fluence of drugs and/or ty. Either stay at the host’s
house or have a designated non
alcohol.
One common myth is you can drinker drive you home. One
by Sherri Michaels
News Editor_________________________
American dies in an alcohol-
related traffic accident every 35
minutes (it may be you or your
friends). Eat something. Never
drink on an empty stomach,
alcohol will travel through your
body at an accelerated rate.
And don’t drink more that you
can handle and don’t let
yourself be pressured and don’t
pressure your friends to keep up
with you.
If you do find yourself unable
to drive this weekend call your
parents, a friend at home, or
cab for a ride. Don’t kill your
best friend.
Photo by Kan Warren
Chamber singers— Australia bound
at least 20 pieces that I’ll select
from. That ought to say
something about education
too!”
“When we perform it will be
class and quality. These kids
have a lot of class, the program
will be quality.”
There are two groups from
Oregon that will go to
Australia. One group is the
Chamber Singers and Vocal
Jazz Ensemble, and the other
group is an All Star Jazz Band.
From the 60 North American
groups chosen only three are
from a college. “Since we are
Through the efforts of the col
lege and the students, they’ve
been able to make their first two
payments.” Two more
“These kids have a lot
of class”
payments, which will be about
$60,000, still need to be made.
“We’ll be doing a series of
fundraisers throughout the year
1987-88, such as: benefit con
certs by guest entertainers, con
certs by both groups, and 1
we will sponsor dances
“We're perfecting the think
and dinner shows. Plus I think
music”
we are going to engage in selling
a coupon book for tapes,
records, blank tapes. Audio
one of three community colleges type things!”
“I would like to thank the
(chosen) through the U.S. I feel
it’s a great honor to be college and Dr. John Keyser for
selected,” Cline said.
making this possible. I would
Financing the trip is hard also like to thank John Hooley
because, “this is out of their who has been very helpful,”
(the students) own pocket. Cline concluded.
Space to change at
Commmunity Center
by Caree Hussey
Feature Editor
The Community Center will
be getting a facelift. Renova
tions are due to take place dur
ing the break between fall and
winter terms.
These changes “came about
because of concerns here about
the people using the space,” ex
plained Jim Roberts, Dean of
Student Services. The goals of
this project are to: 1. Provide
space for the Handicap and
Veteran’s office. They are cur
rently seperated from the rest of
the Counseling department, this
creates many problems. 2. Pro
vide
space
for
a
private conference room with a
private entry to the Admissions
Office. This will allow con
ferences with students concern
ing transcript difficulties and
other such problems to be con
ducted in a quiet atmosphere
rather than out in the open as is
the case now. 3. Provide addi
tional space for Evening
Research and Enrollment func
tions. These are now located in
the Assistant Dean’s office. 4.
Provide an area for personal
computers for use by students.
These computers will contain
information on college
transfers.
The changes being made will
include moving Counseling all
the way down to Financial Aid
and relocating Financial Aid
next to the Student Activities
office. Room CC103 will be
made into the private con
ference room. Another door
will be put in so it can be reach
ed from Admissions. The Stu
dent Government door will be
moved and another door will be
put in the back of that office so
as to make it more accessible.
Also the Senior Job Center will
be cut in half. The other half of
it will be Enrollment.