FEATURE
31,1990
THE CLACKAMAS PRINT
Page 3
Phi Theta Kappa is looking for new members
All right, all of you bookworms
there, have we got a club for
- a club that not only will rec-
ize the hard work and sacri-
s that you have made, but will
> put you in an elite company
ommunity and junior college
lents throughout the United
The Clackamas Community
College chapter of Phi Theta
Kappa, the international honor (
society exclusively for community
and junior college students, is
currently looking for members that
satisfy the society’s guidelines and
standards of scholarship, leader
ship, fellowship, and service. All
it takes is a 3.5 GPA in college
work and the approval of the local
chapter, Alpha Xi Zeta.
Dave Arter, chemistry instruc-
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tor and the advisor of Alpha Xi
Zeta, said that “this organization
has turned into a labor of love for
me.”
About four years ago, Lyle
Reese, dean of instruction, asked
Arter to be the advisor of a new
honors program at the college.
The college sought the Phi Theta
Kappa society to charter this new
member of their fraternity, which
they did.
Each year, the national or
ganization sets a theme for its
member organizations to follow
for the year. This year’s theme is
“Civilization at Risk: Challenge
of the 90s.” Arter believes that
the local chapter is going to do its
part to live up to the words of that
theme. Many service projects are
going to be undertaken by Alpha
Xi Zeta in the coming year.
Some of those projects in
clude: the sponsorship of a little
girl in the country of Bolivia; help
ing Oregon Public Broadcasting
with its annual fundraising drive;
helping thecollege library with its
annual book sale; and the spon
soring of a children’s book drive
for the local area. In the spring,
the chapter is going to award the
Clackamas “Instructor of the Year”
award to one a faculty member.
Valerie McQuaid, co-advisor
Alpha Xi Zeta Advisor Dave Arter addresses a group of
students at a recent meeting.
of Alpha Xi Zeta, is developing a
seminar series for the college, for
which she hopes to bring in some
speakers from the local commu
nity to speak at some different
classes taught at the college. She
also hopes to set up a “scholar
bowl” in which local high school
students can compete for their
schools in a variety of academic
subjects.
“Belonging to an organiza
tion like Phi Theta Kappa can
look extremely good on a resume
once a person gets out into the
real world,” Arter said.
If a student is interested in
joining the Alpha Xi Zeta chap
ter, there will be an orientation
meetings held on Thursday, Nov.
8 at 6 and 7:30 p.m. They will be
sendingout letters to all students
whose GPA is at 3.5 or higher.
Students to direct, present one act plays
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by Heidi A. Hoffman
Staff Writer
Several students have decided
to challenge their theatre skills by
directing a one act show in the
campus theatre on Dec. 5-6.
There are three one acts to be
presented. The directors have only
a one hour practice three times a
week. With that little amount of
time these one acts are very chal
lenging.
Comfort and Joy is a play that
is being directed by actors David
Burnett and Dennis Corwin. The
production will be performed on
Dec. 6 at 12 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
“Comfort and Joy is likely to
disturb some people, but I think it
makes some valid points about
subjects which are inherently dis
turbing: death, suicide, and men
tal illness,” said David Burnett.
In a dark and funny way,
Comfort and Joy tells the story of
a young woman, Betty, portrayed
by Kathy Clapp, whose husband
has killed himself. In a series of
comic vignettes, she tries to put
her life back in order.
“I don’t want people to come
to this show searching for the
message,” said Burnett. “We’re
not doing a public service an
nouncement over here,” he added.
"No one knows what it feels
like to lose a loved one to suicide
unless one has gone through that
ordeal," said Burnett.
“People can’t really under
stand the emotions that one goes
through. That’s what this is really
about, a woman who has l*een
placed into a real unfortunate
situation and has kind of lost touch
with the everyday complexities of
life,” said Burnett.
The cast members seem to be
having a good time with this play.
“It’s fun,” said Lorin Arendt
who plays character Dick Nixon.
“I know both of the directors really
wel’. and it’s good to be working
with ihem.”
Paul Cooke, who plays Reg
gie ir. this show is having fun with
his part
“Doing the show is a rollick
ing good time,” Ceoke said one
day after practice.
Let’s Drop ir on Sandy Ran
dom is the second one act show
being presented by a student This
show will be presented on Dea 5
at 11 p.m. and on Dea 6 at 6:30
p.m.
The third show being pre
sented involves only two charac
ters.. Cheryl Ellison is directing
Joe Brookhouse and Bill Ander-
son in a play called The Window.
Due to the small amount of
time that Let’s Drop in on Sandy
Random and The Window have
for rehearsals, they did not have
time to comment.
The cast members for all three
shows are as follows: Kathy Clapp,
Suzanne Smith, Paul Cooke, Adam
Jarvey, Jena Jacobsen, Joe Brook
house, Jim Ridzewski, Dan Kerr,
Jim Nicodemus, Christina Vlas-
sis, Lorin Arendt, Adam Jarvey,
Michelle Walch, Jeff Cibula, Ivy
Waller, David Burnett, Bill An
derson, Roger Hancock, and
Kimberly Binder. The character
names of the above are posted in
the Theatre.
Support group forming
by Jennifer Soper
Feature Editor
The first meeting for the
Survivors of Abuse Support
Group will be held next Wednes
day in Barlow 224 from 2 to 3
Kn.
According to co-facilitato. s
Chris Nuffer and Ellen Burbi-
idge, the first meeting is designed
to assess needs, answer questions
and share feelings about physi
cal, emotional and sexual abuse.
“We’re kind of waiting to
see where the need is,” explained
Nuffer. “You find it (abuse) in
everyone from school age chil
dren to elderly.”
The group is being offered
because students have voiced a
desire to see it on campus.
“I’ve talked to a fewstudem s
and that’s what is important that
a need has been identified by the
students themselves,” said Burbr-
idge.
The group is not a therapy
session. The intent is to provide
support for students and evalu
ate what kinds of things they
to be doing individually to deal
with their problems.
“We need to assess the level
of need in the group,” explained
Burbridge. “We will see what we
could do with this group that
could be a common goal.”
Nuffer is an instructor in the
Barlow Learning Center and is
currently working to obtain her
master's degree from Portland
State in Educational Agency
Counseling. She is serving her
internship in the college coun
seling department ■
Burbridge is the International
Counselor for the college. She
has a master’s degree in social
worl: from Portland State.