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Clackamas Page 2 ENTERTAINMENT Wednesday, April 12,1995 P m I uwU in ike Fniim Sattob NcJCaekbn, Paula (Mt utoitPMttoiul ■V Cwtwb iífedflteMafe 4 Ö®‘Sefaiitg’ Aput4 The and how women are viewed when travelling alone. While travel ling, she learned about the history and people of the countries and wrote articles for The Wall Street Journal and New York Times. “The Landlady in Bangkok” is or ganized by country, beginning with po ems about Burma, and moving on through Indonesia, Malaysia, Thai land, Cambodia and Vietnam. Each poem de scribes feelings of despair, imagina- Photo contributed by College Publications tion and hope, us- Karen Swenson, poet, is the 1993 National ing a story or piece of history that Poetry Series prize winner for “The Swenson read or Landlady in Bangkok.” observed while in the countries. Amy Ku’uipo Bierman The language Swenson uses Staff Reporter Poet Karen Swenson, of is descriptive and expressive, Brooklyn, NY, read poems from bringing reality and life to each her book “The Landlady in poem. “The Landlady in Bangkok” Bangkok” last Thursday in the is a poem written about Suni, the Gregory Forum. “Poetry is made of the deep woman who ran the guest house responses to things you see,” Swenson stayed in. She said the lady was inter Swenson explained. “The Landlady in Bangkok” esting and because they could not poems were written from her ex communicate due to a language periences and travels in Southeast barrier, she invented her. Swenson speaks with convic Asia. “The poems came out of emo tion and knowledge about South tionally beginning to understand east Asia, its lands, its people and the things that I saw, deep feelings its customs. She had many stories to tell about the places and the people,” and background information en Swenson said. Swenson spent 10 years trav abling a better understanding of elling through Southeast Asia, two her poetry. “The Landlady in Bangkok” months out of each year. She travels alone as a woman, is Swenson’s fourth published and says that it is much different work. Others include “An Attic of Ideals” and “A Sense of Direc than travelling alone as a man. The poem “What Does a tion.” Swenson attended Barnard Woman Want?” talks about the College, and taught at City Col differences in sense of adventure lege of New York. H» Cteefamw fttot Stoft Editor-in-Chief: Tina Guinn (Ext. 2576) News Editor: Anjanette Booth (Ext. 2576) Feature Editor: Jocelyn Gauthier (Ext. 2577) Sports Editor: Jesse Sowa (Ext. 2577) Photography Editor: Chad Patteson (Ext. 2578) Copy Editor: Cori Kargel (Ext. 2578) Opinion Editor: Christi Snavely (Ext. 2576) Business Manager: Donny Kemp (Ext. 2578) ♦ ♦♦♦ Staff Writers/Photographers: Eric Eatherton, Hoyun Choi, Patrick Lundstrom, Brendon Neal, Jon Roberts, Lora Wahrgren, Linda Barr Batdorf, Amy Ku’uipo Bierman, Josh Kehler ♦ ♦♦♦ Secretary: Joanne Gale (Ext. 2309) Advisor : John Knowlton (Ext. 2310) The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbi ased, professional manner. The opinions expressed in The Clackamas Print do not necessarily reflect those of the student body, college adminis tration, its faculty or The Clackamas Print's advertisers. Products and services advertised in The Clackamas Print are not necessarily endorsed by anyone associated with The Clackamas Print. The Clackamas Print is a weekly publication distributed every Wednesday except for finals week. The advertising rate is $4.50 per column inch. All signed letters to the editor will be considered for publication and must be submitted by 1 p.m. the Friday prior to the next issue. Clackamas Community College, 19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon, 97045; Barlow 104; (503) 657-6958, ext. 2309. Amy Ku ’uipo Bierman Staff Reporter Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan held a magnificent concert April 4 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. McLachlan performed songs from her albums “Fumbling To ward Ecstasy,” “Solace” and “Touch.” She also previewed a song that she had written while on tour, proving to herself that she could still write, having not written for a year. This song about win ter was beautifully writ ten, and the echo of the piano, haunting. Many of her songs are touching and heavy, reaching down into the innermost parts of the isoul. According to McLachlan, she tried to distribute depressing songs evenly throughout the set, but it was kind of hard to do. “Ice,” which McLachlan said is her most depressing song, was written while helping with a video in Thailand and Cambodia. It deals with the feelings of stay ing somewhere or with someone because there are no other op tions. This concert was McLachlan’s third in Portland, and the third to last in her 16- month road tour through the United States. Lights were used to accen tuate various innuendos in the songs, and although the perfor mance was excellent, her stage presence did not compare to that of her opening act. Opening for McLachlan was newcomer Paula Cole, who has a sensational voice and of rhythm. Her qual- of tone and pitch was compa rable that of R&Bs Toni Braxton. Cole’s stage presence very strong, mak- set much more than ing her just a performer singing her songs live. A cookie pan and a five gal lon plastic bucket used as auxiliary percussion instruments were only part of the interesting props used to bring life to the set. Also used were a carnival type mask, clapping hands and a clarinet she had played in fifth grade. The band consisted of Cole, a percussionist and a guitarist. Percussion and rhythm were a big part of the set. At one point in the song, Cole whistled an improvisational Print solo that was amazing. It was clear and precise, flawlessly moving from octave to octave. The lyrics to her songs were about real life, and the anecdotes she used to introduce them were heartfelt. She told of how she had once wanted to be a cheer leader, but could not try out due to a broken bone in her foot. She made the team the following year only to find out that “it sucked.” In Cole’s song Bethlehem,” about not wanting to be yourself as a teenager, Cole exclaimed, “I wanna be a dog or I wanna be a rock.” Cole also did a version of Dolly Parton’s song “Joline” that was very upbeat. Included were guttural throat sounds used to imitate the scraping sound of a washboard. According to a fly er distrib uted at the concert, “Cole has toured with Peter Gabriel, and is the featured female vocalist on his ‘Secret World Live’ album and video. “Her debut album ‘Harbin ger’ has won critical acclaim from Rolling Stone, Billboard and the Boston Globe.” All in all, this concert was well worth seeing, and Paula Cole is definitely recommen ded. Outbreak: mpfeUingtg geodi • • • • • • JUt® • Movie Review • • • •• '• • • • by Jon Roberts Staff Writer When I went to see the movie “Outbreak,” I was one of five people sitting in a movie theater made to seat over 100 people. I thought “this movie can’t be very good, if there are only five people here to see it.” Was I thoroughly surprised! The movie had it all: drama, ac tion and suspense. It was an edge- of-your-seat thriller, up to the cali ber of movies like “The Fugitive” and “Speed”. From the opening credits un til the climactic ending, the movie never stops to come up for air. This movie is about two hours long, but it moves so fast, it seems like only an hour. The movie stars Dustin Hoffman as the heroic military doctor, Rene Russo as his ex-wife who is also a doctor, Cuba Gooding Jr., as Hoffman’s cocky, rookie assistant and Morgan Free man as Hoffman’s military boss. The premise of the movie is that there is a virus discovered that came from deep in an African jungle. The virus is highly contagious and deadly when it contacts a hu man, causing death within twenty- • four hours. The host subject for this virus is a monkey that is cap tured and smuggled to America. The monkey is stolen, then infects his captor, who in turn infects sev eral other people, and the crisis is on!! The virus becomes airborne and infects an entire California town. Hoffman, Russo and Gooding race to find a cure before the virus escapes from the town and infects the entire nation. There are several interesting plot twists and revelations throughout the movie. Hoffman delivers his usual strong performance and is very convincing as a doctor. Russo, Gooding and Freeman are also believable and deliver good, supporting performances. This movie gets three and a half stars from me. The only rea son it gets three and a half, not four, is that the last line of the movie is so incredibly cheesy. This movie is a definite “must see.” It will open your eyes to the dangers of a highly contagious vi rus becoming an epidemic in America. The movie is rated R for vio lence, some mild language and a lot of dead bodies. 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