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Sports Scores Inside Katya Antipin, a Clackamas student and former Ukrainian, recently won two scholarships. Page 4 Softball Clackamas vs. Olympia: The National Wildlife Federation held a conference at Clackamas regarding the environment. Page 3 O”U Baseball Clackamas vs. 1 Q Q Chemeketa ■ Quick Stats: Quick Stats: Kelly Comstock 2 -3, 2 RBI’s, 1 HR WP-Robin Lisak, 0 R, 5 H Clackamas Community College Wednesday, April 16, 1997 zx Ryan Suyami 2-5,2 R, 3 RBI’s WP-Chris Bentley, [2-2) Volume XXX, Issue 21 Oregon City, Oregon Student wins USA Today Scholarship The college is proud to announce the nomination of Christy Hurt as a mem ber of the First Team of the All-USA Academic Team for Community and Junior Colleges. Hurt was in Anaheim, Calif, on Mon day to attend a recognition ceremony during the 77lh Annual American As sociation of Community Colleges Con vention. Hurt, along with Laney Fouse, Edi- tor-in-Chief of The Clackamas Print were among 1250 students across the nation who were chosen last Decem ber to participate in the competition. The purpose of the program is to rec ognize students who excel in the class room and demonstrate an ability to share their educational talents with oth ers. “It was really difficult keeping Christy’s nomination a secret until USA Today, who sponsors the event, re leased it in yesterday’s newspaper. We found out at the end of February and I was probably more excited for her than she was,” said Fouse. According to Allen Widerberg, En glish instructor and Writers’ Club fac ulty advisor, “Clackamas has an excel lent creative writing program and has produced many fine students. Christy is probably the best poet we have yet seen.” “Her concern always seems to focus on the welfare of others. She works hard at helping other students succeed. [She] is both tough and compassion ate, intelligent and gifted, hardworking and wise,” said Widerberg. Hurt is currently pursuing a degree in order to teach English and writing at the college level. The criteria for nomination adheres to some strict standards. Judging consists of four different rounds. The scoring is based on academic recognition, honors, awards, activities, leadership, commu nity service, work experience and the student’s essay. [She] is both tough and compassionate, intelligent and gifted, hardworking and wise. _ » Allen Widerberg English Instructor Christy Hurt was selected as one of 60 students nationwide for a USA- Today sponsored scholarship. The scholarship is for $2500. Schickleto perform, host class •Performing original compositions April 17,7:30 p.m. at Oregon City Evangelical Church • 100 original compositions •Creator of PDQ Bach •Produced 11 Contributed Photo Internationally renowed composer Peter Schickle will be performing April 17 at the Oregon City Evangelical Church. Peter Schickele, who made famous the name of PDQ Bach, will perform original compositions April 17, during Song Cycle, a program sponsored by the college. The internationally renowned com poser and satirist will perform begin ning at 7:30 p.m.^tomorrow, April 17, at the Oregon City Evangelical Church, 1024 Linn Avenue, Oregon City. Tickets are $15 in advance for gen eral admission and $6 in advance for students and senior citizens. Tickets are $17 and $8 at the door,' Schickele also will lead a master class, closed to the public, for Clacka mas students this Friday, April 18, on the main campus. albums, one opera, one book • Four Grammy Awards Composer, musician, author, satirist- Schickele is internationally recognized as one of the most versatile artists in the music world. His works, now well in excess of 1Q0 for symphony orches tras, choral groups, chamber ensembles, voice and movies and television have given Schickele “a leading role in the e ver-more-prominent school of Ameri can composers who unselfconsciously blend all levels of American music,” ac cording to the New York Times. As much as for his numerous com missions, movie scores and his weekly, syndicated radio program, Schickele is renowned as the creator of PDQ Bach, the “lost” member of the famous Bach family. Schickele’s invention of the fabled genius pro duced 11 albums, an opera, a book (now in its eleventh printing), four Grammy Awards and earned Schickele a reputation as one of the Twentieth Century’s great satirists. Schickele’s radio show, Schickele Mix, is heard nationwide on National Public Radio and won ASCAP’s prestigious Deems Taylor Award. He has created music for four feature films, as well as for documentaries, television commercials and pro grams and the Broadway musical, “Oh, Calcutta.” He has arranged for folk stars Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte- Marie and others. Born in Ames, Iowa, raised in Wash ington D.C. and Fargo, North Dakota, Schickele graduated from Swarthmore in 1957 as the only music major. He began his career as a teacher at Julliard, but gave it up le compose and perform. He and his wife, poet Susan Sindall, live in New York City. Peter Schickele’s program, Song Cycle, is presented by ICM Artists and the college. The performance had originally been scheduled for Gregory Forum; however, the forum is closed during spring and summer terms to make needed repairs, creat ing the need to move the perfor mance to Oregon City Evangelical Church. The program is being organized and sponsored by the college Cultural Arts Committee using proceeds from the college foundation. For more information, contact Dan McCue at 657-6958, ext. 2230. For ticket information, call the College Bookstore at ext. 2248. Elections Timeline ndidates • Tc to Sea orou • A rii 17: Candidate briefing'(Meet- ing ith candidates and current vice pre ent.) • A rii 23: Nomination Petitions due to MSG Vice President Jeri Scaporough in CC140 by 5 p.m. H • April 25: Candidate's photos and collinn for voters' pamphlet due to ASG? Vice President Jeri Scarborough in C|)140 by 5 p.m. • April 28-29: Candidate Conversa- tions (held in the evening for night students.) • April 29: Candidate debates • May 1: Candidate debates • May 2, S, 6: Absentee ballots ac cepted in CC140, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. • May 7-8: College elections