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May 13, 1998
Art department takes trip to New York City
JARED BEZZANT
Co-A&E Editor
The art department is going to places
it has never gone before, and Dave
Andersen is the instructor taking them
there. This is Anderson’s first year
teaching at Clackamas, and the first
year that the art department has gone
on a field trip to New York City.
“I wanted them to experience the art
world on a grand scale,” said Ander
son.
Andersen commented that most art
programs at university and graduate
level do not even offer this kind of pro
gram.
Fifteen art students at Clackamas
participated in the trip, spending May
7-11 on the streets of Manhattan. They
visited an array of museums such as the
Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Guggenheim, Museum of Modem Art,
Whitney Museum of American Art, the
Frick Collection and others.
“I wanted them to gain an under
standing of modern art and demystify
the issues of contemporary art,” said
Andersen.
Andersen was a curator for a show
in the Galleria St. Etinne while he was
there with a friend.
The students were able to separate
and visit such places as Chinatown,
Greenwich Village, SoHo, Central
Park, and the Statue of Liberty among
others.
“Everyone involved had an excellent
time,” said Andersen.
They described the people of New
York as friendly and even apologetic
for the rainy weather they encountered
there. They still had a fun time.
“ I liked the energy of the city,” said
student Diana Gauthier. Gauthier went
on to say that seeing all the artists and
how they brought about their ideas has
encouraged her to follow her own
ideas, “even when they are really out
there.”
“I expect my students to do graduate
work before they leave Clackamas,”
said Andersen. “I want to create an en
vironment where that can happen.”
Such environments can be created by
such trips, and other activities that the
art department has create'd this term,
like the sculptor show and visits from
famous artists.
“The art department is not trying to
be heard, but to educate the students,”
said Andersen.
Andersen is planning on making the
trip an annual event every spring term.
Other places as Paris and Chicago arc
on the drawing board for the future.
DIANA GAUTHIER / Contributed photo
Teacher Dave Andersen and the art students
wait for the subway train at Canal Street while
visiting New York City on a field trip.
Used record stores provide quality music at low prices
ALEX MAHAN
Co-A&E Editor
Music these days is really expensive. New compact discs
can run up to $17.99 each, high quality stereos often cost
over $300, and tickets to a certain unnamed concert at the
Rose Garden are going for a minimum of $82! So what is
the normal college student to do? The answer may lie in one
of Portland’s numerous used music stores.
From AC/DC to Zappa, “previously owned” discs, cas
settes, and records provide a much cheaper alternative than
buying music at the mall, for example. But where does one
begin? The following is a partial list of the best shops in the
Metro area to find quality recordings at inexpensive cost.
The two Everyday Music stores probably have the most
extensive selection of both new and used CD’s in Portland.
There are over 30,000 used discs at each location, and most
of these are priced at $8.50 or less. Take into account the
selection of vinyl and cassettes, and you have more music
than you can shake a stick at! If you can’t find what you’re
looking for here, then the band must be either hardcore un
derground punk rock (just joking) or non-existent.
Everyday Music has two locations, one at 1313 West
Bumside in downtown, and the other on Sandy Boulevard
just off of Bumside. The Sandy Blvd, location has a coffee
shop, where one can sample coffee, tea, juice, and cookies
after a tiring day searching for that elusive Spice Girls CD.
Everyday Music will also be opening a location in Beaverton
this month, at 3290 SW Cedar Hills Blvd.
Music Millennium also has two locations, and like Every
day Music, carries an abundance of used records and discs.
The East Bumside location often features free concerts, and
also has a shop devoted entirely to classical music. The other
location, on NW 23rd and Westover, is slightly smaller, but
still carries an ample stock of cheap music.
Ozone, across from Powell’s books on Burnside, is
Portland’s premier shop for rarer and more independent
music. Sorry, no Spice Girls here. You can find all sorts of
goods here apart from vinyl and discs, including jewelry, t-
shirts, posters, and even piercing! Punk rock fun!
If jazz is more to your liking, Birdland at 1008 SW Taylor
will cater to your musical needs. Named after the famous
jazz musician Charlie Parker, Birdland carries all sorts of
new and used jazz recordings that you probably wouldn’t
find at places like Sam Goody. Definitely “Portland’s pre
miere jazz store.”
On 2nd Avenue between Washington and Stark streets
downtown, 2nd Avenue Records proudly proclaims that they
have the best selection of import CDs, and although they arc a
little more expensive than some of the other stores, they live up
to their claim. Imports that might be harder to find at other loca
tions can often be found here, but they also have quite a g(xxl
selection of all types of music. Worth checking out.
A little closer to Clackamas Community College than most
of the other stores, the Wherchouse buys, sells, and trades
compact discs every day of the week. Although they don’t
carry any vinyl, and the selection tends to be a little more
mainstream than the downtown stores, good music can still
be found at a low price.
For those willing to search through the bargain bins, CDs
can be snatched up for the unheard of price of $2.99, and the
most you will pay for a used disc will be $8.99. Searching
through the used section can take a long time sometimes, but
usually if you look hard enough you will be rewarded for the
fruits of your labor. The most accessible location is in the
Clackamas Promenade across from Barnes and Noble book
store, and the other is at 4 KM) SE 82nd.
So next time you arc shopping for music and don’t feel
like paying an exorbitant amount for compact discs or records
at conventional record stores, try some of these suggestions.
Your search will probably pay off.
Take a long walk in the fragrant land of lupines
SLADE SAPORA
Contributing Writer
TIMOTHY BELL / Clackamas Print
The majestic Large-Leafed Lupine is currently
blooming in the Native Garden.
Almost every day in the Native Garden something new
sprouts up and beckons our attention.
Within a short window of time the Lupines have sprouted
up, donned a tall coat of leaves, and begun to bloom. Lu
pines are easily identified by their leaflets that grow in a
perfect whirl at the end of each stalk (looking much like the
spokes on a wheel). The flowers can range in color from
blue to purple to pink, but the key to identifying the flowers
is not by their color, but by their arrangement. Lupine flow
ers grow clustered on long dense spikes, the bottom flow
ers opening first, and the top ones opening later in the sea
son.
The type of Lupine that you will be seeing most around
the garden is Large-Leaved Lupine, Lupinus polyphyllus.
You can find this one growing in the vicinity of the pond,
having foliage that is nearly waist high and quite distinct.
Its flower stalks can grow to over a foot and a half long,
making it a favorite of many gardeners and horticulturists.
The name Lupine stems from the Latin word lupinus,
meaning wolf. It was somehow believed that these plants
actually destroyed the soil from which they grew. Little
was it known that Lupines, as members of the pea family,
actually benefit the soil by fixing nitrogen, and today they
are used as a cover-crop, or green-manure, by farmers.
Legend also has it that, in the old days, if your horse got
too “spirited” all that you had to do was crush some Lupine
seeds in your hands before you grabbed the reins, and your
horse would become as docile as a house cat. I would stick
with riding tame horses though.
In their native habitat, Lupines range extends from the
sandy dunes on the coast, all the way up to and above the
timberline. Many of the more fantastic floral displays in
our region occur at timberline in high elevation meadows,
where the Lupines form massive colonics and blanket the
rugged terrain with their breathtaking blooms.
It was in one of these high-elevation meadows that some
Arctic Lupine seeds were found frozen in an old lemming
burrow. The seeds were estimated at 10,000 years old, and
much to everyone’s surprise, when planted they quickly
began growing within 48 hours. This makes Lupines the
official record holder for having the oldest known viable
seed.
Before you wander off dazed and amazed by all the fan
tastic Lupines, stop by the shady bed located up against the
brick wall on your way into the biology lobby. Amidst all
the spreading fern-fronds and thick green foliage the Mon
key-Flowers, Mimulus gut tat us, are opening up. Monkey-
Flowers are tubular yellow flowers, about one to two inches
long, and come decorated with a patch of tiny red dots.
Supposedly, if you bend over and look the flowers straight
in the face, you will see the face of a monkey starring back
at you. This may be stretching it a tad bit, but this doesn’t
mean that you shouldn’t take the time to get down and have
a closer look at these absorbing flowers.
Medicinally, the fresh green stems of Monkey-Flowers
can be ground up and applied to cuts, burns, insect bites or
road rash. I have read several accounts of Monkey-Flow
ers being edible, even “delicious," and that Native Ameri
cans used this plant as a food source. Despite all the evi
dence, I have found them sour and bitter and much better
enjoyed as a visual stimuli then as a food supply.
I hope you get the chance to take a slow walk through the
garden this week.
Wednesday, May 13, 1998