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Abandoned bunnies fend for life, shelter, food
DIANA SCRIVNER
MAGGIE JIRASEK
So you’re taking 16 credit
hours, working part-time and
trying to survive? You think
you have it bad? Try being an
abandoned bunny like me.
People abandoned me behind
the Environmental Learning
Center. 1 wish they had taken
me to the Humane Society or
an animal shelter where I would
have had a good home. Instead
I was put here to fend for my
self.
I have made a lot of friends.
There are about 30 of us. Our
favorite place to hang out used
to be the arboretum. We liked
to eat the bark off the fruit
trees. Now, however, the hu
mans have put fences around
the trees. They didn’t like us
to eat the bark; they said it
killed the trees. Now what are
we supposed to eat? It’s not
like we can just run to 7-11 like
you students. We try to eat the
plants in the nursery but now
they’re off limits too.
Not only do they not feed us,
they are trying to trap us too.
They want us out. They say
we are domestic and we do not
belong here. The learning cen
ter is a place for wild life, not
us domestic bunnies. So they
are trying to trap us and take
us to the petting zoo.
It hasn’t worked though. I
know about the traps. Last
week there was a stray cat in
one. I was happy they caught
it; now it will not eat my ba
bies. I overheard them talking
about purchasing a scent that
is supposed to attract us to the
traps. It might work if I’m hun
gry enough; my nose might
lead me astray.
So life as a bunny is pretty
rough— there’s hunting for
food everyday, dodging cars
and trying to stay away from
the stray cats. The only nice
and easy part about life is when
little kids come and feed me.
If you are interested in
adopting a bunny, please con
tact the Environmental Learn
ing Center at 657-6958 ext.
2351.
DIANA SCRIVNER / Clackamas Print
Autumn Youngberg, two year old daughter of Clackamas student, Erica Youngberg, feeds a bunny at
the ELC. She was extremely comfortable with her new friend "bunnyman" as she called him.
Rabbits are a common site at the ELC. People have been leaving their pets on ELC property which
endangers the natural habitat.
Phi Theta Kappa hosts annual
Western Leadership Conference
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Staff Writer
ANGIE DASCHEL / Clackamas Print
Marty Leggett, president of the Western Oregon
Rottweiler Klub [WORK], and "Cera" took second place in
their division at the competition held at Clackamas Oct. 8-
10. "Cera" was born May 4 and competed in the four to six
month old category. WORK is one of ten national breeding
organizations that are a part of the United States Rottweiler
Club [USRCj.
Erich Königsberger, a native of Austria, has been
judging conformation in Rottweilers under the FCI for 14
years and has held the position ofKormeister for the
Austrian Rottweiler Club for 2 years.
Dogs are judged based on general appearance
(including specific qualifications for each body part),
character and behavior. Each dog must also pass four
different tests: The group, the gun, attack out of the blind
and the courage test. If a dog fails one test then he/she is
notallowed to proceed in the competition.
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Two awards were presented to Al
pha Xi Zeta, Clackamas’ Phi Theta
Kappa chapter of honor society this
weekend as they hosted the annual
Western Leadership Conference.
A first place award for the mock
chapter exercise was given to
Clackamas Sunday morning after die
regional business meeting.
The mock chapter exercise oc
curred Saturday from l :30-7 p.m. It
was led by regional student offic
ers. Each group completed an
awards packet which included es
says for a list of completed awards,
and developing a calendar of events
applying to the awards. This exercise
simulates the national and regional
competitions which occur throughout
the year.
There are 20 regional awards and
250 international awards in which each
chapter competes throughout the year.
The second plaque was presented
to Clackamas for hosting the event.
Approximately 50 Phi Theta
Kappa members from Oregon and
Utah attended this conference Oct.8-
10, representing 10 schools.
“I think it went well,” said KateGray,
Clackamas’ Phi Theta Kappa advisor.
Dr. Thomas Jones, Clackamas in
structor of the Small Business Devel
opment Center at Harmony and a na
tionally recognized futurist, was the
keynote speaker on Saturday evening.
His topic was “Technology and the
New Millennium.”
“He was terrific,” said Gray
Dr. Dean Darris, social science in
structor and advisor of Clackamas’
Honors College, also spoke this week
end.
The topics addressed were lead
ership, scholarship, fellowship and
service. Training was provided for
new officers and advisors. Talk was
about chapter development, moti
vating members, organizing chap
ters and how to be successful as a
chapter through out the year at the
competitions.
After the programs ended Satur
day night, stargazing, board games
and Karaoke were provided for stu
dent enjoyment.
“We all feel very prepared for the
year and excited,” said Gray after the
weekend was complete.
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