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The student newspaper of Planet C/aèkâmàs CLACKAMAS WORLD NEWS Wednesday, January 5,2000 Clackamas Community College Oregon City, Oregon Volume CXIX, Issue 99 Time to rebuild KARL KATZKE / Clackamas World News The Clackamas Community College sign on Beavercreek Road (Near Clairmont), exploded at 12:00 a.m. on New Year's morning. Apparently, the brick sign was not made Y2K compliant and burst when its internal clock read double-zeroes as the year changed from 1999 to 2000. No decisions have been made about the reconstruction of the sign, according to Peter Angstadt, Dean of College Services, but the Information Technology Services' insurance will be paying for the reconstruction. New Year’s party crashed, 4 dead chard Whacker, Oregon’s repre sentative from the Department of Defense. White House officials have declined to comment on the Four students died and three possibility of more alien attacks. were severely injured when an Thousands of people called TV alien aircraft destroyed the and radio stations around the U.S. Haggart Observatory late New to complain about the interruption Year’s Eve. by the Emergency Broadcast Sys Students were tem. holding a New “I was watching the Year’s Eve party at countdown when this the observatory stupid buzzing noise when an alien air came on my TV,” said We believe it's craft attacked, de Estacada resident stroying the obser an attempt to Benjamin Dover. “I vatory with what thought it was a joke hide their witnesses said ap when they said that numbers... peared to be a giant aliens had just at laser. Similar attacks tacked.”. were reported Students Albert around the nation at Kohol, 19, and Richard Whacker all major observato Beatrice Tauff, 22, U.S. Army ries and telescopic were in critical condi and radioscopic fa tion at Willamette Falls cilities. Hospital Sunday “We believe it’s an attempt to night. Michael Hunt, 20, lost his hide their numbers in the forthcom leg in the explosion, but was re ing attack,” said Major General Ri ported to be in stable condition. ANGIE DASCHEL / Clackamas World News Bodies of dead students lay strewn below the Haggart Observatory after an apparent attack by extra-terrestrial beings. No charges had been filed at press time. Missing students recovered M SALENADFL TIMOTHY A. BEU. I Clackamas World News Tim Bell snapped this shot of the alien ship milliseconds before its attack on the Haggart Observatory that left 4 students dead. Timothy Bell, 20, was released with minor injuries. Students Ivana C. Muncher, 21, Harold Cummings, 20, Matthew Herbater, 23 and Jack Mehopf, 47, were the only names among the dead released at press time. “This is the most devastating moment of my life,” said German International student Guden Taught, 19. She explained how she was hold ing boyfriend Herbater's hand at the time of the attack. Taught was knocked unconscious from the ex plosion. When she awoke she was still clutching Herbater’s body-less hand. Bell was taking pictures of the party and witnessed the entire at tack. “I raised my camera to take a pic ture and out of nowhere came a big disk with a bunch of flashing lights of different colors,” ex plained Bell. “I got excited and clicked a few pictures, when all of sudden this huge laser beam came from the ship, blowing the obser vatory to bits. Al and Bee were walking toward me to get out of the picture— that just may have saved their lives.” Counselors will be available in the Community Center for those stu dents who need help dealing with the stress of their lost companions. Christian, Wicca, Muslim, Pagan and Scientology-affiliated stu dents will meet tomorrow at noon in room M214 for a moment of si lence for the deceased. R. £ The bodies of 23 students re ported missing during the last month turned up under Clackamas’ sewer system Friday. Three students still alive were taken to Willamette Falls Hospi tal suffering only minor injuries. “I’m just so glad it’s over,” said Oregon City Police Chief Jon Smith. After thoroughly investigat ing the disappearances that be gan in early November, with the most recent just last week, po lice brought in world-renowned psychic Sarina Mati. She has located missing children throughout the world. Mati gave police clues that led them in circles. Finally she said, “You are looking for something that is right underneath you.” The Clackamas Print sent out the Wonder Woman beacon in hopes she could help solve the problem. With Wonder Woman’s Lasso of Truth they helped locate plans to a cave hid den under Clackamas that con nected to the sewer system. Be low ground, with Wonder Woman leading the way, The Print Staff and police were able to locate the missing students. However, they also found some- See Wonder Woman, page 21
