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Feature The ClAckAMAs P rint _______ L WEÓNEsdAy, FebRUARy 16, 2000 Online services to students: In today's world of technology, everything you need can be found within the confines of your computer. You can order groceries, apply for colleges, participate in auctions, play games, read books...the list is endless. Now, Clackamas is making steps to offer new online services to students. Three hew services are available through CCC and they are only a click away. Online journal features student works MA'TT SHEMPERT . Staff Writer January 2000 marked the first is sue of The Banyan Quarterly, an online magazine published jointly by the college’s English department, Social Sciences department, andLi- braiy. The name comes from the Ban yan tree symbol, which was con ceived by College President John Keyset, According to Keyser, the tree represents the college’s organi zational strength. “Like the Banyan tree, whose branches grow into the groundup become new trunks, the college is continuously growing into a stron ger, healthier organization,” said Keyser. The publication is, in the words of the web-site, “An interdiscipli nary, campus-wide scholarly elec tronic journal highlighting faculty- nominated student essays of excep tional scholarly value or artistic merit.” i “It actually has a number of aims,” said Dr. Brad Stiles, co-editor-in-chief of The Banyan Quarterly and En glish instructor. “We created this to give students a place to showcase works which the faculty nominate.” The Quarterly is online for pur poses of accessibility. Having it on? the World Wide Web gives many people the opportunity to access the works and read them at their own leisure, '? “The online format makes it easy to deli ver,” commented Dr. Stiles. “You don’t have to buy a copy.” The content of Fall, Winter and Spring quarters will mainly focus on essays and research papers. The Summer issue is-reserved for creative works, such as short stories, paint ings or music. The essay topics range from his tory to popular culture. There are some essays on whether or not Jews were mistreated by former President MAGGIE JIRASEK F.D.R., on letting go of lost loved Staff Writer ones, and even on members of the anti-war movement or the Vietnam Do you enjoy reading books with era. other people, sharing and discussing The papers are considered to be your ideas.. .but don’t have the time works-in-progress and can be pub to join a reading group? lished elsewhere, with all rights re The new online book club, Con served by the authors. nections Cafe, which is part of the ‘We wanted to establish a journal AAWCC Connections program to showcase our students,” remarked , (American Association of Women in Dr. Jackie Flowers, co-edi tor in chief of Community Colleges) gives you The Banyan Quarterly and History some of the benefits of a reading group instructor. and talking to other people about what The Editorial Board is Dr. Bradley you have read, but you get to do it all Stiles and Dr. Jackie Flowers, editors- in the comfort of your own home. in-chief; Shannon Stiles, design editor, “The idea is to read books with Nora Brodnicki, contributing editor; other people evetrifyOudon’t have and Anne Donaldson, Katie Hovanic, the time to go to a reading group,” and Mary Moss, copy editors. said Kate Gray, English instructor and The. Banyan Quarterly staff plan to advisor of the club. “ It’s a fun thing increase distribution and the amount to share your ideas.” of writing disciplines included in the Gray’s job is to decide on which future. You can currently visit the Ban books are read and come up with yan at www.clackamas.cc.or.us/in- questions for a threaded discussion. struct/english/bg. ; “I chose a woman’s bookstore in Portland, which is called “In Other Words” to supply our books and I set up three to four weeks per book for reading and discussing,” ex plained Gray. “The books are very di verse; we are going to read four nov Do you like talking on the phone? TeleMark has the Job for you!!! Tele Mark, Inc. is one of the largest, fastest growing outbound/inbound teleservice bureaus in the country. We provide high-quality service to our Fortune-500 clients. 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