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WEdNEsdAy, M arc I h 1, 2000
[left] The Print staff (clockwise, from top left, Karl Katzke, Diana
Scrivner, Megan Oldenstadt, John Thorburn, Angie Daschel,
Salena De La Cruz, Tim Bell and Sarah Welch) took a trip to the
Space Needle on the last day of the convention in Seattle.
[above] Metal sculptures at the foot
of the Space Needle provide the
perfect frame for this group of Print
editors, who are also known as the
Fab Five.
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A&E Editor
Last Thursday, eight staff
members from the Clackamas
Print and advisor Linda Vogt
set off for the 16th annual Na
tional College Newspaper Con
vention in Seattle, WA.
550 students from colleges
all over the United States and
Canada met in the Emerald City
to exchange ideas, attend infor
mative workshops and com
pete for prestigious awards.
Held at the Crowne Plaza Ho
tel, the convention was kicked
off by a candid keynote ad
dress given by Dan Savage, a
provocative sex columnist who
encouraged journalists to "put
'fuck' above the fold."
The four-day event also fea
[below] Editors from the Print (from left, top, Megan
Oldenstadt, John Thorburn, Salena De La Cruz and
Sarah Welch) and members of the UCLA gymnastics
team (from right, Malia Jones, Amy Young and Kristin
Parker) gather in the Crowne Plaza Hotel, where the
convention was held. The team is ranked fourth in the
tured presentations from
Sandra Rowe, editor of the Or
egonian, Pagemaker creator
Paul Brainerd and Seattle mu
sic critic Patrick MacDonald.
Workshops focusing on top
ics such as writing entertain
ment reviews, designing sec
tions in newspapers and set
ting up online sites were of
fered to the convention attend
ees.
After the daily workshops,
students were free to explore
Seattle or just hang out with
new-found friends.
"Probably the most exciting
thing about the conference was
meeting people from around the
nation and seeing their differ
ent perspectives," commented
Megan Oldenstadt, managing
editor for the Print.
[left] Police and secret service
gathered outside the Westin
Hotel on Sunday to ensure Vice
President Al Gore's visit to
Seattle was safe. Bill Bradley
and George W. Bush's wife
were also in town to promote
their presidential campaigns.
nation.
[right] Photo Editor Sarah Welch met
Morehouse College students Phil, Cory, and
Sterling, editors of the Maroon Tiger in
Atlanta, GA.