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Feature ______________ 2 New advisors offer support to Rainbow Club TI h E CI ac I<AMAS P rìnt WedNEsdAy, FibRUARy 7, 2001 TAM OLIVER been involved in gay organiza tions in the past. He partici pated in a club at Clark Com munity College, the Hands Off The Rainbow Club, which of Washington campaign and fers support to gay, lesbian, bi various others. He said that sexual, transsexual and straight many colleges in the U.S. have friends, has two new advisors, groups that were formed to of Wade Bird and Kandie Starr. fer this kind of support. English Instructor Kate Gray, Starr, who completed a two- who has been year transfer advisor for the degree at club for years, Clackamas decided it was Community "We have become time for somone College, more topical at else to work with works in the the group, as she registrar’s of our meetings. " is also advisor fice. She has for Phi Theta been a mem Wade Bird Kappa and ber of the Club Advisor Chrysalis. Bird Rainbow Club and Starr were since she asked to serve as came out four co-advisors. years ago and Both decided this was a task she felt a need to return some they wanted to take on. Bird, of the sustenance the group who has worked for Clackamas had provided for her. Community College for 1 1/2 “To me, what is important years taking care of some of the about Kandie’s contribution is more technical aspects of au that not only has she gone to dit degrees, special admissions the group for support, but now and international students, had she’s giving back to the people A&E Editor who might be where she was about four years ago,” Bird said about Starr’s involvement. “That’s very noble,” he con tinued. “A lot of people don’t do that. They kind of go through the process and then move on with their lives.There are goals I want to achieve,” Starr explained. One of these goals is to in sure that the Clackamas Com munity College library has an adequate amount of books on the topics of homosexuality, bi sexuality, and transsexuality. By having two leaders, one male and one female, the Rain bow Club hopes to be able to address more of the issues that student members might face. “Male and female facilitators add balance to the situation,” Bird explained. “Recently we’ve become more topical [at our meetings],” he continued. “Before the group was more of a check-in time. We’ve gone a step further than that.” According to Bird, the meet ings have fallen into a pattern JENNY CHAVEZ / Clackamas Print Kandie Starr and Wade Bird are the new advisors of the Rainbow Club. Both facilitators agree that a two-advisor approach complements the club. where one week they might dis cuss heavier issues whereas the following week is usually a social event where they dis cuss movies, entertainment and lighter issues. Both facilitators think the two- advisor approach is working. They have a larger group, and the atten dance is more consistent, accord ing to Bird. Every week they seem to gain new members, he said. New instructor serves as advisor for Native American Student Club TAM OLIVER A&E Editor MshkolahneeManito/G. SpiritHawk is the new advisor for the Native American Stu dent Club (NASC) at Clackamas Community College. MshkolahneeManito is a Traditionalist of the Shawnee/ Anishinabe People. Some of his responsibilities include reli- gious/spiritual positions of service to the Creator for Indig enous People and serving the inter-tribal community as a Sundancer. He is also an indig enous human and religious rights activist, traditional edu cator, author and speaker. As a new member of the fac ulty, having started toward the end of fall term, MshkolahneeManito teaches introductory courses in Indig enous/American Indian studies through Clackamas Community College’s community educa tion program and a few busi ness support courses through the Small Business Develop ment Center at CCC. He consid ers his new role at the college to be “a unique opportunity of service to our community, both indigenous and non-indig- enous. crease campus awareness of “We are very fortunate to Indigenous/American Indian have so many Indigenous/ students. This is combined American students enrolled with a motive to “preserve the and included in staff,” he said. integrity and continuation of “Last term’s count was 90.” Native culture and traditions,” According to says Mshkolahnee Mshkolahnee Manito, his Manito. "A s Indigenous “goal is to sup “Our Elders’ People, our tradi port and facili knowledge, and tate the expan those things tions and culture sion of Indig passed down in are an extreme enous/Ameri our individual can Indian Stud tribal teachings value to our con ies in a variety to our children, tinued path into of educational must continue areas at CCC.” to remain a part the future. " He also en of who we are MshkolahneeManito courages all in as Native advisor for the Native digenous stu People as one American Club dents and staff continues his members to be education,” come a part of Mshkolahnee NASC. The club Manito said. was formed several years ago The last goal of NASC is “to and has three stated purposes. extend their services to the gen First, it acts as a social and aca eral community,” and to educate demic club for Indigenous/ people at local, state, national American Indian students. Not and international levels about the only does it promote more culture of Indigenous/American courses related to its group Indian people and their customs. members, but it also wants to “As Indigenous People, our increase the educational suc traditions and culture are an ex MIKE POLLOCK / Clackamas Print cess rate of American Indian treme value to our continued MshkolahneeManito/G. SpiritHawk, new member of the students. path into the future,” faculty since the end of Fall term, is the new advisor for the Secondly, NASC wants to in MshkolahneeManito explained. Native American Student Club at Clackamas. One of his goals is to increase campus awareness about Indigenous/ American Indian students. * WiLLjj W°NKa Ut T h « . * CH°c°Late Factor»] * * movie night Friday, Feb. 9, 7p.m. in the Gregory Forum * • ••••.••.•.••..•.•e • • •9 • • • • • • • Mcrggiete-Joke' of the week WH^T Has Four LCGS, is big , GrecN, FUZZY, at© IF I t fcll OUT OF a Ti°ce, WOULD KILL YOU? Got it? 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