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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
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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
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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.
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