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6_______ _ Feature German students explore American culture WEdNEScky, OcTobER 17, 2001 MAGGIE JIRASEK Editor-in-Chief German exchange students will be touring Clackamas’ classrooms for three weeks, ex ploring American culture and customs as well as getting to know Oregon’s landscape. Every year, Terence Schumaker, drafting technol ogy chairman, coordinates an exchange program with “Berufsbildende Schule”, an apprenticeship school located in Germany. Students from Hanover visit Clackamas for two weeks during fall term. In return, American students go over to Germany in June and stay with a host family. “I think it’s a good experi ence for the German students,” said Schumaker. “They are en joying their time and they like their host families.” After spending some time in Germany and learning more about the people and their cul ture, Schumaker volunteered to coordinate the exchange pro gram in 1998. “I really enjoyed my trip and I made some really good friends,” Schumaker explained. “Since the beginning of Oc tober, nine German students and two of their instructors have been wandering around campus and redefining some of their beliefs about American life. “On TV, I always saw this muscular, arrogant, immortal American hero who plays foot ball and has short hair. A hero that I couldn’t find here,” ex plained Patrick Brown, German exchange student. “The people I met here are just like us Ger mans." Not only Clackamas stu dents, but also instructors are hosting some of the visitors. Many activities are schedules for the students including a three-day trip to San Francisco. The German students will be staying at Clackamas until Oct. 26. The CI ac I< amas P rint MAGGIE JIRASEK/C/ac/camas Print German exchange students from Hanover are visiting Clackamas for three weeks. While they are staying with host families, the students will get to know American culture. Comments German students made about the American lifestyle: -When American people buy food, it’s much more than in Ger many. One small portion of french fries here is like one big one in Germany. -We would like to go to clubs but we can’t since here in America you have to be 21 years old to terrorist attacks the American go, and we are only 17. -It’s so great to see that after the even more. That’s really incred ible. people didn’t fall into resigna tion. Instead, they hold together Risk 2210 AD offers new realms of global domination “Risk 2210 AD” is the latest version of the classic game of global domination. The origi nal game’s colonial British sol diers have been replaced with futuristic robots similar to the terran ground units from “Star Craft,” a computer game with such a cult following it has be come an instant classic. The addition of the modern soldiers enhances the game play sub stantially by making the imag ery of the game more recogniz able to the new generation of Never envisioned tragedy or believed that it could pass, Stand tall with our defiance,in securities broken glass. In tangible vulnerability our he roes will stand tall War where children die; should feel no pride at all. gamers. The increasing popularity of There are Land, Naval, Space, poe-rs' corw Innocence extinguished in world of mediocrity» Tears for all who fell to save this sad society. “Risk 2210 AD” is on sale now at Wizards of the Coast, located in the Clackamas Town Center, for $44.95. there are commanders who fight with eight-sided dice. made out of wood. -It’s weird that when you go shopping, employees put your groceries in a bag for you and even carry it to your car. -People in America are very nice. We are not used to people asking us how we are doing all the time. The 11th Day Staff Writer card games such as “Magic: the Gathering” has prompted the designers of “Risk 2210 AD” to incorporate tech cards, which offer new outlets of destruc tion rather than the frontal as saults of the original “Risk." Cards such as Scatter Bomb damage random targets by turn ing over cards from the top of the territory deck and remov ing troops from those territo ries. In addition to the cards, -Most houses in Germany are made out of stone, here they are Diplomatic and Nuclear com manders to squash your oppo nents and bring about global domination. The territories themselves have also gone through a makeover. Russia has been re named “Enclave of the Bear," Alaska is now “United Oil Emir ate," an<^ China has become “Hong Kong." Water territo ries have also been added, cre ating new fronts for strong holds, which in the previous “Risk” were , unassailable. However, the largest difference from the original board is in the addition of the moon. The melting pots, old glory, we let our colors fly. Dragon of democracy, breath your fiery breath. Bow head for all victims who at tempt to cause your death. Government heed the call, free dom is our goal, Carry yourself with justice to save your burning soul. In memory forever the 11 th day, Visions of destruction that won't quiet fade away. Our built up ignorance of de cades; yet we sit surprised, Underneath the rubble we built with long closed eyes. Words could never do justice, So let us kneel and pray. Terror ends our slumber, we wake with heads held high. By Michael Freeman The Clackamas Print is now invitingstudents to submit their poetry, which we may print as space allows. Work mustbe saved on a 3.5floppy disk and in Word 6.0 format. DropoffatB-104. Deadlines are Friday, lp.m. *<<<*«<*
