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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.
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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.
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