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6_________ WedNEsdAy, N ovemòer 14, 2001 Feature TIr e CI ac I< amas P rînt Rally squad works hard for little incentive Despite only receiving credit for their effort rally members keep spirits high skills. “ It helped me open up,” Managing Editor said squad member Marlies Berney. “ I love it because it’s Cheering is heard on Monday fun.” nights from 6-9p.m. in the The members are from dif Randall Gym when Clackamas’ ferent high schools. But cheerleaders are hard at work Worley said, “ We’re clicking practicing dances, routines and and working as a team, unify jumps. Advisor Selma ing. We’re out to show our Cunningham is directing the school spirit.” rally squad and Marie Albano Even though classes are of is the assistant coach. fered for cheerleading, they Being on a rally squad re are not con quires a lot of sidered to be a trust in other regular class. team members “They are a when performing club and not tosses and "We're clicking part of the ath jumps. “ It’s a whole and working as a letic depart ment,” said new level on re team, unifying. Jim Jackson, specting team We're out to show athletic de- mates,” said squad member our school spirit." partment chair. Sheena Worley. However, The girls Sheena Worley money to sup joined for differ squad member port the ent reasons. classes comes “There is no from the ath dance team letic depart here,” said ment. But they do their own Worley..“I’m a dance major. fundraising, with money for This is my first year buying uniforms a priority. cheerleading.” The athletic department pays Erin Peterson said, “ I went for their athletic insurance. to a practice and decided that I “ The athletic department wanted to do this. I’m excited and ASG has sponsored us,” about it. I think it’ll be really said Advisor Selma fun.” Cunningham. For others, it builds social ________ LIESLMUGGLI________ JJnlike students participating in sports, they re ceive riothing for their hard work. “None of these girls have tuition waivers for rally,” said Jackson. “ They receive noth ing but credits for being on the squad. Over the past three years I’ve seen them raise about 6 or $7,000,” said Jack- son. The club has been around for a number of years, but nobody seems to remember quite how long the rally squad has been part of the college. “The rally squad used to be a huge thing. I wouldn’t put anything out of the realm of possibility for them,” said Jack- son. "They've had MAGGIE JIRASEK/ Clackamas Print some good' leader ship with students." For more informa The rally squad practices on Monday nights from 6-9 p.m. working on jumps, tion about the rally ' dances and routines. They recieve no tuition wavers and are classified as a squad contact Selma club. Members have raised 6 or $7000 in the last three years. Cunningham at ext.2854 Need cash? Box or bag? The debate rages on Rice-A-Roni’s on the floor with a dented corner and now you’ll have to sneak that into the pan before the kids see it and become mortified that their friends might think you picked it up at the Canned Food Outlet instead of the "real store" where Billy’s mom shops. But I digress. Next is the question of taste. While it’s true I Marvin G. Baker have never Guest Columnist actually no ticed a flavor difference be tween the lime and grape rings in a box However, when it comes to cold of Fruit Loops, I believe we cereal all bets are off; this is must give the manufacturer a one area where you get what nod for teaching that toucan you pay for. to read from a Through a diabolical televi script. That’s a sion campaign we have been pretty amazing led to believe that beneath the feat, and based on cardboard all cereals come in that I, for one, am bags, and therefore, are equal. willing to accept This is a bunch of tonsil that is what or- scrapings. Have you ever tried standing a bag of cereal to make , anges, lemons and cherries should taste optimal use of limited shelf like. Conversely, a space? You have to use your sack of Fruit-Rounds Captain Crunch to keep the bag doesn’t exactly inspire a of Apple-Zings in place. leap of faith in this area. Mak Heaven forbid you polish off ing the bag transparent might the Crunch Berries first and be a selling point if it didn’t lose your bookend. Pretty look like it was half full of soon the generic cereal starts toaster debris. bullying the Potato Buds aside, I consider myself an astute consumer. I’ve even been known to clip coupons pursu ing a compromise between what I like and what I can af ford. Considering I labor un der what my ex claimed to be the disabling burden of test osterone, I feel this makes me a pretty progressive shopper. Finally, I have to touch upon the physical hazards posed by those cellophane-bagged quarry nuggets. A bowl of Coco Puffs is in total harmony with milk. Rendered to an eas ily consumed state, each Puff sheds the essence of its good ness, leaving behind chocolaty ambrosia. Even the staunch est defender of Emily Post will turn a blind eye to the break fast table when bowls are hoisted for slurpin’. 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