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F Musí aíí A JT WW til I* wJl V JL ^¿0 TI he CI ac I ìamas P rint _ ________ 7_ WedNEsdAy, N ovem B er 28, 2001 KUGR broadcasts in Skylight Dining Room** BECCA TAYLOR Contributing Writer For the first time ever, CCC’s own radio station will broadcast live into the Sky light Dining Room. KUGR starts its broadcast on Wednesday, Nov. 28. KUGR is the product of a radio broadcasting class which has been practicing all term to prove themselves ca pable of live broadcast. “I’m ready to get going and give the campus the rock alterna tive they crave,” said Chris Bailey, radio broadcasting student. Students in the class have been studying many different aspects of radio broadcasting, such as how to speak on air and how to cross-fade and cut between songs. They have also learned how to script an entire show and are required to script every show they do. As KUGR kicks off its first two weeks of broadcast, there will be many prizes given away. Students in the class have collected many CDs to give away, as well as a gift certificate to Jackpot Records on Hawthorne Blvd, in Port land. To win prizes, all students have to do is listen to KUGR in the Skylight Dining Room during any of the broadcast times. CDs will be given away every hour. The class originated last year from a grant written by radio broadcasting instructor Alice Nelson and Jane Rickenbaugh, communica tions and theater department chair. The grant enabled the department to buy basic equipment needed for a radio station, such as CD players and a soundboard. “It’s very satisfying to be passing on the knowledge that I have and feeling like I’m a part of this adventure, build ing KUGR and bringing radio to CCC,” said Nelson. After attending-vocational school in Tacoma for two years, Nelson worked at various ra dio stations in the Seattle area for six years. The students value having an instructor with experience. “I ap preci ate working with Alice because she’s a real DJ from Seattle, which is a major market,” said student Miriam Fathalla. Nelson and the radio broad casting students all have high hopes for the future of the sta tion. They hope to one day see it have scheduled programs throughout the entire day, and broadcast over radio waves rather than just into the Skylight dining lounge. “One day we will be able to have a studio like Mt. Hood and people will have the opportunity to study here,” said student Craig Session. Two of the students have already gotten intern ships at major Portland radio stations. Bailey will begin his intern ship at 94.7 KNRK next term and feels that “being in radio broad casting helped me get my foot in the door.” As an intern for KNRK, Bailey will go to concerts, give away CDs, call entertainers’ agents to set up interviews and keep track of the events of radio shows. Laura Pimentel has been intern ing at Jammin’ 95.5 where she has been helping do promotions with the Street Team. Pimentel says the radio broadcasting class has helped her to under stand radio terms and that her internship has helped her real ize the goal behind radio. “It’s actually just to reach the lis tener at all costs,” said Pimentel. Many students feel the radio broadcasting class will help them in other areas of their life. “I feel the skills I build from taking this class will help me in a lot of other professional ar eas,” said Fathalla. As the live broadcast date draws closer, some are nervous for their big debut, but all are excited to show off their new talents. “I’m afraid I’m going to screw up, but I’m excited to play the music that I love,” said Regina Ratcliff. “We’re actually going to be heard by people, and that’s a cool chance,” said Brian Grove. So be sure to check the listen ing schedule, and drop by Cou gar Radio. Students learn during Thailand adventures BRYAN DAVIDSON Contributing Writer Baking under the hot after noon sun, watching flying fish skim across the surface of the deep blue Gulf of Thailand, I can’t help but wonder how it could get much better than this. I survey my surround ings. My ferry is about 75 feet long and cost my wife and me about 450 baht each (that’s about $10), for a two-and-a-half-hour ride. We sit on the top of the boat, in the open tropic air en joying this paradise on earth. The group to my left is French and the girl on my right, Canadian. To her right are a German couple and three Ital ian women. The rest of the boat is Israeli or British. We’re mostly between 18 and 30 and all are in Thailand doing the same things: traveling, relax ing, trekking, partying, study7 ing, sleeping, shagging, eating and dancing. After a month in Thailand, I come to the conclusion that Americans don’t travel. I haven’t seen more than a dozen Americans throughout the en tirety of my trip and neither have the countless world trav elers I met while on my jour ney. I left Thailand wondering how to get Americans to travel abroad more often. Which brings us to the issue at hand- Walking through one of CCC’s cold halls the other day, I noticed that someone had taken it upon himself to edu cate students in travel abroad opportunities. Hanging there on the wall was a bright color ful brochure of Thailand. Upon further inspection, I learned that not only is CCC offering study abroad this summer, but that they will be going to Thai various hybrids of the two. Lonely Planet Books calls the land with an optional extension country “the land of wats.” (A to India and Nepal. The main part of the trip goes wat is a temple-monastery from July 25 to August 4. Cost meaning “monk’s dwelling.”) to students under 25 will be All of Thailand’s culture is cen $1,803 and for students over 25, tered on the ancient religion of $2,108. For the India and Nepal Buddhism. Throughout the extension, just add $1,200 to country, you can find beauti those figures and eleven days ful statues and wats, in the smallest to the largest of cit- to the trip. The group Briare says leader is Bill After a month in that although Briare, religion the trip’s fo Thailand, I come instructor at cus is reli CCC. This will to the conclusion gion, there is be his seventh that Americans still a lot of year taking stu free time and dents from CCC don't travel. fun activities. abroad. His Bryan Davidson Recalling a places of study student trip to Isreal a have included few years Egypt, Isreal, prior, Briare Mexico and France. Briare has traveled the says that one of the many ac world, both on his own and as tivities planned was a part of a group. He hopes to whitewater rafting trip down the famous Jordan River. On visit Ireland next year. Educational Tours will be the an extension of that same trip, company in charge of the trip. they went to Egypt and partici They handle everything, as far pated in an archaeological dig as planning goes, from the time to discover ancient cities that you get on the plane until you had been buried underground. Mike Schierholz of Milwaukie return. Accommodations are tourist-quality and all meals is one of the many that has are included except for lunch. traveled with Briare. Schierholz Students will need approxi is a returning student at CCC, mately $10 a day minimum for lunch and miscellaneous spending. Briare always sets out on these trips with religion in mind. “The focus is.al ways the study of religion,” Briare said. He’s never taken a group to Study Eastern religions, but be lieves that Thailand will be a great place to do just that. Buddhism is Thailand’s num ber one religion. Over 95 per cent of the people are Bud dhist. The remaining few are predominantly Muslin, Hindi or currently taking some general studies courses. Seven years ago, Schierholz went with Briare on that same Israel and Egypt trip. Schierholz said that he thor oughly enjoyed his trip. “There’s a lot to learn on these trips. Some days you feel like you’re running from site to site, from museum to museum, but there’s a good mix of free time. I like these trips because they give you a great overview. You get to see a lot, learn a lot and decide if you want to spend more time there.” Briare already has II stu dents signed up to go to Thai land this summer. His usual group ranges in size from 13 to 25 students. Prior to the trip, Briare has students attend meetings to prepare for the upcoming ad venture. He discusses how to handle money and other prac tical subjects. Most impor tantly though, he tries to con vey the importance of being a traveler rather than a tourist. If interested in getting out of your own zip code this summer and experiencing a beautiful land far, far away, contact Bill Briare x2457 here at CCC, or at his home 503-760-6724. Khao joi mai? Khawp Khun! Give yourself peace by adver tising in The Clackamas Print. - Gandhi Call Nick Barron @ 503-657-6958 ext. 2578
