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6 H ie CI ac I camas P rint WEdNEscky, J une 5, 2002 Bain takes over reins as Editor-in-Chief MAGGIE JIRASEK Editor-in-Chief The Clackamas Print has found its new leader for the 2002-03 school year. Daisy Bain will take over the Editor- in-Chief position starting Fall term and continue to strive for excellence in the newspaper business. Bain, a journalism major, has been a student at Clackamas for two years. Growing up with the passion to write, she never really thought about going into journalism before joining the Clackamas Print. “I always wanted to write. I thought that I could make a good living that way. In high school, I took a journalism class, got a D and gave up on it,” said Bain. “It wasn’t until I started going to college that I found interest in it again.” After graduating from high school, Bain wasn’t planning on ever going to college due to the fact that she couldn’t afford it. Only after her car got hit and she received money from the insurance company, Bain decided to attend Clackamas and take a few classes just for fun. “I used the money that I got for my car to go to school and took a journalism class just for fun. Then Linda Vogt, the newspaper adviser, talked me into joining the paper,” said “It was fate. It was des tiny. I was meant to be here.” Daisy Bain A&E Editor Bain. “I fell in love with the high-stress environment and the newspaper. It was fate. It was destiny. I was meant to be here.” Bain has served on the paper as business manager as well as A&E editor and now feels experienced enough to take on the leadership role. “I learned a lot during those two years that I have been here. I learned that not every problem is a huge problem, and as much as we need to strive for perfection, some times we need to let go,” said Bain. “I also think that as edi tor you need to have good lis tening skills and self-disci pline.” Bain has set goals for next year and she feels that the paper will have a strong group of returning editors. “I want to increase the news content in the paper and gain more student involvement. I feel that we'have a strong and experienced staff who will bring diversity to our paper,” said Bain. After Clackamas, Bain plans on taking the summer off and maybe go on a trip to Europe. Then, she definitely wants to pursue her journalism career and go to the University of Oregon in order to attain a Bachelor’s degree in journal ism. Maggie Jirasek/The Clackamas Print Daisy Bain will take over the Editor-in-Chief position starting fall term. Bain has been on the paper for “I would like to go into print writing, but my goal is to some day work for a maga zine.” To reach Maggie Jirasek e- m a i I bunny_97222@yahoo.com or drop by B-104. CCC instructor teaches life lessons through karate ISAIAH CREEL Staff Writer Confidence, determination, motivation, discipline and the chest-caving palm-heel strike are just a few of the life lessons learned through Robin “Robbie” Robinson’s beginning karate class offered at Clackamas Community College. Robinson was born in Eugene*some years ago. “They found me under some big rock,* Robinson muses. “I was raised by wolves and rabbits.” At approximately 5’6”, this little dynamo has received training in at least nine dif ferent martial arts, ranging from tae kwon do to vi ji ti (African rhythm sticks). Robinson has attained rank ing in seven arts, and received his first black belt from a kung-fu school in '1982. Eventually he accumu lated ten years of kung-fu training since his introduc tion to the arts in 1975. Robinson spent eight to ten years of his life participating in tournament fighting, and Isaiah Creelflhe Clackamas Print Robin Robinson (left) demonstrates a martial arts move to a Clackamas student in his beginning karate class. Robinson has achieved ranking in seven different martial arts. He has taught at Clackamas for 12 years and is the head baseball coach at the college. Robinson came to CCC after teaching for ten years at two area high schools. three years in a full-contact circuit. Robinson attended Umpqua Community Cdllege for two years before transferring to Willamette University, where he received his Bachelor’s degree. From there, his stud ies took him to Lewis and Clark College, where he earned a Masters in Physical Education and Health. Fresh out of college, Robinson enjoyed a brief stint in “the most hellish environment ever experienced,” commonly referred to as “junior high.” In 1980, he started his teaching career in the health depart ment of North Salem High School. After five years in Salem, his travels took him to Oregon City, where he enjoyed five more years of high school level health, at Oregon City High School, after which he began his collegiate teaching career at Clackamas. 2002 marks his 12^ year of training college students to be proficient “self-defense” machines. Robinson’s skills are not lim ited only to martial arts, but also to more gentle pursuits, such as swing dance. The combination of swing dance and karate creates a nat ural balance within Robinson, which leads one to believe his “tall tale” about the rabbits and wolves holds more truth than I first thought. Robinson also enjoys watch ing poorly-dubbed kung-fu flicks (although he does not advise the reproduction of any stunts contained there in, reminding his students that they are, after all, only movies) and playing the role of security enforcer at rock-and-roll con certs (most recently, -“Little Stink”). In addition, he has a vast collection of baseball cards and memorabilia. Robinson is also the head base ball coach at Clackamas. To reach Isaiah Creel e-mail zeplemen@hotmail.com. or drop by B-104. Come and join the June 5 Retirees9 Reception at 2 p.m. in the Gregory Forum. Eight employees who have contributed over 180 combined years of outstanding service to the College.
