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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
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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.