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Tina Tate______
News Editor
The college is preparing itself for
increased traffic as a result of area
construction, including the expan
sion of Oregon City HS’s Moss
Campus from a ninth grade center
into a four-year school.
During the 2002-2003 school
year, a provisional permit allowed
freshmen to continue attending Moss
Campus while construction took
place.
The two-year project is
expected to be complete by
September 2003, in time to welcome
sophomores, juniors and seniors
onto the campus. An increase in pop
ulation for a school in such close
proximity to the college has admin
istrators considering the implica
tions.
“There will be a lot more student
I activity at the Moss Campus than
I we’ve ever seen before,” said Al
I Erdman, dean of college services.
“That can be a good thing for the
college in terms of it puts the high
school students literally within walk
ing distance of the college.”
The high school currently has
600 freshmen enrolled. The 220,000
square foot addition to the existing
building will increase the capacity to
2100 students. A number of high
school students are already regis
tered in college level programs, par
ticularly in the automotive depart
ment. Erdman said that the college
expects more enrollments by high
school students as a result of the new
location.
However, a downside to the larg
er student population at Moss
Campus will likely be increased traf
fic through the college campus. The
problem is expected to be exacerbat
ed by the Cascade Highway Project,
which is scheduled to begin this
summer. This project will attempt to
help the congestion at the intersec
tion of Highway 213
and
Beavercreek Road by creating two
turning lanes in. all directions.
Erdman said that hints of the
project can already be seen, as the
Oregon
Department
of
Transportation has already removed
several houses across from the Berry
Hill Shopping Center. He said that
the road construction, which is
expected to last a year and a half,
will unfortunately not improve the
rating of the currently scored
“failed” intersection, but could cause
the college streets to be used as an
alternate route.
“As bad as you think traffic is at
Beavercreek and 213 right now, it’s
going to get a lot worse starting this
summer,” said Erdman. “From the
college’s standpoint, it’s going to be
more difficult beginning this sum
mer for students to get into the col-
lege than it has been in the past.
Additionally, it’s going to be harder
for the new high school students
through that intersection. So we
believe that the college could poten
tially become a shortcut for students
and the public at large.”
The problem is further com
pounded by the inconvenience of
driving on Glen Oak Road, a very
narrow two-lane street that goes
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The 220 000 square foot addition to Oregon City HS’s Moss Campus, along with construction
on Beavercreek Road and Highway 213, will likely increase traffic through the college campus.
right by the high school. This road
was targeted for major redevelop
ments, but the plans were struck
down by property owners along the
road who would have incurred the
cost.
“It’s going to be very difficult for
students to traverse on Glen Oak,”
said Erdman. “So we think, again,
that the high school students will
probably come over and use the col
lege as a shortcut rather than going
down Glen Oak. So we’re looking at
the potential for lots of increasing
traffic along the loop starting next
fall term, which is not a good thing.”
Vocal jazz music hits its peak
Karen Hill
The Clackamas Print
“It’s an exchange of ideas,” said
Lonnie Cline, director of Clackamas
Community College’s vocal jazz
ensemble, Mainstream.
Musical ideas, that is.
CCC hosted the annual Collegiate
Jazz Summit on Friday, April 11,
which featured vocal jazz groups
throughout Oregon and Washington.
The Summit, which began at 10 a.m. in
the Gregory Forum, allowed each
ensemble 30 minutes to perform fol
lowed by a 30-minute critique of their
performance in the McLoughlin
Theater.
This year’s Summit was titled
“Cool and Tasty,” which also described
the vocals. The sensuous voice of Sean
Barclay singing “Gotta Get You into
My Life” got the morning off to a
promising start Barclay, as well as fea
tured soloists Serena Williams, Tony
Stovin and Josh Weir are just a few of
the 17 members of Mainstream. Josh
Weir brought Mainstream’s show to a
close with an energized rendition of
KAREN hill Clackamas print
From left: Paul Creighton, Josh Weir, Sarah Lodge and Michael
Schott of Mainstream perform at Friday’s Jazz Summit.
Stevie Wonder’s “Another Star.”
This year CCC was graced with the
presence of a local jazz vocalist Darcy
Schmidt. Schmidt has performed with
the vocal jazz quartet “Pure
Imagination,” which has been heard at
nightclubs, various festivals and on
commercials for eight years. She is a
frequently requested adjudicator and
clinician throughout the Northwest.
Following each performance,
groups were evaluated through the crit
ical eyes of Schmidt, as she took a few
moments to share her thoughts of the
groups’ performances.
“[Mainstream] makes it look effort
less,” said Schmidt.
Portland State University gave a
note-worthy performance featuring
several former Clackamas students
including Dan Gaynor on piano and
vocalist Angel Kennemer. The steady
pulse of the rhythm section backing the
vocalists was just what was needed to
give this ensemble an opportunity to
shine.
“You guys are good. Really good,”
said Schmidt.
Treasure
Valley
Community
College students, clad in khaki pants
and polo shirts, featured eight female
vocalists who were backed by an all
male rhythm section. Despite falling
flat periodically the group delivered a
performance deserving of attention.
A two-hour lunch break allowed
the students to intermingle with one
another and share a few words with
Schmidt. The musically inept were
nonexistent in the midst of the crowd
of this year’s summit, as the students
chatted about minor seconds, tri-tones,
and improvised scat solos.
Among the students of Lane
Community College, a Jonathan Taylor
Thomas look-alike, Ben Andrus, gave
a spirited performance of “Everyday,”
and Mike Scott had the audience clap
ping during the funk tune “Goody
Goody.” The highlight of Farwest Jazz,
the ensemble from Pierce College, was
the provocative vocals of dark-haired,
dark-eyed, soloist Tara Lynn.
The treat of the day was an evening
concert by Schmidt that began at 7:30
p.m. with a few tunes by Mainstream
to “get the crowd warmed up,” said
Cline.
Alone on stage with her piano
accompanist, Schmidt spoke warmly
to her audience. “Every song I sing
tonight has meaning,” she said.
A stellar performance followed.
Schmidt decided to end the evening by
inviting members of the audience to
join her on stage during the final tune.
“Anyone who’s willing to improvise!”
she said. The shouts of fellow students
calling out the names of those best
deserving of a place beside Schmidt
soon brought forth four CCC students
willing to have a little musical fun.
Uninhibited scat (improvised) solos
had the audience laughing and clap
ping to “It Don’t Mean a Thing if it
Ain’t Got That Swing;” the audience of
Friday’s Jazz Summit came to realize -
it sure doesn’t
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