Drebin enjoys full spectrum of
Wallner fails to get
role at CCC
national PTK post, y artist-in-residence
Bekah Finch
The Clackamas Print
remains undaunted
Karen Hill
The Clackamas Print
Eighteen year-old Justin Wallner,
a first-year student and Vice President
of his chapter in Phi Theta Kappa,
represents the essence of Clackamas
Community College: students willing
to reach outside of their comfortable,
convenient lifestyles and strive
JUSTIN WALLNER
toward higher goals; and when they
fall, they get right back up and try
Wallner and the other candidates
again.
were interviewed by Rod Risley, an
So goes the story of Justin executive of PTK. He asked various
Wallner.
questions such as, “Why do you want
Wallner’s goal was to become the this position?” and “What are some of
International Vice President of Phi your goals?” The candidates were
Theta Kappa. As the Vice President, given four minutes to answer each
he would have the opportunity to question.
oversee 14 PTK chapters and for his
“A few of the questions were by
service would be rewarded with a no means simple,” said Wallner, who
$1000 stipend and a $2000 college was asked to define the foundation of
scholarship.
ethics and discuss what goes into
The election took place in making an ethical decision.
Anaheim, Calif. April 1-5 at the
Despite Wallner’s competence
Anaheim Convention Center. Over and capability for the position,
3,300 people wére present at the con Dawnee Rae Banks was elected as
vention center, anticipating the elec the PTK International Vice President.
tion of this year’s President and Vice
Wallner remains undaunted and
Presidents. There were 27 candidates ready to try again. He continues to
for each of five positions: enjoy his time with PTK and contin
International President and four divi ues to reach out to the community
sions of International Vice Presidents. with the help of his peers.
Each of the 27 candidates running
“A lot of people think PTK is just
for the position of International Vice a bunch of nerds sitting around talk
President had the opportunity to set ing and setting up conventions. It is
up a campaign booth to display mem not like that at all,” said Wallner.
orabilia that represented their past “[PTK] offers opportunities for serv
achievements and future goals. ice and activities that focus on fun
Wallner set up a booth that revealed and scholarship.”
information about him through pho
Although Wallner is unsure
tographs displaying his involvement whether the organization will allow
in the community and his extracurric him to apply for the position a second
ular activities. Each candidate was time, he’s ready to try.
able to campaign four to five times
“If I can, I’m definitely going to
throughout the week.
run again next year,” said Wallner.
Many options available to
rape victims seeking help
Sadie McCarthy
The Clackamas Print
One out of every 1,000 women
age 12 or older was raped in 2001,
according to the Bureau of Justice
Statistics.
The survivors of rape may expe
rience flashbacks, depression, guilt
and confusion for an extended peri
od of time. One important part of
healing and recovering sufficiently
involves the search inward, which is
supported by most rape crisis recov
ery advocates. In Clackamas County
there are many options available to
victims.
For friends or family of victims
of sexual assault, or for victims
themselves, Clackamas County
Social Services has a women’s hot
line available 24 hours a day at (503)
235-5333. Counselors can provide
information and advice to help vic
tims recover from assault, and give
ideas on how to overcome the strong
emotional trauma of being victim
ized.
For those who enjoy reading,
Alice Sebold’s memoir “Lucky” is
bold and distinct. Sebold recounts
her massive assault in the first chap
ter of the book; the extensive detail
will shock you.
“You save yourself or you remain
unsaved,” said Sebold.
“Lucky” is effectively moving in
that the author fully portrays the
innocent disposition she held before
she transformed into a courageous
young woman who didn’t give up
until the guilty was locked away for
good.
The Hope for Healing website,
founded by Gayle Crabtree, contains
dozens of links to chat rooms and
information on how to get involved
with support groups. Facts and sta
tistics oh rape are located under
other links. Self-defense techniques
are listed, as well as a schedule of
monthly topics and events. There is
also a spot for posting and reading
personal stories.
“You don’t have to hide behind a
mask,” Crabtree said.
Whether people are friends of
victims, or have been victims them
selves, it is recommended that they
find a healthy form of coping with
such a tragedy. The internet and
books are ways to privately gain
insight Gathering support from fam
ily and friends or a local counselor
can also be especially helpful.
make it possible to give
each actor more atten
tion,” he said.
At first it was “diffi
If one happened to wander into cult to be a teacher and
David Smith-English’s acting class, to give feedback when I
one would see her watching and cri- am so used to just being
tiquifi^.
an actor,” Drebin said.
If someone strolled into a one-act
As the terms pro
rehearsal, she would be there, aiding gressed, Drebin became
the director and organizing.
comfortable and even
If it’s show time in the more interested in the
McLoughlin Theatre, she is there as process and in Smith-
well, shining on the stage.
English’s teaching tech
No matter where one goes in the niques.
theatre, Dawnie Drebin is there. She
“The best part of
is the artist-in-residence for the this experience is work
Clackamas Theatre department for ing with the students,”
2002-03.
Drebin said. “It is excit
Being the artist-in-residence is a ing to watch the transi
wonderful and challenging opportu tion, to see them get
nity offered to a select few by Smith- better and stronger and
English, 1iead of the theatre depart to think that I have
ment. This is only the second year of some little part in that.”
this program.
Not
only
does
“It began as a result of former stu Drebin have a wonder
dents being available and interested ful influence within the
in the department,” said Smith- classroom,
Smith-
English in regards to the artist-in-res- English noted that she
idence program. “It gives them a “insists on better overall academic
unique opportunity to expand their performance from the students. She
knowledge and get a new perspec tells them to go to class or do their
tive.”
homework. She emphasizes the
Drebin didn’t know what to importance of the other aspects in the
expect when Smith-English asked college experience.”
her to take on this challenge, even
A second part of the artist-in-res-
though she has been involved in the idence is the supervision of student-
atre for the last eight years. In addi directed one-act plays.
tion to appearing on the Clackamas
Smith-English said that this
stage in “Communicating Doors,” opportunity helps to “develop a pos
“Much Ado About Nothing,” itive critique system,” which is a
“Crimes of the Heart” and “Lend Me necessary skill in the professional
a Tenor,” she attended Western world of theatre. The one-acts have
Oregon University and was extreme given Drebin the opportunity to be
ly active there as well.
more than a teacher or actor; she is
Despite her past experience, someone the students come to and
Drebin met a few challenges when ask for help as peers.
she became this year’s artist-in-resi-
“The first term was frustrating,”
dence; the job entails many things.
Drebin admitted, “but by the second
To start, Drebin helps out the act term I was enjoying myself and now
ing classes. She “helps the students that we are into the third term, I feel
develop and grow as actors,” said the job of the artist-in-residence has
Smith-English. Having a former stu been established and accepted, and
dent is also beneficial because “they things are flowing really well.”
are on the same wavelength. They
The third aspect of being the
understand the system and the tech artist-in-residence is getting a part in
nical aspects and the philosophy each of the full-length shows.
involved in the theatre. They also can
As an actor, Smith-English finds
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that Drebin “brings extraordinary
acting talent” to hisj>erformances.
Drebin found it great to be auto
matically cast.
“It’s nice to have a steady acting
job and to know you have a part in
the next show,” she said. “That is a
luxury not often available in the pro
fessional acting world.”
As the end of Drebin’s reign as
artist-in-residence draws near, she
says that she really enjoyed all the
opportunities she was given this
year.
“It is the most enjoyable chal
lenge I have had,” she said. “I didn’t
have the full responsibilities of a
teacher, I wasn’t technically a stu
dent; but I got to come along for the
ride, have fun and enjoy the stu
dents. I am really lucky to get this
experience.”
Drebin’s theatre work is far from
over; she will appear on the
Clackamas stage in May for “A Lie
of the Mind.” The show will travel at
the end of June to Astoria. Drebin
plans on auditioning for graduate
school and obtaining her Master’s
degree in acting.
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