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F eature 6 • T he C lackamas P rint M arch 3, 2004 Author of fui) keeps audience young Theodor “Ted” Seuss leiscl, born March 2, 1904, in Springfic , Mass, was known to remark that h never really learned to draw. Many of his schoplbooks were filled with bizarre creature^and odd doodles with the occasional sporadic note from the day’s les son. His work was distinct to adults and children, but Janet Schulman—his editor for the last 11 years of his life— admits that he despised when his work was referred t<> as “whimsical.” Many students v Qg|CFI remember growing up on Dr. Suess as prime bedtime reading material. Others might still read his books to their children. His books are hard to mistake, often reflecting the broad range of his imagination down to the smallest detail. He had built an entire empire by simply doing and teaching what he loved, and his fans loved him for it. C ieisel died Sept. 24,1991, at age 87. At that time, he had sold over 200 million copies of hjs books in 15 different lan guages, and sales continue to climb. March 2, 2004, marks what would have been his lOO^1 birthday. In his final When I was a kid, I’d Have such a good time When my parents would read me His short, whacky rhymes. His lyric uniqueness And lessons stayed true; I would smile for days about Horton and his “Who.” And the stories of Whoville That, at first, made me frown, When that nasty old Grinch Tried to ruin that town. How I’d lock up that cat With Thing One and Thing Two, In a cage with The Lorax, “If I Ran the Zoo.” There was Yertle the Turtle, He was such a nice fellow. Or The Sneetches, whose machine Turned them blue, green and yellow. book, “Oh, The Places You’ll Go!” the good Dr. Suess issued a charge for every read er of every age to heed in his final lines: “You’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So ... get on your way!” Then Horton came back And I couldn’t stay away While that big silly elephant Tried to hatch his own egg! I would never have trouble Finding “Solla Sollew,” Where I caught me a Blue Fish In McElligot’s Pool Then I’d dream about Sam In his brown cardboard box, Eating Green Eggs and Ham With a sock-wearing fox. From the Tooth Book, the Eye Book And Foot Book I’d learn About how we’re all differ ent But to give others a turn. There are many great books I’ll attribute myself to, But none quite as memo rable As the great Dr. Suess. —Jeff Sorensen Biology instructor strives to stifle science phobias Bethany Monroe T he C lackamas P rint l'br as long as she can remember, CCC Science Instructor Jennifer Bown has had an interest in biology. “1 grew up playing with bugs,” Bown said. “livery vacation we took, we always had to go to a zoo or aquari um. I’ve just always connected with animals.” Although science has always been her passion, Bown’s career goals did not originally include teaching. While attending the University of Nevada in Reno, Bown pursued degrees in zoology and conservation genetics, hoping, for a career involv ing scientific research. On a whim, she applied for a teaching job. “My best friend dared me to apply,” said Bown. Bown was hired by the University of Nevada-and eventually made her way up .north to Oregon, where she accepted part-time jobs at both Clackamas and Portland Community Colleges. After eight years as a part-time instructor at Clackamas, Bown was happy to become a full-time faculty member this past year. Now her summers will be free, allowing her some time to pursue her original interest in scientific research. Besides biology, Bown instructs zoology at Clackamas and will be teaching a natural history course this spring, which focuses on the Oregon Coast. The natural history class, as well as a Bird ID class, was.devel oped by Geology Instructor John Snively. Bown will be taking over these courses upon Snively’s retire ment with his glowing approval. “1 know that by turning over my classes to her, they will be carried on in a fine tradition,” Snively said. Bown also encourages students to take advantage of hands-on learn ing opportunities, such as the annual Death Valley trip she is co-leading with Snively during spring break. According to Bown, numerous stu dents claimed to learn more in this 10-day science immersion program than in an entire sequence of science classes. Bown’s passion for nature is not only evident in her choice of career field, but also in her favorite pas times. She enjoys windsurfing and is an avid skier. “I’ve skied since age two,” said Bown. “1 grew up on skis.” The sport has worn out her knees, resulting in multiple surgeries, but Bown holds out hope that mod ern science will someday be able to outfit her with a new and perfect pair. In spite of her own fascination with science, Bown is aware that not all students share her enthusiasm for the subject. She tries to keep her lec tures upbeat and peppers them with examples understandable to even the least scientifically-minded student. “Biology to me is the world around us,” said Bown. “If 1 c-an somehow get somebody excited ¡about biology|, that’s my goal.” Snively believes Bown will be suc cessful with this ambition. “She makes students enjoy learn ing,” he said. “|She is] one of the best teachers I’ve ever encountered.” BOWN Students support community college The following article Was written by the winner of the journalism division of 'The Clackamas Regional Skills Competition. The contestants were insmejed to write a profile expressing the thoughts, fee/ings and experiences of Clackamas students Isaiah Creel and Micbae/e Cooper about college life and community colleges in general Ashley Marshall E ditor : “T he M ountain E choes ” J unior at S andy H igh S chool A&E 1 Lach faceless student walking the campus of Glackamas Gommunity Gollcge has their own reasoning >f why they chose to attend a community college instead >f. a four-year university. A majority of the students j^Mcome because the tuition is considerably lower. A single s|Wterm at Glackamas costs $<825 versus $1,653 a term at the ^■University of Oregon. ■MRB “The number one benefit is lower in cost, yet equal in quality. You’re gonna get the same classes; it’s just not as prestigious,” said lsaiah.Grccl, who attends Glackamas. Another deciding factor that convinced first year student Michaele Gooper to come to Glackamas is where the college is located. i “1 like it because it is so close to home. 1 decided at the 'end of my junior year to come to Glackamas. 1 knexy 1 ¡wouldn’t have to do the whole moving out thing. That’s (stressful; starting college is stressful enough,” said Gooper ion why she chose to go to a community college. An additional reason why a community college ¡appealed to Greel was the ratio of students to teachers. “More so than the money, is the class size. I’ve never been in |a class] over 30 stuefents. The teachers can remember your name,” said Greel about one of the rea- ’ sons he likes going to Glackamas. Gooper had an experience in which a teacher went to great lengths to apologize to her after confusion in class. “I misunderstood an assignment and 1 wrote on something else. He yelled at me in front of the whole class saying, ‘Why did you d< that?’ but then 1 got a cal! from him later that night. He said he was havinu a bad day .. . and that he was sorry. He actually called my house to apologize, said Gooper. Both Gooper and Greci are involved with activities on cam pus. Greci is involved with the student publication Clackamas Print. “Working for die paper is a ton of fun. You become close with die people on die paper. It sounds cliche, but you become sort of a family,” said Greci about his time spent on the newspaper. Greci is also active in Tai- Ghi. Gooper is a member of the paper as well. While there arc many positive aspects of a community col- / lege, there arc also negative ones. “Sometimes my family is like ‘You don’t want to go to a community college.’ They look at it as lower on the totem, pole. If you don’t care about what people think, though,;' you’ll be fine,” said Greci. Not only to do some look at community college as lessi impressive, but there isn’t as much bonding, between room-' mates that happens at universities. “There’s not as much drunken fiesta time,” said Greci. Greci and Gooper arc certain that Glackamas is the right place for them. Greci aims to accomplish something new everyday. He feels no regret about his choice td go to a. community college over a university. Gooper shares the same sentiment about feeling no regret. She looks to Glackamas to help her reach her goals. Gooper’s goals include “I .earning as much as I can ... maybe taking over the world while I’m at it,” said Gooper with a smile. Gooper and Greci are just a couple of the faceless walking campus that made a choice to attend community college because it worked best for them. I
