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Volume 38, Issue 7
A free student publication
Robberies plague campus
I Isaiah Creel
| Editor-in-Chief
Campus-wide theft has prompted
college staff to take security action in
order to preserve electronic equipment
and peace of mind.
On Tuesday, Nov. 30 at approxi
mately 3:45 p.m., a laptop computer
was taken from the newly completed
Niemeyer Center. Although the perpe
trators were ultimately apprehended
and the laptop returned to its rightful
owner, administrators were forced to
examine the security of the campus.
According to Criminal Justice
Department Chair Dick Ashbaugh, two
men walked into the Niemeyer Center
and took the laptop of an electrical con
tractor from the room he was working
in.
Upon his return, the contractor
saw the two men exiting the room
where he had left his laptop; they
did not make eye contact. When
he checked the room and noticed
his laptop missing, he confronted
the two men. The taller of the two
took a swing at the contractor
prompting a concerned citizen to
call public safety.
Eye witness John Mituniewicz
claims Campus Security was on
the scene in approximately thirty
seconds. Campus Security called
Oregon City Police for backup and
the perpetrators were apprehended
and subsequently arrested.
“It just shows that someone can
walk out with something,” said
Mituniewicz. “It makes me want
to look after my stuff a little bet
ter.”
See CRIME on Page 2
Giving Tree lights up the season for those in need
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Hundreds of children in the Oregon City area
may not receive gifts this season. Thanks to the
ASG, nearly 150 of them will have a more cheerful
holiday.
The anticipated Giving Tree, located in the
Community Center, is headed by Childcare Senator
Skye Johnson and Childcare Officer Melissa
McPartland. For the last decade it has provided the
only gifts to be received by some unfortunate chil
dren in the area.
Donating is easy—the Giving Tree is covered in
cards listing the sex and age of needy children,
many of them siblings, who need a little extra joy
this season. After choosing the ornament, it is taken
to the ASG office where an officer pulls out a card
with gift ideas for that particular child. To date, the
ornaments of 144 children are donning the Giving
Tree, many of them siblings from under-privileged
families.
Gifts range from clothes to Playstations™, and
the amount spent is determined by the ability of the
giver. Many of the cards also request food, a neces
sity that many take for granted.
All donations are to be taken to the ASG office
by Dec. 2. They have requested that toys and
clothes are left unwrapped with original tags still
attached-
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Clackamas Community College
hosted the Big Band Ball to honor the
life and music of former Music
Department Chair, the late LeRoy
Anderson.
The ball was held on Nov. 20 in
the new Niemeyer Center for
Communication Arts. Guests includ
ed current and former faculty, staff
members, friends and family of
LeRoy Anderson.
A large hall in the Niemeyer
building was transformed into an ele
gant dining area and the sounds of the
Brad Wager Trio, a student band,
flowed from an upper balcony. Guests
were offered hors d’oeuvres, refresh
ments and an opportunity to view
memorabilia from Anderson’s
life in the LeRoy Anderson
Room.
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played with well-known bands of his
era - Glenn Miller, Charlie Spivak
and Tex Beneke.
A media presentation was given in
the new theatre in tribute to Anderson.
Current faculty members and friends
of Anderson were featured in the
presentation and spoke of his love for
music and for his students.
“He may not be here at this place
in body, but I can guarantee you the
spirit of LeRoy is alive and well in
this place and at this time,” said choir
director, Lonnie Cline.
Ron Jones, former student and
composer for “Star Trek: the Next
Generation” was present and also fea
tured in the production.
“May this new building and edu
cational facility be a clear reminder to
us to be like LeRoy, and work
towards building people
through learning and by
example,” said Jones.
The evening also
celebrated the unoffi
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Niemeyer
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Dan Donahue tickles the ivories in tribute to LeRoy Anderson.
“This (building) is what he wanted to
have happen, and strove to make hap
pen. My husband would be truly
awed by this, as I am,” said Marlene
Anderson of her late husband.
Key financial contributors to the
music department, John and Ginger
Niemeyer attended the ball and were
pleased to see the finished product of
the new building.
“The facility is so far beyond any
thing we had thought it would be; it’s
absolutely beautiful,” said Mrs.
Niemeyer.
Several music students volun
teered at the ball as waiters and were
given their own impression of the
new facility and Anderson’s part in
making the music department what it
is today.
“Without LeRoy we would not
have this new building. This is really,
really exciting, we are going to have
so many opportunities,” said music
student Naomi Hunt.
After finishing off a dessert of
Tiramisu, guests spent the rest of the
night visiting and dancing to the
LeRoy Anderson Big Band’s rousing
jazz.
Several Big Band members shared
memories of Anderson in between
jazz pieces including Laird Hailing
and Jack Quinby.
Norman Leyden, friend of
Anderson and Laureate Associate
Conductor for the Oregon Symphony,
made a special appearance.
Director of Development Karen
Martini summed up the night.
“This was a spectacular kickoff to
a great building,” she said. “This is
the last of the „major construction
projects and it is nice that it ended on
such a high note.”
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Whether one calls him Santa
Claus, Kris Kringle, or Father
Frosty there is more to the real
Saint Nicholas than many have
realized ... until now.
I First off, some basic informa
tion. 1 he “jolly old elf” was '
bom in Patara, Lyria (in what is
now Demrc, Turkey), sometime
between 260 - 280, but accounts
vary (conspiracy? Perhaps). His
parents were Theophanes and
Nona or Epiphanes and Johane
(perhaps the different names
mean they were part of an
ancient witness protection pro
gram?)..
Saint Nick died on Dec. 6,
between 330 - 346. That’s right,
you heard it here first: Santa
Claus is not only dead, he’s been
dead for centuries. This certain
ly lends credence to certain con
spiracy theories that claim
department store Santas are
imposters working for “the
man.”
Santa was a special child,
however. According to some
accounts of his life, even as an
infant
he
observed
the
Catholic fasts of
See SANTA FOUND on Page 10