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vature LACKAMA SPrint April 13, 2003 L—------------------ (___ LJ____ *3 ampus’ first Black Student Union All photos by Bne Daykin Clackamas Print Union President Brendon Campbell (left) presents including Josh Spirlin, with ideas for raising money. In Johnson Editor Slack students, and students ested in sharing and learning it black culture, have joined prm Clackamas’ first ever Black Student Union. Observing that there was no sort of organization for black students on the Clackamas cam pus, student Brendon Campbell decided to take the matter into his own hands and bring stu dents together to celebrate their African-American and black ancestry by creating a BSU here at Clackamas. “I noticed, demographical- ly, that we had an increase in black students this year,” said Campbell, who is now the club’s president, “and I wanted to actu ally get to know some of those students and actually get to do some things with them, in the community.” The BSU began last term at Clackamas, and has increased in the past few weeks from hav ing one member to around 10 members who have been active ly attending weekly meetings. Members of the Union have each been trying to bring one new per son with them to each meeting. “My friend was in it and she was really excited about it, so I decided to get into it and help,” said BSU member Lauren Vallespir. The effort by members to bring in more students seems to be paying off, as numbers are steadily increasing. “I’m actually really excited about it because it’s momentum,” said Campbell. “It’s showing that we’re being active and bringing together the black students on campus and some ofjjhe people that want to spread the black and African-American heritage.” The goals of the BSU are to create an interest in the" commu nity, and become active within it. “[We want to] be able to unite the Black Student Unions across the state and to be able to do things totally different from all the other clubs on campus,” said (From left) Black Student Union members Brendon Campbell, Josh Spirlin and Kareem Walcott attend meetings actively. Campbell, who would also like to see some scholarships created for the black students on campus. BSU member Kareem Walcott became interested in the club after seeing flyers and wondering what it was all about. “I’m hoping for scholarship opportunities and to get some knowledge on African-American history,^’ said Walcott. The BSU is currently creating interest within students by plan ning events to involve the people on campus. The group recenfly*held a soul food cookout on March 9 in the courtyard to earn some money that, aside from food included some entertainment. A concert is also being planned for April 14, from noon - 3 p.m., which will present singers, local rappers, hip-hop dancers, and African dancers and drummers. Further in the future, the BSU is also getting a step dancing contest together, which will hopefully involve steppers from Washington and California, which they hope will be “a really big community event.” “[We want] a huge turnout, uniting a lot of the student unions and a lot of the community togeth er at Clackamas Community College,” said Campbell. Movie screenings are also something the BSU is hoping to host on a monthly basis. The BSU would love to gain members of all skin colors and races. “We want people to know that it’s all-inclusive,” said Campbell. “That’s what we want to show in Clackamas Community College, is that it’s not just for black students. We’re not trying to become a multi-cultural club, but it’s to bring in other people that feel that they want to spread out the black heritage and want to talk about African-American heritage.” The Black Student Union meets every Wednesday from 1- 2 p.m. in CC124. ow to change your own brakes le Piazzisi lClackamas Print I is really simple for you to inge out your own brakes if you file correct tools. rou will need a jack, lug wrench, |t wrenches, screw driver and rational jack stands and needle- lliers. tep 1: Go to your local auto store and buy new replacement ■for the job you are about to Pl- tep 2: Loosen the lug-nuts of peels that you are going to lice while the vehicle is on the Id. tep 3: Raise the vehicle high Igh to have the tires off the md. (Make sure to do this on [1 ground. Also use some type lock on opposing tires so your vehicle doesn’t roll. If you are only using a jack, lift only one side of the vehicle at a time.) 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