Clackamas Print
Feature 5
Wednesday. Oct. 26, 2005
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I Cat Colony Club
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¡Clackamas Print
arin Redston of the col
ls Cat Colony Club turned
five week-old black kitten
er hands so that onlook-
[athered at the Clubs Fair
Wednesday could see the
| that constitute his back
his kitten and his sister, a
[and black striped kitten,
[born here in Clackamas
nty with various birth
Its.
he male has no back legs
Hie female has a back leg
turns in like a hook.
[here are no laws on cats
lackamas County and no
for them,” said Redston.
d like some laws making
people responsible for their
animals.”
Too often, people just dump
unwanted cats on the college
campus itself. According to
Redston, they think “Oh, stu
dents will take them home.”
The feral cats on campus
and the ones dumped at the
campus are in danger from the
larger, predatory wildlife.
“This is coyote country,”
said Redston. “Those coyotes
are evil.”
The Cat Club focuses on
the college’s campus first and
foremost, trapping feral cats
and getting them into shelters
or homes. They have recent
ly expanded their charter
to include all of Clackamas
County.
“Which is a big job,” added
Redston. “We do a lot of driv
ing.”
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They currently have 60 vol
unteers and are always happy
for more. Their main needs
are foster homes for rescued
cats.
The members foster most
of the rescued cats until they
can be sent to a rescue shel
ter or adopted. Adoptions are
free for the college. The only
requirement is that the person
adopting signs a contract to
spay or neuter the animal.
The Cat Club is raising funds to provide a cart for this kitten,
who was born without its back legs.
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The club will follow up
to check the cat’s care. They
prefer that all adopted cats be
indoor cats, and if they must
be outside, fenced lawns are
recommended.
The two kittens at the Clubs
Fair are getting their second
chance at life thanks to the
work of the Cat Club.
If left in the wild, the feral
kittens would most likely
have died because of their
birth defects.
But now they are receiv
ing medical care, attention,
fostering, and will be sent to
PAWS Animal Shelter for an
opportunity to be adopted.
The Cat Club has been
fundraising for a little cart for
the black kitten. The cart will
attach to the stubs that are
his back legs so he can pull
himself around using his front
legs. His sister is technically
a three-legged cat and doesn’t
need a cart.
“They’re going to make
it,” said Redston, watching
the kittens as they crouched
close together in their cage.
“They’re going to do fine.”
dllege offers new sequence of Native American studies
gan Koler
Clackamas Print
iis year at Clackamas,
:nts are able to sign up
lie new Native American
ition series.- The series
des studies in the areas
nthropology, mythology
lontemporary literature,
le anthropology unit,
it by Dr. Robert Keeler,
be available next fall as
231. This coming winter
mythology portion will
light by Jan Anderson as
210, and the contem-
y literature section will
ailable spring term with
B Cornelius as ENG 252.
is term, Keeler’s anthro-
gy class is focusing on
lacific Northwest Native
ricans. His class will
about how they got
here, how long they’ve been
here and how they have sur
vived.
The class involves a lot
of discussion connected to
films, short readings and an
anthropology text book that
was co-authored by a profes
sor at PSU.
When asked why it is
important to examine these
tribes in an anthropologi
cal sense, Keeler replied,
“Native Americans have lived
successfully here for 10,000
years ... they must have done
something right.”
Anderson’s mythology por
tion of the series focuses on
understanding the principles
and values of these “highly
developed” Native Americans
through their lore.
A segment of the class also
explores some mythology
more specific to Northwest
Tribes.
“The Hollywood idea of
‘Savage’ and ‘scalp collector’
is unfair and needs to be put
to rest,” explained Anderson
on the significance of the
series.
Anderson’s
class
last
spring was full and students
were excited to participate.
Anderson adds that “The stu
dents even brought in arti
facts and stories of their own
to share with the class.”
Cornelius, who will teach
the contemporary segment
of the series, says that she
became interested in the
works of modern Native
American authors by realiz
ing how unaware she was of
them in the first place.
“I felt really ignorant about
Native American culture. I
thought of them as ‘in the
past,’ but I forgot that they
are a thriving culture now,”
Cornelius explained.
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the contemporary works, real-
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New bowling, Hebrew clubs
Elizabeth Hitz
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How would you like to learn
Hebrew while wiping out a line
of pear shaped pins with a heavy
ball? While doing both of those
activities at the same time might
not be practical, both of the col
lege’s new clubs offer interesting
new opportunities.
If Hebrew roots seem interest
ing, E2 is the place to go. E2 stands
for Emunah Ekklesia. Emunah is
the Hebrew word for “faith,” and
Ekklesia is the Greek word for
“community.” Those two words
encompass what this new club
hopes to do with its time and
effort.
The “faith” aspect of is the
supporting element of the club’s
values and motivation. Travis
Younkin, one of the club’s leaders,
says that one of the groups main
purposes is “bridging between
Jews and Christians” by tying the
two cultures together in a way
that both sides can relate to. For
instance, the group celebrated the
Feast of the Tabernacle, a Jewish
holiday, tying it in with the birth
of Jesus, a principal Christian
event.
E2 is also about people. As
Heather Ovalle, one of the leaders,
stated E2 is about taking “indi
vidual talents [and] putting them
towards helping the community,
CCC and beyond.”
The group hopes to be involved
with such ministries as Great
Harvest, the Salvation Army,
Manna Ministries and the Bethel
Church Congregation. By work
ing with some of these organiza
tions E2 hopes to bring awareness
of poverty stricken communities
in Portland to the forefront while
helping to meet their needs in the
background. The club assembles
on Tuesdays at noon in Pauling
room 103.
Now for the pear shaped pins.
Anyone seriously interested in
bowling should check out the
new Cougar Bowling Club. The
main focus of the club is to give
students who competed in high
school (and anyone else who hap
pens to be fanatically devoted to
the sport) a chance to compete in
collegiate circles.
Practices are held Tuesday,
Wednesday and Saturday at the
Milwaukie Bowling Alley, under
the direction of coaches Scott
How and Dave Husted. Members
get a discount on their equipment
through the college.
The group has a varied and
incredible tournament schedule.
This term’s tournaments include a
two day trip in Washington; anoth
er two day trip to Boise, Idaho;
and a six day trip to Las Vegas,
Nevada. Possible fundraisers to
cover travel costs include strike-
a-thons, where sponsors pledge
money per strike, and ball give-a
ways with sponsor donations.
Students are encouraged try
out for the club now to get in for
next term. Anyone interested in
speaking with a member of the
coaching staff or offering the club
financial support should contact
Scott How at (503) 532 - 7398.