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Clackamas Pri
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005
Clackamas explores Camelo
Ato term students
will get swoony over
the new Arthurian
Romance class
E.E. West
The Clackamas Print
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King Arthur will ride again ...
for the first time, this winter.
Clackamas will be offering a
new Arthurian Romance class start
ing Winter Term ’06. The course,
designated ENG 218, will delve into
the vast body of literature surround
ing King Arthur and his Round
Table. ,
According to the course’s
instructor, Jan Anderson, Arthurian
Romance and its commentaries
comprise the largest canon of lit
erature in the world, eclipsing even
Shakespearian and biblical criti
cism.
Anderson plans to explore the
full gamut of file legend, from what
evidence exists for a historical basis
for the legendary king to the more
recent entries in the canon, such as
Disney’s “Sword in the Stone.”
“When you talk about Arthurian
legend, you’re talking about Gawain,
Lancelot, Parsifal, Tristan and Isolde,
and the Grail legends, among others,”
Anderson said, listing some of the sto
ries which contribute to immensity of
the Arthurian canon. The course will
touch upon all these stories, though
given the immense volume of material,
students will only be able to scratch the
surface.
“I think that one of the assignments
of the course will be for students to find
their own favorite examples of modem
Arthur legends and share them with the
rest of the class,” said Anderson. “That
way we’ll be able to cover as much
ground as possible.”
Anderson will also be teaching the
Celtic mythology course during Spring
Term, a subject which ties in directly
with the Arthurian legends.
“One of the things I hope to bring
to the course is knowledge about the
Celtic background of the legends,” said
Anderson.- “We’ll be reading stories
from the Welsh Mabinogeon which are
the oldest mentions we have of Arthur
and his knights.”
Arcane and ancient books won't!
the only course materials covered!
the class. Anderson plans to include M
own library of audio/visual materij
She plans to show the famous Disfl
cartoon, as well as “Monty Python J
the Quest for the Holy Grail.”
“I think it’ll be fun to have everyoj
bring a big bag of popcorn and wafl
the Pythons give us tiieir take on fl
legend on the last day of class,” s]
Anderson.
What interests Anderson the mJ
is the durability of the Arthuifl
Romances.
“Of course, we’ll try to get atl
mystique of it all and what has kl
the legend,alive and well for over!
years,” said Anderson. “I think pl
of the answer has to do with how ]
stories speak to our need for hope. 01
of the Dark Ages came this king, fl
powerful symbol of hope.”
“There is also a very human nJ
for magic and fantasy,” she continil
“The Arthur legend bridges the J
between magic and reality. None of!
will ever be knights in shining arm]
but through the reality of the fiction]
can five in that world for a time.” |
Campus observatory lets students scope out the univers
Laura Cameron
The Clackamas Print
The Haggart Astronomical
Observatory is one of Clackamas’
hidden treasures.
Located on the grounds of the
Environmental Learning Center, the
Observatory opened in 1989 and
is named for Harold Haggart, one
time professional telescope designer
and builder. Haggart hand-built the
dome that crowns the 45-foot tower,
INTERIOR DESIGN AT MARYLHURST
though it was originally part of a
personal observatory attached to his
house. Haggart died in 1984; his
widow, Darcy, donated the dome
and dome drive assembly to the
ELC in May of 1988.
The tower is built almost entirely
of recycled or donated materials: the
main support posts are power poles
salvaged from Portland General
Electric, most of the framing tim
bers came from the remains of the
Smuckers Jelly Cannery (now the
old Art Center), and the metal struts
supporting the telescope came from
bleachers discarded by Clackamas.
In fact, the only truly new mate
rial used in the construction of the
Observatory was the cement for
the base and central column. The
central column, which supports only
the telescope, is basically its own
structure. The column and the tower
never touch, allowing the telescope
to remain steady even when people
are walking around and causing the
tower to shake.
Rotting timbers were discovered
in tiie structure in 1999 and the
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Time-lapse photography catches the Haggart Observatory in
action. The observatory, opened in 1989, was built almost!
entirely out of recycled material.
Observatory was closed for repairs;
the deck, warming hut, and stairs
were all replaced. The rebuild took
nearly two years and used over
$160,000 in donated materials. The
Observatory boasts an impressive
array of astronomical equipment
A 13-inch reflector scope, a I
inch refractor and a pair of 11 ■
astronomical binoculars are aval
able for use on the observation da
while the dome contains the ffl
telescope, a 24-inch Newton!
reflector built by Steven Swayzel
Portland.
Because only 10 people!
allowed on the tower at one til
there is another set of telescope!
hand for use in the parking lot: al
inch reflector, a four-inch reflet!
and a 60-mm refractor. Howel
they would not mind having mol
“We’re always looking I
new telescopes,” said Observa«
Director Karen Halliday. “Wevl
to have a lot of different types]
hand, so people can see what kind]
telescope would be best for them!
Also available for daytil
astronomy is a small hydrogen-all
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“It’s amazing to look through,” ]
Halliday. “You can see the flal
coming off the sun, and they’ll al
ally change right before your eyl
The Observatory is open!
public viewing every clear Satuifl
night, or by arrangement.
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“By arrangement is best dm]
the winter,’’.said Halliday. “Al
keep in mind what you want to]
looking at before you come out]
you want to see deep-sky obj]
. like galaxies or nebulae, come®
dark night when the moon is smi
If you come on a night when]
moon’s full, we’ll pretty muchl
looking only at the moon.”
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Entry to the Observatory is fl
though a donation of $3 per pefl
is requested.
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