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Wednesday, June 7, 2006
Orlando retires after 26 years
$am Krause
fit Clackamas Print
Emily Orlando, chair of the
jalish Department, is retiring this
»j after 26 years of service at
hckamas.
Orlando took over the posi-
n after former Department Chair
m Richards left in 1997. She was
ell suited, having served on the
non. Standards and Procedure,
J Curriculum committees.
■You see something big, you can
[and complain or you can do some-
ng about it,” said Orlando. “When
¿ght I could help, I did. Not just
king, but doing.”
Taking over for Orlando is Triste
melius. Cornelius is an English
jructor at the college and has
ued on numerous committees.
I knew it would be a big job,”
j Cornelius, who has been work
pith Orlando to ensure there is
moth transition. They talk about
entiling “from sharing stories to
nted guidelines and computer
ining,” said Cornelius.
Cornelius says she’s prepared for
the job and has many ideas brewing
in her head about new courses and
curriculum, but she acknowledged
that there will difficulties.
“Anytime I feel over
whelmed I talk to someone
down the hall,” said Cornelius.
‘Teople seem ready to pick
up where I can’t keep a bal
ance.”
Orlando’s career in teach
ing began in Brooklyn, New
York. She then moved to
Yuma, Arizona where she
taught at a Marine Corps Air
Station and Navajo reserva
tion. A colleague and friend
of hers was from Milwaukie,
Oregon and after many visits
to the state, she moved and
began teaching full-time at
the college in 1980.
Orlando saw her role to
be “an advocate for students
and teachers,” helping faculty
through red tape to create new
classes.
Efforts by Orlando and
Emily Orlando received this ceram
other faculty members moved
ic bowl from her colleagues. The
the department toward differ
bowl was made by Art Instructor
ent and often overlooked disci
Nora Brodnicki.
plines.
“I assisted in new classes when
instructors created curriculum to
meet students’ needs,” said Orlando.
“Now there’s a new online course
and creative writing and literature
classes,” which include Native
America and Latino literature and
mythology.
As an instructor, Orlando liked
to work with texts that may have
been difficult, but empowered her
students.
“We just walked through difficult
texts,” said Orlando.
“My focus is to bring out die best
in students,” she added. “All I do is
show them the tools.”
The log house that Orlando and
her husband built east of Estacada
has made a mark on some of the
English Department faculty.
“The first time I saw it I thought
it was rather impressive,” said Allen
Widerberg.
Always one to take on a chal
lenge, Orlando drummed up the
nerve to get on a bicycle for die first
time 10 years ago.
“She got a helmet, a bike and
some padded shorts,” said Elizabeth
Howley, Horticulture department
chair. Howley noted that Orlando
enjoys bicycling through Estacada
regularly.
Another one of Orlando’s inter
ests is Rod Stewart
“It’s fair enough to say he makes
her swoon,” said Sue Mach, writing
instructor at the college.
Orlando and Howley wore feath
er boas to both Rod Stewart and Cher
concerts.
“We were the hit of the Rose
Garden,” said Howley.
The English Department had a
strong voice with Orlando at the
forefront, and many of her colleagues
will miss her expertise.
“There’s no one more thorough
or conscientious to serving us,”
said James Bryant-Trerise, English
instructor at the college.
Orlando’s company will also be
missed by the faculty and by her little
sister, Carolyn Orlando, financial aid
coordinator.
“I will miss my five minutes of
talking and drinking coffee with her,”
said the younger Orlando.
‘lackamas College Republicans consider all the issues
dam J. Manley
ne Clackamas Print
With only five months until
setion time, the Clackamas
immunity
College
¡publicans are gearing up
r action.
This new and ambitious
ib first appeared on the col
tive radar of Clackamas
idents when they arranged
[Republican primary candi
te Jason Atkinson to speak
campus.
“I wanted to get a voice
tfor college Republicans,”
id Tim Lussier, who helped
and the club along with
dents Luke Snowley and
istin Norlin, and former stu-
nt Nathan Dahlin. “We have
ew months until November,
len we have a lot of issues
the ballet, a lot of initia-
cs.”
Lussier describes the club
“a place for Republicans
to get together and to get to
know each other, have a good
time and support our ideals,”
stating that their goals are to
“help Republican candidates
win, support Republican ide
als, register Republican vot
ers and inform voters.”
Though the club has had
a rocky start - it has yet
to achieve the membership
numbers required to swear
in a chairman and officers
— Lussier expects that more
people will be interested in
the solidarity of the club now
that primaries are no longer
dividing Republican loyal
ties.
“Now that [Saxton] is the
candidate for Governor, we’re
going to be campaigning for
him,” said Lussier. “He won
the nomination, so, of course,
we’re going to support our
candidate.”
According to Lussier, the
inspiration for the club came
from The Oregonian.
Adam J. Manley Clackamas Print
Republican Club members left to right: Tim Lussier, Dustin
Norlin, and Luke Snowley.
“The
Oregonian
cited
that there were more young
conservatives in Clackamas
County than there were young
Democrats in Multnomah
County,” said Lussier. “That
gave me a little inspiration to
pursue it and give it a little
more thought.”
“We have the energy and
the drive to be a successful
club,” adds Lussier, who had
already been active in door-
to-door campaigning with
Snowley. “We have the pas
sion and the motivation to do
great things.”
Between now and November
the club will be involved in
many campaigning activities,
including door-to-door, tele
phone calls, and registering
voters.
“The dedication that we
have is probably what keeps
us apart from others,” said
Lussier. “If you believe in
what you’re doing, and you
know what you’re doing is
right, you’re going to be suc
cessful.”
The next meeting time
is unknown, but anyone
who wishes to be involved
can contact Tim Lussier at
(971) 645-51549, or by e-mail
at tim.lussier@gmail.com
New Editors-in-Chief on The Print
Ben Maras
Editor-in-Chief
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who would be interview
ing me,” Wilson said.
“I got my let
ters from people who
knew me as a person,
not just as an academic
student,” Krause said on
his endorsements.
Both editors contrib
uted to the Print’s numer
ous awards at the Oregon
Newspaper Publishers
Association this year, and
look forward to taking
over and taking advan
tage of what is offered
to them.
“The editorial staff is
going to be very promis
ing,” Krause said. “Next
year everyone is going
to have at least a year of
experience.”
Yes, it’s that time of year again.
Time of the year where class atten
dance drops, love (and pollen) is
in the air, and the clothes are start
ing to get scantier and scantier.
In other news: The Clackamas
Print has chosen its new Editor-
in-Chief.
Selected to lead the Print next
year is two-headed monster, made
up of half of News Editor Katie
Wilson, and half Advertising
Manager Sam Krause.
“I’m really pleased that we
have two people whose experi
ence and talent complement one
another,” Vogt said. “I think Katie
and Sam are going to be really Photo illustration by Jeff Sorensen Clackamas Print
good leaders for next year ’s staff,
New Editors-in-Chief: Sam Krause and
“I’m looking forward
and I look forward to working
Katie Wilson.
to the first day, where no
with them.”
one knows who we are
The leaders-to-be were cho
... and they all cower
sen from several applicants by two letters of recommendation,
Vogt and current Editor-in-Chief and be interviewed in order to be and are intimidated, but then they
get used to us and don’t respect
Ben Maras, with input from other considered to 'fill the role.
members of Clackamas faculty.
“It was a bit of a process, but it us anymore,” Wilson said. “But
Both Krause and Wilson had to was weird because I was kind of as long as it doesn’t turn out like
fill out an application, and acquire relaxed, because I knew the people Animal Farm it will be ok.”