The
ommentary
Campus
Poll:
What do
you think
about
pinchins
on St.
Patrick's?
“It’s an
excuse for
violence.”
Forrest Schottt
It depends
ihere
ou get
Bched.”
Megan Drenoske
“It’s a ven
erable Irish
tradition.”
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Clackamas Print 3
How to survive finals
Andrea Simpson
The Clackamas Print
It’s almost upon us. - no,
not the apocalypse, but it is
almost comparable.
Finals week is looming on
the horizon, and students are
starting to go into hiding in
preparation for the storm.
No need to fear finals
week, though, if you are well-
prepared.
Quality study habits can be
hard to develop, especially if
you try to develop them the
week of finals.
You shouldn’t consider it
finals week; you should con
sider it finals weeks. Start
out with study time in small
increments, and gradually set
aside more time for studying
the closer it gets to finals.
• The more you see some
thing, the more likely you are
to remember it. The memo
ry-retention rate increases if
you not only read over your
notes, but copy them again
and again. Have someone quiz
you on relevant and important
information, or make flash
cards to memorize facts and
formulas.
When you study, make
sure you .seclude yourself.
If you place yourself some
where where you are bound
to encounter people, you will
constantly be distracted.
Some claim they cannot
study in complete silence
because it is more distracting
than noise. It’s okay to put
^pn some music, but don’t put
it on a station that will tempt
you to stop studying and sing
along. Classical music is
great for studying because it
stimulates the brain and isn’t
distracting.
Good
nutrition
helps
your body stay productive.
Psychological and physi
cal stress can weaken your
immune system, so it’s impor
tant to eat foods that strength
en your body’s defenses.
Recently out on the market
is the new drink DanActive by
Dannon. It helps your intes
tines fight off harmful bacte
ria, as well as deposits good
nutrients at
the
same
time.
This may
sound sac
rilegious to
some finals
fanatics, but cut
back on sugar and
caffeine in the
coming weeks.
Instead
of
pumping your
body full of
stimulants
go for a jog
or
dance
to
some
music to
get your
blood
pumping
and circu-
lating to your brain. Natural
adrenaline is the best way
to keep your mind alert and
active.
And finally, get plenty of
sleep. Research shows that
you need at least four hours
of sleep to function and eight
hours to be completely rest
ed and function at optimum
capacity.
To get a better quality of
sleep, don’t watch television
for two hours prior to sleep
ing. The flashing images and
noise stimulate your brain and
make it harder to obtain a
dreamless and peaceful sleep.
The next few weeks will be
hectic and long for those of us
who face finals. Just buckle
down and concentrate, and
it will be over before you
know it.
Illustration by Andrea Simpson Clackamas Print
Campus sculpture overexposed
Tomas Beralta
Bret Bemhoft
“It’s
com
pletely
accept
able.”
Marisa Fonseca'
don’t
ivea .
Bblem
ith
itching;
's just
ceiving
e pinch.”
Logan Vasquez
Campus. Poll compiled by
Jennesa Palmer and
Benjamin Caldwell
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finals week
You know what really boils my
blood? The fact that every day I
come to school, I must gaze upon a
giant scrotum.
This refers to the nightmarishly
Freudian statue in the grassy area
of the courtyard between Barlow,
Pauling and the Community Center
on the college’s main campus.
“Tendonitis” is the statue’s name,
created by Clackamas’ own Rick
True of the Art Department, and it
needs to be moved.
Of the dozens of students asked
about their opinion of ‘Tendonitis,”
only two liked the sculpture in the
courtyard.
The images, thoughts and conver
sations most commonly inspired by
‘Tendonitis” are not pleasant ones.
Make no mistake - sex is a rightfully
popular topic, and colleges are where
daring discussions are meant to take
place. However, people should be
allowed to decide for themselves
when they contemplate genitalia.
This is not to call the statue or its
creator perverted.
‘Tendonitis” is an abstract rep
resentation of the suffering of one
artist’s wrist as he labors to create.
To me (an artist and huge geek),
the piece is also a brilliant represen
tation of the classic and powerful
concept of the lever-and-fulcrum.
In all honesty, ‘Tendonitis” is an
inspired creation that deserves expo
sure (no pun intended) on campus;
just expose it somewhere else on
campus.
The courtyard in question is very
rectangular and flat; it screams for a
work of art to disrupt its uniformity.
The positioning and shape of
‘Tendonitis,” combined with its con
trast to the Surrounding area, causes it
to stick out like a sore phallus.
“Sore phallus” is the tamest name
given to the man-bag monolith by its
resident observers. Some other names
given by students, faculty and regular
visitors to CCC include “The Testes,”
“Elephantitus,”
“Cougarsax,”
“Cock-crete,” “The Compensator,”
“Giant Cock-and-balls” (from a fac
ulty member), “Stonehenge Gone
Wild” (from a Trimet bus driver) and
“That’s just gross.” My nickname
Co-EpiroRs-iN-CmEr.' Sam Krause,
Katie Wilson
C opy E ditor : Colleen Watkins
N ews E ditor : Megan Koler
C o -C ommentary E ditors : Matt Olson,
David Stark
F eature E ditor : Laura Cameron
S ports E ditor : Mike Guidice
A&E E ditor : Tayo Stalnaker
P hoto E ditor : Adam J. Manley
ApMaAMasR: Elizabeth Hitz
S tate W riters : Nicholas Baker,
Kayla Berge, Benjamin Caldwell,
Leia Dickerson, Jennifer Jenkins,
Frank Jordan, Kimberly Maier,
Jennesa Palmer, Dustin Ragsdale,
Andrea Simpson, Ott Tammik, Liz
Travers
P roduction A ssistants : Jesse
Dees, Joseph Elliot, Rachel
for ‘Tendonitis” is “The Ballrock of
Clacka-dum.”
Located by the Streeter Annex
building and the bus stop, there is
another statue, a metal sculpture
named “Shared Destinies.” It was
created by Devin Laurence Field in
1998 and purchased by CCC at the
same art exhibition as ‘Tendonitis.”
“Shared Destinies” is an often-
unnoticed depiction of two unfin
ished horses pulling against each
other in opposite directions. The
horses are sheltered by a square can
opy attached to the large, boxlike
base.
“Shared Destinies” is not a more
inspired or beautiful work of art than
‘Tendonitis,” but it is a more suitable
sculpture to place in the courtyard.
“Shared Destinies” is the perfect
statue for this location because it is a
pair of organic shapes escaping from
a geometric frame; when compared
to the backdrop of the courtyard, it
just fits.
‘Tendonitis” receives all of the
unfair criticism, not because of the
sculpture itself, but because it clashes
so horribly with its environment.
Between Randall, McLoughlin
and the Art Center, there is a small
grove of trees. If placed before this
grove, ‘Tendonitis” would feel less
overbearing. Against a backdrop
of natural shapes and tall trees, the
sculpture would compliment its sur
roundings instead of flash them.
Gillette, Andrea Simpson,
Alexandria Vallelunga, Jamie Wu
P hotographers : Juno Dean,
Brandy-Marie Faulhaber
S ubmitting artist : C.J. Ciaramella
D epartment A dviser : Linda Vogt
D epartment S ecretary : Christine
Frey
Dear Dr. Kim,
How can I get my ex
boyfriend to leave me
alone? When he cheated
on me, I broke up with
him,
and
everything
was fine - for a while.
Recently, he and his other
girlfriend broke up, and
he decided he wanted to
get back together with me.
He calls my house all the
time, and I try to avoid
his phone calls. It doesn’t
work. He calls my house
from three different num
bers to try and confuse me
into answering the phone!
How do I get rid of this
guy?
- Esmerelda Zelda
Dear Esmerelda Zelda,
Well, the first thing you
need to do is make sure
this guy knows his calls
are unwanted. Don’t beat
around the buish or try to
be nice - make it clear that
there’s no chance for him
to persuade you to change
your mind.
If he ignores your
request for privacy and
continues to call or harass
you, the next step is to
call your phone company.
You can give them any
number he has called you
from, arid they will block
it directly.
Unfortunately, it is
extremely hard to get a
stalking order. This guy
could drive by your house
50 times a night and call
you a hundred times a day,
and the police wouldn’t do
• much but document it. It’s
scary that you can’t get
help until it’s too late and
you’ve been physically
injured.
Still, if your ex con
tinues this nonsense, you
should report it to the police
every time it happens. If he
ever threatens your life or
physically harms you in
any way, you can file a
restraining order (and you
should) to protect your
self. Make sure the people
around you know that this
creep can’t seem to take a
hint, and document all his
strange stalking behavior.
Chances are that a lit
tle slap of rejection will
fix this loser’s wagon. It
sounds like you’re smart
enough to leave this cheat
er eating dust.
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