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First copy FREE, additional copies H Meet the new Clackamas Priñrx president See Page 4 k a independent, student- run newspaper since 1966 ^Clackamas^ommunit^College Oregoi^ity^R^ Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Volume 40, Issue 21 4Q ears and A ll THAT J azz ¿¿V 'J -Iff Music from a very enthusiastic marimba band - Chicamarimba - drifted across cam pus from the direction of the Niemeyer Co-Editor-in-Chief Center last Saturday. The center itself, all doors thrown open, hosted a large crowd of faculty, community members, families and the few scattered ’students. Outside was an improvised stage where groups, such as Chicamarimba, ser enaded visitors. Inside were readings, performances by the jazz band and the chamber ensemble. In Gregory Forum, the international stage took over with mini-drarrurpei^ formed by Spanish students and a puppet play put together by French students. C Fromnoon until 5 p.m, the college celebrated its 40 years of existence. “ “I thought it went wonderfully,” said Shelly Parini. dean of college advancement ; Ü and foundation executive director. “ Parini was instrumental in organizing the event “Everyone rallied together to make it a really memorable day,” she said. It was a day of food, art, music and memories. People were ushered into the Osterman Theater later in the afternoon for the only j formal timeslot of the party. Former College President Dr. John Hakanson spoke about the beginning years of the cpltege. One ofthe first ever CCC graduates shared what Clackamas gave to ■" her. The Theatre Department performed a vignette from their upcoming production, „’tWafto/wa/. .. _ , . ' Dean of Humanities Bill Briare announced the winners ofthe community. Mystery. The winners, a group dedicated to hunting treasure, decided to give their pffiiF “ aPefi laptop computer, a year’s tuition waiver, a $10Q bookstore gift certific ‘goodiesaccording to Briare - back to the ctitlegp to award to a s .^^ra&olarmp. ' ' ' x “It was fun for me to put together,” said Briare about the Art Mystery. Wh en asked ' • if another art mystery is planned for the future, his only comment was: “Anything is possible.” The event officially closed with everyone singing “Happy Birthday” to Clackamas,^ Community College. . Katie Wilson L All photos by Lydia Bashaw Clackamas Print Celebrating the college’s 40 years! TOP: Counseling Chair Ellen Wolfson plays with her marimba band, Chicamarimba. MIDDLE: Samantha Madison, sitting in the sun and enjoying the balloons outside the Niemeyer Center. ABOVE: The CCC Chamber Ensemble performs under the direction of Instructor Gary Nelson. LEFT: The old Oregon City Trolley gives tours of the campus throughout the afternoon. Zougs take second in heartbreaker Frank Jordan The Clackamas Print The 2007 softball season ended Monday at Delta Park for the lackamas Cougars as they dropped heartbreaker in the NWAACC lampionship game to Lower ilumbia College 3-2, giving the idy Red Devils their second con- cutive title and eighth in the last le years. The Cougars took on LCC in CC’s third game of the day and nped out to a 2-0 lead in the eond inning on consecutive RBI ubles by Jessica Slocum and icey Forbito. The Red Devils tied : game in the fourth on a two-run mer by Hayley Ridout. The Cougars were robbed of tential home runs by Sam Daline the fifth and Katie King in the sev- th by catches by LCC outfielders, :n the Red Devils pushed across a D in the bottom of the seventh to in the game and the title. . Renee Santos capped a memo rable freshman season on the mound for Clackamas, tossing her third game in six hours on Monday in the loss, striking out 12 Red Devils hitters and only sur rendering four hits. Santos added to her school-record strikeout total during the tournament, striking out 70 during the weekend, and finishing the season with 404 K’s, which is believed to be an NWAACC single season record. Her total leaves her only 36 strike outs short of the Clackamas career record held by Holly Marlow. “It truly was a great Sam Krause Clackamas Print softball game, played by A Highline CC Thunderbird looks astonished as a fastball zooms over home plate strinking her out. the two best programs in The Lady Cougs beat the Thunderbirds 7-1 Friday during the NWAACC softball tournament. the Northwest. We played great, got great pitch ing and good defense,” said Head short, but this loss doesn’t take away ment play on Friday with a team earlier in the week, Coach Jessica Farnsworth. “We got what a great season that we had. Just 7-1 victory over Highline CC. struck out 11 arid allowed robbed by great Lower Columbia awesome.” , Santos, who was named to the only two hits in the victory. (jamel defense, so we easily could have National Fastpitch Coaches Please see SOFTBALL, Page 6 won this game. We just fell a little Clackamas opened tourna Association’s All-American
