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The ature Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Clackamas Print 13 ummer doldrums? Fear not! itherann Price \ickamas Print Illustration by Lydia Bashaw Clackamas timing that summer is not on the agenda, ne of year signifies an g-up of possibilities, ply getting a job might ; of the things on the list” this summer - or is getting a second job. are all kinds of jobs, of them even outdoor- gigs. Not everything at minimum wage; take in The Oregonian and at places like Craig’s side of work, there nty of time for other ies. Clutter is sure to Iccumulated during the year. Take this chance ome late spring clean- I ahead and have a yard I alk to friends and see if larave things to sell,.too; t a group event. If this I much work, or if there Ims left after the sale, I to a place like The AIVill or Value Village. i is a great time of year i(it parties; :r home- fi out of •r< icture, people ive time Ided eve- nctions. to e I m by Katie Wilson ¿6 Clackamas Print k music and watch movies. G o ahead and play Chess, Risk, Diplomacy, or Hungry Hungry Hippos. Other kinds of table-top games are great alternatives to going out and getting drunk. While it will not score you many points with the .ladies, Dungeons and Dragons will not kill any brain cells, either. Some people fear sunburns or sweat and will spend the entire summer indoors with their- Wii or Play Station III. While video and computer games have been shown • j to. enhance h a n d - e< y e coordination and are just plain well as sunscreen. Cut-up feet fun, they are not substitutes and sunburns are not any fun. Illustration by Heatherann for get- Still having a hard time get Price Clackamas Print t i n g ting outside? Here are out a couple side m o r i e in the nerd y sun things a shine. person can Try to keep try on i the things that take weekends. place indoors as Check nighttime activi- out ■ some . ties. Do not for of the local get about dance L. A.R.P. clubs. A great (live- way to hang out action with friends and role burn calories play) is a wild night and boffer groups. on the town. FX Both Belagarth and s u m - is situated right across from Amtgard have local mer for no the waterfront in downtown chapters. For those looking W credit on Monday and Portland and is an 18-and- for a little more authenticity - f Wednesday mornings, over club. Satin and Latin, who have plenty of extra Cash starting July 9. Or, one on Broadway in Portland, is - look into the S.C.A. (Society 'could just keep a Zen another dance club that not for Creative Anachronism). only offers an exciting night If relaxation is a must, garden and meditate on his or . of dancing, but lessons includ look no further than Instructor her own time. Living in the PDX area, we ed in the cover price. 'Wayne Keller’s have a myriad of choices when Try to stay outside. ‘ Take private .sum- -it comes to things to do Tai "" v up gardening. Oregon’s tem mer this (or any other) time perate weather lends itself C h i of year. The Northwest to almost any flower species course. is a rainy place, so get one can think of. Though It is outside while you can some flowers will not survive being and enjoy summer. our winters, there is always offered the option of bringing them at the indoors until next spring. college Tired of paying an arm and this a leg for organic fruits and vegetables? Just grow your own. Raised flowerbeds are easy and inexpensive to make, and will last several years. If space is an issue, there are several community gardens in ¡the area. Meldtujnbaf jP^jk. and the college are just two . locations. Ride a bike, go jogging, or even try participating in a tri-athalon. There are many places to go swimming in the local area - just remember to buy a pair of Illustration by Matt Olson Clackamas Print water socks, as / ause prepares to usher in new era of Print greatness e Krause joined the paper two years ago in Spring Term 2005 as a staff writer. He was hired as co-cditor for the commen tary section ^at the beginning of Fall Term lialist Hunter S. Thompson once 2005. However, in face of the paper’s I f you’re going to be crazy, you need for an ad manager, he gave up the I get paid for it or else you’re going commentary position and took on the task I eked up.” of earning revenue to fuel the newspaper. Ils to live by, perhaps especially Most of his time was spent selling and Ine is about ready to take on the putting together ads, but oddly enough, I mantle. of editor-in-chief of the “I was more into the writing aspect of I s student newspaper. journalism last year than this year,” said pel Sheldon Krause is- The Krause^ -Hi:, s j1 He was hirer! by. Editpr-in-Chief Ben was Print’s' next leader. It’s a ess, multi-faceted, maddening job Maras to work as cb-editpr-in-chief with anguish and dirty looks. As edi- Katie Wilson from fall 2006 through will receive a tuition waiver, but spring 2007. He says that this has changed his focus, ys and nights and weekends spent > for the newspaper hardly make as far as journalism is concerned, although per count for much. This is the he is still very much a writer at heart. “I’m more into leadership and how a an this year with Co-Editor Katie and will take up all on his lone- group mentality works,” he said. Covering the college this year has been ¡ginhing in the fall. I hasn’t gone crazy yet, he still has tumultuous at best, with the upheaval in administration and all the other things that f time. 11 of what he faces: days when the make life fun. Krause will only build on Inns out of coffee, lack of ciga- these experiences. I eadliries from hell and the joys of “I would like to focus more on what’s * ig what usually ends up being a 20 going on in legislature ... and explore the e irson staff. community and how the college affects He’s also his claim that “everyone the community in the broader scheme lie press. I realize this. No one is of things,” he said. “I want to bring [the »be completely satisfied [with newspaper] online.” I er], and that’s just the beast that . No man is an island, or so we are told, I sm is - and that we have to face and Krause has his share of inspirations and influences. ly" Wilson '-In-Chief “[Political Science Instructor] Dean, [local papers] have to follow on a daily Darris, and also [Journalism Adviser] basis,” he said. “I’d like to go beyond Linda Vogt and Hunter S. Th -^pson,” he ’ what we’ve established ” ; listed off. “[Thompson] justhad an ability to approach a story in such a different manner from any other journalist,” Krause said. “He didn’t care what people thought about him. Journalists should never care about that.” • i “Mr. Creel,” he added, naming the 2004-05 edi tor-in-chief, Isaiah Creel, “is why J stayed on The Print in the first place. He was so engaging, a great leader. He made kids care about The Print.” And, ref erencing himself, “He got a degenerate involved and caring about the world. I used to have such a narrow perspective. Today, it’s a lot broader.” . Here’s his goal for fall: “I want to take the paper to a new level... make it have a stronger voice among other community college newspapers and papers in the area. “We have the opportu nity to break the rules that KRAUSE
