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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
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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