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The Global Activism Club
AC) provides an atmosphere
tere students can explore the liv-
; conditions of people all around
¡world.
It focuses on “learning where
other people involved,” she said.
The group’s mission is “to
inform students on campus about
humanitarian crises, and then to
organize an outlet ... to change
things in big and small ways.”
In the past, the GAC has been
involved in a few events on cam
pus.
“We try to have a table with
information at the club fairs,
and we have hosted a few dif
ferent fundraisers around school,”
Prentice said.
GAC fundraises for various
non-govemment humanitarian aid
projects. These include Invisible
Children, in Uganda, and Open
Doors, in North Korea.
Beginning on Nov. 19, GAC
will meet in the Fireside Lounge, in
the Bill Broad Community Center,
at noon on the third Monday of
every month.
The club is not affiliated with
any other organizations.
Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007
Artyfeulture 5
Too many sequels?
less Sheppard
| The Clackamas Print
Clackamas students
give multiple movies a
big thumbs down
How many is too many?
It seems that every time
somebody makes a really
great movie it must be fol
lowed by at least two sequels.
While it’s hard to resist a
good trilogy, moviegoers have
to question whether some
sequels are actually needed.
A vast number of
Clackamas students believe
that follow-ups are often ter
rible farces.
“Most of the time, sequels
are unnecessary,” said com
munications student Anthony
Baer.
English student Lor Foster
agrees that those in mov
ies and games are generally
awful.
“People should read more,”
Foster said. “Books can only
get better - well, unless
you’re J.K. Rowling.”
However, not all students
insist that sequels are dread
ful. On the other side of
the spectrum there’s Ben
Ripplinger, who said, “Some
sequels aren’t that bad.”
“Take the Redwall series
for example,” he added, refer
ring to the popular saga by
Brian Jacques.
Paden Smith agrees with
Ripplinger.
“Some sequels are OK,”
Smith said, though his opin
ion does not extend to movies
“Disney is the
whore of the
sequel realm,99
Kent Hall
Acting student
like The Matrix.
Still, the majority of stu
dents hold to a negative view
of follow-ups.
“Jf the first movie sucked,
there’s no point in a sequel,”
English student Greg Stein
said.
Students also have strong
opinions concerning slasher
movies, in particular the
Saw series, about which
Stein vehemently exclaimed,
“Those glorified gore mov
ies? For God’s sake, there
are four of them, and there’s
no plot!”
It appears that the realm
of children’s movies and
cartoons doesn’t escape the
scathing criticism of viewers,
either.
“Disney is the whore of
the sequel realm,” said acting
student Kent Hall.
In reference to more
mainstream movies, Nicole
Looney said, “I think the
sequels that really vacuum
are the ones they only make
because the first one did so
well.”
“All movies are so predict
able,” she added.
Hall has some candid
advice for novice moviegoers:
“When a sequel skips the
theater and goes straight to
DVD, it sucks. Period.”
On the topic of movies
based on short stories, spe
cifically the Children of the
Corn series, Hall said, “One
or two films based on a short
story can be all right, but
when you have six films from
a 30-page short, it ... I can’t
think of another word other
than ‘sucks.’”
Many Clackamas students
concur that most even-num
bered sequels are terrible,
while the odd-numbered ones
tend to be somewhat, if not
totally, more interesting.
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Hitz Clackamas Print
1 how people in this world are
pering, and asking ourselves
tat we should do about it,” said
per Prentice, president of GAC.
»Prentice started the club dur-
e Whiter Term 2007 due to her
PBgintercst in helping individu-
innecd.
“I had tons of information that
is rather scattered, and I wanted
find a way to organize it and get
Although GAC currently has
no upcoming events scheduled,
students should still “stay tuned,”
Prentice said.
“I would like people to know
that we’re very excited to have
new people come and check us
out,” she added.
For fürther information, con
tact Prentice at how_much@juno.
com.
Photo Illustration by Kayla Berge Clackamas Print
OPEN: The Fall Term theatre production, the dark comedy "Reckless," plays in the Osterman Theatre, in Niemeyer Hall, until Nov.18. Per
formances take place Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 for seniors 62 and
older and $10 for students. For further information or to make reservations, call ext. 2356.
TODAY: The forum for the legalization of marijuana, headed by the president of the Democratic Club on campus, will be taking place from
4 to 6:30 p.m. in McLoughlin Hall Forum. Its purpose is to educate the student body and the surrounding community about the issues associ
ated with marijuana.
Jill
11/16: The opening reception of the Alexander Gallery's* new exhibit titled "Confluence," which features works by Tim Lundholm, Mike
Suri and Tom Yody, is on Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. "Confluence" will be open until
Jan. 18 next year.
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11/19: College Night in Oregon will be at Clackamas from 6 to 9:15 p.m. in the Gregory Forum. Students may learn about planning and pay
ing for college, and even enter to win one of four $500 scholarships. Several different breakout sessions will be going on. Free pizza and soda
will be available. For more information, visit the Web site at www.collegenightinor.org or e-mail scholarships@clackamas.edu.