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The kits Culture Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008 Clackamas Print 7 Musicians come together for jazz jams ce ¿z week, on Monday fits, jazz music streams vn Niemeyer Hall on Oregon City campus iss Sheppard ? Clackamn^ Print verygMonday night from 7 to 10 , musicians from both the college :he Ammunity gather in the Leroy ;rson Room, in Niemeyer Hall, to .Forihose three hours, room N119 les the delightful sound of jazz I All musicians who would like to participate in these open sessions are welcome to do so. The jams are entirely informal. Attendees commonly wear attire along the lines of jeans and plain shirts with comfortable shoes. The musicians laugh and joke amongst themselves between songs. It is almost as if the audience doesn’t exist — like watching a group of friends engage in a jam session in. someone’s garage. This atmosphere makes for a calm and relaxing setting for everyone. Each week’s gathering is unique. Since anyone can participate, there is no knowing for certain who will perform. Some of the regulars include Music Department Chair Tom Wakeling, who plays the lead bass, Part-Time Music Instructor Eli Reisman on guitar and Ed Bennett, a well-known bassist from California and the head of Saphu Records. Feb. 4’s session saw Drum Set and Hand Percussion Instructor Charlie Doggett and student Evan Guilford taking turns on the drums. Zach Sears, a Clackamas alum- nus who now attends Portland State University, played the bass for the second hour. Transfer student Brad Rickel and music major Jared Henkin complemented one another on their trumpets as they played selected songs within the jazz genre. As the event wound down for the evening, the group was joined by Brian Rose, head of the music technology program. Rose entered from the back of the room and went*straight to the piano. With barely mor e than a wav e to his f e 11 o w musi cians, he easi ly began to play the stun- n i n g blues piece “The Walk” as if he had been there from the start. The s e 1 e c - tion of music was just as impressive as the musicians themselves. The first hour of the program opened with a calm, generic jazz composition. Each subse quent song was significantly different than the last, either through a drastic tempo change or a new instrument taking on the solo parts. For a casual fusion of local musi cians, the Clackamas Community Jazz Jams put on an extraordinary perfor mance. Photos by Lydia Bashaw Clackamas Print LEFT: Part-Time Music Instructor Eli Reisman strums lightly on his guitar. RIGHT: Charlie Doggett, drum set and hand percussion in structor at Clackamas, jams out at the Feb. 4 session. 'resiling video game slightly unrealistic, very entertaining ne based on profes- lal wrestling allows one to fight dirty le Balbi Clackamas Print 7WE i Smackdown vs. 2008’jon PlayStation 2 is eo game with innovative ols where the player can s his or her favorite or hated World Wrestling tainment (WWE) or ;me Championship tling (ECW) wrestlers, e game was released svember 2007. Some of vrestlers who are new e 2008 version are CM , Tommy Dreamer, the man, Marcus Cor Von immyfWang Yang. e four difficulty levels he enjoyable easy dif- y, normal, hard and the st difficulty, “legend.” jo new to this edition : popular ECW Extreme Match. e difference between a ore Jmatch and a ECW me Rules Match is that rdcore match includes rnson two sides of the and I under the apron, vresjlers can be pinned lere] while in an ECW me Rules Match, there is apon out in the open and in or submission must in tpe ring. In addition, Season Mode returns with new features. This version of the game provides a long and grueling schedule for the superstar the player selects. Injury can occur to the wres tler during the sea son, making it more realistic and chal lenging. The schedule can be simulated, and the wrestler can gain money, which can be used to buy custom moves, different wres tler outfits and other hidden wrestlers. In General Manager Mode, the player can make all of the match decisions and control either Raw, Smackdown or ECW, making the game an interactive experi ence. Some of the hid den wrestlers include Bret Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Ravishing Rick Rude, Mick Foley, Roddy Piper, the Rock and Terry Funk. However, in order to unlock some of these wrestlers, the player must accom plish the virtually impossible tasks in the Hall of Fame Mode. One challenge is to unlock Hart, which requires using Shawn Michaels to beat Hart in a 30-minute Ironman match. Each wrestler has two of each of the available fight ing styles. These styles are brawler, dirty, hardcore, high flyer, powerhouse, showman, submission and technical. Each type has a different set of moves. As far as controls go, the makers of “WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008” decided to shake things up a bit. For example, the finisher but ton and the run button have swapped places; the run but ton is now the LI button with the left joystick, and the finisher button is the triangle button. Wrestlers at Clackamas have mixed feelings about the game. “I would play it because I watch professional wres tling,” said junior varsity wrestler Anthony Weerheim. Stephen Gonzales, how ever, feels differently. “I don’t play video games because I don’t have the time,” Gonzales said. “I pre fer the physical over the men tal.” But regardless of its obvious connection to the sport of wrestling, “WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008” is a source of entertainment. It will give great enjoyment for the cost.
