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Clackamas Print 2 Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Student quells his addictioi Mead worked together to start an NA meeting on campus. The meetings are Monday and Friday from noon to 1 p.m. in room 112 in the Community Center. He believes, “It’s better to face our problems in numbers than by ourselves.” Senase emphatically sup ports the NA and AA programs, and believes the programs were helpful in his own recovery, and would aid in the recovery of others. Angela Harvey, Senase’s mother said, “He has the biggest heart there ever is.” She believes he has always been very compassionate, and has become even more so with his recovery. Harvey believes he has learned a lot of things through the recovery process. His father, Tony Senase proudly said, “He is an asset to society,” and also believes he has become a more dedicated father. Those views are shared by Senase who said during his addiction it was all about him self, and now he is much more focused on his son who is, “the apple of my eye,” Senase is doing his part to help the community, and is a chapter chair of an Oxford house. Oxford house is a*dem- ocratic program that provides sober living for those who want to a change and want help Abbv Neet The Clackamas Print Andrew Señase used to have a very powerful addiction. Señase is a former alcoholic. It started out casual. At 14 he would drink with his friends, have a good time and party. As usual, addictions do not stay casual. It evolved into an everyday thing, and as he got older, he*got deeper and deeper into it. He was in denial of what was happening, and what he was doing. “It’s a progressive disease,” Señase said, regarding alcohol ism. 7 Señase attributes much of his success to his involvement in Narcotics Anonymous and his sponsor through the program. His sponsor is there to mentor him, and help him out in situ ations he has never been in, as well as encourage Señase to look at himself, and Ways to keep improving. Mary Brown, Senase’s girl friend said, “He is very active in classes. He’s focused and deter mined. When he says he is going to do something, he will. He is trying to better his future.” “He is the type of guy who sees a sunset and starts crying. He is very open and honest,” Brown added, much to Señase’s embarrassment. Señase, Brown and Shelly I getting clean. The 26-year-old full-time student said he never would have imagined he would be in college and actually passing his classes. Senase had a rough child hood. He is the oldest of six, and things became more dif ficult when he was nine and his parents divorced. He had to step up and help take care of the younger kids. Senase learned to cook, clean and do laundry and other things that took away from his time as a kid. He eventually dropped- out of high school, and was in the Navy for five years. Senase would consider himself to be a veteran. He continues to be proactive in his goal of making a bet ter future. He is going for his associate’s degree, and is going to get into water environmental technology. .This is his second term at Clackamas. Senase said when he finds himself in situations where he is tempted to relapse, he can call his sponsor and has a wide sup port group. Living up to what his fam ily has said about him, Senase really does care about others, and would like to help anyone who needs help becoming clean, or is interested in sober living. Anyone interested in contacting him can contact The Print for contact information. SENASE Involved: ASG amplifies the voice of Clackamas Community College’s studen Continued from INVOLVED, Page 1 Student reaction to the “first aid kif ’ idea and lobbying has been positive according to Alyssa Fava, student am bassador and event coor dinator for ASG. “Tire general reaction has been very supportive. Students are very interested in what is taking place,” Fava said. Brown sees student involvement as a key factor in obtaining critical funding from the state. “It’s more powerful to hear from you (the students) than the college president,” Brown said, emphasiz ing the power of collective voice. The importance of students get ting their collective voice heard is not lost to Adriana Skero. ‘T think we definitely need that if we want to support the school,” Skero said about students getting their voices heard. “Without students, what opinion is there?” Student Jamie Waddle feels helpless in the eyes of the legislature, at least if she is fighting alone, “but with ASG putting every thing together... it shows everybody is effected not just one person. For students on campus Fava would like to emphasize that any body can make a difference. She .encourages students who want to make a contribution to the ca increasing support for our < 1.. contact members of congress Fava also is encouraging st» to come by ASG’s office, 1« in the Community Center near cafeteria, if they have any tions about how they can he college. ________________________ Classes: selections divert ¿jo-bmvlc ! day.. Ccâbfov avcbilciMe/hxyury (503) 654 7719 www.milwaukiebowl .com/ The Clackamas Print The Clackamas Print 19600 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 97045 503-657-6958, exj, 2309 Editor in Chief: Lydia Emily Bashaw Copy Editor: Matt Ostergren’ Web and Design Editor: Kayla Berge News Editor: John Hurlburt A&C Editor: Jess Sheppard Feature Editor: Nick Komafel Sports Editor: Sam Krause ' Photo Editor: John Shufelt Photo Associate: Robert Crawford Continued from CLASSES, Page 1 New icons and labels dot the Clackamas spring registration catalog, as hybrid courses and online courses bring us onward and upward into the year 2009. Five new classes have even man aged to emerge in this economic crunch in the nursing program. “We are under the umbrella of a statewide program in the nurs ing department and when they change the curriculum so do we,” stated Graf. The nursing pro gram has refused to dwindle at Clackamas as students have con tinued to flourish in the program despite the economic downturn. When registering for spring term the best decision is to reg ister early. “Do it as soon as you can, and apply for financial aid as soon as you can,” said Ric Jenkerson, an enrollment services specialist at A d M anager : Meredith James P roduction A ssistants : Kelsey Schneider, Ron Strong, S taff W riters / P hotographers : Sean Huggins, and Douglas Jake Whitten, Kayla Calloway, Muralha Jessica Foster, Michelle J ournalism A dviser : Sanchez, Abby Neet, Megan Melissa Jones Shaw and Larissa Figley D epartment S ecretary : Pat Thompson the registration office. For students looking the classes they want at d they want them, registerii is the. number one thi should dominate the ch for next term’s to do list.) “The hybrid and online are a great new way of deli the students, which bring fo campus some days,” sai “Some classes that are that say TBA where the ti is should understand th usually means that the tii the class will be able to h tiated with the instructors! the needs of the students. , Clackamas also offer; ing for students to fam themselves with program as Blackboard, to mal change from the classic^ set instruction to the cybe one of seamlessness and nience. G oais : The Clackamas Print ai® to report the news in an honest- unbiased, professional manner. I The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the ) student body, college adminis tration, its faculty or The Print. E-mail comments to chiefed© dackamas.edu.
