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Clackamas Print
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
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Engery drink addicts shrink walle
Nick Kornafel
Feature Editor
Jessica Foster Clackamas Print
Corinna Macclanathan downs her Full Throttle, which claims
to be the faster, stronger and better energy drink.
Opini on: Why
love sports?
Abigail Neat
I Arts & Culture Editor
Sport: Physical activity that is
governed by a set of rules or cus
toms and often engaged in com
petitively — that is the definition of “sport,” according to
dictionary.com
I am not an athletic person, nor do I find sports to be inter
esting by any means. Obviously, I feel differently than very
many people on campus.
Last week I set out to find out why so many people love
playing sports.
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As for Edher Estràda, who
plays baseball, soccer, basket
ball and sometimes hockey, he
plays for the element of compe
tition. He believes people like
the opportunity to test them
selves and improve.
Estrada does not play in the
college’s athletic program but
does play on his own time. “(I
play) just for firn and to pass
’ the time,” he said.
“I love the competition
aspect,” Aaron Bates said,
agreeing with Estrada’s senti
Aaron Bates
ments. Bates said he also likes
Student
being on a team and getting to
know people and sports help
him take his mind off of school
and other troubles.
Even though all of this makes sense, I decided to talk to
someone who knew a lot about the subject. Jim Martineau, as
the athletics director seemed like the right choice.
Martineau believes there are many different reasons people
choose to play sports, including, of course, competition. He
also believes it gives people a release from the real world, a
sense of family coming from being on a team and, of course,
there are those who love the sport simply because they are
good at it.
“The thing most people don’t realize is almost 100 percent
of athletes come here because of athletics. At least 90 per
cent are recruited. That’s the main reason they come hew,”
Martineau commented,, explaining why students choose to
partake in athletics at Clackamas.
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After talking with students and Martineau, I am able to see
why so many people love sports. I myself am not a very com
petitive person, at least not in the sense of organized sports,
but at least now I understand more of why others choose to be
involved with sports in orfe way or another.
“I love the
competition
aspect. ”
The cost of fuel is greater
than most people think. Prices
range at around roughly $2 to
$3 and most of them provide
poor performance and burn
off too quickly increasing the
demand for this product. It
comes in three varieties: caf
feine, sugar and guarauna.
It’s difficult to look any
where on campus without
spotting a student with either
a paper coffee cup, 24-ounce
aluminum can or half liter of
soda these days, and who can
blame them? College life is
draining and students need
something to give them that
extra boost to get through the
day.
Is this lifestyle healthy?
According to webmd.com,
caffeine does increase alert
ness, decrease fatigue and.
improve muscle coordina
tion. Aside from coffee; it is
also found naturally in tea
and chocolate, and it is often
added to soft drinks and non
prescription medications like
pain-relievers and cold rem
edies. If used excessively,
caffeine can be too stimulat
ing and cause anxiety, sleep
problems, muscle twitching or
abdominal pain.
So, how much caffeine do
students intake in a typical
week? When asked, most stu
dents stated that they drink at
least one caffeinated beverage
a day.
“I won’t lie,” said Clackamas -
student Stefan Smith. “I’m
addicted.”
Those who claim to be
addicted to caffeine state that
if they don’t get their fix
throughout the day they expe
rience drowsiness, decreased
awareness and even head
aches.
There’s a reason why ener
gy drinks aren’t recommend
ed for kids. According to the
nutritional label on a typical
16-ounce can of Rockstar, it
contains 62 grams of sugar, the
equivalent of five tablespoons
of sugar.
If the price on health of
these fuels doesn’t get across
to anyone, how about the price
on one’s wallet? A small (or
“tall” if that makes any sense)
coffee from Starbucks is only
$1.40, the cheapest beverage
they have to offer. Getting
just that one a day would cost
about $10 a week.
One student who wished to
remain anonymous claims she
can’t get through her daj
out drinking at least thr
of Mountain Dew. It J
$40 a week.
Surprisingly, healthi
cheaper options were n|
ed by some of the st
on campus. Marina Am
drinks chai tea only
week and suggests that
get their energy from rea
Karen Edwards prefers]
juice or milk in the mon
Even if you still nee
caffeine in the morning
are cheaper and healthid
tions. A 32-ounce canon
coffee costs $7.50 an
last an individual for]
weeks. Or, getting yl
feine fix from green |
healthy solution becata
full of antioxidants. 1
Jessica Foster C/ackd
Jon Maach enjoys a Rockstar, which boasts to be the «
most powerful energy drink, in the Community Center.
Thoughts for those leaving C
Greg Stoltz
The Clackamas Print
June separates the student body
into two groups: another batch of
sparkly graduates heading out into
the world, and the rest of us who
aren’t going anywhere just yet.
The Print recently asked
Clackamas students who were not
graduating this spring term, what
thoughts they had for those students
who are finishing their studies here.
While many wished the next batch
of alumni well, some saw employ
ment prospects for new grads as not
especially rosy.
Raymond Foster offered encour
agement when he said, “Don’t
give up. Keep looking forward.
Hopefully you guys get good jobs.”
Nevertheless, Foster said the job
outlook now was pretty bleak. He
said that people seeking any kind
of well-paying job might need to
look to other countries, but said
even going abroad is no guaran
tee. Foster also suggested graduates
. look toward work in technologies.
Foster does think there will
be a few more jobs by the time
he expects to graduate in 2010 or
2011. “I think people that are grad
uating right now are going to have
a really hard time finding some
thing,” he said. “They may havê the
academic credentials,” Foster said,
“but there’s going to be too many
people applying for the same jobs
and they’re going to end up taking
jobs at Mickey-D’s or whatever just
to make ends meet.”
Misty Lapine and her 15-year-
old daughter Christyna pondered
the fate of soon-to-be graduates
over a sunny lunch outside the
Community Center. Misty said she
could graduate this term, but is
remaining at Clackamas. Her rea
son is not the economy, but the feet
that she has two teenagers who go
here. Despite having ample cred
its to finish, Misty is planning on
hanging around to do some classes
with Christyna, until she gets estab
lished.
Christyna, who is home school
ing through Web Academy, will
be graduating from CCC by the
time she is a senior in high school.
She didn’t know what to say to
this year’s graduates. Misty said
commenting on college gradua
tion is hard for someone who is a
high school freshman. For now,
Christyna is concentrating on the
comparative religion class she and
her mom are taking together.
. Angela Koukola had hoped
to graduate summer term, but the
astronomy class she needs isn’t
offered again untiL fall. Koukola
said she doesn’t know what to
tell graduates. The daughter of a
Congolese father and Ukrainian
mother, Koukola brings a
perspective to life in Amen
said Americans have the ai
choose their social class. “Y
everything to succeed,” she
Kim Salinas and I
Bernardo were guarded!
encouragement for outgo!
dents. Asked what she wa
to graduates, Salinas said!
luck,” in a less-than-optimisl
She said many employers!
hiring freeze trying to pro»
businesses and current eml
Bernardo added, “Hopei
a job.” She said it will be I
people that don’t have exl
especially at this time. 9
suggested looking for en|
work in your chosen field,!
is only half-time.
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First-year student I
Bruce offered genuine col
tions to those finishing!
She did think that given the
economic situation, it might
her to be in school for anofl
However, she did say ofthi
ing, “They’re lucky they’ll
ating. They did the work.”!
Jake Boyd also thought!
economy would probably!
for those who graduate nl
but said only time will tell. I
2009 Commencement Ceremonies
GED & Adult High School Diploma Graduation Cereo
Thursday, June 11, 2009, Randall Hall, 7 p.m.
Certificate & Degree Commencement Ceremony!
Friday, June 12,2009, Randall Hall, 7 p.m. j