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John Hurlburt, next year’s Co-Editor in Chief, reads over the
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I Lydia Emily Bashaw
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Editor in Chief
The Clackamas Print has
new leaders for next year.
Kayla Berge and John Hurlburt
will take on the mantle of
Co-Editor in Chiefs for the
2009-10 school year,, Both are
veterans to The Print, ■
Berge, who joined in 2007
at the request of an old high
school friend, has moved from
being a graphic artist and pho-
tographer to.editor extraordi
naire.
“1 came -here wanting to be
in narrative film or a lawyer.
I tried looking for the speech
and debate team, and didn’t
know it existed,” said Berge.
“I had to drop out of school for
a while, but former Editor in
Chief Megan Koler sucked me
in here for graphics.”
Hurlburt began as a news
writer with a talent for break
ing news and hard subjects.
After running the news section
this year, Hurlburt felt the urge
to take On the new challenge,
“I
started
The
Print,
because a man named Hunter
S. Thompson once said that
he was a writer who ended up
working in joufnalism,” said
Hurlburt. “I started out want
ing to be a creative writer, but
once I started reading some
of Thompson’s work I real
ized this is a way to write and
get a paycheck. He may be a
horrible role model, but damn
did he know how to make a
living.”
Between the two, the bal
ance of talents will drive The
Print in a new direction.
“I want it to be an atmo
sphere where you can learn
and have fun at the same time,”
said Berge.
Staying true to his news
background, Hurlburt shared
his goal of news driven paper.
“Next year I’m hoping to
maintain a strong, hard hitting
paper. When news happens
we’ll be out there slugging
through the crowds, making
sure everyone gets to know
what’s going on.” •
The Print, which does not
publish in the summer, will
come together in September
with a new group of students
and editorial board. Every year
is different, with only a few
expert Print members return
ing. The new leaders will have
the challenge of training a
new staff, and dealing with the
Kayla Berge, pauses for a photo in the publication lab.
aims to meld fun and learning as one of the leaders ne
overwhelming pressure that is
being Editor in Chief.
“The Print is a mob of
stressed
out,
newspaper
addicts,” said Hurlburt. “Our
job is to organize and keep
everyone on track in order
to get a meaningful n
per published every we
only reason people sta
is because we love w
do. I’m just glad we’
have a staff that is de
as it is.”
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Saying goodbye to Clackamas: The bad, the good and the word ‘chans
Lydia Emily Bashaw
| Editor in Chief
It was March 27,2006, and I had
three acceptance letters in my hand:
Portland State University, Oregon
State University and New York
University.
My parents were anxiously wait
ing my decision of where I was
going to go. My dad, a painter from
the Midwest, kept pushing for NYU.
‘It will change your life,” he would
say. My mom, who was supportive
of whatever choice I made, thought
I was leaning towards Oregon State.
I still have the Beaver stadium chairs
I got for my birthday that year. I
remember sitting there overwhelmed
with tuition, dorms and catalog
choices. And then I found my old
catalog for Clackamas Community
College. It wasn’t fancy like NYU. It
didn’t have the same campus culture
as Corvallis and 1 would probably
end up living at home instead of in
Portland like I had dreamed. But,
it would save me money, I could
stick around my family and friends
a while longer and prepare myself
for the next step in my life without
feeling overwhelmed.
My initial impressions of CCC
were definitely positive, but in the
last three years I have come to define
my college experience by the top
five things I love about this school
and top five things I hate.
The Top 5 Things I Hate
5. Online classes
Every time I signed up for an
online class I was thinking, “Hell
yes, I can sleep in and do my home
work in my pajamas.” Unfortunately,
despite foe seemingly awesomeness
of foe idea, foe on 1 ine classes always
ended up being a pain in the ass.
Whether it was software issues in
my Astronomy class, or Blackboard
malfunctioning, it always seemed
like there was a never ending list of
issues. If I could give one word of
advice to new students, it would be
stay away from those classes. The
choices suck, foe teachers usually
don’t care as much as they do with
their other classes, and it’s sure to
drop your GPA.
4. Administration riding the
backs of the students
I was never one to really give
a damn what “the man” did to foe
“little guy.” But, after practicing
journalism foe last three years or so,
I can’t help but feel like we, foe stu
dents, always lose. I have watched
tuition rise three times since 1 came
here in 2006. The fees have almost
doubled, and next year it seems like
everything will cost you something.
Pretty soon students won’t be able to
get their diplomas without paying a
fee. Is it not bad enough that we pay
teachers to tell us whether we are
smart enough to go to college in the
first place?
Thanks to foe ridiculous sala
ries of college administration, foe
outrageous number of unnecessary
expenditures, and the lack of frugal
ity in foe past ten years, students
are paying for foe mistakes of our
school’s'leaders. It’s a sad day when
I watch students get turned away
from getting an education from the
place it’s supposed to be foe cheap
est And, honestly hearing some sob
story froth an administrator about
how they dealt with tough times
doesn’t really ease foe pain when
they are foe ones making $100,000
this year, as we question whether we
can afford foe gas to get to school
this week.
3. Orange chicks
I call them the Oompa-Loompas,
also known as the women who
spend more than five days a week
in a tanning bed. It may be catty, it
may even be rude, but the fact of the
matter is that there is a point when a
tan is no longer a tan; it’s a coat of
•orange paint. We live in Oregon, a
place where it rains 300 days a year,
there is no reason why we should
look like Amazons. Now, I’m not
against having a bit of color, but I
do wish I di<±n’t have to sit through
so many classes wondering how
many hours the blonde chick in the
front row spent at Tanning Down
Under to get that perfect cantaloupe
coloring.
2. Clackamas Associated Student
Government
Most wouldn’t be surprised that
ASG is at the top of my list I
want to say first and foremost that
I do not have anything against what
ASG stands for, only what they do.
I suppose I was raised believing
that actions speak louder than words
and thus for lhe actions have not
only spoken, they are screaming
“Someone please punch me in the
face!”
Government is supposed to be
for the people, but that’s where
ASG has always been fundamen
tally fl awed. In order to be a leader
at Clackamas, you must be chosen
by the former leaders. The past two
years, it has been a crowning for
the Clackamas ASG presidency, first
with Michael Vu being the hand
chosen predecessor of Tim Lussier,
and this year with Alyssa Fava run
ning unopposed. This isn’t foe first
time concerns have been raised over
ASG’s practices. Last year there
was a debate over open meeting
laws. Winter term questions arose
in regards to foe qualities a leader
should possess after photos surfaced
of ASG members drinking under
age; and now I’m left to wonder how
our leaders should be chosen.
If I could say anything to those in
student government, I would say set
a better example, change your con
stitution and do what’s right It’s no
wonder our leaders at higher levels
are so corrupt; we are training them
to be that way.
1. The Clackamas Print
Whether it’s 6 pm. deadlines or
all out staff brawls, there is some
thing about our little room in Roger
Rook that can be my worst enemy.
The Top 5 Things I Love
5. Amazing Teachers
It only takes five minutes for a
teacher to make you want to leam,
and I’ve been lucky enough to expe
rience it myself Every student gets
their fair share of cruddy teachers,
foe ones where you try to make up
as many excuses not to go and sit in
foe back and hide, but there are some
really good teachers at this school.
To name a few of my favorites: Don
Hartsock, Dean Darris, Sue Mach,
Trevor Dodge, Ryan Davis, Melissa
Jones, and Harold Watson. These are
teachers that went the extra distance
for me, and helped me leam more
in their classes than any other class 1
have taken. I thank you.
4. The Nerds in the Community
Center
You guys always remembered
thy name since foe first time I met
you. Even though you play too much
Magic! and overwhelm me with
your silly conversations, you are
probably one of the best examples
of Clackamas’ culture. For students
passing through, I encourage you to
stop and talk. 1 guarantee that those
CCC veterans can help you find
what you need, give you a word of
advice, and even help you with your
statistics homework. (I mean what
are nerds for?)
3. Spring on Campus
When the sun comes at
campus is alive, a person can’t
but love being here. Clack
one of foe prettiest communSj
lege campuses I have seen.
2. Clackamas Associated
Government
Bei ng tlie watc hdog of our
campus government has ta
patience, understanding and
stand up when things don’t!
worth it I found my voice
constantly being aware of «
considered wrongdoing. Wi
ASG, I wouldn’t understand
confl ict is. Having to take c
and say what is hard to say has
a good experience for me and
Print So I thank ASG fort
us how to be journalists.
1. The Clackamas Print
I joined The Print more
years ago. I was young and s
which lead me to where I
Editor in Chief. The Print
as Roger Rook 135 is
has given me friends, success
dreams. Wanting to be part oft
thing is human nature, and The
has given me that. Starting asa
tographer and writer back ins
2007,1 learned quickly to trust
instinct As News Editor for a
I learned how to be a fights
to communicate with my
Editor in Chief I have found
common good is often better
my own, and that sacrifice is I
necessary. I’ve been lucky
to have been a mediator, a teac
friend, a writer, a dreamer, a«
and a loser because of The Pn
I encourage every student,
member, mid random visitor to
out of their box and experience
college in a way they haven’t
Not because I’m biased (tho
admit I am), but because it
teach you lessons that are inq|
able. Thank you for the good
Clackamas, and farewell.