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the Utah Jazz at
the Rose Garden
last Sunday
Theatre Students
have a new mentor:
an old student
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Mayor of Portland
The green party went on
through the day that includ
ed band music, “The Green
Dancers,” (local dancers con
tacted to perform specifically for
the celebration) St. Cupcakes, the
PSU cheerleaders, confetti can
nons, bright green t-shirts with
“GREEN MEANS GO” embla
zoned across the front, the mayor
of Portland and other notable
speakers, huge green banners and
of course the ceremonial first trip
of the vMAX Green Line from
Portland State University’s Urban
Square to downtown’s Pioneer
Square.
You can find the route and
Center, the Green Line travels
alongside 1-205 to Gateway, and
then continues west to down
town Portland, where it serves the
new Transit Mall between Union
Station and PSU. At Gateway,
you can connect with the Blue
Line to Gresham, or take the Red
Line to the Airport. Downtown,
you can transfer to the Yellow
Line, which serves North and
Northeast Portland, or catch a
Red or’ Blue line train out to
Beaverton or Hillsboro. Many
bus lines connect with MAX at
the stations.
Please see MAX, Page 2
John Shufelt Clackamas Print
A large number of people including PSU students wait for the
new Green Line MAX outside of campus.
Freshman weigh in on campus
By Carlos Calderon
The Clackamas Print
Brad Heineke Clackamas Print
<Wss hooks a shot over the Nuggets “Bird Man”
■hen. See story on page 4
Feeling tired? Stressed? Overwhelmed?
Are you a freshman? If so, don’t fall victim to
the Freshman 15. Yes, the mythical 15 pounds
of weight a freshman supposedly gains during
his first year of college.
The weight gain is mainly attributed to a
radical change in lifestyle first-year students
experience. Away from th? family for the
first time, constantly on the move going to
and from classes with little time in between.
Balancing work and school is tough for any
body but is more so for first-year students in
their attempt to acclimate to the level of dif
ficulty of classes while working a part-time
or even a full-time job.
“Stress was pretty non-existent for me. I
scheduled my time so that I could balance
school, work, and relationships,” said sopho
more Trevor Melum. “I was able to keep the
Freshman 15 off by staying active. I ran,
played basketball, football, whatever sport,
not with the mentality to keep the 15 off but
just because it was fun.”
Like Melum, sophomore Tegan McCarthy
also shared similar views.
“For me, it was making sure that I ate
something every few hours to get me through
the day and to limit the amount of fast food I
ate. I made decisions to eat a more balanced
diet because I needed, more vitamins,” said
McCarthy whose schedule consists of run
ning five days a week, “I love to run, so being
active wasn’t a concern of mine.”
Kyle Bracy, health teacher at Milwaukie
High School and alumnus of CCC expressed
his experience of the Freshman 15 and how
to overcome it.
“I was fortunate to be part of the Cougar
basketball program when I attended CCC. So
staying in shape was one of my main respon
sibilities,” said Bracy. “My advice for fresh
man is to eat right, eat healthy and exercise.
If you want to keep off any unwanted weight
make healthy choices. Instead of fruit snacks,
eat an apple or an orange. Make sure you eat
breakfast. If you don’t eat breakfast, come
noon you’re going to be hungry and anything
will sound good, especially fast food.”
“Exercise exercise exercise.
Just stay
active. Going on a run, a walk, anything aer
obic relieves stress. Don’t stay up all night
just because you can. Get sleep, it re-energiz-
es the body and prepares it for whatever you
have planned the next day,” added Bracy.
If one wants to keep the dreaded Freshman
15 off, balance your schedule, eat healthy and