4 The Clackamas Print
Wednesday. Mü\ 4. 20 11
aced@clackamas. edu
By Mandie Gavitt
Associate Arts & Culture Editor
For the past 25 years, Clackamas Con1 u|
College has put on an annual event to honor ver
cultures during what is called International We< T|
year it can be expected that International Week ill |
bigger and better than ever.
This is due in part to the $1,500 grant th. Irr
Bjerre received to run the event. “It helped mt Io
Bjerre said of die grant. “It helped me pay
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musical groups.”
The grant will be used to help the event oil nc
for students as far as entertainment, such as ba , a
speakers.
Bjerre said she is excited for this year
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because it will offer a chance for community is >|\
ment as well as the involvement of student 0
thing that I really like to do with Intemation vVe
is not only to have this program available for
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but to open the event to the community,” Bjer aii
The program for this year involves a biltngt po
ry reading as well as an art exhibit where lot. rtii
can show their work. Students can also expec he
a fellow student play violin as well as see pro I ior
flamenco dancers.
Student Eboni Frederick-Pettway said
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looking forward to hearing the bilingual poe
ing because “as a Spanish student it is someth ■3 ha
to get the literal translation out of your head ->d I
the mood.”
Each day of the week from May 2 until lay
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. a different country wil
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resented and celebrated through food, music, -. s a
other forms of entertainment
Molly Williams, department chair of Engl a
Second Language, has been involved in Intei ioi
Week since its beginning. She will be the ei ee
Monday and will be in charge of entertainmen: ;br1
day. She also arranged for her student’s band > pl
on Thursday.
Williams said that students can expect so ihi
different every year from International Week Evt
year is different because we have such a wide aril
of entertainment,” said Williams. She said in
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events have included a number of things such ka|
oke, origami and plays.
One big draw to the event is that it pro\ des j
opportunity for students to experience ethni foa
Iliis year food will be provided by Cla imi
Associated Student Government throughout
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until May 5. On May 5 a restaurant called C co
Mayo will be serving tacos for students.
The event provides students with the opp un
to learn about other countries without leaving mJ
to do so, they will have a lot to look forward > t
International Week
Donovan Eilert of CCC’s Comedy Improv class performs his
“Bill Cosby Dance” as part of a game of charades. His goal
was to illustrate the word “sweater.”
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