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Clackamas Community College, O regon City, O R
Volume 45, Issue 2
The Clackamas Print
An independent, student-run newspaper since 1966
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Wednesday^ Oct. 19, 2011
Cougar cross country stays
ahead despite minor hiccups
By John William Howard
Sports Editor
R arely d o b ig a th le tic e y en ts go c o m p le te ly s m o o th
a n d w ith o u t a h ic c u p , b u t th a t b e in g said, th e M ik e.
H o d g e s G ross C o u n tr y I n v ita tio n a l m e e t la st F rid a y
h a d so m e ra th e r u n u su a l b u m p s a lo n g th e way, in an
o d d ly lite ra l sense.
It’s pretty painful you think
don’t die’, don’t die’ and then
when it’s all over you feel good. ”
Austin Collins
Freashman cross country runner
T h e day was g o in g as u su a l, w ith team s fro m ail
over th e n o rth w e s t c o m in g to c o m p e te in C lack am as
C o m m u n ity C o lle g e ’s a n n u a l in v ite . C o m m u n ity c o l­
lege tea m s lik e M t. H o o d , E v e re tt a n d S o u th w e ste rn
O re g o n ; a n a fo iir y e a r p ro g r a m s s u c h as U n iv e rs ity o f
W a s h in g to n a n d O r e g o n S ta te U n iv e r s ity m ix e d a n d
m in g le d , p re p a rin g for th e day ’s races. T h e w o m en
s ta rte d o f f w ith o u t a h itc h , th e p a c k o f ru n n e rs'.
ju m p in g fro m th e s ta rt lin e an d
jo s tlin g o n e another, in a n e ffo rt
to sta y a t th e fro n t. A few m iles
in to th e ra.ce, th in g s w e n t w ro n g .
In o rd e r to m ake su re th a t
th e r u n n e rs k n o w w h ere th e y ’re,
g o in g , th e y fo llo w a b ic y c le '
a ro u n d t h e ’c o u rse, in a d d itio n to
flags a n d p a in te d lin es m a rk in g th e
p a th . T h is m akes sure th a t n o b o d y can
c h e a t a n d t h a t n o b o d y goes th e w ro n g '
way, e x ce p t w h e n th e ' b ik e r g e ts lo st. ,
“W e h a d a little b it o f a m ix u p in
th e w o m e n ’s race w h ere he w e n t in
th e w ro n g d ire c tio n fo r 1 0 0 m e te rs o r
sos” said A ssociate H e a d C ross C o u n tr y
C o a c h Je rre t M a n ta la s. “W h o k n o w s h ow
m u c h th a t affects th e results? P ro b a b ly at
least a little b it.”
T h e w o m e n go t b ack on tra c k a n d fin is h e d
w ith o u t any., f u r th e r d e v ia tio n s , b u t th in g s
Only g o t w orse o n c e th e m e n s ta rte d o u t. T h e
, c o u rse fo r th e m en is d iffe re n t. I t ’s lo n g e r a n d
has a lo o p th a t goes u p to w a rd s » th e O re g o n
C ity, H ig h S ch o o l c am p u s.
“I guess so m e w h e re over in th e O re g o n C ity
piece w h e re h e ’s n o t all th a t fa m ilia r-h e w ip e d
o u t a n d w e n t d o w n ,” said M a n ta la s w ith a
g rin .
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John W illiam Howard Clackamas Print
Family, fhends
commemorate Cody Myers
to CC C for the music department. He
took the journey of an hour and a half
on bus frorti Lafayette, Ore. to CC C
daiM Sometimes he wonM miss the bus
Music filled the . air in the back home and would have to sleep in
Osterman Theatre in- Niemeyer the parking lot to be here for his morn­
Center on Saturday afternoon at ing classes.
Clackamas Community College..
“That just showed his passion on
Fellow students, faculty, family mem­ how much he wanted to be in the music
bers and friends filled the theater for program,” Briare said.
the Cody Myers Memorial. As every­
One of the guest speakers was the
body-found their seats they got to great grandfather of Chris Klein, Myers’
listen to “Besame” sang by Ignacio brother-in-law, Ed Klein.
Gonzales, a part time facility member
“I noticed that you all look a little
at CCG., Followed by Erin Parra, somber today. This is a celebration o f life.
fellow student and band member of You get it? W hy don’t we just give him
Myers, who sang “Meditation” by a great dap offering first,” said Ed Klein.
Frank Sinatra.
The room filled with long and loud
Dean o f Arts and Science, Bill daps for Myers. Ed Klein kept it light
Briare, started off the day with a little when speaking. H e even mentioned that
background o f Myers. H e had three he tried to talk to God to let him talk to
things in his life that he lived for: God, Myers. G od replied, “He’s too busy play­
his family and his music. He came. ing another gig.”
By Patty Salazar
News Editor
Katie Aamatti Clackamas Print
Kent Myers arjd Çhris Klein embrace during the heartfelt memorial for Clackamas
Community College student Cody Myers held Oct. 15.
Please see MYERS, Page 3
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