The Clackamas print., February 22, 2012, Image 1

Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR
Volume 45, Issue 13
The Clackamas Print
An independent, student-run newspaper since 1966
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www.TheClackamasPrint.com
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
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35th Annual Portland International
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Film Festival brings unique
films to viewers
By Isaac Soper
Arts & Culture Editor'
People briskly walk into tKe N ewm ark Theatre in Portland.
‘T hankfully we don’t have to w ait,” hue man said to his com pan­
ion as they picked up their advance tickets during the first week
o f the festival".
O utside, o f the theater, people waited anxiously in .th e
rain to buy tickets at the door for the opening night o f
the annual Portland International Film Festival (PIFF),
alas they w aited in vain, only to be sent .away after an
hour wait. T he PIFF' began w ith a showing o f Great
Britain’s “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,” starring Ewan
McGregor, followed by an after party w ith com plim en­
tary drinks and refreshments.
T he PIFF has been a Portland tradition for 35 years,’
[ “S o n th a t is "celeb ra tin g its' fo’rtfetiTari’EnVfe'Tsarythis'Yeai. ’
| T h e ,N W Film J ^ n t e ^ is located w ithin the Portland-
Art Museum b u t is .operated separately, i
liana Sol operating theprojector a t the Portland International p ilm
Festival. The PIFF runs through the 2 5 th o f Febuary.
Please see PIFF, Page 5
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By Patty Salazar
News Editor
And the countdown starts now.
o ItsT-m inus six daygqntil spring term
registration is open for returning
§ students at Clackamas Community
3 ■ College. Online catalogue for-new
§. students registration will open on
March 6.
s ' Although some students ihight
“ I think; that waiting until midnight to
i? register will get them a step ahead
§ others, that might not be so ideal.
3 The server could crash when trying
£ to- register right after registration
R | becojnes open,
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However, according to Tara
8 'Sprehe, director q ! enrollment man-
g. agement and registrar, “Online reg-
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Pstration is open earlier than id i
person and students- can wait in
long lines" due to instructor con­
sent needed for wait listed courses.”
Sprehe has.Scftne advice for students.
“We would advise students that
i f they know“ classes fill up quickly,
register early. However, if they don’t,
please don’t try to register right at
midnight on the first day of reg­
istration. The load on the system
can ' make it slow. New ' students
should make sure they have taken
their placement tests, met with an
adviser and' completed all financial
aid paperwork.”-
Some other helpful-hihtsf know
what cdtffses -you need for your
m ajor and- don’t overload on classes
that later oh- you could possibly
-drop.
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Mens Basketball
clinches playoff berth
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