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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