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P R IN T : Arts & Culture
Wednesday, Oct 17,2012
Geek dreams come true,
comics considered literature
Rock the Guac
Joshua Dillen
Co-Editor-in-Chief
C an y o u ro ck the guac?
M ore importantly, do you w ant
to rock the guac? Eat, P rint,
Love is here to dem ystify and
sim plify the w orld o f avqcado
love. G uacam ole is by far one
o f th e best college “m eals”; ;
you m ay find. Affordable, easy
and custom izable, this “G uac
G uide” is essential to the avo
cado loving college student.
Turning avocados into great
guac is very easy and rew ard
ing. It also has price tag that
is com parable to that o f m ost ,
com bo m eals at yo u r local fast
food grab. O ne o f the only grubs ... 1
cheaper is Cup Noodles.
Rocking out a batch o f this
green and tasty m ana w ill m ake
you the star o f your ow n meal
at the least. O r get you m u ch /
respect a n d aw e from y o u r §
peeps as the bow l o f “g o u rm ef’ •>'
guacam ole disappears.
In other w ords, E at, P rint,
Love is com m itted to m aking
sure you get real nutrition at
an affordable price. A ll accom
plished w ithout sacrificing very
m uch o f your valuable study
time.
Sim plicity is key. We all
know foodies out there .w h o
like to u se fresh ,ingredients'
and seasonings to bring it up a
notch. That is aw esom e, w ell v
and good, and you know y o u
love their guac d o n g w i t h A e i P
gourm et dip stock. This m ay not <
be w hat you are inclined to do.
The brilliance and idiot-proof
design o f Eai, Print, L o ve has
your back.
You too, can create avocado
love, no m atter w hat your culi
nary skills are. This recipe, m y :
guacamole loving friends, could
o f .e a t in g
ease and perfection. Welcome
to the keep-it-sim ple guacam ole
recipe at your fingertips.
a lm o s t a n
e p ip h a n y
in g r e d ie n ts
One avocado per person
One to two tablespoon(s) of your
favorite salsa
(That’s right, only two ingredients!)
First, w ash your hands well.
T he trickiest part is getting the
avocado ou t o f the skin and
separated from the p i t Carefully
slice the avocado in h a lf length
wise. O ne h a lf w ill have the
p it still in i t T he simple, albeit
messy, m ethod o f rem oving the
pit, involves scooping all o f it
out o f the skin and into the bowl.
Then, m ush the pulp o ff o f the
pit. Scoop the other h a lf into the
b o w l a s w ell. R inse yo u r hands
and m ash into sm all chunks
w ith the fork.
A d d the salsa and m ix thor
oughly. You now have instant
guacam ole. Prep tim e for this
is only about 10 o r 15 minutes.
It is up to y o u pick out y o u r
favorite dipper for your fresh
batch o f Rockam ole. For one
person, m ade w ith o ne avocado,
this can b e called a com plete
m eal. Packed w ith nutrients,
healthy fats and a good dose o f
com plete protein, one avocado’s
w orth o f guacam ole is a guilt
free meal.
O th er options • for y o u r
new ly created em erald am brosia
are a sandw ich spread w ith your
favorite deli m eat o r a topper for
breakfast. D on’t forget to m ake
a batch as a condim ent on taco
night. A lso, burgers can instant
ly be m ade southw estern style
w ith som e guacam ole on top.
Eat, Print, L o ve w o u ld like
to help m ake it a better experi
ence for our fellow students.
C heck back next w eek for m ore
friendly food and d o n ’t m iss
our H allow een special reci
pes! Suggestions or com m ents
can be sent to us via Facebook
(theclackam asprint) o r Twitter
(@ clackam asprint) u sin g the
hashtag #eatprintlove.
Trevor D o d g e a n d g u e s t sp ea k e r D ia n a Schutz, a se n io r e d ito r f o r D a r k H o rs e C om ics', s ta n d in 'fro n t . o f th e C o m ics a n d L itera tu re class- o n Tuesday. S c h u tz
h e ld a d r a w in g f o r a g ra p h ic n o v e l b y W ill E isn e r "T he N eig h b o o rh o o d : D ro p sie A venue, ” w h ich w as a w a rd e d to K y le D avis.
ChristopherTaylor
Arts & Culture Editor
BOOM! KAPOW! WHAM!
Words and action fly-off the* pages
of .the cómics as students read'
them for their nightly homework.
That’s right, comics as homework;’
With the comics as, literature cías»
on campus,-students «can immerse
themselves intotheartiofcom ics'
and embrace their inner geek.
The Comics as Literafuré class
is a special one-term class offered
during the fall term where stu
dents take an in-depth approach
to comics and observe the writ
ing techniques, art and other ele
ments like character development,
r .lo t lin e , c o n tin u ity o f .c n m i
‘Watchmen’ and ‘Batriian: Year
One’.
“It’s a really interesting class,”
said student^ Bryce Pierson. “I
got to have fun and read comics
for homework, which not many
people can say they get to do. It’s
really cool,”
When you think about it, who
wouldn’t want to spend time read
ing comics as homework? Sure,
you have to take some notes, but
come on, it’s comic books. It gives
you a chance to relax a little and
unwind with a good comic or two,
which sounds like bliss to the ever
busy college student.
The class itself is taught by
Clackamas English instructor and
local author, Trevor Dodge, who
has written a book of his own.
seem like a strange class
for an English instructor to teach,
but the way that he teaches it
makes comics a more refined writ
ing a r t and viable as an option for
a writing teacher to, well, teach.
“What’ I hope to accomplish
with this class is expose people
to different types of literature
and broaden their horizons,” said
Dodge. “It also provides an oppor
tunity for people who want to
work in this field to start shaping
their career path and get their
hands dirty, so to speak.”
. Indeed, it seems many students
who take this class come away
either laden with knowledge of
comics they didn’t have before, or
a more open mind about what they
define as ‘literature.’ The class can
also have other applications aside
from comics or even writing.
“I took the class before, due
to my geeky interest in every
thing comics,” said student Zach
Sherman. “ It’s also an interesting
class to take for a potential direc
tor, as it’s almost like looking at
a well thought out story board,
which is where my director’s mind
steps in and wonders ‘How could I
turn this into a movie?’ It’s a great
class to take, even if you aren’t
into comics.”
So it can be said that this class
isn’t just for the inner geek, but
can also be used in more than one
application. You could take it from
an artist’s perspective, a graphic
designer, a writer’s or just a geek
who wants to embrace their ‘nerd-
iness.’ Whatever your angle may
be, this class is sure to catch your
attention in one way or another.
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Apples: From core to peel, a seminar
on use and preservation
ChristopherTaylor
Arts & Culture Editor
There is an old saying: “An
apple a day keeps die doctor
away.” While th isin a y or may
not be true, apples are Still a
fruit eaten by many every day,
in several ways, including pies,
. shakes, butter on toast, dr just as
a regular old apple, straight off
the branch.
The point is, a lot of people
eat apples. Some people, with
the rise o f ' being green have
begun to grow their own food
and make their own food prod
ucts out of it. On Oct. 23, your
chance to become one of these
people will come around.
At the OSU extension service
on Warner Milne road in Oregon
City, from 6-9 p.m., there will
be a seminar on using apples to
create pie filling, apple, butter,
or preserve apples, as well as
new and interesting recipes on
just what you can do with those
apples.
“There’s so much to be said
about the applications and uses
for these apples,” said local resi
dent and “green” farmer Heidi
Stachelrodt. “Not to mention
that, with some revisions to tim
ing and such, you can use. this
preservation process for several
other things.”
This process could be used on
fruits and vegetables alike, with
certain modifications. The fact
of the matter is that events like
these are on the rise.
“With the green move
ment that’s been going around
Portland, these types of events
are becoming more and more
popular,” said Maddy White, a
shopper at the local farmer’s
market. “The movement has
spread, and I myself am starting
my own vegetable gardens, and
have started looking into hbw to
can and preserve my hard work.”
It can be pretty rewarding to
eat the fruits o f your labor by
growing your own produce, or
even knowing how to preserve
it so you can enjoy it later, being
‘thrifty’ in the process.
“It’s great to know you can
save money with these programs
being out there ‘and available to
the public,” said White.
“I’m totally interested in sign
ing up for it,” said CCC student
Richard Geere. “I’m not even
really very ‘green’, or a farmer,
but I ’m interested in learning
new things. After all, as an old
man, all I have is time on my
hands.”
So if you have $30 and some
spare time, you should go check
out the event. You may glean
some new information, and
maybe even find a new hobby
or interest for yourself that you
never knew you’d be in to.
„ If interested, you’ll want to
register soon. The cost is $30,
and space is limited. You must
register by Oct. 19 if you wish
to take part in this seminar. Call
503-655-8634 for details and/or
to register.
See ourwebsiteforthe columns “Musician's Maintenance” by A&CEditorChristopherLyleTaylor, and “Writingwith an Axe” by Co-Editor-in-Chief Anna Axelson