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w w w .T h e C la c k a m a s P rin t.c o m THE CLAC WEDNESDAY, M AY.2Í, 201.4 V, 47,. ISSUE 21 PRINT CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE I AN INDEPENDENT/-STUDENT-RUN NEWSPAPER SINCE 1966 by BLAKE THOMASON sports editor For th e fo u rth tim e this year, th e C lackam as C o m m u n ity College C ougars’ softball team faced o ff against th e M t H o o d C o m m u n ity College Saints, T his tim e around, th e N W A A C C cham pionship was o n th e line. These tw o team s w ere so evenly m atched; th e p o in t total heading into th e finals was 18-16 in favor o f th e C ougars. T h e tw o regular sea son doubleheaders w ere b o th split a n d th eir first to u rn a m e n t m atchup was a one-point w in for th e Saints. M onday’s cham pionship gam e w as a similar story w ith th e Saints narrow ly beating th e C ougars 4-2. ' “I th in k w e played well, it’s Just a tough team,” pitcher Breann M orrison said /“M t H o o d has b e en o u r biggest com petitor all year. I th in k we just didn’t execute w hen w e needed to.” B oth team s threatened early b ut failed to take advantage. C lackam as loaded th e bases in th e first in ning b u t w ere unable to score any ru n s. M t H o o d h a d ru n n e rs in scoring position as well, b u t could n o t capital ize. C lackam as w as first to get o n th e b o a rd in th e second inning; catcher Kandace Furlong scored from second off o f a double by utility player Cassidy Edwards. M t H o o d got o n base w ith th e ir first at b a t in th e second; b u t C lackam as got file next th ree batters o u t to e n d th e inning. Facing tw o outs w ith only a ru n n e r o n first, it looked like Clackamas wasn’t going to add to their lead b u t b a c k - to - b a c k s in g le s b y o u tfie ld e r —M or ga n Br o w n and utility player Cassie Cruz drove in first baseman K iara V asquez to extend the lead to 2-0. It w as three u p a n d three dow n for M t H o o d in th e b o tto m o f th e third, a n d it started to looklike Clackam as w as gaining m om entum , C & Z iïïW Hide sln to home b ^ T o te i T ^ e vSky College over ,he «eel see SOFTBALL Page 7 1 ■ M 2 0 1 4 -1 5 ASG ELECTION RESULTS ARE IN M ready to h it th e ro a d ru n n in g . H is first o rd e r o f business is to start tra in in g u n d e r c u rre n t 2013- 2014 vice p resid en t Susi Escobedo to Clackamas C o m m u n ity College h ire h is staff fo r th e u p co m in g students v o ted last w eek for th eir school year. A ssociated S tu d en t G o v ern m en t T h e P rin t h as re a d ie d o u t to p re sid en t a n d vice p re sid en t for B reton over th e last w eek b u t h e th e 2014-2015 school year. h a s yet to re tu rn calls o r em ails. C u rre n t p resid en t E rick B reton Russ o n th e o th er h a n d received ra n u n o p p o se d b u t still racked a text fro m Escobedo T h u rsd ay u p 244 s tu d en t votes. T h e vice m orning. “G o o d m o rn in g Johnney presidential candidates ra n a tig h t o r should I say M r. Vice President,” race, b u t Johnney R usssnagged 197; th e te x t read, according to Russ. votes, b eatin g C an d ice Stauffer b y Russ jo in e d ASG in fell te rm as a m ere 23 votes. ' , th e d u b s sen ato r a n d saw h e could N ow th e tra in in g begins for th e m ak e a difference in stu d en ts’ col new vice president Russ, “I feel like lege experience, h e said. In w in ter I’m o n d o u d nine,” Russ said. H e’s by PATTY SALAZAR editor-in-chief VOTER TURNOUT te rm he was to rn betw een ru n n in g fo r presidency a n d vice presidency b u t ultim ately decid ed to r u n for vice president. “I felt th a t m y skills are be tte r suited a n d I c a n w o rk closely w ith students, as w ell th e m em b ers o f A SG [as vice president],” Russ said. “I always felt like I could b e a leader? O n e o f th e large projects Russ w ill b e ta k in g over is establishing a “lending library? w hich will offer b o o k rentals fo r students for $20. H e also w ants to e x p an d cultural aw areness, w h ich w as Stauffer’s p latform for vice presidency. “T h e m a in p la n rig h t n o w is to b e p re sen t for th e students,” said Russ. “To be som eone th ey know th e y c an com e to w ith a problem .” M att W ahdschneider, a C C C sophom ore, said h e k ep t bou n cin g b a ck a n d fo rth betw een votin g for Russ o r Stauffer. “Ultim ately it was his b io g ra p h y . [that w as placed a ro u n d cam pus],” said W andschneider. “B eing a n o ld er s tu d en t m yself I felt like h e w o uld b e spited fo r th e position.” Softie stu d en ts w h o w a n ted to v ote w ere u n able to because o f confusion on h o w to actually cast a ballot. M elisa F o rd , a C G C fresh man, was one o f th e students w ho VICE PRESIDENT VOTES i Johnney Russ 1197 votes ■ Candice Stauffer 174 votes believed Stauffer’s ‘b u b b ly p e rso n ality’ w ou ld be th e rig h t tit for vice president, b u t w as unable to vote because she w as never in fo rm e d o n h o w to vote. ; “N o o n e said h o w to vote,” said A nniè C atinoh. “T h e y really need to because a lo t o f us are freshm en a n d I never h e a rd h o w to d o it” . C annon believes her voice won’t be h e ard a n d saw a lack o f p a r ticipation fro m candidates. “T hey really n e ed e d to m ake a bigger e ffo rtto incorporate m o re people,” said C annon. “N o t ju st a select few. T h e o nly th in g I saw o r h e a rd was a few posters ab o u t th e election.”
