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THE C L A C K A M A S P R IN T
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JA N . 28, 2015
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Story and photo by Blake Thomason
The Dave and Buster's restaurant in the Clackamas Town Center always hosts several fans during sporting events.
ebruary is right around the corner, and with that comes every
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one’s favorite day. The best of the best get paired together on
this day, and we forget all about our other worries and troubles
on this special day.
I’m talking about the Super Bowl, of course. In the 49th edi
tion of the big game, the New England Patriots will square off against the
defending champion Seattle Seahawks.
For many Oregonians, the Seahawks are like their hometown team.
For others, the Seahawks are the default team, someone to root for because
they’re the lesser of two evils.
“I’m more of a [San Francisco] 49ers fan,” said CCC student Brian
Connelly. “But for some reason I don’t like New England, so I’d rather see the
sea birds win.”
Despite Seattle’s close proximity, they’re still out of state and a lot of
people have chosen other teams to root for. Students at CCC have favorite
teams ranging from Denver to Minnesota to Atlanta to New York. So for all
the fans who don’t have a strong rooting interest in this matchup, the big
question is where to watch the game.
“A bunch of our homies are watching it at my friend Danny’s house,”
said CCC student Chris Hernandez. “We’re going to grub and watch the
game.”
In-house parties are pretty common and easy: all you need is friends
and snacks. Similar to holiday shopping, grocery stores can be really busy
leading up to the Super Bowl. The Albertson’s near the campus expects a lot
of business.
“We’re pretty steady throughout the week,” said one Albertson’s em
ployee. “On Saturday and Sunday we’re usually packed. We’ll have rushes [of
customers] all the way up to just before the game.”
Alternatively, restaurants and bars are popular places to go to watch
games, and should be packed on Super Bowl Sunday.
“The environment of the bar is pretty entertaining,” said CCC student
Hoalanh Peacock. “I like to go to the bars and drink a beer while I watch the
game. But to be honest, I’m more looking forward to going to a local bar and
hearing all the Seahawks fans complain about how they lost.”
LiT Cooperstown is a sports-themed restaurant just down the street
from the Oregon City campus, but it’s not expected to be busy according to
one manager. It could serve as an almost private hangout for you and your
friends, but if you’re looking for a more lively environment, Dave and Bust
ers recently opened up at the Clackamas Town Center near the Harmony
campus.
Or if you’d also like to potentially see a lot of sad Seahawks fans like
Hoalanh, there is a Big Al’s in Vancouver. Just be careful how much trash you
talk to them.
Tell us where you plan on watching the big game on Twitter with
#superbowlplans and mention us @ClackamasPrint.
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