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r SEPTEMBER 2 8 .2 0 1 5 • CLACKAMAS PRINT 3 How to connect on campus by Megan McCoy Photos by Matt Rowning Roll out o f bed, get ready fo r class, begin the com m ute o u t to Clackamas Community College, fig h t fo r a parking spot, tre k to class, sit th ro u g h a lec ture, get the homework assignment and head back home. This is w h a t the daily school schedule looks like for many stu dents at CCC, and day after day, it can g e t bo rin g and e xtre m e ly repetitive. Students may start to ask themselves w hy they are still going; they may think it isn’t im p o rta n t to go. So how does one avoid th is re p e titive nightm are? Get involved w ith th e campus. Getting involved may seem hard; it can be difficult to connect w ith people ju st by going to classes. Some classes d o n ’t provide much tim e to be social w ith your classmates. The best way to get connected to the campus is by be coming involved with one of CCC’s many clubs and extracurricular activities. Some of the clubs at CCC include Gay/ Straight Allience, French Club, Horticul tu re Club, Phi Theta Kappa, Veterans Club, W riters Club and many more. French instructor Heidi Cropsey said th a t getting involved w ith the French Club is as easy as signing up. They have meetings every Tuesday in McLoughlin and have activities throughout the year such as movie nights w ith French films. They also go on a trip to France every o th e r year w ith m oney earned fro m fundraisers at th e school. Cropsey also noted th a t you do not have to be in the language program to be in th e club. They mainly just w ant to “prom ote the French culture.” The Associated Student Government has a lot of events throughout the year students can go to and get involved. They have a s tu d e n t book exchange at the beginning o f every term, intra mural sports in th e fall and spring, the Cougar Run in th e spring and m any more. Cody Havens, ASG Grants Officer, said a couple more event possibilities are a skiing and snowboarding trip, a volleyball game against the faculty and a pum pkin carving contest. An event they have available to students soon is the Dollar BBQ on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. outside the community center. During the event, students can get a hotdog, chips and drink fo r a dollar. Another way to get connected to the campus is by being a part of the th e ater. Jim Eikrem, theater director, said th a t students can get involved in the performing arts by being in the student performance showcase, stand-up com edy, one act plays and fully produced plays as well as the classes offered at CCC. Any CCC students are w elcom e to audition fo r the fall play, Sylvia, on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Osterman Theatre. There are so many ways to get con nected to th e cam pus so next tim e boredom strikes, th in k a b o u t jo in in g one o f the numerous clubs offered or go to an event on campus. Students learn about all the different clubs and extracurricular acticities offered at Clackamas Community College at the new student orientation in the Community Center on Wednesday, Sep t 16.
