How to prevent a campus coma
STORY AN D PHOTO BY KRISTEN WOHLERS
CCC athlete Tyrone Stintzi uses campus facilities to stay active in preparation
for spring track.
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You don’t have to sit in your car playing
Solitaire or taking selfies or watching the
clock as you sing along to the words, "A ll
by myself. ” Cut the power and get out there
because there are plenty o f things to do on
the Oregon C ity cam pus. Here are a few
ideas.
Grab a bite. So your mommy isn’ t packing
your lunches anymore. You don’ t have to
starve.
The Cougar Café is located inside the
C o m m u n ity C enter. I t ’ s open M o n d ay-
Thursday 7 a.m . to 5 p.m . and Friday 7 a.m .
to 2 p.m . There you’ll find reasonably priced
sandwiches, wraps, bowls, and pizza by the
slice from Pizza Schm izza, all tested and
deemed yum m y by The Print staff. Check
out the m enu at www.triohosp.com/ccc/
cougar_cafe.
If you prefer snacks and 5-Hour Energy
drinks, you can get that and more in the
bookstore, located in M cL o ugh lin H all.
Student Jacob Green said he likes to stop
by the bookstore and grab an Arizona tea
during his breaks. Bonus: they also have
hamburger socks.
If, by Thursday, your refrigerator is bare
and your stom ach is roaring, stop by the
Com m unity Center where free food will be
available every week from 9 a.m . to 1 p .m .
G e t in a w o rk o u t. W alk in g, ru n n in g,
lifting, sports. Whatever you like to do to
bum o ff that pizza, you can probably get it
done on campus.
Go for a w alk or a run along the 2.2 -m ile
trail or explore all 165 acres o f the Oregon
City campus. Catch all the Pokemon. Bring
your racket and play tennis on the courts
behind Randall H all, while they last. A new
building will soon take their place. Get your
cardio or lifting done in the fitness center,
located in the lower level o f Randall H all
and open Monday through Friday. And keep
your eyes open for the upcoming intramural
sports that the A SG puts on every term.
Study. W ell come on. You have to. And
there’ s no lack o f places to do it on campus.
Study, that is.
If the sun is shining and if you’re outdoorsy
like that, just pick a favorite spot somewhere
and get to it. But because it’ s Oregon, you
should know the indoor spots.
The Dye L earn in g C e n te r, aka " th e
library,” is one good place to study. It’s a
library, so people have to be quiet, and that’s
good. Also there are com puters. You can
use them and print all your stuff. Then, if
you can’t find all the answers on Wikipedia,
there’s another option in this library. It’ s
books. The staff is super helpful if you’ve
forgotten how to use the Dewey Decimal
System. If Wiki and books don’ t do the trick,
student tutors hang out in the library too.
O therw ise, y o u ’ll find study areas in
nearly every building on campus, which is
convenient w hen you need to sit outside
your classroom and finish that assignm ent
you forgot about.
Enjoy the view . Flora, fauna, fountains.
Stu ff like that.
Take a walk around cam pus, and you’ ll
notice sculptures by local artists. Between
R and all H all and Barlow H a ll, th ere’ s
a fo u n tain designed and constructed by
CCC students (perfect outdoor homework
spot). Inside Niemeyer Hall is the Alexander
Art Gallery. There, Portland-based artist
Anne Mavor’s "I Am My W hite Ancestors:
Claim ing the Legacy o f O ppression,” will
be on exhibit through Oct. 28.
If you feel like com bining that workout
w ith taking in the view, w alk all the way
out to the Environmental Learning Center’s
N ew ell Creek Headw aters or the H om e
Orchard Society Arboretum (you could even
taste test an apple or pear).
C a tc h a s h o w . Now p la yin g: Steel
M agnolias.
The C lack am as Repertory T heatre is
p resenting the play through O ct. 2 w ith
shows Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30 p.m . and
Sundays at 2:30 p .m . in Osterman Theatre.
Maybe you’ll decide you like theater so much
that you want to be in the next production.
If so, the main stage auditions are scheduled
for Sep t. 28 from 3-5 p .m . in O sterm an
Theatre. No theater experience required!
Those are just a few o f the many ways to
prevent your death from boredom during
breaks. A nother notew orthy option is to
pick up a copy o f The Print w hich comes
out every Wednesday, starting week three
o f the term.