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“ Compose” your thoughts
BY VICTORIA DURLING „ .
COPY EDITOR
Roger Rook rooms 204-209 as well as McLoughlin 121 hosted
Clackam as C o m m u n ity C ollege’s an n ual w riting event
“ Com pose” last Saturday.
B egin nin g at 8:45 a .m ., ligh t snacks and w ater were
served for participants as th ey gathered for a fu ll days’
worth o f workshops on “ fiction, nonfiction, poetry, comics,
publishing, and m ore,” according to clackamas.edu.
day, lunch is not provided b y the college or covered in the
cost o f registration.
Hosted b y the En glish departm ent, C om pose aim s to
“ teach attendees how to tell stories in m eaningful ways,
Workshops began at 10:45 a.m . and were all taught by local
authors and publishers; the last sessions o f the day started
at $30 p .m . and ran until 530 p .m . The full event itinerary
w ith detailed descriptions o f each workshop was offered
online so that attendees m ight pick and choose their classes.
Com pose „is open to everyone from writers and poets to
lovers o f literature and publishers alike. The event is low­
cost w ith a registration fee o f $20. Though the event is all
giving them the opportunity to network, share ideas and
learn from special guest speakers,” according to the English
departm ent’s Com pose registration page.
“ I d o n ’t have th e fin a l n um b ers y e t, b ut w e had
approximately 120 conference-goers thisyear,” said Nicole
Rosevear, Com pose organizing team member.
W ith the event aimed at “ Creative writers across a range
o f genres interested in learning more about and continuing
to improve their craft,” Rosevear said. “ Anyone interested
in creative w riting and at any stage w ith their w riting is
w elcom e.”
JOURNALISM COMPETITION
RECOGNIZES COLLEGE NEWSPAPERS
MARYLHURST UNIVERSITY CLOSES
ITS DOORS
BY IAN VA N ORDEN
BY AUTUMN BERElMp
MANAGING EDLTOR
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
O nce a year, college new spapers fro m all over O regon
gather to com pete in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers
A ssociation’s Collegiate New spaper C ontest. Subm itting
stories on a variety o f topics, including best section, best
w riting and b est photography.
The com petitors, including m ajor universities such as
Portland State U niversity, and com m u n ity colleges, such
as C lack am as C o m m u n ity C o llege, are split into three
separate groups depending on the size of the college. For
som e categories, groups are combined due to the quantity
or quality o f the entries.
A fter nearly 125 years as a h igh e r learn in g in stitu tion ,
Entries were taken several m o n th s in advance, b ut the
award cerem ony was held on M ay 18, giving the colleges
a n o p p o rtu n ity to b e p re se n t w h e n th e o rg an iza tio n
announced the winners and receive their awards in person.
G roup o n e, co n sistin g o f th e large un iversities, w as
dom inated by PSU ’s Vanguard, w inning 42 awards in total,
including first, second and third for best section, first and
second for best headline w riting, and first for best series.
There was m ore com petitionbetw een the publications
included in group two though it w asn ’t un com m on for
group’ s two and three to be com bined. Overall, though,
the U niversity o f Portland’s Beacon w on out by a sm all
m argin w ith 11 awards in total.
M t. Hood C om m uhity C ollege’ s Advocate w on out fo r
group three, b rin gin g ho m e 20 aw ards, in clud in g first
place for best section, best special section and best series.
The C lackam as Print brought ho m e three first place
awards: Best Headline W riting fo r D oug Fry’ s “ W hatever
floats your p u m p k in ,” best w riting for Ian V an Orden’ s
“ Should history guide our understanding o f gun control”
and Best New s Story for K ristin W olers’ and Elizabeth
K essel’ s “ C ollege instructor in vestigated for fa lsifyin g
student records.” Several second and third place awards
were also given to the Print.
Clackamas Print
Compose offers an opportunity for writers of all levels
ofskill to learn from local authors and publishers.
Marylhurst University is closing its doors at the end o f this
year, according to their website and automated voicem ail,
following a vote by the Board o f Trustees. Falling enrollment
was cited as one o f the primary reasons for the decision. •
The large 50-acre property w ill return to the “ Sisters o f
the H oly Nam es o f Jesus and Mary, who w ill m ake future
plans for the property in alignm ent w ith their m ission and
values,” according to the university’s website.
“ Despite these efforts, we were unable to see a viable
financial path that Would have enabled us to sustain the high
level o f academic program m ing for w hich we have always
strived and that would not cause harm to our students,
faculty and s ta ff,” the website stated.
Marylhurst University was founded in 1893, making it
one of the oldest collegiate institutions in Oregon.
photos by Marea Bartram