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out at the end o f th e term , it’ s been a bit o f a scram ble to be accepted into other universities/’ For Bas and Sklenicka, the news cam e “ o u t o f n o w h e re ,” a cc o rd in g to B a s. For B as, h e received an em ail fro m th e university that “ basically said ‘Y ep, w e’re closing. ’ ” And Sklenicka found out by text from a friend and some English instructors at C C C asking if she heard the news. A ll o f th is happened on M ay 17, the sam e day everyone else outside o f the M arylhurst and C C C fo u n d out. T h is w as th e sam e day they announced to the public through their w ebsite that they would close their doors by the end o f this year follow ing a Board o f Trustees vote. “ It ’ s k in d o f dropped us in to a place where we can ’t focus on our hom ew ork,” Bas said. “ Granted, a lot o f the schools are trying to m ake accom m odations for that b y ex te n d in g th eir deadlin es an d S tu ff like th at, but th ey’re all extrem ely busy at th e m o m e n t righ t now , so try in g to get in contact w ith th em and trying to get accurate inform ation about w hat we can transfer over is not clear y e t.” According to Bas, the University did call th em a w eekafterw ards, basically saying th at there woùld be a fair w ith the m any universities an d colleges to help transfer students over to other schools. - 'M a ry lh u rs t e x p la in e d w h a t w o u ld happen to students w ith financial aid and what their next steps should be on the FAQ section o f its w ebsite. In response to the question: “ Can I transfer m y financial aid fro m th e closed school to another?” thé/ university’s website states: “ No, financial aid does not transfer fro m one school to an o th er.” “ However, you can apply f o r fin an cial aid at another school by adding the new School to your Frqe Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form , and that school Can determ ine w hat aid you w ill qualify for at their sch o o l,” th e FAQ page stated. Sklenicka said it would’ve been nice to know about the school’ s closing sooner. “ It’ s just been a scramble to try to figure things out so late in the term and figuring 'out if I still need to take su m m er courses for th e En glish degree I was towards or if I’ m going to need to take courses {for Speakeasy celebrates early 1900’s another school I’ll be transferring to J ,” Sklenicka said. According to Bas, PSU has been waiving their application fee. H e also added that M arylh u rst’ s decision cam e a little too late. Bas said it would have been sm oother to know th e decision they m ade back before the start o f spring term , so he could have m ade plans prior to the start o f the term . B ecause o f th e tim in g , esp ecially near the end o f the term , he said, it’ s been too stressful for h im . S k le n ic k a said sh e is t h a n k fu l fo r everyone in C C C ’ s E n glish dep artm en t for b ein g extrem ely h e lp fu l, “ tryin g to help us figure th in gs out and get thin gs straightened o u t.” GAS LEAK CAUSES EVACUATION OF HARMONY WEST BUILDING BY JONATHAN VILLAGOMEZ PHOTO EDITOR A night full o f jazz and w ine filled the air as th e C lack am as C o m m u n ity Co llege M ain stream choir put o n a o u tsta n d in g . Sp eak easy p e rfo rm a n ce h eld at V in o V eritaS, M a y 30, in th e M o n tavilla area ih Po rtlan d . T h e ev en t celebrated th e roaring ‘20s, and they they sang a variety o f charts from the early ‘20s and ‘30s; th e individual soloists were accom panied by m usicians, Kathleen Hollingsworth on the keyboard, Ariel Sangoquiza on the drum s, JD E rickson o n saxo ph o ne an d C arso n ; Krause on the Bass. M et w ith a large crowd in the sm all wine bar, rrtoving around was tough, but it allowed everyone to connect ih an en v iro n m en t th a t w as p rofou n d • and relaxing. This event gave perform ers' a ch an ce to show case th eir ind ividu al talents rather th an perform as the College M ainstream choir resulting in a different approach than they were all used to. Taylor W alters, a first-year student and m em ber o f the M ainstream and Cham ber choir Said, “ Choir is always about the group. Blending and being together and following the rules. Solos are aboutyou and what you w ant to sound like and d o .” U n d e r th e d ire c tio n o f K a th le e n H o llin g sw o rth , th e M a in stre a m h as a variety o f perform ances throughout th e year, but th is Speakeasy show is one o f th e perform ances where the singer gets to sh in e in a real g ig -lik e en viro n m en t alongside their fellow colleagues. “ We focus on the soloist and the way they com m un icate w ith th e audience, rather th a n h ow th e group c o m m u n ic a te s ,” Hollingsworth said. Apart from the choir, C C C m u sic s tu d e n t, JD E rick so n , also performed a song in front o f the crowd. Each soloist worked hard on their songs .n e t ------------------------------------- BY JONATHAN VILLAGOMEZ '•PHOTO EDITOR Performed by the CCC Mainstream Choir, the Speakeasy event is a celebration of ‘20s » and ‘30s music. One of the songs performed by the choir wasSinging in the Rain, by Arthur Freed. Loren Riddle (bottom) is currently participating in the choir for his second year and performed You Make Me Feel So Young by Josef Myrow and Mack Gordon. to make sure it was a good fit for them. With ju st a few weeks to prepare for this event the pressure was on as everyone prepared for their fin al performance o f the year at CC C. L o re n R id d le , a m e m b e r o f th e Mainstream Choir, talked about the hardest part o f th at perform ance, “ The hardest part for m e was m aking sure th at the solo that I chose would be a good fit for m e,” he said. “ Unless you feel'a given musical piece within yourself, it’s nearly impossible to go out and do. Feeling the m usic is often the m ost difficult part ” Apart from the difficult choice of choosing a songthat fits them , the Mainstream Choir put on a phenom enal show for everyone that attended Vino Veritas that night. Last m on th, the M ainstream traveled to Reno Nevada to perform at thé Reno jazz festival. There, they placed No. 3 in the two year college division. I f y o u m is se d t h is p e r fo r m a n c e , M a in strea m C h o ir w ill be p e rfo rm in g alongside th e C h am ber C h oir Ju n e 8, at 7:30 p .m . in the Niem eyer theatre. Glackam asCom m uhityCollege’sHarm ony W est cam pus had to be evacuated on Ju n e 4 a s a result o f a gas leak in the building. “ T h is m o rn in g I Cam e to m a th lab u p sta irs an d I d id n t kn o w if it w as a gas leak bu t it d efin itely sm elled b a d ,” said A m a n d a W illia m s , a C C C stu d en t attending classes in the building. “ Around n oon we had th e fire alarm go o ff and so m eo n e to ld u s w e h ad to e v a c u a t e . th e prem ises and th e y told us to go to H arm ony East and we did. ” About 30 m in u tes later, she said, one o f th e security officers told her th at we needed to quickly go back to the Harm ony W est building and grab her stu ff. Classes th at were in session were soon cancelled. C a m p u s s a fe t y m a n a g e r . P e te r Kandratieff said, “ |t turned out to be a natural gas leak fro m som ewhere in th e building. Northwest Natural gas cam e out and found the leak and fixed the problem. It w as probably an Jio u r and a h a lf or two hours that the building was evacuated and during th at tim e it w as inspected. Once* th a t w as fix ed we allow ed people back into the building. ” A c c o r d in g to P u b lic I n fo r m a t io n O fficer Lori H all, “ Cam pus safety started evacuating Harm ony West campus around 11:30 a .m . College safety determ ined to call the fire departm ent to m ake sure that there was no risk to our staff andstudents in th e build in g. ” O n ce th e b u ild in g w as sa fe , classes scheduled after 1 p .m . resulted at norm al tim es. -------- ------------- — - June 6, 2018
