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
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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.
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