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Letter from the new
C1ACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Editorial
Editor-in-Chief
Jacob Thompson
chiefed@c1ackamas.edu
Arts & Culture Editors
Jared.Preble
BY JACOB THOMPSON
ED ITO R-IN-CHIEF @SPORTSEDTHOMPS
Allie Perkins
Dear readers,
Welcome back to another year at
Clackamas Community College. My
time on this campus is coming to an end,
but 1 wanted to take the opportunity
to pass on the most important thing I
learned in; my six years here.
When I first stepped foot on
Clackamas’ Oregon City campus, I was
18 years old. Like most of my friends
who were also attending classes,
we were always in a hurry to get out
of here. We all had jobs to work, or
something we would rather be doing
instead of staying on campus.
Alter two terms of rushing to and from
campus I felt it was weird they called
it" Clackamas “ Community” College
when I didn’t feel like there was any
such “ community.” I felt like all the
students were like me, wishing they
were having the “ college experience”
and instead just missing friends that
had left for universities elsewhere.
I finally found what I had been
searching for four years after I first
attended CCC; It was my third time
coming back after extended breaks
in pursuit of .my ever-elusive AAOT
degree; the difference between,my first
two stints at Clackamas and my third
aced@clackamas.edu
and final stint is that I found a group I
could relate with. Persuaded by my good
friend Doug Frye, who was the Sports
Editor of the Clackamas Print, I joined
the school newspaper and started to
cover sports. I didn’t realize then how
much being a part of something can
change your perspective in life.
Clackamas
Community
College
became a second home to me a$
I watched and covered countless
sporting events: volleyball, cross
country, wrestling, basketball, baseball
and softball.
From the first awkward interview
with volleyball setter DeeAnn Schaal,
where I couldn’t figure out how to turn
the recorder on, to interviews about
unthinkable tragedy and everything in
between the people always made me
feel welcome on this campus — but it
took me getting out of my shell. Before
Iknew it I was spending more hours on
campus than I could’ve ever imagined
and I was loving every second.
The Clackamas Print helped me
find the community I was searching
for and as editor-in-chief I want the
newspaper to help you find one. I
believe the best newspapers inform the
publicof what’ s going on in the world
around them and give them an avenue
to get involved. Whether it’s upcoming
sporting events, board meetings, plays
or music being played at local clubs,
I hope that we can give you avenues
to get out into this great community
we have here. I know if seems non­
existent, but it’s just hiding.
So, next time you’ve got a second,
walk around our beautiful campus and
really see what’s going on. Instead
of knocking out that next level of
Wordscapes as you wait for d a ss to
start, strike up a conversation with the
person sitting next to you: I promise
you’ll be glad that you did.
Your time at Clackamas Community
College will be over before you know it,
and the only thing you’ll take with you
is your degree or certificate. Hopefully
you choose to build fun, long-lasting
memories to take with you as well.
Sports Editor
Lexi Shull
sportsed@clackamas.edu
Photo Editor
Jonathan Villagomez
photoed@clackamas.edu
Opinion Editor
; Zach Whitley
oped@clackamas.edu
Copy Editor
Victoria Durling
copyed@clackamas.edu
Advertising Manager
Your ed itor-in-chief,
Jacob Thompson
Preston Drews
News Editor
Laura Canrda
newsed@ciackamas.edu
Adviser
Melissa Jones
M elissaJ@clackam as.edu
The Clackamas Print aims to report the
news in an honest, unbiased and pro­
fessional manner. Content published in
The Print is not screened or subject to
censorship.
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take only one copy. Any person remov­
ing our papers in bulk will be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law.
OMTHCCOVCR: “Welcome Back” by Victoria Durling.
S ep tem b er 30, 2019