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NEWS I Tuition increa$e propoSed Drake Bell finds a way to Portland . STORY AND PHOTO BY JARED PREBLE- A rts & culture epitor - Jared Drake Bell, American musician and former co-star of the Nickelodeon sitcom “ Drake & Josh,” performed at the Bit House Saloon on February 6 to a 21+ audience of roughly 50 people. Tickets were a slick $20 and in'-return Bell performed a number of hits that paved the way of his career including “ Found a W ay,” “ Makes Me Happy” and an acoustic cover o f hi! Pump’ s , “ Gucci Gang.” He performed with only a guitar and - keyboard and played with ease to an ecstatic audience of young adults^ After pulling some strings and tapping some shoulders I had a chance to ask a few brief questions to the talented musician and gain some insight on his passion for music. Drake & Josh aired from 2004 to 2007 and in that time,it amassed a vast cult following, much like the long list o f other shows Nickelodeon brought to life such as Avatar, Invader Zim, SpongeBob and many more. While both brothers deserve credit for the shows success, Bell brought a musical element to the show that put it a step above the rest. He wrote and performed the famous intro to “ Drake & Josh,” and a number of his other tracks have been featured in the show.- He has also released several. singles recently, most notably “ Fuego EST. 1966 hb O we CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Lento” which has more than 18 In with Another man and his son million hits on YouTube. Growing — a situation that mirrored mine up niy brother and I would blast the exactly as. a five year old. He and his CD album for the show on our first step-brother waged war day in and generation Xbox for hours at a time. day opt, a form of battle I was well- While being interviewed his versed in against a similar opponent. guitar played uninterrupted, cycling The list of comparisons went on, and through a number of genres. “ What so did the episodes 1 binged. Before makes music special to me? It’s a recording started for the interview, I way to communicate with people,” took a brief chance to tell him what Bell said, strumming his guitar the show arid his music meant to my brother and I growing up. without skipping a beat. As the night drew, to a close the Throughout the show it was clear that Bell had put countless, hours audience had grown progressively into playing the guitar, which he more amped up, thanks to the stellar says any musician must do if they performance of Bell and the even want to be great. “ Practice, practice, more impressive performance - of the bartender. Bell was killing it and practice,” he said. The genres he plays vary, though had very apparently exceeded -the punk and rock and roll are his bread expectations of the roorri, though he arid -butter.. When asked which had yet to play the famous intro. As decade of music was his favorite, he he tuned his guitar for the final song went further back than expected. an audience member shouted “ Hug me brotha!” a popular catchphrase “ 1950s,” Bell said. It’s a weird thing, meeting adopted by the fictional step someone that you’ve idolized longer brothers, and Bell and the audience than you can literally remember. began singing “ Found a Way.” The While the cool-guy persona he song went on without a hitch, and adopted was nowhere near similar by the 'final chord you would’ve to my deirieanor, be it as a child or thought we were in a stadium. “ Thank you guys so much for present day, there were still many similarities for a kid to draw from. I coming out, I ’ll .see you guys next was given a red Fender Stratocaster tim e,” said Boob, as he left the stage when I was 9, a guitar that Bell also and the many drunk children of had on the show. In the first episode yesterday who grew up on Drake & he and his single mom were moving Josh. A ssociate Sports Editor Riley Buerk MAHAR •STORY BY NICK SCHWAPA Hold on to your pockets - Clackamas Community College wants to increase tuition again. The college, is proposing an $8-pep-credit increase, which would go into effect beginning summer term, meaning a four-credit class would cost $444. Currently, one credit at CCC costs $103, making a typical four-credit class $412, not including fees and books. On Feb. 4, Alissa Mahar, vice president of College Services, told the President’ s Council that the college needs to charge more. The school board of education will hear the proposal at its Feb. 12 meeting and vote on the plan at a later meeting. “ We start by making a recommendation and take it from there,” Mahar said. As of right now, the college is not recommending an increase to international or out of state tuition, though fees are likely to rise as well. The general student fee could go up from $2.50 to $3, the technology fee could go up from $5.50 to $6 and the college services fee would increase $2 per term to $30. “ The fees don’t bring in a ton of moneys” Mahar said. If the increase is approved, tuition will be 177% more than 20m when one credit was $40. Web E ditor Paige Dean E ditor-in -ch ief Jonathan Villagomez A rts & Culture E ditor Jared Preble chiefed@clackamas.edu aced@clackamas.edu sportsed@clackamas.edu -webeditor@clackamas.edu M an agin g E ditor Zach Whitley News Editor Laura Canida C opy E ditor Victoria Drews newsed@clackamas.edu copyed@dackamas.edu Sports E ditor Lexi Shull A dvertising M anager Jacob Thompson Staff W riters/Designers Andrew Griffin, Jake Kaiser, Sophie Larsson, Kyler Fleming, Olivia Lynch, Nick Schwada, Kai Tinker, Rebekah Thompson, Lauren Kinney, Zach Murray jnanedi@dackamas.edu Photo E ditor Jordy Villagomez photoed@dackamas.edu sportsed@dackamas.edu admgr@clackamas.edu Concordia Unjverslty announced Monday it w ill close down this spring. , Design STAFF WRITER The Clackamas Print aims to report news in an honest, unbiased and professional manner. Content published by The Print is not screened or subject to censorship. The Clackamas Print is free, but please take only one copy. 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