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ARTS & CULTURE 2 One City, One Book falls on campus OREGON CITY LIBRARY PARTNERS WITH COLLEGE TO GET PEOPLE READING STORY BY ANDREW GRiFFIN STAFF WRITER Today, it seems as if reading books is a dying pastime. Rarely anyone seems to be able to say that they have picked up and read a book from start to finish outside of a classroom setting. Fortunately, there’ s a 'new plan to get more people into reading right here in Oregon City: the One City, One Book project. The goal of the project is, to get people across Oregon City reading a particular book they have chosen throughout the month of February. It was started through a connection between library staff here at Clackamas Community College and the Oregon City Public Library. “ It was a collaboration,” said CCC counselor Lupe Martinez. “ The way that it started is that Oregon City Public Library approached our library staff about helping select their One City, One Book novel. Photo courtesy of Heidi Durrow Durrow Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Villagomez EST. 1966, CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Because some of the librarians at the time were part numerous careers throughout her lifetime as a writer, of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion subcommittee including as a journalist and a life skills trainer for that dealt with library resources, they brought it both the NBA and NFL. to the subcommittee and said ‘What do you guys think, should we help with this project?* And so the resources and library subcommittee was very Heidi Durrow will speak at CCC interested in partnering with Oregon City Public Thursday, Feb. 27 @ 7 p.m: Library. Wè decided that this was the book that we were most attracted to and that we thought would be in McLoughlin Hall as part of a greater appeal to our audience here at [the] college. ” Which book did they choose? It would only be One City, One Book. fitting that a project based around connecting a small community through reading would use a local More events listed at the Oregon City Library website. author; this month’s book is “ The Girl Who FellFrom the Sky” by Heidi Durrow. The book tells the story of Rachel, a biracial woman who, just like the author, "A breafhleas te llin g o f o fo ie never h e a rd be fo re .. was born from a Danish mother and an African H a u n tin g on d lovely, p itch -p e rfe ct, this bo ok cou id not be m ore tim ely. American father. We see her growing up through the — » A fe B A K A 1980s struggling to deal with her racial identity. At the same time this story is being told, a present day mystery is unfolding, revealing — without spoiling anything — a tragic accident. The story mainly deals with timely themes of race, identity and belonging, which is one of the main reasons it was chosen for W HO the project. “ Diversity, equity and inclusion is the name of the. FELL game at CCC ,” said Martinez. “ When this came up as FROM an opportunity, and [with] the content of the novel speaking specifically to issues of diversity and race in TH B the Portland area, it seemed like a very natural fit and a perfect opportunity to have discussions on that.” SKY CCC English instructor Amanda Coffey also thinks the book is a good choice because of its relatability. S “ I think the book really talks about so many things that touch reader’ s own experiences,” said Coffey. “ There’s a lot of trauma in there. Many readers have already been through their teenage years and sq my students are talking about how well the bookjconvéys the confusion and challenges and the excitement [of] A M O V 1 L those years.” \ Durrow herself is a graduate of Portland’s Jefferson H E ID » W. D U R R O W High School and is a podcaster and a recipient of the 2008 Bellwether Prize for Fiction. Durrow has had ? A rts & Culture E ditor Jared Preble A ssociate Sports Editor Riley Buerk sportsed@clackamas.edu . chiefed@clackamas.edu aced@clackamas.edu M anaging E ditor Zach Whitley News E ditor Laura Canida maned@clackamas.edu newsed@clackamas.edu copyed@clackamas.edu Photo Editor Sports E ditor Lexi Shull A dvertising M anager. Jacob Thompson sportsed@clackamas.edu admgr@clackamas.edu Jordy Villagomez photoed@clackamas.edu C opy E ditor ; Victoria D rew s Web E ditor Paige Dean webeditor@clackamas.edu Staff W riters/Designers Andrew Griffin, Jake Kaiser, Sophie Larsson, Kyler Fleming, Olivia Lynch, Nick Schwada, Kai Tinker, Rebekah Thompson, Lauren Kinney, Zach Murray The Clackamas Print aims to report news in ah 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. Any person removing The Clackamas Print in bulk will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Advised by Melissa Jones. melissaj@clackamas.edu OHTHE COVER: The Black Student Union held its first event on campus in more than a decade. Cover design by Rebekah Thompson and Jonathan Villagomez. February 19 ,2 0 2 0
