September 2i, 2005_________________________________ íl’1 ^Llortlanb (©bseruer Concordia Offers Dual L i i ’ K im R e p o r t s to P r is o n Musician begins Enrollment 1-year sentence With PCC for lying in court Program makes transition between colleges easier Portland Community Col­ lege will partner up with Concordia University to offer a new program of dual enroll­ ment and co-admission, be­ ginning January of 2006. The decision, made earlier this month, marks the first dual agreem ent in Oregon be­ tween public and private edu­ cational institutions. “This will give community college students more oppor­ tunity and motivation to com­ plete a degree. We are striv­ ing to make college acces­ sible,” said Preston Pulliams, district president for Portland Community College. The benefits of co-enroll­ ment mean students can take courses at both schools, which streamlines admissions, appli­ cations and transcripts, and gives students more access to the services of both col­ leges. Tuition rates and fees will be set by the enrolling institutions. “The data shows that stu­ dents in the Portland metro area do not follow a single, linear path from the two-year to the four-year institution. This agreement will help re­ duce the barriers so students will be better assured of a successful undergraduate ex­ perience,” Pulliam said. Columbia Gorge Commu­ nity College and Tillamook Bay Community College will also be part of agreement, making Concordia University more accessible to those be­ yond Portland boundaries. (AP) — Rapper Lit’ Kim be­ gan serving a 366-day prison sentence Monday for her con­ viction on charges stemming from a 2001 shootout outside a New York City radio station. The 30-year-old entertainer, whose real name is Kimberly Jones, was whisked into the fed­ eral detention center past a th ro n g o f m ed ia, fans and passers-by at about 4:45 p.m. E arlier, she issued a state­ ment saying she had “unfortu­ n ately” been assigned to the concrete, high-rise P hiladel­ phia facility instead o f to a prison cam p “as discussed.” She added: “I am not certain that this constitutes fair and equal treatm ent.” H er la w y e r, L. L o n d e ll M cM illan, said a celebrity like L il’ Kim could be in danger in the detention center. “W hy should a fem ale hip- hop artist have to spend time in an urban concrete jungle w hile other fem ale prisoners are assigned to rural, subur­ ban-type prison cam ps?” said M c M illa n , a d d in g th a t he w ould seek to have his client reassig n ed . C alls to the federal Bureau o f Prisons and the U.S. M ar­ sh als S erv ice w ere not re ­ turned M onday. The 4 -fo o t-U rapper, who Page B5 Michael E. 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She was upbeat, sm iling,” he said. “She told her mom not to cry and to stay strong.” L il’ Kim will be assigned to a fem ale w ork cadre at the coed prison, M cM illan said, noting that she could be out in nine m onths with good behavior. “Today begins a new saga in my life which I expect to strengthen me and allow me tim e for reflection,” L il’ Kim said in her statem ent. “ I plan to w rite music while in prison, read and pray regularly and will come out a stronger, more confident w om an.” The gunplay erupted out­ side W QHT-FM , known as Hot 97, in M anhattan when L il’ K im ’s entourage crossed paths with a rival rap group, C apone-N -N oreaga. R ig h t S e r v ic e , R ig h t P r ic e 5 0 3 -2 8 3 -9 1 7 0 J u s t Ask for: M ik e M c M ille n M anager Sculpting With Steel continued fro m Metro M ayes said, “ It has this pow ­ erfu l aura. It ju s t em anated a lot o f p ow er and I v isu alized how it w as going to be. It was g re a te r than I th o u g h t it w as goin g to turn o u t.” O ther people think so, too. Because o f it’s textural nature. BLOOMINGTON. M ayes said people tend to want to physically touch the im ages, which seem to pop out from their backgrounds. M ayes’ art has been com m is­ sioned by such com panies as Red Bull, One W olf Soccer and U.S. Bank, in addition to local eateries hoping to g iv e th eir c u s­ tom ers som ething to ponder at w hile they wait. Through O ctober, Roots O r­ ganic Brewery on 1520 S.E. Sev­ enth St. is displaying M ayes’ art. For each piece sold, h e ’ll donate $30 toward H urricane K atrina re­ lief in Oregon. To com m ission art or find out where his next exhibit will be, call Mayes at 503-547-7355. 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