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March 21. 2007
News and reviews on new motor vehicles
Evolutionary on the Outside
~ Revolutionary on the Inside
by
K athleen C arr
The BMW Mini Cooper is a
throwback to its ancestor of the
same name, mimicking its appear
ance and performance. The original
Mini w a s launched in I9 5 9 ataco s,
of $786. and not much changed
until 1974 when BMW purchased
the English carmaker. BMW ’ssuc-
cessful launch of the Mini Cooper
in 2002 quickly made it the most
recognized car on the road. The
2007 Mini Cooper is expected to
maintain the brand's reputation for
excellent resale value, retaining an
anticipated 61 percent of its value
after 36 months.
The Mini Cooper hatchbacks
are redesigned for 2007, gaining
slightly more power and marginally
larger dimensions. Though forced
to redesign the car to meet the Eu
ropean safety standards. BMW
designers were reluctant to risk
messing w ith a successful formula.
Unless parked side-by-side it would
be hard to distinguish the 2007
model front its predecessors. Nev
ertheless. though the same chassis
has been used, there is not a single
exterior panel that is common be
tween the two cars.
The front of the 2007 Mini had
to be restyled to conform to the
rigid European restrictions on exte
rior panel shapes for pedestrian
safety, as well as to adapt to the
shaped of the new engine. The
hatchback is two inches longer,
w ith a slightly longer nose and taller
hood. H ow ever, the designers
didn't want to loose the iconic bull
dog image of the new Mini, and the
remainder of the car had to be re
styled as well.
Describing the new model Mini
Cooper, the designers called it “evo
lutionary on the outside, revolu-
tionary on the inside." The interior
still has a sporty look to it, though
now a bit less extreme, with the
enlarged round speedometer in the
center of the dash, and the tachom
eter mounted on and moving with
the tilt-adjustable steering column
to remind owners of the classic
Mini heritage and campy style.
Though the rear seat wouldn’t
ever be argued to be overly comfort
able for adults, changes in the con
tours of the rear seats have added
about an inch of rear legroom, so that
even adults can endure a short ride
in the back seat. With the large rear
hatch and separate folding rear
seatbacks, the Mini isquite flexible in
configuration, though its overall size
limits luggage space, but still allows
enough to accommodate two travel
ers luggage for a 2-week vacation.
If you crave uniqueness then
you will love the factory capabilities
of tailoring a Mini Cooper with your
own flair, loaded with Englishcharm
and German engineering. The 2007
Mini Cooper is fun.
SPECIFICATIONS: 1.6-1 iter, 16-valve inline 4-cy Under, 118-hp engine; 6-speed manual transmis
sion; 32 MPG-City, 40 MPG-Highway; $ 2 7 ,0 0 0 MSRP.
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Portland Observer All Stars
5A Mens Basketball All League
First Team All League
6A Men’s Basketball All League
First Team All League
Ameer Shamsud-din
Jamar Johnson
Paul McCoy
MarioGill
Kevin Reynolds
Connor Kavanaugh
Benson
Benson
Grant
Wilson
Lincoln
Lincoln
Jefferson Alum Stands Out
6’2
6’2
6’l
6’0
6’3
6*0
Junior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Senior
Senior
C oach of the Y e a r - David Adelman. Lincoln HS
P la v e ro f the Y ear - Paul McCoy, G rant HS
Antwon Wooten
Richard Townsend Gant
Anthony Golden
Cameron Jackson
Sean Gaines
Sam Glasgow
Otho Lesure
Jefferson
Jefferson
Madison
Roosevelt
Madison
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Senior
Senior
Junior
Junior
Junior
Senior
Junior
6’3
6’5
6T
6*0
6’4
6'3
6’3
Coach o f,h e Y ear - Robert Key, R oose ve ltH S
Player of the Year-Cameron Jackson-Roosevelt HS
Second Team All League
Warren King
Brandon Jones
David McNair
Mike Moser
Sean Brownhill
Conor Johnson
Lincoln
Grant
Franklin
Grant
Franklin
Lincoln
6’4
5’10
6’3
6’6
6’2
6'2
Senior
Senior
Sophomore
Sophomore
Senior
Senior
Janita Badon
Nyesha Sims
Tryisha Blake
Shawndcz Santiago
Amanda Anderson
Lissie Parr
5’6
5’8
5’8
5’8
5’9
5’4
Junior
Junior
Sophomore
Junior
Freshman
Senior
Coach o f,h e Y e a r - Mike Bontemps, 7<y/i'rsoi;
Player o f T he Y ear - Janita Badon. Jefferson
Jefferson
Jefferson
Cleveland
Jefferson
Jefferson
5'6
5'7
5'8
5'4
6'0
Cleveland
Jefferson
Jefferson
Marshall
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Senior
Junior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Junior
6’1
6’4
6'4
5'10
6T
6*1
Shardai Smith
Jessica Musgrave
Kelsey Goodell
Meleesa Patten
Tara Cook
IrisLerch
Benson
Grant
Lincoln
Benson
Grant
Lincoln
Senior
Senior
Junior
Senior
Senior
Junior
5’10
5’8
5’11
5’7
5'6
5’9
Player of the Y ear - Kelsey Goodell, Lincoln
Coach of the Y ear —Missy Smith, G rant
PHOTO CREDIT LEHIG H ATHLETICS
Marquis Hall, valedictorian o f
the Jefferson High School
Class o f 2006, is now a
freshman at Pennsylvania s
Lehigh University.
Second learn All League
Second Team All League
LaQuay Kennedy
Delease Carter
C’laireGroth
Dequise Hammick
Ariel Reynolds
Will Reese
Tyrone White
Herschal Slaughter
Marcus M assey’
Isiah Johnson
XavierTaylor
6A Women’s Basketball All League
First Team All League
5A Women’s Basketball All League
First Team All League
Jefferson
Jefferson
Jefferson
Marshall
Marshall
Cleveland
Second Team All League
Jefferson High School alum
M arq u is H all has becom e a
standout athlete at Lehigh Univer
sity in Bethlehem, Pa. and was
named to the Collegelnsider.com
Mid-Major Freshmen All-America
Team.
Hall, a freshman, was the only
student-athlete from the Patriot
League selected to the team, and
was one of 16 freshmen from mid
major teams across the country
named to,he list. Division I coaches
and NBA scouts are part of the
selection process in determining
the team, along with the staff of
collegeinsider.com.
Hall became Lehigh’s first-ever
Patriot League Rookie of the Year
this season after being named the
Rookie o f the Week a league record
eight consecutive times, and nine
times overall. At Jefferson, Hall was
class valedictorian and was named
Third-Team All-State and Second-
Team All-State tournament team
selections and led his team to the
Portland Interscholastic League
championship with an overall record
o f 21 -6, and league record of 17-1.
He was also named MVP of the
Oregon/Washington AII-StarGame
after scoring 29 points, as well as a
M cDonald's All-American nomi
nee and Jefferson Sportsman of the
Year.
Senior
Senior
Junior
Freshman
Freshman
Kara Kasch
Josephine Young
Nam-Phuong Hoang
CaitlinGrimm
MaKenzie Blythe
JessicaGilmore
Franklin
Grant
Benson
Wilson
Lincoln
Wilson
Senior
Senior
Senior
Senior
Junior
Senior
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leads his team
to the Midwest
Regional sem ifi
nals against
UNLV at St.
Louis on Friday,
March 23.
University o f Oregon s Bryce Taylor (left) and Maarty Leunen
celebrate a win and the advancement to the ‘sweet 1 6 ' o f the
NCAA basketball tournament.
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Ducks Make It to Sweet 16
(AP) — So much for the little
guys. The ones from Winthrop, at
least.
Aaron Brooks scored 22 points
and third-seeded Oregon smoth
ered the frazzled Eagles 75-61 Sun
day to eliminate the last remaining
double-digit seed from the NCAA
tournament.
The I Ith-seeded Eagles (29-5),
who upset Notre Dame in the first
round, lost for the first time in 20
games to end their most successful
tournament in seven tries.
This is the firs, time since 1995
that no double-digit seeds have
advanced to a, least the third round.
Instead, the Ducks (28-7) ad
vanced to play IJNLV in the semifi
nals of the Midwest Regional on
Eriday, March 23 in St. Louis. They
made it largely because of their 11 -
for-23 shooting from 3-point range
- that was almost as hot as the
fluorescent yellow uniforms they
wore.
Tajuan Porter, the shortest man
on the floor a, 5-foot-6. scored 14
points. He hit his first four shots
of the second half, all from long
range, in the gam e’s decisive
spur,. The win sent O regon into
the round of 16 for the first time
since 2002.
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