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Twelve members of The Independent staff and two advisors attended a journalism conference held by the Associated Collegiate Press Feb. 26 - March 1 in San Diego. Staffers were able to attend workshops with speakers such as Google’s media outreach lead Nicholas Whitaker and The New Work Times' public editor Margaret Sullivan. The Indy won two “best of show” awards, third place for two-year print publications and tenth among large school websites. (Indy Staff / The Independent)
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When 12 Clark College students and two instructors stepped off of a Horizon Air turboprop in Portland late March 1, they were two national awards and three days of innovative learning stronger than when they left. Members of The Independent staff traveled to San Diego for the Associated Collegiate Press’ 30th annual National College Journalism Convention Feb. 27 through March 2. The students attended the first three days. While they were there, they won third place for “Best of Show” among two-year college newspapers and 10th place for best large school website. More than 30 colleges competed for the two-year award, said Dee Anne Finken, The Indy’s adviser who traveled with the students. The ACP does not release the total number of entries. The newspaper also received recognition among two-year schools last year. At the 29th convention in San Francisco, Clark College took seventh place. This was the first award for The Indy’s online publication, Finken said. The Independent will work hard to publish good content, to do even better next year, said Aleksi Lepisto, editor-in-chief. “If we do good work, people will see it,” he said. The convention’s 100 events featured experts like faculty of The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University, and New York Times Public Editor Margaret Sullivan. Nicholas Whitaker, Google’s media outreach lead, delivered a keynote on journalism of the future. Each student attended at least five workshops ranging in topics from tightening writing to how to review pop music. Finken said she hopes students will take more of a team approach to telling stories after the convention. One workshop she attended taught the “maestro method” to news writing, which she said encourages better cooperation between the writer, editor, photographer and designer. Both Finken and Lepisto said they were grateful for support from the Associated Students of Clark College who funded the trip including flights to and from San Diego and a three night stay at the Catamaran Resort and Hotel where the event was held. “It’s challenging,” Finken said. “We have one foot in developing the fundamentals but we also have to look ahead to develop more ways of storytelling and delivering the news. We are up for the challenge.” Cont act Rob er t Berman at opinione dit or @ st udent s.clark.e du
CORRECTIONS In our story “Stem Building Progress Continues” we incorrectly reported there are no fundraising plans. According to Director of Communications Rhonda Morin, the Clark College Foundation is raising $20 million in private funding for a comprehensive campaign to fund STEM, scholarships, health care, facilities and IT infrastructure and faculty and staff development. We also incorrectly reported the size of the building; the building will be 70,000 square feet.
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BILL DOESN’T DO ENOUGH FOR STUDENT DEBT Rob e rt B e rman Opi n io n E dit or @ I ndyCC opi n ion
How much easier would college be if you didn’t have to
worry about money until after graduation?
A bill on the floor of the Washington State House of
Representatives seeks to make that a reality for some low-tomiddle income students.
It may sound like a dream come true but the bill does not
help some of the students who may need it the most.
House bill 2720 hit the House floor Jan. 31, according to the
Washington State Legislature’s website. The bill establishes the “Pay It Forward” program, which would pay tuition for eligible
In order for the “pay it forward” program to be effective at
Clark, it would have to include students who either have been out of school for more than eight years or did not graduate from a Washington state high school.
Students who want to make that happen have a voice. State
representatives are relatively easy to contact. A student who wants to support such an expansion to House bill 2720 should first learn who their state representatives are, then email or call them. This bill could give Clark students a big boost in paying for tuition, it just needs the student voice. Cont act Rob er t Berman at opinione dit or @ st udent s.clark.e du
adve r t i s e me nt
students. Three years after graduation, students would pay a monthly
percentage of their taxable income. That money returns to the program’s budget. Rates range from 2 to 5 percent and depend on the school and number of credits the student took. Students receiving financial aid or scholarships would have a lower rate.
The House would select five high schools. People who
graduated from those schools within eight years of applying are eligible.
Two of those schools will be east of the Cascade Mountains.
All of them must serve many students that are underrepresented in higher education. This includes low-income students and students whose parents did not attend college.
The bill makes room for expansion. It says that all high
schools in Washington will eventually offer the “pay it forward” program.
But something is missing from the bill.
No matter how many high schools offer the program, it
still ignores a large chunk of Clark students. The bill claims that students must apply for the program within eight years of their high school graduation, leaving students older than 26 out of luck.
Student’s average age at Clark is 28, according to the
college’s website.
A pew research poll in 2012 estimates 56 percent of U.S.
adults under 25 live with their parents and only 16 percent between 25 and 30 do. That means that the average Clark
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IT'S ENDER’S GAME OVER A
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Review by C ait l i n C a lsb e ek M a nag i n g E dit or @ I ndy C C ar t s
Imagine a future world in which humanity faces extinction at the hands of a bug-like alien race. Ultimately, the fate of human life rests in the hands of one young strategist. Sound familiar? No this isn’t another Starship Troopers spinoff, this is “Ender’s Game” Hollywood style. The movie, based on the novel by Orson Scott Card, makes every attempt to translate as little as possible from the book in order to squeeze in enough bad special effects and PG-13 violence to satisfy both parent and child. In the meantime, the most important messages portrayed in the novel are lost to satisfy a larger audience. Having only survived due to the courage posed by their most venerable commander, Mazer Rackham, portrayed by Ben Kingsley, the military force protecting Earth embarked on a quest to find their next great hero. Enter Ender Wiggin, a young, brilliant tactician and potential savior of humanity. As a third child in a time when strict population control only allows couples to have two, Ender faced constant ridicule and isolation living life as a “third.” Spoiler Alert! The novel gives us our first glimpse of how deep Ender’s isolation is through a violent outburst of self-defense when Ender is attacked by a peer. However, in order to appeal to a younger audience, the movie fails to capture the brutality of this confrontation and connect the audience to Ender. While attending Battle School, a fictional military academy which trains the world’s most promising young soldiers, Col. Graff (Harrison Ford), the officer in charge of the school, told Ender
f a l l s
s h o r t
o n
s c r e e n
that he is the one who will be responsible for saving the world in an attempt to make him selfreliant. This is confirmed when Ender brawled with a fellow student, another aspect of the plot severely dulled down. In the novel, Ender aggressively kicks his opponent in the groin to death. In the film, it’s unclear if the other student died or was severely injured. This might seem minor but it further (Courtesy endersgamemovie.com) detracts from understanding the protagonist. own ethnocentricity. This is drowned Time constraints rob the film of by the attempt to relate to Ender’s age essential relationships like those with group. Ender’s siblings, Valentine and Peter, When Ender is eventually tricked which added invaluable insight to into destroying an entire alien race, Ender’s struggles. In the novels, Peter is the impact of what this means on both a complex character. Apart from being a large scale and personally to Ender a savage oppressor, he and Valentine is diluted because there’s so little are super-geniuses who quickly amass development in the movie. political power while Ender is away. While the novel is filled with Also, very little development was challenging and dynamic symbolism, given to the connection Ender evolves “Ender’s Game” is another brilliant sci-fi with his complex computer game dulling gem victimized by the dulling powers of his resultant relationship with the Hollywood. alien using the game as a catalyst to communicate with humans. Possibly the most important message behind the Cont act Cait lin Calsb e ek at novel is taking an objective look at your managinge dit or @ st udent s . c l a rk . e du
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STUDENTS PROPOSE REC CENTER P e t i t i o n
p a s s e s
Tra Frie s e n & R yan R utle dge Ca mpu s & N ews E dito rs @ I ndy C C news
A new college building may soon be
on its way.
A recreation center proposal
with more than 800 signatures was presented to the Associated Students of Clark College by a small group of Clark students. Only 500 verified signatures are required for a vote, a goal that has been met according to ASCC President Dena Brill.
If approved, the proposed facility
would be funded like the Penguin Union Building, through a $2 per credit quarterly fee. The current fee, which has been used to fund the PUB, will expire in December.
Three Clark College students, David
Saldivar, Brittney Barton and Lyubov Meksheneva, submitted the petition to the ASCC in early February.
The petition states, “This facility
would provide the Clark College student body with additional activity space and state-of-the-art health and wellness resources.”
Students would have an easier
time finding a place to work out or play basketball because the new building would not be used for classes, said Director of Athletics Charles Guthrie.
“We have heard from students,
not athletes, about why they can’t play basketball, why they can’t use the soccer field, why they can’t play ultimate frisbee or use the weight room at certain times,” Guthrie said.
Currently, the Thompson Fitness
Center in O’Connell Sports Center costs $15 per quarter for any student not enrolled in a PE class. Guthrie said he
A S C C ,
a w a i t s
a p p r o v a l
believes the proposed facility would be
no designs or plans for the proposed
free to all students.
center at Clark.
“It’s all about student engagement
Brill said she has heard rumblings of
and providing opportunities for
things like a rock climbing wall, a track or
retention, access and more student
a glass wall that would allow people look
space,” Guthrie said.
outside while exercising, but stressed
that any ideas are theoretical and no
Guthrie said the idea of the building
wouldn’t be to increase student’s costs,
plans have been made yet.
but rather to immediately reinstate
the fee after it expires for the PUB and
there are still several hoops officials
fund another project that will serve the
would need to jump through.
student body.
to go through before construction,” said
Projects like this can take several
If students approve the building,
“There’s a permit process they need
years to complete. Construction for
Erin Erdman, permit center manager for
the PUB began in Fall 2001 and was
the City of Vancouver.
completed in 2005.
manager would have to request the city
Guthrie also said that he believes
The recreational center project
the building would provide networking
look at a preliminary plan which includes
opportunities for recent grads. While
foundation layout, parking, water and
he was Director of Gym Memberships at
sewer, Erdman said.
Columbia University, they had a program
that allowed access to facilities for
would then be submitted for approval.
alumni that were fresh out of college.
Depending on the location, the project
manager might need to apply for
“If our students are working out
A final site plan and a civil plan
next to someone who works in a bank,
environmental and variance permits,
that could be a job opportunity,” Guthrie
according to Erdman. A variance permit
said.
exempts a project from some zoning or
building codes.
Students aren’t the only ones with
limited access to O’Connell Sports
Center. Intramurals, an ASCC-funded
finished, the college would get a building
program, also faces scheduling conflicts
permit.
with the current system.
after ASCC advertises the student
“We don't have a ton of open gym
After all those processes are
The proposal’s fate will be decided
time,” said Director of Intramurals Garet
referendum for two weeks. Brill stressed
Studer in a previous interview with The
that student input is necessary and
Independent. “We have classes that start
important because the vote is decided
at 8 in the morning until about 1 o'clock.
by simple majority, regardless of the
Those are all PE classes, and then we
number of total votes.
have athletic practices in here.”
An exploratory committee is
scheduled to tour sports facilities at Everett and Pierce Colleges during spring break, according to Director of Student Life Sarah Gruhler. Currently, there are
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S&A FUNDING TALKS CONTINUE Program directors seek changes to budgets Nate Nie nab e r Sta ff Rep or t e r @ I ndyCC news
Business Services, who help develop the
The Service and Activities Fee
Committee will continue to discuss the financial future of more than 36 Clark programs this month.
Every year, program directors
present their budget proposal to the committee. Program budgets are key to the success of their programs.
Orchestra director Don Appert said
any cut to the budget is detrimental. Appert pay guest musicians who come to teach musicians are often booked a year in
to pay them,” said Appert.
has turned to the Clark College Foundation
Mt. Hood
2 p.m. & 5 p.m.
4/5 @
Mt. Hood
2 p.m. & 5 p.m.
4/11 @
Chemeketa
1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
4/12 vs
Chemeketa
1 p.m. & 3 p.m.
4/18 @
Lane
1 p.m.
(DH)
chair, said it’s hard for students to
4/19 vs
Lane
1 p.m.
(DH)
commit to a weekly unpaid position so
4/25 vs
Clackamas
1 p.m. & 4 p.m.
turnover rates are high.
4/26 vs
Clackamas
1 p.m.
(DH)
5/2 @
Southwestern Oregon 1 p.m.
(DH)
5/3 vs
Mt. Hood
1 p.m.
(DH)
5/9 @
Chemeketa
2 p.m. & 5 p.m.
5/10 @
Lane
1 p.m.
(DH)
5/16 @
Clackamas
1 p.m.
(DH)
5/22 @
NWAACC Tournament TBD
Since membership on the committee
changes yearly, members may be unfamiliar with the various programs. Anthony Bittner, the current committee
This can cause problems for
directors when they reapply for funding.
“I wish it was more
i s the student’s
April Duvic. The apathy of
said Vocal Music director
in more than two decades, according to Appert. “I’ve built the Orchestra program
for over 24 years with the help of the ASCC,” Appert said. “I deeply appreciate the support from the ASCC because this makes what I do possible.”
campus needs to change she said.
Garet Studer, Clark’s
finance director and the director of
3/21 @ TBD (DH) 3/22 @ TBD (DH) 3/23 @ TBD (DH) 3/27 vs
Pierce
1 p.m.
(DH)
Intramurals director,
4/1 @
Clackamas
1 p.m.
(DH)
said that the committee
4/5 @
Lower Columbia
noon
(DH)
does a good job of asking
4/9 vs
Mt. Hood
1 p.m.
(DH)
each proposal.
4/12 @ TBD (DH) 4/13 @ TBD (DH) Southwestern Oregon 1 p.m.
(DH)
4/22 @
Chemeketa
1 p.m.
(DH)
towards one-time funding
4/26 vs
Clackamas
noon
(DH)
requests and emergencies,
4/30 vs
Lower Columbia
1 p.m.
(DH)
said ASCC Finance Director
5/3 @
Mt. Hood
noon
(DH)
5/6 vs
Southwestern Oregon 1 p.m.
(DH)
5/9 vs
Chemeketa
(DH)
5/22 @
NWAACC Tournament TBD
fund programs, it’s just about doing it
3/13
@
equitably and responsibly.”
Combined Event
3/29
@
Willamette Invite
4/11
@
Clackamas Invitational
Unallocated funds go
Wilson Halimuddin.
“It’s important to remember this is
the student’s money,” Bittner said. “The S&A Fee Committee definitely wants to
The committee is scheduled to
end on May 1, when the 2014-2015 budget will be submitted to the Board of Trustees for review.
The committee is comprised of six
students, one faculty member, the ASCC
Softball
many of the students on
4/19 @
and resp o n s i bly. ”
program budget. That was the first cut
rememb er th i s
approximately $5,000 from the Orchestra
Southwestern Oregon noon & 3 p.m.
stable from year to year,”
budget. Two years ago, the committee cut
noon & 3 p.m.
4/4 vs
doi n g it e quitably
supplement his reduced
noon & 3 p.m.
3/29 vs
it’s j ust ab out
and ad revenue to
Treasure Valley
activities.
to fund prog ra ms , clarifying questions during
Recently, Appert
noon & 3 p.m.
3/22 vs
Southwestern Oregon 2 p.m. & 5 p.m.
defi n itely wants
pray I have the money
Centralia Linfield
Fe e C o m m it te e
“I just hope and
noon & 3 p.m.
3/16 vs
3/28 vs
Bit tner. "T he S& A
advance.
Centralia
3/23 vs
money," Sa id
his students. These
Baseball 3/15 @
annual budget for the ASCC services and
“I t’s i mp ortant t o
uses S&A funds to
UPCOMING GAMES
Co ntac t Nat e Nienab er at n .n ienab er @ st udent s.clark.e du
1 p.m.
Track & Field Pacific University, Boxer
4/17 - 19 @
Oregon Relay
4/28 - 29 @
NWAACC Multi-Event
5/9
@
Oregon Twilight
5/10
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Southern Region
Championship
5/18 - 19 @
NWAACC Championship
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COACH AIMS TO WIN. AGAIN. Tyle r Urke & Alek s i L episto Sp or t s E dit or & E dito r-in -Ch ief @ I ndy C C sp or t s Phot o by E m ma F letche r
It’s senior night for the Portland
Bible College Wildcats. They’re playing Northwest Indian College in PBC’s gym and there’s fewer than 50 fans in the crowd.
Six minutes into the game, head
The final buzzer of the 2013-14
coach Mike Arnold calls a timeout to
season sounds. The Wildcats lose by six.
make a substitution. His team needs
They’re 5-28.
time to rest but they only have one bench
player.
the men’s basketball team at PBC,
run by City Bible Church, a Christian
The Wildcats are up 33-32 at
Arnold was hired last year to coach
halftime but eventually succumb to
organization in Portland. This year was
fatigue.
his first season at the helm.
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If Arnold’s name sounds familiar,
“Even though our record hasn’t
“When you’ve got a group of guys
it’s because he coached the Penguins
been great this year, I can see what I
that are willing to work that hard, they
for seven seasons, from 2005 to 2012.
always thought would happen; he would
will attract more guys who are of the
During his time at Clark, he reached
be a great fit and he would build young
same like mind,” Arnold said.
the Northwest Athletic Association
men,” said Ken Malmin, dean at PBC
of Community Colleges playoffs four
for 27 years. “We wanted to do our best
times, including his last season with the
with what we had and I think he’s done
Penguins when they were eliminated in
remarkable.”
the second round by Bellevue College
gained the respect of many, including his
after going 24-5 during the regular
recruit Arnold to PBC, Arnold turned him
players.
season.
down.
University co-captain Austin Bragg, who
Arnold was not retained after the
Initially, when Malmin tried to
“When I was separated from Clark,
··· During his time at Clark, Arnold
Former Western Washington
2012 season and Clark hired current
[Malmin] called me right away and asked
played for Arnold from 2010-12, said
head coach Alex Kirk.
me if I would like to come [to PBC],”
Arnold was a great mentor and helped
Arnold said. “After the separation from
them grow not only as players, but as
Clark, the timing just wasn’t right.”
men.
In Kirk’s first season, the Penguins
went 14-11 and earned the top seed in the NWAACC championships this year,
“We knew it
finishing fifth in the tournament. ···
Despite success at Clark, when
a father figure. “It wasn’t unheard of to
difficult, but I
about something that should have only
going to b e this
eight ball. “I took the job in July and with five
difficult. When
weeks to recruit,” Arnold said. “It doesn’t give you a lot of chances to get a lot of
I starte d here
players.”
we didn’t have
To fill out the roster, he brought in
as many players as he could, including
basketballs.”
some without any college experience.
At one point, Arnold was down to
Durham Rosser, who also played for
Arnold with Bragg, said the coach was
was going to b e didn’t know it was
Arnold arrived at PBC he was behind the
Malmin didn’t give up though.
go into his office and talk for two hours taken 20 minutes.”
While the temptation to build a
powerhouse at Clark was great, Arnold also emphasized more than just athletic performance.
“I think I have a really strong
reputation for being an academically oriented coach,” Arnold said.
Former Interim Athletic Director
Denny Huston, who has known Arnold since 1992, agreed and said that Arnold
four players and had to activate another
He called Arnold again last year and
specifically knew how to work with
he planned on saving for next year.
convinced him to take over the team.
players who were strong athletes but
Malmin is satisfied with the results.
needed extra attention in the classroom.
career that I’ve had a kid flunk out, had
two kids quit, and two kids get injured
he’s an outstanding coach and I feel
from Arnold to keep his grades up. “The
and couldn’t play,” Arnold said.
really blessed to have him here,” Malmin
classroom was very important.”
“[This was the] first time in my
“I’m happy with the season because
Bragg recalled constant pressure
said.
difficult, but I didn’t know it was going
Still, Arnold wants to win.
graduation rate.
to be this difficult,” he said. “When I
“I’m competitive in everything I
started here we didn’t have basketballs.”
do. I’d be competitive at checkers for
Arnold’s abilities.
“We knew it was going to be
At Clark, Arnold had a 90 percent Even opposing coaches noted
goodness sakes.”
year, Arnold said he tries not to look at
to character and academic development
this season in terms of wins and losses,
trademark of Arnold’s teams and it’s
behind the scenes,” said Che Dawson,
although losing is tough.
continuing at PBC.
who coaches Highline Community
College’s men’s basketball team. “In
Although the Wildcats struggled this
Wins and losses aren’t the sole
measure of success at PBC though.
Hard work has always been a
Three recruits verbally committed to
“Mike walked the walk when it came
play for Arnold next year commented on
my opinion, that’s what matters at this
how hard his players work.
level.”
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Arnold changes his coaching style based on who he is talking to. They’ve spent a lot of time on fundamentals because “that’s where my players are at right now.” (Emma Fletcher / The Independent)
After the decision to not retain him
The school is part of the National
Arnold knows he’s got a tough road ahead, but he’s up for it. “[Malmin] knows who I am, he knows I’m forthright, sometimes too honest. I’ve probably paid a price for that a time or two in my life.” (Aleksi Lepisto / The Independent)
had been made, Arnold gathered his team
Christian College Athletic Association,
for a meeting. “I told them, I’ve done
and lists total enrollment at 415
nothing wrong, you’ve done nothing
students, making it roughly 32 times
wrong. They’re just going in a different
smaller than Clark.
direction.”
to Arnold. During his first year with the
championship? That kinda depends on
the reasons why, he’s moving on.
Penguins, the team finished 3-24.
the horses I get in the stable,” Arnold
“You can cho ose to b e frustrate d or you can cho ose to say ‘That chapter is close d, what’s the next chapter?’”
And although Arnold still questions His grandfather used to say, “Things
have a way of working out,” and that’s the way he looks at it.
“You can choose to be frustrated or
you can choose to say ‘That chapter is closed, what’s the next chapter?’” ···
Rebuilding a program isn’t foreign
said. “The big thing is to bring in guys that fit, that understand what we’re working for. They understand what the bigger picture is and then let’s go play basketball.”
Malmin agrees.
“I know the wins will come,” Malmin
said. “This year he’ll recruit a bunch of players and next year we’ll have a lot
“I’ve never taken over a program
more success, but for me, the measure of
four-year college.
that was in great shape,” Arnold said.
success is whether these young men grow
“We all love to win, but if you define a
or not.”
program with just W’s and L’s, this train
Coast. Approximate semester costs for a
runs short.”
a bright future either. Before a game,
full-time, on-campus student range are
Arnold confessed to an official that they
listed on the school’s website between
rebuilding next year, but Arnold is
weren’t playing well. The man looked at
$4,250 and $4,800.
counting on improvement.
him and said, “That won’t last long.”
Portland Bible isn’t your average Arnold said PBC is the least
expensive four-year college on the West
Players are even required to sign
The Wildcats might still be
“Are we going to be better? Yeah
a contract, promising to abstain from
we’re going to be better. Can we contend
drugs and alcohol, as well as abide by a
for the conference championship? Yes
10 p.m. curfew.
I believe we can. Can we win a national
They aren’t the only ones who see
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BRUSH WITH DEATH GIVES BALL PLAYER PERSPECTIVE A le j a nd ra M agal l ane s & Tyle r Urke Sta ff Rep or t e r & Sp or t s E dito r @ I ndyCC sp or t s
As the bullet burned through his shoulder, Franklin Norman made the decision to change his life. Last October Norman was riding in a car with a friend through north Portland when he said his friend decided to stop by a house to pick up some money. Norman chose to keep warm and wait in the car. As he sat in the passenger seat, Norman saw a figure approaching the house. Seconds later, as shots rang out, Norman bolted toward the house for cover. As he burst through the door and up the stairs to the second floor, a .45-caliber bullet slammed through his shoulder, grazing his neck. Portland Police are still investigating the shooting. The point guard said his life will never be the same. “The doctors said I was lucky and blessed to be alive,” Norman said. “It’s changed my view of a lot of things.” The shooting brought him closer to his family and his girlfriend, he said. The couple is expecting a girl in April. “I’m just waiting patiently,” Norman said about becoming a father. “I’m already worried about a lack of sleep.”
The experience has prompted him to reevaluate his choices and who he spends time with, Norman said. He even chose Clark specifically to avoid negative pressures he might face in Portland. Penguin head coach Alex Kirk said he recruited Norman from Benson High School because he was “aggressive” and “quick with the ball.” But he hasn’t seen consistent minutes this season. “I was difficult to coach at the beginning of the year,” Norman said. “At times I was lazy and coach would take me out of games.” But teammates TJ Brumfield and sophomore Max Livingston rave about Norman’s improved play. Brumfield has noticed Norman’s improved work ethic and Livingston is excited to see where Norman will go with basketball. Norman averaged 5.5 points per game in 21 of 25 regular season games but scored a season-high 17 in a game against Portland Community College on Nov. 23. Norman has straightened up in the classroom as well. Joshua Hall, who also plays for the Penguins, said he would often joke around in music class with Norman, but in the weeks after the shooting Norman took the class more seriously.
Norman aspires to be the first in his family to graduate with a college degree. Afterwards, he hopes he’ll have an opportunity to play professionally in China. “Everybody has the dream of playing in the NBA but as you get older you realize the chances of that happening are not likely,” Norman said. He considers China a good alternative because they pay well and it gives him a chance to play professionally. If pro ball isn’t calling his name, he’d be interested in coaching or becoming a broadcaster. Norman isn’t sure of his future career path but one thing Norman is sure about is the environment his daughter will grow up in. Religion has played a big part in his life. He regularly attends a church near his home in Portland and says his daughter will be taught right from wrong. The freshly healed bullet wound on one arm opposes a tattoo of praying hands on the other, a constant reminder of his transition from one life to another.
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NOT YOUR AVERAGE ATHLETE B ro dy Voge Sta ff Rep or t e r @ I ndyC C sp or t s
You might laugh if you heard that Doc Holliday separated Cody Hudson’s right shoulder. But it’s true. Except in this case, it’s not the Holliday from the famous shootout at the O.K. Corral. Doc Holliday is a bull. Hudson, 18, a full-time Running Start student from Camas High School has been competing in the Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series for a year. He was ranked in the top 40 nationwide before suffering a separated shoulder in a PBR event Feb. 14.
He was riding a notoriously undersized bull that “fights dirty.” “A lot of guys don’t like that bull,” Hudson said. Hudson competed in his first rodeo at 14. He said he can’t remember the last time he was nervous to ride a bull. “After you do it for a while, it’s just like going to work every day,” he said. Hudson hopes to return to riding soon. He travels across America to a different city to compete in the PBR every weekend. Bull riding has given him an opportunity to make some extra money. He won the Portland Invitational tournament on Feb. 8 and collected $4,532.63. But Hudson also understands that it’s a career that doesn’t last, although
he wants to continue riding for the time being. Eventually, he plans to transfer to Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas to major in Agricultural Business. He wants to become a sales representative for companies selling products such as seed, sod and fertilizer to farmers. As soon as his shoulder heals, Hudson plans to get back on a bull. “ You know you could get hurt but you gotta look past it,” Hudson said. Though Hudson admitted he will be nervous getting back on a bull, he said he will try not to let it affect his ride. “I ride best when I don’t think and just have fun,” Hudson said. Cont act Bro dy Voge at b.voge @ st udent s.clark.e du
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OFFICIAL, FOUNDER, CHAMPION Judy Glenney brings Olympic-level expertise to Clark Ca it l i n C al sb e ek M a nag i n g E dit or @ I ndy C C sp or t s
What would you do if you had the
expertise of a national champion and Olympic Games official at your fingertips? Clark weightlifting students get just that unique opportunity.
Judy Glenney is an adjunct instructor
who began teaching at Clark in 1999. This quarter, she teaches beginning weight training, intermediate weight training, core conditioning and fitness center skills.
Glenney said in addition to being
a weightlifting national champion and officiating at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, she helped jumpstart the women’s national weightlifting competition.
Glenney’s husband Gary introduced
her to weightlifting between her junior and senior years of college. Her first competition was in 1972 when she was 23 years old.
Glenney won the first Women’s
Nationals in weightlifting held in Waterloo, Iowa in 1981. She said her edge is that she has been lifting against men
Four-time women’s national weightlifting champion Judy Glenney credits her husband Gary for her own entrance into the sport. “He’s been the catalyst the whole time.” (Emma Fletcher / The Independent)
since 1972.
three requires a lot of speed and strength, and Glenney said
confidence requires hundreds of lifts.
The competition was open to all women who could prove
their experience in weightlifting. Each competitor performed
two lifts, the snatch, and the clean and jerk. The total score was
you ready for competition in two weeks,” Glenney said. “But in
a combination of both lift’s best scores out of three attempts each.
She said the clean
and jerk takes skill. When Glenney teaches it, she breaks the
“If you wanted to compete in powerlifting, I could have
“If you wa nt e d t o c o mp et e i n p owerlift ing, I c ou ld have you ready for comp et it io n i n t wo we eks , ” Glenney said. “ But i n wei g ht l i f t i n g, not so muc h b e c au s e it ’ s s o muc h t e c h n iq ue. ”
move into what she calls “compartments.” The middle of those
weightlifting, not so much because it’s so much technique.”
Olympic lifts used
to include another lift called a “twohanded press,” which
involved entirely upper-body strength and put a lot of stress on the back. Glenney recalled pictures of men whose upper backs are almost parallel to the floor.
I NDY 14 The removal of this lift from the Olympics in 1973 opened
adve r t i s e me nt
up weightlifting competition for women because it eliminated the requirement for immense upper body strength, according to Glenney.
“The snatch and the clean and jerk are basically leg
movements with a little bit of arms thrown in there,” Glenney said.
She won the National Women’s Weightlifting
Championship in the 67.5 kilogram weight class four times from 1981-84.
Glenney didn’t just win though, she also organized the
event.
After competing, Glenney began officiating in 1992 and
acquired her category-1 international card, which allowed her to officiate national championships and the Olympic Games.
Glenney witnessed the inaugural Olympic competition
for women’s weightlifting when she officiated the Sydney Games in 2000. That year, two Americans took medals in the competition.
Glenney was appointed to the International Technical
Committee and was in charge of the rules. She said they were trying to add a woman’s voice to the committee to handle of the major challenges women faced joining the sport.
She said there were problems regarding young women
competitors who would weigh in naked with male coaches around. They solved this by having a female official to take the male coach’s place.
“The adversities, I think, were not as much as some women
theCOLLEGE BURGER Monday through Friday 10am-2pm
had gone through simply because I had my husband competing in the same sport,” she said. Women who were a part of a club had a better chance of entering the sport, she said.
Glenney was forced to take back doors to be a part of
weightlifting, but after she started competing there was no stopping her.
Glenney credited her husband for her entrance into the
AT CLARK COLLEGE
weightlifting world.
“He’s been the catalyst the whole time,” she said.
Though she competed throughout high school and college
in many different sports, Glenney said she found her calling.
“I was a Jill of all and master of none,” she said, “until I got
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STUDENT HOMELESSNESS ON THE RISE C l a r k
v e t e r a n s
s h a r e
s t o r i e s
o f
p o v e r t y
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Clark student Will McElroy was
evicted from his apartment last October. For seven weeks he lived in the back of his black 1990 Volkswagen Jetta and slept at a rest area in Ridgefield.
“I spent a lot of time at the library
and a lot of time here at Clark,” he said. “And once it becomes dark, it’s back up to the parking lot.”
To keep warm he used a quilt, a
comforter and an army-issue all-weather blanket.
“I slept in the front seat as the back
was full of clothing, toiletries, a Coleman camp stove and some groceries,” he said.
According to an article by the
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, 33,000 students nationwide who applied for the 2010-11 Free Application for Federal Student Aid self-identified as homeless. For the 2013-14 FAFSA, the number jumped to 58,000.
Koon currently lives in a trailer that he’s borrowing from a friend. He said he’s a big believer in positive thinking; him and his fiance jokingly refer to the back room of their trailer as a “walk-in closet.” (Tra Friesen / The Independent) with educational benefits, according
Armetta Burney, associate director of eligibility programs, said that although she often sees homeless students, Clark does not keep track of the number of homeless students enrolled.
McElroy served
in the Army for four years and the Navy for seven and a half.
Will McElroy (Emma Fletcher/ The Independent)
He relies on financial aid and his GI Bill benefits to attend school.
Created in 1944, the GI Bill provides
veterans who have served on active duty
David Koon, a Clark student who
to U.S. Department of
served in the Army for three years is
Veterans Affairs. The VA
currently homeless and lives in a trailer
estimates 144,000 veterans
at a Hazel Dell campground. He says that
are homeless on any given
depression and back and ankle injuries
night.
keep him from holding a full-time job.
Mike Gibson, a VA
“I had a lot of things once,” Koon
program specialist at
said. “I just have to be grateful for what I
Clark, said that of the 720
have today.”
veterans attending Clark
this winter, 480 use GI Bill
Retraining Assistance Program to pay for
benefits.
school and financial aid for everything
else. VRAP is a government program
The National Coalition
Koon said he uses the Veterans
for the Homeless states on
that gives unemployed veterans financial
its website that veterans are
assistance for up to 12 months, according
more likely to suffer from
to the program’s website.
post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic
Even though the number of
brain injuries, poverty, substance abuse
homeless students is rising the number
and mental illness, which are tied to
of homeless veterans has been decreasing
higher risk of becoming homeless.
over the past few years, according to
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McElroy said he wishes there were
more resources available in Clark County. “It was absolutely insane that I couldn’t get any real assistance on this side of the river.”
One resource available in Clark
County is the Council For The Homeless, which provides assistance with housing, clothing, food, counseling, medical and other services.
Clark sociology professor Don
Ludwig studied Portland’s homeless youth while in Portland State University’s doctoral program.
“They are really on the bottom
tier of everyone in society; viewed as worthless,” Ludwig said. “Portland still remains as one of the best places where there are a lot of organized and connected resources that really work together.”
McElroy is now renting a room in
Camas and is taking 13 credits at Clark this quarter. He plans to transfer to Washington State University Vancouver to study psychology and become a therapist specializing in nontraditional
SERVING PEOPLE IN NEED "They're people, they're our friends" G race G ellat ly Co ntributing Rep or t er @IndyCCcampu s
Ten years ago, Marshall Snider knelt down and washed the feet of a stranger. Little did he know this act of service would evolve into Night Strike, a Portland event under the Burnside Bridge that draws in around 200 volunteers every Thursday night. Snider, the founder and CEO of BridgeTown, Inc. the organization that runs the event, said Night Strike provides meals for 400 people. He also said they offer haircuts and showers, hand out clothing and sleeping bags, and spend time listening to the people they are serving. They still wash people’s feet, too. Snider said Night Strike is about serving and building relationships with people in need. He said that the event is not specifically for the homeless, but for anyone who needs help. They do not classify the people they serve by type and degree of need. “They’re people, they’re our friends,” said Snider. Snider said he started Night Strike as an expression of his commitment to his Christian faith.
relationships.
Koon hopes to earn an associate
degree, become a music teacher and ultimately overcome homelessness.
“When you fight depression
everyday you either succumb to it, or rise above it,” Koon said. “Some days are harder than others. I live one day at a time.”
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Monica Pop, a 20-year-old student at Clark College, said that “Night Strike is for anyone, it doesn’t matter who you are or what you believe.” Pop volunteers every week with her club, Set-fire For Christ. She said the people she’s served have opened her eyes and she is now more thankful for what she has. Pop said washing people’s feet has been her favorite experience at Night Strike. Though it only takes a couple minutes, they open up and their lives are impacted. Snider said that often people participate thinking they can fix homelessness and change people, but they change themselves. Snider said if anyone wants to participate, they can come Thursdays at 7 p.m. to Liberation Street Church at 214 West Burnside. Orientation and job assignments last about an hour, and then the volunteers serve under the bridge from 8-10 p.m. with some time cleaning up at the end. Snider also said that they appreciate any financial support or donations of supplies. More information can be found on BridgeTown’s website, bridgetowninc.org. Cont act Grace Gellat ly at campu sse dit or @ st udent s.clark . e du
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Legal Assistance NW Justice Project and CLEAR 500 W 8th St. suite 275 360-693-6130 | 888-201-1014 www.nwjustice.org Legal counsel, no criminal cases
Clothing, Food, Houshold Goods Share House 1115 W 13th St. 360-695-7658
Medical Free Clinic of Southwest Washington 4100 Plomondon St. 360-313-1390 Free basic health care for uninsured and low-income adults and children, health screenings, immunizations, vision and dental
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A NURSE WHO'S LIGHT ON THE PURSE
Clark Health Services offers on-site treatment for students D a n iel H ampt on Li fe E dit or @ I ndy C C c ampu s
Low-cost health services from
Clark’s new nurse practitioner, Elizabeth Hopper, may keep students in class during cold and flu season.
Due to the Affordable Care Act,
more students now have health coverage; however, treatment from the Health Services office may actually cost less than seeing a doctor elsewhere, Hopper said.
“I hope that people are aware
that I’m here,” she said. “There are only a couple of community colleges in Washington that have a health center available to students. It’s a rare opportunity that I hope more students will take advantage of.”
The lab provided by the college gives
students access to extremely low-cost blood work, she said. Elsewhere, the same tests could cost 10 to 15 times as much. If a student still can’t afford the services, there is reserve funding available to help cover the cost.
Students can benefit most from
the quick and easy treatment of acute illnesses such as colds, bronchitis and bladder infections, Hopper said.
Hopper can also write a wide range
of prescriptions including antibiotics, medication for high blood pressure and diabetes, as well as birth control. Although she has the ability, Hopper does not prescribe narcotics to students.
“I think if people need that kind of
medication, people should see a primary care provider outside of here who can give more consistent care,” she said.
In some cases, college counselors
in the same building refer students to Hopper for prescriptions related to mental illness such as depression and
Elizabeth Hopper, Clark’s new nurse practitioner, has an office in HSC and offers affordable medical care to students. Hopper hopes that students take advantage of the opportunity because “There are only a couple of community colleges in Washington that have a health center available to students.” (Emma Fletcher / The Independent) anxiety, Hopper said. Counseling services
are confidential and free for students.
is somewhat limited to what procedures
they can perform, Hooper explained.
There hasn’t been a nurse
However, the Health Services office
practitioner at Clark since February last
For instance, there is no X-ray machine,
year. However, Hopper said she expected
but if a student needs minor stitches
more students to take advantage of the
or twisted an ankle on campus they can
services.
receive more immediate care than if they
went elsewhere.
“The first month and a half or so, I
saw about two or three students a day,”
she said. “I assumed it’s because people
a range of STD screening and pregnancy
didn’t catch wind that I was here yet.”
tests to students.
The slow start was fine because it
The Health Services office also offers
Health Services is located in the
allowed Hopper to adjust to her new
Health Sciences building next to the
setting, she said.
Dental Hygiene Clinic. Students can
make appointments Monday through
Additionally, Hopper said students
should be aware that Health Services can
Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 10
perform routine care such as pap smears
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
and prostate exams, which weren’t available in the past.
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DENTAL REMODEL “A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE”
Students back in clinic after $2.9 million update K i l l i a n B ai ley Sta ff Rep or t e r @ I ndyCC c ampu s
The dust of the dental hygiene
renovation has settled. Students and staff can finally utilize the new Firstenburg Family Dental Hygiene Education and Care Center.
“I remember I didn’t think it was
going to happen. I was like, ‘no way, they’re not going to finish that,’” dental student Ashton Kyllo said. The remodel was completed Dec. 28.
The $2.9 million overhaul, which
had been in the works since 2007, increased workspace and included new chairs, equipment and an equipment sterilization room.
“It’s a world of difference, student
McKenna Brame said. “When we came
Dental student Karissa Hiivala works with a patient in the remodeled dental facility, completed on Dec 28. The dental hygiene program enrolls 50 junior and senior students. (Killian Bailey / The Independent)
back to clinic in the fall, we all had that feeling of ‘it’s so worth it.’”
during the whole process and even
and the Clark College Foundation.
able to use Clark’s hands-on clinic and
worked through their spring break to
relied on sparse time slots at community
help prepare for the update.
patients based on the education needs of
clinics instead. For last spring and fall
the students. New patient screenings are
quarters, students had to take “classroom
completely supportive of the remodel
free and available to adults and children
courses” or didactic courses, where they
and extra classroom work. They agreed
5 or older. For more information visit
couldn’t get real-world experience.
that before the remodel, workspaces were
Clark’s Dental Hygiene website.
cramped and uncomfortable.
In the Fall quarter, students weren’t
Federal regulations also prompted
Walstead said students were flexible
Students Kyllo and Brame were
the remodel. The old facility didn’t meet
requirements for the Health Insurance
remodel, she is now able to provide her
Portability and Accountability Act, and
patients with a higher level of comfort
the Americans with Disabilities Act but
and privacy than in the old clinic.
the new one does.
Firstenburg Foundation who donated
The program is also starting its
The dental hygiene clinic selects
Brame said that because of the
The facilities were named after the
transition to paperless recording to teach
$1.5 million of the program’s $3 million
students how to work with the system
fundraising goal, Walstead said.
in the real world, said Dental Hygiene
Director Brenda Walstead. Paperless
was a collaborative effort between
records are becoming the industry
administration, faculty, architects,
standard.
construction crews, the IT department
According to Walstead, the project
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