The Advocate, Issue 12 - Jan. 8, 2016

January 8, 2016

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The perfect storm: college plagued by fated mishaps

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The perfect storm of poor road conditions

Crammed parking lots, black ice, figure-eight detours, and one massive sinkhole have made getting to MHCC tricky, to say the least

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hile we don’t think anyone would call the weather we’ve been having lately “nice” by any stretch of the imagination, it’s definitely been a wonderful respite from the downpour that kicked off December and continued most of the month.

The foul weather might be behind us now, but the washout closure on Kane Drive right next to campus is still under repair and will be for about another 13 days.

As if parking wasn’t bad enough

during the beginning of the Winter Term, (see our Sept. 24 editorial at www.advocate-online.net), now the difficulty has been set at “expert” with the added obstacles of detours and ice.

The closure was apparently caused by a “root ball” and other debris that lodged in the 112-inchwide culvert and created flooding that undercut the entire roadway. In response, workers have temporarily replaced the large tube with two 72inch culverts.

“It’s easy to forget, that while we’re students, we’re also customers. The school provides us with services we pay for.”

Now, we’re definitely not engineers, but adding two smaller culverts to replace a larger one seems a tad risky to us. Not to mention, the project is not expected to be done “before Jan. 22nd,” according to the city of Gresham’s Facebook page.

Clearly this situation isn’t ideal for anyone, and the city and its construction crew are working as fast as is permitted – the city declared a state of emergency after the sinkhole first happened.

It’s easy to forget that while we’re

students, we’re also customers. The school provides us with services we pay for, even if their purpose isn’t easily recognizable (like free popcorn, hint-hint). While very few of us wish for days off school due to inclement weather (hopefully), there are definitely scenarios where a closure makes the most sense, and these last few days were certainly one of them.

All things considered, the administration made the right call, even if it wasn’t the popular one.

PDX: Xanax required, hand soap optional

Hayden Hunter the advocate

The holidays are over, but they left their scars on the colorful people who make up PDX. Working there lobs new surprises my way every day.

In some ways, the time I have forfeited is worth it, while other moments make me question if I want to call myself male, or worse, human.

As a person, you try to believe the best about other people, at the very least give them the benefit of the doubt, right? Well, working at

the airport has forced me to adapt my beliefs to account for what people are truly capable of.

A few months back, I was walking down the terminal and I saw an older fellow on his hands and knees cleaning up a spill in the food court.

Now, for those of you who are in need of learning something new today, pay attention: The airport, as a kind gesture, hires quite a few autistic and mentally challenged individuals as its wheelchair pushers and cleaning crews. As a rule of thumb, as well as karmic purposes, I make it a point to help them out however possible. I stopped and started helping him clean up the mess, like I thought most people would. Instead, looking around at the terminal surrounding the incident, I find people waiting for their flights casually glancing over and then glancing back to their various screens. Moments like these are what make me believe we are be-

coming more and more consumed by laziness and selfishness.

I get that the airport is what most people would call an irritable environment, but I didn’t foresee being let down this much. About two months ago, a man in what seemed to be his mid-fifties restored my faith in the male gender when I witnessed him washing his hands in front of me for what had been the first hand washing I had seen in that restroom for over three months.

Trust me when I say that I wish I was joking; make sure to pack an extra Purell when you travel.

Then there’s the general attitude of the airport during the holidays: an atmosphere that emanates an impatient and irritable feeling so intense it’s practically palpable. This attitude is so strong I saw it change people who were normally kind-hearted into irritated asshats right in front of me. All because some dude wouldn’t

listen to a TSA agent about not being able to have an Xbox as a carry-on item. The dude got taken aside to a back room where I have to imagine that he learned to regret his actions.

Battle well-chosen, dude.

Being in the food industry, I could rant to you for more than a few paragraphs about how picky and annoying people are, but that’s not why I am writing this. I want people to see this and for one, be informed

of how valuable a couple of Xanax or a few shots of Crown really are, and two, to perhaps think about our actions before resembling a b-hole during the holidays.

Screw Santa’s list. Do it for the random person you don’t know at all, but sympathize, or if we are feeling particularly forward on that day, empathize with your fellow travelers.

“Screw Santa’s list. Do it for the random person you don’t know at all... Empathize with your fellow travelers.”

the advocate Editor-in-Chief Adam Elwell

Sports Editor Clay Vitale

Associate Editor Hayden Hunter

Graphic Designers Ayla Buckner Cody Holcombe

Arts+Entertainment Editor Ivy Davis News Editor Gloria Saepharn

Photo Editor Nick Pelster Opinion Editor Adam Elwell

Public Relations Manager Emily Wintringham Features Editor Jon Fuccillo Video Editor Chuck Masi

Video Team Members Ben Baxter Thomas Stewart

Nicole Kaadi Monique Mallari Joshua Mc Laughlin Konah Nimo

Ad Manager Joseph Frantz

Web Editor Matana McIntire

Copy Editor Quincy Smith

Advisers Howard Buck Dan Ernst

Staff Writers Lena Simon

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January 8, 2016

New gallery art: The Watercolor Society of Oregon Traveling Show

opportunities, both for the members and others interested in the creation and appreciation of the visual arts.

The Visual Arts Gallery is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays.

Visual Arts Gallery Hours

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Closed Weekends and Holidays

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The MHCC Visual Arts Gallery is hosting an exhibition from the Watercolor Society of Oregon (WSO) through Feb. 4.

Founded in 1966, the WSO is a statewide organization consisting of close to 1,000 members. According to the group’s website, primary activities are the display of members’ work and providing education

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Marijuana tax ignites debate marijuana tax for recreational buyers.

According to OregonLive.com, the tax just unveiled will start out at a 25 percent state sales tax on all recreational cannabis purchases.

Hayden Hunter the advocate

The grace period has ended, and Portlanders were shaking their pipes at the air, regarding Monday’s new legislative mandate.

Oregon Health Authority (drug abuse/prevention) Jan. 4 marked a new day as dispensaries started to enforce the newly installed County enforcement of measure

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The tax is expected to dwindle to 17 percent by the end of 2016, with a potentially additional 3 percent charged by local city governments.

There are currently five special sales taxes in Oregon – which generally doesn’t have sales taxes – and this will be the largest of them all.

The Oregon State Legislative Revenue Office expects the tax to generate $2 million to $3 million of tax revenue in the first year alone.

Medical patients can let out a sigh of relief, as they will be able to purchase their cannabis products are still tax-free.

Revenue produced by this tax, under provisions of Measure 91, will help fund six Oregon programs (plus a small portion to the state Department of Revenue and to dispensaries).

This pie chart depicts where the revenue accrued through the taxation of recreational marijuana purchases is going to be allocated throughout the State of Oregon.

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Mt. Hood Community College’s planetarium has grown more popular, so its public showings will double.

Planetarium Director Pat Hanrahan said, “We wanted people to have more opportunities to see our live shows.” Shows will now run the usual first Tuesday of each month, plus the second Thursday evening.

The next show is on Jan. 14, with the 2016 Sky Preview. (A campus closure scrubbed the Jan. 5 show.)

The changes come at a time where Winter Term is beginning and new students are attending Mt. Hood. They also brought a slight increase in ticket prices, now $5 for the general public, $2 for children (17 and under) and MHCC students (I.D. required).

Show times are 6 and 7:15 p.m.

During each 45-minute program, visitors are encouraged to ask questions. The Planetarium is wheelchair accessible.

- Gloria Saepharn

On the second day of the Winter Break, two laptops were stolen from the Information Technology Department office area in AC 170, on the main Gresham campus.

The thief has not been identified, and Public Safety would like students and faculty to help find the culprit. A person captured by surveillance video (see photo) is a person of interest in the case. If you can identify this person or see this person on campus, please call Public Safety at 503-491-7310. Do not confront this person.

“As a community, we rely on one another to watch and report suspicious activity and to prevent crimes of opportunity,” Public Safety’s alert adds. To avoid becoming a victim of theft, don’t leave any personal property of value unattended in your car or in plain sight – keep it with you at all times.

Report all suspicious activity to the number above, but for a crime in progress, call 503-491-7911.

- Gloria Saepharn

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NEWS

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30,000 cars delayed daily and counting

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What the city of Gresham is calling an “historic” event has added to Mt. Hood’s own history, after a culvert washed out under Northeast Kane Drive, creating new challenges during MHCC’s 50th year anniversary.

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The resulting sinkhole became a chasm measured to be approximately 140 feet long, 40 feet wide and 15 feet deep. It has blocked one of Gresham’s busiest roads and continues to force a detour for many MHCC students and staff.

A temporary repair is estimated for completion by Jan. 22.

Until then, to reach the main campus entrance, drivers must drive onto Northeast Hale Ave. (leading south from Stark Street, directly across from Albertsons.), and then proceed east on 29th Street towards MHCC. There are other ways to enter the school, as indicated on the map (cover of this issue), also posted on the MHCC website.

Collapse of the road on Dec. 7 came after heavy rains, including nearly 3 inches of rain that day, that caused accidents, landslides and flooding across the Portland area.

In all, 6 inches of rain fell within 72 hours and triggered the surge of Kelly Creek, officials said.

It was an “historic event seen every 50 to 100 years,” said Elizabeth Coffey, communications manager for the city of Gresham.

Besides shutting down traffic, the washout also interrupted Mt.

Hood Community College’s fallterm finals week. The broken sewer pipe forced a sudden closure of the campus and caused students and staff to move Tuesday’s tests to Thursday of that week.

The sewer pipe runs under Kane, perpendicular to where the culvert washed out between 17th and 23rd streets. The pipe, broken by the washout, caused a backup of Mt. Hood Community College’s sewer line.

“School was closed on that Tuesday, because running along (the campus), we have a collection tank for sewer and a collection tank for the south campus (athletics buildings) that has to be pumped uphill to a pump station (near the culvert, that was affected) when that sewer line went out,” said Rick Doughty, Vice President of Administrative Services.

Woody, muddy debris that jammed the Kane culvert and caused the Kelly Creek water to undercut the roadway caused potential for more trouble.

When the culvert washed out, “All of the dirt and asphalt that washed down ended up near the entrance of the other culvert (the one going under Mt. Hood’s elevated

walkway to its athletic buildings),” said Charles George, MHCC facilities director. “Like, trees, balls and toys and whatever else washed up.”

A metal grate performed as designed, however. “All that stuff came through the culvert and floated down and hung on that grate, like it’s supposed to, and filtered all that debris” from continuing to float down the second culvert and back into Kelly Creek,” George said.

The original culvert was large enough to fit many school buses end to end.

The Kane washout quickly became the city of Gresham’s first transportation priority.

Workers got the wastewater force main pipe from the college fixed through the night of Dec. 7 to avoid a forced shutdown of MHCC the next day. They stabilized the washout area, blocked all vehicle and pedestrian traffic and adjusted traffic signals on all major north-south

112” Graphic by Gloria Saepharn

The 72” circles represent the two temporary replacement culverts currently in the washout area. The 112” circle represents the one large culvert that was previously placed around the same time that MHCC was built. The representation of the character is approximately the same size of an average person. The measurement of the culvert was approximately 140 feet long, 40 feet wide and 15 feet deep.

Note: Unlisted dimensions are not to scale.

arterials to reduce traffic congestion, the city said.

Crews have currently placed temporary culverts under Kane and hopes to reopen the road for use by at least Jan. 22.

An emergency declaration by the city helped to cut red tape and speed up repairs.

Gresham will wait for summer to make final repairs that will be safer than attempting a permanent fix now, because the creek will be very low during the summer, said Coffey.

The short-term fix includes two new 72-inch (diameter) culverts, replacing the former 112-inch pipe.

Workers are now burying the pipes with gravel and rock before the roadway can be paved.

The original culvert was large enough to fit many school buses end to end – because of the size,

there has to be a carefully designed and constructed permanent solution, Coffey said. Gresham has to coordinate with multiple governmental agencies to secure permits for this work, especially since Kelly Creek is currently an active waterway.

Kane accommodates 30,000 to 35,000 daily vehicle trips, according to city estimates, which has added to the urgency.

“The Kane Drive washout is one of the most significant and sudden transportation disruptions Gresham has ever had and it would be difficult to overstate its impact on our commuters,” said Steve Francher, city environmental services director.

For more information about the culvert and how to avoid the blockade, visit MHCC’s website at: mhcc.edu/sinkhole.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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Backyard bites, meat near me Ivy Davis

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5/5 on the meat lover scale

Food: the bane of my existence.

Food is the glorious thing we as humans shovel into our mouths and stomach in order to survive off its nutrients, and also enjoy its taste.

Every student and staff member at MHCC lives in a different area. There are students coming from Hood River, Boring, Portland, and Vancouver. In all of the areas that we live in there are different restaurants, food trucks, and grocery stores. The question is, how many of the food places near you have you actually tried out?

I challenge the Advocate and its readers to eat at the closest food joints near their house. However,

there are rules to this challenge.

Rule 1: no markets or prepackaged snacks. The food you eat must be made at the place you visit. Rule 2: fast food franchises are off limits, there is a McDonald’s in every town and the point of the challenge is to learn about new food joints near you. Rule 3: it must be the closest place to buy food to you without violating Rule 1 or 2. As a side note: Grocery stores can count, but only if you buy from their deli section.

To begin the challenge, I will start. I live a meager five minutes away from MHCC near the cross roads of Kane and Palmquist. The closest places to buy food for me are the Shell Gas station, Mini Mart Express, and Orient Road Food Market. However, all of these quick stops are useless to this challenge due to Rule 1. So next up on my list of places to grab a bite is White’s Country Meats.

Now, White’s and I have a his-

tory. From a young age, my dad, a man who really enjoys his meats, has been buying steaks from Whites to barbeque every summer at least 4 times a week. Some of my personal favorite steaks are their pepper steaks, 5-ounce sirloins, and of course the bacon wrapped steak.

These particular steaks you can’t just “grab-and-go,” since they require some cooking at home, meaning they don’t fully count for this challenge. However, White’s also offers wonderful, mouth-watering beef jerky.

One can purchase a bag of jerky in either a pepper or teriyaki flavor.

The neat thing about jerky is it’s actual healthy. Jerky is low in calories and high in protein, making a great snack for the 13-year-old Ivy who chose to save her $7 for a day of teeth grinding goodness. White’s jerky in particular uses no preservatives and is made with artificial ingredients one could find at home.

Once in my life I chose to walk to White’s almost once a week, every week, to get this jerky; now that I’m older, I just drive.

Due to its jerky, I think White’s makes the perfect food stop for someone who eats meat. White’s also offers pepperoni sticks, which my father picks up every time he goes there. If I were a parent, I would be like my dad, but better; I’d pack my kid’s lunch with a piece of beef jerky or a pepperoni stick from White’s every day.

White’s is the closet store to my house offering food made in-house, and it’s a great place to buy your summer barbequing meats. Unless you’re a vegetarian, vegan, or have other dietary restrictions preventing you from eating meat, you should check it out. White’s Country Meats is located at 1207 S.E. Kane Drive.

It’s open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. And it is heaven for carnivores.

dren. Your grandmother probably wouldn’t find it amusing And it certainly doesn’t come with its own Disney-inspired merchandise. Tarantino’s eighth film, ‘Hateful’ began as a simple live reading performed one evening in the L.A. hills, and struck a chord so hard the director began the two-year process of making it into what it is now: a masterpiece.

He and his crew took on the monster task of resurrecting 70mm Ultra Panavision film, a very rare and exceptional format of camera that captures an incredible aspect ratio of 2.76:1. Ultra-Panavision 70 pro-

vides a much wider and more detailed image, and it has been defunct in Hollywood since the wide-screen movies of the 1960s.

I was lucky enough to catch the ‘Roadshow’ in Portland – the movie’s promoters are hauling that behemoth projector and screen all over the country at certain stops, so that a select few diehards (like me) may watch it in its original state. I have to tell you, I’ve never seen a screen any bigger. Tarantino uses every inch of it to tell the story – a group of travelers with different missions who all end up in Minnie’s Haberdashery, a bleak little cabin in a raging Wyoming blizzard, circa 1870. Explaining more would feel like I’m giving away secrets. The script is tight here, with only a few characters and more than enough dialogue to keep you quoting certain points of the story long after. Classic Tarantino style dictates that the mystery evolves slowly, and the director himself is actually

in the film, in some fashion.

There are few great Westerns these days with a score so haunting – normally you’d end up with Spaghetti-Western type music, an overload of gunshot sounds, and an overarching feel that ‘Western’-type movies are now just parodies of Western-type movies. Ennico Morricone, legendary maestro, took on ‘Hateful’ after a 40-year break of doing Westerns, perhaps just for that fact. A bright, crisp and non-sentimental score adds richness to the wintry backdrop of Minnie’s.

The experience of seeing a film, really appreciating its history and the effort it took to create, lent even more of my respect to Tarantino, a man whose crazy visions happily turn themselves into reality for the rest of us to devour.

A fair warning to those of you brave enough to watch: You will not be able to ‘un-see’ the scenes you will see. Tarantino is known for his violence! You will picture the most poignant parts of the film – you may thank the crispness of Panavision – when you least expect it. My stepmother, God bless her, has a little Bible school nursery rhyme she’d like to sing about the devil, how he likes to get into our heads through what we witness. ‘Be careful, little eyes, what you see… there’s a Father up above, and he’s looking down in love, so be careful, little eyes, what you see...’ .

H8ful Eight does not disappoint Ayla Buckner the advocate

5/5 on the Tarantino scale

It’s that time of year again: the time when you absolutely resist putting on clothing warm enough to brave winter’s breath and step outside for anything other than necessary, until you’re either too hungry or too late for class to keep stalling. The ONLY thing that makes January a month worth recognizing is the movie scene, because you and I both know you’ll go to a place that is warm and serves food.

Wouldn’t you like to see a movie worth watching for all that trouble? Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” falls outside of the major blockbusters of the Christmas season. It doesn’t appeal to chil-

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Capricorn - The crystal-horrorscope-ball or whatever is kind of fuzzy on this one, but from what we can glean, your term is roughly summed up by the terms: blitzkrieg, terrordome, bear-wrestling.

Aquarius - Life pro tip: if you man up and eat an entire ornamental cactus right now, the rest of your term will feel like an absolute breeze in comparison.

Pisces - Don’t forget to practice napping. The closer you get to falling asleep on command, the easier this semester will be.

Aries - There are definitely some perks to being known as that guy with the maracas. No one is going to have a dull moment in class with you, if you have anything to shake about it.

Taurus - You don’t have to be a great bullshit artist – just a passable one, point in case, this article.

Gemini - There is something to be said for doing hard work yourself. Don’t trust the government to fix Kane. You should finish by the end of the term… roughly.

Cancer - It shouldn’t be your first course of action, but sometimes the fetal position is the best position for you.

Leo - There should always be time in your schedule to take a video of your superdog (Tasha) doing something awesome. Don’t overbook yourself this term.

Virgo - Don’t be afraid to talk to the maraca guy. He’s seen some shit for sure. Expand your social circles this term. (A maraca-kazoo collab would be dope, if you’ve got the kazoo skills.)

Libra - In the Zaltaq zodiac, this is the year of the sea cucumber. Channel the spirit of the sea cucumber by using one orifice for as many utilities as you can.

The universe will reward you.

Helpful tip for Scorpio this term 18 point font on your punctuation really helps with essay length It s actually pretty subtle we promise Sagittarius - It’s pretty cold out there, so why does layering up only apply to shirts? Three or four pairs of pants will keep your stems nice and toasty, and make your thighs look thick as hell.

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Saints down to five players, still competing Jon Fuccillo the advocate

It was an odd sight Wednesday night in the Mt. Hood gymnasium when only five players were dressed for the Saints women’s basketball team. Freshmen Kelsey Wells and Kristin Rachinski nursed injuries on the bench, but encouraged their teammates to give it their all.

As for the result, Mt. Hood (0-2 in the NWAC South Region, and 5-8 overall) went on to lose a fairly tight contest 58-49 to Clark College of Vancouver.

Not too shabby, considering the circumstances for first-year head coach John Hawley.

“I was real proud of the way we played,” Hawley said following the loss. “These last two league games have been difficult down the stretch and we just couldn’t finish the play and a lot of fatigue (has kicked in).

It’s hard running up and down the court and playing our style of basketball.”

Three Saints finished in double figures in the losing effort to Clark (1-1, 9-5). Sophomores Jesse Morris and Lacey Weddle both scored a team-high 14 points, while sophomore Madison Weaver chipped in with 10 points.

Hawley remains positive through the team’s adversity and plans on giving every opponent the Saints’

Ducks

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began. It all favored the 10-2 Horned Frogs out of the Big 12 Conference, until their star quarterback and Heisman Trophy candidate, Trevone Boykin, slipped up in a bad way.

all, regardless of how many players the women have currently or end up with this season.

“They’re calling themselves the “Fab Five” and having a great time” with it, Hawley said. “They pick each other up and understand what’s going on.”

The active roster includes Morris, Weddle, Weaver and sophomores Alexis Imbler and Delanee Martin.

Hawley wishes things could have worked out differently, especially with his talented bunch.

“It’s been hard, but these are the cards that we’ve been dealt and I only have control over those five (players). I have been extremely happy as a coach for their effort and for how hard they’re fighting,” he said.

The Saints have had only the five active players since Dec. 17, first losing Wells to a stress fracture on Nov. 29 before Rachinski twisted her ankle.

Hawley explained that two of his other players are ineligible to play, but declined to go further into detail.

Things got a little funky on Dec. 29 during the Chemeketa Holiday Tournament. During a 67-61 loss to the host Storm, the Saints were left with just three players on the court for the final 13 seconds, after Weddle fouled out. They had already played the final 11 minutes with

a 5-4 disadvantage, after Morris fouled out.

“That was definitely different and difficult,” Hawley said. “We had a great opportunity against Chemeketa, even given the circumstances.”

Moving forward, the Saints plan on executing their game plan the same way, and Hawley hopes his five players can do their best to stay out of foul trouble each game.

game of his career loomed. Details about the exact trouble that brewed inside the San Antonio bar are fuzzy, but it’s clear Boykin was kicked out and refused to leave without a fight.

Video surveillance showed the TCU senior swing on a couple of patrons and bouncers outside the front door before police arrived to defuse

threatened with a taser. When news of the incident broke, TCU had no choice but to suspend him. He was charged with assault of a public servant before issuing an apology.

The Alamo Bowl was to be his last collegiate game before entering the NFL, so one has to wonder about his draft stock.

Photo by Jon Fucillo

Saints head coach John Hawley encourages his five active players during a timeout Wednesday night in the Mt. Hood gymnasium. “They’re calling themselves the ‘Fab Five’ and are having a great time,” said Hawley. “They pick each other up.”

In what was a tightly contested matchup, TCU backup quarterback Bram Kohlhausen can be seen stirring the pot after their game winning touchdown in the third overtime. The Horned Frogs scored 31 unanswered points to tie the Ducks late in the 4th quarter and force extra play.

the situation.

Boykin wouldn’t initially calm down, and punched an officer before giving up after being

(0-1, 4-10) on Tuesday. The game is slated for 5:30 p.m.

Next week in The Advocate, look for in-depth coverage of the Saints men’s basketball team, currently 1-1 in the South Region, 4-9 overall. Also, look for a feature on Saints sophomore guard Jamal Muhammad.

The men will take on the Chemeketa Storm (1-0, 10-4) this Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The Saints look to bounce back after falling to the Clark Penguins (2-0, 11-3) 85-63 last Wednesday.

Graphic by Cody Holcombe

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Three nights before the game, Boykin went out to a bar, a poor decision to begin with as the biggest

The Saints travel south to the state’s capital to face Chemeketa

Oregon’s Helfrich may have wished for an edge in the game, but nobody would’ve hoped for that

type of situation. Not only was it disappointing to see a talented athlete suspended, but there would’ve been rampant excuses about why TCU didn’t play up to snuff.

Sure enough – the Ducks came out, guns blazing, opening play with four touchdowns in consecutive possessions, good for a 28-0 lead.

On the other side of the ball, the Horned Frogs’ first seven drives ended as follows: punt, punt, punt, punt, turnover on downs, punt, and interception. By the half, Oregon had put up 376 yards of offense to TCU’s 142, and outscored them, 31-0.

Horned Frogs Head Coach Gary Patterson had seen enough, and decided his team needed a change… of clothes, it would seem. No personnel moves were made, but the coach ditched his TCU secondary black shirt and visor in favor of purple ones, the team’s dominant color. And dominate they did.

The shift in momentum was truly sparked when Adams went to the locker room with an injury just

before the half, leaving the offense in Lockie’s hands. The script was completely flipped in the second half, with Oregon unable to muster any offense or any score in the third and fourth quarters. Meanwhile, TCU roared all the way back and knotted the score at 31, forcing overtime.

The squads went back and forth, exchanging touchdowns, then field goals – both content with kicking an extra point and waiting to see what the other could do. In the third OT possession, the Horned Frogs scored yet again, and after a failed 2-point conversion, the Ducks had an opening to score, notch 2 points and “steal” the win. But on a fourth-and-eight, Lockie’s pass fell short, capping TCU’s improbable and record-setting comeback and sending the Ducks home emptyhanded.

Falling on the wrong end of the record books twice in one season can tarnish a fan’s outlook, and with the way the year ended, Oregon would certainly like to forget this Alamo.

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FORK IN THE ROAD WHICH DO THEY CHOOSE? Left: A rendition of the proposed stadium in Carson where the Chargers and Raiders would play; if their bids to relocate are accepted, anyway.

Right: National Car Rental Stadium, the new digs of the Rams, would nestle on the banks of the Mississippi in downtown St. Louis... approval pending. .

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the advocate The state of the National Football League is in a bit of disarray. Scandals both on and off the field have done a number on the reputation of individuals in the sport, and have drawn criticism of the organizations that harbor said characters. The new Will Smith movie, “Concussion” has caused a rift among many ex-pro athletes, opening their eyes to just how deep this issue is, and how long the NFL has been aware of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE. But we’ll save that for another time.

My immediate concern this week is the relocation of my hometown St. Louis Rams, thanks in large part to the team’s owner, Satan, I mean Stan Kroenke. I remember how excited I was as an 11-year old when the Rams were on their way out of Los Angeles and heading to St. Louis in 1995; I even attended

their very first game at the nowrenamed Trans World Dome. I donned a newly printed Isaac Bruce jersey, a royal blue and yellow Rams bandana, and waved my yellow towel throughout play. I’ve experienced a few franchise highs, such as “The Greatest Show on Turf” during their Super Bowl winning 1999 season, but a lot of lows – they haven’t sniffed the playoffs since 2004.

Most recently, I’ve spent six years in San Diego, so the Chargers are my go-to No. 2. They’ve been a staple in Southern California since 1960, but spent that very first year also in Los Angeles before moving to San Diego in 1961. They’ve had more success in recent memory, although they’ve never won a Super Bowl and are notorious for getting bounced early from the postseason. While the Rams haven’t had a franchise quarterback since Kurt Warner left after the 2003 season, the Super Chargers have had two consecutive Pro Bowl QB’s over the last 15 years, with Philip Rivers taking over for Drew Brees in 2006.

This star power should’ve produced a lot more for the Bolts, so the city’s constant disappointment may have played a hand in owner Dean Spanos’ search for what he

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considers greener pastures just a couple hours north in L.A. There’s one more team in the City of Angels relocation mix – the Oakland Raiders. I’ve always greatly disliked the Raiders, so I can’t speak too much on what they do, because frankly, I don’t give a damn.

The Oakland Coliseum is a shithole (quite literally…they have major sewer back-up issues), their late owner couldn’t run the team to save his life (no pun intended…I hope that wasn’t too soon), and they’ve been a bit of a laughing stock over the last decade. This year has been

somewhat of a turnaround, what with gunslinger Derek Carr manning the QB slot, but they still have a lot of work to do. The fact that all three teams have called Los Angeles home at one point is no coincidence. From the time I’ve spent in SoCal, there are still tons of fans of each in the city, with the Rams spending the most time there – five decades’ worth.

Each franchise has also now filed

Ducks in despair after drubbing Clay Vitale

the advocate The 2015 Oregon Ducks football program closed out its season with a couple of records going down in the books. Unfortunately for Head Coach Mark Helfrich and his staff, neither record set was a positive.

We all remember the game in Eugene where the University of Oregon played host to Utah back on Sept. 26, early in the season. The

visiting Utes put up 62 points on the hapless Ducks, an outburst that Autzen Stadium had never seen before

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in its 49-year history.

If there is a silver lining in that awful showing, it’s that the Ducks

relocation requests with the league office, more of a formality than an indication of what’s to come. L.A. would welcome all three teams back if it could, but I just don’t see how that’s feasible. With how vain the owners are and the city’s inability to keep any of them in the first place, it’d be wiser to go either one of two avenues.

The first route would be Carson, the city where both the Chargers and Raiders have put in a bid to share a mega-stadium, each calling it home. This would create double the revenue, with alternating team home games every single week, sort of like how the NY Giants and Jets do.

The land is available, but it’s not like in a year’s time they’d be playing in said mega-stadium, and because each club is petitioning to play the 2016 campaign in greater L.A., the cit(ies) involved would have to work something out. Can you really see the Raiders playing their home games at Dodger Stadium? Well, realistically their old stomping ground is still erect, the L.A. Coliseum, but they’d have to contend with field conditions as the USC Trojans would be playing just a day earlier on the same turf. Add the Chargers to the mix, and you’d have

three teams utilizing one stadium for an unforeseen amount time. Crazy.

Then there’s the other option, that is Donkey, I mean Kroenke, calling St. Louis’ bluff by purchasing a large plot of land just outside of LAX, which makes a whole lot of sense (can you sense the sarcastic tone?). Just how was he planning on constructing a state-of-the-art stadium within arm’s reach of one of the country’s busiest airports?

Well, apparently Inglewood is still in play to host the Rams, but I think the NFL would prefer to keep California teams in California.

Anyway, at this point the Rams, at least, appear to have more support from their current city than do the other franchises, with San Diego said to already be “divorced” from the Chargers.

Even as current city officials scramble, NFL team owners are set to meet Tuesday and Wednesday to hopefully determine the next course of action.

For now, it’s all speculation, but as for my wishes, here’s to heading home to see my Rams play in their beautiful riverfront stadium on the banks of the Mississippi for many years to come.

still put up 20 points despite starting quarterback Vernon Adams dealing with injury and only playing briefly. Backup QB Jeff Lockie, who is largely inept, didn’t stand much of a chance against a stout Utah defense, though. Fortunately for the season, Adams would come back healthy three weeks later and lead his team to six consecutive victories, a No. 15 national ranking, and an appearance in the Alamo Bowl.

Still, that game was a day Oregon fans would like to forget, and many have already.

The Horned Frogs of Texas

Christian University had a date with the Ducks last Saturday in what turned out to be a record-setting thriller. The stage was set before the bowl even kicked off. Oregon seemed to have the disadvantage up front as the Alamodome is less than 300 miles from the TCU campus, and the Frog faithful clearly would dominate the stands. The AP Top 25, Coach’s Poll and NCAA Power Rankings also listed TCU a few spots ahead of Oregon, rankings that came out before the bowl season

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