The Advocate, Issue 12, January 11, 2013

Gresham, Oregon | Januar y 11, 2013 | Volume 48, Issue 12

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Ups and downs Coming off a 2-4 record during Winter Break, the men’s team beat PCC Wednesday and looks to repeat against Umpqua Saturday. For more information, see page 8.

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Freshman Denzel Green during Wednesday’s win over PCC.

Hits and misses After an 8-game losing streak, the Lady Saints look to turn their record around against Umpqua on Saturday.

For more coverage see page 7.

Sophomore Hannah Mocaby during Wednesday’s loss to PCC.

Don’t be late LAst day to add or drop a class with a refund is sunday.

New president search begins with 32 applicants As the new year begins, MHCC turns its attention to the chief task at hand: finding a new college president.

In a presentation to the district board Wednesday night, search consultant Michael Viera of the Community College Search Services firm announced that 38 applicants had responded by the Jan. 4 filing deadline, of which 32 met the minimum requirements.

According to Viera, the applicant pool represents 16 states due to a “good mixture of advertising and recruiting.”

Viera said the search committee is now reviewing the 32 applicants.

Current president Michael Hay announced last summer his intent to retire on June 30, 2013.

According to an MHCC press release sent out in late October, a search committee comprised of students, college employees and community with Viera as a consultant, will review the candidates and offer recommendations to the board.

Wendy Patton of MHCC Board of Education Relations said in an e-mail Wednesday that the search committee will review applicants and set up the first-level interviews during January, to be conducted in February.

Patton said the second-level interviews will follow in March. In April and May, the college and search committee will hold community forums and have candidates visit the college, and then the search committee will review the finalists.

Viera said the search committee plans to narrow the applicants to three-to-five candidates by the Feb. 13 board meeting and then release the name of finalists by the March 13 board meeting. The forums are scheduled to take place about April 1-5.

According to the October press release, prospective applicants were required to turn in a five-page letter of application that outlines “how they would address the col-

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Staff shuffling

Staff Show-offs

College faculty and management takes on a shuffle of titles.

FAculty artists display their work in the Visual Arts Gallery

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Opinion Jan. 11, 2013

Editorial: Media coverage under question after mass shootings Though the world did not end this last December, for many of us it certainly seemed like it would, as our TVs broadcasted horrible images and tales of school/public shootings.

For seemingly week after week, another occurrence seemed to arise, and more gray photos of mad-men became ingrained in our memories.

Along with these shootings came heated debates on gun control, violence in video games and film and various other related topics.

But what you don’t often hear about from these news channels is how they themselves may be a part of the problem.

In the BBC program “Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe” the host touches upon the topic of shootings, how the media covers them and how this coverage may be affecting society in

negative ways.

In the program, a clip of a forensic psychiatrist by the name of Dr. Park Dietz is shown where he says that for 20 years he has asked various media groups such as CNN and other media outlets to change the way that they cover such occurrences. By having this constant coverage of the shootings and in general putting much of the focus on the shooter themselves, the body count, showing various photos of the shooter, that these programs can often instigate other similar shootings to take place within the following weeks.

Now, the easiest thing to do when there is a problem is to blame someone else. The hardest thing to do is find an answer to that problem. Shootings like the Sandy Hook elementary in Newtown, Conn., or the Clackamas Town Center shooting were not because of just one thing.

Just the media cannot be held responsible for these shootings. Just as video games, movies, and American’s love of automatic weaponry cannot nor should be held solely responsible.

That being said, they could still be factors. As such, these shootings have caused many of us at The Advocate to look more closely at just how we and other media groups deal with covering such sensitive and tragic events and just what are role as journalists is.

Referring back the Charlie Brooker segment, there arises the question of just why is it that the shooter in general receives so much attention whereas the victims often are an afterthought?

When deciding what kind of information to put out whether it via television or newspaper, journalists often must try and choose what would be most interesting to their readers.

And in this case, and most “shooter” cases for the most part, it seems that knowing why the shooter did what he did, how he went about doing it becomes what most people want to read or watch about.

By putting all this focus on the shooter, the shootings almost become “glamorized” and that can become the final “push” for some people who are having similar violent thoughts into committing them.

Media has and will be responsible for making information available to the public. The public relies on the media for all information that they otherwise would not have access to.

The ability to spread information, ideas and opinions to hundreds and even thousands of people is a powerful one and discretion should be had, even if it means sacrificing some viewership.

2013: Resolutions that will change lives on and off the campus

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he beginning of the New Year means resolutions and well“To complete my credits intended change. For some, the beginning of the year is a needed for my degree and walk in June, blank canvas, an unblemished record that some take advancontinue walking in my faith with Jesus, getting tage of and for others it’s just time to buy a new calendar. more involved within my church – Abundant Life, and The beginning of this week Portland’s Fedex strive to go on a mission trip to either Alaska, Cambodia Ground hub was met with 13 truckloads of Bowflex/ or Italy (I know, it’s quite a diverse selection). I would also, “I’m going to learn Nautilus workout machines. Needless to say the extra like many others would like to eat healthier. My last resoluhow to use chopsticks.”

10 trucks had something to do with people’s resolution tion would to continue serving the student population of Mt. -Leslie Yates, admin assisto workout more.

Hood to the best of my ability, tackling issues, questions, contant in social sciences And as we all know, the road to Hell is paved with cerns, etc. I’m excited about this year and I think that these good intentions. goals can get accomplished with a clear mind, faith and The Advocate asked a variety of people on campus this a great support group of friends and family!”

“To resume my fitweek if they made New Year’s resolutions, either for them-William Miller, ASG president ness routine that fell off during selves or for Mt. Hood Community College. Here are their the holidays.”

-Kristin Kjensrud, responses. physical therapy assistant program instructor

one “The I made years ago and kept- the resolution to make no more resolutions!”

-Michael Mcafee, math instructor

I’d been watching what I was eating and marveling at the results. I jumped off the wagons for the holidays and now it’s time to get back on. And the great thing is that it was working, so I know it will work again.

-David Todd, micro computer application program specialist

“To remember that work is not life.” -Melissa Gonzales McNeal, anatomy and physiology instructor

My daughter Elanor (age 10) & I (pushing 47) have made a nutrition pact for the new year. Each day we have to share a carrot. If either of us fails to eat our half of the carrot, we have to share a milk bone dog biscuit. Thus far we are getting our share of carotenes and Vitamin A. And the dog is not losing any biscuits.

-Michelle Gregory, Director, Community Development

“I’ve been putting more of the responsibility of education in the student’s hands and being available for them when they realize there are topics they need help with.” -Michael Woodburn, engineering instructor

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“How long do your New Years resolutions typically last?”

1One week 1One month 1I keep my resolutions

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First Thursday concert

Ron Shoals and Mary Etta Callier Wells sing during this week’s First Thursday. Shoals and Wells are members of the Janice Scroggins gospel group, a Grammy-nominated group. The show also featured LaRhonda Steele, Scroggins as well as Wells’ daughter, Arietta Ward, an MHCC employee.

Administration restructured to reduce costs Cameron Miller The Advocate

The college made three additions to its staff and shuffled some positions in mid-December, mainly in the Human Resources (HR) department.

MHCC President Michael Hay wrote by e-mail on Dec. 10 that staffing restructuring and changes were made to “reduce administrative expenses and seek a sustainable longterm budget.”

The e-mail outlined recent resignations, new hires, and department restructuring heading into the new year.

The lone resignation was that of Mara Kershaw, who served in HR for 22 months. The e-mail said she is turning

her focus to developing a business and remains available to assist MHCC with any projects in the coming weeks.

As Kershaw vacated the Chief Human Resources Officer position, MHCC decided to combine three departments under one administrator.

As of Dec. 10, the HR, Public Safety, and Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) departments have a single administrator. Gale Blessing, the director of public safety and EHS as well as the campus Affirmative Actions Officer now also serves as director of HR, Labor Relations, and Safety.

Blessing has more than 30 years of experience and, according to the e-mail, the college is “confident in Gale’s ability and experience to assume this responsibility.”

Concurrent with these changes, Wayne Feagle is chang-

ing roles in the Public Safety office. He will assume the role of Public Safety Supervisor.

Three additions were made to the MHCC staff over the winter break. Sharon Gattman previously worked with the Head Start program and has now assumed the role of HR Generalist.

Kim Braxton has joined the campus from Phoenix, Ariz.

Her position was not stated clearly, but Hay wrote that she has “a wealth of experience in classification/compensation, as well as triple certifications in those areas.”

The final addition is that of Christopher Mahoney, as a Distance Learning Instructional Technology Specialist, effective Jan. 3.

Search: Interviews and forums to follow reviews Continued from page 1 lege’s challenges and opportunities, and how their own experiences and skills match up with the characteristics desired in its next president.”

Applicants also needed to submit a resume, their own college transcripts as well as the “names, titles, business and home telephone numbers of two supervisors, two direct reports (references) including one classified or support staff, two faculty members and two business or community members.”

The brochure created by the search firm also included information about the position of college president, outlining

the responsibilities and challenges that include: “effective budget planning;” accountability to students; strengthening ties with K-12 to “facilitate and improve student transitions;” hiring “talented and diverse” employees; and to “maintain and enhance advocacy and marketing strategies that will advance the interests of MHCC at local, state and federal levels.”

The brochure also listed attributes desirable in a college president, to include: long-term commitment to the college; demonstrate leadership for the college community; commitment to diversity; a transparent management style; and the

“ability to articulate a vision for the future of MHCC.” This is the first time MHCC has used Community College Search Services, Patton added in an email Thursday.

There have been no problems thus far, she wrote.

Patton said that in 2007, the college used the search firm Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT). That search resulted in the hiring of John Sygielski, who served as MHCC president for three years before leaving to take a similar post in Pennsylvania in June 2011. Hay was appointed as interim president; the title interim was later dropped.

College prepares for inclement weather Kayla Tatum The Advocate

The holidays have passed, and the brief period of snow early Thursday was a timely reminder that wintery weather is with us.

MHCC is prepared to alert students on any hazardous weather conditions, emergency closures or late openings.

Director of Communications Maggie Huffman and Laurie Miller, administrative services executive assistant, work together to write about inclement weather alerts, such as emergency closures and late openings.

“By 5 a.m., the Facilities Department will survey the campus and neighborhood, confirm with the MHCC president (Michael Hay), I get the phone call and my job is to get the message out to people around cam-

pus,” Huffman said.

“If it appears that we are having inclement weather, students can find out from a variety of sources,” Huffman said.

The first source is through the MHCC homepage, the second source is MHCC’s radio station, and the third source is through the Flash Alert Messenger App. Those who register for the Flash Alert receive emergency notices related to closures, late starts, etc. There is no cost to use the service. Those who registered for Flash Alert in the past year will need to re-register. To register for Flash Alert, log onto FlashAlert.net.

The newest component added to Flash Alert is the push notification feature, created in autumn 2012. It is an app on a mobile device that allows students to receive alerts directly from the source of information. The Flash Alert Messenger App is for

smartphones or tablets and is available to download at Google Play and the iTunes app store.

“Students also have the option to receive weather inclement reports through Twitter and email,” Miller said. Students can log onto their Flash Alert messenger app account and set up an account so that they can receive messages to their Twitter or email. The Flash Alert messenger app can be a faster and more reliable way for students to be alerted on what is going on around campus.

“We want to make sure everyone is safe,” Miller said.

For more information about inclement weather, contact Maggie Huffman at Maggie.Huffman@mhcc.edu. For more information about Flash Alert, log onto FlashAlert.net.

Holiday hours return to normal Library Hours Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Friday 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday Noon – 5 p.m.

Sunday 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Bookstore Hours Jan. 7 – Jan. 11 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

January 12 8:00 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Jan 14 – Jan 15 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Jan 16 7:45 a.m. – 6:15 p.m.

(Resume regular hours) Student Services Weekdays (excluding Wednesday) 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Wednesday 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Vista Dining Center Hours 7:30 a.m. – 8 a.m.

Friday 7:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

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Living Arts Jan. 11, 2013

the day tripper your weekly event planner

Friday 1.11

SW Portland

Grammy and Academy award-winning performer/actor Robin Williams will provide an evening of laughs with his stand-up comedy at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall tonight at 7:30. All ages are welcome; tickets are $76.50 - $194.00. For more information, visit www.pcpa.com. 1037 S.W. Broadway Portland.

Friday 1.11

SW Portland

Check out the opening night of The Lost Boy at Artists Repertory Theatre, at 7:30. The play is based in 1784 on what is considered the first ransomed kidnapping in history and the struggle that the boy’s family and the police endure in order to retrieve him from circus performers using him for circus acts. Tickets are available by contacting the theatre’s box office. For information, visit www.artistsrep.org. 1515 S.W. Morrison St.

Sunday 1.13

E. PORTLAND

Tonight at the East Burn come watch and play

trivia for the comedic films made by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of

the 16-year-old show, South Park. The showing will include Orgazmo; Team America: World Police; BASEketball: and Cannibal!

The Musical! The show is free. For more information, visit www.shanrockstrivia.com.

21+. 1800 E. Burnside St.

Thursday 1.17

W. PORTLAND

Author and Jeopardy! Champion Ken Jennings will read his new book “Be-

cause I Said So!: The Truth Behind the Myths, Tales, and Warnings Every Generation Passes Down to Its Kids,” at Powell’s City of Books on Burnside tonight at 7:30 p.m. Jennings will expose many popular uncanny parenting methods. Pre-order a signed copy at www.powells. com. 1005 W. Burnside St.

Friday 1.18

NE Portland

The opening Premiere Party of Chocolate Fest is tonight at The Oregon Convention Center from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Come and delight yourself with fine chocolate from all around. There will be discounted drinks, live music, a vote for Best in Show, Barefoot Wine bags, and a complimentary Chocolate Fest wine glass for the first 800 people. Pre-sale tickets are $20, and $24 at the door. For more information, visit www.chocolatefest.org. 21+.

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Faculty Exhibit takes on all mediums Katelyn Hilsenbeck The Advocate

similarities after she looked up Elliot’s appearance.

Her other piece, “The Words of T.S. Elliot and Black Elk,” features lines from both of the author’s works alternating through the work. She said after the words puffs of some sort began to emerge, followed by figures.

She saw a figure emerging on the right, but a sculpture at the Portland Art Museum triggered her to develop the image and others in the painting.

“They just kind of emerged,” she said.

She said the exhibit allows students to relate to MHCC faculty members not only as teachers, but also as artists. “I try not to bring up my work at all. I don’t want to influence them to be anything like me. I want them to be themselves,” Lorion said.

Gallery Coordinator Miles Browne said the exhibition “really gives a chance to see just different types of art forms. I think that’s what makes it unique.”

Lorion hopes the students are inspired by the exhibition as it inspires her. “I’m inspired looking at my colleagues’ work – very much,” she said.

Seventeen MHCC faculty members

The Visual Arts Gallery is hosting its annual Faculty Exhibit until Jan. 31.

Fifteen part- and full-time MHCC faculty members will be showing paintings, prints, jewelry, ceramics, sculptures and calligraphy.

Georganne Watters, who teaches art history and printmaking created a three-dimensional kimono, “Something to Wear,” to be hung by bamboo poles in the exhibit. The kimono is fashioned after an early design from the Heian period in Japanese history.

She typically hangs single sheet prints. However, this kimono is her first attempt at mixing fabric with a paper kimono.

All of her materials are Japanese, including her tools. She used woodcarving to create the print on Washi, which is Japanese paper made from natural fibers.

She will be hanging her piece to create a three-dimensional artwork.

“Sort of shifting into this three-dimensional realm is kind of scary, but I’m trying it. Sometimes we really learn a lot from what isn’t working,” said Watters, who plans to make a similar piece again.

She constructed the platform her kimono will hang over from wood previously used for another piece. It was designed to resemble Japanese tearooms and tatami mats.

After the show she usually takes her “theatrical” pieces home. “I find a new performance space for them and they get to perform again. It’s fun to see them in different environments,” she said.

Her piece has taken her months. However, she said, “I don’t count the hours or the days because what I’m doing makes me very happy.

It’s a way to live.”

Painting teacher Lori Lo- From above right, Georganne Watters’ three-dimensional kimono, “Something to Wear.” Lori Lorion’s painting “The Words of T.S. rion will present two pieces Elliot and Black Elk,”displayed in the Visual Arts Gallery’s Faculty Exhibit inspired by T.S. Elliot and Black Elk that she began this are also showing at Clatsop Community College in Astoria. Their work is alongside faculty artwork from fall.

She said one painting, “T.S. Elliot and Black Elk,” Linn-Benton and Clatsop Community Colleges.

The Clatsop exhibition will run until Feb. 14 from 9 features “a portrait of those two from my imagination.” Elliot’s work “The Waste Land” inspired her to a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays. For more depict Elliot in a skeletal figure. She said she found information, contact rrowland@clatsopcc.edu.

CD Review:

New album adds variety Dorothy Ocacio The Advocate

Good music to give you a lift when you’re feeling down can be found on the “Love Sign” album from the Philadelphia band Free Energy.

Set to be released Jan. 15, “Love Sign” is the band’s second full-length album.

After the release of its first album, “Stuck on Nothing” in 2010, Free Energy opened for Weezer during that group’s Memories Tour. Somewhat similar to bands such as Weezer and Train, there does not seem to be a genre this band could solidly fit into.

Band members include lead singer Scott Wells and his brother Evan Wells on bass, vocalist Paul Sprangers, rhythm guitarist Patrick Stickles and drummer Nicholas Shuminsky.

The songs are a mixture of 70s styles with some 80s rock-style, revved up by Free Energy’s talents. A train whistle, drum machine, classic synthesizer and various

other elements, such as horns, add interesting elements to the variety of songs offered on the album.

The band admits that the lyrics are somewhat cheesy, which is what was intended. Free Energy wanted to create a fun album, and “Love Sign” is successful at that.

“Electric Fever” opens the album with strong guitar and popping drums. The song is catchy, light and upbeat.

In general, all of the songs on the album have an upbeat feel to them, causing you to tap your foot to the rhythm. None of the songs are so similar as to run together.

The slightly slower “Dance All Night” and the quicker “True Love” are both songs about falling in love. With a dreamy quality in the sound, they may cause one to reminisce about that ‘first love’ experienced.

“Back Scratcher” and “Hangin” have a definite element of 80s rock to them, with the guitars being heavier and more prominent than in other songs on the album.

The music is more fluff than substantial, but doesn’t slip into the teen-aimed pop category of music.

Although “Love Sign” is an enjoyable album, in its entirety it may be too much. However, a few of the songs thrown on an iPod or mp3 would add nice variety.

Living Arts

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Fireplace Gallery

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Photos contributed by Kendra Larson

features Portland artist

Kendra Larson’s painting,“Maple Trail” in her Fireplace Gallery exhibit.

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s the new term begins, the work of another artist is on display through late January in the Fireplace Gallery located in the Student Union.

Portland painter Kendra Larson is displaying her body of work entitled “Sometimes a Great Notion.” Her mediums for this exhibit include acrylic, oil and graphite.

Larson said, “They are all Oregon landscapes and kind of roughly influenced by two books: ‘My Abandonment’ by Peter Rock and Ken Kesey’s ‘Sometimes a Great Notion’.”

Larson grew up in Salem and got her masters of fine arts (MFA) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been back in Portland since 2009. She teaches part-time at PSU and works at Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA).

“I’m constantly around art and I’m constantly thinking about painting. I probably paint three days a week,” she said.

“I’ve been drawing my whole life, but became really serious about it (art) 13 years ago. That’s why I decided to start studying it,” she said.

“For the show at Mt. Hood Community College, those are all painted on wood, they are oil and acrylic, some are just oil, some are just acrylic, some are a combination. They all started out as graphite drawings, so that’s why some of them have some of that line work still showing through.”

Larson said the paintings ‘Forest Park Flowers’ and ‘Lava Caves’ show more of the pencil surfacing from underneath the paint.

According to Larson, they started as pencil drawings that she paints over the top, so in those paintings, you can still see a lot of the drawing, whereas it’s less obvious in the others.

Larson said of the books she uses as inspiration, “In those two books they describe the Oregon landscape in their own words, and there is some overlap in location but also in the kind of romanticism that they use to describe this landscape.

And it helped me see it differently,” she said.

“I grew up here and I feel like when I lived in Wisconsin I did a lot of work that was kind of nostalgic about the Northwest but reading how other people described it, gave me a fresh new look on what makes Oregon special. So (the paintings are) kind of conceptually tied to both those books.”

Larson said her works before ‘Sometimes a Great Notion’ were playful and about landscapes and similar in application and colors but less illustrative.

“This whole idea about landscape, and landscape painting, is really not that old in the larger scheme of art, only about 400 years old. I think because of that, artists working today have maybe more freedom and they are less tied to tradition than other types of artists and I really think that landscape painting helps to clarify each generation’s under-

standing of a place and of home,” Larson said.

“I really hope that my works are not seen as ‘Oh, that’s that one place,’ but more of like ‘Oh, this reminds me as this,’ and you know ‘it makes me feel this way,’ ” she said.

Larson said before she started painting landscapes full time, “I did try different things; I went through a stage of portraits. And really, I just love painting. The material has so much to explore and try out and it smells good, all these things,” she said. “I did try portraits for a while and I liked that portraits lend themselves to personality and evoking motions but I feel like landscape can also do that, so that’s why I kind of went to landscapes but I also went on a residency in 2005 at Caldera.”

Caldera is a residency in the Central Oregon town of Sisters. “I went out there for a month and the landscape was just so stunning,” According to Larson, it was right after a wildfire and all the trees were black and it started snowing. “It was bright white next to charcoal black. I don’t know how to describe it, but it made me feel really small,” she said.

“In that part of my life, I was looking for something that would fuel my art for a long period of time, and when I was in that landscape I realized to describe something that is awe-inspiring it’s kind of . . . you can’t do it, I can’t fully describe how it was to be in a big powerful landscape like that.”

“And even though when I paint things they always fall short, they always do.

It’s not the same thing as being there, so I think that is something that made me fuel my artwork for a really long time,” Larson said.

Larson’s exhibit will be on display until Jan. 30 in the Student Union.

Kendra Larson’s painting,“Wildwood Trail” in her Fireplace Gallery exhibit, “Sometimes a Great Notion” will be on display until Jan. 30 in the Student Union.

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News Jan. 11, 2013

Student Success Seminars schedule Get Organized With the Perfect Binder (Free Binder Give-away)

Friday

Success With the TI-83 & 84 Calulators (For Math 95/111)

Jan. 11

12:10 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Monday

Jan. 14

12:10 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Wednesday

Jan. 16

1:10 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Take Control of Your Time Success With the TI-83 & 84 Calculators (For Math 60/65) Get Organized With the Perfect Binder (Free Binder Give-away)

Wednesday

Jan. 16 Jan. 16

Wednesday

Campus Resources Panel

Thursday

Renewing FAFSA - Squashing Myths

Jan. 17

Thursday

News Briefs

Jan. 17

AC 3333

2:10 p.m. - 3 p.m.

AC 2307

3:10 p.m. - 4 p.m.

AC 2326 Bob Scott Room

12:10 p.m. - 1 p.m.

AC 2307

12:10 p.m. - 1 p.m.

AC 3333

Maywood Campus 220

Financial Aid Day to give help with FAFSA

Pool adopts new check-in policy MHCC has adopted a new system for members to check in and use any of the four pools at the Aquatic Center.

The new system is Web-based and has an ID feature for guests; students may use their MHCC ID. The system replaces a 12-year-old obsolete software program that is not Web-based.

By swiping a swimmer’s ID card, Aquatic Center staff are able to determine the type of membership, if it is current, and who is included in the membership (such as family members). The Aquatic Center offers memberships as well as drop-in swimming and a wide range of classes for children and adults.

For more information and the pool schedule, call 503-491-7243 or visit mhcc. edu/aquatics.

Students can get assistance on filling out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) during Financial Aid Day Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. above the MHCC Library, Room AC3333.

Individuals who come prepared with the proper paperwork can expect to spend 30 to 40 minutes working on their FAFSA, according to Financial Aid adviser Tracy Marshall.

Proper paperwork includes 2011 tax returns or 2012 end-of-year pay stubs, Social Security number, driver’s license and alien registration card, if applicable. Students under the age of 24 may also need their parents’ information, Marshall said.

She recommends that students have their

Maywood offeres new math and writing courses Maywood Park Campus has recently added math and writing to the list of courses available there.

These courses have been offered at the Maywood campus before, but slowly dwindled and became cancelled due to insufficient enrollment.

Math instructor Jack Green and Dean of Humanities Eric Tschuy worked together to bring basic writing and math classes to the Maywood campus.

Tschuy said, “Jack determined which groupings of classes would have the most success.”

In order to increase their chances of success, the Office of College Advancement advertised them on the MHCC website and made handouts for instructors to distribute in classes.

AC 2326 Bob Scott Room

“We worked with Adult Basic Services to ensure that there would be no room conflicts. By offering our classes between noon and 5 p.m., we have a choice of rooms and don’t impede classes that are already scheduled at Maywood,” said Tschuy.

Tschuy added that there are plans to include different combinations of “basic and highly popular classes.”

“We hope that more and more students will consider Maywood for their basic classes. As demand increases, the number and variety of course sections can also increase. We hope to serve more students close to where they live,” said Tschuy.

—Danny Perez-Crouse

Job fair brings prospective employers to campus The Career Planning and Counseling Center (CPCC) will host its annual Summer Jobs Career Fair in the Student Union at MHCC Jan. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The fair is an opportunity for students and members of the community searching for summer jobs and ongoing positions to connect with a variety of employers that are looking to hire. Prospective employers include KOIN 6 Television, City of Gresham Parks, MHCC’s Aquatic Center, Metro regional government and Princess Tours.

In addition to the annual fair, the CPCC is collaborating with MHCC’s Project YESS program to present a Natural Resources Career Exploration Fair in the Jazz Café, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Some of the fair’s natural resource employers include the Bureau of Land Management, Metro, the U.S. Forest Service and MHCC’s Natural Resources program.

Aside from hosting two annual career/job fairs, the CPCC specializes in assisting students who need help choosing a college major or career path, writing a resume, preparing for interviews and more.

— Daniele Caldwell

parents accompany them.

Marshall said it’s important to complete the FAFSA as soon as possible, especially for Oregon residents, in order to take advantage of the Oregon Opportunity Grant.

Deadlines to file the FAFSA are as close as possible to Jan. 1 for summer term (students may still file now), April 1 for fall term, July 1 for winter term and Nov. 1 for spring.

In addition to Financial Aid Day, the Financial Aid office will start FAFSA Fridays every Friday at 1 p.m., beginning Feb. 1 in Room AC2554.

For more information, call Financial Aid at (503) 491-7262.

— Kylie Rogers

7 Women’s team battles injury, endures string of losses Sports

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Saints look to Saturday’s game against Umpqua to rediscover winning ways

John Tkebuchava The Advocate

The MHCC women’s basketball team struggled with injuries and health issues over the holiday break but is hoping to turn things around as they move further into their league schedule.

The Saints have lost eight straight games but hope to break that slide Saturday when they take on Umpqua Community College in Roseburg.

The woman’s team started its break Dec. 14-16 with the Whatcom Crossover Tournament in Bellingham, Wash., where they played against Pierce and Wenatchee Valley. The Saints dropped both games, losing 76-59 and 80-58, respectively.

The team struggled with its defensive rebounds in both games and were outscored in the second-chance points department 42 to 7 across both games.

The Saints played their next set of game Dec. 28-30 at the Lower Columbia Tournament, taking on Centralia, losing 85-48, and Yakima Valley, who defeated the Saints 55-46.

Turnovers proved to be MHCC’s

Achilles heel at the tournament, where they gave up 47 points off turnovers while only tagging on 10 more of their own.

On Jan. 5, the Saints kicked off the New Year with a game against Lane Community College in Eugene.

The Titans made quick work of the Saints, winning 87-43. Lane is currently number one in the region and is the sole undefeated team in the conference with a 16-0 record.

On Wednesday, MHCC played the Portland Community College Panthers at MHCC and lost 74-63.

Freshman Leslie Capps led the team in both scoring (15 points) and rebounds (12).

Head coach Jocelyn McIntire said the Saints have struggled on and off the court.

“There are really three big things we have been struggling with. We have struggled in the health department,” she said. “We have lost Kelsey Barnes to a torn ACL, so we currently do not have an inside threat. We have also have had a number of kids sick, just not healthy.

“We have also struggled blocking out and taking care of the ball,” said

McIntire.

Asked if the eight-game losing streak has affected team morale, McIntire said, “Losing has been tough and we are a very young team. Confidence has definitely been lacking. We are having a hard time finding good chemistry and consistency.”

On top of trying to make sure the team is 100 percent on game-day both physically and mentally, Mc-

sistent play from our starters,” she said. Asked what are some things that have started to come together for the Saints, McIntire highlighted defense, work ethic and communication.

“The one thing I think the team is really starting to do well at is play team defense. The team works very hard and is doing a better job communicating. We now just need to finish the possession with a re-

“The one thing I think the team is really starting to do well is play team defense.”

Jocelyn McIntire Head basketball coach Intyre says the team also needs to work on ball control to better their performance as well.

“We need to continue to get better at blocking out, rebounding, and taking care of the ball,” she said.

“We also need to find some con-

bound,” said McIntire.

The Saints game Saturday against Umpqua starts at 2 p.m.

This is the team’s first meeting against Umpqua, who is ranked third in Southern Region and holds an 11-4 record.

Deserving players unrecognized at 2013 Hall of Fame museum 2013 brings a new year, with new aspirations and goals. And most make resolutions based on their health and finances, among other goals.

My personal resolution for the year was to avoid conflict and controversy, make my life and everything in it Shaun Lutz more simple. But nine The Advocate days into the new year, we’ve already witnessed heavy controversy in the sport’s world.

A sport I grew up idolizing and fawning over has been turned upside down yet again. For the first time since 1996, not a single player was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Baseball Writers Association of America sent a message to this star-studded ballot that all the indiscretions surrounding these players will not be swept under the carpet.

Most notably on this year’s ballot were first-time candidates Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa.

They’ve been referred to as “the Toxic 3” relating to their use/affiliation with baseball’s “Steroid Era.” Clemens received 37.6 percent of the votes; Bonds was right behind with 36.2 percent of votes. Sosa brought up the rear with a mere 12.5 percent of HOF votes.

Needing to garner 75 percent of voters’ approval, Craig Biggio, a lifetime Houston Astro and member of the illustrious 3,000 hit club, led this year’s class with 68.2 percent.

There was a time when any of the following categories gave a player an automatic pass to the Hall: 500 home runs, 300 wins or 3,000 hits. With the virus that the steroid era brought America’s pastime, it has left a cloud over the game that hasn’t yet parted.

This most recent HOF vote proves that. So if a class this loaded can’t get in based on performances between the lines, what will? Bonds, regardless of his connection to performance-enhancing drugs, is the all-time home run king and won seven MVP awards.

Clemens recorded 354 wins, a record seven Cy Young awards along with an MVP of his own sitting on his mantel. Yet neither of the two are able to shake the past, nor should they be allowed to.

If one of the criteria involves integrity, which apparently Bonds and Clemens both disregarded, then the choice for them is obvious. Sammy Sosa, with 609 career home runs, gained 12 percent of writers’ votes. In other words, any chance he has of crossing the threshold at Cooperstown is

bleak.

Same for Rafael Palmeiro, one of only four players to hit 500 home runs and 3,000 hits (two of the standards previously mentioned as “automatic bids”), whose support slid below 9 percent.

The Hall of Fame has become a shrine. It is no longer the museum recognizing the iconic players of the past. Never mind the fact that steroids were never linked to Biggio, Tim Raines or Jeff Bagwell. And never mind the fact that for some reason, players such as Jack Morris and Lee Smith again were snubbed. And in what’s become a yearly ritual, the speculation continued if and/or when Pete Rose will ever be let in. The writers used this ballot as a platform.

I am all for sending a message to players who were linked and proven to have used PEDs. But to snub the non-steroid users, including Curt Schilling who is arguably the best postseason pitcher of all time? It’s wrong. Plain and simple, the writers got this year wrong.

If this is the lone year where the BBWAA just could not look past the candidates’ baggage, I’ll get past it. However, if a new precedent has been set for who is deserving enough to be elected, Cooperstown is no longer the transcendent landing spot for the best of the best.

“The Hall of Fame has become a shrine. It is no longer the museum recognizing the iconic players of the past.”

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Jan. 11, 2013 Far Left: Freshman forward Denzel Green dunks the ball past a PCC defender on Wednesday nights game.

Center: Freshman Landon Rushton tagged on ten points and seven rebounds in the Saint’s win over PCC. Right: Green streches out for a rebound in Wednesday’s game.

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Saints hang on for home win Men’s basketball team nearly drops game in second half before coming back to win 78-65 against the Portland Community College Panthers

Aaron Marshall The Advocate

After a rocky start during Christmas break, going 2-4, the men’s basketball team started the winter term off right Wednesday night with a win over Portland Community College, 78-65.

“We ended up getting easy points, we didn’t turn it over as much at the end,” head coach Geoff Gibor said. “Our defense looked good throughout the game.

This win gives us good confidence moving into Saturday’s game against Umpqua.”

Sophomore guard/forward Colby Mitchell led the Saints with 23 points and 12 rebounds in 33 minutes of play. Mitchell also added three blocks and four steals.

Freshmen starters Blake Updike and Landon Rushton contributed significantly, both scoring in double figures with 14 and 10

points, respectively.

MHCC won the rebound battle 47-41, and ended up shooting 48 percent from the field as PCC shot just 29 percent.

The Saints came into Wednesday’s game off a tough loss to Lane Community College, 93-56. “ Lane had more talent compared to other teams we have played so far. They had a lot of depth and had more experience,” said Gibor. The two teams meet again Feb. 2 at Mt. Hood, at 4 p.m.

According to Gibor, MHCC this year has good post players, but also a young squad with only one sophomore on a team of freshmen players.

“They just have to be patient, and move the ball quicker. I tell the players to commit to practice shooting 1,000 shots and 200 free throws a week. It will help their confidence during games,” said Gibor.

Sophomore Colby Mitchell lead the team in scoring with 23 points and 12 rebounds in the team’s win against PCC on Wednesday. The team will be taking on Umpqua tomorrow in Roseburg, Ore.

When looking at ways to improve his team, Gibor said he looks at certain categories after games in the box score.

“I think turnovers, points off turnovers, and points in the paint are all really important when reviewing how a game went,” said Gibor.

Over the holiday break, the Saints played in the Bellevue Crossover Tournament in Bellevue,

Wash., where they lost to Pierce, 102-66, beat Columbia Basin, 8171, and then lost to Spokane, 94-80.

Two weeks later, on Dec. 29, the Saints had a rematch with Spokane, but lost again, 88-72.

Throughout the team’s schedule so far, Gibor said he believes Mac Johnson, Landon Rushton, and Colby Mitchell have been the most consistent players. “ As a team, we need to work on

full-court pressure, consistency, and just in general, getting more comfortable,” said Gibor. “ We go one game at a time – win the day is our ultimate goal.”

The team now heads to Roseburg on Saturday to play Umpqua at 4 p.m.

On Wednesday, the Saints host Clackamas. The game starts at 7:30 p.m.

“I tell the players to commit to practice shooting 1000 practice shots and 200 free throws a week.”

Geoff Gibor Men’s basketball coach