The Advocate - Issue 20 - March 6, 2020

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DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES DROPPING LIKE FLIES

Omar Saradi The Advocate

We are now in the post-Super Tuesday section of the Democratic Party primary season. It’s been a bumpy ride, but it might get even uglier.

The last few moderate candidates, “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar, dropped out right before Super Tuesday and immediately endorsed the centrist frontrunner, former Vice President Joe Biden. On Wednesday, after disappointing results, former

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg also dropped out and endorsed Biden, ending his expensive run for president.

Biden was first put into the race as the establishment’s insurance policy – the safe pick that the party could rely on. But, after the first few televised debates last year, it seemed that he was the punching bag for the other candidates.

He was heavily criticized for his congressional record (namely, his pro-Iraq War decision as a senator), his clearly visible mental decline, and his habit of creating word salad during the debates themselves.

It then seemed that the establishment and party officials were banking on its other candidates (Buttigieg, Klobuchar and California Sen. Kamala Harris) in case Biden were to bow out early.

Surprisingly, the South Carolina primary on Feb. 29 saw Biden winning with such a large margin

the television networks called the contest, with 0% of the polling in.

This led to the low-polling Buttigieg and Klobuchar rallying behind the once-again-moderate-favorite.

Super Tuesday continued Biden’s surge, where he won most of the southern states but lost in the big California primary.

All this information is relevant because it shows the amount of conflict and infighting within the Democratic Party and the lengths

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represents – and we clearly see the similar disdain from the status quo towards Sanders’ grassroots campaign.

Now, as of Thursday, Elizabeth Warren, a former frontrunner in the race, has ended her campaign.

Her endorsement choice – whether Sanders, Biden, or neither – is going to be a consequential one.

All this conflict isn’t going to unify the party the way the surviving contenders want it to.

Bernie and Biden have said many times that they are good friends and they’re only running against each other on ideas. But, on a macro level, these are two very different ideologies and groups clashing with each other.

When we get to the Democratic convention in July and the nominee is made official, I don’t believe the party is going to be unified the way that its leaders intend for it to be, no matter who wins.

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that the establishment institutions will take to ensure a victory for the moderates.

It brings us back to the point in question: Will the Democrats actually unify under their nominee?

Sanders’ voter base is very passionate about his campaign and aware of the attempts from the establishment to delegitimize his victories, both in 2016 and now.

His supporters are vocal about their disdain for the status quo that Biden

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THE THEME THAT TIES ‘US’ TO ‘PARASITE’

Omar Carillo The Advocate

In the span of just a little under one year, two significant and powerful films hit the big screen and shattered the already-high expectations from their respective visionaries.

“Us,” written and directed by acclaimed “Get Out” crafter Jordan Peele, and “Parasite,” co-written

and directed by accomplished South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho, each delivered their respective thriller-mysteries with an intricate eye for subtext and symbolism.

But these works’ similarities run even deeper together, meeting at the very core of their central ideas.

It is no secret that both films comment on the broader idea of class – how the lines are divided between people, what consequences are felt between these separated people, etc.

And, indeed, both movies do so eloquently.

It would be a mistake to leave the analysis there.

Us, unlike its spiritual predecessor, Get Out, doesn’t

focus so intently on the idea of racial class alone. Though it is, of course, a theme, racial tension doesn’t dictate the central conflict of the narrative. For that matter, economic class doesn’t necessarily specifically dictate it, either, though this is a common interpretation. The strife endured by its characters (both antagonists and protagonists) is one that was imposed by a careless line drawn in the sand: The creation of an identical set of people forced to quietly live below the surface, cursed to imitate those above ground as best they can should they remain underneath – the closest thing to happiness they can hope to achieve. And an idea applicable to all identifiable class struggles, not just one or two.

Parasite uses this metaphorical concept of ascending and descending and continues it even further on another path. Just as in Us, it represents this notion directly in the lower-leveled living spaces of the impoverished and the higher-leveled abodes of the wealthy. The primary family through which we experience the story must literally rise to meet their much more well-off employers, while knowing they will have to return back downward to their basement-apartment at the end of the work day.

And just like Us, Parasite reminds us that the secrets that hide in the lowest levels of the fortunates’ domain can prove to be the most frightening of them all. Both films feature class warfare

as a key storytelling element, and emphasize it as just one of the eventual possible repercussions sure to arise when the oppressed grow far too frustrated to be ignored any further.

However, a key difference between the films should be obvious by now: While Us attempts to be more universal in its symbolism, Parasite does the opposite, choosing to instead focus in on, and delve deeply into, the consequences of economic class in particular.

But the two works’ distinctions only serve to highlight each as its own, unique analysis born from a uniting observation of the era in which we currently exist. And the class struggles felt throughout history.

FUN FACTS: • “Parasite” was the first foreign film to win an Academy Award for Best Picture.

• The budget for “Parasite” was $11.4 million. The movie has made over $257 million worldwide.

• “Us” was directed by actor and comedian Jordan Peele.

• The budget for “Us” was around $20 million and has grossed over $255 million.

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WHY WE NEED BOTH LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES

Brad Le

The Advocate Let’s face it: Liberals and conservatives are more polarized than ever. It isn’t too hard to notice someone calling a conservative a “misogynist,” “homophobic,” or just plain “evil” and to notice liberals being called “libtard” or a “snowflake” in the media.

However, this warlike mentality of liberals vs. conservatives is not the right way to think. Whether you identify as a liberal or a conservative, we need “them,” as well as “you”: Politics is not a game of sides where are supposed to fight to conquer/eliminate, but instead, produce a scale of balance. Both viewpoints are necessary for all governments and society to live, and to diminish their weaknesses.

It is simply a matter of having a balance of liberal direction and purpose, mixed with conservative caution.

Liberals are probably the most

important component of cultural, social, and government progression for the nation. Cognitively speaking, liberals are more likely to accept new things and value novelty more than conservatives. This means that for most major changes that have ever happened, there was a “liberal” driving the force behind it.

Thinking back to early American history, George Washington and his “rebels” were liberals who wished to establish a nation with what they deemed “fair representation” – a progressive thought for the time.

If conservative factions genuinely had their way at the time of the American revolution, the colonies would still be a subject of the British empire.

In addition to the revolution, another examples stems from the history of minority rights. Before the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education, settled in 1954, American government largely operated under the rules set

by Plessy v. Ferguson, which stated that discrimination was acceptable under the “separate but equal” phrase. If it weren’t for liberals standing up to the Plessy case, it is plausible that you may not be able to eat with your friend of a different color at the same restaurant today.

Without liberals in the country, we might not have a country to be proud of; this is why liberals are an essential part of having a nation.

Meantime, conservatives can rightfully be described as the rail that keeps us from falling off the cliff, or the brakes in a car that prevent accidents. Cognitively, conservatives are intolerant of anything that could potentially be considered a threat and, most importantly, value security as the largest priority.

This means that at every single breaking point in history, there was a conservative protecting it from getting worse.

Looking back, we can observe that it was the actions of the northern conservatives who sacrificed the total recognition of slaves as “other persons” prior to the Three-Fifths Compromise to guarantee that the southern colonies would join and form the United States as we know it today.

If the liberal movement to abolish slavery before the Three-Fifth Compromise was pursued more aggressively, it’s entirely plausible that the southern colonies would have refused to join.

In addition to that sort of crucial compromise, it’s important to consider the failures of conservatism. The failure for the incumbent system to defeat the rebel forces in Russia, China, and Cambodia eventually paved the way for the attempt to produce a communist government in each.

And in the struggle to produce those

communist governments, millions of people died. This example of failed conservatism highlights the point that lack of a conservative brake in the path of progression leads to the disruption of morals – often with deadly consequence – in the name of a better life.

I had the fortunate experience of being an assistant to someone who was very politically involved.

To say she was one-sided for her favored political ideology would be considered an accurate portrayal of her views. In passing we would chat about politics, and if I initiated a conversation about a political issue she was unaware of, she would ask, “Well, which side are the liberals on and which side are the conservatives on?”

When I explained the topic she then proceeded to say, “Then I agree with that side, because my team is on that side of the debate.”

As much as I love to discuss and debate politics in passing, I was honestly disturbed at her reasoning and I believe it is the root cause of the bitter relationships and lack of cordiality both ideologies display.

Choosing to rely on political “sides” instead of choosing our positions on our own thoughts only causes division often based on opinions that may not be held by many of us. More importantly, it creates a false and negative perception about the opposing side,

about those people with a dissenting opinion. This is most evident on the topic of abortion where liberals may claim conservatives are people who wish to control women’s bodies, while conservatives call liberals “baby killers” – when in reality, many conservatives view being prolife as saving a child from getting aborted and the majority of liberals view being pro-choice a privacy right in which the government cannot/should not intervene.

While the polarization is increasing on the surface, we as good people have reason to remain optimistic. Most Americans consider themselves “moderate,” and many others would declare that they are a “moderate liberal” or “moderate conservative.” This means there is still room for all of us to recognize, including me, just that in our world.

Without liberals, we would become slaves to ourselves because we’ll never advance from our original spot. Without conservatives, we would open the gates to more problems in the pursuit of some higher “good,” therefore creating our own tyrants.

In sum, liberals are like the acceleration in a car, propelling us forward; conservatives are like the brakes, stopping us from making mistakes. Both are needed for the car to move safely.

THE LONG-LASTING IMPACT OF MUSIC

Daniella Young The Advocate

For me, music is an amazing source of therapy for happiness, and it provides another language and way of communication.

Music can communicate in ways that sometimes can’t be done with words, and there are many emotions that can be better communicated.

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and Camila Cabello. They and countless others really inspire me to be a better person and to use their music in ways that can positively impact and make a difference in the lives of others.

I also enjoy oldies music, such as ’60s and ’70s hits, including, “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver and “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles.

Many songs provide firsthand experiences from the artists and convey the emotions they were feeling during these times, which is one of my favorite parts about music.

I’ve also experienced the impact of music firsthand, as it has greatly influenced my life. I had the

opportunity to be involved in voice/ guitar lessons when I was younger (and I’m currently still taking guitar

lessons) as well as sing in choir in middle school, participate in drama musicals in high school, and I am currently in the Symphonic Choir here at MHCC, which has been super fun and rewarding. These experiences have shaped who I am today.

I’ve noticed that the music I listen to tends to sometimes reflect how I’m feeling at that particular moment, and it’s amazing to feel the connection to a specific song in that way.

Another thing I love about music is that there are many different types. There’s slow, fast, upbeat, ballad, rock, and more, which provides a variety for listeners to choose what they want to listen to. My favorite genres are Pop and Country.

Music also is believed

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to improve health, in many ways. According to Harvard Health Publishing (https://www. health.har vard.edu/stayinghealthy/music-and-health), “An authoritative review of research performed between 1994 and 1999 reported that in four trials, music therapy reduced symptoms of depression. A fifth study found no benefit. In 2006 a study of 60 adults with chronic pain found that music was able to reduce pain, depression, and disability.”

For me, listening to a tune is always a chance to escape to a different place and be in the moment. At times, it also provides a positive distraction for us as students, benefiting and motivating us academically. Overall, music is a great source of therapy and provides many long-lasting benefits.

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JOHNSON LEAVES ASTONISHING LEGACY Carson Koch The Advocate

Katherine Johnson, the 101-year-old pioneer, trailblazer and newly famous mathematician, passed away in her home state of West Virginia in late February, leaving behind a story worthy of the history books.

Johnson’s tale – covered in part by the 2016 Oscar-nominated movie, “Hidden Figures” – is one of overcoming astronomical boundaries of gender, race, and science to achieve new metaphorical and literal heights in the story of human spaceflight.

Johnson graduated from high school at age 14 and hit the ground running. She was one of the very first black students at West Virginia University, to become a mathematician. She started out wanting to be a teacher, like her mother. Instead, she honed her already stunning skills in math and eventually joined the very newly formed NACA (the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), a very small and underfunded advisory board that researched flight to aid in the Cold War era.

She joined NACA in 1953.

This was a time before advanced computers, where, in fact, her

job title was “computer!” In those days, non-human computers were so limited that there was no way one could even come within spitting distance of what a human mathematician could accomplish.

But, Johnson’s opportunities were limited, being a black woman in a southern state. She worked in a segregated, all female branch of human computers.

However, things were about to change. The Soviet Union began to significantly outpace the Americans in space. They launched the first artificial satellite, known as Sputnik in 1957. The next year, the United States decided it was necessary to dump money into NACA and rebrand it, to focus on human spaceflight. With that, the NACA became what we know it as today – NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

NACA was segregated, but the newly created NASA banned racial segregation. This provided the change necessary for Johnson to make history. Her mind proved to be one of NASA’s greatest assets; NASA being a place where gifted scientists are the only people who get hired. She was so gifted, in fact, that she was entrusted with calculating some of the most important flights in U.S. space history.

She calculated the flight trajectory for the first American manned spaceflight, Freedom 7, piloted by Alan Sheppard. Here, with the first U.S. astronaut in space, she proved herself.

Johnson went on to calculate the trajectory for John Glenn on Friendship 7, America’s first orbital spaceflight, where Glenn would ask for her, specifically, to verify that the mechanical computers had planned his flight correctly. This, in fact, is the climax of the Hidden Figures movie.

But, Johnson’s career did not end there. She continued to work on the most crucial spaceflights.

In 1969, she was part of the team that calculated the flight plan to guide the Saturn V rocket with Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins to the moon: the historic Apollo 11 mission. She would continue her NASA career into the Space Shuttle program, eventually retiring in 1986.

Her story was then largely lost, hence the ‘Hidden’ in Hidden Figures.

It was not until 2015 that her work was truly

recognized. That year, President Barrack Obama presented her with the highest award a U.S. civilian can receive, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The following year, author Margot Lee Shetterly wrote the book “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race,” which included her story.

Before long, a building on the former site of NACA in Langley, Virginia, was renamed in her honor. The book was very quickly adapted to the big-budget movie, where she was played by actress Taraji P. Henson in 2017.

Even in death, Katherine Johnson continues to inspire. Her incredible life spanned the most famous of space missions; her struggles and contributions are immortalized in books, movies and documentaries on her life; and, she is no longer hidden. She is a beacon of inspiration and devotion to a cause. In life, she started out wanting to be a teacher.

In death, her story will be taught in classrooms for generations to come.

It is rare to find a “hidden figure” as immortal and prominent. In every person who draws inspiration from her struggle, a piece of her will live on.

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MHCC Baseball vs. Edmonds CC

Saints baseball will skirmish against Edmonds Community College, at noon on Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8. Admission is free for MHCC students with ID, $5 for adults, $4 for students who do not attend Mt. Hood, and $3 for seniors and children under age 12.

ASL Club Movie Night

The ASL club will preview the movie “The Hammer,” about a deaf man who becomes a famous college wrestler. The movie will be opencaptioned and begins at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 in the Visual Arts Theatre (VA22).

Admission is free for MHCC students and staff, $5 for general public, $3 for high school students.

Tibetan Singing Bowls

Join Sharon Aumani, playing Tibetan Singing Bowls in the Student Union to soothe and meditate the body and mind before finals week, from noon to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10.

MHCC Scholarship Workshops

Learn how to apply for MHCC scholarships in the Learning Success Center, Room 3333 at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 11. All current and prospective MHCC students are welcome.

“The Miracle Worker” Auditions

MHCC Students and community members are invited to audition for the theatre department production, “The Miracle Worker,” on Tuesday, March 10, and Wednesday March 11, 6-9 p.m. in the Studio Theatre.

Let’s Talk About: Mental Health, Multicultural & Diversity Resource Center Dialogue Series

Learn alongside students, staff, faculty, and community members in the MDRC about the importance of mental health and how we can contribute to a more inclusive environment, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 12.

MHCC’s Astronomical Alumni Mixer

Join the MHCC Planetarium to celebrate with live music, hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine, and galactic images, at an alumni reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, in the Student Union. The Planetarium show runs 7:30-8:30 p.m. in the Planetarium Sky Theater. Admission is $5.

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MOCK FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THEIR FIELD Daniella Young The Advocate

The Mock Funeral Services Arrangement exercise at MHCC took place on Tuesday, March 3, in the Town and Gown.

Part-time funeral services instructor and program assistant Terri Makinson was in charge of the annual event, which involved second-year funeral services students. They are potential graduates of the Funeral Services Associates Degree program, which currently has 18 students enrolled.

There were refreshments provided and caskets, tables and other setups to give the event a

formal setting.

The mock services offer these students the opportunity to determine potential, future funeral arrangements and speak with other students and members of the community who are interested in making arrangements.

“They find it (to be) a very helpful experience for them,” Makinson said of the students.

In addition to preparing students for their chosen profession, the arrangements benefit the community by preparing them for planning funeral arrangements.

Those interested in making plans filled out informational forms, which were submitted and may be

of use later.

The program’s first-year students also received a grade for participating in the event and making arrangements. Funeral directors and instructors also attended.

The mock arrangements help highlight the skills needed for the profession, said one student.

“It’s a service to humanity.

Compassion and warmth are essential,” said second-year funeral services student Edith Aschim.

The Mt. Hood program has been around since 1970, said Makinson.

The mock arrangements exercise on campus has been taking place for about 25 years.

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MARCH 6, 2020

‘BRAHMS: THE BOY 2’

BETTER BUT STILL BAD Kel Buell

The Advocate “Brahms”, the sequel to “The Boy,” has followed closely the footsteps of its predecessor: That is to say, it flopped.

The special effects are decent, the acting isn’t bad; the issue is that the movie as a whole is… uninspired.

It follows all of the typical tropes for a “haunted doll movie.” It’s like its makers were checking off bullet points on a list. Traumatic experience causes family to move out into the country: check. Child finds creepy doll in the forest: check. Child brings doll home when they definitely 100% shouldn’t: check. Chaos ensues, seemingly as a direct result of the doll feeling slighted and possessive in some way?

Check.

The movie does have some good shots from a cinematic standpoint. There are some beautiful sweeping shots of the mansion from the first movie, which help to offset the general blandness of the rest of the film if only a little.

The spookier moments of the movie mostly consist of a quietly whispering doll, optical illusions, and cheap jump scares, leading to an almost comedic horror, which is presumably not what the directors had in mind while making this film.

On a higher note, the actor who plays the son, Jude, Christopher Convery, actually does a notably good job in his role. He manages to convey a strong amount of emotion even though he isn’t able to talk for half the movie, and his scenes are all convincingly portrayed.

That is not to say that the film’s other actors are bad. All of them do a pretty good job in their roles.

The problem truly is the plot: It is boring and lacks anything particularly original.

That said, Brahms is better than the first movie, which admittedly isn’t a high bar to meet.

If you’re looking for an empty theater to hang out in with some friends, then this is the movie for you.

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CINEMA MARKETING MACHINE GEARS UP Kurt Larson The Advocate With the arrival of each new year comes a whole new batch of films, some good and some not so good, and with every new film comes the inevitable marketing materials.

Although the quality of a movie can’t necessarily be determined from a trailer, the amount of hype surrounding trailers can absolutely be analyzed. And so, today we will be deciphering that hype for you by focusing on the top five most anticipated films of 2020.

5: Wonder Woman 84 Starting off our list we begin with DC’s latest attempt to step out of Marvel’s shadow, “Wonder Woman 84.” If the last decade has taught Hollywood anything, it’s that superhero movies are incredibly popular. While the first Wonder Woman film wasn’t anything particularly revolutionary, it did kick off a new era of surprisingly decent DC comics adaptations.

Keen to keep the studio’s newfound success going, Wonder Woman 84 seems primed to continue the trend, having already received widespread praise based on trailer reactions alone.

Although the film isn’t

exactly doing anything new, taking obvious inspiration from Marvel and the ’80s revival fad, the unique combination of these inspirations seem to bring the fun and eye-catching aesthetic that the majority of DC films tend to lack. If the trailer and fan reactions are anything to go by, it looks as if Wonder Woman 84 could be the first DCCU movie to set the standard of quality for all future releases.

4: A Quiet Place 2 Everybody’s favorite “The Office” character is back at it, set to release the sequel to his surprisingly successful directorial debut, “A Quiet Place.” After that film received overwhelmingly positive feedback from both critics and audiences alike, it was only logical that director John Krasinski would return to the series.

Following in the aftermath of the previous movie, the Abbott family has been thrust into unknown surroundings and must work to adapt to new threats in order to survive.

Much to the displeasure of film critics around the world, horror generally sells, no matter what – regardless of poor acting or cheesy scripts. But the horror

films that prove themselves to be a cut above the rabble usually end up as the real defining movies of the genre, and with A Quiet Place, Krasinski proved his skills worthy of true, critical praise. The sequel to this much-loved movie will undoubtedly end up on best-ofyear lists if he manages to maintain the quality.

3: The French Dispatch Love him or hate him, the auteur directorial icon of hipsters everywhere, Wes Anderson, is returning to the big screen once again with his latest movie, “The French Dispatch.” In an expertly New Wave fashion, the film follows a staff of European journalists tasked with memorializing the three best stories of the last decade.

Anderson may not be a name that breaks the box office upon every new release, but the man is a slave to technique and always produces a delicately crafted product, gaining him a relentless following over the years. For fans of art house cinema and of Anderson alike, this film appears nearly certain to please .

2: Tenet Only seven words are needed in order to sell this movie to an

audience, and those words are, “From the director of The Dark Knight.”

Yes, the creator of the best live action interpretation of Batman, Christopher Nolan, is set to release his newest movie, “Tenet,” in early 2020. This action-thriller follows the son of famous actor, Denzel Washington, John David Washington, through a series of impossible and unexplained events. Not much is known about the plot of the film, but as far as critics and fans are concerned, the surprise is best left for the official screening, as Nolan rarely produces mediocre work.

that this will be Craig’s last portrayal of Bond before his departure from the series, and the fact that this is just about the only time any one set of Bond movies has attempted a multi-film character arc, No Time to Die is almost certainly going to draw one of the best box office records of the year. (Note: the film’s studio/ producers have announced its release will be postponed to November, due to potential box office impact of the coronavirus.).

1: Bond 2020 And finally, to complete the list, we have “James Bond: No Time to Die.” Whether or not you like Daniel Craig’s portrayal of Bond, the franchise carries with it a weight that is afforded to very few, and is widely considered to be a pillar of modern pop culture. Considering PA G E 7

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Women’s Basketball All-Region Teams

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SAINTS MOUNT RALLY, WIN IN OVERTIME Mt. Hood rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 3:27 to force overtime and then outscored Whatcom 16-13 in the extra period to defeat the Orcas 75-72 in the first round of the Northwest Athletic Conference women’s basketball championship tournament on Thursday.

Tatyana Lyles made two free throws with 38 seconds left in regulation to force overtime, and then she scored six points in overtime to key the win. She finished with 22 points and teammates Rose Gwillim and Ashley Parry added 25 and 12 points, respectively.

Whatcom was led by Madison Chrisman with 22 points, Carmelita Rodriguez with 18 and Danielle Tyler with 12. Whatcom finishes its season 21-9.

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Second Team Kylie Guelsdorf, So, Clackamas Kealani Neves, Fr, SW Oregon Emily Webber, So, Mt. Hood Alexa Bender, So, Chemeketa Rose Gwillim, Fr, Mt. Hood Freshman of the Year Brooke Bullock, Clackamas Defensive Player of the Year Grace Campbell, So, Umpqua All-Defensive Team Brooke Bullock, Fr, Clackamas Alexa Bender, Fr, Chemeketa Allison Killion, Fr, Linn-Benton Hailey Stevens, Fr, Lane Meghan Holloman, So, SW Oregon Coach of the Year Dave Stricklin, Umpqua

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CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS PAUSE BASKETBALL TOURNEY After a student notified officials of a positive COVID-19 test, Everett Community College quickly closed down the campus on Thursday for deep cleaning.

The NWAC, in conjunction with Everett CC, has suspended the NWAC men’s and women’s championship tournaments.

Details have not been announced on rescheduling of the tournaments, as of Advocate press time. It is not know when the MHCC women’s team, which won its first game, might resume play. For updates: nwacsports.org

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