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Digital security: staying virtually safe

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ince the early ’80s when personal computers first became a part of daily life, computer security has been a constant issue.

Viruses, adware, spyware, malware, worms and trojans... these are words you may have heard about on TV or movies or maybe even from your IT department at work, but what do they mean?

If you’ve been keeping up with the news over the last few weeks, you’ve seen the large spike in the amount of cyber attacks that we’ve seen around the world. Here at MHCC, all staff were sent an email recently by the school’s IT department to immediately install a patch to fight against a particularly vicious and incredibly nasty piece of ransomware called “WannaCry.” For those who might not know, ransomware is software that hackers use to create cyber attacks which lock out a person or group from their own computer, or damage computer systems; they then demand a ransom be paid before they repair/release the information.

Hackers, exploiting

malicious software leaked/ stolen from the National Security Agency (NSA), executed damaging cyber attacks on May 12, hitting dozens of countries worldwide. They forced Britain’s public health system to send patients away, froze computers at Russia’s Interior Ministry and wreaked havoc on tens of thousands of computers elsewhere around the world.

The attacks amounted to a brazen global blackmail scheme – demanding $300 from each victim – and brought to garish daylight the vulnerabilities of the digital age.

Soon, they had spread to more than 74 countries, according to security firms tracking the spread. Kaspersky Lab, a Russian cyber security firm, said Russia was the worsthit, followed by Ukraine, India and Taiwan. Reports of attacks also came from Latin America and Africa.

Major global corporations were attacked as well, including FedEx and several large telecommunications companies.

The NSA connection to

the software behind these ransomware attacks is really alarming, since starting last summer, a group calling itself the “Shadow Brokers” started releasing hacking tools and software that originated as “digital weapons” belonging to the U.S. government.

Netflix soon became a target, with the newest season of “Orange is the New Black,” as well as Disney, which had its new “Pirates” franchise movie hacked.

This is a hacking epidemic that crosses into all markets, and will likely see further expansion in the future. It’s a real problem, one that the Advocate thought our readers not only should be aware of, but informed on steps to protect themselves against.

In an effort to help our readers be a bit safer online, we came up with five tips to help keep you digitally secure.

First, be suspicious of emails.

A lot of cyber attacks are launched through simple malicious email campaigns. Email is a wonderful way to communicate because you can send anything to anyone, but that also means it can be a huge security risk. Phishing,

for example, sends victims seemingly normal emails that will lead victims to fake websites asking to “update their personal information.”

The best way to avoid being scammed by phony emails is to just make sure the sender is who you think it is. Doublecheck their email address to see if they match with the website you think it’s from. To be extra cautious, you can check the IP address of the sender.

Second, check the location of any links you hover over before you click. Surfing to a mysterious website can bring about unintended consequences.

For one, it could mimic a site you know and trust and help you fall prey to a phishing scam.

Or, it may be non-secure or infected with malware. Read the address carefully before you end up at googgle.com and find yourself being asked for your card number.

Third, NEVER open attachments on an email unless you are 200 percent sure who it’s coming from. One of the most common ways for a hacker to gain access to someone’s

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computer is by an unsuspecting person downloading a file containing malware.

Fourth, use secure passwords, and change them frequently. A secure password uses both upper and lower case letters, numbers, symbols such as @ and &, and even isn’t a word at all – it is just gibberish, as an example a bad password would be personal “secret” but a good password could be $Ecr3t.

The final rule, and one that is broken regularly, is don’t share personal data if you are on public wi-fi. If it’s not your own, secured wi-fi at home, or your password protected, secured internet connection at work or school, then don’t share any personal information. Sitting at Starbucks and using the wi-fi is for drinking coffee and doing homework, not for checking your bank statement or filling out your taxes.

Remember, the digital world can be just as dangerous in this day and age as the physical one.

You wouldn’t go around shouting your social security number and debit card number, would you?

Then don’t do it online!

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FEATURE

Time to give a dam’ about our Native neighbors Joseph Frantz the advocate

All told, my travels have taken me to 11 countries across both hemispheres. I’ve felt the sands of exotic beaches cascading between my toes and I’ve soaked in the sticky aroma hanging in the air of their markets like a spicy fog. I’ve also borne witness to some of the darkest, deepest poverty that exist on this earth; the type of multigenerational despair that leaves its victims questioning the survival of not just their friends and families, but their people as a whole.

With this exposure to such extreme poverty requiring travel to some far-off land, imagine my surprise to find that people are

living in conditions that rival any third-world country, just upriver from the Rose City. Follow the Columbia River Gorge east, and scattered among massive dams that provide us with so much you will find what can only be described as shanty towns of Native Americans.

Within the last 80 years, four massive dams were built on the Columbia River along the OregonWashington border. In fact, these dams are a small part of the massive web of dams peppered across the backs of our rivers – the Columbia and Snake – as they wind their way through much of the Pacific Northwest. With many of these dams came hydroelectric power, a lock system to allow ships passage upstream, and various

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supporting facilities. That means ample employment and a renewable energy source for a large rural expanse of America that might otherwise not have access to much of either. Our neighbors to the east, Idaho, get 54 percent of their power from hydroelectricity, while it accounts for nearly 70 percent of Washington’s. Oregon comes in third, with almost 43 percent of our power coming from hydroelectric sources. Those are substantial, renewable numbers in our age of strict energy conservation.

While these dams are an excellent source of green energy, they have devastated local ecosystems at every level of the food chain. One of the largest problems arising from the

dams is the damage to annual salmon runs, which have been slowed or completely diverted, which greatly reduces the food supply for predatory wild life upriver, including eagles and even bears.

Human populations were not spared from the devastation, either.

Through these dams, the federal government wiped out centuriesold Native American communities along the Columbia. When the river backed up behind the dam, these communities were inundated with water. The villages were later replaced with 31 designated encampments, now home to hundreds of remaining Native Americans since their ancestral lands had been flooded.

These are not recent habitations, either: Archaeological evidence shows the area, along with much of the Pacific Northwest, was continuously occupied for least the last 13,000 years. These communities span a time dating back to the last ice age, yet, locally, these are the same people(s) who would eventually come to witness the arrival of the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805-06.

These peoples made up many different cultures, languages, and values, as well. Much of the area from the Pacific Ocean coast to the east side of the Cascade Mountains, from Canada to the north edge of the Great Basin (Salt Lake basin), was a massive collection of small communities, not singular large tribes. In the gorge, these peoples shared one thing above all others: the Columbia River. The salmon the river and its tributaries have provided have always been much more than a food source; the river and its fish are the base of an ancient life cycle that’s been maintained for longer then we may ever know.

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America: A culture shock to an international student From 1951 to 1955, renowned journalist Edward R. Murrow hosted “This brief essays about their personal philosophies, values, and core beliefs Public Radio resurrected the essay series and again invited Americans about their core beliefs. This year, the Advocate also invites anyone Mohammed Almuaqqil

MHCC Mechanical Engineering Major If someone told me that for dinner, I was going to have a giant bowl of cabbage, stew, chocolate, celery, noodles, lentils, and sushi, I would be terrified, because never in my life had I believed that such a combination of ingredients would be in the same bowl.

I would probably not have tried this dish prior to becoming a student in the United States, because I would have been scared, having never seen such an amalgamation of flavors before.

But when I came to the U.S., that mixed bowl of fusion is exactly like what I saw in American culture. I was scared, but I tried it anyway, and I loved it. Despite my previous

doubts and disbelief, I was more shocked by the ways in which I began to learn, grow, and thrive while I was here. This mixed bowl of American culture was like an herbal medicine, a catalyst to my success, and to what I owe my belief in the value of culture shock.

When I was a child, I believed in everything, and everything was beautiful. I was like wet cement – easily impressionable. I thought I had seen and felt it all.

But it was not until I came to the United States that I would be truly shocked by anything or anyone.

Upon arriving, I first noticed the incredible diversity in the sea of faces – Asian, black, white, brown, Caucasian, Latin…. and me, a newly international student. I had never in my life seen so many different sorts of people in one country;

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however, I thought this must have just been at the airport (only). Yet, after I left the airport, I continued to be fascinated by the incredible variety of faces that adorned the city I had just arrived in.

My second culture shock was more of a learning curve. I was both excited and nervous to attend college, but I remembered the sea of faces, and I thought surely all of the faces have names, dreams, aspirations. Surely, they too were once scared, but that is why they are here – to be a little more scared, a bit more shocked, and in the end, surprised at how they would learn and grow.

So, again, though afraid, I embraced the value of being culturally shocked. I turned my anxious worries into positive energy and attended my first day in

an American college.

This is when my shock-and-ahalf came. I was so used to attending school in Saudi Arabia, where I was always told that academics were incredibly challenging, and that if I were to enroll elsewhere, like the United States, I would automatically have better marks. But it soon became clear to me that the sea of faces I had previously seen did not necessarily speak a sea of languages.

In fact, everyone, everywhere, was predominantly speaking fluent English – except me.

My additional shocks were a continuation of the same wave.

I continued to be challenged by my schooling, as well as the way foreigners were viewed, especially Arabs. I continued to remind myself of the sea of faces, and I began putting names, dreams, and stories

to these faces. Soon I realized that these people and I were one and the same. We may all have different backgrounds, speak different languages, but we are all people with hopes and challenges. This notion gave me the courage to continue my schooling and turn my uncertainty into learning experiences and milestones for growth.

Certainly, I failed and fell sometimes. But what is falling without getting back up? Failure adds value to experience and meaning to endeavors. Failure teaches us what is truly important.

When the desire to succeed is greater than the fear of failure, it is but one of the layers that make up the depth of human experience.

This I believe.

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NEWS

May 26, 2017

ASG presidential candidates discuss school’s future Debate hashes out positives and negatives they see in society and themselves Kyle Venooker the advocate

On Tuesday, the two ASG presidential candidates, Wakely Wolf and PonyBoy Peterman, squared off against each other in a debate held in the Main Mall.

Moderated by Rafael Ordorica of the ASG Elections Committee, the event saw the two candidates answered a variety of questions, on everything from goals and experience to food options and student outreach.

The overall tone of the debate

“I want people to be successful... our job is not only to create an environment and a culture for them to be successful, but to really make sure and follow through to the end...”

needs in which food and shelter are the basic needs upon which all other human success is built. “...

(S)o right now I think the needs are the homeless. I think not a lot of people are aware of this, but, yes, there are a lot of students who attend this campus who are homeless. They sleep out in their cars.”

Wolf highlighted the impact the Student Success Program at Mt. Hood made in his life, and in the lives of other students who have experienced homelessness.

Some of the questioning was more pointed. When asked “What are some of the weaknesses in your rival’s plan,

business, in my past, and I have done much community work.”

Citing community organizations he helped start, he said “I know how to bring people together, I know how to reach out to community.”

Moving on, Peterman fielded a question about an Advocate newspaper article where he stated, “We could use the student fee money better (and) I was more

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The two deviated on what they would do if they could change anything they wished at MHCC. Wolf said, “If I had the power, I’d make myself president, to be honest. I’m the only one who can bring you these opportunities. I’m sorry, (Peterman) can’t talk about kids, cause guess what? He doesn’t have a kid. Can PonyBoy talk about immigrants? No, he doesn’t come from an immigrant family like I do. Is PonyBoy a first generation student? No, not even. His mom actually served on ASG, too.”

Peterman responded: “I personally don’t come from any of those backgrounds (described by Wolf). But I’ve

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“I think the needs are the homeless.

I think not a lot of people are aware of this but yes, there are a lot of students who attend this campus who are homeless.”

- Wakely Wolf

- PonyBoy Peterman was respectful, with each candidate praising the others’ plans: “Wake and I agree on a lot of things,” said Peterman at one point during the debate, while Wolf said that Peterman was “a really great guy, I really have a lot of respect for him.

He’s a very admirable person to run against.”

Asked about his top priority, Peterman said that student success was his No. 1 goal: “Of all the lofty goals that people tend to make, mine is for people to finish (school). I want people to be successful… our job is not only to create an environment and a culture for them to be successful, but to really make sure and follow through to the end that they get the degree or the occupational certification that they need. Why else are we here? We’re here to be educated.”

Wolf said that his top priority was homeless students.

“Everybody knows Maslow,” he said, presumably referring to Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of

change anything at MHCC, he would make student tuition free.

“States are already doing that, it’s a lofty goal- we’re talking about ‘anything’? Free tuition. That would put us so far ahead of the mark in terms of competitiveness – if we had all of our resources invested toward student success,” he said.

“If we could get free tuition, and we could just get all of that money spent toward funding clubs and community affairs, student outreach and SOAR (instead).

“I don’t even know what would be possible. It has never happened

“If for one second I thought that PonyBoy could outdo the job I could do, I would immediately drop out.”

- Wakely Wolf and what would you do better?”

Peterman identified in Wolf “a lack of logistical experience… I’ve been on (the ASG) senate for a year now, I’ve been a little bit more involved with the administration, I have to talk to all the administrators… I would say that my opponent has good intentions but I don’t think he has the know-how it takes to really get it done.”

Wolf ’s response: “If for one second I thought that PonyBoy could outdo the job I could do, I would immediately drop out.

I have much experience, even though it has not been on ASG. I have bought a house, and I have sold a house. I have owned my own

thinking of the awareness of the services that you’re paying for.”

As an example, Peterman said there are four different types of tutoring offered on campus, and said the focus should be more about presenting these resources to students, than creating new ones. ”I think people need to be utilizing as much of (these resources) as possible… I don’t think people know why they’re spending the money (student fees), and I think that we should include that when you enroll for classes.

“There should be some sort of breakdown of the money that you’re spending, then people might be more invested,” he said.

Wolf spoke about how he would manage his responsibilities as ASG president while a full-time student and father of a young child.

He said that in every other job he’s had, “whether it was restaurant manager, or something that I was trying to accomplish, I always came through. I don’t disappoint.

“I would say that my opponent has good intentions, but I don’t think he has the know-how...”

- PonyBoy Peterman grown up alongside them and I can’t say that’s a good substitute at all. Wake’s got me on that one.

“But this is where I, as a delegator, stand back and enable the people who know what they’re doing to get it done,” Peterman said. “I went to a M.E.C.H.A. meeting, and they were grilling me with questions, and I loved it – I did nothing but grow from the experience. No matter what position you’re in, everyone needs to grow from their experiences, regardless of your background, ethnicity, or any sort of adversity you have,” he finished, to applause from the debate audience.

Peterman said that if he could

in the state of Oregon. We’ll use the marijuana tax as a good example (and) that’s how other states are doing it – we can lobby. ASG goes to Salem every year.”

Ultimately, Peterman touted his ASG experience in the past year as a reason to vote for him. “I’ve learned so much, that I don’t think any adviser in the world could bring you (Wolf) up to speed in the duration of the summer term,” he said. “I don’t see how anyone could just jump in and figure it out as you go – you’re going to hit so many roadblocks.”

Wolf stressed that his rival’s experience was limited to ASG. “I know who to talk to… I know what it takes to actually bring real people here to this campus,” he said. “If you reach out, you can really get people to come in and help you.”

Online ASG voting ends today, Friday, May 26, at 11:59 p.m., at: mhcc.edu/vote.

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Potential ASG vice presidents discuss campus problems Kyle Venooker the advocate

On Monday, Associated Student Government (ASG) vice president candidates Kannezcia Sanamane and Carey Mcintosh held a debate in the MHCC Main Mall, moderated by political science instructor Janet Campbell. Sanamane is running on Wakely Wolf’s ticket, while Mcintosh is PonyBoy Peterman’s running mate.

The two candidates found themselves largely in agreement on a number of issues, though with some key differences on strategy.

After listing their reasons for running for office, each was asked what they thought some of the biggest challenges in Mt. Hood’s future were.

Mcintosh said rising tuition was a large concern. “A lot of that has to do more with things that are going on more in our federal government, but tuition does come with student fees…we can use those (fees) however we like in order for the students to enjoy the most out of their experience,” she said.

Sanamane said she “totally” agreed with Mcintosh. “Tuition is the No. 1 (issue) that students will struggle with in the future no matter what.,” she said. She said student representatives need to “just continue standing up for that, say, ‘Hey, not everybody has the money for tuition.’ ” Both candidates described how they would plan to represent a

“I think we should just leave the cafeteria open or maybe reopen one of the cafes.”

- Kannezcia Sanamane diverse student body. Sanamane said her “parents came from Asia, and I think just being able to relate to you guys is really important, because I know how it feels when your parents are fighting so hard for you guys so you can have an education, and struggling to make (a) future.”

Mcintosh, current ASG senator for the MHCC Library, AVID

and Learning Success Center, said that “being in close work with the Diversity Resource Center (which offers) a lot of events and a space for people who are minorities in all countries, religions, races, sexualities, identities,” gives her more insight. “...I feel like... a lot of events that coincide with diversity and representing that diversity is super important,” she said. “Being in close work with the DRC, or anyone who represents a minority, will definitely bring a beneficial role” to her ASG leadership, she said.

Turning to campus food options, Sanamane said, “I notice that the (Vista) cafeteria closes really early, and I know there’s a lot of students who take night classes. I think it would be nice to actually have the cafeteria open until maybe 9, because there’s students who take night classes, or maybe regular students who want to eat but can’t afford to walk to Jack in the Box. I think we should just leave the cafeteria open, or maybe reopen one of the (recently closed alternative) cafés.”

Mcintosh said she “completely”

Mt. Hood writing instructor linked to CCC controversy Greg Leonov and Kyle Venooker the advocate

A lengthy and contentious public records search by a student newspaper has focused attention on a high-profile MHCC faculty member and her spouse.

On Tuesday, the Clackamas Print, student-led newspaper for Clackamas Community College (bit.ly/ClackPrintMingo) reported that longtime CCC instructor Andy Mingo abruptly resigned in February

“The parties agree that neither party shall make disparaging or damaging remarks to the media or other third parties about one another...”

- Resignation agreement between Andy Mingo and Clackamas Community College

2016 after coming under investigation for falsifying student records.

Mingo is married to Mt. Hood instructor Lidia Yuknavitch. Her recent novels have gained much critical acclaim, locally and nationally.

Relying on internal CCC records and emails, the newspaper reported that Yuknavitch was enrolled at CCC during Mingo’s 12-year stint at the college. It found that the falsified grade records were “likely those of his wife, Lidia Yuknavitch” – though documents cited in the article were heavily redacted due to FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Rights Act) rules that protect the privacy of student education records.

The Print published a January 2016 email to Mingo from Sue Goff, dean of arts and sciences at CCC, that she would recommend “charges of falsifying grade records” and other documents against him. Mingo, a full-time instructor, resigned a month later.

The couple’s attorney told the Print that Mingo denies the allegations. CCC administrators and faculty members declined comment, the Print reported.

According to the Print, Mingo signed an agreement that included a non-disparagement clause.

“The... clause begins, ‘The parties agree that neither party shall make disparaging or damaging remarks to the media or other third parties about one another, and that any such remarks would constitute a breach of this agreement.’”

The story followed a year’s effort by the Print. The Clackamas County District Attorney twice ordered the college to comply with public records laws after the newspaper’s effort stalled, the newspaper reported.

The Print said that Mingo and Yuknavitch’s personal attorney, Lisanne Butterfield, “initially called and sent emails threatening to sue student reporters for invasion of the couple’s ‘privacy.’ ” Reporters from the Advocate reached out to Butterfield, who spoke with the paper off-the-record regarding the situation. There is currently no legal action taking place, she said.

The Advocate also emailed Yuknavitch; as of print time she has not responded.

agreed. She also said that students “should be offered more healthy choices…there’s not very many vegetarian options.

“The little café we have in the bookstore, that closes fairly early too,” she said. For students with evening classes who “just need a quick cup of coffee or even just a bag of chips… that should be open at all times.”

“We can use those (fees) however we like in order for the students to enjoy the most of their experience.”

- Carey Mcintosh

Asked by Campbell what they would do to change Mt. Hood if they could, Mcintosh said “overall this school is pretty well-rounded in terms of its educational parts,” adding there weren’t very many places that needed a lot of help.

“I looked through the summer pamphlets for the non-credit courses and I feel those should be offered to students throughout the

year, as an elective,” she said. “I feel that that would just boost the overall morale, and take the heavy weight off... like, ‘Oh, I’m in Bio, I’m in Chem, but I’m also taking this really cool painting class!’ ” Sanamane, on the other hand, pointed to housing and transportation issues. “I can think of so many things that I would want to change for the school, but it’s not in my power,” she said. “I think one thing that would actually be pretty cool is to have dorms for some students who can’t afford apartments. It should come with your tuition. Universities can have kids who live on campus, because students, who knows where you live? You could live all the way in Northeast Portland – can you make it here to your class on time?”

The contenders spoke on why student leadership positions are necessary.

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Self-worming viruses no match for data backups Noah Guillen the advocate

On May 12, a ransomware virus known as “WannaCry” was spread through the world, leaping from Britain’s Heath Service to FedEx here in the United States.

Concerns about the virus have been amplified in the wake of recent investigation and speculation surrounding Russian hacking in the 2016 U.S. president election.

“If I backed up my drive, and I get hit with ransomware and they ask for $300, I would laugh and throw out one drive and get a new one. I’m back up in minutes.”

- Wayne Machuca

MHCC Computer Education Instructor However, the threat the virus poses is limited more by its characteristics than by its origin.

And, by taking some simple steps, students can reduce the WannaCry threat to a minor inconvenience.

Basically, ransomware encrypts files and data, then will demand payment for the keys to decrypt said files.

“What’s interesting is that of the different types of cyber attacks, prior to this, ransomware attacks were already the No. 1 most popular attacks on the planet.

We already know they exist,” said Wayne Machuca, MHCC computer education instructor at who helps head the school’s cyber security program.

Machuca discussed a common misunderstanding.

“Some people have said, ‘If you pay me the money I’ll release the keys; if not, I’ll destroy your data forever,’ “ he said. “That’s not entirely accurate. They (hackers) just won’t let you have access to the data because the keys will be locked up for ever. But the information is

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

May 26, 2017

VISUAL ARTS GALLERY Student exhibit

Michael Vasquez on the shared process of creating Perceptions magazine Noah Guillen the advocate

Photo by Fadi Shahin

In foreground, “Methodology of Natural Decay,” a plaster and moss sculpture by Kate Vincent.

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MHCC’s Visual Arts Gallery is presenting its final exhibit of the

year. Work on display includes students’ work from the variety of art and metal classes the offered on campus – from oil paintings, metal contraptions, and fancy jewelry, to

ceramic sculptures and dishes thrown on the wheel. The reception was held May 18 and a selection of pieces were awarded ribbons. The exhibit will remain open through June 8.

Michael Vasquez, the charismatic and inviting comanaging editor of Perceptions Magazine, an annual student-run literary magazine at MHCC, is in his third year with helping publish the magazine – and enjoying the challenge.

The latest edition of Perceptions is due to be released June 7.

This year, Vasquez works alongside Megan Johnson to tend to numerous aspects of production, including reviewing submitted material. “We basically are the quality control. We review things for the week and talk about what we like and what can be improved,” he explained.

The magazine compiles submissions from Mt. Hood students and outside contributors from around the world, and organizes them.

“We take submissions through about a six-month period.,” said Vasquez. He added, jokingly, “What’s really great is when we get 100-something-odd submissions at the very end of the year.”

He and Johnson are first tasked with cutting material as needed, but he said, “We didn’t turn down many people this year. There was a lot of great stuff. What’s

interesting is that every year we kind of get a theme. Not because we’ve edited anything out, or set something specific. There will just be a general theme, from people who submit things.

“Like, all these economic and social issues kind of just get shoved in there. All these little pieces fit, and it’s not intentional, it just happens,” he said.

Vasquez said no specific theme is set for qualifying submissions, and there are a number of different mediums involved.

“It’s open to anything. We have poetry, we have fiction, nonfiction, music, film, art photography,” he said.

Reoccurring themes happen organically, and reflect variables in the world and in students’ lives.

This makes for a culmination of expressions that represent everyday students, Vasquez said.

“I am an artist myself, so I’m really interested in seeing how things get published,” he said.

“Managing and editing is really difficult but really fun. It’s a really exciting process.”

Perceptions will be hosting a release party for this year’s issue the afternoon of Wednesday, June 7, at the Gresham Elks Lodge, with food, an open bar, and readings.

Netflix ‘masters’ yet another original series Ryan Moore the advocate

5 out of 5 stars

After almost two years off, the innovative comedy/drama from Aziz Ansari is back for a second season: The Emmy award-winning series “Master of None” has returned with 10 more episodes available exclusively on Netflix.

The show follows the same format as the first season, jumping around from Ansari’s character, Dev, and his endeavors to find

success with his commercial acting career, to many other topics such as family, diversity in pop culture, and more frequently, dating.

Each episode is rather short, which makes it easy to watch quickly, and while the show does follow a recurring story loosely based on Ansari’s own life experiences, a lot of the episodes tackle these subjects individually.

Episode 1 takes viewers all the way to Italy, following Dev’s bold decision to move there and study pasta making. The episode was shown in black and white to pay homage to the classic Italian film, “Bicycle Thieves.”

This makes for a fun setting due to the abundant Italian culture and the amount of fancy foods that Dev and his friend, Arnold, interact with.

Soon after his time in Italy, Dev does make it back to New York where most of his experiences take place.

This is where a lot of the show’s diversity is showcased, especially in the episode titled, “New York, I Love You.” Characters include a group of Rwandan immigrants and a deaf couple that are shown without any sound playing during their scenes to best simulate the perspective of their surroundings.

There is a focus on Dev’s dating life throughout the show, but it is

highlighted in the episode, “First Date,” where he deals with the struggles of meeting people through a popular dating app.

Much like the first season, Ansari does a good job presenting many current issues in our society, and to do so he offers viewpoints from all sides. I thought the show did a great job with this in the “Thanksgiving” episode where Dev’s childhood friend, Denise, brings home a girlfriend of hers and eventually has to explain to her mom that she is a lesbian.

Another thing Ansari does so well with directing this show is how he manages to fit humor

into the serious topics being dealt with. Although he is known for his comedy, Master of None has lots of deep moments, much like the show “Louie,” which is self-produced by comedian Louis C.K. The timely show does an excellent job covering all sorts of current themes though each episode, and it will certainly help viewers gain some additional perspective while making them laugh.

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Satisfying yet predictable experience–a decent film Megan Phelps the advocate

4 out of 5 stars

I know this big box office movie has been out since May 5, but I finally got the chance to see “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” last Saturday.

I was anticipating this movie for quite some time, since I really enjoyed the first sci-fi Marvel movie for the Guardians of the Galaxy series. I was expecting the same type of feel as the first Guardians movie, which is pretty much what I got. However, the theme that was played even more was the close-knit bickering family dynamic, which is relatable to most viewers but kind of took away from the rugged dynamic that was established in the first film.

One thing that was excellent about this movie was the use of character variety, which can help us see the many facets to ourselves and our species. It was refreshing to see some new perspectives to specific

characters who could be seen as villainous or bad, being portrayed as relatable.

Among other expectations, the “legends from Earth” Peter tells to other characters are usually laughable to the audience. The use of iconic ’70s-era music adds an essence to the scenes which is also a familiar and expected touch with the Guardians of the Galaxy feel.

One song in particular, “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” by Looking Glass, has been stuck in my head since I saw the Marvel sci-fi film.

This song kind of reminds me of songs that have a storyline you can daydream about during long car rides, and it seems that the writers obviously based Quill’s paternal storyline on this song, giving it a loose celestial interpretation that seemed too obvious for me to fall in love with.

Honestly, I don’t think the soundtrack is as good as the first movie. You can only use so much material from one era, which is why the writers also throw in a gifted Zune media player at the end of the movie with around 300 songs to

ridiculous; they’re way too set on being the best.

Their persona may be an underlying message by the creators, hinting at how some groups of people act

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“spice up” the next sequel.

One group in particular that is introduced in this film is called “The Sovereign,” which is an alien group of individuals who basically believe they are the superior race of all existence, and quite frankly, they got on my nerves. I think their actions in the movie are absurd and

in our own society and world. That’s the cool thing about movies and other consumable media: You can interpret and connect pieces of them to your own life and viewpoints.

That being said, I do think there were some plot holes or “bad ideas” in the storyline. At some points in the movie I questioned, “Why

are they doing that!?” I assume it has a purpose because in the end it all comes together to come to a concluding event.

The movie did give me that hopeful and optimistic feeling that comes from seeing a slightly dysfunctional team work together to accomplish something, which is typical of most Marvel movies.

The visuals are well done, like in most Marvel movies, but I do think parts of it could have been slightly better, specifically the planet named Ego, or at least some of the visuals used there to show elements of the past. (I don’t want to spoil the movie, so I’m being pretty vague here.)

I did enjoy seeing it, although my criticisms may appear to show otherwise. I know for a fact I did miss a lot of small taglines or brief characters from the Marvel universe, since I’m not very plugged into it, so some of you can probably disregard my opinion entirely. I teared up for a couple parts of it, and I do think if you enjoyed the first one, you’ll probably enjoy this one, too.

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Standout athletes emerge for Mt. Baseball faces Hood in NWAC Championships must-win situation Logan Hertner

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TAYLOR RISPLER

Javelin

2nd Place

41.46 Meters

ANDRE DORN

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1st Place

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Mt. Hood was the setting for the NWAC Track and Field championship meet on Monday and Tuesday, which began with a brief moment of silence for Doug Bowman, the Saints’ head coach who died on May 9.

Clackamas Community College joined with other volunteers to host the event, helping Mt. Hood carry on.

The Lane CC men and Spokane women took home team titles, for the fifth and fourth straight years, respectively.

The Saints men’s team took fourth place out of 10 teams competing, with 50 points, while the Mt. Hood women finished eighth out of 11 teams, with 20 points.

Some outstanding athletes for the Saints were Andre Dorn, Taylor Rispler, and Brian Salgado.

Dorn came in first place in the men’s 400 meter run with a time of 48.7 seconds, while Salgado won the men’s shotput with a distance of 16.16 meters.

Taylor Rispler took second place in the women’s javelin, throwing 41.46 meters.

A big name missing from the list was Mt. Hood’s Danelle Woodcock, defending NWAC 100- and 200-meter sprint and long jump champion, sidelined due to a leg injury.

For full results from the championships visit www.nwacsports. org/trackandfield/results/2017/ May23-2017_NWAC_Championships.htm

Mt. Hood’s tough road to start the NWAC championship – or so we had thought – looked to be easy for the Saints last Friday and Saturday, as they took three straight games to win a super-regional playoff hosted by Yakima Valley Community College.

The Saints’ bats were rolling as they defeated Edmonds Community College in the first game on May 19, 7-2, and then defeated Yakima Valley, 8-7, in the second game later that day.

That put Mt. Hood in a good position to advance, because of the doubleelimination format.

Yakima Valley knocked out Edmonds, forcing the Yaks to beat Mt. Hood two games in a row to stay alive. But that didn’t happen, as the Saints continued their winning ways on Saturday, and conquered the Yaks, 7-2, as the hits and runs kept on rolling in.

A total of 32 hits over the three games got the Saints a berth in the final championship bracket this week. They were to face the No. 1 team in the NWAC, Lower Columbia Community

College, on Thursday night.

The game, played on the Red Devils’ home field, came after press time for The Advocate.

The winner of that game will face the winner of the Lane CC vs. Everett CC game today, while the loser plays the loser, continuing the doubleelimination format. To come back in the losers’ bracket, Mt. Hood would have to win three games straight without losing another game to have a chance.

The championship will be played on Monday at David Story Field.

The other four teams in the mix include Tacoma, Columbia Basin, Walla Walla, and Linn-Benton community colleges.

Only one team will remain standing on Monday. It’s pretty impressive for the Saints if you think about it: Here’s a team that snuck into the playoff picture at about the last minute, and is now on a roll, even when it looked like they had maybe the toughest super regional to fight through.

For game results and livestreaming from Longview, see NWACsports.org.

Softball upsets second seed before playoff exit Jamie George the advocate

Despite winning their first game of the postseason, the Mt. Hood softball team was eliminated from the NWAC championship tournament last Saturday.

In the double-elimination, 16-team tournament played in Spokane, Washington, the Saints came in ranked 15th, which set them up to play second-ranked Southwestern Oregon Community College.

The Saints upset the Lakers on May 19, winning 10-4. Next up they faced No. 7 seed Walla Walla, who shut them out 8-0 later that day.

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the opportunity to win their way out and play in the championship matchup – but they fell to Clark College, 5-2, on Saturday, knocking them out.

Winning the first game over SWOCC was huge for Mt. Hood, as the Saints only went 1-3 against the Lakers in the regular season.

Most were close games, so to see the Saints come out and beat the Lakers immediately proved how good of a team they can be.

“We were feeling really good after we beat SWOCC,” said Saints pitcher Sammie Byron. “They are a great team and we knew that we had to come out and play our best game.

“Even though we were ranked low, the NWAC tournament is like

a fresh start and we knew that if we showed up every game we could have a shot at another title,” she said.

Game Two was a different story as the Walla Walla Warriors came out strong. Brandi Schoessler pitched a gem of a game for the Warriors, allowing just one hit and no runs in seven innings. In fact, heading into the sixth inning she was throwing a perfect game before the Saints’ Maddy ‘Aus’ Newkirk singled to lead off the inning.

At that point Mt. Hood trailed just 1-0 and still had a chance to win, with Byron throwing one heck of a game herself. But the Saints failed to bring in the run, and in the top of the seventh Walla Walla’s bats came alive and they added seven

runs to their lead, basically sealing the win.

Byron noted that the Saints had to keep their heads up. She said, “Losing that game against Walla Walla was tough but we had to shake it and not let it affect the next day, because you get another chance to make your way back up to the championship game.”

Sure enough, on Saturday the Saints jumped out to a two-run lead in the top of the first. Jazmayne Williams singled with runners on second and third and two outs, bringing in the Saints’ first and only runs on the day. Clark responded in the bottom of the first with one run, then went on to score four more times throughout the game.

Mt. Hood’s players were

frustrated, but also took some satisfaction after their season ended with a 19-23 record.

“It was hard after we lost Saturday, for sure,” said Byron. “We were all proud of ourselves because we gave it our all so there was nothing to hang our heads about. I think people didn’t think we would get as far as we did and it felt good to prove them wrong.

“I am very proud of our team and how it turned out. We really came together as a family and I wouldn’t have wanted to spend my last year at Hood with any other teammates or coaches,” she said.