October 1, 2010 –Volume 46, Issue 3

Battle of the caffeinated beverages

Volume 46, Issue 3

October 1, 2010

who will win: energy drinks, coffee . .

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Sygielski is going to the White House

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Shop while enjoying the outdoors

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Nevada native runs to MHCC

2 Opinion

The Advocate

October 1, 2010

Editorial

Remember the end goal: Graduate

Editors-in-Chief

Jen Ashenberner & Jordan Tichenor

Sports Editor Jon Fuccillo

Advertising Manager Copy Editor David Guida

Living Arts Editor David Gambill

Assistant Living Arts Editor Anevay Torrez

Photo Editor

Devin Courtright

Opinion Editor L. John King

Reporters Joseph Baird Jill-Marie Gavin Chanel Hill Riley Hinds Grant Jacobson Laura Knudson Yuca Kosugi David Lopez Mike Mata Jess Peterman Kylie Rogers Mario Rubio Shelby Schwartz John Tkebuchava Jessica Winters

Adviser

Bob Watkins

Assistant Adviser Dan Ernst

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by Christopher Hernandez

Mt. Hood is a great community college, but there will come a time to drive off the campus and say “mission accomplished.” There would be no more fighting for a parking spot or spending hours in line to pay for overpriced books. All this and more could all be yours when you graduate or earn your certificate.

Yes, graduate. It happens when people finish all their class requirements. Graduates put on long robes and sit through a long ceremony and then get to throw those funny flat hats into the air.

Then graduates leave and move on to the next chapter of their life. Taking years and years to finish a degree is like sitting through a three and a half-hour foreign film that should have mercifully ended at 90 minutes.

Life is calling. We all have other stuff we want to do.

Higher education is expensive in many ways.

First of all, there is the cost of tuition, fees, books and increased transportation needs. Consider what a three-credit class that you have unnecessarily taken has really cost you. Tuition and assorted student fees amount to around $100 a credit. Throw in a $100 book as well as the transportation costs of 12 weeks of driving to MHCC three times a week. That single threecredit class has actually cost you around $300.

There is also the cost of lost income; hours in school are hours away from a job. Perhaps more important, there are the personal costs.

The time we spend in school is time away from our friends, family and other personal pursuits.

National statistics for completing a college education are disheartening. Completing one’s education is like running for an 80-yard touchdown. Life has a way of putting tacklers in the way of any worthwhile goal.

Economic issues, illness, a death in the family, relationship issues, the need to move out of the area and a score of other problems can stop a run for the graduation goal line.

The best way to make that touchdown is to run down the field as fast as you possibly can.

There is a simple step that will help you get the heck outta Dodge: Schedule a meeting with an academic adviser.

Discuss the educational and career direction you want to pursue and then ask your adviser to run a D.A.R.S. (Degree Audit Reporting System) report.

The D.A.R.S. will plot out the courses you need to complete your degree.

You can easily run a D.A.R.S. on your own to check your progress or to see how changing your major might affect you. Go to the mhcc. edu home page and click on the ‘Check Degree Progress’ link in the welcome section. Then click on the D.A.R.S. link and select the correct degree program in the scroll down menu. Within seconds you will see exactly what you need to take to successfully graduate.

Registering early each quarter will help you get the required and elective classes you want.

But the most important thing is to carefully follow the requirements of the D.A.R.S. recommendations and to speak often with your adviser.

Tropical weather pays the Northwest a visit The Advocate

By Jen Ashenberner Hot, sticky, sweaty, eeeuuuww: four adjectives describing how I felt while driving home Monday from school.

In addition to the desire to take a shower running through my mind, I kept thinking to myself, “Isn’t it September?”

‘Why is it so hot and humid?’ people are asking. According to Mark Nelson from Fox 12 News (I love that guy), the reason is due to southwest British Columbia getting hit with a warm and humid jet stream and rain. This means no rain for Oregon, but who needs rain when we can sweat enough to replenish the water supply because we are defi-

nitely getting the humidity.

Fox 12 also declared Monday that we matched Kona, Hawaii, for temperature and humidity level. I bet the people who “winter” in Hawaii are kicking themselves for spending all that dough when they could have just stayed home. Suckers.

Finally getting decent weather, even in September, isn’t something to complain about when Oregonians get on average probably 20 days of warm weather per year. However, being in the beginning of fall (crisp wind, cooler temperatures, some rain), and then being thrown into 86 degrees with 76 percent humidity in a matter of one day has to create some climate shock.

For example, it seems like spiders are multiplying by the minute, and boy do they look healthy. Take a walk down through the tunnel entrance to the back

parking lots on the east side of campus; there are some meaty little spiders down there. Excuse me while I calm down my tremors.

And what about the poor birds? They pack up their feathers and flock south for winter (which is sooner in Oregon).

I can just imagine how confused they were when, as they started to leave, they had to do a 180-degree turn only to find their nests had been taken over by the squirrels already. And we all know they will have to do it again in a week because this “nice” weather won’t stick around for long.

However, now that it’s over, I guess I am thankful for having experienced it. At least we all had something to talk about other than the financial crisis of every state agency, department, school district, college and the unemployed in Oregon.

October 1, 2010

ASG president as himself: student, friend, and leader Larry Collins-Morgan offers a closer look at his interests and aspirations

to 3 p.m. with friend, co-host and fellow student politician The Advocate BJ Perkins.

Radio host, self-taught pia“He’s a real team player. nist, avid sports fan, classical He doesn’t make you feel like and contemporary music enthuit’s just ‘Larry Live’,” said Persiast, and Associated Student kins.

Government president. These Being an avid sports fan, are all the hats that Larry MorCollins-Morgan is a football gan-Collins must balance. season ticket holder for Uni“I think balance is one of versity of Oregon. He shows the most powerful words in the his love for Michael Jordan English language,” said Larry by wearing ‘Air Jordan’ obsesCollins-Morgan. sively — he wore Air Jordan Balance is something that exclusively during his interany ASG President would need view.

— and Collins-Morgan is no exHe enjoys commenting on ception. the state of the Blazers — As the 2010-11 school year “Nicholas Batum is the future started and many new faces arof the Blazers, not (Brandon) rived on campus — faces that Roy.” He’s reconciled with played no part either way in his Kobe Bryant — “I used to hate election — Collins-Morgan has Bryant, but now I think he’s made an effort to be visible and one of the greatest players” approachable to anyone and ev— and LeBron James’ move eryone, to Miami — “Just be up front “I dress in plainclothes and about it. Say ‘Hey Cleveland, ask people what they think of I’m going to the prom with you the ASG and they’ll be like, ‘Oh, but dancing with Miami.’ ” they just sit up in their offices’ He’s also a staunch supand what they think of me, and porter of the Raiders — the photo by Devin Courtright then I’ll tell them who I am,” Reynolds Raiders, that is. His Larry Collins-Morgan, right, works with B.J. Perkins on the radio show Larry Live. The show has about 300 listeners. said Collins-Morgan. devotion to Reynolds High Collins-Morgan and Vice President cultural events,” said Collins-Morgan their goal. To this end, Collins-Mor- School runs so deep that becoming gan has been working on a podcast he an honorary member of the ReynJon Francis’ major goals this year in- of his agenda for the rest of the year.

“You tell me the person on the top hopes will enlighten students about olds Class of 2009 brushes up next to clude an intramural sports league, more involvement with public safety, and I’m going to shoot for five notches campus news. his desire to become president of the Besides leading the MHCC student United States on his bucket list. greater student awareness and in- above that. So the person that comes behind me can go further. Like the body and keeping their best interests creased interaction.

Collins-Morgan prides himself on “We (also) just drafted a fight song javelin (in track & field),” said Collins. near to his heart, Collins-Morgan is his determination and achievements.

However, he feels that unless they also active in the Integrated Media and we have spirit week, homecom“We’re are pushing the envelope, ing, the podcast, more multi-cultural make sure that every student knows program. He hosts his own show, not just to push it but to see the end “Larry Live” on Fridays from 2 p.m. result,” he said. events and maybe a center for multi- what is going on, they haven’t met

By Mike Mata

Sygielski to represent community colleges at White House

By Jen Ashenberner & Mike Mata The Advocate

MHCC President John Sygielski is going to the White House in Washington, D.C., Tuesday for the first-ever summit for community colleges.

“I expected to be invited since I am the chairman of the board of the American Association of Community Colleges” Sygielski said Thursday. “I am pleased to be able to have a voice for community colleges in general, and for Mt. Hood Community College in particular.”

Maggie Huffman, MHCC director of communications, said it’s an honor for the president to be able to go the White House. “He’s the only person from Oregon and the Pacific Northwest to go,” she said.

Topics of discussion at the summit include college completion rates, financial aid issues, innovation, partnerships with businesses, supporting small businesses, and service to military, military families, and veterans, according to Huffman.

“There are some significant benefits to be gained from each of those topics,” said Huffman.

Sygielski in an email Thursday, said, “Our agenda is to ensure people in attendance at the summit, including the president and his administration,

learn more about the college, many of our highly-acclaimed programs, our goals for the future and our needs to ensure we accomplish those goals.

‘‘I am pleased to be able to have a voice for community colleges... " John Sygielski MHCC president

“The White House is taking this summit very seriously,” he said. “For example, summit participants include Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis; Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mullen; Melinda Gates, CoChair and Trustee of the Bill and Melinda Gates

Foundation, and others.”

“MHCC will become better known for many of its highly acclaimed programs in addition to having an opportunity to meet a variety of business, education and government leaders who we may be able to engage in discussions to learn more about potential resources that could assist us in accomplishing our college’s three core themes of teaching and learning, community engagement and resource development,” Sygielski said. “Since this opportunity is intended to benefit the College, in general, I do not see it benefiting me, personally.”

On Wednesday, students in the Integrated Media Program took advantage of the opportunity to have student voices heard in Washington, D.C., by setting up video equipment in the Main Mall and recording students speaking about their experience at community college in 30 seconds or less.

Students who did not get the opportunity to record their story on Wednesday can submit their own video recording at www.whitehouse.gov/communitycollege and follow the links.

The summit will be Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST and will be simulcast at the above referenced website.

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October 1, 2010

Review: A trip to the Gresham Farmers' Market

By Anevay Torrez The Advocate

While many view Saturday as a day for rest, relaxation and recharging from the long week just completed, Gresham is offering something new and local.

The Gresham Farmers’ Market is held seasonally downtown from May 8 to the end of October. It is a great resource for MHCC students because of the great deals on food, bags, gifts and home improvement products that can help struggling students survive the hard economic times.

Cherie Williams, who owns Adornments By Cherie, is one of the vendors. “Students come here, but not often,” she said, which is surprising since there are around 97 vendors who come around a broad area — from Canby, The Dalles and cities in between. Some vendors said they bring with them family recipes, and cultural influences from regions in Oregon that they hail from.

The Gresham Farmers’ Market is an opportunity to get out of the comfort zone of the familiar and the spending atmosphere of a supermarket. It is a great way to practice meeting new and interesting people, as well as learning how to get your money’s worth when it comes to food, which goes hand in hand with Gresham Farmers’ Market’s mission statement.

The mission statement is “to provide growers of agricultural products, prepared foods and crafts, with facilities, sites and services to market their products; to provide consumers with a market for purchasing farm products directly from the producer as well as educate the public about the benefits of fresh local produce, plants, foods and crafts and provide a sense of community where the residents can gather socially,” There are different options to buying products at the market with food stamps as well as Oregon Farm Direct Nutrition Program checks and Visa cards being accepted. This comes in handy when you want buy in bulk because you find seedless watermelon selling for 50 cents a pound or for fresh yellow corn on a cob for a dollar.

The vendors are also helpful with questions about ingredients. They will even sometimes let you in on their secrets and experiences with food. It’s also nice to be able to try something before buying it. “Especially if you’re thinking of buying goat cheese. It’s best to try a sample before buying because we offer a variety of goat cheese besides just plain cheese,” said Alsea Acre, a goat cheese vendor.

The Gresham Farmers’ Market is located on Miller at 3rd Street and is open from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays.

There’s also is the Midweek Market at Gresham Station every Wednesday from 4-8 p.m.

Market Price Comparison

Food Item

Photos by Anevay Torrez and Devin Courtright/The Advocate

Gresham Farmers' Market Fred Meyer

Safeway

Corn

4/$1

3/$1

3/$1

Cauliflower

$1.75 ea.

$.99 lb.

$1.29 lb.

Coffee (12 oz.)

$1.50

$4.99

$6.99

Raspberries (Pint) $3.00

$5.98

$6.99

Organic Gala apples

$1.99 lb.

$1.79 lb.

$2.39 lb.

Honey (Pint)

$7.99

$5.39

$3.99

Prices are from the farmers market on 9/25/10 and the grocery stores on 9/29/10. Numbers reflect the lowest price for all brands observed.

Gresham Farmers’ Market patrons find fresh produce every Saturday from May until the end of October.

CD Review: Weezer's new album, 'Hurley,' hits and misses

By Grant Jacobson The Advocate

Weezer’s new album, “Hurley,” released Sept. 14, attempts to relive the glory days of the alternative rock band, but instead serves as a disappointment to fans and critics alike.

The album, named after the character from ABC’s television show, “Lost,” opens with “Memories,” a nostalgic piece written of the band’s former huge success. “Memories,” may be a hit song from the new album, along

with “Ruling Me,” a catchy tune about how “everyone needs someone they can dream about all night long.”

The song “Where’s My Sex” was evidently an inside joke in lead singer Rivers Cuomo’s family, where his daughter accidentally said sex instead of socks according to the A.V. Club. The lyrics include sexual euphemisms with the inside joke creating an embarrassing and simply annoying song.

Weezer intends to release a

few more albums within the following year such as, “Pinkerton Deluxe” a re-issue of the old album, which will include a few previously unreleased songs.

“I was talking to the producer and he was saying, ‘These songs sound totally different from ‘Hurley.’

‘Hurley’ was kind of dark, and the new songs sound like you’re 16, riding your bicycle to get a Slurpee,” said Cuomo in an interview with the A.V. Club.

The band also intends to re-

lease songs that didn’t make it onto their eight other albums because they were too weird or too different from the band’s style. Both albums are planned for release on Nov. 2.

We must hope that the new albums do not fail, as “Hurley” did, to deliver the once muchloved style that made the band popular. Although the style in “Hurley” is different, there is still promise that a few of the tracks will be received well by fans.

Weezer's 8th studio album, "Hurley," was released on September 14, 2010. Above is the cover art for the album.

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October 1, 2010

Reading turned into hobby by campus discussion group

By Yuca Kosugi The Advocate

During lunchtime on a warm Tuesday afternoon, Samantha Mayfield was sitting on a bench in the Main Mall reading a book.

“I love reading,” she said.

The book is “The First Part Last”

by Angelina Johnson, a short fiction about a teenaged dad. She came across this novel in the library and thought she just had to read it.

“I don’t ever think that my schedule is too busy to read,” said Mayfield, who is studying medical billing and coding at Mt. Hood Community College. “It’s like an escape.”

However, this ambition for reading leisurely may not be the case for many students, according to political

photo by Devin Courtright

Janet Campbell in her office displaying the book “ A Long Way Gone” by Ishmael Beah.

science instructor Janet Campbell, who organizes the Read for Fun meetings every term.

Read for Fun is an activity where one reads a designated book and discusses it with others. One reason Campbell started Read for Fun was she noticed in her classes that “the reading levels among students are low.”

“When you get good at (reading), it’s not hard, it’s relaxing,” said Campbell. “It’s a skill you have to keep practicing.”

Anyone can join in Nov. 5 for the next Read for Fun meeting. They will be discussing “A Long Way Gone,” by Ishmael Beah, in the Bob Scott Room from noon to 1 p.m. The book is a nonfiction memoir of the Sierra Leone conflict from a boy soldier’s perspective. All the books are pre-read by Campbell.

“It’s like a communal read,” said Campbell.

Most meetings last about 50 minutes and have about eight to 10 participants, including students, faculty, staff, administrators and community members.

“It also demonstrates that reading doesn’t stop at school,” said Campbell.

She makes sure the books are a relatively easy read, interesting and teach something to the reader.

Past books include “1984” by George Orwell and Sherman Alexie’s “The Absolute True Diary of a PartTime Indian.”

This reading group is approaching its third year. It originally was part of the Teaching and Learning Cooperative and received a grant from the school.

“But people were busy and it went away,” said Campbell.

She changed the name to Read for Fun and decided to hold the meetings just once a term instead of every two weeks.

Campbell has enjoyed reading books throughout her life, but really started loving it during graduate school.

She spent about 10 years living overseas, and has traveled to more than 40 countries. One of her favorite authors is Graham Greene, a British writer who wrote about class issues in Britain, which reflects the three years Campbell spent in Scotland working on her doctorate.

Campbell also said reading is a relatively cheap and easy way to experience different cultures and intimate lives of other people, such as traveling without the expenses.

“It also demonstrates that reading doesn’t stop at school."

Janet Campbell

Teddy Bear Parade

Photo by Devin Courtright

The City of Gresham hosted its 28th annual Teddy Bear Parade in downtown Gresham Saturday. Local businesses, schools and organizations entered floats, dressed in Teddy Bear costumes and carried stuffed Teddy Bears. This year’s parade was the largest Teddy Bear Parade in Gresham, according to KATU.com.

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Two Welsh writers to visit MHCC

By David Gambill The Advocate

A pair of Welsh writers will be speaking at noon Wednesday in MHCC’s Town and Gown Room.

Niall Griffiths and Chris Keil will be attending Portland’s Wordstock, an annual festival of books, writers and storytelling. The writers will be part of a panel on Welsh identity and literature, according to MHCC English instructor Jonathan Morrow.

Griffiths’ accomplishments include nine books, as well as credits as a travel writer and restaurant and book reviewer (as listed on contemporarywriters.com). He won the 2004 Arts Council of Wales Book of the

Year Award and the 2004 Welsh Books Council Book of the Year for “Stump.”

Keil, according to his website www.chriskeil.eu, has run a sheep farm, worked in journalism and taught English as a foreign language. Keil’s works include the books, “The French Thing” and “Liminal.”

Morrow said the writers will read from their works and discuss their writing during their MHCC visit.

Wordstock is held in several locations around Portland Oct. 7-10. For a schedule of locations, times and prices, see www. wordstockfestival2010.sched. org. Several events are free.

6 News

October 1, 2010

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caffeine in your gy drinks to help gh the day, you’re is busy world full nd sleep depriva-

Forty-two students (27 percent) selected the “other” category: water, orange juice, milk, etc.

What are Mt. Hood students saying around campus?

• “Most days I drink in the morning,” 20-year old student Bryan Crawley said of his coffee habits.

• “Mainly just water,” 20-year old student Trina Shaw said. “I might go to Starbucks for a quick burst of caffeine (and) soda later in the day.”

• “I usually drink in the after-

Gresham, she explained her experience in the research portion of her job. “(When you) use in moderation, caffeine may help improve performance,” said Babson. the National CofAsked why she thought the n, 68 percent of use of caffeine as a pick-me-up y they’re “hooked is on the rise, Babson said, “The t does that say for public is thirsty for health on the ercent? No one rego.”

She said that in excess, cafCommunity Colfeine can interfere with normal e close to 10,000 sleeping patterns. When people lled each term, have less sleep, they are often er continues to hungrier as well. o the economic Babson suggested sleep, exhe country has “These on-the-go items ercise, and healthy diet as betith for a handter alternatives to boost your further remove us from w. energy. an estimated the idea of needing healthy Many may not know an are drink cof- options and sleep.”

8-ounce cup of black coffee int throughout contains no calories.

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“Energy drinks at school, coffee dense beverage like 2 percent nformal poll con- on the way to school. I’m trying milk,” said Babson. e past two weeks, to avoid drinking them.”

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Pros Pros

Caffeine may improve:

-Alertness -Concentration -Energy -Clear-headedness -Feelings of sociability

caffeine may reduce the risk of: -Parkinson’s

disease -Liver disease -Colorectal cancer -Type 2 Diabetes

Cons Cons

Withdrawal symptoms include:

-headache -fatigue -anxiety -irritability -depressed mood -difficulty concentrating

-Caffeine consumed later in the day can interfere with sleep, and can cause nervousness and gastrointestinal upset -High amounts of caffeine during pregnancy can cause an increased risk for a miscarriage

8 Sports

October 1, 2010

The Advocate

By Jon Fuccillo

Gameday returns to Autzen Stadium for clash of the titans College Gameday got it right when they decided to head to Eugene Saturday for a war between two Top-10 teams from the Pac-10.

Oregon is the No. 4 team in the nation and the Cardinal is No. 9 according to the most recent AP and USA Today polls.

Week five usually doesn’t provide such a big treat for college football fans, especially diehard Duckies. But in this case it means the very opposite: everything with a cherry on top.

If this game doesn’t have the smell of “roses” all over it, then I don’t know what Pac-10 clash does. Both teams are led by high-powered offenses and smart coaches, Chip Kelly for the Ducks and Jim Harbaugh for the Cardinal.

There’s a bit of bad blood between the two. Last year on Nov. 7, the Cardinal upset then-No. 7 Ducks with a 51-42 victory, slapping the Ducks with their first (and only) loss in conference play.

Both teams took big hits during the offseason. The Ducks lost thief, doper and quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, now with Ole Miss after a thousand different chances to make things right with Oregon. And the Cardinal lost Heisman finalist runningback Toby Gerhart to the NFL draft; he’s now an “up the gut” tailback and backup to Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings.

The only thing certain is that someone’s undefeated season comes to an end Saturday night.

Who will it be?

Prediction: Stanford will fall short to the Ducks. They don’t have enough gunpower to hang with the Ducks (offense, defense and special teams). Don’t get it twisted. We know which of the two teams are smarter (Stanford). It’s going to be another shootout one way or another.

Who has the advantages: Quarterback – Cardinal (Andrew Luck isn’t the next big thing for no reason) Running backs – Ducks (“LaHeisman” James, Remene Alston and Kenjon Barner) Receivers – Tie Defensive line – Ducks Offensive line – Cardinal Special teams – (Cliff Harris and Kenjon Barner) Score: Ducks 49, Cardinal 31

File photo/Brett Stanley

Sophomore pitcher Kayla Anderson (shown last spring) helped lead the Saints softball team to consecutive NWAACC titles. Today the Saints play at the University of Washington with a scheduled 3 p.m. game against the Bellevue Community College Bulldogs then again at 7 p.m. in a game to be determined.

“It’s going to be awesome,” coach Meadow McWhorter said, “to play under the lights on a Friday night at UW.”

Softball to tackle four-year schools this weekend

By Riley Hinds The Advocate

The back-to-back NWAACC champion softball team starts fall action today at the University of Washington in Seattle.

The Saints will play six games over the next three days, and then add a doubleheader on Oct. 16.

The Saints start competition today against the Bellevue Community College Bulldogs at 3 p.m., and then play again at 7 p.m. (team to be determined).

The Saturday games will also be at the University of Washington, where MHCC will face the Bulldogs again at 9 a.m., followed by a 1 p.m. start against the Division-I Seattle University Redhawks. Last season the Redhawks finished with an overall record of 16-32-1.

The Saints head back down from Seattle Sunday to play on the road against Division-I Portland State University Vikings at 2 p.m. Downtown, Portland. The Vikings were 30-27 last year.

On Oct. 16 the Saints play a doubleheader at Western Oregon University versus the Corban College Warriors, The NAIA school finished last season with a record of 24-23.

“We are one of the top three (hardest working) programs within the NWAACC for softball,” two-time coach of the

year Meadow McWhorter said. “My student athletes work extremely hard.

“We talk about, from day one, that every player, whether they’re on the field or on the bench, plays a role in our success.”

Some key returners to look out for are Co-Southern Region Player of the Year 5-foot-2 outfielder Jessica Guy, and starting pitchers Kayla Anderson and Chelsea Schriber, who both came up big in last years NWAACC title run.

“Kayla and Chelsea are perfectionists, which Meadow McWhorter can be good and bad as a Softball head coach pitcher,” said McWhorter.

“But they grew so much as freshmen that I expect big things out of them as sophomores.”

Newcomers include 5A 2010 all-state outfielder Jessi Lindsey, a freshman from Pendleton High, freshman Mackenize Samuelson from Vancouver, Wash., who grew up attending MHCC softball clinics, and Kendra Groom, a starting pitcher from Gresham High School.

McWhorter has been coaching here for nine years and is also the student events coordinator on campus.

Asked about her future at Mt. Hood, McWhorter said, “I’ve had several offers to move on, and I just feel that this level really needs people who are passionate about coaching community college athletes.”

"We talk about, from day one, that every player, whether they're on the field or on the beach, plays a role in our success."

Cross country prepares for Salem meet

By John Tkebuchava The Advocate

The MHCC cross country season is now in full throttle and the teams are beginning to take on a solid form, according to assistant coach Keith Maneval.

“So far so good; we’re making lots of progress,” Maneval said Tuesday.

“We’re continuing to progress through the season.”

On the men’s side, Maneval men-

tioned a handful of freshmen — Donnie Coulson, Jonathon Butcher, Chris Newell and Troy Prettyman — and said their ability to “pack up” pushes each other to excel in both practice and meets.

On the women’s side, Maneval said he is particularly pleased with sophomore leader Amanda Faggard and freshman Gabriella Diaz, who he says shows a lot of promise. He also said the entire women’s team should be pretty

strong by season’s end.

Since the men run 8000-meter races and the women run 5000 meters, practices have emphasized base training for most of the week, along with intense interval workouts twice a week.

The next meet is the Charles Bowles Invitation Saturday hosted by Willamette University. There will be up to

Please see MEET, page 10

October 1, 2010

Height and home no problem for newcomer

By Jon Fuccillo The Advocate

5-foot-2 isn’t a typical size for cross country competitors, but freshman Gabriela Diaz doesn’t let that slow her down.

Instead of depending on long legs and long strides, the Sparks, Nev., native uses her mental toughness to push the limits of what is possible.

“It hasn’t been an issue (so far),” Diaz said of her height. “I don’t have those long strides (like most runners). I just have to be faster than everyone.”

Not only is she traditionally short for this sport, but the freshman has never competed in cross-country until this season.

“Though she is new to cross country, she has an innate athleticism and a determination to improve,” said head coach Matt Hart, “while also enjoying the sport.”

In two meets this season, she has finished in the top two for Saints runners. On Sept. 10 at the West Coast Conference Preview, she finished in 19:58.24 in the 5K distance and a week later, on Sept. 18, she crossed the finish line at the Sundodger Open, with a time of 24:14.35 in the 6K distance.

At Sparks High School, Diaz was a four-year letter winner in track and field, along with three letters in volleyball and basketball.

Diaz said she almost went out for the Saints volleyball team but decided that cross country would best get her in track and field shape and would keep her legs warm for spring competition.

“It’s a lot of running,” Diaz said about the 6K distance.

“They recruited me for track and field and asked if I wanted to join the cross country team and I said yeah. I did it to stay in shape for track.”

As a senior in high school she competed in the 4x200m, 4x400m, 800m and the 1500m. She was the 2A Nevada state champion in the 800m and 1500m.

How did someone from the Reno area find out about Mt. Hood?

Diaz and Hart each said it started with the help of assistant coach Mark Sellers, who deals with a large portion of the recruiting process.

“Mark Sellers found her and recruited her,” Hart said.

“We often find good student-athletes from Nevada. It seems like a state that a lot of coaches overlook.”

Sellers added that Nevada as a state has next to nothing to offer women for track and field and cross country at the community college level. “(I) looked at the state results the year before and contacted their coach (from Sparks High),” said Sellers on finding Diaz. “Three or four weeks later Gabriela contacted me.”

Diaz made official visits in April and June and sent emails back and forth with Sellers.

After receiving offers from a handful of colleges in California, Diaz came to the conclusion that MHCC was a great fit for her and her athletic future for the first two years of college.

“I was talking with some schools in California,” said Diaz.

“But they were private and too expensive. So I went with Mt. Hood.”

Hart is happy the team landed Diaz.

“She is tough, and, seemingly, loves to run and compete,” Hart said. “Gabriela is a very positive young lady who seems to always be smiling. We expect that she will improve tremendously while also helping our women’s team within our conference.”

By sheer coincidence, Diaz found out that the Sparks throwing coach Sheila Po’Oi, formerly Sheila Forty, attended Mt. Hood and was track and field teammates with Matt Hart, then a student-athlete.

Hart was a first year hurdler (1992-93) and she was in her second year as a thrower.

For now Diaz wants to focus on one sport at a time — but she mentioned the idea of basketball and volleyball sounded quite appealing if the opportunity presented itself.

Freshman Gabriela Diaz has been one of the top runners for the Saints this season.

Photo by Devin Courtright/The Advocate

10 Sports Saints volleyball keeps the wins and kills coming

October 1, 2010

Games against Southwestern Oregon and Umpqua give MHCC a good headstart

By Chanel Hill The Advocate

The Saints volleyball team kept the wins coming last weekend on the road, in conference matches two and three of the season.

They traveled to Coos Bay Saturday where they played the Southwestern Oregon Lakers, sweeping the match in three straight games (25-20, 25-9, 2520.)

Although they got the win against the Lakers, the last-place team in the Southern conference (0-2 league and 3-13 overall), it was not without its challenges.

“Southwestern is always a tough place to play. It’s a small gym, and it’s very loud,” coach Chelsie Speer said. “We struggled with the little things, but as a group we pulled through together.”

Three of the Saints had a total of seven plus kills in the game, leading the way was freshmen Devan Belshe with eight kills.

In Roseburg Sunday, the Saints beat the Umpqua Riverhawks, who are now 0-2 in conference action and 4-20 overall.

Despite the long road trip, the Saints were able to repeat their Saturday night performance, sweeping the Riverhawks in three straight games, (25-19, 25-12, 25-13).

Freshmen Devan Belshe led the Saints in kills with a double digit 16 kills, Kyra Speer also had an impressive game with 12 kills against the Riverhawks.

The Saints (3-0 and 19-4) are ranked No. 2 overall in the NWAACC poll behind the Blue Mountain Timberwolves, who are off to a strong start with a 5-0 record in the East and 21-3 overall.

According to Speer, their goal of winning the NWACC title this year is something well within reach for the Saints, as long as they don’t let the wins and losses affect their mindset.

“We’ve got a great group of girls but they can be really hard on themselves,” Speer said, “and at times that can be a problem. Our mindset is to strive for perfection and sometimes they forget the team is the most important part if they (individually) are off and pull themselves out of the game. It’s been a roller coaster ride.”

Still, the Saints have time to readjust and focus with seven more conference games, and tough opponents such as the Timberwolves and the Tacoma Titans down the line.

“This is a game of momentum,” coach Speer said, “the way it changes so fast.

Chelsie Speer I want the girls to play as volleyball head coach well as they can, to worry about our side of the court and do what we know how to do.

“Success isn’t wins or losses, and that’s something I want them to keep in mind not only on the court but in life.”

The next match for the Saints will be tonight against Linn-Benton at 7 p.m. at home.

"Success isn't wins or losses, and that's something I want them to keep in mind not only on the court but in life"

Photo by Devin Courtright/The Advocate

Co-captain Kyra Speer at a Chemeketa match ealier this year.

Meet:

continued from page 8 500 competitors, and a mix of four-year university and community colleges runners.

“This race will be good experience for Keith Maneval this young team,” Cross country assistant coach said Maneval. He said the meet will show how MHCC compares to the oth“We’re a really young team. er community colPractices are still getting leges, Maneval said he hopes more intense,” he said in a this meet will help the telephone interview Tuesteam continue to progress, day.

“We’re still progress“We’ve got a long ways to go, We’ve just got to keep ing, We’ll be ready for the building all the way to the NWAACCs.” The Charles Bowles Inend.”

Caulson, the leading vitation will be held Satmen’s runner, had a similar urday at 9:30 a.m. at Bush perspective on the season, Park in Salem.

“This race will be good experience for this young team."

Cross country coach Matt Hart

Upcoming Southern Region Schedule Teams playing Location Linn-Benton Chemeketa SW Oregon

Gresham Oregon City Roseburg

Date and Time Oct. 1 @ 7 p.m.

Oct. 1 @ 7 p.m.

Oct. 2 @ 1 p.m.

News 11

October 1, 2010

Gun threat last month turned out to be false scare

Public Safety keeps trespass list to maintain security

By Kylie Rogers The Advocate

Public Safety has a list and they’re checking it twice.

The list, a criminal trespass orders list, is found on the MHCC website under the public safety link. The criminal trespass order is a violation that is used for more serious offenses such as assaults, threats and repeat offenders.

Gale Blessing director of safety and security, said, “We want to keep people safe.”

An incident Sept. 13 is an example of public safety’s determination to keep the MHCC campus safe. An email sent to staff and faculty that day by Maggie Huffman, director of communications, said, “At 11:32 a.m. today, a male waving a firearm ran from a nearby parking lot onto the Gresham campus and was quickly apprehended by police officers several minutes later. MHCC Public Safety has placed the suspect on our no trespass list.”

“It all happened very quickly,” said Huffman in an interview the next day. “The time from when the suspect ran over to campus to the time the Gresham Police Department arrested the suspect was about

into custody.

According to Blessing, the school received notification from 9-1-1 about the individual being near the area. Blessing then called public safety officer Carl Stromseth to investigate.

“I got the call but he was already in custody when I got down there,” said Stromseth, “I then had to make sure it was over and contact the people who needed to be contacted.”

People who are expelled from campus are required to fill out a “Notice of Criminal Trespass” form. In general, people are listed on the criminal trespass orders for one year but it varies on the severity of the case. There are options to appeal but they differ for students, Skyler Lindsay (left) and Nicholas Indre are both listed on the MHCC no trespass list, kept by Public Safety. Lindsay was apprehended Sept. 13 after non-students and employees. waving what was believed to be a firearm on campus. Indre was placed on “We have the list and photos to make people the list Sept. 23. aware. If they see them on campus, they need to contact our department because they are violating our order,” Blessing said. one minute so it was a very quick response.”

Stromseth said, “If they have got a plan and Once the suspect, Skyler Lindsay, was in custody, are going to act on it, that’s serious.”

Huffman said it was discovered that the gun was To report a threat on campus or an individual not a real firearm. A Multnomah County Jail official on the trespass list, dial “7911” from any campus said Thursday no one by that name has been taken phone.

Photo contest to raise awareness about global warming MHCC students encouraged to participate in 350.org-sponsored photo competition a brief artist’s statement should accompany the entry.

After being evaluated and In an effort to spread awareness and do something about global judged, the winner will be dewarming, MHCC social science in- termined by Dana Spielmann, structor Janet Campbell and hu- integrated media photography manities instructor Eric Tschuy de- instructor. The winner will be ansigned an MHCC photo contest to nounced Oct. 8 in the College Center during MHCC’s “Global Work support the 350 organization.

350.org’s mission is to “inspire Party” event and will receive a $40 the world to rise to the challenge gift certificate to Burgerville.

350.org, an organization that of the climate crisis focuses on global —to create a new warming, is hostsense of urgency ing a ‘Global Work and of possibility Party’ Sunday, for our planet,” acOct. 10 (10/10/10). cording to the orgaTo find a work nization’s website. party in the Port“We can all feel land area. go ona lift in our perline to 350.org sonal lives as we More than Janet Campbell participate in this 2,500 events are fun way to raise social science instructor planned in 150 awareness of the countries as peoissue,” said Campple come together bell. “It’ll be cool to to spread awaresee how people will ness and do something about globchoose to portray it.”

Photo entries should be turned al warming.

“I think it’s cool that this group in to Campbell’s mailbox or to her office located in the Social Sciences 350 is trying to coordinate this Division (Room 2667) by 4:30 p.m. on a global level,” Campbell said Oct 6. A hardcopy of the photo and Tuesday.

By Jessica Peterman The Advocate

"It'll be cool to see how people will choose to portray it."

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October 1, 2010

Campus stories for D.C. summit

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Gresham campus Evacuation drill

Thursday, Oct 7 Daytime Drills 1:20 p.m. - Main academic center, industrial technology, Fisheries, Visual Arts, Grounds

Day Forecast Saturday Sunny 75o F

1:40 p.m. - Aquatics, HPE

Evening Drill

Sunday Partly Cloudy 65o F

7:00 p.m. - Main academic center, industrial technology, Fisheries, Visual Arts

Monday Few Showers 57o F

7:15 p.m. - Aquatics, HPE

Evacuate to the perimeter parking lots.

Do not attempt to drive vehicles during an evacuation.

Tuesday Mostly Sunny 64o F Wednesday Sunny 69o F

LARRY COLLINS-MORGAN

Thursday Sunny 67o F

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Photo by Devin courtright

Integrated media students interviewed students, faculty and staff regarding how they feel about community college and how it’s affected them on Wednesday.

Friday Partly Cloudy 64o F Forecast gathered from www.weather.com

News Briefs 2010 MHCC crime statistics A crime and securities report for the period of Jan. 1, through Dec. 31, 2009, is now available at www.mhcc.edu/CleryReport. The report will include statistics for the previous three years concerning alleged crimes and discipline referrals for certain law violations that have occurred on campus, in certain offcampus buildings or on property owned or controlled by MHCC and on public property within or adjacent and accessible from its campuses.

A free paper copy of the report can be obtained by contacting the Department of Safety and Security I room AC2330 at 26000 SE Stark Street, Gresham, OR, 97030, or by calling 503-491-7310.

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Applications for patrol volunteers

Diversity Council meeting

The MHCC Department of Safety and Security is still accepting applications for students interested volunteering for the “Students on Patrol”. The “Students on Patrol” is a new addition to a campus watch program run by the Department of Safety and Security.

For more information, contact the Department of Safety and Security in room AC 2330, on Mondays-Fridays from 8 a.m.5 p.m. or call 503-491-7310

The MHCC Diversity Council will have a meeting on Oct.8 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Lake Room at the College Center that will be open to the general college population. At the meeting, plans for the celebration of the various heritage months in the up coming year will be established, as well as dedicating a week out of each month for activities specific to the “ethnic group of the month”.

In order to join, students are invited to visit the student government offices in the college center and ask to speak to Tra’ Ford.

They will be instructed when to show up at any of the weekly meetings to become involved.

Come join other MHCC readers in the Bob Scott room on Nov. 5.

This term's Read for Fun book is "A Long Way Gone"

by Ishmael Beah.

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