The Advocate, Issue 14, January 25, 2013

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Opinion Jan. 25, 2013

Editorial: We need to rethink the role of guns in America Continued from page 1

The proposals include: universal back-­ ground checks for all gun sales; a renewed and stronger assault weapon ban; limiting magazine sizes to 10 rounds; banning pos-­ session of armor-­piercing rounds by anyone RWKHU WKDQ SROLFH RIÀFHUV RU PLOLWDU\ SHUVRQ-­ QHO LQFUHDVLQJ SHQDOWLHV IRU JXQ WUDIÀFN-­ LQJ LQFUHDVLQJ WKH UDQNV RI SROLFH RIÀFHUV expanding mental health programs; and providing $30 million in grants for public schools to put together emergency response plans.

Obama also included a set of executive actions, meaning actions he as the president can take without going through Congress.

The actions include: a presidential memo-­ randum that requires federal agencies to make “relevant dataâ€? available for back-­ ground checks; having the attorney general review categories of people banned from owning guns; providing a federal letter from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to private gun sellers on proper background checks; reviewing safety standards on gun locks and safes; tracing JXQV FRQĂ€VFDWHG LQ FULPLQDO LQYHVWLJDWLRQV SURYLGLQJ SROLFH RIĂ€FHUV Ă€UVW UHVSRQGHUV DQG VFKRRO RIĂ€FLDOV ZLWK WUDLQLQJ IRU DUPHG attack scenarios; developing model emer-­ gency response plans for schools, higher ed-­ ucation institutions and houses of worship; and clarifying to health care providers the scope of mental health services that Medic-­ aid covers.

The Advocate believes these proposals are remarkably reasonable.

There seems to be a minority of people who would agree with this statement, or at least a minority who are willing to be vocal about it.

Bipartisan resistance has come out strong, zeroing in on how unlikely it seems for this to pass in both houses of Congress.

Yes, folks, bipartisan support against the gun control proposals. Senate Democratic Major-­ ity leader Harry Reid of Nevada, himself a gun owner, has shown reluctance to try and pass the proposals in the form of a bill, citing uncertainty over whether it would pass in the House of Representatives. This is saying something, when the notoriously fractious Congress seems to be of a similar mind on such a controversial topic.

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ernor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, who is also a gun owner, signed into law increased JXQ UHJXODWLRQV RQ 7XHVGD\ WKH ÀUVW VLQFH the Newtown shootings in Connecticut last month. The New York regulations are similar to Obama’s federal proposals: They strengthen the state’s existing assault weap-­ ons ban, limit the number of bullets in mag-­ azines and strengthen rules for the mentally ill that include reports on any harmful be-­ havior tendencies.

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has Obama in its sights over his strategy.

The group’s outcry has included com-­ ments about how the proposals ignore the nation’s domestic se-­ curity, especially children.

In addition, the NRA released an attack ad even be-­ fore Obama’s pro-­ posals were un-­ veiled, calling him an “elitist hypocrite,� citing that while he supports stricter gun control and is skeptical about allowing armed security in schools nationwide, his children are protected by armed guards. It also links Obama’s desire for the wealthy to pay “their fair share� of taxes to his “hypoc-­ risy� over armed school guards.

However, this advertisement brings up several key points that go to show that the NRA is badly overreaching: There is no link between Obama wanting to make the wealthy pay their fair share in taxes and gun control, except perhaps in the minds of wealthy, gun-­owning conservatives; out-­ side groups might seek to abduct the presi-­ dent’s family to use against him and the na-­ tion, hence the fact that presidential family members are all protected by Secret Service DJHQWV DQG ÀQDOO\ WKDW WKH 15$ VHHPV WR be quite fond of using children to do the ÀJKWLQJ IRU WKHP LQ WKLV FDVH E\ DOOXGLQJ WR the fact that Obama is putting the nation’s children at risk while his are snug and safe, when in reality his daughters are probably exposed to more danger on account of their close relation to the president than is the av-­ erage child.

Another point of contention in this whole gun control debate is this: Why the hell does the average citizen need to own an DVVDXOW ULĂ H"

Most proponents of the Second Amendment argue that gun control laws attack the amendment, which states, � A well regu-­ lated Militia, be-­ ing necessary to the secu-­ rity of a free

State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.�

However, one must remember that the Second Amendment was written in the late 18th century and right after the nation had revolted from Great Britain and had to deal with hostile nations on almost all sides.

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The issue of gun control is a long and complicated one, but in light of recent na-­ tional events, it would seem to be irrespon-­ sible for the nation as a whole not to take actions against repeat tragedies. While some FODLP WKHUH DUH à DZV ZLWKLQ WKH SURSRVDOV at least Obama has decided to take a stand and offer a plan to change the way things are handled in relation to gun ownership and gun-­related emergencies. While many citizens will still claim that gun control is not an end-­all-­be-­all solution, it’s at least a step in the right direction.

They said it “It’s time for the president, I think, to stand up and lead and tell this country what we should do.�

-­New York City Mayor Bloomberg “One of the problems with this debate; it’s become a values war. It’s perceived as urban versus rural. And, frankly, it’s perceived as an attack on the lifestyle of rural people by urban people. And, I admire Mayor Bloomberg enormously – there’s probably no politician I agree with more – but it’s counterproductive to have him as the spokesperson for the gun law movement. There has to be more respect and more people, frankly, from rural and red America who are participants in this.�

-­New York Times columnist David Brooks

What should be the highest priority for gun control reform?

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Anonymous: cyber vigilantes or cyber terrorists?

Lawlessness will never replace justice

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Little did Guy Fawkes know back in London in 1606 on the day of his execution for plotting to blow up Parliament that a stylized version of his goateed likeness would one day become the outward symbol of resistance, protest and popular justice in the form of Anonymous.

Anonymous, the populist “hacktavist� col-­ lective, is a loose group of individuals from various Internet imageboards and forums, no-­ tably 4chan, who band together to protest, hack and inhibit those they as a collective deem to be harmful to the masses while seeking to in-­ form aforementioned masses about topics. A Mike  Mata common slogan for the group is, “We are Anony-­ The Advocate mous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.�

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Sound a tad confusing? Take the infamous Project Chanology from 2008 and the point will become clear.

In early 2008, Anonymous took issue with the Church of Scientology for taking down an interview of then-­nearly rabid Scientologist acolyte Tom Cruise. Anony-­ mous claimed this action was a form of Internet censorship, especially when the Church started threatening YouTube if it didn’t remove the video (hint, it did.) Thus, Anonymous initiated Project Chanology, a series of cyber attacks upon the Church’s operations: denial-­of-­service attacks (DDoS), which attacks the user’s site and func-­ tionality; black faxes; prank calls; and then, getting its tax-­exempt status investigated by the IRS and mounting a non-­violent physical protest RXWVLGH &KXUFK RI 6FLHQWRORJ\ RIÀFHV 7KLV ZDV RQH RI WKH ÀUVW ODUJH VFDOH DQG KLJKO\ SXEOLF LQVWDQFHV of Anonymous’ actions, which went on to include participation in the Occupy movements, the hacking of various government sites, including the FBI and Department of Justice, and several cyber attacks on the Pentagon.

While there may have been merit in the spirit of the attack, these attacks could have taken on too much collateral damage to be effective. For example, attacking the FBI and the Pentagon could have resulted in major security breaches or threats while any information leaked could affect innocent citizens, such as Ju-­ lian Assange’s WikiLeaks when that group released personal infor-­ mation on guards at Guantanamo Bay. Anonymous’ other actions provide still another perspective, with attacks on those governments persecuting LGBTQ members as well as WKH KRUULÀFDOO\ RIIHQVLYH :HVWERUR %DSWLVW &KXUFK 7KH DWWDFNV RQ WKH Westboro Baptist Church, as well as Project Chanology, were directed, according to self-­appointed Anonymous spokesmen, with the ulti-­ mate aim of destroying both organizations, and featured the hacking of their websites and the release of personal information.

So, yes, there have been ups and downs with Anonymous. How-­ ever, the idea of so much power in a rogue group’s hands should leave more than a few citizens a tad worried. While Anonymous may be on the front line as a watchdog, they ought to leave the doling out of justice to real authorities.

What do you think of when you see the word vigilante? A caped billionaire with a raspy voice?

What you probably don’t picture is a middle-­ aged, average-­looking Joe, face illuminated by a computer screen. Rather than a mask, this hero hides his identity through the ambiguity of the Internet. Instead of superpowers, he brings with him a knack for hacking — and a legion of like-­ minded companions.

I am referring, of course, to the famous (or in-­ famous, depending on how you view it) hacktiv-­ ist group “Anonymous.�

John  Tkebuchava When looking at how people will react to the The Advocate actions of Anonymous, they are usually divided into two groups.

First, there are those who support the group’s deeds, though they may be illegal, and may even call themselves “fans� of Anonymous. The second group, however, tends to condemn Anonymous’ actions and ask the old question of “Who do they think they are?� and just put them off as cyber-­terrorists.

But when you look at some of the deeds of this hacktivist group, you can’t help but smile. For example, the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan., notorious for picketing the funerals of dead American soldiers, announced that it would be pick-­ eting the funeral of Aaron Schwartz, a famous Internet activist, after he committed suicide several weeks ago.

But Anonymous, outraged by the church group, announced they would retaliate should it go through with its plan. Apparently intimidated, the church stepped down.

Also, early this year, the group leaked a video of several high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio, bragging about allegedly raping and urinating on a teenage girl. Soon after, several arrests were made. Be-­ fore the video leak, there was a lack of action against the boys, and many observers even accused the very “foot-­ ball-­oriented� community of trying to cover up the case.

This, and many other events, such as hacking into a pedophilic website server and releasing thou-­ sands of users’ names, have been added to the long Anonymous resume.

Despite the negative feelings some may have against the group, what’s interesting to note is that LQ ÀOP HYHU\RQH LQ WKH DXGLHQFH DOZD\V ORYHV WKH VXSHUKHUR But, if you say you love freedom, you cannot truly hate vigilan-­ tism. After all, that is how revolutions are born. Hell, that’s even how America was born. Early Americans decided enough was enough and decided to take up arms and take matters into their own hands.

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That’s exactly what Anonymous is doing.

Anonymous is not perfect, mind you. It is comprised of hu-­ mans, after all, and some of their actions are questionable, much like those who run this government.

But what the government has that Anonymous doesn’t is a lot of red tape. And so, Anonymous is able to cut right to the core of a prob-­ lem rather than having to sift through the paperwork.

And when they get it right (which they usually do), I don’t see the problem in that.

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News Briefs Mandatory orientation for families interested in hosting exchange students Tonight is the mandatory orientation for host families interested in hosting Japanese students during their visit to MHCC next month.

Fifteen Japanese students will be here from Feb. 16 through March 3.

Those families interested in hosting an exchange student should con-­ tact part-­time Japanese instructor Yoko Sato by her e-­mail yoko.sato@ mhcc.edu. Sato is also a representative from Ryukoku University, the school the exchange students are coming from.

Some of the requirements for hosting a student are: a petless house-­ hold; an individual room for the student is preferable while a shared bathroom is okay; and transportation of the guest student to and from campus for English as a Foreign Language classes from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday if public transportation is not a viable option.

Other requirements include: providing daily breakfast and dinner for the exchange student; the host family must speak English while the exchange student is present; and more than one family member must live in the household.

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Instructor to lecture on prehistoric art The Chauvet cave art of southern France is the subject of a lecture and slide show today from noon to 1 p.m. in Room AC1310.

The information will come from an article on the subject that Andy Gurevich, a part-­time instructor of literature, philosophy and religion, wrote for the March 2013 edition of Popular Science.

According to Gurevich, the Chauvet Cave discovery is the earliest Ă€QG LQ KXPDQ DUW GDWLQJ WR DURXQG \HDUV DJR “I believe I have been able to explain some of the more mysterious and archaic elements of the wall art from the perspective of cultural my-­ thology and paleo-­religion,â€? said Gurevich in an all-­staff e-­mail Wednes-­ day night.

He added the cave holds clues to “reform our world along the lines of empathy and compassion instead of competition and greed� due to their setting in the time of the “birthplace of consciousness and religion.�

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Blood drive to provide opportunity to be ‘hero’ MHCC will host a Red Cross Blood drive Tues-­ day and Wednesday, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Student Union.

The goal is to have approximately 120 donors.

Appointments for donors are preferred and are available by e-­mail or in the Student Activities %RDUG 6$% RIÀFH XQWLO WKH GD\ EHIRUH WKH\ ZLVK WR donate. Walk-­in donations are accepted only if there is an opening.

Samantha Stoecker, SAB Wellness Program coor-­ dinator, said anyone wishing to donate should ar-­ ULYH SUHSDUHG ´'HĂ€QLWHO\ PDNH VXUH \RX JHW SOHQW\ of rest, drink tons of water, (I) can’t emphasize that enough,â€? she said. “Eat a really good breakfast in the morningâ€? in order to prevent fainting and keep

your iron level up, she said.

After a donation, donors are welcome to sit and enjoy snacks provided by the Red Cross. �Every blood donation has the potential to save up to three lives,� said Stoecker. “It’s just a really good way to be able to help out and be a hero, with-­ out actually having to put your life on the line.�

MHCC students who sign up through SAB will be entered in a drawing for one of three $10 MHCC Bookstore gift cards.

E-­mail sabwpc@mhcc.edu to schedule your appointment.

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MHCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winter musical this year is â&#x20AC;&#x153;RENT,â&#x20AC;? the Broadway rock musical set in lower eastside New York City.

RENT  shows  are  Feb.  22,  23  and  March  1,  2  at  7:30  p.m.  in  the  College  Theater  and  at  2  p.m.  on  Feb  24  and  March  3.

The cast of â&#x20AC;&#x153;RENTâ&#x20AC;? has been re-­ hearsing since Jan. 7 and will be ready to please a crowd when the production opens Feb. 22.

Over the next several weeks The Advocate will highlight each of the eight lead characters.

This week three MHCC students will be featured: Elizabeth San-­ chez, who will portray Maureen; Cole Hampton, who will play Roger; and Alex Giorgi, who plays the role of Benny.

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6HOI GHVFULEHG DV D VK\ \HDU ROG IXQHUDO VHUYLFH PDMRU (OL]DEHWK 6DQFKH] is looking forward to playing â&#x20AC;&#x153;outgo-­ ingâ&#x20AC;? Maureen, her second lead role, in MHCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s upcoming production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;RENT.â&#x20AC;?

6DQFKH] PRYHG WR 2UHJRQ IURP $OEX-­ TXHUTXH 1 0 LQ ODWH 'HFHPEHU IRU WKH IXQHUDO VHUYLFH SURJUDP EXW GXH WR WKH UHVWULFWHG HQWU\ SURJUDP ´, Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ got in this year,â&#x20AC;? said Sanchez. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Funeral and theater are com-­ pletely opposite. You go to the funeral room and everyone is very independent,â&#x20AC;? said Sanchez. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m usually the TXLHW W\SH DQG LQ WKHDWHU VLQFH HYHU\RQH LV VR YRFDO , WU\ WR EH PRUH YRFDO , UHDOO\ WU\ ,W¡V GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ RXW RI P\ FRPIRUW ]RQH EXW , WU\ Âľ 6DQFKH] KDV D IXOO SODWH ZLWK FUHGLWV WKLV WHUP DQG UHKHDUVDOV IRXU nights a week.

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Sanchezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s older sister pursued acting and performs on Broadway in New York City. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw how all the people just critique everything she was and is, \RX NQRZ Âľ VDLG 6DQFKH] DERXW KHU VLVWHU¡V FDUHHU While Sanchez hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gained a careerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of experience, she under-­ stands the demands of the industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen (my sister) try and change for all these roles and I see the challenges,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The role of Maureen presents its own challenge to Sanchez with her per-­

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sonality and the range of the songs she sings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This show is so challenging for my vocals. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really high and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just UHDOO\ WU\LQJ WR OHDUQ KRZ WR EUHDWKH DQG OHDUQ KRZ WR VLQJ DSSURSULDWHO\ Âľ said Sanchez.

While this is her second musical production, Sanchez hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taken any vocal lessons. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just kind of raw,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You could say my vocal train-­ LQJ LV UHFHQWO\ RQ <RX7XEH ,¡YH EHHQ ORRNLQJ XS RQ <RX7XEH KRZ WR VLQJ Âľ Maureenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outgoing personality is a contrast to Sanchezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quiet demean-­ RU ´,W¡V IXQ EHFDXVH LW PDNHV PH JHW RXW RI P\ FRPIRUW ]RQH D OLWWOH ELW 6KH¡V just really courageous and out there,â&#x20AC;? Sanchez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am seriously so shy DQG SHRSOH GRQ¡W EHOLHYH LW :KHQ LW FRPHV WR VRFLDO JDWKHULQJV RU HYHQ EHLQJ in funeral, I am so in my own little place.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not good at VRFLDOL]LQJ DQG EH-­ ing around people.

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Although she has limited stage experi-­ ence, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the per-­ formance that makes Sanchez nervous â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the group she is =darYZ]l` KYf[`]r j]Y\k `]j k[jahl \mjaf_ Lm]k\Yq k j]`]YjkYd ^gj J=FL& performing with. ´, GRQ¡W ZDQW WR ORRN OLNH ,¡P RYHU DFWLQJ , ZDQW WR MXVW EH DEOH WR UHDOO\ EUHDWKH 0DXUHHQ¡V UROH DQG EUHDWKH ZKDW¡V KDSSHQLQJ LQ WKH VKRZ Âľ VKH VDLG â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just feel a little intimidated. (They all are) theater majors. I really want WR SHUIRUP WR WKHLU VWDQGDUGV , ZDQW WR SURYH WR WKHP WKDW , FDQ EH WKHUH WRR Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not just performing for me,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Sanchez has a strong desire to succeed with her cast. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My main goal is to make everyone proud, the people in the cast and the directors. To make them proud and feel they did the right choice. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not WU\LQJ WR EH FDWW\ , ZDQW WR GR D JRRG MRE , UHDOO\ GR IHHO VRPHWLPHV OLNH , donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t deserve it.â&#x20AC;?

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Whether or not you have any experience acting, getting exactly what you want is al-­ ways exhilarat-­ ing.

Imagine having always gotten smaller roles, and then Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ JHWWLQJ D lead role in a play. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what a yo SLDQ KDV Ă&#x20AC;QDOO\ DFKLHYHG Cole Hampton portrays the ch who is having a tough go of thing coming production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;RENT.â&#x20AC;? Ro recently committed suicide when s she had contracted AIDS and gav is trying to recover from the loss while also dealing with the fact tha might not live much longer.

Hampton explains, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying character conceptually, like walkin with the knowledge that I might GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ KHDY\ PDQ Âľ 7R VRPH SUHVVLQJ SOD\LQJ WKLV EURRGLQJ FK that deals with such heavy themes.

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The cast of RENT rehearses dances from the show during a choregraphy session on Wednesday. The show will start on Feb. 22.

he said excites him. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know anything about â&#x20AC;&#x153;RENTâ&#x20AC;? prior to this production, but Roger is the part Hampton had his mind set on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just felt I ZRXOG QDWXUDOO\ Ă&#x20AC;W LQWR WKDW UROH Âľ KH VDLG (YHQ WKRXJK WKLV LV +DPSWRQ¡V Ă&#x20AC;UVW ELJ UROH KH said nerves arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a factor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always liked the OLPHOLJKW DQG DP YHU\ HDJHU WR JHW P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW FKDQFH WR go out there and give it my all,â&#x20AC;? Hampton said.

This play does deal with some adult themes and language but Hampton said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;No, It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bug me.

These are mature themes but I feel these are also very relevant themes as well.â&#x20AC;?

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Hampton rehearses lines at a Tuesday rehearsal for RENT.

play and all,â&#x20AC;? Hampton said.

He is undecided on his major and has a full schedule of 12 credits. He also commutes via pub-­ lic transportation every day, which can lead to some early mornings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little exhausting sometimes, but I make it happen.â&#x20AC;? +DPSWRQ ZLOO SHUIRUP KLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW OHDG UROH DV WKH tragic Roger when â&#x20AC;&#x153;RENTâ&#x20AC;? begins Feb. 22 in the Col-­ OH LQ D SOD\ ZKLFK lege Theater on the Gresham campus.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a challenge, it was really exciting to be able to do that,â&#x20AC;? he said. He called Voice of the Prairie a â&#x20AC;&#x153;really unique experience.â&#x20AC;?

Giorgi enjoys voice work as well as acting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love From ensemble mem-­ basically developing voice along with physical charac-­ ber to understudy, to the terizations, because I think it adds layers and interest-­ character Benny in the ing elements to characters,â&#x20AC;? he said. musical RENT, Alex Giorgi In summer 2011 he traveled to England with Black has been cast as them all, Swan and fell in love with the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was great to before actual rehearsals be over there and I want to go back,â&#x20AC;? he said. even began.

While in Britain, he had trouble speaking with an A second-­year student, American accent, because he had studied voices for Giorgi was originally cast theater and automatically tried to duplicate the British as an ensemble member, accent. then promoted to Bennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s He participated in each production last year at understudy. After several MHCC and in actors were not able to par-­ â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fantastic Mr. ticipate in the show, he was promoted yet again, Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; during to Benny.

Fall Term. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was kind of a shock,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel blessed â&#x20AC;&#x153;MHCC because I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t originally cast as this part.â&#x20AC;? has provided Giorgi found out about his role the same day a lot of acting WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW UHKHDUVDO EHJDQ ´, KDYH WR JHW WR NQRZ opportunities this character so I can put him on,â&#x20AC;? he said. for me. It has The dialogue in RENT is put into song, so, he been able to â&#x20AC;&#x153;knew that it was going to be a challenge,â&#x20AC;? he Ă&#x20AC;OO P\ DFWLQJ said. need,â&#x20AC;? Giorgi Benny is the landlord in the musical who aims said. He plans to open a studio and have his friends take part.

WR Ă&#x20AC;QLVK KLV GH-­ However, to do so, he must collect the rent. gree this year His character is often viewed as the antagonist and transfer to of the show. But, Giorgi said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;from Bennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s per-­ a university to spective, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually trying to help them. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pursue a the-­ just trying to do what he thinks is right.â&#x20AC;?

Giorgi began his acting career in third grade, Alex Giorgi rehearses lines during the same Tuesday rehearsal in ater degree. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love act-­ and performed at Sam Barlow High School and the college theater. ing. Whatever I Black Swan Youth Theater.

He participated in choir throughout high school and do in the future, as a career, I know I want it to some-­ was able to dance and sing in musicals. He also just took how relate to acting,â&#x20AC;? Giorgi said. And yet, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am a little VFDUHG RI LW EHFDXVH LW LV VXFK D KDUG Ă&#x20AC;HOG WR JR LQWR Âľ an MHCC dance class during Fall Term.

He once played three supporting roles in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Voice of the he said.

He aims to pursue his dreams and perhaps act on Prairie,â&#x20AC;? and said it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;my favorite time to act at Bar-­ Broadway someday, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your dream, you low, because not everyone knew that I was all three. I was got to shoot for it, if you can.â&#x20AC;? able to, with costumes and my voice, to disguise myself.

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Barneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantry offers free services and goods to students Shelby  Schwartz The Advocate

MHCC offers many resources for students â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from dental work to open gym to salon services at lower rates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and in these tough economic times a helpful service is Barneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantry.

The pantry located in the Student Union and offers a variety of packaged or canned food items, some of which students can prepare on campus and some of which they can take home as a meal.

Marcelino Bautista, Associated Student Gov-­ ernment director of community affairs, said that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the purpose of the pantry is to serve the students who are really in need of that meal that they might not be able to afford. They are coming to school, their paycheck might not be until next week and they might be in that situation where they need a meal that night to get them through the day and through the week. I think the purpose of the pan-­

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  seen  40  students  at  one  point  use  it  in  four  hours.â&#x20AC;?   DÄ&#x201A;Ć&#x152;Ä?Ä&#x17E;ĹŻĹ?ŜŽ Ä&#x201A;ĆľĆ&#x;Ć?Ć&#x161;Ä&#x201A; Ä&#x161;Ĺ?Ć&#x152;Ä&#x17E;Ä?Ć&#x161;Ĺ˝Ć&#x152; ŽĨ Ä?ŽžžƾŜĹ?Ć&#x161;Ç&#x2021; Ä&#x201A;ÄŤÄ&#x201A;Ĺ?Ć&#x152;Ć?

try is to actually help students in that way and pro-­ vide them a very good meal.â&#x20AC;?

Bautista said the pantry also provides students with the resources of other food pantries in the community, so â&#x20AC;&#x153;if they are in that much need, they can go and get that help out there,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Barneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantry receives funding and dona-­ tions from departments and clubs on campus such as Allied Health and the Gamers Club. There is also a box in the bookstore coffee shop where students can donate money and change, all which goes to providing meals in the pantry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, last term we did a food drive with Chartwells, our cafeteria on campus, where we had students bring in two canned items, or two non-­perishable items, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d get 50 percent off

their entrĂŠe meal. That went really well and we got a lot of donations through that,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Bautista is also given a budget to spend on meals for the pantry, adding that this is where a large portion of the food comes from.

When publicizing the service of the pantry, Bautista said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten a lot of student re-­ sponse on surveys saying that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard from other friends about the pantry, so a lot of it is word of mouth. The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Call of Nature Newsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; that is posted around campus is also a really good source of ad-­ vertising for the pantry,â&#x20AC;? he said.

According to Bautista, what items to offer in the pantry has been an ongoing debate between the student government members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not sure if the students want meal items or snack items,â&#x20AC;? noting that many students come in for snacks.

The goal of the pantry is to provide a service that keeps students full longer than just eating a snack, he said.

Current items in the pantry range from top ra-­ men, to canned food such as corn a to prepare at home, to pastas and lasagnas. There are also per-­ sonal hygiene products including toothpaste, de-­ odorant and feminine hygiene products.

Bautista said during the holidays they pro-­ YLGHG VWXIĂ&#x20AC;QJ DQG PDVKHG SRWDWRHV DQG JUDY\ although they could not provide turkeys because they do not have a refrigeration unit. He said they try to provide a variety based on the season.

The ASG in the past has not always kept track of the number of students utilizing the pantry at a given time, Bautista said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the last few years we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really had solid numbers on how many students use it per day, per term,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;But this year we are really taking notice of how many students are using it and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen 40 students at one point use it in four hours. It used to be 40 students would come into the pantry in a week, so the number has really gotten big. So to have 40 students come in in four hours, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really big for us. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helping a lot of students,â&#x20AC;? he said.

According to Bautista, ASG is looking to se-­ cure some sort of refrigeration unit in the future, although the room does not have very many elec-­ trical outlets.

Barneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pantry in available for all students to use. There is a limit of three items a day per stu-­ dent as well as one personal hygiene item.

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Safety: New lockdown plan nearing completion as college adds to drills Continued from Page 1 Risk Management Coordinator Staci Huffaker said in an interview Thursday that the college is compiling a new lockdown plan, which is currently a draft and in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;vetting process.â&#x20AC;? She said she expects the proce-­ dure to be done in February, ahead of schedule.

Huffaker said once the lockdown plan is com-­ plete, the college intends to coordinate physical train-­ ing exercises on campus. She said Mt. Hood even-­ tually wants to add a lockdown drill to emergency GULOOV WKH FROOHJH FXUUHQWO\ KDV LQ SODFH LWV Ă&#x20AC;UH DQG earthquake drills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to have a distinctive PA sound for lock-­ GRZQ GULOOV VR VWXGHQWV GRQ¡W FRQIXVH LW ZLWK D Ă&#x20AC;UH drill and walk outside where it may be dangerous,â&#x20AC;? Huf-­ faker said. $Q H[FHUSW IURP 0+&& %RDUG 3ROLF\ EULHĂ \ VWDWHV the commitment to safety by the college: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Board recog-­ nizes the need to provide for the safety, security and well-­ being of persons associated with or represented by the Col-­ lege as well as protecting the assets of the College,â&#x20AC;? which include the people, property and reputation of the college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our whole approach is a kind of an all-­hazard, inte-­ JUDWHG DSSURDFK IRFXVHG Ă&#x20AC;UVW RQ WKLQNLQJ VNLOOV OLNH Âś:KDW do we do and where do we go?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and then secondly putting VSHFLĂ&#x20AC;F LWHPV LQ WKHUH >WKH HPHUJHQF\ UHVSRQVH@ Âľ 3UHVLGHQW Michael Hay said during an interview Thursday along with Huffaker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have three groupings in the college that all report to the Vice President of Administrative Services under Bill Farver: Risk Management with Staci (Huffaker), Campus Security under Gale Blessing, and Environmental Health & Safety under Karen Reynolds,â&#x20AC;? Hay said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It all comes under the one umbrella.â&#x20AC;?

Hay said all three departments help to direct the re-­ sponse to any alert or emergency the college faces in order

not to become a victim.

Public Safety Manager Wayne Feagle said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way (experts) teach it nowâ&#x20AC;Ś escape if you can; if you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, then you lock down, in place. What they teach you is, to barricade the doors and spread out so youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not all in one group in case shots do come in. You kind of have to plan (so) if the guy busts into your room, you have to be ready to confront him,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding there should be people placed on either side of an entrance in case someone comes in so they can attempt to wrestle away any weapon.

Feagle, Hay and Huffaker all recommend the video, â&#x20AC;&#x153;RUN. HIDE. FIGHT. Surviving an Active Shooter Event,â&#x20AC;? posted on the website of Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Fla., as being informational and â&#x20AC;&#x153;having the best practices,â&#x20AC;? according to Hay. He said the college wants WR SRLQW SHRSOH WR EHVW SUDFWLFHV +XIIDNHU VDLG RIĂ&#x20AC;FLDOV KRSH to post the video on the MHCC website but are waiting to hear back from the makers of the video so as not to violate copyright law.

Feagle urged a sharp focus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to commit to it.

You have to make sure that if you make a plan, everybody is going to commit to it and take action when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time,â&#x20AC;? he VDLG ´7KH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WKLQJ \RX ZDQW WR GR LV HVFDSH LI \RX FDQ Âľ )HDJOH ZDV D 3XEOLF 6DIHW\ RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU IRU \HDUV WKUHH RI WKHP DV WKH OHDG RIĂ&#x20AC;FHU +H WRRN RYHU DV PDQDJHU ZKHQ IRU-­ mer director Gale Blessing moved to head Human Resourc-­ es at the beginning of the Winter Term.

MHCC has never had any violent shooting, Feagle said.

There was a lockdown about three or four years ago during a weekend, he said, when someone robbed the Walgreensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; store on Stark Street adjacent to the Gresham campus.

The robber never actually entered campus, but then-­se-­ curity director Dick Byers, who now heads Facilities, put the campus on lockdown for safety, Feagle said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  got  to  commit  to  it.  You  have  to  make  sure  that  if  you  make  a  plan,  everybody  is  going  to  commit  to  Ĺ?Ć&#x161; Ä&#x201A;ĹśÄ&#x161; Ć&#x161;Ä&#x201A;ĹŹÄ&#x17E; Ä&#x201A;Ä?Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ç Ĺ&#x161;Ä&#x17E;Ĺś Ĺ?Ć&#x161;Í&#x203A;Ć? Ć&#x;ĹľÄ&#x17E;Í&#x2022;Í&#x; Wayne  Feagle Manager,  Public  Safety to preserve campus safety.

Another aspect of security is the Incident Command Sys-­ tem (ICS), which is â&#x20AC;&#x153;pushed out by (the) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),â&#x20AC;? Hay said. The ICS is used for the all-­hazard approach on campus, to alert for any type RI HPHUJHQF\ VXFK DV HOHFWULFDO RU UHJXODU Ă&#x20AC;UHV VKRRWLQJV beatings etc. on campus, in order to â&#x20AC;&#x153;manage and assess the event,â&#x20AC;? he said.

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Saints fall to Chemeketa, to face tough challenge in Lane John  Tkebuchava The Advocate

As the last seconds rolled off and the players broke off from their opponents, it was a familiar, unfortunate scene.

The scoreboard above read: Chemeketa -­ 67, MHCC -­ 38.

Since their last victory on Dec. 1, the MHCC womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team has been under a bit of a dry spell for the last month.

Against Southwestern Oregon Community College on Saturday, WKH 6DLQWV KDG D YHU\ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WLPH getting the ball into the basket and wound up shooting less than 20 percent, losing 83-­38.

Individually, sophomore Han-­ nah Mocaby had a solid day scor-­ ing, leading the team with 13 SRLQWV DQG Ă&#x20AC;YH UHERXQGV )UHVK-­ man Sydney Mendazo also had a good day, with 12 points and three rebounds. In total, the two accounted for 65 percent of the Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; points.

In Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Cheme-­ keta, however, neither Mocaby nor Mendazo were able to get into double digits, as the team as a whole struggled offensively.

Over the course of both games, turnovers were an issue. The Saints (2-­15, 0-­6 in their division), scored just 14 points off of turnovers to their opponentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 57. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ball handling is a huge is-­

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sue. We turn the ball over way too much. This to me is mental tough-­ ness, self-­discipline,â&#x20AC;? said head coach Jocelyn McIntire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This team needs leadership and mental toughness. When these two things begin to show them-­ selves, we will be able to see more consistent play which will in turn result in better overall play,â&#x20AC;? McIn-­

tire said.

Nonetheless, even with some lopsided losses, the Saints have played some solid games defen-­ sively this season and had 111 defensive stops in their games against Chemeketa and South-­ western Oregon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In both games, we had mo-­ ments where we really did play to-­

gether as a team. We need to take these and build on them. We need to start having more moments and get them to last longer,â&#x20AC;? said Mc-­ Intire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The team plays hard and is beginning to understand how to work together,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We often play well in the half court, force a poor shot, but we fail

WR Ă&#x20AC;QLVK WKH MRE E\ VHFXULQJ WKH UH-­ bound,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Being a young team with only three sophomores on this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s squad, a lack of experience is also telling, McIntire noted. ´, GHĂ&#x20AC;QLWHO\ WKLQN RXU \RXWK has contributed to our struggle this year. We do not have any strong leaders at the moment, and we play a ton of freshmen that just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the experience,â&#x20AC;? said McIntire.

But, with a young team this year, the Saints are expecting to have a veteran squad ready for next season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My hope is, that with these freshmen returning next year, they will be mentally tougher and more disciplined. They will have a bet-­ ter understanding of what college basketball is about,â&#x20AC;? said McIntire.

The path to victory wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be an easy one, although this Satur-­ day could be a good opportunity as the Saints take on a struggling Linn-­Benton squad, just 4-­14 on the season.

The Saints then hit a bit of a roadblock at their next game DJDLQVW /DQH RQ )HE /DQH FXU-­ rently holds the best record in all of NWAACC (19-­1 overall), its only loss (77-­64) coming against the Number One team in the Southern Region, Clackamas Community College.

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Saints take game off top-ranked Chemeketa After dropping two games in a row, the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team comes back ELJ DJDLQVW WRS UDQNHG &KHPHNHWD KDQGLQJ WKHP WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;UVW UHJLRQ ORVV Shaun  Lutz The Advocate

Coming off two close losses, the Saints were looking to bounce back Wednesday against Chemeketa in the MHCC gym.

And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly what they did, thumping the Storm 87-­67 in a runaway win.

The Saints, who were 2-­3 in the South Region before the game, had a tall order as Chemeketa came into the showdown with a 4-­0 record in the South. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We prepared for a fast, up-­tempo style and wanted to break their pres-­ sure,â&#x20AC;? said head coach Geoff Gibor. The team did just that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; after going shot for

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Sophomore brings experience and skill to young team Colby Mitchell, the sole second-­year player on MHCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team enjoys his status as a veteran voice and role model Aaron  Marshall The Advocate

For boys growing up in Alaska, it was assumed that if you were into sports, your game would most likely be hockey.

But not for MHCC basketball play-­ er Colby Mitchell. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really have a choice, as he grew tall rather quickly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been the tallest guy when I grew up, playing sports,â&#x20AC;? said Mitchell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I use to play a lot of hockey back in Alaska when I was younger, but I always grew out of the equipment DQG LW VWDUWHG EHLQJ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WR SOD\ Âľ Given his height and his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s background in basketball, it was an easy transition to hoops. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad was into basketball a lot when I was younger, so it grew on to me and I started playing more and more,â&#x20AC;? said Mitchell.

Now the 6-­foot 7-­inch power for-­ ward embraces basketball, and stands out as the only sophomore on the MHCC menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team. Teammates look to him for guidance and knowledge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have Coachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full support,â&#x20AC;? he said, re-­ ferring to basketball coach Geoff Gibor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in the sys-­ tem the longest and know the plays so the other g u y s come

to me if they need help.â&#x20AC;?

Mitchell has stayed consistent throughout the season, averaging close to 15 points and seven rebounds per game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colby shows a toughness about him that a coach loves,â&#x20AC;? said Gibor.

As for his personality, Mitchell con-­ siders himself to be a bit of an extrovert and someone who loves a challenge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m outgoing. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to make me feel uncomfortable; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure of myself. I wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t back down from anyone or a challenge,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Asked who he would compare himself to among professional play-­ ers, Mitchell, an athletic big man with a good basketball I.Q., said he feels a connection with a New York Knicks star. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would compare my game to $PDU¡H 6WRXGHPLUH , OLNH WR Ă&#x20AC;QLVK strong at the basket,â&#x20AC;? said Mitchell.

Off the court, Mitchell said he en-­ joys some snow and time with his friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I enjoy snowboarding, but I like hanging out with the boys. I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been up to the mountain in awhile.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been busy with basketball,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Saints freshmen teammates Mac Johnson and Brock Otis have a similar perspective on the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colby is a good per-­ son. He looks after people. In a way, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like a fa-­ WKHU Ă&#x20AC;JXUH WR

all of us,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said.

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Mitchell landed in the Northwest because he thought Mt. Hood was a good college choice to help prepare for his future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;MHCC was the cheapest oppor-­ tunity for me. It was also the largest community college that I visited while I was down here,â&#x20AC;? said Mitchell.

He is majoring in business admin-­ istration and eventually wants to ac-­ quire his masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I eventually want to be head of a business somewhere. I want to climb to the top of the chain,â&#x20AC;? said Mitchell.

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