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Mt. Hood Community College

by Shelby Schwartz and Yuca KosugiThe Advocate

The new MHCC parking permit system has been in effect for just over a month and Gale Blessing, director of safety and security, said a major problem thus far is that many drivers are failing to properly display their permit.

“The failure to display a permit is a common prac-tice at two- and four-year colleges,” Blessing said. “If for some reason they do not have their permit with them, their other option is to buy a day permit at one of our pay stations.

“We saw a big rush on getting permits during the fi rst few weeks but now the number of purchases has signifi -cantly declined,” Blessing said.

“However we are seeing a steady number of day permits purchased each day that hasn’t increased or de-creased,” Blessing said.

“Some students have chosen to buy day permits.” Blessing said.

She said the college is selling close to one hundred day-permits a day. “There are a number of reasons, such as guests coming in, or students for whatever reason have not chosen to buy a term permit and bought a day permit,” she added.

Blessing said the parking enforcement staff is paid for by the proceeds from the parking permits and are pro-viding extra security presence in the parking lots. Any-thing suspicious they see, they report to MHCC public safety offi cers so they can immediately respond. Parking enforcement staff, however, are not public safety offi cers themselves.

“(There are) two part-time parking enforcement staff in addition to our public safety offi cers and our campus watch staff (volunteers and work study students).”

“They go through training and must be here a while; they don’t just automatically get to do that (give out tick-ets),” said Blessing.

The parking enforcement staff patrols by foot and by vehicle, said Blessing. The morning person starts in one area and the afternoon person goes in the opposite direc-tion.

Tickets must be appealed within 14 calendar days if the student chooses that route. They may log into MyM-HCC and appeal it online or by picking up a form in the offi ce.

by Broc ChristensenThe Advocate

A Multnomah County Commissioner called for action against youth gang membership and human traffi cking during a youth mentor awareness luncheon Wednesday in the College Center.

Commissioner Diane McKeel explained to between 75 and 100 students and members of the community the importance of positive role models in the lives of children and teenagers in the community.

Carolyn Becic, executive director of Oregon Mentors, also spoke about what mentoring is and what it does to positively affect children in East Multnomah County. Specifi c examples she discussed included group men-toring, peer mentoring, goal-based mentoring and skill-

driven mentoring programs. Becic said, “Mentoring relationships build on trust.

That’s really the foundation of what is a successful men-toring relationship.”

Asked what are the outcomes of quality mentoring programs, Becic said, “Kids in mentoring relationships are less likely to use drugs and alcohol, they’re less likely to drop out of high school, and they’re less likely to get involved with the juvenile justice system.”

There are about 54,000 youth across the state being mentored by about 25,000 volunteer mentors. About 74 percent of the volunteers are female and approximately 60 percent of the referrals to be mentored are male. While Becic said 54,000 seems like a high number, she also add-ed that still only one out of four youths who need men-tors volunteers are receiving help.

Up next was Rob Ingram, the director of the Offi ce of Youth Violence Prevention, who has served under two Portland mayors, Tom Potter and Sam Adams. Ingram shared a personal experience from working with Potter in which the mayor moved his entire staff into a class-room at Jefferson High School for a week.

Ingram said he was proud of the work he and the mayor’s staff did that week at Jefferson. He, along with the mayor and a good percentage of the staff, spent a large portion of the week in the classrooms with stu-dents, fi nding out what they thought they needed help with, and then acting on those requests. After that week at Jefferson, 12 members of Potter’s staff started as volun-teer mentors for North Portland youth.

Speakers highlight value of youth mentorship

Drivers still adjusting to permit system

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Fall colors ablaze

Students enjoy the sunny weather � ursday beneath the fall foliage on campus. As winter approaches, students have begun to bundle up and, according to Weather.com, students can expect night temperatures in the mid-40s this week.

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Midterm update:

by Shelby SchwartzThe Advocate

Now unless you’ve been living under

a rock you’ve heard about the occupy movement by now, it has swept the globe in a whirlwind and left many with mixed opinions and emotions about the cause of it and the aftermaths that it has had.

I am one of the 99%, I’m not speaking for everyone but most people attending MHCC are most likely in this boat as well. I pay taxes and have school loans that I do not want to pay but I am not crazy enough

to pitch a tent in a park and live like a cave man.The Portland movement started on Oct. 6 and it’s been a little

over a month since hundreds started living in downtown Port-land in a sort of homless-esk camp in Lownsdale and Chapman Squares. Currently the movement has no clear goal and it has been causing several issues lately.

The occupiers in other words are becoming obnoxious, they said from the beginning this was a peaceful movement, but in the past few weeks they have been becoming rowdy and restless. Now I’m not sure if it’s just because they are bored from sitting on their asses all day accepting free food and handouts but at least they get to stretch their legs during their weekly marches.

This point is well-said in a Nov.9 Oregonian article “Portland’s patience has run out with the camp, which has shifted from political statement to an open-air, acute facility for many homeless, mentally ill or drug-addicted men and women who have fl ocked to the squares for the free food, shelter and community. Crime has gone up around the area, and overtime for the police bureau hit $316,000 Wednesday.”

The movement is becoming hostile and so are those who have opposed it from the beginning.

If I were Sam Adams I would have put a stop to this ridiculous ruckus weeks ago, I understand that this is an important cause and they are trying to achieve a better na-tion but they have accomplished nothing so far. And, I’m sure the costs to clean up after the occupiers and the damages they are causing to Portland parks, not to mention the costs for extra security at the marches and to keep the occupiers in line, has amounted to quite an incredible cost. I just wonder how long the city will let this go on before they put their foot down and tell these people to go home and get a life.

In the same article it is stated “The city tightened the pincers Wednesday (Nov.9) to end the takeover of Chapman and Lowns-dale squares. The city’s top elected offi cials and the business com-munity said they are ready for the occupation to end, and the police bureau is drafting an “immediate action plan” to remove Occupy Portland if Mayor Sam Adams gives the word.”

It seems to many on the outside of this movement that at this point Occupy Portland has no clear goal in mind and if they do, it has not been made apparent to the public, Despite the varying opinions people have towards the movement, most people are be-coming irritated with what is now going on.

Local news has recently reported that several occupiers have been suspected of crimes such as breaking into SW Portland busi-nesses, and even letting off gasoline bombs such as the Molotov cocktail incident at the Portland World Trade Center. And an in-creasing number of protesters have been arrested during week-end marches.

The Occupy movement started as a way to show that we ex-pect and deserve change but one can’t help but think that maybe the original plan of action has been abandoned in the midst of these participants wanting only to vocalize their opinions and frustrations with the nation.

I believe that once the negativity leaves the movement that it will be a productive and for the most part respected movement. And with possible plans to shut the movement down, this may

motivate people to shape up and bring the original plan to the movement.

In any protest there will be disagreements and problems among those who oppose the movement and those who are actively engaged in it. I hope that the movement does not get completely shut down. But I do think the negative people involved, includ-ing those who have been arrested and have vandalized public and private property, should seriously rethink their actions; their actions affect everyone involved. Maybe if the mayor and the rest of the city can see that a positive attitude has returned to the movement they will not feel as if this is something to be frowned upon.

And with the possibility of the movement being nixed in the very near future, those near and dear to this movement should think about separating themselves from those in it for the free loot and excuses for vandalism.

So if you’re an occupier or if you are acquainted with one, pass the message on to them that this started peaceful and it should stay peaceful otherwise it isn’t really in solidarity as it is advertised.

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In the Nov. 4 issue of The Advocate, the email address for Tom McCormack of the Alpine Racing Club was incorrectly reported. The correct address is thomas.mccor-mack@mhcc.edu. The Advocate regrets this mistake.

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Editorial

In just a few weeks time, many of us will gather with loved ones to stuff our faces with turkey, gravy and the like, in honor of the yearly Thanksgiving Day feast.

And through the mouthfuls of juicy, white turkey breast and sweet, tarty cranberry sauce, we tend to forget just how fortunate we really are.

We don’t want to sound like a broken record and we’re sure we’ve all heard about the meaning of holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas, but we would like to point out that you don’t have to go far to give a helping hand not only to needy strangers, but also to fellow students who may be close friends.

Barney’s Pantry, an Associated Student Government food and cloth-ing charity program located in the College Center, is one way students can give back to their community and do something good in these in-creasingly bleak economic times.

Other clubs and groups should also follow suit with Barney’s Pantry and should band together to help bridge the gap between available com-munity resources and the needs of fi nancially constrained people. If they were to do so, the weight on the shoulders of Barney’s Pantry, which is already great with need still on the rise, we can lessen the load and give more options to the unfortunate so they too can celebrate the holidays properly clothed and fed.

Another point to consider is that as more people and groups band together, you create more opportunities for people to donate, because many times people are many willing but aren’t sure where to go to do-nate or volunteer to help the community, which leads into the next topic.

If you are willing to extend a helping hand to the needy, there is a four-point action plan that should be followed.

First, get organized. If you’re making your own group, choose how and who to contribute to.

Second, if creating a group, make a plan of where to gather supplies and how to distribute them. It’s one thing to create a charity program, but another to raise the funds and resources to make it effective.

Third, make sure everything is in order with your group. Establish regular meeting times and places to discuss the issues of charity work.

Lastly, inspire others to do the same, whether it is to simply donate or create their own groups. Share your experiences and encourage others to pitch in.

Again, if you’re looking to contribute to an already existing group, check out the “Something Wonderful” program here on campus, and sponsor a family and buy Christmas presents for families that don’t have the mon-ey to do so themselves. As mentioned earlier, Barney’s Pantry is another great program on campus where you can donate food and clothing.

Giving back to those in need will give you a warm n’ fuzzy feeling

Following negative feedback, how long can Occupy Portland last?

Corrections On page three, there is a stand alone photograph titled “Engineering students race in self-made cars,” in the caption it is reported that Sasha La Greide won fi rst place in her vehicle “Ferrari”, the “Ferrari actually won second place while the ve-hicle entitled “Yellow Jacket” won fi rst place.

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by Jeff HannigThe Advocate

Maggie Nelson has gone from taking classes at MHCC in the 1980s to being on district board in 2011.

Nelson was a housewife and a mother of two when she de-cided to go back to school and get her degree in teaching. Her love for learning was rekindled here as she worked toward her goal of transferring to a four-year college. She credits her suc-cess to MHCC’s teachers and counselors.

“I worked closely with counselors at MHCC, who did a wonderful job in making my transition to a four-year univer-sity a smooth one,” said Nelson.

Nelson said she stayed an extra year taking math classes because she enjoyed them so much. When she transferred to PSU, her advisers wanted her to pursue teaching mathematics because of her thorough knowledge in the subject.

However, her heart was set on teaching elementary school. After receiving her degree in education, Nelson was a teacher at St. Therese Elementary. She spent her time teaching third and fourth grade where she loved teaching social studies and focusing on Portland’s rich history.

Her classes were always busy with projects building the bridges that characterize Portland, or taking fi eld trips to downtown where the students were given the opportunity to talk with the mayor.

Nelson would also take her classes to the MHCC’s planetarium. She and other St. Therese teachers would fi ll the auditorium where their classes were mesmerized by the show’s spectacular views and listen to Doug McCarty’s lectures. Nelson was happy to be

bringing in revenues for the school she had loved going to so much.

Nelson retired as a teacher in 2010, but felt she had more to give to the community. She decided to run for MHCC board earlier this year.

Her motivation to run for the board came from the ex-perience she had at MHCC and the connections she had made as a teacher and active member of the community.

“I’m interested to know if students are having as won-derful an experience as I did,” said Nelson.

Nelson prepared herself for working on the board by paying close attention to the contract negotiations last year, reading every piece of news she could get her hands on and asking a lot of questions.

First and foremost, Nelson has said she would like to familiarize herself with the various groups on campus and understand the concerns and communicate them to the board for discussion.

She also expressed her interest in becoming involved in the Oregon Community College Association, as well as the Association of Community College Trustees. Both as-sociations will help MHCC stay in tune with trends and

innovations in education at the community college level.Nelson said she is looking forward to serving on the board and feels like any job,

that it’ll take time to fi nd her comfort zone. In her free time Nelson enjoys reading, making jewelry, gardening, ballet and

playing Sudoku. She’d like to recommend two biographies she just read: “Falling Leaves: The memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter,” written by Adeline Yen Mah; and “Same kind of Difference as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together,” written by Den-ver Moore and Lynn Vincent.

Nov. 18 issue of The Advocate will feature the third of a three-part series on the newest board members.Next week’s profi le: Bob Coen

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Member at-large Maggie Nelson

Parking: continued from page 1

The citation review committee regularly meets on the fi rst Wednesday of the month from noon-1 p.m. According to Blessing, because of the large number of citations, the committee is meeting weekly on Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. for the month of November only.

“(This is) to make sure we catch up. We hope we can move back to meeting once a month. We hope students are obtaining permits.” Blessing said.

Public Safety will start selling permits for winter term on Nov. 22, said Blessing, which is the fi rst day returning students can register for classes.

On Dec. 5 from 9-10:50 a.m. and 6-9 p.m., ESL and ENL students can fi nd assistance and translations in purchasing permits.

There will be an extended period of time to purchase permits, as they will go on sale in mid-November, as well as a grace period, which probably will not end until the

third week in January, said Blessing.“There is essentially two months to obtain a permit.”

Blessing said.“We expect fewer students to purchase (permits in win-

ter term) because many purchased annual permits in Sep-tember,” Blessing said.

There are two ticket kiosks, one located between lots D and E and one near the HPE building.

“(We) planned to add several more (pay machines) but that was not cost effective at the beginning of the pro-gram,” said Blessing. The pay machines cost a lot of money for the electrical work and it would not generate revenue, she said.

Blessing said staff does not have to pay for parking permits because “it is in their collective bargaining agree-ments, their union contract. It specifi es that they get free parking.”

“We distributed about 6,000 permits, including employ-ees, under the collective bargaining agreements,” Blessing said.

Parking permits are only applicable at the Gresham campus, not the Maywood Campus or the Bruning Center.

Mentors: continued from page 1

Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Nan Maller then took the podium to share her experi-ence with the juveniles she’s dealt with for more than 20 years as a judge.

“Everybody needs somebody. Each of us has the ability to be that somebody,” Maller said about the need for volunteer mentors.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Rod Under-hill and Amanda Swanson, a victim’s advocate with SARC, spoke about problems with young women and girls, some as young as 8 years old, being victims of human traffi cking.

Underhill explained how Portland is part of a large human traffi cking circuit, along with other West Coast cities such as Seattle, Tacoma and Las Vegas.

He also spoke of the critical role of providing stability for victims of human traffi cking, who he said may not have to testify for three to fi ve months after the indictment is handed out.

Swanson expanded on the idea of stability for victims by talking about a home being opened by Janus Youth at the end of this month that will have seven beds and allow for a stable, safe en-vironment for victims between ages 14 to 17 who are in transition.

Underhill and Swanson invited attendees to ask questions, where again the main point was the need for volunteer mentors in the commu-nity and that the need is not limited to a certain demographic. Youth of all ages, genders, races and income levels need positive role models, ac-cording to Swanson; she said it’s all across the board.

Persons who would like to get involved as a volunteer in the community may contact Big Brother Big Sisters Columbia Northwest at 503-249-4859 or at www.bbbsnorthwest.org, SARC (Sexual Assault Resource Center) at (503) 626-9011 or at www.sarcoregon.org, SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) at (971) 634-1634 or at www.getSMARToregon.org, Family of Friends at (503) 813-7724 or at www.family-of-friends.org, I Have a Dream foundation–Oregon at (503) 287-7203 or at www.ihaveadreamoregon.org

New board member credits Mt. Hood for her success

“Pure Chaos” will be the topic presented Tuesday by the Dead Mathematicians’ Society at 3:15 p.m. in room AC2606.

Math instructor Nick Chura’s presentation, as a part of the Infi nite Enrichment Series, will show the reasoning behind certain processes that seem random.

The point of the Infi nite Enrichment Series is to give a broader perspective of math, said math instructor and series director Jon Spindor, and it is not meant to help students with their math homework.

The society tries to hold a number of presentations throughout each term, usually on Tuesdays and Thurs-days.

Another session by math instructor Kari Rothi will focus on how a single tree in the woods can burn with-out affecting its neighbors. This session will be 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, in room AC2606.

A forum focused on the history of protest in Port-land since the 1800s will be held Thursday in Room AC1575 from 12:30-1:30 p.m.

History instructor Pat Casey said the focus will be the Occupy Portland movement and how it re-lates to protests held in Portland in the past.

He said MHCC counselor Dawn Forrester will discuss her experience as a protestor of the 2003 Iraq war.

History instructor Elizabeth Milliken will share her experiences protesting the 2003 Iraq war.

A member of Occupy Portland, Joel Williams, will also be at the meeting to share his involvement in this movement.

After each speaker, there will be time for ques-tions from the audience.

MHCC math club holds demonstrations using unusual materials

Coming up: This week’s events

Part two of three

Historical forum to discuss Occupy Portland and local protests

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On Campus Review

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by Kylie RogersThe Advocate

The MHCC theater program is stretch-ing that creepy Halloween feeling into November with the Children’s The-

ater production of kid-friendly “Sleepy Hollow.”The stage presented the mood of the play well. As soon

as the house lights went out and the stage lights came on, there were immediate “oohs” and “ahhs” and cheers from the elementary school audience Wednesday morning.

The lighting helped make each scene pop with the addition of the ghoulish purple and blue lighting that accompanied the eerie woods-like scenery with accompanying draping foliage.

“Sleepy Hollow” is directed toward children, but is suitable for all. The child-like quality is apparent by the clear over-acting of the actors. It wasn’t obnoxious, but was reminiscent of Disney movies where the characters’ per-sonalities are clearly presented multiple times through-out the storyline and with the character themselves.

The story is a bit different from the “Sleepy Hollow” movie starring Johnny Depp. It’s not at all gory and the Headless Horseman is more of a ghost story than an illusive murderer. This is a children’s play, after all.

Ichabod Crane comes to town as the new school-master and makes friends with the desirable Katrina, who town-bully Brom Bones has had a fancy for. Bones bullies Crane while Katrina plays up to both of them.

The plot is handed to you by amusing storytellers who use physical comedy along with the actors. The sto-rytellers do a bit of multitasking as well to portray scene extras, which requires some minor costume adjustments.

I like the costumes a lot. They were fi tting to the era of the story, conveying a colonial feel with the pilgrim attire of Ichabod and the corseted dresses and skirts of the women. I laughed when the storytellers made ref-erence to the fact that seeing Katrina’s ankles was pro-vocative relative to the conservative dress of the time.

The audience participation in the play was excit-ing. It was amusing to see how excited the kids got to have an interactive experience with the story, be-

tween naming the dessert to get Gunpowder (Icha-bod’s ride to the dance) to getting up off the fl oor and sending the Headless Horseman after Ichabod.

The Headless Horseman makes an exciting en-trance that breaks the fourth wall. The cloaked fi g-ure carrying a lighted pumpkin head was enough to make one of the children scream in horror and burst into tears, shouting at him to stay away among the screams and gasps of the full crowd.

The play is family friendly. The childish humor, in-cluding the always-funny fart joke, gave everyone a good laugh. Children were given the warning at the beginning of the play that it may be considered scary as well as let-ting everyone know what appropriate play behavior was.

Performances of the play are continuing to-day, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:30 a.m. by res-ervation and a general public performance will be held Saturday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $2 each and can be purchased at the Theater Box Offi ce.

For more information on the play and reser-vations, contact the box offi ce at (503) 491-7154.

Children Theater scare-comedy may make you laugh your head o� Ichabod Crane, right (portrayed by Drew Pierce) is bullied by Brom Bones (Evan Wollam) and his posse during the dress rehearsal of “Sleepy Hollow” Nov. 5.

Off Campus Review

by Mike MataThe Advocate

Hailing from NYC, rapping under an assumed pseudonym from a Wu-Tang Clan name generator, Child-ish Gambino releases his next album, “Camp”, on Nov. 15.

Gambino, also known by his Christian name as Don-ald Glover—no relation to actor Danny Glover, despite ru-mors to the contrary— will release “Camp”, his fourth album. Although it is his fi rst on Glassnote Records, bet-ter known as the label for indie/alternative heavy hit-ters Phoenix, Mumford & Sons and Secondhand Serenade.

The fact that Gambino isn’t your everyday rapper shouldn’t be a surprise looking at Glover’s background: NYU gradu-ate, comes from a suburbia family, writes for The Daily Show and 30 Rock, is a supporting actor on the NBC com-edy, “Community,” alongside Joel McHale and co-creat-ed the Derrick Comedy group. All of this is refl ected in his lyrics and rhymes, freshly quirky and self-deprecating.

“Camp” is another quirk from Gambino, the term be-

ing used heavily in homosexual culture. “Camp” is an iron-ic name for his rap album, considering how in many of his songs, Gambino says how many people have called him gay when he was growing up, though a cursory listen to his songs will reveal his healthy appreciation of the female anatomy.

Gambino’s work is a pleasure to listen to, for the hardcore hip-hop fans to the artsy, indie crowd. His style fl its from a younger, less arrogant Kanye West to the arty Kid Cudi to the more soul-ful Ne-Yo. His lyrics might bring to mind The Fresh Prince, al-beit a comedic and fi lthier minded and mouthed Fresh Prince.

The album is new. It’s fresh for the “G”-weary hip-hop fans who want to hear a rapper who has fun with his rhymes, who can shamelessly reference liking the Rugrats while still rapping about his d**k. Gambino is not afraid to use explicit language, particularly the fateful N-word, so if it doth offend, take note.

Gambino also won’t revisit the same themes ad nau-seum. But while hearing about the same theme in the al-bum, one will not hear it delivered in the same way twice. However, get past the language and theme repetition, if it’s bothersome to you, and hear some riotously refreshing rap.

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by John TkebuchavaThe Advocate

Dance ‘til you die.That would be the most ac-

curate way to describe the At-lanta band Family Force 5 (not to ment ion being one of their album titles).

The band will soon be head-ing to Portland to perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawthorne Theatre, a place where guitar-ist Derek Mount said he and the band love to perform.

“Portland is one of our favor-ite cities,” said Mount. “There’s something about Portland and Portlanders that’s really cool.”

Fusing elements from elec-tronic, dance, and post-hardcore genres, Family Force 5, often shortened to FF5, is a Christian “crunk” rock band from Atlanta, Ga.

Given their unique musical style, it’s no surprise that the band is famous for over-the-top and eccentric live performances where they often don wacky costumes.

The band was created by the three brothers in the band — Solomon, Jacob, and Josh Olds — who originally played in a boy band called “The Brothers” before the creation of FF5.

Mount said, “They decided to change up the sound and met with the (current keyboardist).”

Asked how the band writes its music with so many

different sounds, Mount said, “All fi ve of us write. Every-body has different tastes. It certainly plays a big factor,” he said.

“We draw inspiration from visual imagery as well.” They like to look at different kinds of art, getting inspira-tion from that, as well as cartoons, he said.

As far as lyrical inspiration, Mount said, “Relation-ships are a huge source of inspiration for our lyrics,” ex-plaining that by being on the road non-stop, you don’t get to spend nearly enough time with your loved ones.

The band also actively participates in the creation of

their music videos.Mount said they have been

meeting recently to discuss what they want in music videos they will be releasing.

The band just released a new al-bum, “III”, in October.

Comparing the new album to earlier efforts, Mount said, “It sounds like Family Force 5,” but he said there are some new sounds in the mix. “There are more serious songs, and there are still the tongue-in-cheek songs.”

Although the new album has just recently hit the shelves, it hasn’t stopped the creative juices from fl owing, and Mount said they are already writing new music while on the road.

This winter, the band will be performing their third annual “Christmas Pageant” concert and will play numerous songs from the Christmas album they released sev-eral years back.

Mount said one of the most rewarding things he and the band get from creating their music is changing peo-ple’s lives. He said they have seen numerous examples of when fans were going through tough times and have looked to the group’s fun and party-like music as a form of encouragement.

“Our music delivered them from that,” said Mount. “That means a whole lot more to me than a chart number.

“We love to create and share something with people, going on stage and watching everyone go nuts,” he said.

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by Shelby SchwartzThe Advocate

The Student Activities Board will host a Wild West-themed casino night Wednesday from 4-8p.m. in the Col-lege Center.

Activities at the event include a poker chip-cookie dec-orating table. There will be a total of eight poker tables, fi ve Texas hold ’em tables and one table each of roulette, blackjack and craps.

“No real money (will be) involved,” said Brie Cave, receptions coordinator for SAB. “You play with chips like you would at a casino and at the end of the night there will be two top players who will receive a good-as-gold giveaway.”

The winners will be “whoever has collected the most chips at the end of the night, or whenever they fi nish play-ing,” Cave said.

“The inspiration is that I love Wild West-themed any-thing, so I wanted to incorporate it into one of my events,” Cave said. “I wanted to incorporate the origin of casinos, and that would be the Wild West.”

There will also be a chance to take old Western group photos; there will be a stage with props. “You walk in and dress up,” said Cave. “There will be a back drop so it’s looking like you’re in the west,” Cave said.

Free food and refreshments will be provided, barbeque style, and there will be burgers, hotdogs, Southwestern pasta salad, Cajun trail mix, juice and water.

Cave aid SAB has had a casino night in the past, with a great turnout, and was great for all ages.

“I can only have high hopes, so I’m expecting at least 75 people,” Cave said.

Wild West-style casino to come to College Center

Family Force 5 will de� ne the crunk rock sound at the Hawthorne � eater Nov. 17.

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by David GambillThe Advocate

When the Aladdin Theater welcomes the Cincinnati, Ohio, husband-and-wife duo Over the Rhine Thursday, the audience should be prepared for a mix of soulful folk and Americana.

Linford Detweiler and his skillful piano and guitar melo-dies will accompany the powerfully elegant vocals of his wife Karin Bergquist.

The musicians met while they were attending what is now Malone University, a liberal arts school in Canton, Ohio. After graduating, separating ways and then regrouping and forming Over the Rhine in their early twenties, the couple eventually decided to get married.

“That musical chemistry evolved into a really deep connec-tion and we became friends and then became romantically in-volved. We decided to make it offi cial and get married and it’s been about 15 years now that we’ve been married,” Detweiler said.

Being married does bring joy and challenges to the life of a band on the road. “The great thing about touring with your wife is you get to travel to-gether and embark on an adventure together. The really hard thing about touring with your wife is you get to travel together,” he said.

Detweiler said one of the more diffi cult things most touring musicians face is leav-ing their families at home.

“It’s a real blessing for Karin and I to be able to do that —tour together. On the other hand, our friends tell us, ‘Wow, if I was with my spouse as much as you two are together we’d kill each other within a week,’ ” he said.

To accommodate the challenges of working with his spouse, Detweiler said the cou-ple tries to fi nd ways to give each other their own space. “We see our music and our marriage as two separate gardens. Each one requires some care and creativity and we try to take care of both,” he said.

Detweiler said his love of music goes back to when he was a child playing piano in the third grade. When his dad fi gured out he was interested in music, he “opened up the newspaper and circled a bunch of ads. We drove around together and he let me pick out my fi rst upright piano, which we brought home. It was the one I thought sounded the way it should sound. I have no idea as a third-grader what I would have been listen-ing for, but I knew it when I found it,” he said.

Detweiler said he feels music from the piano is closest to who he is when it comes to music and songs, but he came to the guitar when he found an interest in songwriting. Infl uenced by Bob Dylan and Neil Young, Detweiler made the connection that these songwriters played guitar.

“I found it was a wonderful songwriting tool because I had to simplify everything that I was doing musically because I only knew a few chords on the guitar. I found that to be very helpful to my writing,” he said.

Because of his background with both instruments, Detweiler said that when he

writes with the piano, his music tends to be more gospel infl uenced; when he writes with the guitar his songs tend to be more of a folk style.

When they aren’t on the road, Detweiler enjoys spending time on his Ohio farm. “On a Sunday morning I love to sit quietly with a cup of coffee on my porch, maybe have a little Louis Armstrong playing in the house and just kind of look out over the fi elds. I fi nd that very special.”

Over the Rhine owns their own record label, Grey Speckled Dog Record, which was named after their Great Dane, Elroy, who passed about a year ago.

Over the Rhine’s most recent album, “The Long Surrender,” was produced by Grammy winning producer Joe Henry, who has also worked with Ani DiFranco, Elvis Costello and Aimee Mann, to name a few. This CD was recorded in Henry’s basement and features the vocals of three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams on the song “Undamned.”

“She came into the studio, which was in Joe Henry’s house, and it was just after din-ner and we had just had a meal. Lucinda and her husband Tom (Overby) arrived and we sort of went downstairs and turned on the microphones and let that time unfold. It was very moving to hear Lucinda and Karin sing together and we’re huge fans of Lucinda’s songwriting, so it was a great moment. I don’t think there was a dry eye in the room,” Detweiler said.

Detweiler also enjoys writing poetry. He said some of his writings don’t connect to music and there is a stack of poems sitting on the edge of his desk that he would love to get out someday but is a little shy about. “Music gives me a safe place to be a writer and when the music goes away I can get a little self conscious,” he said.

A few of his poems are published on the bands website, www.overtherhine.com.A minimalist duo from Madison, Wisc., The Milk Carton Kids, will open the show. Tickets for the 21-and-over show are available at www.portmerch.com for $22 (plus

service charge). Doors open at 7 p.m.

Ohio-based husband and wife musical duo make way to Portland

Over the Rhine

Photo contributed by Over the Rhine

The matinee and fi nal showing of MHCC”s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” starts at 2 p.m. in the College Theater. Tickets are $2 and may be purchased at the door before the performance or in the theater lobby Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.Your weekly reason to stand up

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Nov. 15 MHCC’s Dead Mathematician’s Society will attempt to make math fun during “Pure Chaos,” the second of three in their “Infi nite Enrichment Series.” The free event will be held in room 2606 from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m.

Heavy metal and instrumental (without vocals) musicians Brian Harrison and The Last Draw will be playing the McMenamins Edgefi led Winery. The 21-and-over show is free and starts at 7 p.m.

MHCC history instructors Pat Casey and Elizabeth Milliken host “Protesting in Portland,” a historian roundtable focusing on the history of protests in the city of Portland, Or. The free event will be held in room 1575 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

See how olive oil is made and taste free samples at the “Olio Nuovo Festa,” at Red Ridge Farm, 5510 NE Breyman Orchards Road, Dayton. The festival runs from Friday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. For more info visit www.redridgefarms.com.

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In the city,for the city.

W A R N E R P A C I F I C . E D UPORTLAND, OR

by Chanel HillThe Advocate

It was another one-two-three straight-game victory for the MHCC volleyball team Wednesday night over the Chemeketa Storm at home, making the Saints co-champi-ons of the Southern Region.

The victory (23-13, 25-19, 24-16) tied the Saints with

the Linn-Benton Roadrunners for the number one position in the Southern Region with a 9-1 record. But the win over the Storm, who are out of playoff position in the number four seat in the South with a 3-7 record, didn’t come without an all-out effort by the Saints in game three.

The Saints, who dominated games one and two by effortlessly racking up leads by as many as eight points, struggled with errors in game three, all but hand-ing free points to the Storm.

“We played down to our compe-tition,” said sopho-more middle block-er Demi Belshe, who contributed six kills against the Cougars. “We let up and got comfortable, and that can’t hap-pen.”

Still, the Saints got it done with large con-tributions from sophomores Devan Belshe who slammed down 12 kills, and Rylie Engle-son, who had nine kills against the Cougars.

The win, which followed the previous week’s victory over region rival the Clackamas Cougars Nov. 4, (25-13,25-19,25-16), helped the Saints solidify themselves as a favorite to take the NWAACC Championship title this season. That championship has slipped out of reach for the team in each of the past two years as the Saints fi nished second each time.

It is a painful reminder that hangs over the heads of sophomores like Demi Belshe. “I was one of those freshmen last year. Now I

know what the sophomores were feeling. To even think of falling just a hair short again, I can’t imagine,” she said.

The NWAACC tournament, which will take place in the MHCC gymnasium Nov. 17-20, will provide the Saints the comfort of playing on home court and the sup-port of the community. Still, nothing is being taken for granted, with the beginning of the tournament marking

a clean slate for each team. Regular season records will count for nothing. “It’s a fresh start for every team. You don’t go into the tournament and expect to beat any team in three games,” said head coach Chelsie Speer.

For the Saints, who began the season on shaky ground due to injuries, position changes and a lack of communica-tion on the fl oor, heading into the NWAACC tournament as the number one seed position is an accomplishment in itself.

“We have all the skill to get it done,” said Demi Belshe. “We know now that communication is one hundred percent controllable. You may have an off night in a match, but communication we can control, we can’t get in our own heads.” Belshe is one of the MHCC leaders who during matches can be counted on for her on-the-fl oor vocal encour-agement of teammates.

Wednesday night’s game against the Cougars was sophomore night, giving the second-year players one last opportunity to refl ect on the season and the time they’ve spent at Hood.

“We’ve become a big family, I’ve made friends for the rest of my life. This is an amazing program, so no matter what happens, I’ve become a stronger person because of it,” Belshe said.

The NWAACC tournament will take place at the MHCC gymnasium Nov. 17-20, with a 9 a.m. start time day one. More details can be found on NWAACC website.

“We let up and got comfort-able, and that can’t happen.”

Demi Belshe

middle blocker

The MHCC cross country team fi nished its season Saturday at the NWAACC championship meet, which was hosted by Everett Community College at the Legion Memorial Golf Course, in Everett, Wash.

Last year, the Spokane men’s team was the NWAACC champions and the MHCC men’s team placed tenth.

Clark Community College were the women’s champions, with MHCC placing fourth.This issue of The Advocate was printed Thursday, before the race was held, but the paper was

not distributed until Monday because of the Veterans Day holiday on Friday. A full recap on the meet will be in the Nov. 18 issue of The Advocate. Results from NWAACCs

will be posted on www.advocate-online.net later tonight.

Saints volleyball sweeps Storm and prepares for NWAACCs

Sophomore Demi Belshe was honored as an NWAACC All-Acedemic member last week. Belshe, along with 29 other volley-ball players, was recognized for her academic achievement. Each award winner must be of sophomore standing and hold at least a 3.25 G.P.A. Belshe is the only Mt. Hood athlete to receive the award and holds a 3.6 G.P.A.

Photo by Riley Hinds/� e Advocate

Sophomore Demi Belshe puts down a kill against the Chemeketa Storm at home Wednes-day night.

Achievements Saints basketball teams prepare for season

Mt. Hood Community College will be hosting the NWAACC Volleyball Championships beginning Nov. 17 and the athletic department is looking for volun-teers. The tournament runs all day and through the evening through Sunday, Nov. 20, and there are a va-riety of times available for persons interested in help-ing out. Please contact Kim Hyatt, MHCC athletic di-rector, at kim.hyatt@mhcc.edu

NWAACC Tournament help needed

Chanel HillThe Advocate

Menʼs The Saints men’s basketball team played four

scrimmage games Nov. 5 in Oregon City. The Saints, who welcome back third-year head coach Geoff Gibor, are off to a strong start in the pre-season going 3-1 against tough region competition. The Saints who were victorious against Big Bend Community College 28-27, Clark College 32-23 and Lane Community College 33-19, fell short to Blue Mountain Community College 16-35. Coach Gibor, who is pushing an up-tempo offensive game, says despite tough competition, his team is capable of doing well this season. “They are progressing pretty well, they are adjusting and buying into our program,” said Gibor “We have a lot of talent and experience on the fl oor,” Gibor added. The Saints will compete in the Red Devil Classic Tournament Nov. 25-27 in Longview, Wash.

WomenʼsIn their fi rst scrimmage on the season, the

Saints women’s basketball team played Willa-mette University Nov. 4. The scrimmage, which served as more of a practice game for Hood, was a chance to test on court chemistry and commu-nication. “They did pretty well for their fi rst time out,” said fi rst-year head coach Jocelyn McIntire. “Battling against a four-year school is tough, but they handled themselves well,” said McIntire. With another scrimmage against Portland Energy, Nov. 10 scheduled, the team will have an op-portunity to work out any kinks neces-sary before they face Lower Columbia Nov. 12. “Our emphasis is defi nitely rebounding, we are a small team, so we’ve got to be able to block out,” said McIntire.

Cross country update

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APPLY EARLY — get money on time

If you need financial aid by the start of the

academic terms:

File the FAFSA by these dates:

You must also complete all MHCC paperwork by the following deadlines:

Summer Term As soon after Jan. 1 as possible April 1

Fall Term April 1 — earlier if possible July 1

Winter Term July 1 — earlier if possible October 1

Spring Term Nov. 1 — earlier if possible February 1

1. File your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Aid) online for faster processing (fafsa.edu.gov). 2. Check My MHCC regularly for your application status and turn in required documents promptly. 3. If you missed deadlines, financial aid usually cannot reach you until after the start of the term. 4. Students are served first-come, first-served for fairness - do not ask for exceptions unless the College made a clear error in your file completion date. This will help us serve you and all students faster!

Remember: It can take up to 12 weeks for your financial aid to be ready after you file your FAFSA!

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The Associated Student Government, with many a helping hand, is doing its part to help the less fortunate by running Barney’s Pantry — and is sponsoring a Thanksgiving special this year by giving out dinner baskets to 40 students. All students are eligible, and Aida Antonio, ASG director of community affairs, said she encour-ages students in fi nancial hardship to sign up.

The signup sheet for the baskets is open and any student may ask to sign up in the ASG offi ce. Antonio said that ASG may consider providing more baskets if the demand is high. Included in the basket will be typical Thanksgiving meal dishes, such as turkey, pie, rolls, cranberry sauce, etc. The deadline to sign up is Tuesday, Nov. 15, and people can pick up their basket Nov. 21..

Contribute to help feed the needy on Thanksgiving

Donate coats and warm-weather clothing The Advocate is accepting clothing and toiletry do-

nations on behalf of Highland United Church of Christ. The Portland church is accepting donations of men’s

and women’s coats, gloves, scarves, blankets, under-wear, warm clothing and any toiletries to help pre-pare homeless and impoverished for winter weather.

They will distribute these items at a free Thanksgiv-

ing dinner Nov. 19 at 7600 N.E. Glisan St., Portland. Those wanting transportation from the Gresham area can call the church at 503-287-9567 to check availability.

Donations can be dropped off at The Advocate offi ce (Room AC1369) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mon-day through Friday. Donations will be taken up through the last week before fi nals week (Dec. 9).

Something Wonderful helps you choose a family to o� er a happy holidayOf the 67 families who applied for help through

the Something Wonderful program on cam-pus, only 31 families have been guaranteed help.

Rich Duval, program chairman, said 23 groups on campus have committed to help 31 families.

The deadline Duval gave for signing up as a spon-sor is Nov. 21 but he said they will accept sponsors

after that date and he gave that as an preferred date to fi gure out how many applications he could accept.

He also said this year they’re aim-ing for between 40 and 50 families as their goal but most years they go well beyond that.

Duval said there’s a process the program must send the applications through to ensure the families are not

on other lists expecting help from another program.Last year’s program helped 74 families and 18

departments and student groups adopted families. Duval said the estimated value of do-

nations to one family is $200 to $300.For more information on how to become a sponsor,

contact Duval at 503-491-6945 or at rich.duval@mhcc.edu.