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by John TkebuchavaThe Advocate

Three MHCC instructors were surprised with cheers and roses as they were awarded in their classes with the 2012 Dis-tinguished Teaching Award this week.

The recipients were automo-tive technology instructor Jerry Lyons, literature and composi-tion instructor David Wright and nursing instructor Katherine Conrad.

“I was very surprised and thankful,” said Lyons in regard to his winning of the award. “This is very rewarding on a per-sonal level because all MHCC faculty are here for the students fi rst,” said Lyons.

Wright, equally surprised by the award, said, “I was abso-lutely shocked . . . and startled,” with a laugh. “It’s just quite an honor to be recognized by my colleagues and students whom I respect so much,” he added.

“To have them really heap praise upon me is humbling and a real honor,” said Wright.

Conrad, who had diffi culty holding back tears when receiv-ing her award, said, “It is really nice to be recognized for hard work and trying to do ‘whatever it takes’ to support student’s suc-cess.

“Dr. Hay mentioned one nursing student commented about ‘teaching from the soul level.’ That really sums up my calling here at MHCC, to reach deep into the nursing students and help them fi nd that place that connects them to patients in the most personal and intimate level,” said Conrad.

“I truly thank all of the nurs-ing students that took the time to nominate me. You rock. I also want to thank all of my col-leagues in the nursing program. We are a team and work together and support each other at any level needed,” she said.

The award winners will be presented with a $500 check from the MHCC District Founda-tion and will be honored by the district board at Wednesday’s board meeting.

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More than 600 students will take part in commencement, including both GED and associate degree recipients

ing students that took the time to nominate me. You rock. I also want to thank all of my col-leagues in the nursing program. We are a team and work together and support each other at any level needed,” she said.

presented with a $500 check from the MHCC District Founda-tion and will be honored by the district board at Wednesday’s board meeting.

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4 Arts in review: a year-long look at MHCC events and productions 6 Retirees: Payroll manager and

economics instructor bid adieu Notice: Issue 31 is this year’s last issue of The Advocate. Production resumes in September.

by Dorothy OcacioThe Advocate

The 2012 commencement for students earning degrees from MHCC will be Saturday, June 16, at 10 a.m. in the Earl L. Klapstein Track and Field Stadium.

Graduates have been directed by the college to assemble for the pro-cession no later than 9 a.m.

Graduation ceremonies for the GED/Adult High School Di-ploma will be Friday, June 15, at 7 p.m. in the stadium. Graduates are to arrive by 6:15.

A cap, gown and tassel are on sale in the bookstore for $27.99. Bookstore hours are 7:45 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays. There will be extended hours on the day of graduation, when they will open at 8 a.m. and remain open until the end of the ceremonies

The Saturday event is general admission. Those attend-ing the commencement have been invited by com-

mencement organizers to bring chairs or blankets for overfl ow seating on the lawn. More over-fl ow seating will be in the gym with a viewing by simulcast. Gates will open at 8:45 a.m.

Seating areas will be provided for disabled attendants for both ceremonies. There is a dis-ability parking lot near the reserved seating area on the track. The entrance to the lot is east of the stadium parking lot entrance. An interpreter for hearing-impaired will be available for the cer-emony.

Rehearsal is on Friday, June 15, at 2 p.m. in the stadium. On the MHCC website commencement page, it says the rehearsal is scheduled for 30 minutes and instructions for the rehearsal were mailed at the beginning of June.

For more information, call the Admissions, Registration and Records Offi ce at 503-491-7393. For the GED/ABS event call the Adult Basic Skills offi ce at 503-491-7333.

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Editor-in-ChiefJill-Marie Gavin

Associate EditorsJohn Tkebuchava & Mike Mata

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Opinion EditorShelby Schwartz

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Editorial

Take the summer to decide your vote in the upcoming presidential electionAs the presidential election continues to ramp

up toward the November election, we at The Ad-vocate understand that politics may not be the most interesting or important thing in your busy life. Some might even prefer to go dig a hole in their backyard just to avoid it.

But before you fl ip the page grumbling some-thing along the lines of “I hate politics,” please give us a chance to let our voices be heard from our soapbox.

If you fi ll out a FAFSA and receive aid for school, if you pay taxes, if you think healthcare is a godsend or a spawn of the devil, you are armed with your vote to peacefully change any of the above if you choose to do so.

While we recognize that it is a personal choice to vote or not, the current state of the nation and communities calls for a more participatory de-mocracy. Voter apathy is killing the whole point of a democracy.

Although it does not feel like it, the economy is technically in a recovery as opposed to a re-cession. The price for higher education has been rising astronomically, causing collective student loans to outweigh credit card debt nationwide. More and more, college graduates are facing un-employment. The income gap between the mid-dle class and wealthy is also increasing.

Are the current policies and state of the na-tion refl ective of the people? Something has gone awry here.

With this in mind, we’d like to point out an in-teresting and scary fact: Only about 20 percent of the eligible population needs to vote in support of one person for that person to take offi ce.

Let’s take the November 2008 report from the U.S. Census for example, since it had a relatively good voter turnout. About 70 percent of the eligi-

ble population was registered to vote, and 60 per-cent of the registered voters actually voted. Only a little over half (51 percent) needs to vote for one person for him or her to become president. That turns out to be about 20 percent of the popula-tion, and that’s when voter turnout is “high.”

In 2010 for the general elections, a little less than 60 percent were registered, and about 45 percent of the registered voters voted, which means that even less support was needed.

On top of that, older generations consistent-ly churn out a higher voter turnout than young folks, which skews the representation of the na-tion as a whole.

The support of 20 percent of the country is not refl ective of the nation as a whole. According to the November 2010 U.S. Census, a little over 30 percent of the population 18 to 44 years old re-ported that they were too busy or had confl icting schedules and could not vote. A little over 15 per-cent of all age groups reported that they did not vote because they were not interested.

American culture is one culprit for voter apa-thy. It is more of a “me” society than a “we” so-ciety. People think, individually, that their vote has very little impact on the election. Although this is somewhat true in the presidential election, where the pool of voters is nationwide and vot-ing is done through the Electoral College, only 20 percent or so of active supporters are needed to elect a president.

Also, if people are turned off because they consider their vote not counting for much, that is even more reason to vote in smaller, local elec-tions. Oftentimes local elections for representa-tives and policies are much more relevant to peo-ple’s lives than national matters.

However, voting should be seen as a collective

effort rather than an individual effort. The point of this democracy, which Americans so often ad-vocate for, is so that the people can peacefully implement change.

At what point will people care? How bad do things need to be in order to make people in-spired to vote? Starting now, we want you to care just a little more about politics and believe in your vote. The elections are coming up in the fall but there is more than enough information out there now that people can start piecing together a game plan for voting.

We understand that it’s impossible to be aware of all the issues in the world, let alone in our na-tion, state, city, or even our school. On top of that, it’s even harder to know about the approach each candidate takes about all these issues.

So dear readers, we’d like to end this school year asking you to start your voting research early, preferably over the summer before school becomes hectic again in the fall. So you can come prepared, so you won’t be too busy or uninter-ested when the ballot is conveniently mailed to your doorsteps.

And we’re asking that you at least pay atten-tion to what is going on in your life. Be aware of what policy changes affect you and the people you care about.

Despite all this, we still believe in the freedom of choosing to vote or not. The beauty of this all is ultimately that we have the freedom from the government to choose how involved we want to be.

Note: voter registration deadline in order to vote in the November election is Oct. 16. Eligible Oregonians may register to vote online at oregon-vote.org and click on “Register.”

CorrectionsOn Page 3 of the June 1 issue of

The Advocate, there was a graphic of smoking survey results. The fi rst two headlines over the information boxes titled “With which campus are you most affi liated?” and “What is your relationship with the college?” were switched and placed over the incorrect box. The Advocate regrets this mistake and apologizes for any confusion.

To the editor,

The June 1, 2012, Advocate carried many inaccuracies and failed to offer balanced reporting in the article “College to re-organize administrative titles.”

While we understand that covering complex budgets can be a diffi cult journalistic assignment, it is important that Ad-vocate readers have an opportunity to learn the facts. This let-ter provides the incorrect information followed by the factual information for just three of the inaccuracies.

Erroneous: “I don’t see any cost savings in this plan. All this did was move people from one title to another; they prob-ably got a raise with the new job title.”

Fact: The College eliminated a number of dean and vice president positions. The net impact is a savings of more than $700,000 a year from those alignments. This fact ($700,000-plus in savings) was not included in the article, nor was the College asked for a comment to balance the reporting.

Erroneous: “ …I would encourage (President) Hay and the board to really listen to what staff, faculty and the students have to say.”

Fact: The College held numerous meetings with students, faculty and staff and also invited those stakeholders and the general public to participate in an online survey and develop a trade-off list. This budget process was by far the most inclu-

sive we have ever had and feedback on the process has been positive.

Erroneous: “A two-day furlough of a level 16 custodian saves $276.24.” “This is an attempt to balance the budget on the backs of the College’s most affordable employees.”

Fact: Prior to this budget process, non-represented em-ployees already had three furlough days, faculty had two fur-lough days and classifi ed employees had zero furlough days. Creating a couple of furlough days for classifi ed employees was in response to the board’s desire for shared sacrifi ce for all employee groups.

Maggie HuffmanDirector of CommunicationsMt. Hood Community College

Editors Note:The Advocate would like to assure our readers the quotes in the

article were recorded correctly and represent the opinion of sources used in the article. Sources opinions are represented by their re-sponses and do no refl ect the opinion of The Advocate.

Letter to the Editor

Administrator seeks to clarify organizational changes Poll results for June 1:

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news 3News Briefs

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 Student Aid) online for faster processing (fafsa.gov). 2. Check MyMHCC regularly for your application status and turn in required documents promptly. 3. If you missed deadlines, financial aid will not be available 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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by John TkebuchavaThe Advocate

Fees that will go in effect for the upcoming summer term are the $5 tuition increase per credit hour, the college services fee in-crease of $10 ($40 total) and the new access fee of $35 per term, which will replace the current parking permit and fee system.

The access fee is $35 a term for any student enrolled in at least one credit class, regard-less whether a student will be taking courses on campus or online.

The parking permit system, implemented in 2011-2012, fell short of projections by the ad-ministration and district board.

Mark Denney, a senior bud-get analyst, when asked wheth-er the new access fee aimed to fi ll the gap made by the park-ing permit system, said, “It’s defi nitely true that the parking fee fell short in two areas. One, it didn’t generate the revenues, and two, it had signifi cantly higher administrative costs than what were projected.”

He also said that the admin-istrative costs associated with the effort spent collecting and deliberating ticket challenges submitted by students were higher than anticipated.

“Third, and equally impor-tant, is it had some unintended

consequences in that it drove students away from parking on campus and just parking in nearby surrounding locations,” said Denney.

Denney said that with the removal of the parking permit system, security on campus will be able to dedicate more of its time to campus safety rather than making sure cars are not parked illegally.

“The existing campus secu-rity staff, which was increased for the parking fee, will be re-tained and will focus more on actual security as they will no longer have to check whether a car is parked illegally on cam-pus,” he said.

Denney said a portion of the money generated by the access fee will go toward expanding security as well.

Among the security expan-sions, Denney mentioned ex-pansions to the closed circuit surveillance as one way the col-lege aims to increase security on campus.

According to the school website, a portion of the rev-enue generated will also be used to subsidize the sale of discounted TriMet passes at the bookstore and to purchase new bike racks.

The website also states that the parking signs and kiosks that have been used for the

parking permit system will be repurposed to help visitors and students fi nd their way through the school parking lots and buildings. The kiosks will be repurposed as illuminated sig-nage. The college is evaluating the resale value of two permit machines.

In earlier budget commit-tee meetings, committee mem-bers were asked whether they would consider implement-ing the access fee on a sliding scale basis, meaning charging more or less depending on the amount of credits a student is taking.

“The board expressed a willingness to make some type of sliding scale. At present, no specifi c plans are in place,” said Denney, adding that “all initiatives in this year’s budget are going to be reviewed and they’re going to be compared to expected results and where appropriate, we will be making adjustments.”

Final budget approvals will be made at Wednesday’s board meeting following a public hearing session by the Mult-nomah County Tax Supervising and Conservation Commission (TSCC). The commission will review the 2012-13 budget, which will then make its way back to the district board for fi -nal approval.

Parts of Gresham campus will close from June 19-21 and June 28-29 for the completion of the Campus Electrical Replace-ment Project (CERP) started last February.

The Gresham campus will be split into two sections, the north and south campuses. The south campus will be comprised of the health, physical education, aquatics and athletic fi elds and buildings. The north campus includes the rest of the Gresham campus.

When summer term starts June 25, the north campus sec-tion will have had fi ve power substations replaced by June 20. Campus will return to full func-tioning capability by June 21.

The two power substations in the south campus section will be replaced June 28-29.

All Gresham campus em-ployees, with the exception of Public Safety and Facilities employees and others pre-ap-proved to work, will not be al-lowed on campus when their portions of campus are closed during the replacements.

The equipment replacement is an effort to cut down from the multiple power outages on the Gresham Campus over the last few years.

“The decision is in response to an aging and deteriorating in-frastructure that has led to mul-tiple power outages, including one in 2007 that shut down the Industrial Tech and Visual Arts buildings for two weeks while we replaced the cables,” said Associate of Director of Facili-ties Management Russ Johnson.

Access fee adds to student expenses

Graduating students from Integrated Media will present their portfolio pieces at “Un-wrapped” on Wednesday from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the EcoTrust Building in Portland.

Portfolios will include works of graphic design, photography, video and broadcasting.

Among the pieces at the show will be a highlight on “Success Stories”, an iPad app developed by 15 students.

There will also be a chance to

catch previews for fi lms show-ing at the eleventh annual First Cut Digital Film Festival on Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Visual Arts Theater.

Both events are free, with no charge to park at the Gresham Campus for the fi lm festival.

For more information on the portfolio show or about the In-tegrated Media program, search Unwrapped #IM2012 on Face-book, #IM2012 on Twitter or www.mhcc.im.com

‘Aging’ electrical equipment to be replaced

Integrated media to present student portfolios

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a year in review....

Clockwise from top le� : Louise Maske (Sydney Hope) takes down a “For Rent” sign while her friend Gertrude Deu-ter (Missy Paulson) comes to talk about the renter during a dress rehearsal of the spring play “� e Underpants.”

A collection of vendors, students, sta� and faculty met in the College Center to buy and sell goods during the annual Scrooge Lives event in December.

Students perform in traditional garb during the Day of the Dead celebration on campus in November.

Ru Paul’s drag queens made their on-campus debut April 25 in the College � eater with performances by BeBe Zahara Benet (pictured) and Shannel.

Venus is captured passing in front of the sun by Planetarium Director Pat Hanrahan during an on-campus class June 5. � is event will not be visible again until 2117.

Lucy Van Pelt (Kara Pierson) gives Charlie Brown (Jacob Westfall) advice during the winter musical “Snoopy!!!” in February.

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Photo by Logan Scott/� e Advocate

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by Shelby Schwartz the advocate

Releasing their fi fth studio album next week, Cana-dian indie rock band Metric is again delighting fans with their dark, moody sound in “Synthetica.”

The band gave fans a taste of their new album when the single “Youth Without Youth” was released in May.

The band members consist of vocalist Emily Haines, guitarist James Shaw, bassist John Winstead and drum-mer Joules Scott-Key.

The album’s fi rst track, “Artifi cial Nocturne,” starts with “I’m just as F*cked up as they say.” These lyrics are defi nitely an attention grabber.

Both “Artifi cial Nocturne” and the album’s single, “Youth without youth,” are accompanied by a depress-ing tone and sung with perfection by Haines’ fl awless voice.

“Speed the collapse” has a more upbeat sound, al-though the lyrics are thoughtful; the music lends a brighter tone to the album, as does “Breathing Under-water.” These tracks are probably among the best on the album. The fi rst two tracks were relatively lackluster, but the remainder of the album is given hope because of these tracks.

Although “Speed the collapse” has a more upbeat sound, the tone and lyrics of the song are dark and slight-ly angry. Even with Haines bright sing-song voice, this song is worth listening to over and over again. It will be the song on the track to leave listeners thinking long af-terwards about the dark lyrics.

“Dreams so Real” offers a futuristic sound not heard on any of the other tracks; the lyrics are accompanied by the heavy use of a synthesizer.

This album is surprising as each song has an entire-ly different sound. Some are dark and slow, depressing even while others are more upbeat with a hint of dark and depressing, some with synthesizer and offering a to-tally different sound.

In “Lost kitten,” Haines’ voice is distorted into sound-ing like a 15-year-old pop star. It is not one of the more inspiring of the tracks.

“The Void” has a techno vibe and is rather upbeat al-though the lyrics don’t seem to have much meaning. The song repeats the phrase “all night” over and over and over again, until it becomes so redundant that one is probably thinking “All right we get it, you can ‘stay up all night’, so stop repeating yourself.” Despite the an-noying lyrics, the song isn’t half bad as a whole. It has a great beat that will undoubt-edly cause head bobbing.

The title track “Syntheti-ca” talks about not needing drugs and having the ability to think for oneself.

The track “Clone” has a mellower vibe than most of the other tracks. The lyrics talk about regrets making one stronger and the after-maths of never doing any-thing the safe way.

“The Wanderlust” is probably the most out-of-place track on the album. The bridge of the song fea-tures collaboration with Lou Reed of The Velvet Underground. The fi rst and second verses have an echoing effect on each of the lines Haines sings; she echoes herself in lower pitch. This was meant to add an interesting effect to the song but it was a com-plete fl op. The song felt as if one was at camp singing an echoing song. But instead of the usually upbeat tone of echoing music, it is a rather depressing song.

The fi nal track, “Nothing but time,” has a techno, fast-paced sound that does not match the slower lyrics. Sur-prisingly though, the fi nished product isn’t terrible

Metric has a number of hits and misses in this album. The hits include “Speed the Collapse,” “Breathing under-water” and “The Void.” Some of its misses are “Artifi cial Nocturne,” “Lost kitten,” and “The Wanderlust.”

One thing is for certain after listening to this album— Haines’ voice is fl awless and blends perfectly with the haunting lyrics and sad melodies that Metric produces.

This album has some great tracks and I would defi -nitely recommend this album for current fans of Metric and new listeners. This isn’t a get up a dance type of al-bum but it’s nice for an easy listen in the car.

Metric vocalist highlights tracks on � fth studio album ‘Synthetica’

Photo illustration by David Gambill/� e Advocate

Summer primer: Living arts editor picks summertime activitiesAs the school year comes to an end some MHCC students will be looking for

ways to occupy their newly found time. Some will travel out of town, some will continue with summer school and some will pick up extra work. For students who fi nd they still have extra time on their hands, here are some ideas to help students occupy themselves.

Portland Art Museum, 1219 SW Park Ave., Portland: The Portland Art Museum offers free admission each fourth Friday of the month from 5 to 8

p.m. This summers exhibits include art by 19th century impressionist Claude Monet and 20th century fi gurative painter Francis Bacon.

Oregon Historical Society, 1200 SW Park Ave., Portland: Admission to the Oregon Historical Society is free to Multnomah County Residents.

The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays from June 18 to Aug. 27. The summer exhibit “Oregon Voices: Change and Challenge in Modern Oregon History” high-lights events and issues that have changed Oregon in the last half of the 20th century.

Forest Park, NW 29th Ave. & Upshur St. to Newberry Road, Portland: Spend some time outdoors at the 5,171 acre Forest Park. The park is open

from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. and features bike, equestrian and hiking trails, more than 112 varieties of birds and 62 mammal species.

Oregon Zoo, 4001 SW Canyon Road, Portland: The Portland Zoo offers a special $4 price the second Tuesday of each month. The zoo is open

daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Sept. 3. In addition to a wide variety of animals, the zoo also features a botanical collection and several educational resources.

The International Rose Test Garden, 850 SW Rose Garden Way, Portland: Open from 7:30 a. to 9 p.m. the free rose garden serves as a test-

ing area for new varieties of roses. Free guided tours are available through Sept. 19 at 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Just meet the guide at the sign outside the Rose Garden Store. Large tours can be arranged for a fee by calling 503-823-3664. There are over 500 types of roses in this year’s garden.

by Jeff HannigThe Advocate

After 30 years of handing out “In Ted We Trust Bucks,” and trading them for Snickers bars in his economics classes, Ted Scheinman is retiring from MHCC.

Before he came to MHCC, Scheinman worked for the governor in Maryland and a friend asked him a question, “what would you do if I told you that you had six months to live…a year… a few years?”

With a few years to his name, Schein-man said he would move back to Oregon and teach economics again, but not before he enjoyed some of Maryland’s frozen yo-gurt, another simple event which would change his future.

He was born in Peoria, Ill., and com-pleted his undergraduate degree in eco-nomics at Washington University in St. Louis and his graduate degree in econom-ics at the University of Wisconsin in Madi-son. He taught for a year in West Virginia, and at Lewis and Clark College for two years before working for the governor in Maryland. He also ran a profi table frozen yogurt shop for three years in downtown Portland.

While running Piper’s Yogurt Parlor, Scheinman said he had expressed his in-terest in working for MHCC. Through careful networking, he was contacted by his predecessor who let him know the job was available if he wanted it. Soon after, Scheinman was hired to teach part-time. He continued running Piper’s Parlor, but eventually sold it and started to teach full-time.

“I had no syllabus the fi rst day at MHCC; I had no direction,” explains Scheinman, who said his goals for teach-ing economics are to “increase students economic literacy and make good life de-cisions so they can follow their dreams.”

“It’s not all about money. I like to teach ideas like ‘opportunity cost,’ what a stu-dent gives up in exchange for something else,” said Scheinman. He allows students

to keep their phones on in class, “but I charge them.” Charging a student $1 for a phone call is a way Scheinman said he teaches students the idea of external cost, or the effects their actions have on the world around them. The money is used for a pizza party at the end of the term said Scheinman.

For someone who said his class isn’t all about dollars and cents, he makes good use of currency. With his charges for phone use and the In Ted We Trust Bucks he passes out – one might think he was obsessed with money. He is not though;

actually it’s quite the opposite. “I’ve always wanted to be in a posi-

tion where I had to stay at the job because I wanted to be there – not because I had to,” Scheinman said. “I’ve never taken a job only for the money.” Although he does wish to be compensated for his work, he said teaching has been rewarding in itself.

“I wake up every morning and can’t wait to get in and teach a class,” he said,

adding that he would rather come in and work than stay home and be sick.

“It’s exciting to see the light go on for students or to see them go on to be suc-cessful- it’s a thrill,” he said.

Such is his dedication to teaching that Scheinman said he “hasn’t really given much thought to what I’ll do when I retire – I haven’t had time to.”

“I’ve thought about teaching overseas somewhere, maybe China or Norway. I’m sure new horizons will come up. It has been a struggle whether to leave or not,” said Scheinman, who also said it was a

possibility that he would come back as a part-time instructor.

There are, however, some things Scheinman looks forward to in retired life.

“I’m looking forward to not dealing with the politics and bureaucratic busi-ness of the school,” said Scheinman.

Naomi Abrahams, MHCC sociology instructor and adviser, said “in staff meet-ings he (Scheinman) was able to cut to the chase in order to meet the needs of the students and has a real care for students.”

Scheinman has seen 21 deans come and go and even was one for two weeks, “administration is not my interest; teach-ing is. I enjoy positive connections with people and helping people to learn.”

When he was asked to elaborate on the changes he has seen through his years at MHCC; or if there was a golden age for instructors at MHCC, he answered, “there hasn’t been a time for pay increases- it’s just the little things were there.” “Recent-ly,” he said, “I was getting upset at the wrong things.”

Scheinman said, “I was concerned with what kind of institution that would place a classroom in the Planetarium – it just showed a lack of appreciation of ed-ucation,” said Scheinman. “I’m amazed at how other countries have gotten it (a priority for education) and we (America) haven’t. Education just isn’t a high prior-ity right now.”

But for Scheinman, who does place a priority on education, said retirement will be diffi cult. “It’ll be hard not to come to school everyday – I’ll miss the daily con-nection with students,” said Scheinman.

by Jill-Marie GavinThe Advocate

After 38 years of working for MHCC, Becky Weisen retired from her position as Manager of Payroll and Benefi ts on May 1.

Weisen said she was hoping to slip out the back door unnoticed, and even requested to not have a phone or an extension through June 29, the date she’ll be leaving MHCC after working part-time to train her replacement Debbie Le-ingang, who has been selected as her replacement.

Weisen took over Leingang’s cubicle on the fi rst when Leingang moved into Weisen’s offi ce.

In 1974, Weisen was hired as a cashier for the business

offi ce, which is now the student services offi ce. She said she started in the payroll department in 1976 and was promoted to manager of payroll and benefi ts in 1986.

Weisen said, “I’ve been blessed with a great staff and co-workers.” She said she will miss them the most.

Weisen also added the infl uence of MHCC students on her work. “I have enjoyed my long tenure here at MHCC because of all the great energy that students have contributed to this great academic environment,” said Weisen.

Asked what she won’t miss, she said the rigorous deadlines of payroll.

“Working in payroll is a lot of pressure.” Weisen said, “People have to get paid. The pressure of deadline is high when you have 1,700 people on waiting for paychecks.”

She said during the snowstorm four years ago, her husband, who works for Trimet, had to drop her off at campus at 3 a.m. because she still had to get payroll done.

When she leaves the college for good Weisen said she

plans on laying low and doing some volunteer work. Weisen said her husband is retiring in September and un-til then she plans to volunteer at a hospital. She said she always wanted to be a nurse and now she has free time to help out. Weisen said she started taking classes at MHCC but never fi nished her degree and said that’s one of her biggest regrets.

Leingang said, “I’m so grateful for her help and I wish I had more time with her.”

Associate director of Human Resources Sheri Mosher said, “She has been an expert in her fi eld. We have worked together for over 30 years and I will miss her very much.”

Mosher also said she wishes Weisen the very best. She also said of Leingang, “Debbie has been a great addition to the team and she will serve as a great replacement.”

Weisen said she is excited about moving on to the next stage of her life. She said of leaving the college, “I always say that I was raised here, I was married here. I had kids here and I had grandkids here, but I will not die here.”

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Registration is open for Fast-Track, a new program which of-fers accelerated classes starting June 25.

The catalog describes the program as classes designed to help a variety of students. New students coming from high school, the military or anyone wanting to start college can jump start their education. The catalog states that university students can save on tuition and professionals can brush up or add new skills to help boost their careers.

According to Maggie Huff-man, director of communica-tions and college advancement, FastTrack is a way to make the most of the summer by com-pleting classes, earning cred-its and fi nishing college faster. “It’s just really a smart choice,” she said.

“We are very excited to offer FastTrack to students,” Huff-man said. “We think it is a great opportunity for students to make the most of their summer, take the core classes that they need to take pretty quickly in a concentrated manner and then they’re able to fi nish their col-lege degree or certifi cate much faster.”

The program, similar to the FastPass program offered a cou-ple years ago, offers bundled classes in a convenient group-ing for particular areas, such as math and English.

“This is a list of core classes (in the catalog and online) in an effi cient sequence that the de-partments have put together,” said Ursula Irwin, associated vice president of instruction. “I would have appreciated that as a student.”

The FastTrack classes are 3-, 5-, 8- and 10-weeks long. A full list can be found on the MHCC site.

Irwin does not recommend taking more than one set of classes during the summer, as they are at twice the speed of regular class. “You have to be conscientious and conscious of the fact they’re intensive classes,” she said. “If that’s all you do in the summer, it’s pos-sible to take more than one at a time.”

Once registered, fi ll out a contest entry form and com-plete all the classes to win a free iPad. Only those regis-tered for bundles and who pass the classes are eligible for the drawing.

Irwin recommends con-sidering time for classes and homework when signing up for the classes.

For more information, con-tact MHCC advising offi ce at 503-491-7315.

by Jill-Marie GavinThe Advocate

Both MHCC students named as All-Oregon Academic Team Schol-ars are graduating this spring and moving on to the next level.

Ryan Lindquist and Meadow Geddes were nominated by faculty for the statewide award and were in-vited to Salem in April for an honor-ing ceremony.

Since the ceremony, Lindquist has been accepted to University of Oregon. He said he plans to major in biochemistry. He said of winning the award and fi nishing school, “It’s been an honor. It took a lot of hard work and it’s defi nitely not been easy.” He added that he has been a

student at MHCC since 2009. Lindquist said he was given a

$1000 scholarship after winning the award, which he said he will use for books at the U of O.

Asked how he feels about leav-ing MHCC, Lindquist said, “I’ve had really good experiences all the way across the board.” He said, “It’s been really awesome. I’ve had re-ally strong support from my instruc-tors.”

Geddes, who has a bachelor’s de-gree in English, is graduating from the physical therapy assistant (PTA) program at the end of this term.

Physical therapist and PTA pro-gram instructor Kristin Kjensrud said Geddes has been offered a job starting the Monday after gradua-

tion. She said, “Good things are in store for Meadow. She has done a great job.”

Kjensrud said the faculty of the PTA program unanimously nomi-nated Geddes for the award because of her academic excellence and lead-ership skills. Kjensrud said Geddes has a 4.0 GPA in the PTA program.

She said Geddes picks up con-cepts quickly but always takes time out to show other classmates how to do things correctly. Kjensrud also said Geddes was heavily involved in organizing a class team for Walk MS, an annual fundraiser hosted by National Multiple Sclerosis Society Oregon Chapter.

Geddes did not respond by press time.

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by Jill-Marie GavinThe Advocate

Three Wilderness and Experiential Lead-ership (WLEE) program instructors who are on administrative leave are under personnel investigation.

Director of Communications Maggie Huffman said of the instructors on admin-istrative leave, “It’s a confi dential personnel investigation.” She also said the investiga-tion is not open for public discussion.

WLEE instructor Bryan Anaclerio said in an interview Wednesday that Rockwall Manager and WLEE instructor Kim Ana-clerio, WLEE part-time instructor Lindsay Montgomery and himself were all placed on administrative leave April 16 and were escorted from campus by public safety. Kim Anaclerio and Montgomery were unavail-able for comment.

Anaclerio said, “I was told April 16 that I was being placed on paid administrative leave pending a safety investigation. I was told I had fi ve minutes to gather some of my personal belongings and leave campus be-fore Public Safety escorted me off campus in front of my peers and colleagues.”

Concerning the investigation, Anaclerio said he was not told what the specifi c nature of the investigation was, only that he and the other WLEE instructors were being place on leave pending a safety investigation.

He also said, “We (WLEE instructors)

have always preached transparency and re-spect in our leadership and I feel I haven’t received that from administrators at all. That’s what makes this situation so diffi cult for me.”

Anaclerio said he has been banned from the Gresham campus since that day and was only allowed back on campus for two inter-views conducted May 10, one by Dean of In-struction Rodney Barker and one by Dean of Integrated Media Janet McIntyre.

Asked about Anaclerio’s claim he had not been notifi ed of his specifi c reason for being placed on leave, McIntyre said, “That’s not true.”

Huffman, when asked why McIntyre and Barker are involved in the investigation, said, “It’s customary for multiple individu-als from campus to conduct investigative interviews.” Asked if administrators and deans have been involved in such inter-views in the past, Huffman said, “I’m sure they have. I have only been here a couple years so I’m not entirely sure.”

Head public safety offi cer Wayne Feagle said Wednesday the instructors have not been “criminally trespassed” from the cam-pus. He said the ban from campus was is-sued by college administrators.

Asked if being banned from campus is a common part of paid administrative leave, Huffman said, “It’s unusual.”

Asked if the investigation was pertain-ing to safety issues, Huffman said, “Myself

and other administrators can’t talk about the confi dential matter.” Asked what specifi c day the leave was issued, Huffman said she needed to check the fact and later responded by email declining to comment.

Anaclerio said the classes taught in the program did receive replacement instruc-tors. He also said a 35-day immersion wil-derness trip required by the course included the new instructors.

“I’m incredibly concerned for my stu-dents,” Anaclerio said. “We have all been planning this trip together all year and now we [Bryan and Kim Anaclerio and Mont-gomery] are not there to make sure every-thing is going as planned.”

Karen Reynolds, MHCC manager of en-vironmental health and safety, said Wednes-day she is unaware of a safety investigations.

Kim Hyatt, dean of Health & Physical Education, Aquatic Center & Athletics, gave no comment when asked about the WLEE program class schedule for spring and fall. Huffman said the Offi ce of Instruc-tion is putting together a plan for fall classes. Huffman said the second-year classes will be offered but she doesn’t know if the fi rst-year classes will be scheduled.

Anaclerio said, “I’m super concerned about my program and students. This year alone we have had more than 30 out-of-state students inquire about the program. It’s an incredibly unique program that offers peo-ple a chance to connect with the outdoors.”

All-state scholars to graduate from MHCC spring term

Investigation of WLEE instructors on leave continues

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Trial Bound

by Shaun LutzThe Advocate

The baseball season has ended for the Mt. Hood Saints but several players have signed scholarships to continue their playing careers, six of whom have Divi-sion I destinations.

Sophomore pitcher Taylor Williams will be heading to Kent, Ohio, to become a member of the Kent State Golden Flashes.

Sophomores Isaac Henslee and Nick Paxton are taking their talents further east to play for the Liberty Flames at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Vir.

Three Saints are becoming members of the Aggies of New Mexico State, including sophomore pitcher Ri-ley Barr, sophomore shortstop Alex Foulon and sopho-

more outfi elder Tristan Metcalf. Catcher Dane Lund is one of the Hood baseballers staying on the West Coast, attending San Jose State next year to continue his play-ing career as a Spartan.

Rounding out the list is sophomore closer Christian Bannister. Heading to play for the Otters of Cal State-Monterey Bay, Bannister is taking his strong left arm to the Division II level.

All these players were sought after by their respec-tive future schools, according to head coach Bryan Donohue.

“All the players signed scholarships. They aren’t walking on. Any junior college transfer is expected to come in and make an impact. They’re brought in to fi ll a need at a certain position,” said Donohue.

While these players are venturing out to a new

chapter in their careers, a former Saint made his move to the place any player wishes to have a chance at: The Show. Taylor Ard, a member of MHCC’s baseball team in 2009 and 2010, was drafted earlier this week by the Seattle Mariners. Taken 221st overall out of Washing-ton State, Ard is eventually expected to make the move from college to the majors.

This is Ard’s third time being selected. In 2010 the Miami Marlins took him in the 35th round; the slug-ger declined and chose to play at Washington State in-stead. Selected again in 2011 by the Boston Red Sox in the 25th round, 772nd overall, he opted to stay another year in the college ranks.

Finally, with his earliest exit from the draft pool, Ard is expected to sign and work his way through the Mariners farm system.

Corbett grad trains for theOlympic Trials at college pool

Saints baseball players recruited by D-I and D-II, drafted by Mariners

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Colin Eaton, 18, is an Olympic Trial quali-� er training with Mt. Hood Aquatics at the Mt. Hood Aquatic Center.

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It’s not every day that a recent high school graduate gets to spend part of his summer training for the Olym-pic Trials. However, this is the case for 18-year-old Cor-bett High School grad Colin Eaton.

Eaton grew up in Gresham and has been swimming since age 10. His career began because “the girl I had a crush on in third grade was a swimmer so I wanted to be on the swim team, too.”

Aside from being a top-notch student, taking fi ve AP classes and fi nishing with a 4.7 weighted GPA. Eaton’s accomplishments in the pool are just as impressive. This includes an Oregon State Activities Association (OSAA) All-American title, fi ve state championship titles, high school state records in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle, USA Swimming Scholastic All-American, Junior National fi nalist, and Oregon state 17-18 record-holder in the 50 yard freestyle.

Eaton sticks to the sprints when it comes to swimming. His best races are the 50-meter freestyle, the 100-meter freestyle and the 100-meter butterfl y.

Eaton will be swimming the 50-meter freestyle at the trials June 25 through July 2 in Omaha, Neb. His current PR is 23.27 seconds, which places him third in the nation for 18-year-olds and under. He said his ultimate goal is to break the 2008 Oregon swimming Open Age Group record at 23 fl at.

“This doesn’t seem like much time, but in such a short race every hundredth of a second counts, hence why swimmers spend far too much time shaving unnecessary parts of the body,” said Eaton.

He feels this is an obtainable goal. However, to quali-fy for the Olympics, he would have to swim somewhere

around a 21.6. “Unfortunately, I am not yet at this level,” he said.

“This year I am just happy to be competing at Trials.”Skip Runkle, head coach of Mt. Hood Aquatics where

Eaton swims, echoed this, saying, “He is not yet at a point where I would call him a ‘player’ to make the team, but he certainly would like to go his lifetime best in Oma-ha (where the trials will be held), plus gain some valuable experience in case he is in a position to make the team in 2016.” Eaton said in four years his goals for the Olympic Trials will be much higher.

Eaton has been swimming for Mt. Hood Aquatics for four years coached by Runkle.

“Skip is a fantastic coach and has so much experi-ence,” said Eaton.

Runkle has been part of the USA National Team coaching staff 13 times and was voted Oregon Coach of the Year three times.

“Needless to say, I am lucky to be coached by him, despite some of the grueling sets he gives us,” said Eaton.

Grueling seems like an understatement when describ-ing Eaton’s 21 hours of training a week, including wak-ing up at 4:30 a.m. to train for an hour and a half. He swims 6-8 miles a day on top of dry-land training, which means hitting the weight room after swim practice.

Runkle said, “He has been focusing on training better than ever in all aspects and has been doing some addi-tional speed work with resistance (buckets, parachutes) in the water.”

Eaton said, “After qualifying for Olympic Trials in the 50 freestyle, Skip really intensifi ed my sprint training.” Working on building power, Eaton swims across the pool as fast as he can with the bucket attached to a tower with a pulley system, usually weighing 80-180 pounds in wa-ter.

Runkle said Eaton is coachable and “has good natu-ral talent (speed) but his biggest attributes are his strong work ethic, his commitment to the process of training and passionately pursuing his goals.”

As if qualifying for the Olympic Trials at 18 wasn’t enough, Eaton has also been offered a spot on the USC swim team. This was both exciting and relieving to him.

“All the years of waking up at 4:30 in the morning, swimming 10 miles a day, having to cancel social plans, and enduring many awkward social encounters after having to shave my legs for a big meet, had paid off. It felt like fi nally receiving a paycheck after years of hard work,” he said.

Eaton deferred the offer due to the high tuition. He added, “It is not a 100 percent guarantee that I will attend USC, in that I have not signed to go there.”

If Eaton were to attend USC it wouldn’t be until Au-gust 2013.

Because it is harder to get accepted as a transfer student, Eaton will be taking the year off from school. Backed by his parents, he plans to stay another year in Gresham training at Mt. Hood and possibly collecting more offers from top colleges.

All in all, Runkle said of the soon-to-be Olympic Trial competitor, “I would like to see him achieve his goals in swimming but more than that, I want to see him apply what he’s learned in the pool to other areas of his life for even bigger successes.”

Although it can become repetitive sacrifi cing a social life and swimming back and forth all day long, he still loves it. Eaton said he defi nitely wouldn’t stop swim-ming.

“It has brought so many positive things to my life; new friendships and the ability to work hard as well as signifi cant travel opportunities,” said Eaton.

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