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by Katelyn HilsenbeckThe Advocate

If you plan to graduate from Mt. Hood in June, now is the time to for-mally apply for graduation. All students who apply during the

school year are eligible to participate in the commencement ceremony, even if their coursework is not complete.

Even if you are not close to com-pleting your degree, make sure you are on track!

Are you on track? Becoming familiar with DARS (De-

gree Audit Reporting System) allows you to check your progress toward a degree.

“I think the most important thing, from Day One all the way to graduation, is to check your DARS report,” Calvin Walker, MHCC academic adviser said. “It’s not going to lead you wrong.”

Walker encourages financial aid students, in particular, to track their progress: “It’s extremely important for

them to always know where they are.”Those concerned about their finan-

cial aid status should not hesitate to speak with their financial aid adviser, he said.

From the time students first arrive at MHCC, picking a track and taking relevant classes is key.

“Most students avoid math like the plague,” said Walker. “Start taking that early,” he advised. “Don’t wait ’til the end of your degree time and create a huge amount of anxiety.”

He recommends that students blend tougher courses with less rig-orous courses they may enjoy. “You should plan things out so at any point in this academic venture, you’re not overwhelmed,” he said.

Selecting classes:Not sure what you want to take, or

what degree to pursue?Start with the Associates of Art de-

gree. “That is, in my opinion, the best degree we have,” Walker said. “It gives you a real foundation for education.”

You can also speak with an aca-demic adviser or visit the MHCC career planning and counseling center.

“If you’re going to take on the re-sponsibility of being a student here, make it worth your while. You may never ever again in life get this oppor-tunity,” Walker said.

Whatever you do, “Don’t waste your electives,” he said.

“You kind of want to hold onto those, because this is an evolution. You start mentally and physically one way here, you end physically and mentally another way. You’re a different person after a year... You want to take advan-tage of that evolution,” he advised.

When signing up for classes, make sure each will help you earn your de-gree. What’s more, when students sign up for classes, then drop them, it skews the numbers and creates difficulties for other students.

Being successful:“If you walk into a class... and you

know from the moment that that in-

structor opens their mouth that you know it’s not going to be a good fit for you... get out of the class and get some-thing else,” said Walker.

If you have a question about subject matter in a course, start with your in-structor and don’t wait until the term is almost over. “If your car had a flat and you didn’t have a spare, wouldn’t you talk to the tire guy?” Walker said.

He encourages students to visit the Learning Success Center and take advantage of other campus resources: “You’re paying for these things. Use them!”

Walker said to “take this seriously.“Can you imagine if we have this

mass of people that are moderately or highly educated? We’re going to have a different society. People look at things in a different way when they’re edu-cated,” he said.

“When you’re young, that’s the time to venture out and discover.”

Transferring:Once you have made key decisions

and chosen a path, Walker recommends you begin the search for a good destina-tion for your transfer.

“It can never be too early,” he said. He recommends that you contact any school in which you are interested. Ad-visers will be eager to talk to prospec-tive students.

Mt. Hood’s goal is to bring two transfer advisers to MHCC each month and it also hosts Oregon Transfer Day during Winter Term.

Even so, students really must “take control of their destiny,” Walker said.

Once you have narrowed your po-tential (four-year) universities, select electives that will help toward earning your degree there, he said.

When ready to apply to a univer-sity, you can order a transcript online or have them shipped for free in the Student Services office. Make sure you bring the address of the school to which you are applying.

Are you going to graduate? No matter what year you are, find out if you are on track

StepS to graduate• Select a degree. Need help? Visit the academic advising or career planning

• Plan courses to fit your degree and select your electives carefully

• Use DARS to check your progress as you go Visit my.mhcc.edu and click on “DARS” under the getting started section

on the home page. Then, select the degree you are aiming for and submit

an audit

• Make sure you check in with financial aid

• Apply for graduation two terms in advance Visit mhcc.edu/graduation to review the requirements and apply

online or print the application

The Academic Advising and Transfer Center

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Volleyball sweeps first NWAACC tourney match

Slice of Life

Erik Kinard plays chess during ASG’s “Jazz Up Your Life” event in the Student Union on Wednesday.

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Don’t feed the Black beastby Danny Perez-CrouseThe Advocate

Steven’s mall cop abilities were finally going to be put to the test. The clock was about to strike midnight and the masses of crazed shoppers would be let loose. He took one last sip of liquid courage to dull the nerves for the insanity that was about to ensue. He looked at a photo of his wife and child who he would not to be spend-ing Thanksgiving with, and might not be able to see for Christmas, either. He knew the risks of working on Black Friday, but he didn’t know how far they stretched…

There is a massive dose of irony injected into the idea of “Black Friday”

and Thanksgiving. A day dedicated to being thankful for what you already have is immediately curb-stomped for the urge to go get more stuff. That urge has never been more strong or perva-sive as now. We can’t even call it Black Friday anymore, because many stores are pushing their deals into Thanks-giving Day itself.

This push into Thanksgiving really worries me. Just how far has this trend gone and how far could it go?

Will it stop with Thursday? Will it eventually become Black Wednes-day, Black Tuesday, Black Week, Black Month, Black Year? Maybe not, but it’s going nowhere good.

Wal-Mart is increasing its televi-sion stock by 65 percent this year and rationing when it deals occur to keep up with demand and prevent any more parking lot shootings (yes, people re-ally fired shots over parking spots last year).

The excessive consumerism suffo-

cating Thanksgiving has almost gotten worse than Christmas. Now, Thanks-giving is seen as little more than a stepping stone towards Christmas (to some, anyway). It’s ridiculous, and needs to be stopped.

We have basically allowed corpo-rations to take over Thanksgiving and force thousands of employees to deal with people who exemplify the worst in humanity.

And those workers are the ones who really get the raw end, employees who would much rather spend their holiday sleeping on the couch with a belly full of turkey. Instead, they have to make sure nobody kills a rival shop-per (or even a store worker) over a stu-pid television.

What is supposed to be one of the happiest times of the year ends up be-ing the worst, for many employees.

So, how can we loosen the grip of consumerism on Thanksgiving?

Don’t go to Black Friday! Stay

home, eat some good food, spend time with your family and be thankful for what you already have. The only reason things have gotten so bad is because the demand keeps growing and peo-ple keep lining up in the cold to chase rather paltry “sales.” If we don’t jump in, the circus won’t be as popular.

There are much better shopping options online, anyway. Amazon and other shopping sites tout amazing deals each year that are often better than what you will find in the store. They have other deals that roll out through the month. You get all the same benefits without stepping on a child’s head or elbowing someone in the jugular.

Nothing: That is all you have to do to help put this crap to an end. By keep-ing your butt planted on the couch, you are saying that you don’t agree with the devaluing of holidays, supporting extreme consumerism or giving weary employees extra headaches.

by Perez-CrouseThe Advocate

Editorial:Easy ways to help out

through the yearAh yes, it’s Thanksgiving: A time

for food, family and celebrating good fortune. However, when we finish sucking the marrow from our turkey and let the food coma sink in, we re-member that there are millions who don’t have the privilege of gorging on dessert and yelling at our favorite teams on television.

Hey now, before you turn the page, let’s get it clear that we are not saying you should give up your Thanksgiving. It’s a holiday when you are supposed to cherish what you have and spend it with the people (and food) you love. Those who are in need aren’t going to hold a grudge if you didn’t help out on Thanksgiving.

Many people feel that Thanks-giving is “that time” to help out the homeless and underprivileged, as if that’s the only time they surface. And with that, many people feel guilty around Thanksgiving, specifi-cally for not doing more to better the world.

There are 364 more days in the year to do something, with a myriad of charitable options besides helping out at soup kitchens and homeless shelters. There also are very painless ways to be charitable all year long. It’s crazy how many charities there are, and how many little niches they serve. Basically, if there is something you are passionate about, there is a charity for you.

To name a few, there is the Big Brother Big Sister program where you simply meet with a child who needs a good role model a few times a month to encourage and support them.

Or, you could sponsor a child. This means being paired with an impoverished child from a different country whom you send money to in order to help them eat, get through school, etc.

If humans aren’t your thing, there are a ton of programs dedicated to homeless animals and endangered species. Try the Oregon Humane So-ciety, which declares it is aiming to “end petlessness.”

There is even a charity where you can donate money that goes towards supplying children in hospitals video games, called Child’s Play.

And, hey, if you want to sacri-fice your Thanksgiving for charitable purposes, more power to you. We un-derstand that it’s easier to gain sym-pathy for donations and rally support during a time such as Thanksgiving. We just don’t like the idea that it is often seen as the only time to do something for others.

So, find a donation or program you can give support to frequently, throughout the year. It seriously makes a difference. And you won’t have that empty guilt around the holidays because you didn’t do any-thing for anyone.

Guest Column: Remember the homelessby Justin Hartwig MHCC Intergrated Media student

There are a plethora of weathered faces that are passed by each day, some with desperate or haunted eyes, hoping to be noticed. But the passerby averts their eyes, uncomfortable with the presence of the “dirty beggar.”

As the holidays approach, it seems there are even more people in need, trying to get out of the cold. The Port-land Metro area is especially rife with this calamitous social condition, and these economic times have put even entire families out on the street.

Many voices cry out for the dignity and permanence of something often taken for granted, a roof overhead, but those who might hear turn a deaf ear or making false justifications for indifference. Many otherwise decent people look down their collective nose distastefully when they see that person on the roadside holding a sign, plead-

ing for help from strangers. Snorts of derision, cruel jokes, and

snide abuse seem commonplace as citizens with homes to go to walk past these poor souls sleeping in doorways, bundled against the dread freeze of winter, seeking warmth that will not come.

Yet what people often fail to consid-er is the life behind those diverse eyes may not have been so different from our own. Once upon a time, that person may have been a soldier serving our country, a family man involved in his commu-nity, or a student at a local college.

More often than not, horrific life traumas and circumstances beyond our imaginings have led this array of indi-viduals to their current demise; some-times only a helping hand from a true philanthropist can turn that person back to a positive life path.

It is probable that many of you are thinking: “why don’t they get a job and take care of themselves instead of beg-

ging for my hard earned dollar? “ Unfortunately, at the root of this

broad categorization lies an inherent fallacy. Once a person winds up home-less, it is extremely difficult to acquire or maintain a job; clean clothes, sleep, and food are essential, as is the docu-mentation that many homeless do not possess or cannot obtain.

Likewise, many homeless people abuse substances as a coping mecha-nism and an exorbitantly high percent-age have some form of mental illness. Therefore, getting off the street is al-most impossible without some outside assistance.

Take it personally from this author who is a current student at Mt. Hood Community College in the second year of Integrated Media: Video Produc-tion, but spent most of 2004 with no roof over his head. After desperate attempts for most of the year to get work and save money, one November evening found him lying on a frozen

park bench with no sleeping bag, as the temperature dipped below thirty-five degrees. It was when the facial frost began to form and the shivering stopped that the real worry of exposure and death kicked. Yet somehow the sun rose again. It was only through the charity of some gracious friends that life turned around a couple weeks later.

So as you go about your holiday shopping, drop some change into a weary hand or a Salvation Army col-lection bucket, even if you never have before. As you prepare your holiday feast in your warm home with your lov-ing family, remember to donate food, clothing and toys to those families less fortunate than your own, and to those individuals spending the holidays cold and alone.

Anyone can conquer their trials and achieve their dreams. Open your heart to another person and put a smile on a weary face. You may just put a smile on your own face as well.

Illustration by Heather Golan - The Advocate

Thanks Mom: a Thanksgiving cartoon

Nov. 22, 2013 3News

May 29, 1917 - Nov. 22, 1963

Who: Grace Richardson, humanities instructorAge: 17Where you were: Taking a test in the social studies class, “which was ironic. They did an announcement over the loudspeakers.”What you remember: “Everybody was watch-ing television by then, and then to have Lee Harvey Oswald shot on television, was really something.”Impact: “It was scary to think that our lead-ers were being assassinated. The social fabric of the country seemed to be falling apart (in the 1960s), between the protests in Vietnam, the civil rights movement and the assassination…

“I was a huge fan of Kennedy. I had helped campaign for him. I felt awful…

“It was one of those things that you knew was going to be a big part of history.”

• • •

Who: Jeannie Thompson, physical therapist as-sistant program instructorAge: 5Where you were: “I was at school that day and I remember coming home and, of course, there being a lot of commotion and not knowing what was going on. It was my mom’s birthday, actually.” What you remember: “The TV was on all day long and there was a lot of tension in the house… that didn’t happen regularly…

“I do remember that she (mom) didn’t let us stay in the room.” Impact: “I’m not really sure I understood the whole impact of it.”

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Who: Susan Boulden, medical office program in-structorAge: 8Where you were: “We happened to be out (of school) at lunch time and there was an an-nouncement that brought us all back inside. And there was a television in every classroom tuned to the news and that was how we found out. I still remember Walter Cronkite announcing that he was dead.”What you remember: “It was very shocking, very, very shocking. There was so much about them (the Kennedy family) in the news... It felt like a new beginning. I could even sense that, as young as I was, that this was historic. Watching the adults in the school get so emotional and many of them were crying and lots of us went home... that’s how impactful it was…

“Everybody, everybody was sad. The entire country. That was the first time I really can re-member being part of a large country…

“Everybody was affected and it was the topic of conversation of everyone. A day didn’t go by that we didn’t talk about it.”Impact: “I think what it did is made me realize, maybe earlier than I might have, that life is so

short and that it can end so quickly and so bru-tally. It also has given me more of a perspective of just how much a president takes on that puts (each one) in jeopardy.”

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Who: Rich Coulston, English instructor Age: 14 or 15What you remember: “I remember thinking that that all the things that he had started, which were civil rights and movements that were popu-lar… the Peace Corps and such, were all going to go by the wayside…

“The newscaster, Walter Cronkite, taking off his glasses and saying, ‘The president has been shot; the president is dead’…

“All the people my age got together and watched the television, the funeral and so forth, and commiserated over the fact that it was the end of everything, because nobody would be as

charismatic as he.”Impact: “The idealism that pervaded the cul-ture, at least the youth, just died. I don’t think it was so much his assassination, but the con-tinual involvement in Vietnam, that drained the resources out of it.”

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Who: Maggie Huffman, director of communica-tionsAge: 9 Where you were: “I remember I was in English class and Mr. Graham told us the president had been shot. It seems like not too much later he told us the president had died. So buses lined up and we all got on the bus. Everybody was somber. I remember some teachers were crying.”What you remember: “It made me scared, be-cause all the adults were afraid. I fed off their emotions…

“I also remember when Oswald was shot. I was watching TV with all the grown-ups and old-er kids in my family and there we saw a murder right on TV. It was quite scary.”Impact: The Teletype stories her brother brought home from Seattle University “kept changing by the minute, it seems like. I read all of them. Which is actually one of the reasons I went into journalism as a career.”

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Who: Glenn Wright, graphic design coordina-torAge: 5Where you were: “I remember that my family and I were eating dinner…

“They were very excited about something. Something horrible happened and they ran to the tiny little black and white television that we had in the room. I didn’t really understand the magnitude.”What you remember: “For some reason, I re-member the patterns that we had on the chairs and the curtains... burned into my memory, be-cause of that.”Impact: “Over the days that followed I had a stronger understanding of what happened, the magnitude of it and feeling really sad and bad…

“I semi-expect it to happen again.”

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Who: Karen Hannegan, grant writerAge: 16Where you were: “I was in biology class at St. Thomas Aquinas High School outside of St. Louis in Missouri. The nun... she was very young and she made an announcement to the class and as she made the announcement she was just weep-ing, and she told us President Kennedy had been shot and killed.”What you remember: “At that time, everybody in my age group, we were completely excited about Kennedy and what he was doing and the message he was giving to everyone. It was like there was all this hope and this fantastic en-thusiasm…

“It was Catholic school and being that Ken-nedy was a Catholic, the first Catholic president, it was like he was part of our family…

“All of my brothers and sisters and friends came to my house to watch (the funeral) on TV. We were all just sobbing, just sobbing…Impact: “It was as if hope had died…

“I think that (now) there’s a real renais-sance in young people. I think their awareness is highly involved. I think it’s really rather ex-traordinary…

“I really see how, for me anyway, and for my generation, it was like that feeling of any-thing can happen and anything dreadful can happen… This was something that kind of pulled the rug out from our generation at that time.”

Watching video of the JFK funeral on You-Tube last weekend, “I was watching and I was weeping again. Just like I did 50 years ago.”

MHCC faculty reveal their memories of the assassination

and the time following

Remembering JFK 50 years later

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Living Arts4 Nov. 22, 2013

by Greg LeonovThe Advocate

MHCC students, staff, faculty and community members can get a jump on early Christmas shopping at the “Scrooge Lives” festival, which will be held in the Student Union from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 4 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Dec. 5.

The festival has been staged since the 1970s. Planning for this year’s version started in August, said Mary Burlingame, MHCC bookkeeper who coordinates the event.

“Twenty-five percent of the vendors are people that have been here for years, and I think they come because they enjoy interacting with

the students for two days,” she said.Vendors vary from MHCC staff

and faculty to artisans who travel from as far away as Longview, Wash., she said.

Everything for sale is handmade, and ranges from jewelry and beadwork to sewing and crochet work. There even will be a vendor selling gourmet pet food.

The Student Union will be completely rearranged to make room for the event. A piano will be placed at the front entrance, and Mt. Hood student Sam Kewesa will play Christmas music during the lunch hour.

The MHCC choir is scheduled to perform on Dec. 4.

“Scrooge Lives” has always been the name of the event.

“I don’t know the reason for the name,” Burlingame said. “It is a happy event, and when you think about (how) Scrooge lives, in the Dickens story, it is kind of a happy Christmas story in a way, even though he had to go through some trials and tribulations to get there.”

The event is not necessarily a fundraiser. Participating vendors pay a $40 entry fee. Fee proceeds go toward $5-off coupons for any enrolled MHCC students, so they “can have a more affordable ability to buy a gift for someone or themselves,” Burlingame said.

by Greg LeonovThe Advocate

The MHCC Ceramics Club will host its annual ceramics sale in the Visual Arts Gallery on Dec. 3-4 to raise money for club-related events.

The sale dates back about 20 years, and roughly coin-cides with the “Scrooge Lives” artisan fair at Mt. Hood.

In the ceramics sale, participating students will each have a table on which to display their work. “Some people get really fancy, and they do an elaborate display,” said Joe Davis, MHCC’s ceramics instructor.

While the focus is ceramic art such as pottery, club members did invite guests from other art fields. There may be some jewelry, drawings, and other artwork for sale.

Current MHCC ceramics students will predominate, but former students and ceramics technicians and faculty members are also welcome to sell their work.

Recent sales have raised about $4,000 a year, Davis said. Three-fourths of the proceeds go to students, and the rest stays with the club.

Club members use the money for field trips and to bring in visiting artists, he said.

by Rebecca GaulkeThe Advocate

The MHCC Chamber Choir will participate today in a college choir in-vitational at Marylhurst University.

Other school choirs participating are from Marylhurst, Clark College, PCC Rock Creek and St. Mary’s Acad-emy.

Kevin Lambert, MHCC choir in-structor, said that although the event is not a competition, all audiences judge. He said his singers are ready.

“We’ve been preparing all quarter for this concert. I introduced two of the harder songs in the beginning weeks of the quarter, and they’re coming along very well,” Lambert said.

Two of the songs they will be sing-ing are “Contre-qui, Rose,” by Port-land native Morten Lauridsen, and “With a Lily In Your Hand,” by Eric Whitacre.

“These are two of the pre-eminent choral composers writing in America today, and two of the composers stu-dents most enjoy singing,” Lambert said.

The Chamber Choir will end its performance with an arrangement of the U2 song, “Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For,” which will be “set for gospel choir and electric gui-tar,” he said.

“It’s been a unique challenge to transform our overall sound to that of a gospel choir for a couple minutes, so that our songs sound very different from each other.”

Lambert says his students hope to “make a very bold statement to the singers in the other choirs that our singers at MHCC have done their work.”

The choir will also perform on Dec. 4 in the Mt. Hood Student Union at the “Scrooge Lives” holiday crafts event.

Choir heads to MarylhurstCeramics club sale Dec. 3-4

“Scrooge Lives” holiday salecontinues after four decades

The Ceramics Club sale will be held in the Visual Arts Gallery on Dec. 3 and 4.

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Holiday events to look for: Ceramics sale and “Scrooge Lives”

Viral Vid of the Week

In the mood for a laugh? As part of our new weekly feature, we will show you one awesome

video and tell you why you should watch it.

This week, it’s an anniversary prank gone wrong. The video has already gained over 6 million views

in 2 days, and is a great example of what you should NOT do. It’s a good video because it’s al-

most awkward to watch, but it’s a great example of raw human emotion caught on camera. If you

want to see what happens when a guy plays a prank on his girlfriend, but she’s one step ahead

of him, search it on YouTube.

Looking for something fun to do? Check out our revamped weekly calendar for

some fun ideas!

32 Weekend Movie Pick:Catching Fire

Starring Jennifer

Lawrence/Josh HutchersonIn theaters

today

The anxiously awaited second installment in “The Hunger Games” series is finally here! Early reviews sug-gest that this movie is better than the first (if that’s even

possible). Jennifer Lawrence returns to the big screen as

Katniss Everdeen, and has to fight to the death in the arena once again. Fans of the “Hun-

ger Games” books, or just fans of good movies, should

definitely check it out.

Christmas Tree Lighting

Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m.Pioneer Square, Portland

The best way to get over your Thanksgiving food

coma and post-Black Friday shopping high is to attend

the annual Christmas tree lighting in Pioneer

Courthouse Square. Who doesn’t love a massive,

colorful Christmas tree? This event will also feature a

holiday sing-a-long featuring Thomas Lauderdale with

members of Pink Martini. If you are going, plan to show up a bit early, since it gets pretty crowded by 4 p.m.

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TO BE DETERMINED

4 Ugly Sweater Bowling Dec. 4, 9 p.m. to midnight

Mt. Hood Lanes2311 E. Powell Blvd. Gresham

Come join in the fun: All enrolled Mt. Hood students are welcome to attend a fun eve-ning of bowling with a hint of Christmas. Wear your ugliest sweater and bring a friend,

because each student is allowed one guest. It’s free, and prizes will be dished out during the evening.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day

Parade

Nov. 28 at 9 a.m.New York City

On NBC TV

This year, Macy’s is celebrat-ing its 86th anniversary.

The parade marks the of-ficial kickoff of the holiday

season, and is seen by more than 3 million people each

year who line the streets of New York and another 50 million people who watch on TV. This year, musical

guests include Kellie Pickler, Ariana Grande and Cher

Lloyd.

Anniversary Prank Backfires!!

Ugly Sweater

Nov. 22, 2013 5Living Arts

For more of The Advocate’s interview with students, go to our website, www.advocate-online.net

“What are you thankful for?”Go Paleo

1 box of Ritz crackers1 small jar of peanut butter (your

choice)1 package of chocolate bark (your

choice) Sprinkles (optional)

1. Put about 1 tsp. or more of peanut butter between two Ritz crackers. Repeat as many times as you want.

2. Melt the chocolate in a sauce pan on medium heat, and stir. It’s wise to start with two or three squares and add more as needed.

3. Dip each sandwich in the chocolate

with tongs and place on wax paper.

Optional:Add sprinkles to each sandwich for a

more festive look. Place the treats in the freezer for a

couple of minutes to speed up the drying process.

If there is extra chocolate, add some to some nuts, pretzels, or anything else. Just make sure you create your master-piece on wax paper!

- Katelyn HilsenbeckEditor-in-chief

Editor’s picks: favorite Thanksgiving recipes

This is one of my favorite pie reci-pes. This pie is so rich and creamy that my family didn’t even know it was dairy free!

1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell2 eggs1/2 cup brown sugar1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon1/4-1/2 tsp. powdered ginger1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg1/4 tsp. salt1 3/4 cups mashed cooked pumpkin1 cup of coconut milk (canned, not

reduced fat)

1. Whip the eggs until frothy.2. Mix in sugar, then spices and

salt.3. Add pumpkin and coconut milk

(for best results use the creamy top layer of the milk) and beat until well-blended and smooth.

4. Poor mixture into pie shell.5. Bake at 450F for 10 minutes.6. After 10 minutes, reduce the heat

to 350F and bake for 30 to 35 more min-utes.

7. Cool, and then enjoy!

- Heather GolanGraphic Designer

Yield: 8 to 10 servings1 (12 ounce) package fresh or frozen

cranberries, coarsely chopped 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple,

with juice 2 cups white sugar 1 cup chopped walnuts 2 cups miniature marshmallows1 pint heavy whipped cream 1. In a large bowl, stir together the

cranberries, pineapple (with juice) and sugar.

2. Let stand for about one hour, to let sugar dissolve, and then pour the mixture

into a strainer over a bowl. 3. Let it drain, then let it stand, cov-

ered, in the refrigerator for at least two hours, or overnight.

4. Before serving, whip the cream until soft peaks form. (You can sweeten the whipped cream with a little sugar, if desired.) In a large bowl, mix together the cranberry mixture, walnuts and marsh-mallows.

5. Fold in the whipped cream and store in refrigerator until serving.

- Carole RiggsPhoto Editor

1 cup brown sugar1 cup white sugar1 1/3 cup melted butterAdd 3 eggs- beat well4 ½ cup flour2 ½ tsp. soda½ tsp. salt1 cup chopped nuts

1. Mix in order2. Make in vertical rolls in wax

paper3. Refrigerate overnight4. Slice into thin slices5. Bake at 375 for 10-13 minutes,

and enjoy!

- Rebecca GaulkeLiving Arts Editor

Garlic Green BeansSource: bravoforpaleo.com

What you’ll need:2lb Fresh green beans2-4 Tablespoons pasture

butter4 Cloves of garlic, mincedSliced almonds (optional)Salt and lemon pepper, to

tasteWhat to do:Wash beans thoroughly and

snap ends off.Place green beans in 1/2”-

1” of water and bring to a boil (covered with top) for 3 min-utes.

Drain green beans in col-ander.

Place butter in skillet and bring to low heat.

Sautee garlic in butter.Add green beans and toss

for 2-3 minutes.

Are you into the “paleo” diet craze? The “Paleolithic Diet,” based on the concept of eating only whole, contemporary foods our hunter-gatherer ancestors of the Stone Age also consumed, means no refined sugars, legumes or dairy. If you are interested in cutting out some calories and aim to eat a more whole, unprocessed food, then you might want to give it a try.

Liver and gizzard of the turkey4-5 chopped onions3-4 celery stakes3-4 eggsSalt, pepper and sage to taste

1. Chop up liver and gizzard in small pieces, sauté in a little oil until brown.

2. Chop up 4 -5 large onions or more if

you want a lot of dressing. 3. Add chopped celery. 4. Soak bread crumbs or dried bread

in water. Soak until soft, squeeze out ex-cess water and add to onions and celery.

5. Mix in eggs. 6. Add salt, pepper and sage to taste.

- Melissa CaseyVideo Editor

In the spirit of Thanks-giving, we asked Mt. Hood students what they are thankful for. Here are some of the best answers.

“I am thankful to be alive and well and able to attend school.” --Tye Doudy

“I’m thankful for my family. They are very sup-portive of me coming here and going to class. They help me out with my class-es and my homework. I’m grateful for food; I love to eat food. And sports; I play a lot of sports.” --Delene Beavers

“I’m thankful for this year, for my family and my job, that’s pretty much it. I recently got promoted to a manager position at work, so I’m pretty thankful for the raise since it’s helping pay for the bills this year.” --Michael Cotton

“My health, consider-ing its flu season.” --Me-lissa Memser

“I’m thankful for mo-torcycles!” --Patrick Ma-son

“I’m thankful for many things, I could prob-ably write a book on it. I’m thankful for my family, I’m thankful to be able to live in

a free country, to be able to go to school and aspire to my goals and be able to do what I want. I’m thankful to be alive… I’m thankful for a lot.” --Mackenzie Allen

“I have a lot to be thankful for. I’m thankful to be here going to college, which is awesome. I’m 25, so it’s been a while since I’ve been in school, and I have an awesome family, everybody is healthy, do-ing good. So, at the mo-ment, I’m pretty lucky.” --Shauna Blakeney

“I’m thankful for my son being here with me. He finally moved here from Malaysia... so, we’ve been separated for 16 years. We finally reunited, so I’m very thankful for that.” --Shila Spencer

- Compiled by Melissa Casey

Graphic by Heather Golan - The Advocate

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Source: agirlworthsaving.netServes: 8

What you’ll need:½ cup water¼ cup melted coconut oil2 tbsp. chia seeds1 cup raw pumpkin seeds, shelled1 cup tapioca flour½ tsp. baking soda½ tsp. baking powder¼ tsp. salt1 tsp. vanilla½ cup pumpkin puree1 tsp. pumpkin spice2 tbsp. maple syrup

½ tsp. apple cider vinegar 1 cup chocolate chips

What to do:In a medium pan, add the chia

seeds, coconut oil and water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and set aside.

Use blender or food processor to grind pumpkin seeds into a flour.

Next, add in all of the dry ingredi-ents and pulse for 30 seconds.

Then, add in wet ingredients, in-cluding the chia seed mixture.

Blend until well combined.Fold in the chocolate chips and

pour into a well-greased 5” x 9” loaf pan.

Overnight Cookies

Chocolate dipped Ritz cracker sandwiches

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Turkey Dressing

Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie

Holiday Cranberry Salad

Sweet Potato Soup

Source: meatified.com

What you’ll need:1 tbsp. coconut oil1 onion, diced4 bell peppers, diced

(about 4 cups)4 cups chicken or

vegetable stock2 cups leftover

mashed or baked sweet potato OR 1 can organic sweet potato puree

1 tsp. cuminjuice of half a lemon2 tbsp.fresh thyme

leavesSalt and pepper to

tasteWhat to do:Add the coconut oil

to a large saucepan or

Dutch oven over medi-um-low heat. Sautee the onion and peppers until slightly softened.

Either puree the leftover sweet potato with 2 cups of stock and add to the pan with the remaining 2 cups of stock, OR add the sweet potato puree and the stock to the pan.

Add the cumin and increase heat so that the soup comes to a simmer.

Simmer until the peppers are tender, about 20 minutes.

Add the lemon juice, fresh thyme and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve as is, or blend until smooth - however you prefer!

News6 Nov. 22, 2013

Monday November 25 1:10 - 2 p.m.Tuesday November 26 2:10 - 3 p.m.

Monday December 2 1:10 - 2 p.m.

Tuesday December 3 12:10 - 1 p.m.

Wednesday December 4

Thursday December 5

Student Success Seminar Schedule

12:10 - 1 p.m.2:10 - 3 p.m.

1:10 - 2 p.m.

1:10 - 2 p.m.3:10 - 4 p.m.

Smart Preparation for Math ExamsHow to Concentrate and RememberHow to Succeed on Tests

Coping With StressMath Final SuccessUnderstanding Test AnxietyHow to Succeed on Tests

Understanding Test Anxiety

How to Succeed on Tests

by Katelyn HilsenbeckThe Advocate

“I am right there, right next to the surgeon,” said Nicole Skewes, Surgical Technology Program student and club president, explaining the allure of her chosen profession.

MHCC offers an associate degree pro-gram that trains stu-dents for a career in surgical technology – and is the only school in Oregon that offers a degree attached to the hands-on instruction.

“Their (trainees’) job is to maintain the sterile field, create the sterile field, help the surgeon,” said Judy Shiprack, surgical technology instructor.

Skewes is a second-year student in the surgical technology program, now completing the clinical phase. During the second year, students spend three eight-and-a-half hour shifts each week working in a hospital under the supervision of a hospital employee.

“They function as if it was their job,” Shiprack said of the students.

“The hands-on experience is price-less,” said Skewes. While she is in sur-gery, “I’m thinking about the patient. I’m thinking about the procedure and what I need to do,” she said.

Surgical technician students must prepare for each surgery they will as-sist. They also spend two days a week in lecture.

Skewes finds videos the most help-

ful way to understand a procedure, but also uses her textbook and notes.

During the first year in the Mt. Hood program, students take both lec-ture and lab courses. There is a room set up like an operating room, with supplies donated by local hospitals. “We have been told that this is one of

the best labs in the coun-try,” said Shiprack.

“When it’s all draped out in lab practice, it looks like a real surgery,” Skewes added.

First-year students spend time in labs, some of which are run like a real surgery. But there’s more work to do.

“We do expect our students to practice in the lab outside of class time during that first year to hone their skills,” said

Shiprack. Starting in the fall term of their

second year, participants are placed in hospitals and local other health care facilities the program holds contracts with. Each following term, the stu-dents switch facilities.

Shiprack said, “The hospitals are seeing them (at work). So, we basi-cally tell them it’s a nine month in-terview.”

She, along with the other full- and part-time program instructors, is still active in the allied health industry. Shiprack is an operating room nurse.

“What we teach (students), we’re seeing and doing also,” she said.

Each year, the program accepts about 24 students and produces about

18 graduates. The program’s job placement rate is

near 100 percent. If more students were willing to head out of state, or go to an-other part of Oregon, “it would be 100 percent all of the time,” said Shiprack.

The MHCC students take a national certification exam before graduating, which allows them to work in most hospitals.

Hospitals seek experienced techni-cians, but often accept MHCC graduates because they know what the program entails and have observed students

during their clinical internships, Ship-rack said.

“The type of program we run is set-ting them up for success,” she said.

Many Mt. Hood program alumni have moved on to careers in nursing or as a physician or physician’s assistant.

“It’s hard, but it’s doable, if you put the time in,” said Skewes.

The MHCC Surgical Technology Club stands out during campus club fairs.

Members bring a draped “belly” with the instruments that would be

used in surgery. They also contribute community service throughout the year and will be hosting an event about tis-sue, organ and blood donations in the spring.

The club includes mostly members of the surgical technician program.

For those interested in joining the program, information sessions are held the first Monday of each month, through March, from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Allied Health conference room, AC2761. (The December session will run 4 to 5 p.m.)

Standing next to the surgeon

Nicole Skewes

The Surgical Technology Program has a lab with donated equipment from local hospitals. A fake patient is on the table for a surgery in the abdomen.

Photos by Carole Riggs - The Advocate

News BriefsHelp the college strategic plan

Users may experience turbid-colored water on the MHCC main campus through Wednesday, during preparations for replacement of City of Gresham water meters.

Don’t be alarmed by colored water

The MHCC speech team brought home first place for community colleges and fourth place in the overall sweep-stakes from the Lower Columbia College Smelt Classic, held in Longview, Wash., on Nov. 1-2.

“I was a very proud coach. They’ve been through a lot this term,” said Shan-non Valdivia, forensics program direc-tor. “And for a group of mostly novices, they’ve just rallied around each other, supported each other, practiced really hard and their hard work paid off.

“This was the first tournament where pretty much everybody brought some-thing home,” Valdivia said of her student competitors.

The team practices six hours a week and is meeting for an eight-hour work-shop this weekend in preparation for the Second Greater Portland Parliamentary League Tournament on Dec. 3 at Lewis & Clark College.

Next will come the Orv Iverson/Krista Bacon Memorial Tournament at Vancou-ver’s Clark College, on Dec. 7-8.

“They really want to do well and that’s one of the things that sets this team apart. They’re willing to put in the extra time,” said Valdivia.

Some awards from the Lower Co-lumbia event included: Tyler Garcia, first place, novice prose; first place, novice programmed oral interpretation; Karas-alla Fale, first place, novice communi-cation; second place, novice prose; and third place, novice programmed oral in-terpretation; Chris Losi, first place, nov-ice impromptu; and Jennifer Sewell, first place, novice dramatic interpretation.

- Katelyn Hilsenbeck

Speech team brings home title

As part of the MHCC strategic plan-ning initiative, you are invited to fill out a questionnaire. Available in four languages (English, Russian, Span-ish, Vietnamese), the survey can be found at http://www.mhcc.edu/news.aspx?id=3541.

- SCSport entral

Nov. 22, 2013 7Sports

Sports over the holiday

Women’s basketball snaps dry spell

by Q QuartermanThe Advocate

Last Saturday, the Mt. Hood women’s basketball team ended nearly a full year of frustration, beating Edmonds Community College, 66-62.

The win over the Tritons, on Mt. Hood’s home court, was the Saints’ first since last Nov. 24 and snapped a 21-game losing streak.

It didn’t come easy, as the Tritons jumped to an early lead and twice tied the score late in the game before the Saints (0-14 in con-ference, 2-22 overall in 2012-13) secured the victory.

Boasting just three sophomores, this year’s young Mt. Hood team appears hungry.

Taylor Scott, the dynamic freshman for-ward, was the Saints’ leading scorer with 17 points, and recorded 10 rebounds and four as-sists.

Sophomore guard Whitney Warren con-tributed 12 points and 9 rebounds.

Freshman guard Alana Wilson finished with 13 points and 11 boards, while freshman center Marley Yates notched a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds to help ensure the losing streak would end.

Wilson was the offensive catalyst n the second half, coming off the bench and scor-ing 10 of 12 Mt. Hood points during a crucial Saints run.

“I didn’t even think about it, just kind of wanted to play hard with intensity and heart,” Wilson said.

With 11:50 on the clock, the Saints had re-gained the lead, at 48-45.

The Tritons tied the game 56-56, while the Saints fought the turnover bug. Then, Yates grabbed the most important offensive re-bound at the 4-minute mark.

MHCC would hold on, displaying a new sense of toughness. By the finish, three Saints had double-doubles.

Head coach Tyler Rose said the Saints are focused in the moment.

“The mentality is one step at a time; day-by-day,” he said. On Saturday, he said, the Saints play at Big Bend (Moses Lake, Wash.) and “we will be taking what they throw at us. For these girls, there are no streaks, no pres-sure.”

One night earlier, on Nov. 15, the Saints hosted their season opener against Blue Mountain and lost by 12.

Mt. Hood was feisty, yet the pressure and the turnovers were too much to overcome, and

the Saints were defeated, 74-62.

Scott and sophomore Chanel Celis both led the Saints with 11 points.

Rose said he felt the bench players sup-plied a lift before the Blue Mountain pressure took its toll. Still, the Saints’ play improved during the loss and it was overall a great game for the team, he said.

It also was a sign of the success to follow.The Saints’ next game in the Portland area

comes at 3 p.m. on Nov. 29. They play Pierce Community College in the Clackamas Com-munity College Thanksgiving Invite.

Mt. Hood defeats Edmonds 66-62 for first win in 12 months

I didn’t even think about it, just kind of wanted to play hard with intensity and heart.

Freshman guard Alana Wilson

Real Salt Lake AT Portland Timbers,

Sunday Nov. 24 6 pm on (ESPN

Network).

Oregon State Beavers AT #5 Oregon Ducks

Friday Nov. 29, 4 pm (Fox Sports One Network)

Thanksgiving Day games

Photo contributed by Jeff Hinds

Above: Freshman guard Alana Wilson battles to the rim against a Blue Mountain defender. Right: Sophomore Chanel Celis goes in for a lay-up during the game against Blue Mountain.

Green Bay Packers AT

Detroit Lions, 9:30 am on (FOX

Network).

Oakland Raiders AT Dallas Cowboys,

1:30 pm on (CBS Network).

Pittsburgh Steelers AT Baltimore Ravens,

5:30 pm on (NBC Network).

Photo by Carole Riggs- The Advocate

Sports8 Nov. 22, 2013

Men’s basketball wins in Pendleton

by Aaron MarshallThe Advocate

The MHCC men’s basketball team started the regular season strong on Nov. 15, defeating Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, 82-74.

The Saints had three starters score in double figures, and sophomore Brock Otis and freshman Oleg Maran-dyuk added 14 and 10 points off the bench, respectively.

“We were able to get the ball in-side to the post players. That helped us set the tone early,” said Geoff Gi-bor, Mt. Hood head coach. “I felt like

we made BMCC play defense against our size.”

Gibor also credited the Saints’ unity. “We are fortunate to have such a close knit group. It definitely helped us win,” he said.

Saints sophomore center Mac Johnson scored a team-high 17 points, matching the game-high total, and added 10 rebounds.

“We are showing improvement as a team, especially on defense, but the big challenge for us will be to keep improving and not get complacent,” Johnson said.

Mt. Hood sophomores Landon Rushton and Blake Updike contributed

16 and 10 points, respectively.The Saints started the game well

and led at halftime, 36-28. The second half opened up, with both teams scor-ing 46 points, but Mt. Hood kept the lead and earned the win.

“We didn’t back down throughout the whole game,” said Rushton. “We stayed together and tried to make ev-ery possession count.”

The Saints shot 46 percent from the field going, 30-for-64, compared to Blue Mountain’s 40 percent. Mt. Hood narrowly won the rebound bat-tle, 41-40, with sophomore Thomas Simien grabbing 7 boards to go along with Johnson’s 10.

Aggressiveness also got the Saints to the free throw line more often than Blue Mountain, where they scored 18 points.

“Obviously, the sophomores should have an advantage at this point due to their experience,” Gibor said of the Saints’ second-year leaders. “However, the freshmen have done a great job.”

Next week, the team travels to Longview, Wash., for the Red Devil Classic tournament. Mt. Hood will play its first game at 3 p.m. on Nov. 29 against Yakima Valley Community College.

“We want to raise our level of play

and to pressure the absolute crap out of teams,” said Rushton.

The Saints’ head coach agreed that ball handling will be critical.

“We know Yakima is going to pressure us the entire game. We are going into that game with a focus on handling that pressure to ensure we can get a good shot every possession,” Gibor said.

The new season has great poten-tial, Gibor said.

“This team has a chance to become really good. We have a lot of pieces,” he said. “If we continue to play hard and develop, I like the direction we are headed.”

Whoever’s going to win this tournament – it’s not about talent. It’s about who wants it more, who’s ready to battle.

Lihau PerreiraSophomore outside hitter

Volleyball spikes down competitionby Cameron MillerThe Advocate

Mt. Hood kicked off the 2013 NWAACC volleyball championship tournament on Thursday with a three-set victory against Everett (25-12, 25-12, 25-23).

The 16-team tournament runs four days in the Mt. Hood gym, ending with the championship match on Sunday, and the Saints hope to be in the final.

MHCC’s next match comes today at 10 a.m. against Lower Columbia.

Should the Saints win, they advance to third-round action at 6:30 tonight.

After starting slow in the Thurs-day morning contest, the South Region winners dispatched Everett, the fourth seed from the North Region.

The standout player was sophomore Shawna Smith, with 10 kills against Ev-erett.

This is the third straight year that MHCC has host-ed the tourna-ment in Gresh-am.

Last au-tumn, the Saints placed fourth, after winning the title in 2011. This year the Saints look to rebound and re-gain the cham-pionship, led by their outstanding sophomore outside hitter, Lihau Perreira.

Perreira was honored this last week as the NWAACC South Region Play-er of the Week along with freshman Shea Lindsey. This is Perreira’s fourth straight week with one NWAACC award or another.

The Saints this autumn continue to rack up the honors.

On Wednesday, MHCC joined the other 15 tournament teams, along with school President Debbie Derr and Ath-letic Director Kim Hyatt, for the cham-pionship tournament banquet held in Portland.

MHCC was handed its South Region title hardware, while head coach Chel-sie Speer was honored as South Region coach of the year and Perreira was hon-ored as the region’s MVP.

By claiming the South Region, MHCC earned one of the four No. 1 tournament seeds, along with Olympic, Blue Mountain College, and Highline community colleges.

In the double-elimination tourna-ment, the eventual champion could play anywhere from five to eight matches. The format allows teams to play through a “loser’s bracket” in or-der to reach the championship match having only lost one game.

This opens the possibility for MHCC to play against all three No. 1 seeds in the tournament.

Blue Mountain, the reigning NWAACC champion, is the top seed from the East Region and holds a 3-0 record against the Saints this season.

Blue Mountain defeated Spokane in the 2012 cham-pionship match (25-18, 25-17, 25-12).

While MHCC boasted an im-pressive 35-6 re-cord heading into the title tourna-ment, the Saints endured a tumul-tuous season of

sorts. They suffered injuries and losses at different stages, with players bat-tling injuries that lingered for weeks, months, and even carried over from past years.

Despite all that, the highly deco-rated Perreira is confident in her team and its grit.

“Whoever’s going to win this tour-nament – it’s not about talent. It’s about who wants it more, who’s ready to battle,” she said.That type of lead-ership and MHCC’s fighting spirit are going to be keys in the attempt to win NWAACCs and bring the Saints their second championship in three years.

Left: Sophomore guard/forward Brock Otis scored 14 points off the bench aginast Blue Mountain on Nov. 15. Right: Mt. Hood defeated Blue Mountain 82-74.Photo contributed by Makayla Williamson

Freshman Xayna Robinson spikes the ball over two Everett defenders. The Saints won in three straight sets Thursday.

Photos contributed by Darby Cisneros

Photo contributed by Jeff Hinds

The volleyball championship tournament continues over the weekend. For more info, go to http://nwaacc.org/volleyball/championship.php

$5 per day MHCC students and staff$10 per day for adults

$5 for non-MHCC students