UMBRELLA OPENS SO CLOSE The 2003 edition of LB's student-edited creative arts After sweeping Mt. Hood to earn a shot at the journal, hits the bookstores this week • Pg.5 playoffs, Runners run out of gas. • Pg.11
THE A WEEKLY STUDENT PUBLICATION
Wednesday, May 21, 2003 Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon I Two student scholars honored I by community college group
I by Thomas Lin lected for the honor earlier this spring. The April of The Commuter 25 awards ceremony included a brunch in Salem where Gov. Ted Kulongoski personally congratu- Two students known for campus involvement lated each scholarship recipient. Photos by Thomas Lin I and leadership will each receive a WI,OOO scholar- "1was so happy," Krismansaid. She explained Sumartini JTini' Krisman and ship for winning the 2003 Outstanding Student that she had to write ten pages of essays while Darrell McGie were named Scholar Award sponsored by the Oregon Com- applying for the scholarship last fall through I Outstanding Student Scholars munity College Association (OCCA). Linn-Benton's Phi Theta Kappa honor society. for 2003 by the state Sumartini Krisman and Darrell McGie, both Besides acting as the public relations officer community college association. active in Student Life and Leadership, were se- I T Tum to "Scholars" on Pg.4 Budget dilemma expected to cost students more next year I by Wendy Geist lowing the meeting, LB's Board of Education will con- their tuition. Current policy is to give students two of The Commuter vene at 7:30 p.m. in the same room to vote on probable weeks after the start of classes to pay; under consider- tuition and fee increases. ation is a policy to give students less time, but how I The budget shortfall continues to rain down on The Budget Committee is considering a tuition in- much has not been decided. Also being considered is LBCC as the Budget Committee looks for new ways to crease of $6 per credit hour. Tuition was raised by $4per shifting the college's default risk for payment plans to increase the amount of money coming in so that it credit at the start of the 2002-03 academic year. The an outside vendor, which would save LBaround $70,000 I doesn't have to cut any more programs, having aIread roposed increase would brin tuition from $43 to $49 a ear because of a The committee will meet tonight, May 21, in the could also see an increase in their tuition. The committee is also contemplating charging adcli- Boardrooms at 5:30 p.m. to approve a list of revenue Another change the Budget Committee is consider- tional tuition for classes that require more contact hours I enhancements. The meeting is open to the public. Fol- ing is to shorten the time period students have to pay T Tum to "Budget" on Pg. 4 I Learning Center hours I will depend on student I use this summer term by Phillip Ruzek of The Commuter "Our feeling is that we (the Learning I The sun is finally out, spread- ing heat over students relaxing Center) are needed." on campus. However, too much ~ Sharon Rodecap I summer relaxation may force the LBLearning Center to cut hours week to help students with the intended to help students. cramped term. I The summer term is eight "Campus administration will weeks long compared to the ten monitor student use for the first weeks that students are used to. few weeks," Wimbley-Gouveia Due to budget cuts the main said. If the administration finds I campus will be closed on Fri- that the center is not being used days and Saturdays and the enough, they are going to cut Learning Center will only be back the 12-hour-days on Mon- I open four days during the week. day and Wednesday, to the same The hours for the Learning hours as Tuesday and Thurs- Center are Monday and day. Photo courtesy of lin Olson I Wednesday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Wimbley-Gouveia men- Demolition Marks New Beginning Tuesday and Thursday 8 a.m. to tioned that if student use is sig- 5 p.m. Learning Center Coordi- nificantly lower, cutting hours The Benton Center said good-bye to the last standing pieces of the old gym last Friday. nator Charene Wimbley- will save money for the coming The remodelling project now underway will mean new offices for instructors, a career Gouveia said that the Learning academic year. To save money center for students, a new ceramic studio, a student lounge and more classrooms. The Center decided to add two long by reducing staff hours the writ- project is expected to be completed in the spring of 2004. e days in the center during the ... Tumto"LRC"onPg.4
WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND SlJlJRrF \\':.1'1 MA~H~H (()\' Opinion 2-3 IN 0 E X Campus News 4-5, 9 A & E 6-7 THE ~ Funny Page 8 ,,~ Sports 11 @ High: 73!! Low: 49!! 2 High;.76!! Low; 48!! Q Q Q High: 7'J!!- Low; 46 High: 72!! Low: 48 High: 63 .'Low: 44 On The Road 12 WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY COMMUTER 2 www.linnbenton:edu/commuter The Commuter ~ Wednesday, May21, 2003
Opinion Editor: Adele Kubein Send letters tO,The Commuter: Editor-in-Chief: Wendy Geisl Turn into Forum 222. Please sign them and Telephone: 917-4451 keep them at 250 words or less Buy organic to keep harmful chemicals out of our food
ccording to an October 15, 2002 Children's bodies are far more sensi- is still showing up in wells. It has been ria resistant to antibiotics. If we get an article in the Public Health Re- tive to chemicals than adults'. The effects implicated in amphibian deformities and illness from one of the related bacteria A, porter, 20 percent of the food we on children have been the subject of nu- animal cancers, but no studies of the ef- there is no way to cure it. Bovine growth eatis contaminated with pesticides, even merous studies. Among them is a 2003 fects on humans have been made public. hormone used to alter cattle's growth though most of them have been banned paper presented by Cynthia Curl et al. of The complaint made by agri-business rate and milk production is also found in for decades. A typical diet features be- Seattle, which reports that school chil- thatfood cannot be grown organically on . measurable quantities in non-organic tween 60 to 70 hits daily of toxic chemi- dren eating conventionally grown fruits a large-scale basis is refuted by the suc- milk-the effects on young people of a cals. and vegetables are nine times more likely cess of the burgeoning organic food in- steady dose of growth hormones is as yet The San Francisco based Pesticide Ac- to exceed EPA dustry in the U.S. unknown. tion Network, says that adults who eat a safety stan- and by Cuba, an en- Many fungicides and pesticides com- well-rounded diet may be ingesting up dards for expo- tire country forced monly used in produce and grain pro- to 90 times the acceptable limit for expo- sure to organo- to go organic when duction cannot even be washed off, some I sure to a group of chemicals known as phosphate pes- the Soviet Union col- of them are oil-based, some are absorbed persistent organic pollutants. POPs are ticides than lapsed. into the plants as they mature. DDT, long described as a class of chemicals that are children eating When the USSR since banned in the United States, is still I among the most insidiously dangerous organic pro- collapsed in the late used in other countries. DDT is never compounds ever produced because they duce. Organo- 1980s, Cuba no expelled from our bodies, it hides in our persist in the environment for years and phosphates are longer could afford bones and comes out in the first breast I can build up in the body's fatty tissues. one of the most the synthetic fertil- milk a woman feeds to her infant. Our We tend to think of vegetables and common causes of poisoning in farm izers and the oil to run large equipment babies are contaminated at birth. fruit such as squash, cantaloupe, cucum- workers. Bybuying organic foods we not the Soviets supplied them with. Farmers, Many times in the past we thought bers, spinach and radishes as healthy only protect our children, we also protect were forced Io farm the old-fashioned things were safe that later were proven I food. In reality, these vegetables rank all of the people who are exposed to the way with smaller fields, manures, rota- deadly; radiation, DDT, airborne con- among the top 10 foods contaminated chemicals used to grow non-organically- tion and cover crops to enrich the soil. As taminants and many other things were with POPs. Children are at a greater risk ~from the farmers to the farm workers a result Cuba's organic food movement once thought to be minor problems, but I from pesticide exposure. Some prelimi- and even the produce handlers at the has made that country a world leader in now we know the effects. There is no nary research indicates that the hormone canneries and produce markets. low impact, sustainable agriculture. reason to believe that the chemicals that mimicking properties of pesticides and Atrazine, a weed killer used on wheat, In the Ll.S; organic food is the fastest are found in most of our foods will be any I herbicides may be responsible for early corn and sugarcane fields, is a persistent growing agricultural market. Not just safer. Humans did not evolve to handle maturity in females' and possible repro- chemical that can last many years with- produce, but organic dairy products, eggs these substances, and we should remove ductive cancer and infertility later in life. out degrading. It has been identified as a and meat are also in high demand. Anti- them from our envirorunent as soon as Plasticizers, which are used to stabilize pollutant in groundwater and the atmo- biotics used in conventional poultry and possible. Our buying power can change I materials in the manufacture of plastic sphere. It is so toxic that there are prohi- meat farms have proven dangerous to the way agri-business is done and we containers, have also implicated the same bitions against allowing animals to graze humans. Constant antibiotic use in meat and our children will be the better for it. problems. on land that is contaminated by it, yet it and dairy production has created bacte- BUY ORGANIC! I EXPRESS YOURSELF I -"""""e C'On\'mtl'ml!I\"'''''fF-'"~-""",," ages readers to use its "Opin- ion" pages to express their I views on campus, commu- nity, regional and national is- sues. I Both letters to the editor and guest columns are wel- come. Letters should be lim- I ited to 250 words, but col- umns can be longer. Con- tributors who wish to submit I columnsareaskedtofirstcon- tact the editor to arrange for space in the next issue. I Allletters received will be published, space permitting, unless they are considered by I the editor to be potentially libelous or in poor taste. Opinions expressed bycol- I umnists and letter writers do not necessarily represent the views of The Commuter Staff I or Linn-Benton Community College. Drop letters offat the Com- I muter office, Forum 222 or email us at the following: [email protected]. I TilE ~OAI) MAP By Tom Benham
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Diversity oriented celebrations are a thorn in the side of American patriotism To the Editor: that you are just like the liberals who only care about a foreign language and I am sick and tired of looking for Why is it every time we turn around everyone op- diversity. You know what about our culture, our lan- jobs and all they want are people who speak Spanish. poses war? My brother-in-law served his country in this guage, our inheritence??? One last thing, affirmative action is racist. It does not Iraqi war. How un-American this country is getting. I can care make anyone equal. it will give a job to a minority just The reason for the war was to free the people of Iraq. less about any other country's celebration, I only care for being a minority, when it should be based on who I am sick of people claiming we had no business there. about my American celebrations and Cinco de Mayo is has the highest education!!! All we were doing is helping those people. not on that list nor should it even be celebrated here. And I hope more white people start suing colleges Another thing I have to tell you is your paper is For one thing it was the Spanish-American War. That for giving extra points just for being a minority. getting very diversity oriented. What I mean by that is really has nothing to do with us anyhow and Spanish is Matt Griffith Wednesday May21, 2003 ~ The Commuter www.linnbenton.edu/commuter . 3 Opinion Editor: Adele Kubein Send letters to The Commuter: Editor-In-Chief: Wendy Geist Turn into Forum 222. Please sign them and Telephone: 917-4451 keep them at 250 words or less
COMMENTARY Tattered flag at local park raises patriotic memories
by Emil Rogers tism that fuels the group came through County veteran who had just put his or Linn Park. of The Commuter Sgt. Lee as he emphasized the philoso- her ass on the line in service to our coun- Research led me to the city of Albany phy behind the mechanics of proper care. try only to return to this. Parks and Recreation department's desk The arthritic ache in my right shoul- "The flag is a precious symbol of our The ache in my shoulder reminded in the new City Hall building. I wasn't der interrupted the peaceful moment I freedom," he explained, up righting the me that there might be more than one quite sure ifl was in City Hall orStarbucks was enjoying with my sandwich at Al- staff in my absent-minded hands that way to get things done. Shunning my with all the wood, steel and glass until I bany, Oregon's Timber-Linn Park on a had allowed the corner of the flag to role as a moral super hero, I donned the saw the desk. A helpful clerk was rno- I blustery April day that had the ducks drape over the corner of a desk, "never guise of a mild-mannered reporter and mentarilybaffled bymy request, but some hunkered down by the edge of the creek. let it touch anything underneath it, least began to do some research. quick conferencing with co-workers Across the creek, the wet wind un- of all the ground." Laws, regulations or legal mandates yielded the name and phone number of I furled a disturbing sight. There, atop a Back in that Woodstock summer, governing the use and care of the Ameri- "the person who would know, for sure, 40-foot pole, was an American flag th'At struggling to stop the flag from reaching can flag do not exist. In other words, who is responsible for the flag at Timber- was worn, tattered and torn, this at a time the ground earned me another whack there can be no punishment involved in Linn Park." when American troops were returning from a well-intentioned law enforcement what might be construed as inappropri- 1 called Dick Conolly, Albany Parks I from combat. I grabbed what was left of officer coupled with the warning, "Stop ate use or care. However, a guideline Maintenance Manager, the next day and my sandwich and crossed the bridge to resisting, was adopted by Congress in 1942 called he did know. He is the person. He ex- examine the rocky wall at the base of the boy!" My "The Flag Code" which details the me- plained to me that the flag is replaced just flag. As I read that the wall was a memo- desperate chanics of before Memorial Day, every year. He I rial for Linn County veterans who had rebuttal, asked me of the flag's condition and when served and died in defense of America, "But, the flag the Ameri- I replied that it was bad he assured me displaying the emotions that welled up in me burst is on the :::::::i~~can flag. that it would be replaced "right away." I forth in a flood of memories. ground!" The in- Something in Mr. Conolly's sincere I was suddenly back in that summer of faded out with ~ herent lazi- tone soothed the savage beast that was '69, when a perfect breeze unfurled the my conscious- ness. that seeking retribution for all the returning Iupside-down American flag I was carry- ness as I joined mars the hu- vets. It rectified the perceived insult to ing as I and my fellow protesters ap- the flag on the man condi- Sgt. Lee and the American Legion's pa- proached the line of riot-gear-clad police pavement. tion weakens triotic activism. 1 actually forgot about blocking the intersection. Hours later, the these guide- the ache in my shoulder for a moment. I Moments later, a billy-club blow to booking sergeant's lines, as ex- A few days later found me shifting my my right shoulder was punctuated by a exasperated voice emplified by hands' position on the steering wheel to police officer's admonition. "That's no broke into the ex- the flag at Timber-Linn Park. The code wipe away the anxious sweat as my car Iway to carry a flag, son." tended tirade my self- reflects a self-imposed discipline that is crossed over the freeway on my way to As the flag headed to the ground, a appointed attorney had been on about lacking in contemporary America. the park to check on the flag. My frantic voice from deeper in my past cut through the lack of laws governing the use of the Patriotism rose to a new high in the glancing yielded a glimpse of what ap- Ithe chaos in a deja vu echo, "That's no flag. "Save.it counselor," hebarked. "The wake of the World Trade Center disaster eared to be bri t colors ato the as et , . , This time the warning came from Sgt. anything to hold these kids on." tion of American flags of all sizes and my own emotions as I traveled the last IGary Lee rus, Army, Retired) as he ad- A generation later, my emotions were applications, some of them in contradic- few heart-pounding moments to the flag. justed my arms into the position I should running high as I crossed back over the tion to the Flag Code. Specifically, sec- As Dick Conolly had promised, the have them while I carry the American bridge. My anger and revulsion at who- tion 8 (i) "The flag should never be used flag had been replaced "right away". Its flag in the 1961 Fourth of July parade. ever was responsible for this flag's abc for advertising purposes in any manner brilliant red, white and blue stood out ISgt. Lee was the Sergeant-at-Arms for horrent condition boiled over as I madly whatsoever." against the stormy, grey sky, providing a American Legion post 212, the sponsors tossed the heel of my sandwich towards "It should not be embroidered on such respectful tribute to those men and of my Boy Scout troop (BSA 212), and the creek. The unimpressed ducks articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and women who have made the ultimate sac- had been designated to spend the weeks watched as a pair of geese eagerly cleaned the like, printed or otherwise impressed rifice to ensure that the rest of us can Ibetween Memorial Day and the Fourth up my mess. on paper napkins or boxes or anything continue to enjoy "Life, Liberty and the ofJuly educating our troop on the proper The same feeling of righteous indig- that is designed for temporary use and Pursuit of Happiness." care and display of fhe American flag, nation that drove me to carry an upside- discard." Imaking sure that we "got it right."· down American flag at the head of a A procession of take-out cups and Getting it right, as far as the flag was. demonstration protesting the Vietnam wrappers festooned with flags marched concerned, was (and continues to be) War was pushing me to do something through my imagination on their way to The American Legion's Web site has links Iimperative .10 the American Legion, a about this ragged flag. This is a disaster the dump. Shaking off a scenario of a to the Flag Code and several other links veterans organization, chartered by Con- in and of itself. I kept thinking how I difficult to comprehend magnitude, I further explaining proper care of the Igressin 1919.The fundamentalist patrio- would feel if I were a returning Linn decided to focus on the flag at Timber- American flag at www.legion.org/ GUEST COMMENTARY I Lawsuits against fast-food companies could reveal food secrets by Neal D. Barnard research studies at the Physicians Committee for Re- Easily. But meat? No way, say a quarter of us. IPhysicians Committee sponsible Medicine, we've noticed that participants And just as Big Tobacco intentionally manipulated moving to a vegetarian diet have a harder time -giving the addictive qualities of its products, Big Food does the ith America's weight escalating ever up cheese than almost any other food. In fact, cheese's same. Chocolate manufacturers spend long hours nail- upward, and health advocates look popularity may have less to do with its meltability and ing down the exact proportion of fat and sugar that I ing to the fast-food giants for re- mouth-feel and more to do with its addictive qualities. makes 'their products maximally addicting. Farmers dress, Big Food is in the headlines Several scientific teams have shown that the princi- breed and feed cattle in such a way to "marble" fat again, frantically scrambling to pro- pal protein in cheese, casein, breaks apart during diges- through the muscle tissue, putting the most seductive I tect itself from what happened to Big Tobacco. Ever tion to produce abundant amounts of morphine-like possible sizzle in the steak. And cheese producers talk since last year when a New York lawyer filed suit compounds called casomorphins. Biologically, these about their USDA-sponsored marketing program "trig- blaming McDonald's for a customer's obesity, diabetes opiates appear to be responsible for part of the mother- gering the cheese craving." / and related diseases, the industry has argued that such infant bond that occurs during nursing. In each case, enormous businesses lure incustomers cases will lose because food, unlike tobacco, is not Other research has shown that naxolone, an opiate- including childre'; and, over the long run, encourage addictive. Customers who get suckered into high-fat blocker used to treat morphine and heroin overdoses, unhealthy behaviors for their own economic gain. Until meals have only themselves to blame, they claim. reduces the desire for chocolate, sugar, cheese and meat now, the fast-food industry has rejected any similarity In fact, Big Food's big defense that food isn't addic- suggesting that their attraction does indeed come from with tobacco. Yes, burgers and fried chicken have loads tive is rapidly eroding as scientists find biochemical druglike effects caused within the brain. of fat and Cholesterol Yes, they contribute to obesity, evidence that certain foods almost certainly are. Re- No wonder so many of us are willing to drive to the heart attacks, diabetes and some cases of cancer. And, cently conducted, but previously unpublicized studies 7-Eleven in the middle of the night, desperate for more yes, virtually all health authorities plead for modera- suggest that cheese, chocolate, sugar and meat all spark chocolate or another frozen pizza. In fact, an April 2000 tion, or even avoiding these scourges completely. the release of opiate-like substances that trigger the survey of 1,244 adults revealed that about one in four But given the recent evidence on the addictive prop- brain's pleasure center and seduce us into eating them, Americans wouldn't give up meat for a week even if erties of certain foods, it looks like Ronald McDonald again and again. they were paid $1,000 to do it. Give ~ bananas for a may have more in common with Ioe Camel than anyone Cheese is an especially interesting case. In our own' week to earn a cool grand? No problem. Asparagus? dares admit. It's time to share the blame. 4 www.linnbenton.edu/commuter The Commuter. Wednesday, May21, 2003 Edltor-in-Chief: Wendy Geist News about Linn-Benton Community Newsroom Desk: 917-44S1 College,including the administration, [email protected] faculty and students on campus
From KAT News • CAMPUS ~'1 SHORTS Courtyard Picnic Project Page Turner Today, May 21, is the annual on Tuesday volunteers will Forget That end of the year campus party inspire a love of reading in young Two Asian men, appar- celebrating spring, warm children through "Project Page ently traditionalists, at- weather, health and graduation. Turner." Second graders in Linn tacked a North Carolina From 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. the County will be encouraged to man with nunchucks and a Courtyard will feature an all read and will be read to. The machete. The victim, who campus picnic, a Books-R-Fun event runs from 9-10:30 a.m, in I didn't feel obliged to re- book-sale table, an opportunity the Alsea-Calapooia Room. spond' in a Bruce Lee-mar- to make a personalized candle tial arts kind of way, pulled ,or sculpture of your hand made American-Style Lunch out a gun and shot them. from wax, and a Jurassic Ad- The Courtyard lunch on Tues- I venture inflatable game and day, May 27, will feature red, Fun While You Wait - jousting. white and blue picnic-style food. Motorists in Zimbabwe, Hot dogs, a vegetarian alterna- I who have to wait for hours History's Warning tive, baked beans, potato salad, in long lines to fill up at gas On Friday, May 23, in the drink and apple pie will be stations, are being ap- Multicultural Center, from noon served. The cost is $3 for stu- I proached by prostitutes of- to 1:30 p.m., historian and LBCC dents and $4 for employees. fering them a very exciting instructor Michael Weiss will way to wile away the time. discuss" A Warning From His- Veterans Forum I tory, 1933: The Reichstag Fire- On Thursday, May 29, there Didn't Get Away Hitler's Response to Terrorism." will be a Veterans Forum in A man robbed a bank in The discussion topic will fo- LBCe s Multicultural Center. Knoxville, Tenn., and fled cus on Hitler's response to a ter- The event will be from noon- I , in his getaway car, but fell rorist attack, possibly created by 1:30 p.m. All veterans from the victim to the confusing, his own Nazi Party, on the community are invited to join in mazelike roadways in the Reichstag one month after he the discussion to give views I area. took power. about war and peace. After driving around for Photo by Thomas Lin 45 minutes, he wound up No Rulers Needed I back at the bank where he LRC: Hours will be decided Jim Erickson helps another student use surveying was immediately arrested. after three week marker equipment in the Courtyard last week. Students in instructor David Kidd's Plane Surveying civil engineering I c asspractice tec ruques In istance measuring, leveling, +...... - A couple got a little frisky & From Pg. 1 that it takes three people to staff at a gambling casino in . ing desk, reading and study the center, if the extra hours are cross sectioning, traversing and topographic surveying. Goodwood, South Africa, skills lab and the writing lab will not being used it would save Here they are using an electromagnetic distance I and decided to have sex on be consolidated into one loca- , time and money for the college measurement instrument. what they thought was an tion. in staffing expenses. out-of-the-way location on Sharon Rodecap, Learning "Our feeling is that' we are the premises. They were un- Center Coordinator in the math needed," Rodecap said about the I aware that every bit of the department, says it is possible center. She mentioned that the luxurious casino falls under even more hours may be cut on center still is going to offer test- Scholars: Awards issued the roving eye of the secu- Mondays and Wednesdays. If ing, books, videotapes, calcula- I rity camera, and that their these cuts occur, the center will tors, the math desk, limited tu- little tryst was being ob- be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. toring and the writing desk. for future Oregon scholars served in the control room. Rodecap guessed that by the Nothing is going to change, just I They were asked to leave. third week, if the center is not the hours. & From Pg.1 has been equaIly active. As the used enough, campus adrninis- Remember that checking in for the honor society, Krisman is SL&L current events I political Union Nudes tration would terminate the ex· and out helps ensure continuo also a student ambassador, activities specialist, he organized Courtyard Cafe employee and three events this academic year: I Nude models at a Phila- tra hours. Rodecap pointed out ing services. computer science major. the candidates forum in the fall, delphia art school have had Krisman's accomplishments a trip to Pacific University to see itwith difficult working con- at Linn-Benton are all the more the David Gergen-Bill Bradley ditions. They have voted to Budget: Further fees ahead I remarkable given her status as debate inFebruary, and the Cali- unionize. Among the first an international student. fornia fuel ceIl trip earlier this things they will change: based on state funding outlook Having arri ved from Indone- spring, which McGie caIled his chilly posing rooms. I & From Pg.1 rent tuition schedule for free and sia just two years ago, she is "final hurrah." with an instructor than standard reduced tuition classes (such as relatively new to the English lan- McGiewill apply the scholar- Caped Crusader lecture classes. Students in lab certified nursing assistant and guage and to life in the United ship toward his tuition at A man has donned a sciences, professional technical noncredit community education States. Willamette University this faIl. I mask and cape and gone on classes, studio art courses, and classes); and increasing the tech- What's more, international Each year, OCCA scholar- a mission to fight crime in , physical education classes nology fee. students make up only 0.3 per- ships are awarded to two top the English town of would be affected the most. AIl of these revenue enhance- cent of Linn-Benton's student students from each of Oregon's I Tunbridge Wells. Other options presented to ments will be considered at body. seventeen community coIleges. When a woman was be- the committee by college Presi- Wednesday's meeting. The scholarship wiIIhelp ease According to theOCCA Web ing harassed by a group of dent Jon Carnahan included a Last Thursday, Oregon's rev- Krisman's tuition at OSU, where site, scholarship recipients "rep- youths, he suddenly arrived property tax increase through a enue forecast was released and she will be transferring this fall. resent excellence in the class- I and spoke sternly to them, local option levy; charging ad- the' state is once again short- She had originally planned to room, intellectual curiosity out· prompting them to leave. ditional tuition to nonresidents; this time by$690 million. IfLBCC attend OSU after just one year at side the classroom, evidence of He also intervened with the addition of a universal ac- gets pinched with an additional LB but couldn't bring herself to substantial development of their some thugs chasing a man cess fee; increasing various ap- loss of almost $1.3 million in state leave last year, saying, "Iliked it talents and the ability to share who said later thatthe caped plication fees; adding new fees funding, the Budget Committee too much here." this development with others." crusader" shocked the gang forcreditevaluationsandgradu- will be forced to make even more McGie, a technical communi- The $1,000 scholarship may so much they ran off." ation applications; reviewing increases in tuition and fees, or cations major and vice president . be used to attend any four-year and making changes to the cur- cut more programs. of Linn-Benton's honor society, college or university in Oregon.
CAMPUS CALANDAR FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 21·27 CORRECTION
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 5:30p.m. 6:30p.m. 12-1:30 p.m. 9-10:30 a.m. 6 p.m. A photograph of a plane in the Tillamook Museum that was Spring Fling, Ct. Yard Budget Mtg. Brdrms. French Banquet, "Do Tell" Multi. ce. Project Turner, Mic Night, 1·2 p.m. 7:30p.m. Commons Cafeteria, 6:30p.m. Alsea-Catapooia Courtyard published ,last week was incorrectly identified. The plane Fiction & Memoirs, T205 Education Mtg. Brdrms. SOLDDUT Fr,Banquet, SOLDOVT Cafe pictured is a Vought F4U Corsair.
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY TUESDAY Wednesday May21, 2003 4 The Commuter www.linnbenton.edu!commuter 5 News about Linn-Benton Community College, including the administration, faculty and students on campus Eloquent Umbrella published
by Heather M. Scott Terrance Millet expects of The Commuter the book to do well this year. glossy black fin- "It looks better than it ish backdrop of ever has," said Millet. Mil- A a painting by art- let also said that the book ist C. Lill Ahrens protects is larger than it has been the works of students and in the past and this year's Willamette Valley resi- content is astounding. I dents in this year's Elo- The books are currently quent Umbrella. selling for$7.50a copy and The Eloquent Umbrella are available at the LBCC I is celebrating its 12'hyear bookstore, Grass Roots of circulation. This year's bookstore in Corvallis and publication was released the Book Bin. last week and is being sold throughout Linn and Books may also be purchased from Annette I Benton Counties. Easdale in AHSS 101. The Eloquent Umbrella, LBCC's literary arts There will be an open reading Wednesday, journal, is put together by the students and staff of May 28 from 2-3:20 p.m. in Takena Hall room 205. I Photo by Jeremy Hennig LBCC Writing 247, also known as publication Writers included in the publication and other Weather or not! writing. Writing 247 is offered every winter term writers from the Willamette Valley are invited to and gives students interested in working on pub- share their work at the gathering. Books will be I Students and staff gather to fill their stomach's with lication the opportunity to edit, review and choose available for purchase at that time. burger and chipsfrom the FRC despitethe off and on rain work acceptable for the book. This year 50 written Students wishing to submit work for the up- that threatened the picnic-style lunch. pieces fill the pages and 18 photos and illustra- coming year may contact Terrance Millet at 917- I tions w~re accepted. 4555. I LB's~production of'Quilters' features song, dance, storytelling - from the LBCC News Service lives. The actors are Sarah in the West during the 19th and used for structure as the mother at3 p.m. Edminster, Albany; Kate Hill, early 20th century. Nearly 30 figure in the story undertakes Tickets are $10 general ad- I LBCC's Performing Arts De- Corvallis; Amanda. Lundy, stories of humor and hardship the task of creating a legacy quilt, mission, $8 senior / student rate partment production of Corvallis; Audrey Perkins, in these women's lives are told, sewing in her family's history. and $5 on low cost night. A 15 "Quilters" opens Friday, May Corvallis; Mary Jeanne. colored by folk, bluegrass and Performances are May 23, 24, percent discount is available for 23, in Takena Theater. Reynales, Corvallis; Danni gospel music and infused by 30, 31 at 8 p.m.; May 29 at 7:30 groups of 10or more. All seating I Directed by ane Don . on Corvallis: an sffirnng seven oca actors pain, Corva 15. portraying Sara Bonham and her Based on the book "The I six daughters, combines Quilters: Woman and Domestic storytelling, music and dance to Art" by Patricia Cooper and piece together the fabric that Norma BradleyBuferd, the play Linn -Benton Community College students makes up pioneer women's takes place on the prairies and I have a fast track to their A Musical Play bachelor's degree! I in a Patchwork of Touching, I Hilarious Stories If you've completed your associate's degree. you're well on your way to your bachelor's degree at University of Phoenix. I By aHending one class and one team meeting per week, you can earn your bachelor's degree in two to three years, in most cases.
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A" EEditor: Peggy Isaacs Information about plays,movies, Newsroom Desk: 917-4453 books, artwork and other entertaining [email protected] or artistic endeavors Weekend events deliver music, fun and good food by Peggy Isaacs of The Commuter
hoa, yo, if you didn't have fun this week, you missed out. W This week the bands were alive with music so joyful, the sounds seemed to mark the opening of summer for most Oregonians. There was so much happening, from book readings, to the Willamette Folklife Festival in Eugene, the multicultural events on the OSU Cam- I pus; or just enjoying time in the park with your kids and throwing the Frisbee. On Friday, there was a book review I reading at Grassroots Bookstore, on Sec- ond Street in downtown Corvallis. Jack Wolcott, the owner, is more than happy I to tell about the regular book readings that are held there each week. On Thurs- day, May 22, at7 p.m .. there will be a free literary event. Mary Yukari Waters will I be reading an excerpt from her book "The Laws of Evening Stories," a series of stories set before'WWII in Japan. An I interesting one to read is about a woman's Photos by Peggy Isaacs life from the time she got married to old The annual Native American Pow-Wow at osu last weekend featured a Traditional Salmon bake and lots of dancing and music. age. The story explains what it feels like Dressed in formal regalia, the various tribes paraded into Gill Coliseum (below) to the applause of the crowd. to be a woman in Japan. I If you made it down to Eugene, the and "The Amazing" Kevin Van Walk on Chris Olds, and the ringing clarity of Willamette Folklife Festival certainly was drums. The band members are all from Don Caughey's flute playing over per- a show to remember. The sound from Albany, except for "Slick Daddy," who is cussionist Clinton Roman's busy coun- I outside the gates was great. The parking from Lebanon. There is also a roadie, terpoint. situation was too crazy, though-one had Dana Foxx, who the band calls their Saturday night, an ll-piece band to use the park-and-ride the bus, which "Can't do without him guy." The "solid started the night out with a break-song I was a great convenience. line-up" for the band came together just style kind of funky blues, with some Saturday afternoon was filled with six months ago and they are offering a rock-n-roll thrown in. Great sound. This free CD to anyone who requests one at band certainly has the smoothest, tight- the delightful sounds of the American . . . I nual Pow-Wow went all day long with a After High Octane, Deep Woods came en. eu, except or t e rumming of wonderful salmon dinner for all, served on the Fox & Firkin stage to delight the the American Indians. When it comes to outside of the coliseum. After dinner, the audience. The band was impelled to play drumming, you can't get any better than I Grand Entrance of all Tribes paraded music on this particular night was be- something native. inside the coliseum with colorful regalia, cause one of the band members, Jessica, Sunday night, OSU held an African proudly worn. The Alaskan Confederate was going to be moving to Colorado with night at the MU Quad Ballroom. Dinner Tribe was making a special guest appear- her boyfriend. This would be the last was served to anyone who wanted some- I ance and poured out honor and kinship time the band, as it was assembled that thing to eat. They served chicken, rice, with their drumming and music. The night, would be playing on stage. With a cabbage and fried plantain. It was a col- drums they used were made of cedar and line-up of five to 13 players, you never orful evening with brilliant outfits, I were large, box-shaped instruments that know just what to expect from Deep drums, and dancing, bursting through to were rhythmically beaten on, enticing Woods. Three to five guitar players, a your soul for an after-dinner treat. you to get up and join in the dancing. bass, two drummers plus a harmonica If music or books were of no interest to Riverside Park on First Street in Corvallis. I Afterleaving the Pow-Wow, curiosity player, percussionist, keyboard player you this week, enjoying the park was In Eugene, there were hacky-sack play- took me into the Fox & Firkin, on First and a flute are usually on hand. The certainly something to take advantage of ers in the park. and Madison, to hear the rockabilly gruff, blues-tinged vocals of the appar- in this sunny weather. In every park in So, if you thought that this week was sounds of High Octane. They played al- ent leader, Viv Pierbolt, are accented by town, the delight of all the people enjoy- weak, you were wrong. Just go out the I most all original music, and the show- the sweet harmonies of Jessika Brittin ing the simple things in life was most door and find something for amusement, manship of lead guitarist Tim Ryan was and Melanie Reid, the howling harmonica appealing. There was a wedding in Avery because with all this excitement to enter- sure to keep you entertained. Ryan also of Allen Studly, and the mesmerizing Park, Corvallis, along with runners, tain us so close to summer, surely this I sang vocals, with Scott Eastburn on bass guitar work of Luke Thomas, Firefly, LBJ games of frisbee sun bathers. Students . can only mean that we are going to have and back-up vocals, Nick Sheler, a.k.a. and Paul Solo. Add to this mix the duel- enjoyed the sun in the middle of the MU a fun filled, happy summer with few . 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A& EEditor: Peggy Isaacs Information about plays,movies, Newsroom Desk: 91 7-4453 books, artwork and other entertaining [email protected] or artistic endeavors SL & L sponsors Ashland trip
by Adele Kubein ing. Noel Coward; the author of truth, but offering a rare inside of The Commuter "Present Laughter", described look at the American political the playas totally empty of sub- machine. Memorial Day weekend in stance, written for entertainment . Students attending will be Ashland; sunny skies, clean air, alone. The play may be devoid assigned two to a room with cool breezes, the great view of of heavy philosophic questions same-sex roommates and will the mountains, music and skate but it is excellently written and need to bring either food or boarding in Lithia Park, good will keep you laughing the money to purchase their meals. food. What more could you ask whole time. "Present Laughter" The rooms do not have refrig- for? How about three great accomplishes the purpose of erators, but to save money you plays, transportation to entertainment very well, and the can bring a small ice chest to I Ashland, and two nights in a actors give full-bodied, believ- keep perishables. There are a motel for $40? That sounds im- able performances. The Oregon few low to medium priced eat- eries in the vicinity of the the- possible, but it will be reality for Shakespeare Company isknown Photo by Jeremy Hennig I the first 11 lucky students who world-wide for its top-notch per- ater, and plenty of fun shops. sign up for the Oregon formances. This sounds like a really fun Graphic Design Student Show Shakespearean Festival trip at Incontrast to the light-hearted weekend: good location and the Students Jessica Gomez and Marco Gonzalez unveil I the Student Life & Leadership humor of "Present Laughter", fun of going in a group without graphic design works which are now on display in the "Continental Divide" examines the hassle of driving or having office. AHSSGallery as part of a student show. Sponsored by Student Life & the structure and ethics of the to make your own housing ar- Leadership, and funded with American political system in rangements. I student fees, the trip is open to depth. The plays cover two sides As of last Wednesday after- LBCC students, and includes: of the same gubernatorial race noon, there were eight tickets transportation, tickets to in a western state. Current so- left. The transportation van will I "Present Laughter", by Noel cial issues such as race, poverty, meetin front of Takena Hall at ART . Coward, and "Continental Di- political honesty and the envi- 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 24. vide", by David Edgar; a two- ronment are given a thorough Drive to Ashland and check in at HAPPENINGS I play cycle that includes "Daugh- examination. The dialogue is the motel by 3:30 p.m. ters of the Revolution", and very sophisticated and well-re- The group will see"Present "Mothers Against", as well as searched. The plays keep you Laughter" Saturday night and LB MicNight Rock Live!" The show hap- motel accommodations at the absorbed in the interactions be- the two plays of ;Continental Tuesday, May 27, is Mic pens Monday, May 26, at 9 I Medford South Motel 6. The tween the two sides. David Divide" on Sunday, .May 25. Night. The live performances p.m. modest fee of $40will help cover Edgar, the author of "Continen- They will leave the motel by 8:30 will be held at 6 p.m. in the costs for the trip. This deal is tal Divide", is a well-known Brit- a.m. on Monday, May 26, and Courtyard Cafe. The event is Tempting Tempest I incredible; the tickets for the ish playwright, who received a arrive at LBCC by 1 p.m. on sponsored by Student Life & OSU's theater depart- three plays alone would be $75 grant to write the plays. He im- Monday. Students who wish to Leadership. ment is presenting William in C section seats! Add the cost mersed himself in the American attend must sign release forms Shakespeare's "The Tem- I of transportation, and lodging political system for his research. and pay their $40 fee by Friday, Rockin' Blues est" Ma 22-24 and May it becomes obvious what an op- ures in the United States con- beverages may be taken, bought 202SWFirst in Corvallis, will Withycombe Hall. Tickets portunity this is. tributed to his research, giving or consumed during the course celebrate Memorial Day with are available by calling the I The plays are well worth see- the plays not only the ring of of the trip. Joshua Wade and the Tone University Theatre Box Of- Kings, "High Energy Blues fice at 541-737-2784. I Upcoming artist teams with recording I studio to tap the Corvallis music scene -- by Peggy Isaacs Playing high- of The Commuter energy blues rock, I the band had the Christmas In June! atch out crowd revved up for Lease Now Seattle the drumming that I W and San was to come later in and receive balance of May Francisco! Corvallis the evening. and ALL of December FREE or is taking over the The band says music scene of the their dreams are to receive June, July, & August 2003 I Pacific Northwest. "put out their first for only $300/ Month Time Warp Stu- album, go on tour dio, in association and play music ev- I with The Well eryday." Brand New! Records, is vying for With the help of the prestigious Time Warp Studio, -Be the first to live in these well-appointed - I number-one posi- Photo byPeggy Isaacs The Well Records, • 2 bedroom / 2 bath apartments tion in our area. Tim Lower,Joshua Wade and Luke Thomas of The Well Records. Tim Lower, Luke Thomas, Wellness Consult- -Washer / Dryer hookups owner of The Well Records, and Ben Irvine of ant and Nick Harper, art consultant, producing -Two state-of-the-art fitness rooms I Time Warp Studio organized their first produc- their first album will be a breeze. (one featuring free weights) tion with Joshua Wade. The goal of Well Records is to make downtown Wade will also become the first artist on their Corvallis marketable within the arts field. Tho- -Covered parking, extra storage I new label. He made a spectacular appearance on mas feels that the music industry in Benton County -Just minutes to LBCC stage Wednesday night at the Platinum, in down- is untapped. He would like to secure the spot, town Corvallis, with The Tone Kings. bring up the economy and make the area known Although new to the label, 23-year-old Wade for musicians; just like Austin, Texas or Branson, has been playing music for 10 years. He was Missouri. These very ambitious young men have Mountain View at RiverGree running the sound board at the Fox & Firkin one two Web sites to help them accomplish this.The Norris & Stevens Inc. Sunday night for a blues jam when he met Walter first: www.thewellrecords.com gives local musi- Davies and Kye Brown and they hooked up to cians a place in the market to sell their music and 541-738-0303 become Joshua Wade and the Tone Kings. Joshua to get exposure nationwide. plays lead guitar and sings, Walter plays bass and The second: www.timewarpstudios.uswill be Norris and Stevens Inc. Kye is the drummer. available to all musicians once they get up and Property Management The trio, after meeting at the "Fox", started running. They are working on the design and playing as a group. Wednesday night was only expect the Web site to be up in about a month. the fifth time they had actually played together, The dedication and energy of our local artists but their accomplished sound did not mimic the will be enjoyed by everyone. So watch out world, short time they had spent as a group. here comes Corvallis, Or. 8 www.linnbenton.edu/commuter The Commuter. Wednesday, May 21, 2003
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by Kimberly Nelson be sought immediately. PABA stands for a para form of ami- idea to stay out in the sun all day just I of The Commuter During Heat stroke the body can reach nobenzoic acid which is art of the vita- because sunscreen has b a lied. Summer is right around the comer ence hot, dry skin. In 80 percent of cases, sorb ultraviolet light. Adding protection sunscreen. Those past the date should be and already students around campus are the person experiences a sudden rise in with the use of zinc oxide can be helpful discarded. I taking every opportunity to enjoy the temperature, which can lead to a coma for construction workers, highway crews, Though researches caution not to al- sun whenever it finds its way out from and/ or hallucinations. lifeguards, or others whose employment low burning, if skin does become red- behind the clouds. As everyone prob- . Another risk is the mixture of alcohol requires them to be outdoors, and also dened a cold compress or cool bath may I ably knows by now, being out in the sun and prolonged exposure to the sun. The may be beneficial to boaters, golfers, ten- bring relief. A mild pain reliever and has many health risks that can be avoided. combination can dehydrate the body, nis players or gardeners who choose to topical ointment may also be helpful in Excessive sun exposure is a health leading to heat exhaustion. The simple be outdoors for recreational purposes. relieving painful symptoms. I hazard due to the effect of ultraviolet solution: drink water and / or noncarbon- Sunscreen with an SPF of 15 is recom- Signs of sun-burnt skin include tight- -- (UV) radiation on the skin. Taken from ated, decaffeinated beverages before mended and should be applied gener- ness, creases, red-colored and hot to the the following sources, Health Advice drinking alcohol. It may counterbalance ously every couple of hours, more often touch. These are signs of serious damage. from Travel-Images.com, The Depart- the effects on 'dehydration and heat ex- if you're swimming or sweating, and People should not wait for the first signs I ment of Health, K-State Research and haustion. should be applied a half hour before of redness. They appear hours after the The Collegian, here are a few tips and These health risks can be easily going outside to allow the sunscreen to burns have already been sustained. some basic information everyone should avoided. Persons especially vulnerable sink in. For those with children, it is particu- I know about staymg safe in the sun. to sun damage are babies and children, Researchers also remind those headed larly important to guard them against UVB causes sunburn which can range people with fair skin who often also have outside to apply sunscreen in the more the sun by using sunscreen and covering from intense erythema to blistering and red hair or blue eyes, those who have vulnerable areas such as the ears, neck, them up as much as possible, and babies burnt skin, similar to a bum from hot previously had skin cancer, and those on back of the hands and feet. No sunscreen under nine months should never sit in I water or fire. (Sunburn is most likely medications such as tetracyclines includ- blocks out all UV rays, and it's not a good direct sunlight. farmed, in addition to direct exposure ingdoxycycline, oral hypoglycemic drugs from the sun, when ultraviolet rays are and diuretics. The worst time to be out in I reflected from water, white sand, vast the sun is from noon until 2 p.m. (3 p.m. expanses of concrete or other light-col- in tropical regions), when precautions ored building materials, or snow.) The are especially important. I risk is greater at higher altitudes when Doctors and researchers recommend DO YOU HAVE there is less protection from the earth's wearing a hat and sunglasses with 100 atmosphere. ~ percent UV-blocking protection and also WHAT IT TAKES Both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultra- covering up as much skin as possible, TO EARN THE I violet B (UVB) radiation are known to keeping in mind that wet or pale-colored cause premature cancers. They can also clothing allows more sun through. They GREEN BERET? lead to macular degeneration, a leading also warn that sunscreens do not com- I cause of blindness in older adults. Sun pletely protect skin from sun damage, * * * * * damage can be cumulative. The UV rays though they are helpful. If your answer is yes, then the United States Army has a unique opportunity for you can cause the skin to age or wrinkle pre- Sunscreens help absorb UVBrays and, • to become a Special Forces Soldier - a Green Beret. You'll learn from some of the maturely. Researchers now know that to a lesser extent, UVA rays. When buy- best Soldiers anywhera, and put )'Ournew skills to work in duty stations around the one serious sunburn may be all it takes to ing sunscreen, it is recommended to read world. It takes plenty of hard work to earn the green beret, but the pride you'll feel cause skin cancer later in life. labels carefully when choosing one that when)'Ou wear it for the first time will make it alt worthwhile.
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Central FAST FACTS Oregon's Smith Rock Smith Rock attractions is climber's Smith Rock State Park is situated almost directly in the middle of the state, just playground two miles east of Highway 97, near Terrebonne. by Maria Arico ing instructions, I'm set loose to for The Commuter find my way to the top. Our Once you've entered Smith Rock State Park, its neighbors are also a group of I hooting up into the sky beginning climbers like myself. well-maintained camp- ground can be found along from the high desert floor We're on the Northern Wall, Slike large geysers, the rock- which is well suited for new the Crooked River near the I faces at Smith Rock greet me climbers. main parking area. The with force and beauty. Their Initially I am a little intimi- campground is open year- bright fiery colors resemble the dated by the towering rocks that round, and sleeping in ve- hues of the landscape near Santa seemed to magnify in size once I hicles is prohibited. Space I Fe, N.M. The road to Smith Rock draw closer to them, but my in- is available on a first-come '.- State Park meanders through timidation melts away as I con- basis, and reservations are fields of farmland strewn with centrate on searching for hand- not accepted. Call (541)548- I tumbleweeds, tattered barns and holds and places to put my feet. 7501 or (800) 551-6949 or abandoned rusty plows in Cen- Slowly I ascend the rock and am visit the park website at tral Oregon. filled with a burst of relief when www.oregonstateparks.org. for infonnation. I It is here among these trea- my tired, shaking body finally sures tucked along the Crooked reaches the top. Fees are $4 per person River that I find myself in the I give Wright the signal, and per night, which includes a company of a variety of excur- he secures my rope so I can rest $3 parking permit for the I following day and use of sion-seekers-hikers, mountain in the safety of my harness and bikers, fishers, whitewater revel in success far above the the showers. Showers are also available for $2 to rafters, campers and, of course, Crooked River sparkling in the Photos courtesy of Paul Shirkey I people not registered in the rock climbers. Smith Rock is rec- sun below. The airfeels refresh- A climber makes his way up a rock face at Smith Rock State Park in ognized around the world as a ing and my body invigorated as campground. A 12-month Central Oregon. The park, which overlooks the Crooked River, permit is available for $25 climbing oasis and birthplace of I catch my breath and prepare to attracts climbers from all over the world. I sport-climbing. be lowered to the ground. or a 24-month Permit for This is my first rock climbing The remainder of our day is $40. Both are good at all state park day-use areas. excursion; fortunately, I have an spent on more basic climbs and ex erienced climber and friend a light snack before the clouds The campground pro- I "Vid'es"'!ll!Ve'raI'cteanpit toi- a ong 0 s ow me e ropes. start to roll in. We pack up Cody Wright began his climb- quickly and head to Skull Hol- lets. Cooking with propane ing career over seven years ago low Campground where we'll and white gas stoves is re- I and has been making trips to be bedding down for the night. stricted to a designated Smith for almost three years. Unlike at the park, camping area, and a leash is required "I enjoy coming here because here is free, which goes nicely for pets. Fires and gas lan- terns are prohibited and I there are so many different with its /I down home" feel. climbs for people to choose There's a sense of community smoking is only allowed in - from," Wright said, adding that with our fellow campers even vehicles. the climbs are designed for though we haven't met. Wright For a more rustic experi- I "people who are really experi- says: "This campground is for ence, travel 7.9 miles east enced climbers or just starting hippies who look out for each from the main parking area out. I also like the laid back at- other." That's definitely the at Smith Rock toSkullHol- I mosphere." sense I have, as a Volkswagen low Campground. Wright, who first came to bus decorated with bright col- Skull Hollow is open Smith with some friends, ges- ors rattles through up the gravel year round and offers 30 campsites free of charge. tures toward the area where he road in search of a campsite. tion when the water is high less demanding, Watts says fol- I Fires and sleeping in ve- tackled his first climb. "It seemed On windy nights it can be enough. However, "Climber's Iowa path up Misery Ridge that hides are allowed. Water is really hard at the time," he said, bone-chilling at Skull Hollow, Guide to Smith Rock" by Alan concludes with a spectacular not available, and firewood "but now I've moved up and so come prepared. This was the Watts, a dedicated climber who's view of Monkey Face and the I is hard to come by, so you that climb seems really basic." case during our stay, with a grue- been involved with Smith for Cascade Peaks to the west. need to bring your own or I too will begin basic. Wright some high throughout the night over 25 years, says the river car- But both of us felt too ex- visit Redpoint Climbers first sets anchors to metal bolts of 28 degrees Fahrenheit. I rec- ries chemicals from farmers' hausted for a hike this time Supply in Terrebonne. I ~ that have been secured to the ommend a toasty sleeping bag, fields so it's best to avoid swim- around and spent a quiet They sell bundles of [uni- rocks at the top, which leaves lots of long underwear and ming. evening at our campsite. per wood for $4. my eyes free to roam the canyon something to cover your head. Smith also sports many hik- The sunset was lovely against Redpoint Climbers Supply 'where basaltic lava flowed down If you're not into climbing, ing trails, and Watts recom- the backdrop of rolling hills and I 975 Smith Rock Way from Newberry Volcano about Smith Rock has many other ac- mends a loop trail that starts at a perfect finale of colors like P.O. Box 528 1.2 million years ago, fonning tivities to choose from. Moun- the bridge and follows the river those that had greeted us earlier Terrebonne, OR 97760 low cliffs above the Crooked tain biking grows in popularity downstream and continues up- that day at Smith. We stayed up (800)-923-6207, (541)-923- I River that meanders through each year. The best rides can be hill past Monkey Face, where it just long enough to get the fire 6207, Fax: 548-3175 Smith Rock State Park. found on the back roads which makes a loop at Staunder Ridge going, then retreated into our www.goclimbing.coml After Wright finishes review- are located over Burma Road. and connects back at the river. tent in search of shelter from the I ing some basic knot and belay- Whitewater rafting is an op- If you're up for something icy wind.
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