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Illustrated by Chelsea Pagan By Kristen Wohlers Check underneath your couch cushions because, chances are, you’ll need those extra coins to pay for tuition next year. On the agenda for Clackamas Community College’s Feb. 8 Board of Education meeting is a recommendation to increase tuition and fees for the 2017-2018 school year. The proposed changes…
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Iconic German restaurant says auf wiedersehen By Kristen Wohlers Accordion music resounded throughout the restaurant, the sound of drunken laughter exploded from the table beside us, a child danced as her family celebrated in the room ahead of us, and I lamented over fondue and hefeweizen because it was my last visit to Der Rheinlander.…
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By Travis David V Whittaker and Kristen Wohlers On Jan. 4-5, Clackamas Community College’s wrestling team traveled to Fort Wayne, Indiana for the NWCA National Dual Meet Championships and brought home their fourth consecutive dual meet crown after crushing the No. 1 nationally ranked Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 23-9. With the win, Clackamas won its fifth…
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By Kristen Wohlers The world’s largest museum now has an entire exhibit dedicated to a single book. But for Muslims, and as visitors quickly come to understand, the Qur’an is not just a book. “The Art of the Qur’an,” which opened on Oct. 22 in the Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C., featured manuscripts of the…
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Story and photo by Kristen Wohlers I noticed it the instant I walked off of the plane into Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport. It was something that, as an Oregonian, I thought I’d seen. It was diversity. Scattered about me were people with dark skin, light skin, wearing headdresses and speaking in other languages or…
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“Giant meteor,” said student Mason Craft with a straight face. This was his response to our poll question, “Who will you vote for in this year’s presidential election?” In fact, there’s a Twitter campaign for “Giant Meteor 2016,” with a tagline that reads: “Giant flaming meteor, extinction level event, 2016 presidential candidate, probably your best…
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Story  by Kristen Wohlers You don’t have to sit in your car playing Solitaire or taking selfies or watching the clock as you sing along to the words, “All by myself.” Cut the power and get out there because there are plenty of things to do on the Oregon City campus. Here are a few…
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School performs first musical production in eight years “It’s a privilege to pee.” In fact, it’s one of mankind’s most basic rights, but the right to pee comes with a fee in this musical satire. The Clackamas Community College cast came out strong for its first musical production in eight years, with moments of weak…
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Clackamas Community College is celebrating its 50th birthday, and you’re invited to the party. The college has a lot to celebrate. In 1966, when Clackamas first opened its doors, 693 students were enrolled. Today, there are close to 30,000 students who attend the college, according to Justin Montgomery, the senior marketing and communications specialist. In…
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Story and photo by Kristen Wohlers Taste, see, smell, feel, hear. Going beyond the traditional radio listening experience, Live Wire radio engages every sense. The variety show is recorded weekly in Portland and then aired on radio stations across the country. Chemistry abounds between the show’s impressive and witty host Luke Burbank and his sidekick…
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