Laura Canida

Laura Canida is the current managing editor for The Clackamas Print.
She started her first term in the spring of 2019. She is earning her Journalism Certificate, DMC/Journalism AAS, and working towards her AAOT (transfer degree.)

  • DeJardin hall renovation

    By Laura Canida | October 1, 2019 | Comments Off on DeJardin hall renovation

    Story by Laura Canida In June of 2018, Clackamas Community College celebrated the groundbreaking of the DeJardin Hall expansion project ­— it’s now time to celebrate the opening of the new-and-improved DeJardin Hall after several years in the making. According to the CCC website, the expansion is the third of four building projects planned by CCC…

  • Art therapy for mental health

    By Laura Canida | May 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Art therapy for mental health

    Story by Laura Canida Kellette Elliott was first exposed to art therapy at college in Virginia, but leaned on it heavily when her mom was diagnosed with cancer. “I would take art students from the college to work with the kids who suffered or witnessed abuse,” said Elliott, an artist and art teacher at Clackamas…

  • Portland has mental health awareness walk

    By Laura Canida | May 28, 2019 | Comments Off on Portland has mental health awareness walk

    Story by Laura Canida Walking among more than 5,000 people along the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, I looked around and saw sadness, sickness and grief. But I also saw hope. I am one of thousands who participated in the NAMIWalks in downtown Portland on May 19 to support the National Alliance on Mental Illness, or…

  • Q&A: Chemistry teacher also climbs mountains

    By Laura Canida | May 7, 2019 | Comments Off on Q&A: Chemistry teacher also climbs mountains

    By Laura Canida George Burgess is a chemistry teacher here at Clackamas Community College who has a side of himself that belongs on mountains and hills. Burgess sat down with “The Clackamas Print” to discuss his wild passion for peaks. The Clackamas Print: How did you get into science? Burgess: You know, you go through…