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By Madyson Muresan Co-Editor-in-Chief Have you ever wandered around in parking lots pulling your hair for the first 10 minutes of class looking for an empty space? Well I have. As someone who loses track of time easily and is chronically late to classes, I remember my first year at Clackamas Community College and the…
By Jacob Graves Copy Editor If you’ve ever walked around a college campus, you’ll quickly find that not everyone studies the same way. Some students need absolute silence, others need a giant table and a laptop charger, and some just want to sit somewhere comfortable between classes. From outdoor benches to second-floor lounges, here are…
By Jacob Graves Copy Editor Transitioning from summer break to a new school year is already a big adjustment in itself. Doing that while commuting to campus, however, is a whole different story. I call Oregon City home now, but I used to make the commute there and back from Boring. And no, that’s not…
By Kat Carranza Encinas Staff Writer To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Clackamas Community College, Nora Brodnicki hosts an event unveiling a new cougar statue. Unveiled by Delbert Dully on May 19, the sculpture of the college’s mascot, Cougie, is located in the Wacheno Welcome center entrance. Nora Brodnicki was in search of a cougar…
By Cole Sowders News Editor On May 17, 2026, the House of Representatives within Congress decisively passed a bill to address the crippling housing situation across America. This bill would ban corporate landlords from buying up and owning more than 350 single family homes. A shortage of homes across America has driven up the average…
Cannon Russo Staff Writer As the school year comes to an end, students reflect on how their year has been, and if they could think about anything other than their next assignment. Burnout affects almost everybody at some point, whether that be through work, school, sports, etc. Especially for college students as they close out…
By Jackson Smith Web Editor The Clackamas Print won 14 awards at the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association newspaper contest, beating out last year’s awards by one. There were five first-place winners from The Print this year. Morgan Armitage, the current sports editor for The Print, won first place for feature stories with her story “Art…
By Corban Stanton Copy Editor Lately it seems like New York mayor Zohran Mamdani is constantly in the news, whether it be for hiring someone or for attending a protest. Yet this press can be deceptive, most mayors are not managing more than 8 million people, in fact the majority of mayors serve a population…
Cole Sowders & Cannon Russo News Editor & Staff Writer Current and former students are suing Clackamas Community College after a data breach that occurred in September of 2025 which exposed sensitive personal information belonging to more than 33,000 people. The lawsuits, including a proposed federal class-action case, allege the college failed to adequately protect…
By Cannon Russo Staff Writer Alina Krolenbrock? “Aye,” she states. David Chitsazan? “Aye,” he replies without a beat. Board Chair Byers? “Aye, the motion passes.” The crowd of red shirt-wearing faculty and staff that had been waiting on the edge of their seats for those last words, erupt into cheer. “There are 7 members on…