Kristen Wohlers
Story and photo by Kristen Wohlers Have you noticed the influx of guitars hanging from walls around campus? Clackamas Community College counselor Casey Sims is the man behind what he’s calling “The Campus Guitar Project.” Sims has scattered at least 14 guitars, equipped with picks and tuners, around the college campuses, including in the Community…
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By Kristen Wohlers Say it like this: “Shut- lun,” with emphasis on the “Shut,” and you can’t annunciate the “t” too much. This BBC murder mystery series, available on Netflix, is set in the picturesque Shetland isles of Scotland, and half the fun of watching it is hearing the Scottish accents. On that note, it…
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By Kristen Wohlers The Arts Fest is coming up and it could be starring you. The Clackamas Community College Theatre Arts Club, students from the music department and student artist Kelila Henkin are organizing the first-time event, which is scheduled to take place on June 8 in Gregory Forum. The event will showcase artistic talents…
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By Kristen Wohlers The cover design. The texture. The author. The smell of the pages. Those are the things that make me pick up a book. But it’s the words inside that determine if I devour it all the way through. The latest Clackamas Literary Review was a front to backer. CLR is a literary…
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By Kristen Wohlers It’s official. Tuition is going up for the next school year, and it doesn’t stop there. It will likely continue its climb over the next five years. The Clackamas Community College Board of Education voted unanimously to increase tuition at its March 8 meeting. Tuition will go up by $3 per credit…
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By Kristen Wohlers Dr. Seuss, Currer Bell and David Holly. What do these have in common? They’re all pen names, and they belong to authors Theodor Seuss Geisel, Charlotte Brontë and Clackamas English instructor Paul Crumrine, respectively. Authors use pseudonyms for different reasons, like to conceal identity or gender, or as a type of branding.…
Read MoreBy Kristen Wohlers At Clackamas Community College, April showers bring May changes in elevator powers. Starting in the spring, the college will begin elevator renovations in Randall, McLoughlin and Barlow halls. “The renovations in Randall will start first as early as mid-May,” said Public Information Officer Lori Hall in an email. “Then Barlow and McLoughlin…
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By Kristen Wohlers Which box would you check? Why? You might say it’s based on your ethnic background or the color of your skin. But for those of us who check the box marked “white,” I wonder if, subconsciously, it feels like the best answer. This section, asking people to indicate their race, is commonplace…
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By Kristen Wohlers Because of work, school, traffic and other worries, you may be feeling stressed. Add midterms to that pile of stressors, and you might fall over. Here are 10 ways to narrowly avoid the falling part. Get out the colored pencils Or markers, crayons, pastels? Coloring and drawing aren’t just for kids. Calle…
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By Kristen Wohlers It might sound like a nightmare to be locked in a room with only minutes to escape, but that’s exactly the thrill that people around the country are seeking when they visit escape rooms. Escape rooms allow people to become the game pieces in a life-sized adventure. Rooms vary in theme, but…
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