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Story by Nick Schwada Amid the various dog walkers and joggers found at Clackamas Community College, there is one man that can be found with a clear purpose on the campus — Chris Konieczka — horticulture instructor. On campus you can find Konieczka and a few other faculty members working tirelessly planting, growing and caring…
Read MoreStory by Kai Tinker – Staff Writer After weeks of work and asking people what they want to name a new building on campus, college administrators said last week the new student services center will be named the “Welcome Center.” The building still could get a name attached to it, said Tara Sprehe, dean of…
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Humans have been utilizing bees and their resources for thousands of years, with records going as far back as 15,000 years ago. They pollinate not only our flowers but our fruits and vegetables and they’re responsible for pollinating one-sixth of our flowers worldwide. In a day and age where species are being wiped out left…
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Clackamas has a lot of classes that offer a variety of different things. But a writing class that has a mandatory camping trip? Yep. Nature Writing 268-01 has a mandatory three-night camping trip at Silver Falls State Park. At first, I was not very excited. A camping trip with my instructor and people I barely…
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