By Sydney Agee
A new chapter of the Chemeketa recycling program has been making its presence felt throughout the campus.
More than 40 new recycling stations are in the process of being added to the hallways of Bldgs. 1 through 9 and in Bldg. 22. Each station includes an organization of white paper, mixed paper, cans and bottles, trash, confidential information, and corrugated cardboard.
Chemeketa President Cheryl Roberts said, “Sustainability is one of our major goals at the college, and one where each of us can make a difference. Participating in this effort will help the college move toward zero waste coming from our classrooms and offices.”
Staff and students are asked to remove trash and recyclables from classrooms and offices and deliver it to the appropriate recycling container.
In 2011 alone, Chemeketa reached a high level of commitment to recycling. The school recycled more than 116,684 pounds of paper, 20,360 pounds of electronics, 1,863 pounds of plastic, aluminum, and glass containers, and diverted more than 2,970 pounds of plastic from the waste cycle since the introduction of the filtered water refilling stations. …

In: May 16, 2012 | | #

By Devin Swift
Chemeketa expressed its creative side May 9 in its Spring Craft fair.
The craft fair in the new Quad had booths from local craft vendors, students, and staff.
The fair began at 8 a.m., and anyone could buy pottery, wood crafts, jewelry, shirts, belts, and more until 4 p.m.
Art Gwinup, the adviser of the Ceramic’s Club, the organizers of the event, said, “One of our goals is to bring art to the school to let students and staff be exposed to art.”
Carolyn Guthrie, who does graphics for Chemeketa staff, said, “It’s fun for me to be here as part of the staff and because I enjoy interacting with both staff and students.”
The American Sign Language club hosted a barbeque to fundraise at the craft fair.
Club member Katy Bigs said, “It’s a beautiful day to have an event, and it’s a very good way to get people familiar with sign language on campus.”
Student-grown plants from Chemeketa’s greenhouse greeted everyone as they entered the fair from Bldg. 2. …

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By Devin Swift
In May 11, Chemeketa student Harold Castillo died from an apparent heart attack.
Castillo, 51, was playing basketball in a conditioning class when he collapsed on the court.
According to Greg Harris, the dean of public relations and marketing, a call went out to 911 at 8:45 a.m. and paramedics were dispatched within 42 seconds. Public safety also was called, and officer Dennis Kirk arrived on the scene at 9 a.m. The paramedics arrived at 9:05 a.m.
Bill Kohlmeyer, the college’s director of public safety, said, “He was breathing when we arrived, and we were relaying the information to the 911 center.”
Defibrillators are located on campus for heart attacks, and there is 1 in every public safety patrol car. Public safety officers are trained in CPR and how to use defibrillators. …

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By Tyler Ross and Erick James
The Chemeketa baseball team has announced the addition of four new players from Venezuela.
These are the first international players that Coach Nathan Pratt has coached in his four years here at Chemeketa.
Armando David Cenvantes Molina is a shortstop from Maracaibo, Venezuela.
“It is very different here; it’s very cold,” Molina recently said about Oregon’s weather.
Hector Jose Ferrer Zanbrano and Oscar Barreto also are from Maracaibo. Zanbrano is a catcher; Barreto is a pitcher.
“It’s another life, a different new experience,” Barreto said about his time so far in Oregon.
“It’s hard to play baseball and get an education. It’s either you play baseball or you go to school,” he said. …

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By Devin Swift
Chemeketa staff, put down your tuna cans and raviolis.
The Spring into Giving campaign has ended, with Chemeketa’s office of the vice president and chief financial officer as the largest donor, with 353 items.
Tutoring Services came in close with a total of 340 items.
Skye Hibbard, Chemeketa’s AmeriCorps VISTA food relief coordinator, said, “We have had to double the space devoted to the food pantry in the Office of Student Retention and College Life, and the shelves are full. Even as items were coming in in waves, they were being taken home by students in bags to feed themselves and their families. So thank you for your generosity. It is much needed and much appreciated.”
According to Hibbard, the food drive ran from April 17 to 30. The total number of items donated in the two-week span was around 1,770. …

In: May 9th, 2012 | | #

By Tracy A.L. LeFebvre
The murder/mystery And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie had its final show on May 8, but this is only the beginning of what is to become of Theater By Storm and the club’s future at Chemeketa.
Everyone involved with the production expressed a passion for the play and for theater in general.
Robert Nove, a Theater By Storm club member, said the group helped him come out of his shell by “being able to pretend to be in other people’s shoes.”
Nove plays the roguish Captain Philip Lombard, an adventurer who is accused of abandoning the men under his command to die in battle, while he escaped.
The play is from off the original Agatha Christie novel Ten Little Indians and is paralleled and written, albeit morbidly, based on the old nursery rhyme. …

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By Erick James
The Chemeketa Storm baseball team has an overall record of 17-18. The team is 13-8 in league play, which puts them in second place in the South Region.
The Storm played at South West Oregon on May 1 and split a double-header. They won the first game 3-1 and dropped the second one 2-1.
During the weekend on May 5, the Storm hosted Lane and split a double-header. They won the first game 3-1 and dropped the second game 3-2.
The Storm’s played again on May 7 at home. The results were not available in time for the current Courier edition.
The softball team has not faired well this season. Rainy weather eliminated the team’s home field for both games and practice, and their record may not reflect how good they are.
The team is 6-24 overall and 2-13 in league play. That mark places them in second-to-last place in the South Region.
The Storm hosted South West Oregon on May 5 and lost both ends of the double-header by 7-1 and 6-4 scores.
On May 6, the Storm hosted Mt. Hood and dropped both games of a double-header. They lost the first game 9-7 and the second game 13-0.
The Storm’s next game will be on May 9 at the softball field at Willamette University.

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By Jonathan Castro Monroy
Cinco de Mayo is more than a fun celebration.
On Friday, May 4, at the Student Life Programming Area in Bldg. 2, the JUNTOS club, the CAMP program, and Multicultural Student Services, hosted a Cinco de Mayo celebration from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The event started with a welcoming segment, consisting of the Mexican flag salute, the mission of JUNTOS, a Cinco de Mayo historical background, and an acknowledgement announcement to all the contributors.
Subsequently, JUNTOS performed the “Baile Folklorico, Son de La Negra.”
Victor Perez, a JUNTOS club member and a CAMP student, said, “It’s a traditional Mexican dance that was created in Jalisco, Mexico, which consists of a mixture of Indian and Spanish dance and music.”
The event then moved to the introduction of the JUNTOS Pageant, in which there were nine contestants. …

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By Devin Swift
Do you have any blood to spare?
Chemeketa’s Campus Crusade for Christ club, commonly called CRU, is planning two blood drives with the American Red Cross and is asking for donators.
Jerry Clark, the president of CRU, said, “I am very proud of our Chemeketa students as they have given and continue to give generously to the needs of our community. Through the various community service projects and blood drives, students give with a caring heart.
“CRU has been coordinating only one blood drive per school term in the past. Thanks to CAMP, there has been an additional one in the winter or spring term as well. However, with the current economic shift, there has been a ripple effect to the blood donations in our Willamette Valley.”
CAMP is the College Assistance Migrant Program. It is a federally funded program that supports students from migrant and seasonal farmworker backgrounds during their first year in college. …

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By Amitpal Bains
Getting involved in your campus and community is a good thing, and many students want to, but don’t know how.
That is exactly why the Student Retention & College Life Center has created the Into the Quad event.
Into the Quad is designed to help clean the campus and to thank Chemeketa’s facility services at the same time. This requires Chemeketa students to volunteer.
The event will be held this year from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 11. It is open to anyone and everyone who is able to join.
A barbeque to help thank the volunteers for their hard work will be offered as well.
Skye Hibbard-Swanson, one of the leaders of Into the Quad, said, “The goal is to get students involved to help improve the campus and to thank the facilities service people for all their hard work.
“I think students want to get more involved in the campus but don’t know how, and this helps students find a way to contribute.” …

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