What's Going On?! 1/25 - 1/29

• Vote!
Tuesday Jan. 26 is the last day to turn in your ballots. Turn in your ballots Monday from 11:30-1:00 in the main mall. FREE COOKIES. If you can’t stop by then, bring your ballot to the College Center.

•Blood Drive
Come to the College Center Tuesday or Wednesday 10-3:00PM. Save some lives!

•Student Success Seminars:
Time Management, Study Strategies for Math & Science and Understanding test anxiety.
Dates and times: http://www.mhcc.edu/pages/1853.asp

•Hoedown Throwdown!
Texas Hold ‘em, live music, and free food. Wednesday Jan. 27th from 6-9Pm in the Vista Dining Center.

•Bias Forum
Combating bias and stereotypes forum Friday Jan 29th from 3-5:00Pm in the Lake Room with Dr. Janet Campbell.

•Men’s and Women’s Basketball
Come support your team.
The Women play Linn Benton Saturday Jan. 29th at 4:00Pm
The Men play Linn Benton Saturday Jan. 29th at 6:00Pm

•Do you know your blood pressure?
10:30-2:30PM Thursday Jan. 28th in the Vista Dining Hall


Any Questions? Come to the ASG office in the back of the College Center or message Barney Bernard

I find myself hooked...

simply a few weeks into term... just a few.. and I'm already behind! damn time. never your friend, always your enemy. plain and simple. however i find myself with a new friend, in these days of late night homework cramming and sleep depravity .. a friend that apparently has nowhere else to go an nothing better to do then to cling to my back and remind me they're there.. a lovely friend only a vending machine away and a dollar or two to spare. her name you may wonder? CAFFEINE ADDICTION.. she's a delightful companion. Truly one of selfless proportions. unless you count her inability to be left alone, her controlling nature, stubborn demeanor and of course her dominance over my god given will.. (yes.. i know ive just described most common dating relationships but back to point) as sad as this truth may be.. shes just the one for me.. perhaps ill wait till after the homework loads are over. perhaps ill shamelessly use her abilities to keep me energized and focused and then kick her to the curb.. ahh but then again perhaps not. as much as she is annoying and demanding, controlling and self centered i must admit, she is there for me. a dependable sort of girl. perhaps ill keep her around until a day where we both part for our mutual ways... well see.. for now.. on to homework.
~amee~ *your local guide to crazy*

Is it summer yet?!

Ok so I moved up here in June of 09 and I must say Oregon has the most amazing summers anywhere on the west coast. Cali is overrated, Arizona is tooo Hot and Washington.. well its Washington..lol. I don't know about the rest of you but this semester i feel consumed by school, work ,& volunteering and I feel I have no time to breath. I cant wait to start working at a hospital. I know my 6am -10pm days will pay off in the end. To everyone out there that feels like A school zombie,hungry to feast on the brains of knowledge, keep up the good work and keep going. Soon the summer will be here and and we'll be floating down the sandy river with our friends, or at least I will be.Good luck yall and like W.Churchill said "if your going through hell keep going"

By Jonatan Lopez

Today, I realized that: "There is more hunger for love and
appreciation in this world than for bread."
- Mother Teresa

And so it continues.....

January rolls around and another term ensues. And so the quest to reach graduation with a degree continues. It is time again to bury our noses in books in hopes of remembering enough to pass the exams, and pose questions in class to try and demystify the confusion.

I often get asked how I do it. It... go to school, study, work, volunteer, raise three kids alone, keep up the house... the answer? I DON'T KNOW! lol, I just do. And sometimes, I fail. Just like everyone else, I am still trying to find a balance in life that actually works. If I go to school full time and cut back on hours at work, will financial aid provide enough income to help sustain my family? What if I work my minimum wage part time job and only go to school part time? Will work provide enough? Work isn't enough by itself, that's why I'm here pursuing my degrees (yes, that was intentionally plural).

~ Stephanie
Accounting student