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by Darlyn chesterPublic Safety Intern

You hear rumors going around campus – hushed whispers be-tween friends – but you never think it could happen to you: sexual assault.

As unreal and unlikely it seems that sexual assault could direct-ly strike you, it is more common than you may think. Women are most often raped between 16 and 24 years of age, more specifically, between the ages of 16 and 19, which includes most college fresh-man and sophomore students (http://www.nmcsap.org/statistics.html#a).

Although women are the primary victims of sexual assault, about 10 percent of victims are male. Of those males who are vic-timized, 71 percent are assaulted before age 18, while 16.6 percent are assaulted between the ages of 18-24 years of age (http://www.rainn.org/get-information/types-of-sexual-assault/male-sexual-assault).

In short, this means the vast majority of people on college campuses are in the epicenter of the age groups that most experi-ence sexual assault.

College freshman and sophomores are found to be at greater risk than upperclassmen. This can be associated with older stu-dents living in campus dormitories, sorority/fraternity houses and, especially, alcohol use (90 percent of acquaintance-rape incidents involve alcohol, possibly due either to overconsumption or having a “date rape” drug slipped into your drink) (http://svpe.uoregon.edu/GetEducated/SexualAssaultMyths/TheRoleofAlcohol.aspx).

AssaultContinued on page 6

Arab Heritage Celebration

by Katelyn HilsenbeckThe Advocate

After months of on-and-off negotiations, a new labor contract agreement with Mt. Hood’s full-time faculty union has been reached.

Administration and faculty bargaining teams reached a tentative settlement a week ago, on Jan. 24. Faculty members will vote on the proposed contract beginning on Monday, with final results expected on Friday.

If the contract earns faculty approval, the MHCC District board will likely ratify the agreement on Feb. 17, during a board retreat.

The contract will take effect when ratified, and would run through August 2017.

“We are confident it will be ratified... and we’ll be good to go!” said Tambi Boyle, full-time faculty asso-ciation chair. “So far we’ve had really good feedback from the membership.”

Mt. Hood President Debbie Derr expressed relief at the apparent breakthrough.

“I am thrilled that a final agreement is close at hand,” Derr said in a written news release issued joint-ly by the two sides. “I appreciate the perseverance and professionalism from all involved in this process to reach a resolution.”

There was discussion of whether the contract terms would be retroactive (dating back to September 2013), but Boyle said the two sides agreed to focus in-stead on other aspects of the contract.

The clock for negotiations started in early February 2013 — almost one year ago. However, portions of the bargaining teams had met for pre-meetings, starting three months earlier.

Boyle, who has helped to negotiate three prior con-

tracts at MHCC (two full-time, and one part-time, fac-ulty contracts), said this particular cycle has been one of the longest she has experienced.

“Bargaining is not easy. It’s a very pressure filled job,” she said. “You want to make sure you do the job correctly and mistakes can sometimes be made if you rush things.

“It would have been nice to rush it a little bit, but it’s important that you take the time to make sure the right decisions are made.”

Boyle praised the outside mediator who helped bring the marathon talks to a close.

“We were very happy with the mediator we had. Janet Gillman was great,” she said. “The fact that she was willing to stay for our 1 a.m., 2 a.m. 4:34 a.m. ses-sions… it was just amazing that she was willing to stick with us through that process.”

During the previous bargaining cycle, Mt. Hood full-time faculty members, on average, took a “huge hit,” Boyle said – roughly $10,000 in annual pay.

Those instructors easily recall the previous pay scale, while, due to organizational turnover, most of the current MHCC administrative bargaining team lacked that institutional memory, she explained.

“We have the benefit of having all of that history,” she said.

Some new measures were added to help compen-sate for the prior loss in faculty salary. Those include adding a “step zero” on the pay scale, which will ben-efit approximately two-thirds of the faculty, and a ze-ro-to-1 percent cost of living adjustment for summer coursework and extra teaching.

Faculty reaches contract settlementAfter nearly a year of negotiations, full-time contract is prepared for a vote

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Editorial: Progress

with contracts

Opinion2 January 31, 2014

“Where I’m from, you have to support your local teams.”

Student response from Loren Brule

Do you hear that? That is the sound of progress at MHCC!

Two out of three labor con-tracts have been settled.

The Full-Time Faculty Asso-ciation and MHCC administration finally reached an agreement Fri-day, after almost a full year of for-mal negotiations. The part-time faculty’s contract was ratified in mid-October.

Tambi Boyle, chair of the full-time faculty union, said this has been one of the longest negotia-tions cycles she has been a part of — including the pre-session meet-ings that began in November 2012.

Contract negotiations are never easy, and almost always run long, so it’s great to see an actual resolution.

We at The Advocate extend a pat on the back for avoiding the turmoil that accompanied the faculty strikes and frustrations at Mt. Hood during 2010–12. We know that sounds like a modest compliment — to not let one of the worst possible things happen during a contract negotiation. But hey, that was a terrible time for the students and faculty, so it’s great that the college doesn’t have to suffer that again.

However, there is still one last hill to climb (so close, yet so far away): The classified employee contract is still in the mediation stage.

We want to see the full-time faculty contract ratified and the classified association’s contract agreed upon in a timely manner. It’s great that some progress has finally been made, but can we speed it up?

These negotiations have seri-ously dragged on. We understand, contracts take time and they should be done right, but this process has taken far too long and has inappropriately occupied the already strained schedules and psyches of Mt. Hood employees. It adds all kinds of excess stress and tedium to their routines.

Faculty members had to leave their classrooms in order to spend time working on a contract and classified employees must con-tinue to leave their desks.

Let’s finish the remaining contract debate so that employees can get back to their jobs without worrying about sputtering talks and to be there for the Mt. Hood students.

So, MHCC administrative team, it’s time to compromise. It’s time to understand where both sides are coming from, get back to business and get back to work. Thank you!

by Danny Perez-CrouseThe Advocate

From a logical and personal per-spective, this 20-year-old can’t imag-ine getting married at, or near, such a young age.

Marriage at this stage puts a screeching halt, or slows down, an in-dividual’s goals and dreams.

I cannot see getting married now, because I still have so much life to live and experiences to gain on my own. Finishing college would be less likely. Traveling and experimenting with dif-ferent career opportunities and hav-ing the time to mature as an individual would be more difficult.

Well, it might be possible to do those things in a marriage, but not with as much freedom or flexibility.

Some people feel that maturity level, and not age, should determine if someone is ready for marriage, and that some individuals are simply more mature than others. The human brain does not fully mature until about age 25, researchers have found. Regard-less of how “mature” you think you are now, you undoubtedly will be wiser at 25 and beyond.

Also, the person you fall in love with may be completely different af-ter more time has passed. I was a to-tally different person five years ago. My taste in music, food and movies are totally different, and that could all change another five years from now.

Another reason not to get married so early is that you will almost certainly be strapped for cash. If you’re my age, there is a good chance you don’t have an awesome job. And if you do, you have to share your secret!

When I get married, I want have

a great- or a decent-paying job that can sustain a partner and potentially, a family. I don’t want to end up as the kind of couple who sympathize with Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer”: Surviv-ing in a one-room apartment where my thoughts are dominated by the perils of making ends meet. I want to enjoy my marriage without putting unnecessary strain on it.

Finishing your education should be a no-brainer. It will give you the groundwork for any potential job op-portunities in the future. And, in case of divorce (which I hope doesn’t hap-pen), you will still have the educational tools to make it on your own.

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School associated success in marriage with age and education. Their studies showed that 81 percent of col-lege graduates who got married in the 1980s at the age of 26 or older were still married 20 years later. Only 65 percent of college grads who tied the knot be-fore their 26th birthday achieved the same longevity. And just 49 percent of those who married younger than 26, without a college degree, lasted 20 years.

I understand the ’80s were a while ago, but you have to step back a bit to find long-lasting marriages.

I don’t think people getting mar-ried at a young ages is an epidemic. In fact, the average age of marriages in America is at all-time high, with wom-en marrying at age 27, and men at 29.

Obviously, there are people who get married young, and it works out fine for them. It might work out fine for you. Marriage can be a crapshoot, and age certainly shouldn’t be the end-all determination of success.

However, I still don’t see why young people (such as me) have to do it so soon. You are still a couple; just be a couple until you are at least twenty-five, and if the spark hasn’t died, go for it.

But hey, if you feel ready, who’s to stop you?

by Jared Lichtenberg The Advocate

I think it’s better to marry young. I am 20 and not yet married, but my points hold validity based on the wisdom and advice from friends either married or en-gaged in their early twenties with whom I’ve talked.

Some of the first people to throw stones or laugh at the idea of marrying young might not have experienced a se-rious relationship, or they may be bitter after divorce.

There are many benefits to marry-ing when you’re 20, 22, or even 25. You and your mate get to grow up together as adults, and “figure it out” together. And when times do get tough, you have someone to go through them with, and it will only make your relationship stron-ger. (There will be tough times.)

Other positives include tax and income benefits, less chance of your children developing birth defects, and shared living costs. Some colleges have family housing where you get to share your life with someone else and experi-ence their life on a level unmatched with any other relationship you know of. And if you’ve decided to wait: sex.

If you are considering marrying young, it’s important to approach it wisely. Marriage isn’t about you — it’s about the person you’re marrying. It is an act of selflessness. If we wander around seeking to please ourselves in a marriage, I think we would ultimately end up unfulfilled. But, if we aim to ful-fill the desires of our significant other, rather than worry if our needs are or aren’t being met, we would end up con-tent, because our goal was to meet each other’s needs.

Andrew Serino, 23, engaged to a cur-rent MHCC student, was willing to share

some of his own experience with me. “We’re both learning to resolve con-flict with each other, to be completely open and honest, and to seek counsel of older and wiser mentors with successful marriages... If you know how to have a healthy fight, you will stay together for-ever,” he told me.

There are three levels of morality I believe affect how we handle conflict in any relationship. One: harmony and fair play between people. Two: harmoniz-ing and “tidying up” within each indi-vidual. And three: our purpose, what we were made for as a whole, and “what course the whole fleet ought to be on” (C.S. Lewis, “Mere Christianity”). I’ve noticed that our culture tends to gravi-tate towards the first one, and forget the other two. If we worked out conflict us-ing this system of thought as a whole, we wouldn’t make light of more important matters, and would spend less time with frivolous conflict.

Darby Cisneros, 22, married and an MHCC student, shared her journey to monogamy with her husband: “Most couples take their relationship to the next level by moving in together. I guess you can say we are ‘old school,’ ” she said. “For us, living together (among other things) is something you do when you’re married. We had been together for almost four years before we got en-gaged. By that time, we knew we wanted to be together forever, and we were ready to start our lives together.”

I personally think age ends up be-ing subjective in deciding when someone else should get married. “I’m old fash-ioned and want to be the main provider in our relationship,” Serino said. “But I’m not saying that you can’t get married without a good job. Just prepare to hear the words ‘I’m pregnant’ someday.”

The most important thing is that you and your future spouse are practicing self-lessness before you’re married, and that your core values and beliefs align.

“Just think about your wedding vows. Will you be there for each other for better or worse?” said Cisneros. “For richer or poorer? In sickness and in health?

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Hospitality , tourism prepares for annual fund raiser

by Emily WintringhamThe Advocate

Oregon’s bustling hospital and tourism industry is a key contributor to the state’s economic health and future sustainability, current measures show.

For students who want to dive into the expansive career possibilities the industry offers, Mt. Hood has a Hospi-tality and Tourism Management pro-gram that includes five areas of study. They are: hotel/restaurant manage-ment, culinary/catering management, meetings and special events manage-ment, recreational and leisure manage-ment, and travel management.

“What makes it unique is that it’s not just one industry. It’s not like the automobile industry, where we make autos,” said Court Carrier, veteran Hospitality and Tourism Management program coordinator and instructor at MHCC.

The industry is “comprised of a lot of different pieces that all come to-gether” to support the larger business of tourism and lodging, Carrier said. “Anything you need when you go on a trip away from home, that is what the industry is about.”

Students receive two years of train-ing at Mt. Hood. They gain experience and can plan to transfer with a hospi-tality major to a four-year university such as Portland State.

A bachelor’s degree is required to-day for many hospitality and tourism jobs. Carrier said the industry is, on the whole, the largest employer in Oregon.

He also said the Portland area is ranked as the No. 3 city in the nation for its food scene. Portland offers the largest number of micro-breweries, and Oregon is ranked the no. 3 state for wine production, he said. Portland also has the largest number of food carts.

These all feed a high demand for trained culinary arts workers.

In sum, the hospitality industry addresses situations anyone might encounter while traveling: How to get to a desired destination, what hotel to stay in, what to eat, what medicines are needed in case of illness, passport and visa regulations, finding the best at-tractions, and so on.

“In our industry, every day is dif-

ferent. You’re always meeting new people. They come from all over the world,” Carrier said.

“There’s always things that come up that push you to do a better job and to push you to excel and take care of people while they are away from home, whether it’s for a business or a pleasure trip,” he said.

“You know, I’ve never been bored in this industry. Ever.”

Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction

The Mt. Hood program matches hands-on experience and practical knowledge with academic insight. Stu-dents in Carrier’s Hospitality and Tour-ism classes work year long to plan a fine dining experience known as the Gala Dinner and Silent Auction.

This year, the 23rd Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction, themed “Far East meets Northwest,” will take place Feb. 22 at the University Place Hotel in downtown Portland.

The auction and wine reception be-gins at 5:30 p.m., while the dinner ser-vice begins at 6:30 p.m. The price is $70 per person, with options for an over-night package at the hotel.

For 2014, the program’s Catering, Restaurant and Food Service Manage-

ment class has invited executive chefs Caprial and John Pence. The Pences are known for their exquisite restaurants and cooking schools. Caprial Pence has been honored with a James Beard award and both have been nationally recog-nized for their “farm-to-table” style of cooking, according to the brochure produced by the MHCC marketing stu-dents.

The planning process of the Annual Gala Dinner and Auction is very struc-tured. During each spring term, the Catering, Restaurant and Food Service Management class recruits a renowned local chef and plans the location, date and menu for the big event. In the fall term, second-year marketing students put together the brochures, sell tickets and market the celebration. First-year students learn how to plan by helping introduce ideas via committee. Dur-ing the winter term, the meeting and convention management class finalizes the details, and those students actually conduct the event.

Students acquire different donated items from local hospitality and tour-ism businesses and auction them to attendees, in turn boosting the MHCC program.

“This event helps raise funds for scholarships and other resources that aids us in achieving our track record of excellence while preparing students

for careers in the industry, “ said Kel-ly Sorter, Gala executive committee chairman.

Proceeds also go toward students’ annual field trip, which alternates be-tween in-state and out-of-state trips every year. This year, program students will travel to Disneyland and will tour the convention center in Anaheim, Ca-lif.

Besides the coursework, there is a Hospitality and Tourism Club at MHCC for students wishing to get more in-volved in the industry. The club hosts guest speakers each week and it plans movies and buffets. Members are en-couraged to volunteer at local social events and for community service proj-ects. Last Christmas, Hospitality and Tourism raised funds a local adoption foundation and provided food boxes for the families.

To inquire about or make a reser-vation for the Gala and Auction, those persons interested should call the Hos-pitality and Tourism Gala Dinner Res-ervation line at 503-491-7698 or email htrpt@mhcc.edu. To ensure availabil-ity, they should act at least two weeks before the event.

For overnight hotel packages, ($89 per room) contact the Reservations De-partment, at 503-221-0140. The Uni-versity Place Hotel is at 310 S.W. Lin-coln St. in Portland.

by Dominic SayThe Advocate

There is now an easy way to support Mt. Hood while shop-ping: Fred Meyer has agreed to donate proceeds to the MHCC Foundation through the re-tailer’s customer Rewards Card system.

Fred Meyer shoppers with an active Rewards Card can go online and find the “Commu-nity Rewards” tab to designate contributions earned with each use of their loyalty card.

Fred Meyer plans to do-nate $2.5 million per year, split among nonprofit groups in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. And now, Mt. Hood is included in the program.

The shopper does not lose any accumulated Rewards points or credits. Fred Meyer’s contribution is a direct corpo-rate donation, which follows shoppers’ lead in “voting” for their preferred nonprofit group.

Family members or friends who live outside Oregon may contribute to the MHCC Foun-dation by shopping with their own Rewards Card, too, so long as they earmark their donation.

Instructions for designating MHCC (and for enrolling for the Rewards Card) may be found at www.fredmeyer.com.

Look for the “Rewards” tab on the top, then drop down to find a “Community Rewards” link to begin the process.

Al Sigala, hired this month as MHCC Foundation and alum-ni relations executive director, said the new partnership is “a great opportunity that diversi-fies our ability to receive from our community and from a cor-poration.

“It is a simple way for a person to help support our stu-dents,” he said. “This founda-tion is meant to help and sup-port our students here at Mt. Hood.”

Shop at Fred Meyer, give MHCC founda-tion benefits

Students in the Hospitality and Tourism Program prepare baskets for auction for their 23rd Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction on Feb. 22

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Living Arts4 Jan. 31, 2014

Viral Vid of the Week

One Direction - Story Of My Life (Parody)

In the mood for a laugh? As part of our weekly feature, we will show you one awesome video and

tell you why you should watch it.

For the actual fans of One Direction: You should probably sit this one out. For those indifferent to the boy band sensation, this one will give you a

good laugh. This lip sync is so spot-on, you won’t know how fake it is until they start singing. The screechy, off-tune notes get a little hard to take

after awhile, but if you watch half the video, you’ll get the picture. This is a great laugh for those who know they enjoy this kind of parody. With over 60k

views in a week, clearly someone is enjoying it.

Looking for something to do? Check out our revamped weekly calendar for

some fun ideas!

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Summer Jobs Fair

Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Student Union

The MHCC Career Planning and Counseling Center is hosting the 8th annual

Summer Jobs Fair. The Fair allows students and commu-nity members to meet with employers who are hiring for summer and seasonal

positions. Last year, a wide variety of employers at-

tended, including KOIN-TV Channel 6, members of Mt. Hood’s Aquatic center, and Metro. For more informa-tion, visit www.mhcc.edu/

careercenter.

First Thursday

Thursday, noon to 1 p.m.

Student Union

MHCC’s monthly concert will feature the “Mike Prigodich Project.” He

will perform his original compositions, joined

by drummer Reinhardt Melz and bassist Damian

Erskine. If you are looking for a lunchtime activity, go and listen to some original

tunes.

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February Planetarium show

Tuesday at 6, 7:15 and 8:30 p.m.

MHCC Planetarium

February’s show is titled “Deep Sky Wonders,” and

will feature some of the best pictures from the Hubble

and other space telescopes. “These are of far-off nebulae,

galaxies, and star clusters, and will even include a newly discovered supernova which was found in a galaxy next

to the Big Dipper,” said Pat Hanrahan, planetarium

director. The show is free for MHCC students and costs $2 for the general public.

Go and check out the digital system and get a taste of the

night sky.

“Adventure Awaits” art viewersThe Western-themed exhibit, made primarily with watercolors, runs Feb. 4 through the 27th in the Fireplace Gallery

by Greg LeonovThe Advocate

“I do what I love, what can I say? And I’ve been told it shows,” said artist Elizabeth Zimmerman, whose work displayed at the Fireplace Gallery in Mt. Hood’s Student Union from Feb. 4 to 27.

Watercolors are the dominant medium used by Zimmerman, which she enjoys because they bring forth a challenge.

“The challenge is really nice because I can ma-nipulate it, and I can also let it be more loose, just let the watercolor do its own little thing,” she said. “Sometimes it spreads out really fast, and other times if the paper’s drier, it will get speckled - so it can be abstract, yet I can get it really defined and get all of the little tiny details.”

Her art predominantly displays scenes and images of the American West. There are count-less horses and cowboys. “When I was in commu-nity college, I was actually told by one of my first art teachers ‘Elizabeth, can you just stop with this horse thing,’ but needless to say, I did not listen to him,” she said.

Growing up, Zimmerman was surrounded by horses. By age 10, her family had moved to the country and, within a year, they surprised her with her first pony. “Even before that I was taking horse riding lessons at day camp. Once we finally had a place with some land, we had a pony, and then after he was gone, we got a horse,” she said.

In 2008-09, Zimmerman worked as a horse wrangler at Camp Baldwin, a Boy Scout summer camp east of Mount Hood. “There [are] about 75 horses. We took care of them; we gave them vac-cinations as needed,” she said.

In 2010, she went to the large and very popu-lar Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. “Down there they have 300 head of horses, and we learned how to shoe them and give them their shots, and all the veterinary services they would need, and round them up in the morning,” she said.

Zimmerman was “just really immersed in the cowboy lifestyle for three summers,” she said.

Her early artwork reflected her passion, al-though her mother described her as “a really ter-rible scribbler with coloring books,” she said. “I would never color in the lines.” Even then, she said. “I was always a horse-crazy girl, and I’d always try and draw horses.”

She later took classes to define her drawing. Zimmerman frequently uses photos as a refer-

ence for her art. “I draw from photographs I take when I go and visit with people I know with horses. I’ve gone to a couple of cowboy roping events, and also used photos I’ve taken when I was working at summer camp.

“I’m very careful with my references, and then sometimes the photograph isn’t as clear, (so) I use my knowledge of the tacks, like the saddle and the blankets, and the bridles and the shafts,” she said. “I can fill in the details if the photo isn’t as exact as I need it to be.”

Watercolor paintings are not Zimmerman’s only medium. She also has done a couple of bronze sculptures. “I’ve done two bronzes; I did them about a year ago. The first one was a golden retriever we had when I was growing up, and then, the second one was a commission of a golden eagle.”

Zimmerman does commission work for anyone who is interested.

Landscape images are prominent in Zimmer-man’s work. “Sometimes I go out in the summer and do some Plein air painting, so I paint on site. My husband likes to go fly-fishing, so while he’s fishing, I go to paint the river.”

Her deepest love is for horses, and western art, however. “I like to do landscapes. They’re scenic and there’s some details here and there, but the overall look – they’re more… I would say ‘passive,’ and, like the horses, the Western art is really more dynamic.”

Zimmerman is a member of a few different soci-eties: The Watercolor Society of Oregon, Northwest Water Society, and International Equine Artists. She has found that being a member of these societies is very helpful. “You can hear critiques, you can learn how to talk about your art, and then have someone else look at it” to suggest improvements, she said.

“It’s really nice to be able to have a group of people with similar knowledge of the materials.”

Zimmerman currently works full-time in a graphic design office, and works on her art in the evening hours.

“I guess you could call me an emerging artist,” she said. “I really love doing art, it’s my passion, and someday it will be my career.”

Elizabeth Zimmerman is online at http://www.elizabethzimmerman.com.

The Fireplace Gallery exhibit, “Adventure Awaits,” will open on Tuesday and be on display through the 27th. It is Western-themed and illustrates the artist, Elizabeth Zimmerman’s love for horses.

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by Greg LeonovThe Advocate

“I hope I come across as a fatherly figure, believably - that’s my big-gest thing I’m working on. I hope I do the character justice,” said actor Alex Giorgi about playing the Reverend

Shaw Moore in Mt. Hood’s production of the musical “Footloose.”

Reverend Shaw is a character re-sponsible for outlawing dancing in the small Texas town of Beaumont. He

lost his son, who died with three other teens in an accident on a bridge.

“It was horrific that these four youth(s) were killed on this bridge due to ill choices and decisions, and for whatever reason they blamed it on the dancing,” said Giorgi, describing the plot.

The play starts about five years after dancing was banned. Until Ren, a teenager who moves to Beaumont from big-city Chicago, no one thinks having dancing outlawed is strange.

“Something you notice with Shaw is when he’s with townspeople, and with people outside of his family, he’s this calm and reserved, kind-of-charming guy, jokes around with peo-ple, seems normal,” Giorgi said. “But, when you see scenes with him and his family – his wife, his daughter, and eventually Ren – you see him break.

“On the outside, everybody thinks he’s great, he’s very friendly with a lot of the people in the town, but on the inside, he’s really hurting and suffer-ing,” he said. “That’s why he holds on to this image of his son being cor-rupted by dancing and drugs and stuff like that.

Giorgi has sunk his teeth into the role.

“You basically get a reveal under

that mask that he has with everybody else… he’s trying to maintain this level of protection over his family, and be-cause of that, he’s very hard on Ariel, his daughter, who’s now 18 and is try-ing to be independent.”

Shaw becomes extremely over-protective of Ariel and is constantly grieving for his son. “He is putting a huge grip on her, trying to make sure that she doesn’t go through the same thing,” Giorgi said. Those attempts backfire, he explained. “He doesn’t re-alize that his restriction is causing her to want to do those bad things.”

Giorgi said there are different ways to see Shaw’s character. “Ariel sees him as the overbearing father. Ren sees him, at first, as this guy who is uptight and ridiculous. Once Ren finds out it’s because of his son, he sees him as a mourning father.

“It’s Ren who gets to him because the reason Ren moved to Beaumont is because his father left him and his family, and his mom can no longer support him.”

Ren and Shaw clash at first, but they end up connecting. “You don’t re-ally realize that Ren is kind of suffering in his own way, and that’s where the two meet and connect. They’re both hurting inside, and it’s because (Shaw

is) so blinded by his pain that he can’t see that he’s kind of restricting the en-tire town,” Giorgi said.

The actor has worked hard to chan-nel Shaw’s suffering, he said.

“You have to come up with scenari-os, you muster feelings from imaginary circumstances,” he said. “That’s what one of the great definitions of acting -’living truthfully through imaginary circumstances,’ I love that quote.”

Giorgi draws from his own emo-tional experiences to portray Shaw’s pain. “If I was a dad, I’d probably be able to relate a little more because I’d know how it would feel to imagine my son dying. But, I’m not even that, so I have to take what I have,” he said.

“I’ve felt pain before. I’ve lost a grandfather, I’ve lost friends, and I have to try to find those feelings,” he said. “I’ve (also) been authorita-tive; I know how to be in charge when I need to be. I have to pick and choose and combine those emotions and feel-ings.”

Giorgi has had moments where he believed he truly felt Shaw’s suf-fering. In a scene where Shaw’s wife (‘Vi’ played by Tootsie West) sings a song about how Shaw should forgive his daughter for acting out, Giorgi was directed to look at his “wife” while she

sang.“I didn’t really understand what

that meant, and then when she start-ed singing, and I was looking at her, I didn’t cry, but I sure was holding back tears,” the actor said. “She’s not my actual wife and this isn’t my actual daughter, but the feelings, the emo-tions were real, all there.”

Giorgi and other cast members hope the audience will connect, he said.

“When the audience has emotional investment in the characters, that’s what really draws (them) in to a show.”

Giorgi graduated from Mt. Hood last year with a two-year associate transfer degree, and is not currently attending college. “I kind of decided that I’d take a year off to work, maybe find the right (four-year) school.” He hopes to do something “that’s related to acting where I can still pursue my passion, but maybe through different means,” he said.

He encourages everyone to try the-ater, at least once.

“If you wanna look at it from an educational standpoint, it’s learning how to be human,” Giorgi said.. “You learn more things about yourself and, what’s great about acting is, you also learn things about other people.”

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by Rebecca GaulkeThe Advocate

The leading lady of Mt. Hood’s winter musi-cal, “Footloose,” Sydney Hope, plays a rebellious teenager named Ariel who is trying to find herself while simultaneously attempting to please the adults in her life.

Last year, Hope played Nurse Ratched in MHCC’s production of “One Flew Over The Cuck-oo’s Nest.”

That was a bit of a change-up from her current fun, outgoing character. “Going from a villain to this character that I portray, is defi-nitely a completely different expe-rience,” she said.

Hope draws from her character in “Footloose” a deeper connection to the story and her own life.

“Ariel is interesting because she’s trying to be both the good daughter and be rebellious at the same time,” she said. “She wants to live her dream, she doesn’t want to stay in Beaumont (Texas) all the time, she wants to find someone to love. So, I think I bring her motivation and her passion.”

Hope started singing at age 8, but despite all the years of experience, the music styles within “Footloose” are different than what she’s used to. “This music is kind of out of my or-dinary. I’m actually a classically trained singer so going from that — like opera and classical Broad-

way — to this, it was bit of an adjustment. But, I picked it up,” she said.

“I love the music. It adds something to it, it adds more emotion, more energy.”

Learning the dances has been a long process. When she first started, she said she felt like she had “two left feet,” but she has been practicing nonstop to prepare for opening night.

“I practice literally every day; I practice at the bus stop… I practice on the way to class,” Hope

said. “Any chance I can practice, I’m danc-ing out those numbers and making sure I’m on the beats. It’s a lot of work.”

Singing, dancing and acting at the same time is more difficult then it looks, she said. “You have to make sure you’re in charac-ter, that you’re pay-ing attention to other people. But, it all comes together and becomes something incredible.”

As a theatre ma-jor, Hope’s dream is to transfer to a school in

or around New York. “Broadway, all the big bill-boards, Times Square, all that, I want it,” she said.

She said she has grown from her on-stage ex-perience.

“I think acting has forced me to be out of my

comfort zone numerous amounts of times, especially with Ariel because she’s so out-going and she’s so outspoken. You can’t be afraid of what people think of her… You can’t think like that with her, and I really respect her for that,” she said.

Hope feels a personal connection to Ariel’s character. “When I read the script it was actually surprising how much her and I are alike,” she said. “The relationship with her and her dad, it’s really hard and I defi-nitely relate, because I’ve had a falling out with my father and we don’t talk anymore cause of things that he did. So, you know, there’s always that longing.”

She said her favorite musical number in the play is “I’m Free.”

“It’s the whole cast, it’s the parents against the kids; it’s so cool and so epic,” she said. She also enjoys “I Need A Hero” because it’s Ariel’s own number. “It’s all me up there,” she explained.

“I’ve grown a lot in this play, because I was given the opportunity to go out there on my own and choreograph it myself and so that was a big step for me,” Hope said of the solo.

The most nerve-wracking moment of all just might be the many on-stage kisses she will give, both with the characters Ren (played by Luke ß) and Chuck (played by Drew Pierce).

“Just thinking about it is making me, like, all giddy,” Hope said with a laugh.

“I have a thing with kissing people that just I cant stop smiling; my stomach is like I’m bursting

with joy,” she said. “But it’s better to have some-one that you’re comfortable with than to have to do those with someone you don’t even like. So I’m very fortunate to have two guys who are both very talented and who I’m very comfortable with.

“The fact that you have to practice kissing, it’s a funny term,” she said.

“Footloose” opens at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21. Tickets are $10 for students in advance, $12 at the door. Advance tickets for adults are $12, $15 at the door.

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Going to that party on Friday night sounds like a good time — mu-sic, drinks, dancing, the works. Even though you don’t know the host of the party, since you’ve met some of the people and your friends will be there, you assume you’ll be safe.

In reality, around 80 percent of sex-ual assault victims know their assailant before an incident. This could be some-one you met last weekend; a friend of a friend; that person you occasionally talk to in chem lab. The possibilities are endless, and sometimes you don’t real-ize you are in danger until you’re alone in a back room, with music blaring and it’s too late to scream for help.

Sexual assault is difficult to talk about. No one wants to admit it hap-pened or almost happened to them — this may be out of fear, shame, or the victim’s feeling that no one will believe his or her story. More than 90 percent of sexual assaults on U.S. campuses remain unreported. This alarming statistic means that while sexual assault victims may believe

they are alone in their experience, they will have more support than they think. If more victims came forward about their ordeal, whether anony-mously or publically, more attention could be brought to the issues sur-rounding this topic.

The sooner a sexual assault is reported, the better. Crucial DNA evidence can be collected to aid in identifying the attacker. If you, or someone you know, is seeking as-sistance after experiencing a sexual assault, there are several ways to get help and report the attack. Im-mediately after an assault happens, the number one thing to do is call 911. While waiting for first respond-ers, preserve evidence: This includes clothing, bedding and anything on your body, so do not bathe.

At Mt. Hood, the Public Safety of-fice, located in AC2330, can assist in reporting assaults, preserving evidence and notifying students of counseling options available on campus. This help can be reached at 503-491-7432.

There are many other community resources, and one good nationally fo-cused website about sexual assaults and resources is www.rainn.org.

To better reduce sexual assaults, of course, prevention is the key. Some of the best ways to lessen the likelihood of becoming a victim are:

- Don’t accept drinks from anyone, or leave your own drink unattended.

- If you are going to drink, know your limits.

- Leave games, parties and other events with your friends, and not with a person you just met.

- Use the buddy system — when walking at night to classrooms, to your car or back to the dorms, etc. MHCC’s Public Safety office offers a campus safe walk service: Just call 503-491-7310.

- Look inside your car before you get in.

- Don’t be alone.- Most importantly, trust your in-

stincts. If you feel uneasy about a per-son, situation or place, remove yourself from that environment.

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How to prevent sexual assault, what to do if it happens to you

by Greg LeonovThe Advocate

Mt. Hood’s Funeral Service Education (FSE) program will stage an event on Feb. 18 where guests are invited to make mock funeral arrange-ments for their “deceased” loved ones.

The annual “life-like” exercise will run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Town and Gown Room.

Mock arrangements can be made by anyone. The event is open to the public and is held so that students in the FSE program may gain experience in their field, said Maximilian Bodzin, a second-year student in the program.

“Before you would come in, you would put a scenario together and put a fake person together, and come in and make fake funeral arrangements for that fake person,” Bodzin said, explaining the setup. “The arrangement (one-on-one appoint-ment) takes about an hour.”

The FSE program has run at Mt. Hood since 1969 and the first class graduated in 1970. It’s the only program of its type in Oregon, Bodzin noted.

Students participate in labs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays where they embalm real human corpses. The bodies are used with per-mission from the families of the deceased. “The (contracted) funeral home brings them to us (and) gets permission from the families for us to embalm them,” said Bodzin.

The embalming process is a lengthy one, involving disinfection of a body and setting

features. Once the process is over, the bodies are sent back. “The funeral home comes and picks them up after we’re finished,” Bodzin said.

The program offers an Applied Science de-gree that requires students to conduct at least 10 embalmings. But, students aren’t finished once they complete the program: There is a national exam, an internship and an “(Oregon) state exam, which is a lot harder than the national,” said Bodzin.

Entry to the FSE program is not easy for just anyone. “You’re supposed to have some kind of experience around a funeral home, or have your foot in the door,” Bodzin said. “Most students that come in already know what’s ahead of them, and what it entails.”

Bodzin said being surrounded by death “can definitely start taking a toll on you. But, you need to be professional and understand that this is your job and learn to enjoy what you do, learn to enjoy taking care of people in their time of grief.

“It’s really hard to not get emotional with some of these people,” he said. “Some of these people are coming in and (saying they) just lost their child or their sister or brother or something like that, something that’s completely unexpect-ed. You can’t help but to feel terrible.”

Anyone interested in making a one-hour mock arrangements appointment should contact Bodzin at mockarrangements@hotmail.com or at 503-431-9613 (text and phone).

Volunteer to plan a mock funeral arrangement

by Katelyn HilsenbeckThe Advocate

The MHCC District board will hold its February board meeting Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the campus boardroom.

An executive session precedes the regular session at 4:30 p.m., inside the president’s office.

MHCC President Debbie Derr will formally welcome back Bill Becker, fi-nancial assistant to the president, and Al Sigala, executive director of MHCC Foundation, familiar faces here from previous duties.

Sigala was MHCC director of media and public relations from 1997 to 2009. Becker spent 10 years as MHCC vice president for administrative services and as assistant to the president, be-sides a brief turn as interim president,

before he retired in 2003. There will be a presentation on the

Multnomah Education Service District accountability report by district Direc-tor Francisco Acosta, Jr. and its super-intendent, Barbara Jorgenson.

There also will be a report on the third year of accreditation work at Mt. Hood, based on a virtual evaluation conducted Nov. 17-18. The board agen-da cites evaluators’ findings on campus, which include a new president and new board members “committed to moving the college forward” and “a belief in continuous quality improvement at the college, demonstrated by an honest as-sessment of gaps and data, working to adjust and modify, and implementing an inclusive process to improve.”

Accreditation evaluators also com-mended MHCC for establishing the Di-

versity Resource Center.Some new recommendations, to

date, include revamping a credit hour policy and that the school “establish objectives for each of its core themes and identify meaningful, assessable, and verifiable indicators of achieve-ment that form the basis for evalua-tions” and recognize accomplishments based on those core themes.

The board will be voting on a dead-locked Oregon School Boards Asso-ciation policy committee position race. Wendy Patton, MHCC board secretary, will submit one vote for the board on Feb. 18.

There also will be discussion on a potential Mt. Hood bond attempt.

A board retreat is scheduled for Feb. 17, followed by the next regular meeting on March 12.

Board to review evaluation, vote on Oregon school board

“A lot of our faculty have been here for quite a while,” Boyle said. “They’ve only seen losses (in new contract agreements). “So, this step zero will provide them some gain.”

At the two sides’ final media-tion session, issues resolved were contract language improvements involving safety, some minor finan-cial increases and “radical changes in health care,” she said.

The Oregon Educators Benefits Board, from whom the colleges pur-chases health insurance, is offering a high-deductible plan with a health savings account attached, she said.

“It looks like a win-win situation for both the faculty and the college,” she said.

Boyle attributes the hard-won settlement to desire of both parties to “do what’s best and what’s right for the college,” she said.

She also benefited from strong support from faculty members, in-cluding representatives from each campus division.

“I could not do my job, my core team could not do (its) job without having that support team there,” she said. “I always knew what I said was what the faculty wanted” during bargaining, she said.

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Confidence from support group

Students, staff give blood

ASG hosted a Red Cross blood drive on Monday and Tuesday. Right: An MHCC staff member is participating in the blood donation. Above: Another blood drive.

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by Aaron MarshallThe Advocate

The Mt. Hood men’s basketball team es-caped Roseburg Saturday with a win over Umpqua Community College 73-70. The Saints (15-5 overall, 4-3 South region) dominated in the paint against the undersized Riverhawks (5-14, 1-6).

Sophomore center Mac Johnson scored 31 points, with nine of them coming from the free throw line, and added 11 rebounds. Sopho-mores Thomas Simien and Landon Rushton added 10 and nine respectively.

“We rebounded well and did a good job in-side the paint. But they (Umpqua) did a good job creating off the dribble. We just need to work on avoiding our own turnovers,” said Geoff Gibor, Saints head coach, pointing out some necessary improvements.

Mt. Hood outscored Umpqua in the first half 36-32, shooting 50 percent (15-30) com-pared to the Riverhawks’ 35 percent (12-34) from the field. Umpqua fought back in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as the Saints held on for the win.

“We should be able to shoot 50 percent (from the field) every game,” said Gibor.

The Riverhawks scored 21 of their 70 points from beyond the three-point line, making 7 out of 22. Mt. Hood attempted only seven the entire game, and hit one, which came from Rushton.

The Saints continue to struggle with turn-overs, which have affected them in previous games. Gibor said tempo is important.

“We move too fast at times… but we also can move too slowly,” he said. He also believes

the Saints guards need to be more aggressive.“We’re open to trying different things with

our system. We’re going to work on more full court pressure defense and have a more up-tempo offense,” he said.

Umpqua forced 16 Mt. Hood turnovers, compared to the Riverhawks’ seven. Umpqua scored 13 points from Mt. Hood’s mistakes. But, with the Saints’ height advantage, they were able to out-rebound Umpqua, 47 to 28.

This Saturday, the team heads to Coos Bay, for a 4 p.m. game against Southwestern Oregon Community College (16-5, 5-2). The Lakers are tied for first in the South region with Cheme-keta and Portland.

The two teams played in Gresham on Jan. 4, with the Saints losing a nail-biter, 81-80.

“They (SWOCC guards) attack the basket-ball well. They are quick and are aggressive with their ball fakes,” said Gibor.

In their previous game, Mt. Hood had four players score in double figures and shot better than SWOCC, but it wasn’t enough. Turnovers were a big deal: The Lakers scored 26 points off 22 Saints turnovers, compared to Mt. Hood scoring seven points off SWOCC’s nine turn-overs.

Currently, the Saints are tied for fourth in the division with Lane and Clackamas, at 4-3. Only the top four teams advance to the NWAACC playoffs, based on division games only, so the race is tight.

On Wednesday, Mt. Hood will host defend-ing NWAACC champion Chemeketa (9-10, 5-2) at 7:30 p.m.

The two teams met on Jan. 8 in Salem, with Chemeketa winning in overtime 87-83.

by Q QuartermanThe Advocate

The Mt. Hood women’s basketball team looks for a fresh start at 2 p.m. this Saturday at Southwestern Community College (SWOCC), after losing to Umpqua last Saturday, 72-55.

SWOCC currently has a (1-5) South Region record, just one win above the (0-6) Saints. This should be a barnburner, with plenty of energy — both teams are coming off five straight loss-es and should be hungry for a win.

The last time these two squared off, the Saints led at half 31-26. They then scored only 15 points in the second half and were outworked by the Lakers, who beat Mt. Hood, 61-46.

In Roseburg, last weekend, the Saints struggled with familiar problems, including a large free throw gap.

Mt. Hood was outscored in the first half, 35-29, and again in the second, 37-26. The Saints ended the game shooting better from the field at 40 percent, compared to Umpqua’s 37 per-cent.

But free throws were the big difference. The Saints went 4-for-10, while the Riverhawks made 15 of 30 attempts.

Sophomores Megan Nelson and Whitney Warren, along with freshman Marley Yates, each scored in double figures for the Saints dur-ing the loss. Nelson had 14 points, Warren 13 points and Yates 12 points.

Each game played now until Feb. 22 will help to solidify team rankings in the NWAACC and decide which four teams represent the South Region in postseason play, which runs March 1-4 in Kennewick, Wash.

The Lady Saints currently stand last in the South, and given their erratic play, face a tough climb to earn a tournament bid.

Tyler Rose, Mt. Hood head coach, said his team is still hungry.

“We remain confident that we can compete with this league,” Rose said. “It will take a big first step on Saturday at SWOCC, who is down a little, as well, this year.  If we can get that one first, then we will look ahead to the next chal-lenge.”

Rose said he believes in his squad and isn’t concerned with the lack of consistent contribu-tion from his veteran players.

“We have three sophomores remaining who are healthy and still contribute in a huge way,” he said. “Our stat categories are pretty balanced and the way our team is set up, there is a differ-ent contributor each night. At this level there is not much difference between a freshman and a sophomore.

“Every game is a must-win game to build confidence,” he continued. “Rebounding has been our focus all season and will continue to be,” he said, noting a recurring headache. “We give our opponents 20 more opportunities on offense per game” than Mt. Hood earns, largely due to rebounds, he said.

“Once we eliminate that, we will see that we can compete,” Rose said. “We have lacked it over a 40-minute span, and it doesn’t help with our injuries being what they have been.

“We will have seven players going into this weekend, and then hope to have nine players by next week,” he said.

Men’s Basketball wins close in Roseburg

Saints not enough for Riverhawks

by Brandon RaleighThe Advocate

Dr. Kim Hyatt, dean and athletic director of Mt. Hood Community College, was recently awarded the Becky L. Sisley award. The Becky L. Sisley Award is presented to former University of Oregon female athletes 20-25 years following graduation who have excelled in their profession and have been active members in their community.

Hyatt was a track athlete back in her days at the University of Oregon (1989 -‘92). She was named All-American in javelin all four years as a Duck. Her dominance in javelin helped her team bring home two back-to-back National Championships (1991 and ’92).

After her success on the Track, Hyatt decided to attend Idaho State University to receive a Masters in physical education and athletic administration. While attending Idaho State, she worked as a gradu-ate teaching assistant and was an assistant coach for the track team.

Hyatt later joined Weber State where she served as Drug and Alcohol Prevention Instructor, National Youth Sports Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Exercise Science for Weber State (GoDucks.com)

Hyatt in regards to receiving the Becky L. Sisley Award, said, “I am very humbled to receive this honor that is named after such an incredible pioneer for women in athletics and academics. I was fortunate to meet Becky (the first director of Wom-en’s Athletics at University of Oregon from 1973-79) when I was a student-athlete at the University of Oregon when she was training for the World Cham-pionships and was quickly inspired by her.”

Hyatt continued “She is an amazing person who has broken so many barriers for not only women in athletics but also paved the way for so many future generations of women to not only reach for their own dreams but to reach for even higher aspirations in all aspects of our lives.  The focus of this award really needs to be recognizing Becky for everything that she has done.”

Hyatt given award

Mt. Hood head volleyball coach Chelsie Speer was hired this week for the same position at Walla Walla Community College, and has left the Gresham campus after five highly successful seasons here.

Speer’s 2013 MHCC team finished 37-8 overall and 10-0 in conference in the fall. The Saints fin-ished third in the NWAACC tournament.

“I accepted the head coaching and full-time position at Walla Walla,” Speer told The Advocate. “It’s been a very hard decision for me because of my love and loyalty to Mt. Hood, but I am only part-time here. Accepting the position at Walla Walla is what’s best for my family and our future.”

The Saints volleyball program has been domi-nant under Speer’s reign. Mt. Hood won an NWAACC title in 2011 and the South Region division all five years.

Speer was named South Region coach of the year last autumn, for the fourth time in her five years in Gresham.

She also served as assistant coach for the Saints’ women’s softball team.

-Aaron Marshall

Volleyball coach heads to Walla Walla

Sophomore Thomas Simien scored 10 points on 4-6 shoot-ing in 12 minutes last Saturday in their win at Umpqua.

The women’s basketball team have had their share of struggles but look to keep perservering.

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Head Coach Chelsie Speer (Above) during the NWAACC playoffs. Her team finshed third in the tournament.

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BRONCOS VS SEAHAWKS

Super Bowl XLVIII Edition

Sunday at 3:25 p.m. on Fox

Edgar Valencia Both teams had amazing record-breaking seasons. It is shaping up to be an excit-

ing match, sure to be undecided until the last possession. The Seahawks’ defense will play a big role throughout the game as it allowed the fewest points in the NFL regular season, while the Broncos come in as the best offense in the league. The two teams have very similar stats all around, but I believe defense doesn’t win games, experience does. Manning has the edge by miles over Wilson in that department, as he will be playing in his third Super bowl. As much as I want Seattle to win, I see Peyton Manning winning his second title and the Broncos lifting the trophy on Sunday.

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Brandon RaleighPicking a Super Bowl champion this year is tough. On one side, there’s the best offense in

the league (Denver) and on the other, there’s the top defense (Seattle). This means we’re look-ing at a close game that most likely will come down to the wire. I’m not all that confident in Seattle’s offense. Denver, meantime, has shown time and time again that it can score, averaging nearly 38 points a game (12 more per game than Seattle). It also has future hall of famer Peyton Manning suiting up at quarterback. I believe Denver and its offensive weapons will overpower Seattle.

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Aaron MarshallA lot of the media these past two weeks have focused on Seahawks cornerback Rich-

ard Sherman, but the real matchup is the entire Seattle defense against one of the best QBs ever to play the game — Peyton Manning. Manning is getting up there in age at 37, so this could be his last chance to win another Super Bowl ring. It’s the top teams in the AFC and NFC and also, the best offense vs. the best defense. I have got to go with the Se-ahawks: Defense wins championships, and with that impressive secondary and D-line, it will be a tough night for Manning and his Broncos.

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Cameron MillerMy prediction is that Denver will trample the Seahawks in Super Bowl

XLVIII (that would be 48, for those weak in Roman numerals). Seattle’s quar-terback, Russell Wilson, does not have the same experience as his counter-part, Peyton Manning, and its defense will not find enough solutions for the numerous options featured in Denver’s offense. Manning will land the Super Bowl MVP award for three TDs and more than 300 passing yards.

Broncos- 31 Seahawks-16

Q QuartermanI think the Patriots game (AFC championship) had Peyton Manning going against his own memories of defeat

at the hand of New England’s Tom Brady. I feel that out of all four quarterbacks (among the AFC/NFC title contend-ers), Peyton feared the Patriots and their players more then any team – and they’re gone. I’m picking him now, based on the way he commanded that game, commanded his team and even commanded the crowd, at times. He orchestrated the offense as if he were a skilled and talented architect. But, I feel this is even more personal for Manning, as it adds to his legacy and once again forces him to be spoken of as one of the best quarterbacks to ever play in the league. My vote goes to the determined veteran who seems poised to show and prove his total worth.

Broncos-21 Seahawks-10

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MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. Seattle

2013 record, including playoffs: 15-3

Super Bowl history:0-1(lost to Pittsburgh, 21-10, in 2006)

Key players: Russell Wilson, quarterbackMarshawn Lynch, running backRichard Sherman, cornerback

Denver2013 record, including playoffs: 15-3

Super Bowl history:2-4 (last game, beat Atlanta, 34-19, in 1999)

Key players: Peyton Manning, quarterbackDemaryius Thomas, wide receiverWes Welker, wide receiver

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