Clark College Theatre presents “bobrauschenbergamerica” May 8-23 Art, America, rubber chickens—you never know what will show up next in the postmodern play bobrauschenbergamerica, the final work in Clark College Theatre’s 2014-2015 season. The play, written by Charles Mee, celebrates the work and spirit of influential American artist Robert Rauschenberg, known for incorporating…
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Career Days is Big
by herickson •
Annual event hosts most employers yet Clark College’s Career Days is entering its fifth year with its largest-ever number of employers participating in two separate job fairs, as well as many new events designed to help today’s job-seekers. The three-day event will be held April 27-29 at the college’s main campus. The annual…
The Roots of Friendship Grow Stronger
by herickson •
Clark College hosts its 10th annual Sakura celebration On an unseasonably warm April day, John Kageyama, president of America Kotobuki Electronics, stood on Clark College’s main campus below one of the 100 shirofugen cherry trees he had donated to the City of Vancouver 25 years earlier. After a quarter-century, those trees had…
Contradiction in Capitalism
by herickson •
Clark College joins global conversation on a “watershed” moment in economics It’s not often that a 700-page treatise on economic theory sells out on Amazon and hits No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list. But Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century, termed “one of the watershed books in economic thinking”…
Sakura is Coming
by herickson •
Clark College hosts 10th annual celebration of international friendship on April 16 On Thursday, April 16, Clark College’s 2015 Sakura Festival will honor the historic ties of friendship between the cities of Vancouver, Washington, and Joyo, Japan. This year’s celebration holds particular significance, as it recognizes several important milestones: the 25th anniversary…
Clark Gets Technical
by herickson •
More than 400 attend college’s annual Professional Technical Day Last Thursday 375 high school students visited Clark during its 24th annual Professional Technical Day, visiting with instructors in 18 different programs and finding out more about how to enter these fields themselves. “Professional Technical Day is fantastic way to introduce local high school…
Clark Does the Time Warp Again
by herickson •
Clark College Theatre presents “The Rocky Horror Show” Feb. 27 – March 14 To quote Dr. Frank N. Furter, “We see you shiver with anticipa…tion.” Clark College Theatre continues its 2014-15 season with the raunchy camp musical classic, The Rocky Horror Show by Richard O’Brien. The play is directed by H. Gene Biby…
Honoring Three Women … and Three Decades
by chazelbaker •
Iris Awards celebrates a 30-year tradition of honoring women’s contributions to Southwest Washington Three outstanding women working in different fields, but with a similar commitment to improving the lives of others in Southwest Washington, are the winners of the 2015 Iris Awards, honoring women of achievement in Southwest Washington. The awards will be…
Penguins Enter Hall of Fame
by chazelbaker •
Clark College Athletics to honor Hall of Fame inductees on February 28 On Saturday, February 28, the Penguin Athletic Club, in conjunction with the Athletics Department at Clark College, will hold the annual Clark College Athletic Hall of Fame banquet and induction ceremony at 5 p.m. in the Penguin Union Building. The…
The Poetry of Social Justice
by herickson •
Spoken-word artist Aaron Reader gives keynote address at King Day celebration “Dr. King started the battle, but the war has not been won.” That was one line from “Sleepwalking,” the poem spoken-word artist Aaron Reader chose to begin his presentation honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., held January 21 in…