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Kamryn Martin, 7, having a cupcake birthday party on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at 3pm. All her friends are celebrating with her by eating chocolate and vanilla sprinkle cupcakes. To prepare for the birthday, Kamryn and Anissa Alyse are washing hands to be germ free. Before eating, everyone sings happy birthday song and Kamryn finds it funny when they add an extra part at the end, "And many more, on channel 4 and Scooby Doo on channel 2." Kamryn, Avery Wilson, Riley Wilson, and Tanner Ryan are enjoying their delicious cupcakes at the table before Kamryn opens her present. She poses with her present before finding out she got a leap pad ready to read book. Kamryn says, "I love celebrating my birthday with all my friends. They are the best."

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Cayla Newman, 19, is using the right technique by squatting low to save the volleyball from hitting the ground. She learned this in her PE 1851 Advance Volleyball class taught by Professor Frazier, who is also the head volleyball coach at LBCC. This class took place on Friday, May 27, 2011 at noon in the outside volleyball sand pits. 

Greg Mulder: Physics Genius with Many Roles

Greg Mulder has been instructing at LBCC since 1999, teaching a variety physics classes including astronomy, science technology, energy and society, and general science. 

Mike Ontiz, 28, a physics student, comments on why Mulder is an effective teacher, “He is personable and interactive with students, very enthusiastic.” 


Besides teaching, Mulder is an advisor for the Society of Physics Students, ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) Club, Spherical Cow (Science Club), and the Fighting Sheep (Ultimate Frisbee Club). He is accepting new members for the Society of Physics Students and ROV club.

Mulder’s past college experience includes undergraduate at Oregon State University and exchange program at University of Karlsruhe in Germany, where he worked at the atomic research center. Then graduate school at University of California, Irvine, where he earned a master's degree in physics in 1995.

Soon after, Mulder started teaching in 1997, at University of Portland, Portland Community College, and Portland State University.

In 1999, Mulder came to LBCC. He doesn’t plan on leaving LBCC anytime soon. “The students make teaching fun,” says Mulder.

Commuter: If you had to give advice to students about college, what would it be from your experience?

GM: I think the most important thing is to work hard and don’t hurry. Pace yourself. Working hard doesn’t mean you’re taking 27 credits a term. It means that you’re taking a reasonable load and doing really well at everything you do. Believe it or not, I often have students taking 27 credits and coming to me, trying to understand why they aren’t getting the material.

C: Any funniest moments about teaching?

GM: One time I brought a group of community college students to the nuclear reactor. The nuclear reactor operator was talking to the students at a fifth grade level because he didn’t think community college students were very bright. So finally one of my students who was a cheerleader, blonde, spoke in a high squeaky voice, stopped him and asked, “Aren’t you just talking about quantum chromo-dynamics here?” Then he appropriately raised his level of discussion.

C: During the winter term, you had the physics show on campus. What was it called and what was it about?

GM: The Society of Physics Students Club at LBCC put on a show called, “The life and Death of Suns.” We set lots of things on fire, explode hydrogen balloons, put students on bed of nails, and broke bricks on their body. We use atmospheric pressure to crush a 50 gallon drum. The Albany Fire Department nicely came and let us use their thermo image camera and lots of other stuff to see.

C: How long did it take The Society of Physics Club to prepare for the show?

GM: I would say there was two or three rehearsals before hand. And the demonstrations that did are all very common demonstrations in physics.

C: What was the outcome of the show? How many people showed up?

GM: So we had about $600 in donations and that money is going send the ROV Club to NASA. For the first showing, there were about 300 students, and at the second showing there was 120 community members.

To get involved The Society of Physics Students currently meet Friday at 1 pm. Contact Toni King for more details.

At A Glance:

Who: Greg Mulder

What: Physics teacher and club advisor

Where: At LBCC, office IA231C

Email: mulderg@linnbenton.edu

Phone: 541-917-4744

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Greg Mulder, 41, has been teaching at LBCC since 1999. Taught all physics subject including physics, astronomy, science technology, and energy and society. Club adviser of Society of Physics Students, ROV, Spherical Cow (Science Club), and the Ultimate Frisbee Club (Fighting Sheep).

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Kevin Limbeck, 6, from Redmond visiting Salem with grandma, mom, and brother. At the Salem's Riverfront Carousel, Kevin is enjoying his first time riding on Wednesday, May 4th at noon. His favorite part is "going fast" on the horse.

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Created by Tara Sanders, dietitian at Oregon State University for campus housing, demonstrated how to make the salad at the lunch and learn seminar for whole grains food at west dining hall in the large east conference room on Friday, April 15th at noon. The featured whole grain salad is buckwheat tabouli. Made with buckwheat groats, garlic, chipped mint, parsley, cucumber, green onions, garbanzo beans, lemon juice, and olive oil.

Cooking It Up with the Power of Whole Grains

 Tara Sanders, dietitian at Oregon State University for campus housing, cooking recipes with organic natural whole grain ingredients at OSU lunch and learn seminar at west dining hall in large east conference room on Friday, April 15th at noon. Sanders created and adapted all recipes demonstrated at the lecture.

Three simple rules for food: Eat, eat food, and eat mostly plants.

Organic food eaters follow these guidelines to healthy eating. It means you should eat, eat food that hasn't been genetically modified (GM), and eat fresh green food coming from the ground. Last week at Oregon State University, a pair of speakers set out to raise awareness while urging audience members to try whole grains in their homes. 

At Oregon State University, a lunch and learn seminar took place at west dining hall in the large east conference room on Friday April 15^th at noon. Learn and eat three simple recipes that are gluten free and organic whole grains.


The lunch-and-learn seminar took place at noon Friday, April 29, in large east conference room of West Dining Hall. Those who attended learned about three simple recipes that are gluten-free and include organic whole grains. 

Ann Marchant, dietitian and nutrition consultant for Student Health Service at OSU, and Tara Sanders, dietitian  for University Housing and Dining Service, demonstrated how to prepare, cook, and enjoy cooking whole grain foods.

The types of whole grains featured were amaranth, cumin, quinoa, and buckwheat.

“All the grains we're featuring have eight amino acids, protein, and are gluten-free,” Marchant told the audience while cooking the grains.

The audience learned how the human body digests. Vitamin K, vitamin B, and fiber all produce fatty acids called probiotics. Probiotic are microorganisms that live on fibers. So if you eat good fiber, then you are digesting good fatty acids.

One of the organic recipes they suggested helps keep you full longer. Amaranth fruit bar is a good snack to eat when you’re not hungry, but still looking through the refrigerator for something to eat. The bar is so chewy that it makes you work to eat it.

Another healthy recipe is the black bean quinoa salad. This salad provides vitamin C and iron; vitamin C helps us adsorb iron. Men and women should always eat vitamin C to reduce cardiovascular disease. Vitamin C can be found in tomatoes, kiwi, oranges, and many other fruits and vegetables.


The third organic recipe they talked about was buckwheat tabouli, which is full of garlic, parsley, dried fruit, onions, garbanzo beans, lemon juice, and olive oil. Oil is another good substance to absorb nutrients. Oil is a fat, but fat is a host that absorbs all the nutrients from fruits and vegetables.

Buckwheat tabouli is an organic recipe created by Sanders and taste tested by the audience.

Those in the United States are accustomed to high sweets, sugar, and salt, they noted. If you have high sodium levels, it only takes two weeks to get rid of the high salt taste from food.

Organic food can help your immune system. For example, research shows that quercetin in onions helps with seasonal allergies.

Marchant and Saners collaborated for the seminar and lunch. They said they started to provide more whole grains in the dining hall, but students didn't know unless they looked at the menu. There also are 20 different kinds of fresh fruit at West Dining Hall. 


Over the last three years, they added, big changes have occurred in students' desire to eat whole grains

"It was really helpful to taste what they were making," said Andrea Coryell, audience participant. "I'm not familiar with grains so knowing how to cook them is important. Black bean salad is my favorite because I'm always looking for different ways to eat a salad besides using greens."

At A Glance: 

Who: Tara Sanders

What: 3 organic recipes

Email:  tara.sanders@oregonstate.edu

Phone: 541-737-3915
Future Event: Spring lunch and learn seminar. Contact for details. 

RPM Club: My first story

RPM Club Revs Up Activities

Student Andrew Cabaniss (left) and instructor Rj Ehlers (right)  train on aligning a vehicle's  front wheels by using the newest technology in the automotive class at LBCC.

The RPM Club knows what it feels like to hear a car engine roaring after fixing it. Seeing a checkered flag raised after a professional race is what you can experience with this club.

 The RPM (Racing Performance Mechanics) Club is the oldest club on the LBCC campus and has been hosting events since 1971. They're accepting new members right now so during fall term the club can raise money to take a trip to Nevada or California. Trips are during spring break and you take industry tours, meet celebrities, and watch races.

A couple years ago, the club went to John Force Industries, which started drag racing in the 1920s and had some of first drag racing cars. “The coolest thing about joining this club is the trips," said club advisor Bryan Schiedler. "You learn about the industry, take tours, and meet celebrities.”

Schiedler organizes the club with help of a president and vice president. Most members are automotive majors, but you don’t have to be. Meetings are on Wednesdays at noon at LBCC in Industrial A building, room 114, and start on April, 13. During the meeting you learn about race cars and the industry.

New members should join now so you can raise money in the fall and participate in the spring event.

At a Glance:

Who: Advisor Bryan Schiedler

Phone: 541-917-4591
Email:  bryan.schiedler@linnbenton.edu, website
Office: Industrial A building room 114