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opinion Shuttle diplomacy FRANKLY SPEAKING ....by phi frank ln light of recent activity against student gov ernments at several community college campuses in Oregon we would like to take this opportunity to inject a spirit of isolationism into the problem. Could the following mock news story become a reality? In a surprise press conference Tuesday, Associ ated Student Government President Mike McCarty announced that ASG Business Manager Maureen Kearney has been appointed to the newly created position "secretary of state". In this new position, Kearney will be engaged in shuttle diplomacy at high level COSSAC conferen ces at community colleges throughout the state where there is great concern over anti-student gov ernment forces threatening to abolish those gov ernments. Kearney was chosen because of her well-known diplomacy and tact in handling disturbances in regular ASG meetings. "Besides," said McCarty, "I think women make the best secretaries." Kearney's diplomatic plans have not been an nounced but high level sources in the Student Activities Office have revealed that her main pur pose is to deal with conspirator Pat Rice. Rice is a former high-level COSSAC official who has been using knowledge gained in that position to help anti-government student forces in their guerilla warfare against their governments. This new appointment is the second in a series of attempts by McCarty to quell these uprisings be fore community colleges throughout Oregon fall like dominoes. "If these rebels succeed on one campus," said McCarty, "the freedom of community colleges throughout Oregon will be in serious jeopardy." Last Tuesday, McCarty sent a bus-load of techni cal advisors to Linn-Benton Community College to help the government there oversee elections that would decide its fate. "We effectively controlled anti-government for ces there and they failed to get the two-thirds majority needed to abolish student government on that campus,"said McCarty. These technical advisors have been undergoing intensive training in order to be prepared to deal with these uprisings whenever and wherever they occur, according to McCarty. When asked if trained troops, equipment or monetary aid would be sent in the wake of the technical advisors if the situation warrents it, McCarty declined to comment. gprint 19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 Offices: Trailer B - Telephone: 656-2631, ext. 259 or 278 editor Happie Thacker * news editor Cyndi Bacon * arts editor Marlene Clark * sports editor Ann Breyne * copy editor Scott Starnes * photo editor Brian Snook * assistant photo editor Lor raine Stratton * staff reporters Joy. Williams, Randy Frank * photographer Sam Baer * production staff Mary Cuddy, Jack Tuck er * business manager Paul Byers * professional adviser Randy Clark * office personnel Tommi Davidson, Crystal Tompkins Opinions expressed in The Print do not necessarily reflect those of the CCC administration, faculty or the Associated Student Go vernment. Editorials, columns and signed letters reflect only the opinions of the editors and the persons signing them. Correspond ence should be addressed to the above address. © COLLEGE MEDIA SERVICES • box4244 • Berkeley. CA. 94704 Other viewpoints Willpower vs. gravity in LBCC government batí Editor's note: The following guest editorial was an editorial written in the Feb. 1 issue of the Commuter, the student news paper at Linn-Benton Communi ty College in Albany. By Cliff Neale LBCC Commuter With all the talk about Dis banding the Student Association and all of the talk about re structuring the same, students are beginning to wander about in dazed condition. They have been bit by the onslaught of campaign information from both factions, some of it correct and some of it not so correct. For instance, the Student As sociation (that's their real name), although not openly claiming to have done so, has led the voting student to believe that the abol ishment of the Association would lead to the cancellation of activ ities on campus. This is not so. The Association has not di rectly stated that disbandment would do away with activities, but it has stated that it would do away with the position of ac tivities director, a Student As sociation office. Activities would continue, as they are budgeted for by a sep- erate fund than that of the Stu dent Association. What kind of activities and how they are deter mined may take some reorganiza- on the part of the administration, but activities would certainly continue. Now all of this is pretty serious business, what with deal- ling with student and tax-gener- ated dollars, a point that Judie have been up-dated, hando Engel and Mike Hardy have gone bout what the Association to great length to show. There about and what it has ac remains one small problem, how plished have been seen abou ever, to their rationale; what will campus, and an active caim to gain new members hi be done with the near $9,000 that is presently allocated for the' obvious. function of a Student Associ In fact, it is possibly the ation? When asked this question, activity the student body the proponents for the dissolu witnessed from the Associi tion of the ASLBCC only come in recent years. up with vague replies about con Engel and Hardy have been campaigning in] struction of new facilities and programs. Nothing concrete. traditional manner-posteii use of posters to stress A l Is it any wonder that the stu dent is in a quandary about has been so overused on this a where to place his loyalties? pus that most people don't! It doesn't end there by any her to read them. Posters of means. Both the Association take on the juvenile attitude! and the Engel-Hardy team ap surrounds student body e tions—bright colors, provod pear to have gotten too emo tional about the entire situation. slogans and lack of saying a Engel and Hardy have been thing pertinent. 1 attending Student Association In fact, the entire issue! meetings under the guise of be pears to be falling one-ink ing interested in what "their point below dirty name call! Student Association is doing." ASLBCC President Phil Sa However, this interest appears to has insisted that Engel and Hal to be taking the form of seek meet in a formal debate of ing campaign information. Their issue. This event took place concern surfaces only when the Jan. 30. matter of spending money is Although the Association pledged to aid students ini brought up, especially when the expenditure may be utilized in a cilitating their needs, Sarrol manner that can call attention refused to offer any informal to an alleged misuse of student to Engel and Hardy, such funds. . minutes of senate meetings,bu In what should be a serious get expenditures or even political issue, the Student As "howdy-do". HMMM, bun sociation has taken two different makes sense. stands—that of laughing about it Perhaps when this is all ova when the subject is brought up, an award should be offered! and that of campaigning against both the Student Associatia dissolution. and the Engel-Hardy team. | Campaigning against disband could be a granite pillar erect in the courtyard, a monumi ment is what one would expect to will power defying good sen from an organization in this situ ation. Time lines for restructure and gravity. Clackamas Community Col «e 4 D50 Illuminant, 2 degree observer Density
