I'M TELLING VOU-WE’VE REALLY PUT OUR BLACKS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT/ Endorsements This year, for the first time, the Print will make editorial endorsements of candidates for key stu­ dent government offices. \l\le are doing this because in a student election there is little opportunity for voters to really get to know the candidates or their platforms and goals. Campaigning is done over a short period of time and most students learn little about the candidates except information they glean from posters. In the two weeks preceding the election we will attempt to hold an interview with each of the cand­ idates for office. Candidates will be interviewed by the entire editorial board and asked identical ques­ tions. Based on the results of these interviews the edit board will decide on one candidate to support % for each office. V\le hope that this makes voting easier and helps create an informed voting student body rather than one that votes on looks or just takes a stab in the S dark. Vote McCarty Other viewpoints After spending a considerable amount of time in interviews with the contenders for Associated Student Government president and discussing the matter thoroughly, we have decided to support Mike McCarty as the best choice for student body president next year. Although Richard Weiss has a lot of good ideas and some good reasons for wanting to be next year's president, we are concerned that his aggres- sive style of leadership might be more of a detri­ ment than a benefit when it comes to accomplish- ing things. We found McCarty's experience to be the biggest factor in his favor. The opportunity to have ex­ perienced leadership comes seldom to the com­ munity college and we feel that as long as it's being offered we should take advantage of it. McCarty also has a smooth and polished way about him that goes a long way in dealing with administrators and, board members, as well as students and faculty. S Profs given extended job securij £ £ $ % We feel that the day of the revolution is over and the radical of the sixties has no place in a govern­ ment trying to accomplish things. Even Jerry Rubin and Abbie Hoffman have joined the estab­ lishment and are playing by the rules. McCarty knows the rules and he knows how to play the game. He is as aware of the menial tasks involved in his job as he is knowledgeable about how to get his ideas accepted. He has, in our opin­ ion, the best chance of winning in the game of politics. $ One thing most of the candidates we interviewed mentioned was a present lack of organization in % student government. McCarty has begun an or­ ganizational leadership program that holds great promise for the future. We feel that he should be allowed to continue to implement the programs he has started and be allowed to give next year's novice student govern­ ment the benefit of his experience. We suggest that you vote for McCarty next week. AS YOU KNOW sm«. NOTHING IS MORE URGENT THANF1NWNG NEW WAMS TO STRETCH II OUR FUEL DOLLAR f SO THAT EXPLAINS THE CHAUFFEUR’S UNIFORM/ OH, I ADMIT rrs SIMPLE, BUT IS IT FAIR? Editors note: The following edi- torial is a reprint from the April 19 issue of Oregon State Univer­ sity's student newspaper, The Barometer. revamping of tenure laws. i Now, just because some peo­ ple are older than others, or younger than some, doesn't mean that they are more qualified to teach. This issue is going to become hot nationwide soon. Suggest­ ions will fly right and left con­ cerning stipulations on tenure and maybe mandatory retire­ ment for educators. Neither of these sould like good solutions. Consider a professorship with a specific time limit, possibly 20 years. Or maybe a total- around of the present sin Instead of a professor's! the only airtight lifetime guaranteed, they will be the people forced to retire at a age. The best solution will! from a lot of discussion an strain of lengthy nation» bate. It would be an ambitious fruitful project for the newf SU officers to study. Let| know about it. S.M. Step right up, ladies and gen­ tlemen. Just a nickel to see one of a kind. Yes indeedy, the world’s only professional with built-in job security, right this way. We've got them here at OSU, also. Students see them every day. No cover charge and prob­ ably no carnival barker to intro­ duce their acts. Class clowns? No. Guess :• again. Yep, that'r right, pro­ fessors. Once they get tenure, there's almost no way to change i them, short of criminal offense or job negligence. How cushy of an arrangement can be found? And now it may become an even better position. 19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045 President Jimmy Carter re­ Offices: Trailer B --Telephone: 656-2631, ext. 259 or 278 cently signed into law a provision to raise the minimum mandatory editor Happie Thacker * news editor Cyndi Bacon * arts editor retirement age for most workers Lisa Chitty * sports editor Ann Breyne * copy editor Scott Star! from 65 to 70. Tenured college * photo editor Brian Snook * staff writers Randy Frank,■ professors won't be covered by McCaffrey, Mary Madeland, Shawn Parkhurst * photograph this measure until 1982, but Sam Baer, Ted McKenna * assistant photo editor Lorraine Strat- when they do, look out. ton * production manager Mary Cuddy * business manager Currently there are a lot of Byers * professional advisor Randy Clark * office perso older professors holding jobs Crystal Tompkins, Tommi Davidson that would normally open up for younger, more qualified people The Print, a member of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Aj S when the elder professor retires. dation, aims to be a fair and impartial journalistic medium covj This will do two things. It ering the campus community as thoroughly as possible. We lenl will ':ghten up the market for courage participation through letters, free lance articles and st $ col’ je professors even more than ideas and suggestions. Deadlines are the Friday of the week pij tWS if