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feedback ¡li-nuke [Editor: lens who are concerned I rising electric rates and Lead of nuclear power Lethe Northwest should Lof three initiatives now [circulated around the I The petitions need to he required signatures by [2nd to qualify for the liber ballot. I Construction Work in L(CWIP) petition seeks [ ratepayer financing of [¡ties' expansion program Loving CWIP from their Ise. Not only is it unfair he captive customers in Ice for electricity, it works [t hardship on senior citi- Ld those on fixed incomes. [ Nuclear Ban petition, as Led by anti-utility activist iMarbet, prohibits nuclear [plants and waste storage [¡on. Considering the re- Llanche of news reports [rning radiation hazards and overruns of new plants, Lians should be ready for ■ogressive step. I Public Power Petition, [red by the Grange and the per Power League, will [Oregon law to make it [it to form People's Utility [its (PUDs) to gain access ml. preference power. BUDs we have local cori- [energy decisions and less Eve to buiid more expen- liclear power plants. Ron's energy future will [significant step towards a ■ day if voters approve initiatives. But first we Kollect signatures to place Ion the ballot. For peti- |or more information write Lians for Utility Reform, lox 12763, Salem, 97309. * Inspiracy ■Editor: ■students of CCC, We feel free American citizens M need the favoritism ■shown for certain candi- Inilesof this election were fceofthe candidates could ■thepaper for campaigns, ■editorial committee help- ■iarty come up With his and the editor herself ■* to have been helping fcpaign. ft she used her position in frit to campaign for the frteof her choice. fr Jenkins frsEd. Student of CCC H space [Editor: [* might now see it, htwo outstanding char ts the ASG presidential ’y. May 3,1978 Rights jeopardized (of course that does not qualify him to handle the vital affairs of the ASG). It was further stated that we should all "play by the rules" like Jerry Rubin and Ab bie Hoffman. That statement really bothered me. Who's rules? If everyone always "play ed by the rules" there would be no innovation and we'd all be on tea breaks instead of coffee breaks. Furthermore, if you, the au thor, consider Abbie Hoffman's present situation, (he is present ly a fugitive from federal narco tics agents, somewhere under ground in N.Y. having undergone plastic surgery), "playing by the rules," then you are in no posi tion to opinionate on presiden tial candidates. I will not contemplate the reference to McCarty's "smooth and polished way" only the author knows what that means. Yow, the author, claimed noble intentions for the article stating you wished to make "voting easier..." "create an informed student body" which to me, reads "persuade" and "manipu late" those few groggy students (I will not be among them) who will bother to vote, with biased information especially when you the author is obviously uninformed. And why is there this "little chance to know the candidates?" Possibly the ASG needs a little "aggressive style" to some involvement? The article, on a whole, was an unprofessional reflection of a don't make waves attitude, and reeked of the final digestive stages of hay. Not planning to vote, Rick Ingram 127 Valleyview Dr.> Oregon City, 97045 Groggy iMcTeague [fenbrin Dr. N. [Oregon 97303 I position, Richard Weiss and Mike of leaders" is a feat in itself. McCarty. b) As a CCOSAC representa Vote for McCarty, why? tive for Clackamas Community Richard Weiss is an intelligent College myself, I have found that person "with a lot of good other community colleges in ideas". Unfortunately, the ma Oregon have respect for Clacka jority of the time these "good mas Community College A.S.G. ideas" are not put into action. I found this was due to Miike For instance: McCarty's leadership which uni 1) Weiss is chairman of the fied the student senate of CCC. New Projects Committee. He Most people would ask, what was to have this committee difference does the unity of ASG implemented in student govern have to do with the student ment Winter Term 1978. This body? A lot. If the senate is committee has not had a meeting unified it accomplishes more. for eight weeks, it has not set What the senate accomplishes goals or even discussed dropping benefits the students of CCC the committee. Weiss is responsi through better planned activi ble for this committee because ties, meeting of student needs, he is chairman of it. This com etc. mittee would have been bene This is only the beginning of ficial to the students because; many reasons to vote for Mike a) a) it could have seeked out McCarty. student input; asking students what they felt was missing from Julia Chitty the campus (bus benches, activi Student ties, etc.); b) it could have put student ideas into action, by appointing new committees to cover student needs. 2) Weiss has "lost control" with the CCOSAC Newsletter Committee. When confronted To the Editor: with this fact, Weiss blamed a- After reading the Print's en nother member of the committee dorsement yesterday, I felt a for her apathy. But, whether biased opinion was being directed that person failed to follow toward the student body. through or not, Weiss is chair If this is to remain a free man of the committee and has country, it seems to me each of the responsibility to set some us must make an effort to main goals (even dropping the com tain the right for an individual to mittee). Weiss was asked when think for him or her self. As an action would be taken concern information source for the pub ing the committee and he ans lic, the media should remain wered "some time after the neutral in presenting the facts elections (ASG executive officer about all the candidates and let elections)". The apathy per the people form their own opin taining to this committee that ions. Weiss has shown hurts CCC students because: Esther Johnson a) CCOSAC is an organization CCC student of community colleges in Ore gon. He is representing the CCC students statewide when he par ticipates. It doesn't seem de sirable to have a person who has shown apathy in committee work become student body pres To the Editor: ident of 9our college. This letter is directed at the b) this CCOSAC Newsletter so-called "authors" of the Mc copld of benefited CCC stu Carty endorsement which ap dents because it could have peared in the April 26 issue of opened up communication be The Print. Although I am ad tween the community colleges mittedly apathetic, that article in Oregon. This would have provoked me into submitting my given student government "up- own views, not on who(m) should to-date" information on events, be president, but rather, on how activities and problems of other one candidate is promoted over community colleges. The result others. In the article "Vote would have been new ideas for McCarty" it was stated that Mr. serving the Clackamas Com Weiss's "aggressive style of lea munity Colleg students. dership" might hinder rather than These are two reasons why help him. I am curious as to Weiss should not be student just what an "aggressive style" is. body president, but why should Does it possibly mean that he Mike McCarty be re-elected? manhandles senators, or does it 1) Mike McCarty is a leader. mean that he physically abuses No matter where he goes he is co-workers? Or can it possibly in the lead. This leadership is mean that, compared to prior one that comes naturally and he always considers what's best for ASG cabinets, a hibernating bear would appear aggressive? the CCC students rather than any one individual. Several Which brings up to a second examples are: point, which is, where, if not a) This year Mike McCarty college, can one expect to gain was elected Advisor to the CCO the leadership experience you SAC Board of Presidents. Again, feel is so important. If, through CCOSAC is made up of eleven our school years, we elected community colleges in Oregon, solely the experienced, then there and the Board of Presidents con would be no election, for Jerry sists of all the student body Smith (first grade hall monitor) presidents of these community . Would be president. Added to colleges. Certainly each presi this is the fact that, it is my un dent is a leader in his own way, derstanding that Mr. Weiss held so that being elected as a "leader a leadership position in Vietnam Influenced To the Editor: This writer realizes that there is a freedom of the press, but a newspaper, whether a college or a city paper, has a duty to the public to be informative. The Print has been a very informative paper until now. For the elections, the Print endorsed a candidate "for the first time", according to the Print, which they had every right to do. However, in this writer's opinion, the way the endorse ment was written has possibly influenced the students to vote for the Prints' candidate. Also the Print gave their can didate more space in the news paper article, "Candidates voice views on next years ASG," than the other two candidates were given. The candidates should be given equal space no matter which candidate the paper sup ports. Students should be given an informative and complete report on all the candidates. This way the students may choose for themselves which candidate they may want to vote for. After all, this is a democratic society we live in. B.M. Southwick Editor's note: As we stated in last week's editorial, the endorse ments for candidates for office were reached after interviews with all the candidates and are a consensus of the editorial board, not the opinion of any one per son on the staff. Readers should note that the opinion page is just that. A page reserved for the editorial board's opinions on any sub ject, be it administrative poli cy, abortion or candidates for ASG office. The news stories about the candidates that appeared in this week's and last week's papers were written by a staff member and were as unbiased and ob jective as possible. Re-election To the Editor: I am writing this letter in regard to the re-election of Mike McCarty for the office of presi dent of ASG. I have worked closely with Mike McCarty for a year and a half and have found him to be an involved and effective man with good functional ideas and imple mentation. Mike is experienced, capable and concerned with the betterment of this college and its students. Should Mike McCarty be re elected? It is my reasoning that he should be. Why do I be lieve this? I believe this be cause he has had one year to perform in office and perform he has. Mike has begun several vital programs for students here at Clackamas. Mike is the State Advisor for Community College of Oregon Student Associations and Com missions. Mike is active in developing a collective bargain ing program here on campus. Mike knows his way around Clackamas Community College and the County of Clackamas. Mike is familiar to community leaders and is liked and respected by them. Mike has over this last year and a half began much that is good. However, he needs next year to develop fully that which he has begun. I urge you to give him this chance. Vote for Mike McCarty. Mitch Newton Student Letters policy The Print welcomes all letters to the editor. In fact, we en courage them. Consider the feed back column a place not only for comment on the newspaper, but also a place to air views on school policy, instructors,classes, the administration or any other topic pertaining to the College community. We ask only that letters be typewritten, double-spaced or carefully printed in ink, and signed by the person submitting them. The editorial board re quires that at the bottom of the letter the person or persons writ- ,ing the letter attach his or her full name, address and phone number where that person can be reached for verification. Page 5
