Congressional candidate addressesASG
By Tracy Sumner
Of The Print
“If there’s any one thing
my candidacy represents, it’s
involvement,” said Greg Kauff
man, a Democrat for U.S.
Representative of the new 5th
District of Oregon.
Kauffman, a former
Clackamas Community Col
lege student and Associated
Student Government President
in the mid-70’s, pointed out the
need for involvement by all col
lege voters in the upcoming
primaries in last Thursday’s
ASG meeting.
Recent cuts in social and
educational programs on state
and federal levels in attempt to
reduce mammoth budget
deficits drew sharp criticism
from Kauffman. He stated that
.he favors massive cuts in
defense spending and replace
ment of funds already cut from
education and social services.
“I believe ifi a balanced
federal budget,” he said, “but
not at thé expense of human
services. There have been over
a hundred people freeze to
death in the midwest because
the money they needed to heat
their homes was cut. That’s
downright criminal«
“It’s important to realize
the power we do have,” he
said. “People have real power
if they choose to utilize it. If
every registered voter on this
campus would vote, they could
literally elect the represen
tatives for the 5th District.
Kauffman also stated that
“I’d like to see military
spending cut in about half,” he
stated. “We don’t have to
match man for man, bullet for
bullet, and missile for missile. If
we get into a global conflict, it
will be a nuclear war and we
won’t have time to move men.
Oregon’s community colleges
have enough voters to elect all
five district representatives.
“We have to have a strong
military,” he continued. “The
world is under such tension. It’s
A TYPICAL SCENE of an ASG meeting where Mike Doan and Dave Buckley
listen to a speaker.
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Staff photo by Duane Hiersche
wrong to think we don’t need a
strong defense, but we don’t
need a million man army.”
Along with defense spen
ding cuts, Kauffman sees the
need for re-organjzation of the
income tax laws to increase
revenue as a solution to current
budget deficits.
“There has to be increased
revenue,” Kauffman stated.
“We can’t be afraid to talk
taxes. Everyone has to bear the
expenses of the government,
not just the poor.”
Students get lively taste of Germanic tradition
By Duane Hiersche
similar to the French Mardi
gras, last Saturday.
Of The Print
A Playboy bunny, a sheik,
a crab, and other outfits were
among the costumes worn by
German students and their
friends who attended the Ger
man Fasching, a carnival
Around 25 students at
tended the event. “I thought it
was pretty fun,” commented
one German I student, Art
Stenberg.
“Frau” Washburn, whose
husband is in German II took
Resignationof Sen.
Proper tops agenda
Last week’s Associated
Student Government meeting
began with a special speaker
Greg Kauffman, candidate for
the US Congress. Kauffman
addressed the ASG on the
need for 'student involvement
in upcoming elections.
hollowing Kauftman’s
speech^ a brief time was
allocated for questions. There
was a short discussion on the
speech team’s funding request,
a letter of resignation from
tion box: “we welcome any
type
of
constructive
comments,” but any letters to
the ASG have to be signed by
the writer.
Senator John Schaffer
made an announcement of a
book exchange meeting to be
held on Tuesday.
Student Senator Emma
Nelson gave a short report on
the Student Services Commit
tee. “The Student Services
Committee is looking into
ASG Senator Pete Proper was registration processes, especial
read, and his resignation ac ly foreign students and nursing
cepted. “Tod many outside ac programs,” she said. “We don’t
tivities” was the main reason •see any problems, we just want
given by Proper for his resigna to be sure...”
tion.
The sidewalk committee,
Following a short discus which oversees the construe-,
sion concerning last Saturday’s tion of the sidewalk in front of
Big Band Ball, Stephen Vohs the Community Center, ex
of the suggestion box commit plained the reasdris for delay
tee gave the ASG a short
report on the progress of the
Committee.
ASG President Sam
Crosby, who was not present at
the meeting, said of the sugges-
Wednesday, March 3, 1982
ing completion of the project
blaming the wet weather.
Among other.closing business,
the ASG briefly discussed their
goals and objectives concern
ing the student body.
first place for , singles.
Washburn who dressed up like
a crab, wore a sign which said,
“Nobody likes us crabby peo
ple,” in both English and Ger
man, and was awarded $15.
Activities included danc
ing, beer drinking, singing Ger
man songs, and eating German
food.
The event, sponsored by
“Sportclub Germania,” was
held last Saturday at the
Melody Lane Ballroom in
Portland.
Two years ago, the Ger
man class attended a different
festival. “I think there were
more young people at this
one,” said Magdelena Ladd,
chairperson of the foreign
language department. “The
other one was nice too, I felt,”
she added, “but this one was a
little livelier because of the
young people.”
The custom has pre-
christian beginnings. Demons
were thought to have power
over man during the change of
seasons.
costumes and were laughing,
singing, dancing and swaying
arm-in-arm.
It was believed that men
who dressed up as demons,
witches, animals or spirits were
more capable to help over
come the demons of winter. In
Germany, people dressed in
The carnival begins at
precisely 11 minutes after 11,
on the 11 day of the 11 month.
The days prior to Ash Wednes
day usually brings the climax of
the carnival season.
Heart attack fatal
for College attorney
Mike Montgomery, the, chief deputy under-then
Colleges consultant in legal District Attorney Roger Rook
matters and county counsel for from 1965 to 1976.
Clackamas County, died of
Montgomery was hired by
heart failure last Friday. the College in 1977 as outside
Funeral services were held at negotiator on behalf of the Col
the Free Methodist Church in lege Board. As a consultant for
Lake Oswego, last Monday. the College, he had no connec
He was 42.
tion with his county counsel
Montgomery had been ad position. He worked with the
mitted to Providence Hospital College in negotiating the last
on Wednesday after suffering three faculty and support staff
an apparent heart attack. The contracts. Montgomery also
Lake Oswego resident is sur was the College’s consultant in
vived by his wife and two civil rights disputes and other
children. He had served as legal matters.
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