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print Wednesday, April 7, 1982 Student government split over constitution revision By Thomas A. Rhodes Of The Print The amendments presented by the three member Constitution Revision Commit tee of the Associated Student Government (ASG), were passed 11-5 at the March 11 ASG meeting. The revisions, including cutting - the number of ASG Senators and officers in half and making senatorial seats selected rather than elected, are to be voted on by the stu dent body April 8-9. As it stands, Article V, sec tions I and II are up for ques tioning. Section I states “The elected officers shall consist of President, Vice President, Secretary, Business Manager,” If the revisions are passed, the offices of business manager and secretary will be ter minated. The business manager’s job, which consists of keeping track of ASG funds, will be a required task of the vice presi dent. The duties of the elected secretary, which consist of keeping all -official ASG documents on file, will be found under the duties of ad ministrative assistant, an ap pointed position. If the revised edition of Ar ticle V, Section I is passed, the number of elected officers will be reduced from four to two. Those wishing to fill the shoes of the three remaining ap pointee positions (ad ministrative assistant, assistant to the president, and activities director) will be selected by a committee of five members: two ASG officers, two students (not ASG members), and one ASG staff member. Their selec tion will be based on interviews concerning their skills and goals in ASG. The second amendment up for popular vote is Article V Section II, which concerns itself with thé selection and number of senatorial positions. Cur rently, 20 senators are elected each year by the student body. If passed, Section II will reduce the number of senators to ten. Also, their seats will be selected in the same manner jas the unelected executive cabinet positions. In a prepared statement, President Crosby defended the hotly debated subject, “I said Jast year I wanted to cut spen ding to be fair to all situdents. By changing the constitution to its present recommendations, fewer students will be in stu dent government, but the selection process should insure the best motivated persons will represent the students.” Not all ASG members agree with the changes. Business Manager Steve Vohs disagrees with the elimination ’ of Business Manager, citing that such a large position may be too much for the vice presi dent to handle. Crosby said, “There’s no reason in the world the vice president shouldn’t be able to handle the extra work.” That is not the only ques tion raised concerning the revi sions developed by Assistant to the President Joe Schweizer, Vice President Suzy Ryan, and Senator Emma Nelson. Senator Jerri Hale, one of the Senate’s most outspoken members by his own admis sion, feels that there are better ways of solving the high turn over rates of ASG members. None of his solutions, however, match the Schweizer-Ryan-Nelson revi sions. “When you have the ad ministration selecting the ad ministration, what do you have?” Hale asked. “Certainly Staff Photo by Duane Hiersche not a true democracy.” HIGH WIRE ACT, a local squirrel celebrates the coming (Continued on page 3) College Board Gregory, Weigant elected By Rick Obritschkewitsch Of The Print William C. Gregory, 65, was elected to Zone 5 (West Linn and part of Canby) while Kathleen Weigant was elected to Zone 1 (Milwaukie) for the College Board of Education last Tuesday. Both candidates ran unopposed. College attracts Taiwanese By Kristi Blackman Of The Print Most freshman who enter college go through the transi tion of leaving home and the security there, and going into the world of college life, but what about a man who finished his education and flew from Taiwan to America to better his career? new style for construction,” Chen said. Chen will teach the “new knowledge” to his students in Taiwan. He said he would also like to attend a university during his stay here and compare the techniques of a community college and a university. career. “In Taiwan, architectual drafting is one class with 10 to 15 students,” Chen said, com paring it to the College’s draf ting class of 25 students. Chen will be studying architectual feels he is able to assist his drafting techniques here at the students more effectively and College. on an individual basis due to “It is here I have learned a class size. centimeters SN: OL0055 Incumbent Board member, Gregory, who col lected 2187 votes, is a retired principal of five West Linn schools including: Willamette, Bolton, Cedar Oak Park, Sunset, and Old Stafford School, he has been a resident of West Linn for 35 years. Gregory said, “A sound and stable financial base for building and operation of the College is needed, as well as resources to continue with a well-planned building program.” In discussing other challenges that the College faces, Gregory said, “Local control of our district so that we can determine our own re quirements to fulfill the needs “Instruction here is not the same as in Taiwan,” explained Chen of his six-year teaching Yeong-Tzer Chen, an in structor from the College’s sister College, Wu-Feng Technical College in Taiwan, of spring by posing on a telephone wire. YEONG-TZAR CHEN Chen isn’t the only one in his family with a college educa tion. Chen’s wife is also an ar chitectual drafting instructor at the Wu-Feng Technical Col lege. Chen and his wife have two children, who are in Taiwan. of students is an important mat ter. “Continued evaluation of our programs; revising and changing whenever need ap pears,” is another one of his objectives as a Board member. Gregory has a background in finance and public relations, which he feels will help him as a Board member. The Board member filling the Zone 1 position, Kathleen Weigant, received 2,065 votes, and is a student at Portland State University. Weigant said being a student gives her “a unique viewpoint in manage ment of the College. “I also have a long-range viewpoint and I’m particularly concerned that no short-range actions are taken to save money that will compromise the quality institution that this College has become,” Weigant said. Weigant said one .of the important challenges facing the College is “how the policies are set to cope with the real and anticipated budget shortfalls is going to affect the purpose of the College?’ Weigant was appointed to the Board in December of last year, to fill the vacancy left by Anne Nickel, who resigned in November.