Vol. XV, No. 20
Clackamas Community College
Wednesday, April 14, 1982
ASG constitution
changes approved
by wide margin
By Thomas A. Rhodes
Of The Print
By a 70 to 17 vote, the
student body passed the pro
posed Constitutional revisions,
which will reduce the number
of Associated Student Govern
ment members by half starting
in the 1982-83 school year.
. “Of course we were hop
ing for more voters,” said
Senate Liaison Officer John
Shafer. “We were displeased
by the poor turnout.” Voting
took place April 8-9, in the
community center. More than
80 percent of those who did
turn out to vote, favored the
change. “It (the turn out) didn’t
surprise me,” said Student Pro
gram Specialist Dave Buckley.
Buckley advised the Revision
Committee, comprised of assis
tant to the president Joe
Schweizer; vice president Suzy
Ryan, and senator Emma
Nelson.
The basic purpose of the
bill was to cut the size of the
ASG, which would, in turn, cut
the cost of running the
organization in half.
The revisions also change
the number of elected ASG
members to two (President and
Vice-President). All other of
ficers and senators will be
selected by committee of five at
the beginning of the year.
“By changing the constitu
tion to its present recommen
dations, fewer students will be
in government (15 compared
to the current 27) but the selec
tion process should insure the
best motivated people will
represent the- students.
ASG president Sam
Crosby said, “I think people
saw the waste in student
government,” Crosby said,
concerning the election results.
“Those who were in favor
of it did enough talking to con
vince people to vote in favor,”
Buckley said. According to
Shafer, the changes will
definitely help next, year’s
government. •
As of next year, the
business manager and
secretary positions, which were
previously elected, will be ter
minated: The vice president
will . take the business
manager’s duties, and the
secretary’s activities will be the ■
task of the administrative assis
tant.
Those students wishing to
fill the two remaining officer
positions (assistant to the presi
dent and activities director) and
ten senatorial positions will be
selected by a committee com
posed of the two elected ASG
Staff Photo by Duane Hiersche
officers, two non-ASG
EL SALVADORAN ISSUE discussed last Wednesday by Jim Stephens and Marv Dunn.
students, and one ASG staff
member. Their selection will be
based on interviews concerning
their skills and eventual goals in
ASG.
According to the re
quirements, a senator is re
quired to take part in at least
five hours of ASG ’activities.
“We need people who can use By Mike Rose
El Salvador and the recent accused by the Salvadoran
the time to work for all, the Of The Print
Salvadoran elections.
government of practicing
students,” Crosby said.
Marv Dunn, assistant pro “liberation theology,” Dunn
These amendments were
Economic historian, an fessor of sociology at Lewis and said.
intially presented to the ASG thropologist, and author of Clark College also gave a lec
Dunn said that some
by the Revision committee at several books on El Salvador, ture on the role of the Catholic
religious leaders are supporting
the March 11 meeting. At that James Stephens was the Church in El Salvador.
the guerillas because they feel
meeting, the student govern featured speaker at a “Central
The “Central American that non-violent methods for
ment passed the resolution by American Update” presenta
an 11-5 margin, which sent it tion held at the College last Update” was sponsored by the changing society in El Salvador
to the students for the landslide Wednesday. Stephens gave his College’s International Club are futile. When these priests
and a host of organizations out
approval.
views on U.S. involvement in side the College. Included in are killed by government
forces, they become martyrs,
the presentation were lectures Dunn said.
on Central America and a free
“The changes made
film showing of the 1982
“We have an alarming situation Academy Award Nominee, “El through the ballot box were
Ted Kulongoski, Democratic when Oregon ratepayers are Salvador: Another Vietnam.”
nill,” Stephens said of the re
candidate for governor, will be .paying for unfinished nuclear
cent Salvadoran elections.
Dunn opened the evening
on campus to speak today at 3 plants that will never produce
Stephens lived in Central
program
by
explaining
why
the
energy,” he said. “We have
p.m..
America for 10 years and
church
has
been
violently
The speech will be made created an energy monster in
studied peasant conflicts.
in the Barlow Boardroom, and the BPA (Bonneville Power repressed by the Salvadoran
“The elections that were
will focus on his campaign for Administration) which was Army. Dunn has traveled ex
Governor. A cornerstone of his once a servant of and a con tensively in Central America held have done nothing,”
campaign has been to “stop tributor to the region’s where he studied the role of the Stephens said, “except make it
more imperative for a peaceful
church;
throwing billions of dollars economic well-being.”
settlement.” A military victory
down nuclear black holes like
Kulongoski will also speak
The church is seen as a for either side, he said,, is “ex
WPPSS and focus on getting tonight at the Senate Interim threat to the government,
Oregon’s small businesses back Energy Committee Hearing at Dunn said, “because Christian tremely unlikely.” He criticized
on their feet.”
the Portland City Council communities have organized the Reagan Administration “for
These comments wre Chambers from 7-10 p.m.. around social issues and op doing nothing but strengthen
made during a recent speaking Kulongoski is the chairperson posed the class structure.” ing the military.” Political
tour through Eastern Oregon. erf that committee.
Therefore, the church has been (Continued on page 3)
‘Central American Update’
gives insight into problems
Kulongoski to speak
‘Vette
Collector
On campus
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