The print., April 20, 1983, Page 3, Image 3

& Dialogue
Letter to the Editor
President refutes article
To The Editor:
I am writing to the
Students of CCC hopefully, to
relieve any misunderstanding a
person might have after
reading Don Porter’s com­
ments (“Porter sees no
guidance from Nastari”), in the
April 13 Edition of The Print.
Don said some things that are
not altogether true.
First of all, Don didn’t, as
he stated, leave ASG because
he had “dissatisfaction with the
current ASG.” In his resigna­
tion letter to the ASG Don
wrote,“Lately I have been ex­
tremely busy trying to keep up
my grades, and working some
30 hours a week. Due to this
situation I have no time to fulfill
my duties as ASG Senator, so
unfortunately I am forced to
submit my resignation.” I have
respected Don’s word always,
and if he had any problems
with the current administra­
tion, he certainly never let me
know of it. Besides this fact, I
don’t feel leaving the ASG is
the right way. to solve any pro­
blems. I know that if I was
dissatisfied I would work just
that much harder to alleviate
that problem.
Don also mentioned that
he sees “no guidance on some
sore issues.” He then pointed
to “three key issues: To im­
prove on-campus communica­
tion, to upgrade the College’s
image with the community,
and to streamline the functions
of the student government.”
Now, I happen to agree
that communication is
something that can always be
improved upon. However,
ASG’s publicity this year was
excellent. Steve Vohs did a
tremendous job getting posters
and printed media done. I
don’t think that Don did Steve
justice with that statement.
Upgrading the College’s
image is also something that
can be improved or worked on
each year. I felt that, again, we
met that challenge this year.
Our food drive helped raise
about 600 pounds of food. Our
family night movies have pro­
vided inexpensive entertain­
ment and have received a very
positive response from the
community. I felt that these,
along with the other activities,
have indeed improved the Col­
lege’s image.
Don also says he would
like to streamline the functions
of the ASG. TERRIFIC!
However, ASG is coming off of
it’s most productive year ever,
and streamlining might be just a
little difficult. But, I realize Don
is one of those people who just
isn’t satisfied with the best.
Don said he would like to
investigate the ASG’s Book Ex­
change. I don’t understand
what he wants to investigate,
because the book exchange is a
nonprofit service provided for
the students. Shouldn’t the
ASG provide this service or
what?
I cannot believe Don ever
suggested eliminating the
gameroom from campus. It is a
little like cutting your own
throat, because of the revenue
it brings the ASG each year. If
this revenue is lost then pro­
gramming will definitely be
severely hurt. You don’t get
movies, bands,, lectures,
mimes, or artists for free. How
does he propose we finance
these programs? I am, certain­
ly, curious!
When Don was the ASG
President in 1979-80 things
didn’t get done like they were
supposed to. I’m sure Don
would like another chance to
prove that he can get the job
done. I hope this has cleared
up any misunderstanding, and
I would be willing to talk to
anyone who is still uncertain.
Sincerely,
Paul Nastari
President, ASG
Wheelchair missing
A wheelchair belonging to
the Handicapped Resource
Center was removed by per­
sons unknown last Monday,
Sandy Marble of the English as
a Second Language depart­
ment said.
The wheelchair was being
used by a handicapped Korean
student. The chair had been
left in a storage room near the
elevator in McLoughlin Hall.
Sometime between Mon­
day noon and Tuesday morn­
ing, the wheelchair was remov­
ed. The student who was using
the chair needs it to get to his
classes, Marble said.
Anyone with information
as to the whereabouts of the
wheelchair is encouraged to
contact Marble at ext. 249.
arts
Local authors to gather
An Author’s Party and
Book Fair will be held this Fri­
day, April 22, in the McLo­
ughlin Hall Library. Three
local authors have been invited
to speak, including Craig
Lesley, English instructor at
the College.
The other authors will be
Elizabeth Dimon and Alberta
Brooks Fogdall. Dimon is a
resident of Milwaukie. She is
the author of “Twas Many
Years Since: 100 Years in the
Waverley Area, 1847-1947.”
The Waverley Heights area
stands on the border between
Multnomah and Clackamas
Counties on the west side of
the Willamette river.
Fogdall is from Lake
Oswego. Her book is entitled
“Royal Family of the Colum­
bia: Dr. John McLoughlin and
His Family.”
Lesley’s book is a novel,
which is currently under the
working title of “Off the Main
V*'*1
Road,” although he said,
“That title is likely to
change.”
“Off the Main Road”
will be released in 1984, Lesley
said. The book is with his
publisher, Houghton Mifflin
and is undergoing editing.
“I’m not through with it yet,”
Lesley said, “since I’ve never
known an editor who was
satisfied with his first look at a
work.”
This is Lesley’s first
novel, sections of which were
published in two periodicals,
the Northwest Review, which
is published at the University
of Oregon, and Writer’s
Forum, a product of the
University of Colorado.
“Off the Main Road” is
“a father/son story,” Lesley
said. He worked on the novel
for five years.
The Author’s party is be­
ing sponsored by the Friends
of the Library.
is looking
for writers. Contact
us in Trailer B.
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Wednesday April 20, 1983
Hayes and Webster, by Ken Green, is one
of the many airbrush works currently on
display i n the Pauling Center.
Photo by Brett Bigham
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