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EVENTS CALENDAR ........................ ......... 1 Wednesday, April 27 I 1 I Thursday, April 28 Take Charge Meeting Academic Affairs Committee 2-4 p.m. noon-1 p.m. Small Dining Room BR-A I I I I I I I I I I Friday, April 29 1 Handicapped Awareness Program 1 Saturday, April 30 1 Sunday, May 1 Benefit Plant Sale noon-5 p.m. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Fireside Lounge ELC Nursery Benefit Plant Sale • 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ELC Nursery J Vol. XVI, No. 22 Wednesday April 27, 1983 Voters pick John Sagoe for president By Doug Vaughan Of The Print Linda Cox elected ASG vice president Wil « Höf ■ oblili ■r ' His term has just started and his administra- : tion will not be filled until later this week, but newly-elected Associated Student Government president John Sagoe has his ideas gathered and | is putting them to use. “My main concern is to improve the com munication between the students and ASG J «8 Right now it is terrible,” Sagoe said. “The bulk ol ' * President-elect John Sagoe the students do not care and do not get involv v Photos by Rick Obritschkewitsch ed. It is not ASG’s fault, but something must be done, and ASG should take some is a grievance committee to look over students’ ideas, a weekly newsletter from his office to the responsibility.” Throughout his campaign Sagoe stated students, and making himself personally three ways in which he feels students can get in available to the students in the Community volved. The first way is to be a participant and Center. Sagoe is now in the process of completing “actually be a part of the College.” Second, he stresses the need for students to inform ASG of his executive cabinet. He is hoping other officers their needs. Last of all, Sagoe feels that will be willing to sacrifice their time in order to observers can be used to an advantage not by serve the students, he said. The other offices are assistant to the president, administrative assistant critisizing, but by informing ASG of problems. “During my campaign I talked to a lot of and activities director. They are appointed, not students who felt they were not being elected positions. Activities is one area that Sagoe is looking represented. If I am a student and no one will to add strength to next year. He thinks many of listen to my ideas I am not going to care. That is the events that ASG sponsored this year did not the level where the student communication is at meet the needs of all the students. right now,” Sagoe said. “I listened to the older generation and they “It is not a matter of what the people at the top want, but what the bulk of the people want,” did not feel there is anything going for them. the president-elect said. “It should make as little And some of the history majors who feel nuclear significance as possible what my personal opi and governmental issues affect their lives felt there is not anything happening that interested nion is when I am representing the students.” Sagoe feels that a promise for better student them,” Sagoe said. “Every group should be represented and communication would be foolish at this stage have things happening that they enjoy,” Sagoe because he has not looked into the matter in- said. “Everyone pays tuition and should be depth. represented equally.” “I don’t want people expecting things from Sagoe’s opponent in the recent election, me before I do anything about them,” Sagoe Don Porter, had ideas for change and investiga said. “It will take both parties (ASG and the tion, but the president-elect does not see things students). I can do my part, but the students will in the same light. have to do their part.” “There are probably things that need look The performance of this year’s ASG has ing into, but until we can, it is not wise for us to been “tremendous,” Sagoe thinks, but added say things not until we know we can do that there is always room for improvement. He does not see any weak area (except for com something about them,” Sagoe said. “People say the cafeteria prices are too high munication) and is looking to add strength to or that the bookstore prices are too high, so we every area. have to ask ourselves what can be done about Considering all the complaints and criticism them? What are the alternatives?”Sagoe explain the College has faced, the major problem that ed. “I do not think it is important for me to make Sagoe sees is not dealing with the school itself a decision when everyone else will have to suffer but with apathy at the College. the consequences. If the students decide the As for ways to eliminate the problem, he alternatives, then they are willing to suffer the thinks there are no definite answers, stating consequences.” “Whatever you do there is going to be apathy.” Looking toward his work as ASG president Sagoe hopes that through improved com munication between the students and student next year, Sagoe is also hoping for cooperation, government the problem with apathy will be not only from the students, but his staff as well. “We are all going to do it together. When I minimized. One way Sagoe has begun to deal with the lingering problem is by better use of the look for cabinet members, I will look for so meone who will sacrifice their time in order to suggestion boxes. serve the students.” Other ideas the president is tossing around I Linda Cox received nearly twice as many votes as her nearest competitor to become the Associated Stu dent Government Vice Presi dent for 1983-84 at last week’s elections. Cox received 195 votes. Tim Sytsma, the only other official candidate, received 108 votes. Cox was very pleased with her showing, especially since she missed the last week of campaigning due to illness. zCox, 39, is a business business administration background and work as an ASG senator all combined to convince her to run for vice president. “Clubs and com munications will be my main areas of involvement,” Cox said. She feels clubs are an untapped source of power for the College. “I would like to see the clubs help with community projects, such as the blood drive and the re cent Take Charge Day,” she ! Vice President-elect Linda Cox administration major and has been an ASG senator for most of this year. At first, Cox did not want to run for office because she thought her age would make it dif ficult for the other, younger students to identify with her, she explained. “Finally, I changed my mind about that,” she said. “I talked to several students and discovered we had the same problems; I’m single now, I work, date, take classes, study, and I have to juggle all that together, just like any other student.” Cox is a work/study student in the Career Development and Job Placement Center. She is also the founder and chairperson of the College’s Spanish club. Her work with clubs, “The ASG needs to work more closely with the community. We are a com munity college. They pay the taxes that keep this place open, so we have to show we care,” Cox said. On the subject of com munications, Cox has several ideas to make the ASG more accessible to the students. Those plans in clude opinion polls and of fice hours for herself and the President-elect, John Sagoe to talk to students. Cox would also like to sëe a weekly ASG column in The Print. “We have to improve communications. Not just with our friends, but with all the students,” she said. “If you mention student government to students, they say ‘who?’.”