the Clackamas CommunityCollege Vol. XVIII, No. 14 Wednesday, February 13, 1985 ASG swears in new vice president, assistant By Amy LaBare Of The Print Students Beth Wilder and Deanna McKeever were voted and sworn in Jan. 31 as the new Associated Student Government (ASG) vice presi dent and administrative assis tant, despite two abstentions from ASG members apparent ly unhappy with the selection process. There were 11 votes in favor of the candidates. Wilder now fills the position which was vacated after Shawnee Christensen, former vice president, took over the president’s duties following the resignation of former ASG president Jenny Metzker. McKeever takes over Wilder’s former duties as ad ministrative assistant. Victor Price, vice presiden tial senator, abstained from voting for both positions. He said he was “misinformed” about the applicants. “I have to work closely with the vice president and I had no say in who I would be working with. I thought the process was un professional,” Price said. Rick Brown, who also abs tained from voting, had no comment for the The Print. The new officers were chosen through an application and interview process which took place Wednesday, Jan. 30. A total of seven applica tions were turned in for the in terviewing committee to review, two of which were for the vice presidential position. The rest of the applications were submitted for more than one position. Applications were accepted for all positions except presi dent. This was done in order to help fill any ASG position should one be opened up by a current ASG member taking over the job as vice president, which is what happened with Wilder leaving her post as ad ministrative assistant to become the new vice president. Christensen said the vice presidential senators would have been the most likely to serve on the interview commit tee, but said “neither of them volunteered” though vol unteers were solicited. She explained that the officers tried to handle the situation in the best way possible. “There was no better way to do it,” Christensen said. Christensen noted that the ASG constitution doesn’t have any guildelines for filling vacancies in the executive council, and as a result the constitutional revision com- mittee will be looking into the matter. Christensen (left) swears in Beth Wilder (center) Wilder is a full-time student at the College. She carries 22 credit hours and is an accoun ting major. As vice president, Wilder hopes to find “new ideas for revenues” for student ac tivities. She said the proposed budget cuts will hurt activities, so she would like to find ways to supplement that budget. Wilder also hopes to have a “closer network with the clubs (on campus).” She said she wants the clubs to “know what ASG is doing,” and wants “ASG to know what they (clubs) are doing.1’ Wilder feels confident ASG can “help clubs achieve their goals.” McKeever, a busniess and accounting major carrying 15 credit hours, said she an ticipates this year will be “a great experience.” Though she Photo by Joel Miller was nervous in the interviews, McKeever said she is excited about being involved in ASG (see story, this page). Applicants were interviewed individually by a committee made up of Christensen, Dave Buckley, ASG advisor; Eric Laitinen, activities senator; and Jim Nicodemus and Ria Bany, students here at the Col lege. Student McKeever takes over job as administrative assistant Deanna McKeever has been chosen by Associated Student Government (ASG) to head the executive cabinet post of administrative assistant. She was sworn in along with Beth Wilder, the ASG’s new vice president at the end of January. McKeever, 21, may offically be a new member of ASG, but she is not a new acquain tance to ASG members themselves. McKeever’s mother, Dianne McKeever, is the secretary and bookkeeper for the Student Activities office. Through her mother McKeever has been able to help ASG members with dances and family movie nights since she was in high school, Dianne McKeever said. Deanna McKeever executive council. Dianne said of her daughter,“I was surprised she decided to do it (apply for an ASG position),” since she has work and school that keep her very busy. But Deanna said she wanted to “be more involved with ASG than just hanging posters.” Deanna sees ASG as extremely important to campus activities. “It (school) would be boring without dances and other ASG-sponsored ac tivities,” she said. She added community events such as family movie nights are a very good idea because she thinks the community ap preciates them. An accounting major, Deanna is taking a variety of business classes. She is working for a two-year degree at the College, then plans to transfer to Portland State University. She add ed that “maybe some day I’ll get my CPA (Cer tified Public Accountant) certificate.” By working at Danielson’s Thriftway as a bookkeeper, Deanna is able to gain more ex perience in business and accounting. She works 25-30 hours a week on top of her studies and work in ASG. But she enjoys her job. Deanna said, “I get to work out where the people are and I get to meet a lot of people. That’s fun,” she added.