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Dialogue
To the Editor:
This letter is prompted by an article
that appeared in the May 1, 1985 edi­
tion of The Print “Politics may return
to rightful place in ASG.” You seem to
want to think the 1984-85 ASG was
totally unaware of all political issues.
When we (the 84-85 officers) were
selected last Spring, our major em­
phasis was on passing the CCC budget
levy. We made posters, talked with
students, canvassed the community,
and participated in the positive voter
calling. We also took a stand against
Proposition No. 2 and did as much
campaigning as we could but we were
limited on how much we could do on
campus because of laws governing
that. Reagan’s proposed Financial Aid
Cuts were a concern of students across
the country and ASG participated in
the SOAR (Students Organized
Against Reductions) campaign. We
passed out cards to be sent to our
representatives informing them we are
against the cuts at a table and in some
of our classes. Since part of ASG’s
budget comes from taxpayer’s money,
we are limited in our ability to be
politically active. We also have to have
dances and other activities to generate
the remainder of our needed revenue.
As for Jenny Metzker’s “famous
last words,” we did run the school for
the students-as much as they told us
what they wanted. I served as an of­
ficer in ASG for the entire year and
prior to the elections not one student
told me or anyone else in student
government that they wanted to see us
deal with political issues. However, we
see two or three people every day ask­
ing us to turn on MTV. We did get
public opinion and we did pass out
surveys. The results of the surveys
showed CCC students want their
MTV.
Contrary to The Print’s belief, Lip-
Syncs and dances did not take up all
our group’s time and effort. The
1984-85 ASG had part in all of the
following programs: Classical
guitarists Nancy King and Jon Stowell,
Accapella group Main Attraction, Jazz
group Don Latarsky, Bulimia Lecturer
Cynthia Rowland, the Dinner Theatre,
Family Night Movies, a children’s car-
nival, the
Banquet, Gt
High School',
Tours, the SlcY.
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couraged commun.
*it and
provided cultural ex
.at for the
students.
Obviously three Lip Syncs and five
dances did not take up all our time and
effort.
I hope next year’s editor is careful to
gather all the facts before printing such
spiteful articles.
Sincerely,
Beth Wilder
.19.84-85 ASG Vice-President
Editor’s Note:
By taking a second look at my editorial of last week, one
will find the statement, “Unfortunately, dances and other
social events seem to take up all of the group’s time and ef­
fort.” In that statement I was referring to such activities as
family night movies, dinner theaters, carnivals, fairs, jazz
concerts and the like.
Incidently, I notice that in Wilder’s list of events the ASG
“had part in,” she fails to credit the group with “Zap Week”
or the SANÉ lecture that took place on May 6 (see related
story inside). Considering how poor the turnout was at these
events, I guess I wouldn’t admit to having been involved in
the planning of them, either.
Shelley Ball, Print Editor
News
H.S. seniors gifted
with scholarships
Scholarships will be award­
ed to 18 students by the
Clackamas Community Col­
lege Foundation at it’s annual
awards dinner Thursday, May
9.
The scholarships were
awarded on the basis of
academic excellence, financial
need, and involvement in stu­
dent activities.
The scholarships, each
worth $600, will cover tuition
costs for one year.
The scholarship winners
from local high schools are
Troy Gooding from Canby;
Laura Leist, Clackamas; Keith
Fleschner, Colton; Kimberly
Tonole, Estacada; Darci
Scott, Gladstone; Cathy
Jenik, LaSalle; Christine Lee
Sanvitale, Milwaukie; LeAnne
Roberson, Mollala; Michelle
Carmin, North Clackamas
Christian; Pam Brehony,
Wednesday, May 8,1985
Oregon City; Julie Kraft, Rex
Putnam; and Sandra Mero,
West Linn.
Foundation Schaolarship
donors are the Sunnyside Inn,
Village Inn, Kent and Snow,
Wieveciek-Cooper and Co.,
Publishers Paper, Portland
General Electric, Servoma­
tion, and P.A.C.C.
Other Scholarship winners
include Terry Beeler of
Estacada High School, provid­
ed by the Home Builder’s
Association of Metropolitan
Portland; Tom Friesen of
Canby High School, provided
by the Carolina Biological
Supply Company, Todd
Keathley of Portland and
Bradley Watkins of Boring,
provided by the Albert E.
Jones Memorial Scholarship
Fund; and Sandra Bush of
Oregon City, provided by the
Trailer Life Show, Inc.
Scholarship fund.
Spring enrollment down;
state funding to drop
By Shelley Ball
Of The Print
Enrollment figures gathered
for spring term show there is a
13 percent drop in FTE (full
time enrollment), Director of
Admissions and Records
Chuck Adams said.
Since Oregon state money
for Clackamas Community
Collee is allocated on FTE, the
College at this point stands to
lose some funding due to the
steady drop in enrollment this
school year. Fall term saw a
drop of 10 percent, winter
term 1116 percent and now
spring term is experiencing a
13 percent drop, Adams said. .
“This is probably the first
year that we will be somewhat
below the state level (for FTE
requirements),” he added.
Adams explained the Col­
lege’s FTE is designed as stan­
dard measure of how many
credits a student takes a year.
The system is based on 15
credits a term for three terms a
year, or 45 credits in all. The
College must maintain a quota
of 3,134 FTE in order to
receive complete state fun­
ding. Although the final
results won’t be known until
June, Adams said this school
year’s FTE is now about
3,070.
If 3,070 turns out to be the
approximate figure for FTE,
this would mean a loss of
about $60,000 to the College,
said Bill Ryan, administrative
dean of College services'and
planning. He added, however,
that this would not be a
significant loss of money to
the College. He explained that
as the College is operating on a
$14 million budget, a $60,000
decrease would constitute
about four-tenths of one per­
cent of the budget.
The main concern about the
drop in enrollment is whether
the trend will continue in the
future, Ryan said.
Figures gathered during the
second week of the term reveal
there are 2,100 part-time
students attending compared
to only 1,400 full-time
students. Although Adams
said there have been' some
small increases in part-time
students it hasn’t been able to
offset the decreases in full-
time students.
While Adams said it is hard
to say why there are less full-
time students attending school
at this time, he said that a big
push by major universities to
get students to enroll and a
decreasing high school popula­
tion could be contributing fac­
tors. He added that all com­
munity colleges in Oregon
have experienced declining
enrollment, which he said was
a surprise to many because
“nobody really anticipated
it.”
As a result of the decline in
enrollment, the College is
placing greater emphasis on
shorter courses and is making
efforts to keep in contact with
students interested in atten­
ding the College. One example
of this has been the distribu­
tion of College inquiry cards
all over the county. Students
can mail in the cards to find
out more about the College.
Adams also encourages any
students who may know
anyone interested in the Col­
lege to get them to follow
through. “Our students are
primarily our best resources,”
he said.
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