Monologue
Hilts sets standards
with Palacios’ ouster
Do you think that rock- n-roll records should be
labeled or restricted to younger audiences?
By Fritz Wenzel
Editor In Chief
The recent Associated Student Government
resignation of Enrique Palacios was a necessary
cleaning of the student administrative staff that
should leave the group poised for a unified effort to
achieve some practical goals this year. Goals that
mean more than making posters. Improvements that
really do something for the students and the image of
the|College.
Palacios, selected to serve as the student activities
director last spring, missed a series of ASG summer
planning meetings, mainly because he moved and left
no forwarding address for his mail. No one could
reach him to notify him of the meetings.
Once back in communication with the College,
Palacios missed or was late to more meetings,
gradually generating concern that he was not up to
the challenges of his postion. Finally, ASG president
Dan Hilts became fed up with the lack of responsibili
ty Palacios was showing, and pushed - shoved, really
-for Palacios to resign. Hilts said a main reason for
his action was to clean the ASG house before the new
ly elected senators would have to deal with the ad
ministrative staff. He didn’t want any negative at
titudes dampening the operation of the student
government.
According to a statement released to The Print, in a
meeting prior to the dismissal, Hilts explained to
Palacios that he demanded professionalism, com
munication and responsibility. The next day Palacios
withered on all three counts as he missed an impor
tant meeting, did not contact the ASG office about
the meeting, and offered what Hilts thought was a
lame excuse about his disappearance.
While Palacios wanted another chance, and ASG
vice president Shawn Watterberg offered a com
promise two-week probationary period, Hilts was
adamant about seeing Palacios get the boot. The
shock treatment of having crossed someone who does
what he says in student government was enough to
jolt Palacios back into the real world, while
Clackamas students get a new activities director.
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Beth Bertch, Oregon City.
Yes. I think that if the wording is bad, the
records should be restricted to younger kids.
Kids shouldn’t hear certain things because
they can be easily influenced.”
Joe Kelly, Oregon City.
I have-mixed feelings about it. I mean, who’s
going to decide what will be restricted and
what will not be. On the other hand, I don’t
want my daughter to get hold of something
with x-rated lyrics. I’m thinking about this
one, but I haven’t made up my mind for sure
yet.”
Cindy Dinger, Milwaukie.
“I don’t really listen to the music that much,
but I don’t think you can restrict kids too
much, sine som like different things than
other kids.”
Melanie Jones, Mollala.
“I don’t think so. I think it’s a waste of
time. I don’t think people, especially young
kids, paythat close attention to the words of
a song. I think they listen for the music.”
Becky Albrecht, Oregon City.
Yes, I do. I think ones like the Ozzie ones
should be. I think kids need to know about
all that (sexual) stuff yet. I don’t think music
has that big an effect on the general public,
though.”
Milt Hoffman, Oregon City.
No. I think it’s the freedom of the industry
to sing what they want. I don’t think there
should any restrictions at all.”
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Clackamas Community College