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Opinion Offices need to be filled by new-blood candidates Usually, in a major political cam paign, a newspaper will officially en dorse a candidate and advise its readers to vote for that person in the election. But, in some cases, that is not possible. With the Associated Student Government elections only a few weeks away, just two people have stepped forward and “thrown their hats into the ring.” Both of these candidates are presently members of ASG. Considering ASG’s record of per formance this year, there is some speculation if members of a dispas sionate, factional group can bring meaningful change to its ranks. Sen. William Short is petitioning to have his name put on the vice presidential ballot and, at present, is unchallenged in his bid for the post. Sen. Pattie Groombridge, also runn ing uncontested for the office of president, was placed on academic probation earlier this year and, as of this writing, isn’t even enrolled at the College for Spring term. But the real problem that exists is that the same ASG people are going to be elected: the same old faces, the same old ideas, and probably the same old hassles. ASG, the student’s official representative voice, needs a face lift, a transfusion. Student Program Specialist Paul Kyllo said there are rumors of more people running for office. Murmurs in the dark, but nothing concrete. Someone, or a group of someones, needs to step out of the crowd and challenge the present ASG can didates. People not presently con nected with ASG are looking at the group from the outside and have a different, and perhaps better, perspective on what could be done to make student government effective. At this stage of the race, The Print urges students to take a look at ASG, take a look at themselves, and decide if they want a repeat performance of this year’s student government. Fur ther, The Print is asking for those who feel that the task of making ASG effective and worthy of ex istence is the right thing for them to get a petition and run for office. c A LôNfe R û AP VûR AN \4NKNÛ(*J n " Community colleges provide good karma By Dave Holmes Editor The word ‘atmosphere,’ as used in the English language, has two meanings. One has something to do with air and the other about mood and, well, karma. And as far as col leges go, there is a certain kar ma about community colleges. I’ll explain. After covering a track meet at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany last Satur day I continued on down the pike to Eugene where a friend The Print aims to be a fair and impartial newspaper covering the Col lege community. Opinions expressed in The Print do not necessarily reflect those of the College administration, faculty, Associated Stu dent Government or other members of The Print staff .Articles and information published in 77ie Print can be reprinted only with permis sion from the Student Publications Office. The Print is a weekly publication distributed each Tuesday except for Finals Week. Clackamas Community College, 19600 S. Molalla Ave., Oregon City, Oregon 97045. Office: Trailer B. Telephone: 657-8400, ext. 309. Editor-In-Chief: Dave Holmes News Editor: Dean Grey Entertainment Editor: Thad Kreisher Sports Editor: Julie Miller Copy Editor: Amber Marvin Photo Editor: Dan Wheeler Advertising Manager: James Brown Advertising Assistants: Dean Grey, Toni Madsen, Carrie Rae Medina Vance Staff Reporters: Amy Doane, Erik Conrad, Bret Hodgert, Amy Kern, Toni Madsen Staff Photographer: Joshua Collins Typesetter: Kim Leval Advisor: Dana Spielmann of mine lives and goes to school at U of O. I had a good time there, but as I walked around I just couldn’t get over the feeling one gets when stan ding in the bottom of a missile silo: I’m so small and this thing’s so big. Oddly enough, U of O is situated much the same way as Portland State. It’s sort of off to one side of a downtown area, and occupies just a bit more space than PSU. From my side of the pool I was feeling out of place Sunday afternoon so I decided to go out for a drive. Much to my surprise and delight, my friend Dan and I stumbled across a sign that read ‘C. Col lege Next Right’. I veered right and Dan heaved a sigh. Just pulling into the Lane Community College parking lot was a much-needed shot of relief. Dan made some com ment about U of O rejection notices in every pocket, but J paid no attention. No, people go to community colleges for the convenience and the kar ma. For younger students, the karma of a community college is a lot more laid back than that of a four year university. There isn’t as much pressure, yet the educational quality of a low-tuition school is com parable to that of the higher priced four year schools. A lot of times it’s also the only place for a student to go if he wants a college education but .couldn’t get into a big school due to lack of funds or lack of a high SAT score. For older students it’s sometimes hard to go back to school after 20 or 30 years in the work force. The at mosphere of a community col lege is a consciously planned system with older returning students in mind. In other words, the karma is good. April 8, 1986 inches ■ 14 1 • 1 1 I 1 . This is not to say that the at mosphere at U of O or any other large university is bad or anything, but just that it may not be the right thing to be thrust into for someone fresh out of high school or the job market. In fact, with a little time, I could probably get to like a big campus and thousands of peo ple. After a while, those that want a bachelor’s degree will have to transfer to a four year school. I think that the transi tion to a university is much smoother with a junior college ‘buffer’ than without it. In many cases, the jolt from high school senior to a freshman Sigma Alpha Epsilon pledge with 19 credit hours and soccer practice is too much. Like I said, I could get to like a big university. But for now, I like being able to recognize most of the faces at Clackamas. I like being a name instead of a number on a role sheet in US History. And no matter how out of date the word is, I like the karma. Page 2 1 13 ' 1 I 44.26 -13.80 22.85 55.56 9.82 -24.49 70.82 -33.43 -0.35 63.51 1 ' ■MM L* 39.12 65.43 18.11 13.24 15.07 I 18.72 49.87 -4.34 -22.29 luminant. 2 de »aree o bserve 59Æ0 ■ I ' 2 1 39.92 52.24 11.81 48.55 -46.07 I 18.51 Densit y * I ' I ' Mia I H1 10 11(A) 12 13 14 1b •0.40 1.13 -0.60 0.23 -075 0.21 -l’06 0.43 0.28 -1.0 0.1 0.04 0.09 0.15 0.22 0.36 0.5
