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.
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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
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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.
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. 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.
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