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House divided
The Associated Student Government offices have a
new look this week.
The two offices have been separated by a partition.
The partition has always been there but has rarely seen
use. Now a decision by ASG President Charlie Bennett
may make the partition a permanent fixture.
The logic behind using the partition is sound enough.
It provides Bennett with a quiet place in which to work
and hold conferences. There are times when people
might feel uncomfortable talking to him if there were
other people in the same area.
Unfortunately, this partition is contributing to a
definite lack of unity in ASG. It's not that the lack of
unity was not already there, it's just that the partition
is widening the gap.
Our concern is that this partition is becoming an
issue within the ranks of student government and we
don't feel that ASG has the time to spend on this sort
of issue.
What we can suggest is some sort of compromise.
The partition could be pulled back and still be avail
able should the need arise for its use.
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Impossible
The impossible has been done. An event sponsored
by the Associated Student Government made money.
The hoedown held last weekend was an enormous
success. It has been estimated that 600 people attended
the event. That's called participation.
The hoedown was co-sponsored by ASG, the Rodeo
Club and the Oregon City Jaycees. That's called com
munity relations.
Student government provided the equipment and
the music and the jaycees provided the beverage; beer.
(A few words more about the beverage later).
Credit must be given to Michael Ayers. Ayers coordi
nated the student effort in this project and a good deal
of the success of the hoedown should be given to him.
We also think that a good portion of the success was
due to the fact that alcoholic beverage was served at
the function. This was the first time in Clackamas
Community College history that a beverage of this
nature was served at an event sponsored by student
government. It should be noted that no violent inci
dents were recorded, an unusual occurence for such a
highly attended event.
Even though the beer was provided by the jaycees
and the event was held off campus it raises an interesting
question.
If ASG wants to make money on the events it
sponsors and it can be proven that alcoholic beverages
can be a factor in the success of such events, will ASG
be allowed to provide such beverages?
It is obvious that they will be allowed to do so off
campus with the help of other organizations. We're
talking about allowing them to do it on campus. After
all, the average age of a student here is 27.
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