¡er started on a bet
ennett tells about ASG experience
Jarlie Bennett served as vice-president
■|»siclent of the Associated Student
Spent this past year and stirred up
Ban his share of controversy as foun-
Hhe Clackamas Community College
» the National Organization for
Morm of Marijuana Laws (NORML).
/^Bennett started his career in student
^■ent in a most unusual way. He
^■fellow graphic arts student in a
S-of-three, one-on-one basketball ser-
^Bwinner of which would be able to
■nd run for the ASG position of his
She loser was supposed to run for
^^Bositlon.
■ett won the series and elected to
^■the position of vice-president. His
Hent decided to drop out at the last
■iere were two turkeys running for
.^■resident so I knew I could win," said
!tt,
ter choosing the position to run for,
ett went around to the other graphic
ijdents seeking campaign contributions
K'^jlected the formidable sum of $2.50.
ite of his lack of campaign funding
mettwent on to defeat his two opponents
Became the second most powerful per-
Istudent government.
men Michael Ayers resigned as ASG
lent in the middle of winter term
mt took over that post.
"I came into an administrative post that
■crewed up," said Bennett. "It was like
Morning in for Nixon."
■nett also found out that things are
lent at the top of the ladder.
'Bad people telling me that because I
wed from vice-president to president that
■as putting myself above everybody else,"
id Bennett. "I didn't feel I was but no
per what I did they didn't feel I was
I m enough."
Bnnett was not afraid to admit to making
Kes while serving as president. The one
■he regrets more than anything else was
I-piecing Ayers' appointed officers.
Jett was very candid about some of
■she was able to manipulate student
Blent during their meetings. One parti-
h incident is most interesting.
■rad Boyer (ASG business manager this
¡st year) and I were trying to prove that
SEOuld get anything approved by student
Ernment," said Bennett, "and the most
iiculous thing at the time was a Cougar
Bit photographer wanting funds to go to
pi to take pictures of the basketball
In.
■Alter it was approved our advisor (Jim
Jetts) realized that someone had pulled
fet one. He told the president who agreed
nd it was vetoed.
■proved our point that anything could
BmroughASG no matter how ridiculous."
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Bennett is currently serving as a student
senator since new officers have been elected.
Bennett says he is enjoying his role as an
ASG senator.
"It's very relaxing," said Bennett. "It's
nice to be in a position to appeal the ruling
of the chair. As a senator you can feel when
the officers get out of hand."
Bennett has high hopes for next year's
student government.
"Next year's cabinet is tighter than this
year's," said Bennett. "Everybody has been
in the senate or had past ASG experience.
"Mike (Michael McCarty, newly elected
ASG president) has already picked better
people for the appointed posts than we did
and he's a term ahead of us because we
didn't pick ours until September of last year.
"I think they'll accomplish a lot more and
turnovers will be less. Mike is a strong
leader and he knows how to bring people
together.
"Mike also gets along with the admini
strators and knows them. Mike's more dip
lomatic than I was. I couldn't work with
them. I had such a bad reputation with most
of them."
Bennett feels that he put a lot of effort
into his work in sttident government.
"On the outside I'd be making $30,000
a year for the hours I put in as vice-president
and president," said Bennett.
Bennett is not without a sense of humor.
When asked how his student government
experience had affected him he replied, "It
raised my voice so I couldn't sing 'Teen
Angel' anymore."
He also said that he'd do it all over again
if he were younger.
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