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News THE CLACKAMAS PRINT April 26,1989 Page 4 High effort, low compensation... Presidency needs desire by Christopher L. Curran Editor-in-Chief The Associated Student Government president’s job is comprised of high effort and low compensation. • “(The ASG presidency) is one of few places where a person’s naivety can come through,” said Student Programs Specialist and ASG Advisor Paul Kyllo. “Power and financial needs aren’t met. Most people who run for office have sincere desires to serve stu dents.” “The president is manager of the human resource of student government,” Kyllo explained, “that is, who people look to if there are problems.” The ASG president’s main responsibility is to represent the students of Clackamas to college staff, faculty, the board of educa tion and the community. “In essence, the job goes beyond the duties inside the stu dent handbook,” said Kyllo, “the president is the embodiment of student opinions. He or she is the student voice in anything dealing with students.” At the same time, the ASG president “is a student first, and an ASG officer second or third,” according to Kyllo. “The presi dent has to go to class.” The office requires that the president and other ASG officers maintain a term or cumulative grade point aver age of 2.5 and successfully com plete ten credits per term. This year, both candidates for president are going into the race without any prior experience in ASG at Clackamas. Garett Lytle is a drama major and Stephen Rudometkin is majoring in mu sic. “The job takes a great deal of responsibility. It’s not something that should be gone into lightly,” explained Kyllo. Voting for president and vice president takes place from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at the stu dentactivities window next to the financial aid office in the commu nity center. Rudometkin wants input by Briane C. Dotson News Editor Stephen Rudometkin feels his qualifications for the job of presi dent are that he gets along well with people and has an open mind. “I feel I can do a decent job with students. I’m open to new ideas. If an idea makes sense, you should go for it,” said Rudometkin. Rudometkin was a section chief in the military with four people under his command and was responsable for $150,000. He was also worked in civil process ing for a law agency in downtown Portland, where he also did legal research. Rudometkin was taking col lege courses as a sophomore in high school. Last term at Clacka mas Community College he had a people’s attention. 3.12 grade point average. On the subject of child care, Rudometkin considers him self a “realist,” meaning that things Rudometkin feels that it should be a co-op situation where both don’t always go a person’s way. “Student government is here students and the school take part to serve the student,” said in the welfare of the children. Rudometkin feels that dete Rudometkin. Ideas that Rudometkin has riorating facilities should be re to get students more involved paired or new facilities created. include having an opinion box Rudometkin has proposed that where students can submit their the new facilities could be built ideas. Rudometkin then would use more cost-effectively by students the suggestions to get more ideas on campus taking carpentry classes.. on what needs to be done. “The more people contrib ute, the more things I can do,” "I feel I can do a said Rudometkin. decent job with Other ideas which Rudometkin include a bulletin students. I'm board for campus activities and open to new ideas. for sporting events on campus. The boards would be used to grab If an idea makes sense, you should go for it...the more people contribute, the more things I can do." Photo by Jillian Portar STEPHEN RUDOMETKIN inches L* a* b* Rudometkin suggests that this could be a class project. “This plan would be less ex pensive than hiring contractors, and the carpentry students would get on-the-job training,” said Rudometkin. On the smoking on campus issue Rudometkin feel that there should be some sort ofventilation in the Barlowsmoking area so the smoke doesn’t spread into the offices above. Rudometkin, a smoker him self, admits that second-hand smoke is dangerous but feels that “non-smokers who walk through the smoking section shouldn’t complain.” Rudometkin feels that he is like a pollster trying to find out what people like and don’t like. Rudometkin’s interest are music and physiology. Rudometkin is a music major. Photo by Jillian Porter GARETT LYTLE Lytle stresses communication by Briane C. Dotson News Editor Garett Lytle feels his strengths as a candidate for ASG president are that he is a good listener, communicates well with others and is well disciplined. He also feels that he knows a lot of people on campus. Lytle was in the U.S. Army as a military police officer and gained the rank of E-4. Lytle is the cur rent president of the drama club and is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. “I know the system pretty well and the people know me,” said Lytle. He has dealt with Clackamas Community College President John Keyser, Jim-Roberts and Debbie Baker. Lytle wants to make things go easier for students and make them feel good about being students at Clackamas Community College. He would like to make sure college students get good jobs after they graduate from college. Lytle would like to bring good enter tainment to the college. “I have excessive ties to bands in Oregon, and have asked an artist who paints t-shirts to come in from downtown to do shirts,” said Lytle. “The idea of showing movies was not that bad of an idea, but could be expanded by having va rieties of art and music that would interest the students,” said Lytle. Lytle would like to help Clackamas earn more revenue and make more students want to at tend Clackamas, rather than some other college. He would like to bring re spect back to the president’s posi tion and get students more in volved with student government. Lytle would also like to see the credit requirement lowered for ASG officers so they can concen trate more on their job. Last term Lytle had a 4.0 grade point average. He has a cumula tive grade point average of 3.93, "I want to be available for the students to see me when they want to talk to me about something. I know I can do a good job, but it will be a lot of work." and has worked as a volunteer note taker. Lytle says that anything he can do to better the education of the student, he will. “I want to be available for the students to see me when they want to talk to me about something,” said Lytle. “I know I can do a good job, but it will be a lot of work.” Lytle feels if he puts his mind to it he can get the job done. Lytle feels he is a good leader, and likes to lead by setting a good example. He feels he communicates well with others and is not afraid to stay with an idea. Lytle hopes that voters look at his record and use that to indi cate that he would do a good job with his experience.