Wectoesday,October28, 1992
Feature
The Clackamas Print
Pg. 9
Norm Berney helps ASG make changes
by Hafidha Acuay
Staff Writer
I had to visit the Student Ac
tivities office three times before I
was able to get an interview with
Norm Berney, CCC’s new coor
dinator for the Associated Stu
dent Government and Student
Activities. I was leaving him a
message on a memo sheet when
he walked in.
Upon learning that I wanted
to interview him for ‘The Clacka
mas Print’, he put his hands to
his head and said, “Oh no, not
‘The Print’! ” Panic started to set
in; what would I do now? Then
Berney Said, “Nah, I’m just kid
ding.”
After this rather jolting start,
we went into his office. I sat in a
squishy low chair, he sat in a big
swivel one. While he did a couple
of things in the outer office, I
scrutinized my surroundings. The
posters of Switzerland on the wall
caught my attention. I was look
ing at them when Berney returned
and the interview began.
“Has Student Activities
changed?” I asked.
He began to laugh. “It’s tak
ing on a different focus,” he said.
The emphasis will be more on
student issues and student-oriented
activities.
'Just one of the guys
“What do you do?” I asked
him.
“Anything on campus having
to do with students,” he replied.
This includes helping to organize
the Red Cross blood drives; The
Giving Tree, a fundraiser for needy
families; and the craft fair in
December. ASG representatives
deal with issues concerning fi
nancial aid, tuition hikes, book
price increases, and minority
scholarships. The ASG is also re
sponsible for the lockers, and the
game room. Berney is also a
Leadership Training class teach
er. After this overload of infor
mation, I decided to change the
subject.
“What are some of your hob
bies?”
“Travel’s probably my main
one. I’ve been to Switzerland 23
times... lived in England for a
year.” Berney was in the teacher
exchange program during the
1990-91 school year. He likes
watches and attends watch and
jewelry shows across the U.S.
Then I risked being nosy and
asked Berney why he’d been to
Switzerland so many times. He
told me that his grandparents lived
there. That question spurred à
long exchange that covered a lot
of subjects, and somehow we .
ended up talking about me. I tried
to bring things back to him.
“Did you used to be a wres
tling coach?”
Berney stroked his head with
his hand, a movement I’d seen
him make at least half a dozen
times within the last half-hour.
When he didn’t say anything, I
rushed on, “I’d always thought
wrestlers were kind of short and
big, you know, hefty... but I guess
they’re not always....” I winced
as if in pain. Perhaps my state
ment impelled Berney to respond.
He said he had been the wrestling
coach for CCC from 1971-89,
and admitted that he now stayed
away from the wrestling scene.
“I don’t even go to the matches,”
he said. He also mentioned that
he was a state champion, with
just a trace of bravado in his
voice. But he was too modest to
tell me that he is in the' Wrestling
Hall of Fame.
“Do you like this job better
than your old one?”
After some hesitation, Berney
replied, “No... I enjoy both. About
25 percent of the work I do now is
high school relations.” He con
siders his new job to be challeng
ing, but rewarding. “I like work
ing with students.” He considers
the student voice to be very im
portant. “They know so much
more about what’s going on in
photo by Anjanette Booth
Norm Berney, this year's new ASG and Student Activities
coordinator, does anything on campus having to do with
students.
the school,” he said.
I could tell, from the way he
spoke of his job and the students,
that he really likes what he’s
doing. His enthusiasm is so ap
parent, and he’s such a nice man.
When he tried to convince me that
I would be great as an ASG mem
ber, I didn’t agree, but I didn’t dis
agree either. He’s the type of guy
you find it hard to say no to.
Robin Smith excels at CCC autobody repair program
sored by the Vocational Indus how to deal with them. If they
trial Clubs of America. Smith give me a hard time they know
competed that day with fake fin Til give it right back to them,”
gernails, knowing she had to be said Smith.
her sister’s bridesmaid later that
Although Smith placed 24th
same afternoon.
at the Nationals, she wasn't dis
The victory made her eli appointed at all.
gible for the National Skills Olym
“My boyfriend and family
pics held June 22-27 in Louis stood behind me, and I did the
ville, KY.
best I could, so why should I be
Smith was the only female disappointed?”
at this contest, something she's
Why did Smith join this auto
used to. It is unusual for a female body repair program?
to do this kind of work and be
“My boyfriend was an auto
good at it. Since Smith was the mechanic and I was doing gen
only girl there, people were pay eral studies. He persuaded me to
ing a lot of attention to her—even take some auto mechanic classes,
during lunch.
which I did. I liked the classes,
“People acted like they had but I got too greasy. So, I went
never seen somebody eating a to the CCC autobody repair pro
sandwich before; they were even gram and I got hooked up with it.
taking pictures of me!”
T ve always loved art and colors.
At CCC Smith isn't treated
“At first, my parents thought
like that at all. Sheisjust“oneof I would grow out of it, but now
photo by Anjanette Booth
they know I am serious about it.
■Robin Smith's boyfriend got her into the auto mechanic the guys,” she said.
“I have brothers, so I know They stand behind me, although
program at CCC. She recently placed 24th in the nation at
by Claudia Smulders
Staff Writer
Robin Smith, a 28-year-old
student at Clackamas Commu-
inity College, represented CCC
twice this year in an auto body
repair and refinishing program
contest.
Last April Smith won the
Oregon contest, which was spon-
an autobody repair and refinishing program contest.
my mom would rather I be a hair
dresser.”
Smith is not only a full time
student at CCC, but she also works
at Smuckers. She works there as
a forklift driver, from midnight
until 8 a.m. When she gets off,
she goes straight to CCC.
Since spare time for her is
very precious, Smith has found a
solution for doing her homework.
“I do my homework on the
forklift, which is kind of fun,” she
said.
When Smith graduates from
CCC she would like to work in a
shop. She doesn't want to be her
own boss, she would rather work
for someone and get paid for it.
Her boyfriend even offered
her a job to work with him in
Dallas, OR. but she told him no.
“My mom always told me to
never, ever work with your hus
band or boyfriend. You will al
ways end up fighting, and I think
she's right!” Smith explained.
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