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The Clackamas Print Wednesday, Apr||,17, 2 Auto skills contest Upcoming Watch the best students in Oregon’s high school automotive programs race to discover and re pair problems in identical cars at the Oregon finals of the 1996 Auto Skills Contest and National Qual ity Care Challenge on May 3 at Clackamas Community College. Competitions will begin at 9 a.m., outside in the courtyard be tween Barlow Hall and the Com munity Center. In case of rain, the competition will be moved into the Automotive Department. The competition is free and open to the public. The competition is sponsored by the Ford Motor Company and the American Automobile Asso ciation (AAA). Its objective is to encourage talented students to pur sue careers as automotive service technicians. Ten two-person teams of Or egon high school seniors will par ticipate in the competition. Each team consists of the two top See Automotive on Page 3 Letter to the Editor To the Editor: Why should I vote? Why should you vote? Recent elections have left young citizens like myself disdain ful of the democratic process and apathetic of issues that we feel impotent to affect. As college stu dents, we Constitution a promis ing generation, though we face daunting obstacles. If we forfeit our right to vote, it only means that special interests and the status quo will determine the political legacy or catastrophe that we must deal with. Let us be pro-active, and sup port a candidate who truly respects our right to in-depth exploration of the crucial issues that face Or egonians. I invite my fellow stu dents and conscious citizens to vote for Jerry Rust in the May 21 US Senate primary election. Jerry Rust believes in open discussion that honors the intelli gence of Oregonians and serves as a constructive base for positive change. Early in his candidacy, he invited all the Senate candidates to run a clean, issue oriented, lim ited spending campaign. Thus far, Rust is the only can didate who has been refreshingly honest and practical with voters, plainly stating his position on is sues important to Oregonians. With a history of growing up in Douglas County, and owning a tree farm himself, he supports forest plans that are predictable and sus tainable. He understands that old economic and social paradigms should evolve, and our economy must be diversified to include workers displaced by the chang ing system. Education should be a tool by which class barriers are blurred and democracy upheld, therefore it deserves the strong financial support from government as well as community involvement. Rust supports light rail, reau thorization and strengthening of the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Air Act, and protection of public lands. Preservation of our natural environment is a quality of life is sue. Rust knows from experience that there should be no conflict be tween a clean environment and a strong economy. Jerry Rust understands that investments in crime and drug abuse prevention, education, fami lies, and communities are the only way to ensure a prosperous future. The future can be ours to embrace, if we choose to make it so. More than a politician, Rust represents a real choice, a real chance for change. I challenge Oregonians to take the first step by voting. Isa Lester University of Oregon The Clackamas Print Staff Editor-in-Chief: Chad Patteson (Ext. 2576) Managing Editor: Amy K. Hanson (Ext. 2576) News Co-Editor: Pamela Sirianni (Ext. 2576) News Co-Editor: Damon Fouts (Ext. 2576) Assistant Sports/Feature Editor: Jon Roberts (Ext. 2578) Sports Editor: Lora Wahrgren (Ext. 2309) Photography Editor: Paul Ulmen (Ext. 2578) Copy Editor: Laney Fouse (Ext. 2309) Opinion Editor: Brendon Neal (Ext. 2309) Business Manager: Cori Kargel (Ext. 2578) Assistant Opinion Editor: Karin Redston (Ext. 2309) Assistant Feature Editor: Brad Zimmerman (Ext. 2309) ♦ ♦♦♦ Cartoonist: Brian Ray (Ext. 2309) Staff Writers/Photographers: Eric Eatherton, Andrew Beck, Jessica Dvorak, Jack Evans, Brian Ray, Joel Shempert Secretary: Joanne Gale (Ext. 2309) Advisor : Linda Vogt (Ext. 2310) The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner. The opinions expressed in The Clackamas Print do not necessarily reflect those of the student body, college administration, its faculty or The Clackamas Print's advertisers. Products and services adver tised in The Clackamas Print are not necessarily endorsed by anyone asso ciated with The Clackamas Print. The Clackamas Print is a weekly pub lication distributed every Wednesday except for finals week. The advertis ing rate is $4.50 per column inch. All signed letters to the editor will be considered for publication and must be submitted by 1 p.m. the Friday prior to publication. Letters contain ing libelous material shall not be printed. Clackamas Community College, 19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon, 97045; Barlow 104; (503) 657-6958, ext. 2309. E-mail: cccprint@clackamas.cc.or.us Vote, take control Brendon Neal Opinion Editor Students should take advan tage of their chance to choose whom they want to represent them at this college. Instead, voter turn out year after year is outrageously low, not only in campus votes, but in state and national elections and ballots. Last year there were only 230 to 250 voters out of the several thousand students at this college. That’s less than 10% of the stu dent population who voted in last year’s elections. The president and vice presi dent are our voices in campus de cisions. They represent us before the President’s Council and in many other diverse ways includ ing funding and organizing clubs and the Club Fair held each year. Students need to take advantage of this right. Only then can we can be assured to get the kind of ASG who will represent what students want. The flip side of this is the small number of candidates run ning for office. There are only two candidates running for president and two for vice-president. If no one else runs, there won’t be a lot of choices for voters. Certainly there are more than four people on this campus who can lead us. Where ape the oth ers? The ASG senate contains 12 senators and four officers with experience. Only one has stepped forward to be in the race. While the deadline for run ning for president and vice presi dent has already passed there are 14 senate seats up for grabs this spring and next fall. I encourage any student who wishes to make a difference to consider running for one of these seats. If we don’t take the initiative and become active in our educa tion we give up the right to com plain when our fees and tuitions increase. We have the chance now to decide who we want to repre sent us. 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