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Sports Scores Inside The annual KNRK Snow Job at Mt. Hpod Meadows was, once again, a great success. Read more about it on Page 5. The Print has polled students, including ASG presidential candidate David LeDoux, on what they expect from their student body president. Read more about it on Page 3. Softball Baseball Clackamas splits I g_-j with Low. Col. I Clackamas hq splits w/Hood I ,D _ ’ ’ Quick Stats: Game I: Billie Williams: 2-4. 2 RBI, HR, 2B Game 1: Marissa Smith: 1-3, HR, 1 RBI 2r Quick Stats: Game 1: Ryan Suyama: 3-6,2B, HR, 2R, 3 RBI Game 2: Adam Edwards: 2-4, HR, 3R, 2 RBI Students recognized by Writers' Club LYNN ELSEY Staff Writer Ten college students' writing talents have been recog nized by the Writers’ Cluj) as winners in their annual writ ing contest. Gregory Matteucci was awarded first place in creative non-fiction for "Mangia" while "Tiger by the Tail," a fic tion entry by Michelle Power, received the first place award for fiction. In the poetry category Regina Godfrey took first place for "Still Life With Mirrors." According to faculty member Allen Widerburg the con test has been running for eight years and is open to all registered students at the college. This year the judges were "looking for something creative and engaging," said Widerburg. The business world offers compensation for non-creative writing (in the form of money) according to Widerburg, who says that one purpose of the contest is to recognize the importance of creative writing efforts which often go unrewarded. In an ironic twist he mentioned that one of this year's judges, a previous winner of the contest, now has a teaching position at the college. Sometimes creative writing can pay. Cash prizes, awarded to the top three winners in each category, and certificates for honorable mention winners will be presented at a ceremony in May. The public will be invited to share cake and congratulations with these writers who will be reading their works aloud. Details on the date and time are still being finalized. The Writers' Club meets twice a week, both on and off campus, and is open to anyone with an interest in writing. Contact Allen Widerburg, ext. 2359, for forther informa tion. Writers' Club Winners: • Creative nonfiction • First place: Gregory Matteucci • Second place: Brenda Strmiska • Third place: Darleen Vaterlaus • Honorable mention: Catherine Chapman • Fiction • First place: Michelle Power • Second place: Nicolas Delgado • Poetry • First place: Regina Godfrey • Second place: Regina Godfrey • Third place: Jakob Curtis • Honorable mention: Elizabeth Miles Fuentez runs for ASG Vice President ROBERT SCHOENBERG Staff Writer Brian Fuentez on the campain trail speaking with students (Left) Cathi Jenson Julie Foteff. Brian Fuentez is seeking the office of vice president in next month’s ASG elections. The former Canby High School football player says he wants to increase student involve ment by working closely with the clubs on campus. Fuentez has lived in Canby since he was six, after his parents moved here from California. At Canby High School he was involved in the student government and has known ASG Coordinator Norm Bemey for a number of years. “Norm used to come down to Canby and I was in Peer Helpers at the time,” Fuentez said. “I was a counselor. That is when students have problems there were a few of us cho sen by the other students to be Peer Helpers and we go through training to help them with the problems. When the high school relations people from CCC came down we helped out. And that’s when I met Norm for the first time.” Fuentez has worked closely with the ASG while at Clacka mas and knows many of the officers. He is running unop posed for vice president. ”If there is someone running against me or not, that isn’t the issue,” he said. “I would want to win the position just like anyone running for a position and do well with it if I got Take Our Daughters to Work... The Take Our Daughters to Work Day was a resounding success. Connections sponsored the even by hosting a pizza luncheon and the high school relations dept, donated water bottles, pencils, folders as mementos to the occasion which over 20 staff, students and their children participated in. it. What made me decide to run finally, is when I went on a trip to Washington DC and met with a man about Native American students. That really revealed to me that I could make a difference in the students lives, that I could do some thing.” The government official he met with was Kevin Grover, Undersecretary to the Interior Department working for Bruce Babbit, Secretary of the Interior. Grover runs the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He had a personal impact on Fuentez and he learned that some of the problems today with education is communication. “Sometimes people just don’t know what their resources are, they don’t know what they can get out of a community college,” Fuentez said. Fuentez believes that communication can be better achieved through student involvement. And he sees no better way then to try and increase the club activities here at school. “There are so many people that want to do things, to start a club. I want to help them out in anyway I can.” He wants to achieve this by having an open door policy for the students who want to get something done. “If people come down and talk to me, to get to know me. That’s what I want next year — to have students talk to us, to talk to me person ally, “ he said. Heller announces write-in candidacy At first an unopposed race, this years elections gained a write-in candidate this week when CCC student and presi dent for the Model U.N., John Heller announced he also is seeking the office of President of the Associated Student Government. Heller, after missing an early April deadline for submit ting his official application, made his intentions known last week that he would run for office using the alternative approach. Because he had not submitted an approved official ap plication, his name cannot appear on the official ballot at elections in the first week of May, all his votes must be written in. He is also required to pay for his own campaign using his own funds. Official candidates can use ASG funds for posters, buttons and other campaign costs. On Tuesday Heller was invited by the other candidates David LeDoux and Brian Fuentez to participate in the Of ficial debate of the candidates held in the Skylight Room at the community Center. Heller appeared and answered questions along with LeDoux and Fuentez.
