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Opinion
WEdNEsdAy, OcTobER 15, 1999
The CI ac I< amas P rìnt
Traffic tickets or robbery?
es, I know we have to have
unfairly treated by police.
How many people have fog lights
there was a transparent cover over
the license plate... a $ 150 fine.
act. I know wqjhave to trust
on their car? My friend, in this case,
the guardians^if thSt fyw. JJut when
was driving a new GM car with day
I believe this is armed robbery. We
have a police officer, who has a gun
Y
laws that govern how we
the guardians of that ^aw are told
time running
and can call in heavily armed forces,
lights... and
felling us we have to pay money or
he still got a
$180 ticket He
bly, our right to freedom.
CAN’T turn
If you read my town newspaper,
the
The West Linn Tidings, the police
off
Karl Katzke
Business Manager
will lose privileges and, quite possi
lights... there
report is illuminating. The police pull
isn’t a control
more people over at, and go on more
to do it. He’s
calls to, the scenic overlook on I-
had them dis-
205 than they do in the actual town.
what parts of it to enforce, I think
connected at the dealership... for a
There are reports of car burglaries,
we have a problem.
fee.
home burglaries, and even a mug
I received a traffic ticket a month
I lost points on my driver’s exam
ging or two... in the ritziest neigh
ago. I’m not sore about the ticket
because I DIDN’T pull into a bicycle
borhood of West Linn. But I guess
itself because, yeah, I was speed
lane to turn right... I’m not quite sure
patrolling those neighborhoods is
ing, fair and square. The problem I
boring, and abusing some teenag
WITH ASG RIPE WITH CONFLICT} SOMEONE"
have with this incident is that the
where the law stands on this, but
the $95 ticket my friend got for this
ers in an area that is theoretically
S uggests
cop spent his time giving me a ticket
offense is still unfair.
outside of West Linn police juris
for speeding instead of concentrat
And the friend who got pulled
ing on keeping serious crime down.
over on 1-205 in Oregon City by a
I don’t think it’s that the police
In the past few weeks, I have had
West Linn police officer? I guess it’s
themselves are bad. I think it’s that
friends pulled over for having their
so unusual to find someone driving
the town of West Linn and the people
fog lights on, for pulling into a bi
the speed limit at 2 am that the cop
who are in charge of the police are
cycle lane to turn right and for driv
just felt obliged to pull him over.
telling the police to go after the high-
ing drunk. In all cases, I believe my
Then the police officer walked
value citations... at the price of actu
friends are innocent, and have been
around his car, and discovered that
ally protecting the taxpayers.
an
interesting alternative .
diction is a lot more fun.
The nature of fear
hat is it about scaring
We hide from fear but almost try to
the living daylights out
look for it in any situation. If we walk
W
of your friends?
through town in the middle of the night
After spending last Thursday
by ourselves, we’re almost bound to
evening making the Photo and A&E
jin hearing
footsteps of
A Student’s Voice...
Rankin: facts misrepresented, truth buried
When an issue as important as the
has violated the probation. This brings
office with out the knowledge of ASG.
removal of an elected official occurs,
us to the second allegation: lack of
Before this allegation can be under
somebody
following us.
We feel
|3itWf-desk<^
alone when
we’re scared,
John Thorbum
but almost al
Editor-in-Chief
you can expect rumors to fly, the facts
communication with ASG advisor,
stood, we must understand the
to be misrepresented, and the truth
Norm Bemey, a condition of her pro
events from which it arose. It was
to be buried. Such is the case of the
unethical removal of Jennifer Rankin
bationary agreement.
editors practically lose all control of
ways it’s a
feeling that
we’re not alone— that some evil pres
At the August 5 ASGCCC Consti
Administrative Assistant applicants
their bodily fluids while traversing the
ence is around us. Try going to Molalla
from the office of ASG President To
tutional Convention Board Meeting,
that the selection procedure laid out
sometime. You’ll see what I mean.
clear up misconceptions, the three
Norm Bemey told President Jennifer
in the Student Constitution had not
Maize on Sauvie Island in Portland, I
was left to ponder such a feeling.
charges levied against Jennifer will
Rankin and Vice-president James Gould
been followed. In the presence of
We scare people because we love
shown the typical “scary movie.” Bats
looks to be the frontrunner for the an
brought to Jennifer’s attention by two
..
This October, I’m sure you’ll be
be addressed. They are as follows:
the position of Administrative Assis
myself and several other ASG mem
to see the looks on their faces. We scare
consumption of alcohol at a school
tant needed to be filled and asked them
bers, Jennifer told Norm Bemey of the
them because it gives us a sense of
nual Halloween Box Office bust award.
sponsored event; failure to commu
to begin accepting applications and
error and made it clear that she was
power over others. When friends
Before you waste seven bucks on a
nicate with the ASG advisor; and
setting up interviews. This statement
taking the documents home to out
crumble to the ground in fear, or laugh
crappy movie, try spending five or six
misuse of college files. Let us first
was made in the presence of seven of
line the violations. Bemey and Gould
so hysterically that they begin to cry,
bucks and go have some real fun on
look at the facts surrounding the
the board’s members, as well as offi
openly acknowledged their error and
you’re the one who caused them to
Sauvie Island. If you’ve seen films like
consumption of alcohol.
cially. recorded in the CCB minutes.
condoned Jennifer’s decision to take
do that We always want to be the most
Children of the Com or the recentBfafr
There are two main issues that
James and Jennifer followed Norm’s
home the files. Jennifer and other new
horrid creature on Halloween so we
Witch Project, taking on the challenge
must be considered when looking at
instructions and began setting up ap
members were unaware of the policy
can terrorize little kids, right?
of getting through the 10' tall com field/
Jennifer’s use of alcohol as grounds
pointments. The interview in question
that ASG files were to remain on the
Why do we like to be scared? Be
for removal. First, out of the fifteen
occurred on August 17 at 9:00am with
school campus. Officers involved in
cause it’s a natural high—an adrena
community college presidents who
Mr. Bemey’s approval, attendance and
Childcare and Textbook grants regu
line rush.
attended the CCOSAC retreat, in
active participation as one of six inter
larly took files home which contained
cluding last year’s ASG President
view committee members. It defies logic
social-security-numbers, yet Jennifer
David LeDoux, only Jennifer was
that Jennifer could be accused and re
is the only one to be charged despite
punished for drinking ataparty where
moved for “conducting an officer in
the fact that complaints were filed
against four other officers in ASG.
alcohol consumption was prevalent.
terview without notifying her advisor,”
This not only shows the administra
when the advisor was present at the
There are always two sides to a
tions blatant disregard of policy, but
interview. When we look at the facts,
story, but there is only one truth. I
their willingness to reward those who
Jennifer Rankin is clearly innocent of
urge you as students with a vested
agree with them and punish those
this second accusation, and is thereby
interest in you education, speak with
who don ’ t. Second, according to Jan
not guilty of violating the probation
your peers, find out both sides of the
Godfrey, Jennifer’s signing of the pro
ary agreement
story and look at the facts of the case.
bationary agreement was punish
The last accusation filed by the ad
Elise Norman
ment She cannot be punished again
ministration is that Jennifer removed
Legislative Officer ASG
by removal from office unless she
ASG officer applications from the ASG
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maize at night will fill your fear appetite
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article on the removal of Jennifer Rankin
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sider “digging deeper” in the future.
from her office as ASG president, they
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