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ASG sets high goals for a new year
TI he CI ac I camas P rìnt
FRANKJORDAN
News Editor
The Associated Student Gov
ernment (ASG) here at Clackamas
is looking forward to building on
the foundation set by last year’s
group of students by focusing
more of its efforts on fundraising,
not only for it’s own activities, but
to help those affected by the tragic
events that have happened to our
country in the last month.
Stefan Myers, ASG president,
said that many of the goals for the
student government were formed
at a retreat that was held at the
beginning of the summer. Many
of those goals will be clarified in
the student government’s upcom
ing retreat, taking place Oct. 12-
14.
“There is an electric energy in
this group this year. One of former
Advisor Norm Bemey’s comments
to us was that he had never seen
such a dynamic group of individu
als wanting to serve students and
their needs that he had seen in his
many years of advising the ASG,”
Myers said.
A great atmosphere also exists
between the ASG, the new college
president, Joe Johnson, and the
faculty and classified staff here at
CCG, according to Myers. All
groups want to work on how to
best serve the student body and
the issues that face them.
“We are looking into ways that
we can better serve the students
now and in the future,” Myers
said. “We will continual© work:
on the main issues, such as school
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funding, the cost of textbooks,
child-care issues and the like. But
we are gearing a lot of our energy
in the short term toward what we
can do to help those that have
been affected by the events in New
York.”
Some of those events include the
upcoming ASG-sponsored blood
drive in November and setting up
a collection drive for money that
can be sent to the American Red
Cross.
“We will have a place set up in
the ASG offices where students
can donate cash or checks to the
relief efforts on the East Coast. We
would encourage students to give
generously, but any donations
would be greatly appreciated,”
Myers said. ASG is also looking
to sign up corporate or bank spon
sors that would match dpllar-for-
dollar all donations received from
the students.
The ASG js also pursuing the
idea of holding a radio station-
sponsored dance sometime during
fall term, with half of the admission
money going toward the New York
relief efforts.
One of the on-campus projects
that ASG is working on has to do
with the space in Randall Hall that
was occupied by the former game
room(R-lOl).
, “We would like to turn that
space into a student work center,
where any group on campus,
mostly clubs, could use that space
to hold meetings or work on their
own projects,’’ Myers commented.
“Our biggest problem right now is
what do we want to put in that rborrt .
Whether it is computer equipment
or something to that effect, and
what kind of funding would we
need to make this happen.
We want to be able to leave the
college with some kind of legacy
from this group of ASG students,
and we think that by turning
Randall 101 into a place that all stu
dents could go and use would
make a difference for many years
to come.”
Another area where ASG wants
to put more emphasis on this year
in the college’s club scene. “If we
have strong clubs at Clackamas, it
makes for a very dynamic campus,”
Myers said. “Clubs serve many
facets of the community college
environment, and the more we can
get students involved in them, the
more enriching their college expe
rience will be.”
ASG will also be active in the
legislative arena this year, even
though the Oregon State Legisla
ture does not meet in regular ses
sion. “If there is a special session
to be held this year, then we will be
down there, lobbying for the stu
dents in those areas where we
think that we can make a differ
ence,” Myers commented. “We
will also be sponsoring a voter reg
istration drive to coincide with the
special elections in November. We
just want to be able to get the in
formation to the students, and
maybe sign up some new voters in
the process.”
The"student government execu
tive director position is the only
job that has not been filled in the
ASG. Myers said that the ASG will
be hiring for this position in No
vember and would encourage any
student interested in student gov
ernment to stop into their offices
in the community center and ask
questions and/or apply for that
position, or others.
“It is going to be a great year.
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Despite all that has happened in
the world in the last month, we as
the student leaders of Clackamas
are going to our best to help the
students succeed in the paths that
they have chosen in attending this
school,” Myers said.
The ASG offices are located in
the Community Center across from
the cafeteria.
MAGGIE JIRASEK / Clackamas Print
ASG demonstrates the enthusiasm they will use to achieve their
goals this year, which include fundraising for the college as well
as relief organizations.
Peter Angstadt leaves Clackamas Fears:
Animal
International
to pursue new career
student's concerns
LUKE MAHAN________
Staff Writer
Continued from page 1
Peter Angstadt, dean of col
lege services, will be leaving
Clackamas on Friday, Oct. 19 af
ter accepting a new job as
president of Worksystems, Inc.
in Portland.
“I’ve had a great time,” re
flected Angstadt on his four-
year stay as a staff member.
“Clackamas Community Col
lege is a great place where ev
eryone is dedicated to educa-
" Clackamas... is a
great place where
everyone is dedi
cated to education."
Peter Angstadt
Dean of College Services
tion.”
Angstadt’s responsibilities
as dean of college services
have been very broad, as they
include working with the finan
cial and business divisions, and
also, but not limited to, Cam
pus Services, Information
Technology, Human Resources
and the Environmental Learn-
LUKE MAHAN / Clackamas Print
Peter Angstadt, dean of college services will be leaving
Clackamas to take a job with Worksystems, Inc.
ing Center.
Duties at his new job, where
he begins work the following
Monday, Oct.22 will bear some
resemblances. Education will
be
an
emphasis,
since
Worksystems is a work force
development agency which
supplies training and education
to under- and unemployed
people. In fact, the agency has
contracts with Clackamas, and
also works with other commu
nity colleges and local univer
sities. Angstadt is looking for
ward to his new responsibili-
ties.
Making sure credit is given
where it’s due, Angstadt stated
that anything he may have
achieved was a team effort, and
that he doesn’t consider any
accomplishments his own. Il
lustrating the positive and
memorable experience he has
had at the college, Angstadt
says he will miss the students
and faculty, calling them a “su
per group of people.”
Angstadt will be available for
good-byes on Oct. 19 from 1:30
to 2:30 in Room CC127.
tracking
offers fun
for kids
Wolfson, international counse
lor, not issuing student visas
anymore and not allowing for
eign students to study in the
United States would be a wrong
ISAIAH CREEL
move.
Staff Writer
“I think international stu
dents make the world more co
Animal Tracking for Kids, a
hesive. They are part of our two hour meeting, will be held
community,” Wolfson said.
Saturday, Oct. 13 from 10a.m.
“We should develop a better until noon at the Environmen
system though. One where we tal Learning Center.
can track down international
In an era of e-mail and
students and report if they Nintendo it is important to have
don’t show up at all.”
a reminder of our roots. Human
A computerized system
ity started in hunter-gatherer
would make it possible to track groups who either foraged the
down international students bushes or stalked prey. The
and let the INS know whether natural world however has
foreign students violated their taken the back burner while
student status or not. So far, technology has since paved
whenever an international stu over the minds of our youth.
dent has decided not to show
Despair not! You can remind
up to school, it has never been a child you know where those
reported to officials and it was furry creatures he sees on
not followed up.
Sesame Street come. Take him
“I never agreed with that or her to this fun event where
system. In my opinion, a com Trevor Murphy will instruct all
puterized system would be children, ages eight and up, as
beneficial,” said Wolfson. “The to what animals make which
international students should tracks and why. They will fi
not be charged for establishing nally be able to tell the differ
such a program though since ence between a beaver and a
they already are charged a lot nutria. For more information
for tuition,” said Wolfson.
call the ELC at ext. 2351.