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ASG candidates speak out
College holds Q&A session with students running for office
The prospective future leaders of the college met April 29 in the Skylight
— dining room on campus to discuss their aspirations in the student senate. The
■B following are their comments from the recent forum.
| Presidential candidate
I Marlies Berney
On why she is running for presi
dent, Marlies Berney said, “I really
care about my fellow students.” She
said she is excited about the diversi-
y of backgrounds seen in the student
body and looks forward to represent
ing students’ needs as their liaison to
the college board.
Berney, daughter of Norm
Berney, former college faculty mem
ber and current candidate for the
C'CC board, told the crowd that her
“honesty and hard work” will keep
ASG on track. She has lobbied for
funding in both Washington D.C. and
in Salem, and said “servant leader
ship” is her character trait that makes
her best qualified for the position.
“Serving takes going the extra
mile and I really feel like I’ve done
that for the past two years,” Berney
said.
“The reality is that our state real
ly is in an economic crisis,” Berney
said. She expressed a strong desire to
increase students’ knowledge of the
school’s current budget situation.
She said she wants students to take
part in sessions where they can
directly ask tough questions to the
board. Berney said it is important for
students to realize that, rather than
cutting student programs, the board
has been cutting jobs within the col
lege. She also reminded students that
they will have to understand that the
school may not have all the things
that it has had in the past.
Berney said her weakness is
being uncomfortable with delegating
tasks because she does not like to let
go of a project.
Presidential candidate
Christopher Cox
On why he should be elected,
presidential candidate Christopher
Cox said, “I have this wealth of wis
dom on how I can help you.I can be
your voice and I can be your ears. All
you have to do is tell me what you
need and I’ll be there.”
Cox said he believes he has a
“strong enough will and loud enough
voice” to express students’ needs to
the board and presidential council.
Cox said that his “dedication, for
titude and leadership ability” will
benefit the campus. Further, he told
the group that he has been gaining
fundraising experience since his
freshman year in high school, and
said that he has already raised $3300
from his “friends in high places,”
100 percent of which will go to stu
dents next year. Additionally, Cox
said that he has already started
implementing steps toward increas
ing textbook and tuition grants, and
he is currently in the process of
establishing a fee grant to aid stu
dents on tuition waivers.
Cox said he wants to start an ASG
newsletter in order to open lines of
communication and implement a
reader board where clubs can adver
tise their activities. He said he is able
to offer other ideas on how to pay for
classes, get textbooks cheaply and
find healthcare.
Cox says his biggest weakness is
his lack of punctuality, which he
credits to his overload of 21 credits
this term. He says that if elected
president, he will take 10 to 12 cred
its so to be able to devote more time
to his position.
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From left: Brandi Bean, Christina Miller and Liz Pike,
vice presidential candidates, speak at the April 29 Q&A.
ROBB EGAN Clackamas Print
Presidential candidates Marlies Berney (left) and Christopher Cox met with other ASC
candidates in the Skylight dining room last Tuesday and Wednesday from noon to 1
p.m. They answered questions from students and faculty on why they are running for
office and what they plan to do if elected.
Vice presidential candidate
Christina Miller
Christina Miller wants to be the
vice president because she believes
she will be successful at overseeing
the affairs of ASG and at being a
voice for students.
Currently the public affairs offi
cer, Miller said her experience means
she knows how student government
works and that she will be able to get
things done.
Miller said she can bring “direct
ed energy” to knowing “the inner
workings of the student government”
and making sure things get done
right.
She told the audience that she is
“not shy” when it comes to talking
with the ASG staff and that she “will
butt into their business” in order to
keep people on track.
Miller said it is important that stu
dents know what the campus can
offer, and wants to use posters and
fliers to raise awareness of student
activities.
Miller said her passion is for
community service, and she has been
involved in tutoring, mentoring and
organizing events such as blood
drives.
Acording to Milller, her biggest
weakness, in terms of this candidacy,
is that she lives half an hour away
and that she is not part of the Oregon
City community.
Vice presidential candidate
Brandi Bean
Brandi Bean told the crowd that it
her “innate desire to help people”is
what that makes running for vice
president important to her.
She spoke of her past experience
building houses in Tennessee with
Habitat for Humanity.
Bean believes her characteristic
that would benefit the college most
is her organizational skills. She said
she maintains a 4.0 GPA while
being involved in other activities,
including organizing the upcoming
sock hop.
She said her "get-things-done atti
tude" and her sense of humor will
benefit the group.
Bean said she wants to educate
students on alternative ways of
making tuition more affordable,'
such as applying for outside schol
arships offered online. Some of her
other ideas include an event and
information phone line and a reader
board.
Bean believes her “endless stream
of creativity,” “fresh face” and “new
ideas”are some of the most important
things she can bring to ASG.
“I will make a difference, I prom
ise,” Bean said.
She said her biggest weakness is
that she prefers knowing everything
about a project rather than delegating
it to someone else.
Vice presidential candidate
Liz Pike
Liz Pike said she wants to create
unity on campus as vice president.
“Not only is ASG a team, but
everyone on campus should be," said
Pike.
“I see the need for more activity
on campus.. .both scholastically and
extracurricularly," Pike told the
crowd. She said commitment is her
Character trait that will most benefit
ASG. She also said that her prioritiz
ing and multi-tasking skills will be
vital in keeping order in the ASG
office.
Currently serving ASG as the
officer to clubs, she said the experi
ence has given her confidence in her
leadership abilities-. She wants to
open up lines of communication so
students ¿understand that the adminis
tration "is not the big bad wolf.”
Pike said that the administration
is "110 percent behind the students
being (at Clackamas)" and therefore
is doing whatever it can to not
increase students costs. She believes
it is important to continue lobbying
in Washington D.C. because "if no
one speaks up, no ohe will know
what’s going on in Oregon."
Pike said her biggest weakness is
being unable to say no, which she
believes can be fixed if elected vice
president because she will be able to
delegate projects.
Compiled by Tina Tate
Elections will be held tomorrow and Friday. Cast your vote at
www.clackamaS.cc.or.us. A computer is available for voting in CC 140.
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