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FILE COPY Best Oregon microbrews Page 6 Clackamas Print Hu independent, student- run Elackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR Wednesday. April 19, 2006 Volume 39, Issue 16 SG candidates discuss student involvement, policies I The two candidates for ASG President and Vice- President towered questions from staff and students yesterday in the tonual debate. Unlike previ- Ls years however, this one [erved as an open forum, with bne candidate running for each Position. I Moderator Tara Davisson Isked the candidates ques tions about why they feel that they are suited for the position Ld some of their plans for |e next year. President to-be Tim Lussier answered by say ing that he got interested after “seeing what [current ASG President] Kirsten Madden has been doing with groups that support the community and the college.” “I’m amazed how much the President’s job does for stu dents, meeting with various organizations and standing up for students rights,” he added. Vice President-to-be Margo Wyatt spoke of getting stu dents more involved with ASG. She proposed bulletin boards in all campus buildings devoted to educating students audle runs for tate Office about ASG and what the stu dent government group can do for students. Mike Caudle of Student Outreach posed a question to the candidates regarding what they saw as the biggest issue faced by students, and what ASG could to to fix it. “The biggest thing hinder ing students across the nation,” Lussier said, “is textbook prices and tuition prices. Clackamas has the lowest [tuition] in the state, and we need to keep it low because that’s why people come to Clackamas Community College.” During the question and answer portion, a Print report er broached the subject of ASG bylaws restricting stu dents from running. Lussier attempted a response, but mod erator Davisson stepped in say ing that the subject was “not appropriate for the debate.” Several students have recently approached The Print after being informed that only those who have been a mem ber of ASG for two terms may run for President of Vice President. This appeared to be in violation of Section III of the ASG bylaws as posted online, in which no provision was made for students who are not a member of ASG running for executive office. After the debates, The Print received the most recent ver sion of the ASG Constitution and bylaws from Caudle. The amended version addresses the electoral changes, but the con stitution posted on the ASG website at time of publication- which has not been updated since March of 2003 - does not reflect this. The voting period will be next Wednesay and Thursday. Voting niay be done in the ASG office (CC152), or on the college’s website, www. clackamas.edu. Clackamas High Five team edges out Mt. Hood, emerges victorious The Clackamas team came from behind and swept the final category for a close victory left Sorensen The Clackamas Print The Clackamas “High Five Challenge” trivia team stole a last-second victory from Mt. Hood CC by only 10 points last Saturday at Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Portland stu dio. With three-fourths of the game over, the final round began with Clackamas fall ing short of Mt. Hood’s score by 140 points. To make up the difference the Clackamas team, looking determined for a comeback, swept the final two categories to win the game 2320 to 2310. The smallest point value of any question in the game was only 10 points, leaving the Clackamas team no room for error. The Clackamas “High Five Challenge” team consisted of Tayo Stalnaker, Ben Maras, Andy West, C.J. Ciaramella, Colby Stott and David Fawver (whom his teammates dubbed “The Skipper”). Fawver said he felt like the team came I left news is because news together at the end. just becomes too negative “I think our 'team really with kids,” Faligowski said. kicked butt. Andy and C.J. “I always like to do stories were just hot,” said Fawver. [about] positive things with “I’d love to do it again. It was kids, and the only way to get fun!” kids on TV that are doing good Fawver attributes the team’s things is to do my own show..” success to Faligowski their ability to also said that the function like a show’s future sports team. has recently “ I think more “The whole been under —community thing is, when careful consid you’re part of eration by OPB college edi because there’s a team, you tions would talk of taking have to work be nice... just it to a nation together,” al level on the Fawver said. like ‘Jeopardy’ PBS network. “Just like on has the college “We’re the basket within prob ball team . . student edi ably a year sometimes tions, ” away of that you’ve got to happening,” sit down and Faligowski let someone David Fawver said. “It’s either else play.” High Five Challenge going to hap That fun team member pen with me or and positive without me, but team atmo I think it needs sphere Fawver experienced is exactly what to [happen]. There’s really the show’s Host/Executive no reason why it shouldn’t. Producer Wayne Faligowski We’ve got 20-some thousand was going for when he creat high schools in the country. ed the “High Five Challenge” I’m certain there are at least 20 or 40 schools in the country over 13 years ago. “I spent 16 years as a con that would want to be on.” sumer reporter for KOIN-TV in Portland, and the reason Please see HIGH FIVE, Page 2 Candidates chosen for college V.P. position talk to staff, faculty Katie Wilson ike Caudle of Advising and Student Outreach recently |nounced his candidacy for representative of the Canby/ Iregon City district as a Democrat. His campaign messages [elude “to put kids first, protect and support working fami- es, and to make a smarter, more accountable Salem.” |e page 4 for story. Take Back the Night [The Clackamas Women’s Services at the college [is hosting an event tonight at 5 p.m. in the Gregory [Forum. ‘Take Back the Night’ will include speak- ers, performance art pieces and speak outs to end jape and sexual assault. Call Trad with Clackamas IWomen’s Services 503-722-2366 for more information. News Editor Brenda Tank, interim vice pres ident of college services, will be leaving the college July 1. She was hired for a 16-month period while the college went through the process of finding someone to hire long-term. “It was a good match,” said Tankabout her time here at the col lege. “I loved every minute of it.” The college has already select ed two finalists for the position: Heidi Franklin and Ron Stewart. Both candidates spoke at a College Forum yesterday in the McLoughlin Theatre. The candidates each gave a 15- minute introduction. They talked about their different backgrounds and discussed a. projecT*they had worked on. Franklin, current chief finan cial officer for the Portland public schools, began her presentation with a picture of the first high school in the U.S. which, oddly enough, had been built in Portland, Oregon. “When people comment on the beauty ofabuilding,” said Franklin, “they talk about the bricks, not the mortar.” She went on to say that the mortar is only noticed if it’s not doing its job of holding the bricks together. During the 30-minute question and answer session that followed, Franklin made a point of how departments and people need com munication and understanding. “We need to work together,” she said. She used the analogy of a relay race and a need for a clean, straight shot to the end of the race with no gaps where the baton is getting lost in the middle. That means, she said, that if a member of the staff or faculty is having a problem, she won’t “leave them floundering.” According to Franklin, Clackamas has a real vision. She said she would see her job as doing her “part to further that vision ... and to meet needs, whether that be at a staff or student level.” Please see V.P., Page 2
