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Upcoming primaries ignite presidential race
therefore, represents change,”
he added.
Former Sen. John Edwards,
of North Carolina, is another
Democratic candidate, who,
according to his Web site, is
for “the complete withdrawal
of all combat troops from Iraq”
and implementing policies that
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As one of the most covered
and expensive primary elec
tions in history approaches,
voters may have questions
concerning the candidates.
Will the primary elec
tion affect Clackamas
students?
“Of course it will,”
said Political Science
Instructor Dean Darris.
“None of us are immune
from the political sys-.
tern; we should have
learned that by now.”
In Darris’ view, elec
tions matter in a democ
racy because they estab
lish policy. The prima
ries elect candidates for
federal and state office,
and those individuals
determine
legislation
regarding issues such as
war and peace, spend
ing powers, the environ
ment, financial aid and
social security.
In primaries, voter's
can only vote in their OBAMA
registered party.
There are eight candi
dates for each party, but
only the frontrunners are
mentioned here.
Democrat
Hillary
Clinton was First Lady
during husband Bill
Clinton’s
presidency
from 1993 to 2001, and is
the junior United States
senator from New York.
The other major pri
mary candidate is Sen.
Barack Obama, D-Ill.
Obama has significantly
less political experience
than Clinton, but both
are in favor of ending
the Iraq War and afford
able health care for all
Americans.
Using her time in the
White House and Senate,
Clinton “is distancing
herself from Obama,” GIULIANI
about
whom
many
will “fight the rising costs
Democratic voters have con
of middle-class life,” among
cerns based upon his inexperi
other issues.
ence, Darris said.
“Edwards is running on his
“Of course, Obama is run
very powerful populist, pro
ning on the very fact that
gressive, domestic and for
he is not a member of the
eign policy platform, which
Washington establishment and,
Illi
b
is not surprising given his
background as a trial attorney
representing working families
against corporations,” Darris
said. “It doesn’t hurt that he
is from a working class back
ground.”
In
reference
to
the
Republican Party, Darris said,
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“We need to keep in mind
that when it comes to the ...
candidates, they are all aware
that their chances of winning
the presidential election are
slim to none, given the current
Republican
administration.
REPUBLICANS
- Joe Biden
- Rudy Giuliani
- Mike 1 luckabee
- Duncan Hunter
- John McCain
- Ron Paul
- Mitt Romney
- Tom Tancredo
- Fred Thompson
-Hillary Clinton
- Chris Dodd
-John Edwards
- Mike Gravel
- Dennis Kucinich
- Barack Obama
- Bill Richardson
Holidays and student breaks: academic calendar changes
Thanksgiving,
Christmas
and spring break: all things to
be considered when creating
the academic calendar for next
year.
The academic calendar out
lines when the school year
begins and ends, as well as what
days in between students and
staff must attend.
Vice President oflnstructional
Services Baldwin van der Bijl
approves the calendar, which
then has to be accepted by the
college council and the board of
directors.
The 2008-2009 academic
calendar will differ from that
of previous years. According to
van der Bijl, it will be in sync
with Portland State University’s
schedule “so there will be fewer
conflicts.”
Another change will be that
fewer days will be taken off for
holidays in order to allow staff
more work hours. The campus
will remain 4>pen to students
during holidays, and staff will
not be required to take holidays
off.
Winter break will also be
three weeks instead of the usual
four that it has been for the past
several years.
In addition, there are a few
rules and restrictions on the
schedule that must be followed.
“There is a contract that
spells out all the holidays,” van
der Bijl said.
The following holidays must
be taken off: Martin Luther King
Jr. Day, Veterans Day, Memorial
Day and Thanksgiving.
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But in any event, we have Mitt
Romney running essentially on
what amounts to his compe
tency.”
Romney,
a
Republican
and the former governor of
Massachusetts, promotes low
ering taxes and the cost of
health care.
The priorities
of Rudy Giuliani,
R-N.Y.,
former
mayor of New York
City, include fiscal
discipline, decreas
ing taxes and win
ning the war on ter
ror.
“Giuliani is run
ning on his activi
ties as mayor of
New York dur
ing 9/11 of 2001,”
Darris said. “This
is why Giuliani is
spending his cam
paign trying to look
presidential.
“Giuliani
and
Romney both are
an uncomfortable,
fit for the conser
vative base of the
Republican Party.
John McCain is
struggling, squaring
his reputation as a
maverick while run
ning on a platform
that is simply estab
lishment policies.”
Darris predicts
that one of three
candidates
could
win the presidency.
“If we define
‘best’ as who can
win the presiden
cy, then it will be
Hillary Clinton and
Mitt Romney, or
maybe Giuliani,” he
said. “If we define
‘best’ as which can
didate has the best
policy, in my opin
ion, it would be
Dennis Kucinich for
the Democrats and
Ron Paul for the
Republicans, even
though neither of them stand a
chance at gaining their party’s
nomination.”
So, students, start thinking
about who should be the coun
try’s new leader and vote in the
primaries on May 20, 2008.
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scholarship fa
campus
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Scholarship is exclusiv
awarded to two people at e;
community college in Oregoi
Dave Arter, who is the ca
pus representative for the sell
arship, said, “The commui
college applications were
superior to the four-year insti
tions that they were elimina
from contention.”
In order to be selected,
student must have good grad
financial needs, a will to s
ceed, participate in leaders
and public service activities
have critical-thinking abilit
If tuition is completely film
for the student’s degree, ther
or she is no longer in the i
ning for the scholarship.
As far as the applications
he or she must show logical i
soning, construct a well-era
argument and evaluate infor
tion in an efficient matter.
According to Arter, “1
students are nominated fi
each community college ba
on a submitted partial appli
tion, and the strongest two
coached throughout the wh
application process. Nomii
are selected by the faculty i
resentative and campus scho
ship committee in Decern
2007 or January 2008.”
All applications must
complete and submitted by F
1,2008.
“The foundation notif
all applicants about who s
the scholarship in late April
2008,” Arter said. “It gives s
dents a chance to go to th
dream school, even if it’s
school you absolutely ca
afford.”
Jack Kent Cooke was a bi
nessman and a philanthrop
He also owned prominent spt
teams, such as the Washing
Redskins and the Los Angi
Lakers, and the Chrysler bu
ing in New York City.
When he died in 1997,
left the majority of his mo
to fund this foundation, th
fore cementing his legacy wi
lives on today.
Marijuana Forum
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What: A chance to learn more about this]
infamous drug, from its uses in medicine
to the problems it faces today. Petitions I
will be available for signing.
When: 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
Nov. 14
Where: McLoughlin Hall
Who: Hear from many influential
Beakers from groups such as National
'ganization for the Reform of Marijuana
Laws, Voter Rights and Mothers Against
Misuse and Abuse.
Snorisoredby:
Clackamas Community College Democratic Club
jp-521-5877
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