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First copy FREE; additional copies 1 blackamas Print i uld epéndent, student - run ama^Community College, Oregon City, OR newspaper ------- Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Volume 41, Issue 21 ppeal to ASG results in walk-out la 11 Bashaw Editor less than four minutes, the s committee set to decide c Izso’s reinstatement into ated Student Government I out of the public meeting bdnesday. despite questions ing the student govem- exclusion from state public g laws. jr leading the room, the ttee went behind closed nd made an official decision appeal without the presence . The verdict will be sent to a letter, which at press time had npt received. appeal was filed by Izso .SG rem lived him from his n in an executive session .ys before the elections race isidentl Due to his elimina- le wasfmade ineligible for ,'ctions and was deleted from llot. The meeting John Shufelt Clackamas Print : five individuals related ; ASG assembled to discuss appeal against his removal osition. ted along a table in the rjrecesses of Community room 1127, ASG Clubs r Javierh Montero, Adviser lie Baker. Senator Mitch en, Senator Melanie Kralzer tudent Outreach's advising The appeals committee stood and left the room last Wednesday refusing to answer concerns from Izso and the audience regarding ASG’s adherence to Oregon Public Meetings Laws when they asked everyone to leave so a decision could be made. and recruitment specialist, Ariane Amstutz, addressed Izso’s appeal. Eager to hear the results of die appeal, a group of people had con gregated, including 18 students, one faculty member, Izso himself and his appointed student repre sentative, Matt Ostergren. Knudsen, seated directly in front of Izso, began the conversa tion, asking die rest of the room to be silent so the proceeding would go smoothly. Then, he announced that it was Izso’s opportunity to claims to be exempt from Oregon Public fin? Laws despite questions from students I u.. Editor "t of the 18 community 3 student governments in ■n, only Clackamas claims exempt from Oregon Public lig Laws. .3 events involving Jayc Ind his removal from ASG ^brought the lawfulness of rganization’s actions into Ion by the Clackamas com- ,y. The group of individuals [ed in Izso’s termination and 1 procédure maintain that it government is adhering laws, while the other side s that not only state public ig laws pre being broken, Iso constitutional rights of :ocess and free expression, egon Public Meeting Laws state that governing bodies are not allowed to meet in private session to make decisions - only to dis cuss limited issues. But although the public may be excluded, members of the press cannot. During the appeals meeting, a request made to the commit tee regarding its exemption from public meeting laws was sent to Bill Zuelke, dean of student ser vices. In a conversation with Izso and a member of The Print, Zuelke insisted that the ASG appeals committee was obeying the letter of the law. “Any law written by anyone can be interpreted,” Zuelke said. “We feel we are following an appropriate process. Our lawyer’s interpretation may not be the same as your (Lzso’s) lawyer’s interpretation. We have rights and responsibilities. They (ASG) have rarian s about 'Zing ir pow er to ? money 1 the ironment See page 6 followed their constitution.” According to a brochure pro vided by the Oregon Attorney General, Oregon State Law (ORS 192.610 - 192.695) says that a “governing body is any body with the authority to make deci sions for or recommendations to a public body on policy or admin istration.” The Student Press Law Center also says that a “student govern ment therefore is a governing body authorized to make recom mendations to a public body on policy or administration ... the attorney general has ruled that the power of a student government to recommend ... to the Board of Higher Education under Oregon law makes them a ‘governing body’ subject to Public Meetings Law (ORS 351.070).” speak. “This is your chance to tell your story as to why you should be reinstated,” Knudsen said. “I’m going to have you say your story as to why you should come back in, and then I’m going to ask , John Hurlburt I News Associate In the last hundred years, man has gone from wagons that take months to travel across the country to rocket ships that can touch the moon in a mat ter of days. With technology advancing faster and faster, it is becoming a necessity to be able to cope with the changes and think in innovative ways. One of Clackamas’ most recently-developed degrees, Integrated Media Studies (IMS), deals with the issue of change head-on by blending many of the courses the school already has into a new department. The program, which is pend ing state approval, is an amalga mation of many of the college’s existing mediaclasses. Itencom- passes eight focus areas that are offered to students: Video Production, Graphic Design, Music and Sound For Media, Film Studies, Web Design, Broadcast Journalism and Audio and Sound Engineering. According to Andy Mingo, broadcast journalism instruc tor, Clackamas offers the most focus areas of any community college in the region. Although much of the course work will be hands-on, English Instructor Sue Mach says that the degree will involve taking core classes within areas such as arts and humanities and sci ence. Courses like these hold a high priority in any technical field, Mach says. Please see IMS DEGREE, Page 3 High school students Max Lesser exhibit opens See page 5 Please see IZSO APPEAL, Page 3 New degree integrates creativity and technology Please see ASG AND LAWS, Page 3 with vibrant colors and abstract art everyone else to leave the room while we make the decision.” Izso challenged the necessity of a closed-door decision, citing Oregon Public Meeting Laws. Women's relay team combines friendship and talent See page 7 use “World BF of Warcraft” to promote voting in the Democratic primary See page 4
