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Today's Date: Tuesday. November 18, 2008
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National Hunger & Homelessness
Awareness Week
11/18/20088:22 am
November 17-21 st is
National Hunger &
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Homelessness Week.
See how you can help by
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Sponsored by Student Government ext 2544.
Food Drive! You CAN Make a Difference!
Tuesday, November 18
1:00 PM
Electron. Newspaper Production
Wednesday. November 19
1:00 PM
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•Thursday, November 20
6:00 PM
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Athletics
11/27: Thanksgiving Holiday
11/28: Thanksgiving Holiday
11/17/2008 9:55 AM
12/8: Finals week
12/3: Finals week
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and/or the Informal Induction on Tuesday, November 25.
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11/26: Wednesday evening classes are canceled
prior to Thanksgiving
As part of National Hunger & Hornless Awareness,
Student Government is sponsoring a Food Drive from
Nov 17-Dec 1.2. Drop off your non-perishishable food
items in front of the Student Activities Office In the
Community Center (by the cafeteria). Donated food will
go to H.O.P.E. (Helping Other People Eat) in Orégon City.
Call ext 2544 for more information.
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Letter to the Editor: ASG transparency in questii
What disturbs me the most is the fact that ASG
I am writing in concern to. the article “Questions
about ASG transparency raised again,” written by claims protection under the ' very state laws that
Lydia Bashaw in the Nov. 12 issue of 77ic Print.
hold them responsible. ’ORS 192.630 concerning
As a student, I am concerned about the validity of ‘Meetings of governing body to be open to public;,
objections to students’ presence in a uniform meeting location of meetings; disabled access; interpreters,” in
subsection two clearly states, “No quorum of a gov
raised by ASG.
Associated Student Government is supposed to be erning body shall meet in private for the purpose of
subject to all state and federal laws as they are sup deciding on or deliberating toward a decision on any
posedly a governing body. Yet, they claim they do not matter except as otherwise provided by ORS 192.610
have to follow Oregon State Meeting Laws.
to 192.690.” The laws stated concern issues such as
“In a letter addressed to Dean of Student Services labor negotiations.
Bill Zuelke, Karen M. Vickers of Mersereau &
The subject of the meetings in question, pertain
Shannon, LLP, wrote that Clackamas’ student govern
ing to the decision to approve a club constitution, in
ment does not need to hold open meetings because no way fall under the exemption of this law; ASG had
they do not hold make recommendations to any com
no right to ask students to leave for a meeting that was
mittee or board at Clackamas.”
making a decision about a public matter.
I would like to know what ASG considers “recom
As for the claim that, “Of the . 17 community col
mendations.” As a student government, aren’t they leges in Oregon, Clackamas’ ASG is the only one
supposed to represent the interests of the student body that does not follow Oregon Public Meeting Laws,”
and relay or “recommend” them to the Clackamas maybe it’s just me but that seems both suspicious and
officials? If they claim they aren’t doing that, then appalling. What would a community college have
what the hell do they do?
to, be so secretive about, especially from the very
According to the Oregon Public Meeting Laws,
students they claim to represent? I think maybe ASG
‘“Governing body’ means the members of any pubhc has gotten too arrogant about the authority and power
body which consists of two or more members, with they have at CCC.
the authority to make decisions for or recommenda
I urge our administration to look into this secretive
tions to a pubhc body on policy or administration.”
and sketchy behavior of a supposed student represen
So, as representatives of the student body with the tation body.
authority to make decisions for us, they are obligated
to follow these laws.
—Andrea Simpson
The
Clackamas Print
The Clackamas Print
19600 S. Molalla Ave.
Oregon City, OR 97045
503-657-6958, ext. 2309
Editor in Chief: Lydia Emily Bashaw
A d M anager : Meredith James
Copy Editor: Emily Walters
Associate News Editor: Joh^ Hurlburt S taff W riters / P hotographers :
A&C Editor: Jess Sheppard
Jon Helmkamp, Nick Komafel,
Associate Sports Editor: Matt. Garrison Matthew Ostergren and
Photo Editors: Kayla Berge and
Megan Shaw
JohnShufelt
Photo Associates: Robert Crawford
and Lisa Sellars
Questions about ASG transparency raised a
Lydia Imlly Ba
John lurlharl
Wliai speaking to ASG nxniberQuyai
fomiauai ol I hc uacxanias Kag
‘Hhy would
small
community
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students they
represent?”
Correction
In a Nov. 12 story regarding cancelled classes, Thel
incorrectly reported the number of classes in the spo
department. Thirteen classes in the sports depart
were on the verge of being cancelled.
P roduction A ssistants :
Ashley Campos, Lindsay Hofer,
Mistymarie Wilks-Salguero
and Kelsey Schneider
J ournausm A dviser :
Melissa Jones
D epartment S ecretary :
Pat Thompson
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to report the news in an hop
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