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2 the clackamas print Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 ASG food expenses suprisingly lo By Annemarie Schulte Associate News Editor It’s something you’ve probably, noticed; ASG is constantly hosting events that involve free our mission of ‘Students Serving Students,’” said ASG President Alyssa Fava. So far this term there has been the cookies and cider given out during midterms, a free break fast two weeks ago and. most recently the Great American Smokeout; all in the last eight weeks of fall term and all sponsored by Student Government. So just how much does ASG spend on food? Advisor Mindy Brown said a lot of the food is actually donated by orga nizations and what is not donated is then taken out of ASG’s budget. The cider and cookies cost around $40, Fava estimated, and the free breakfast was sponsored by Student Activities, which is a separate bud get from ASG. The money food for the students at for the turkey sandwich Clackamas. In the past es at the Great American students experienced Smokeout event were barbecues, lunches and donated by the American breakfasts simply provid Lung Association . of Oregon. ed for us at no cost. Although ASG seems “Student government specifically sponsors to have a large budget events that coincide with strictly for food provided to students at events, in I reality they have spent I under $50 on food. “Donations are something that ASG ; often pursues, as many local businesses appre ciate the opportunity to help out and get their name out on campus,” said Fava. She added, “Donations are request ed for multiple events and are often the first avenue pursued by our team before we consid er spending anything within our budget.” Fava also explained that the money that funds some of their activities is taken out of ASG’s fundraised dol lars for education. The campus barbeques are more of a turn around fund and money made from them goes back into the restocking of the food sold. Basically, all the funds that are used to put on the barbeques are made right back. Lydia Bashaw Ciuchi “Donations, <* ABOVE:David Calhoun grills hot dogs at anAS donations,” said Fava. sponsored event last spring. UPPER LEFT: Gn Possibly the mantra of Robertson sings while cooking during alcohol ASG. awareness week last spring. VETERAN: official grand opening of VET Center Nov. Although, Myers was unsure what the job meant on a daily basis as he had only been on the clock for a mere 30 minutes at the time of the grand opening. ÍÍ I’m very excited for what this means. We can get resources out to the people who need them. Shauna Drexel Vice President of Veterans Club Myers is himself a veteran, hav ing served in the Marines for 14 years, and is aware of the commu nity college atmosphere as he went to Linn-Benton Community College. He described this job as being a great fit for him. Clackamas’ students’ Vet club vice president Shauna Drexel also spoke at the ceremony. Clackamas Print The Clackamas Print 19600 S. Molalla Ave. Oregon City, OR 971)45 503-657-6958, ext. 2309 Tm very excited for what this means. We can get resources out to the people who need them,” Drexel said. Janet Paulson described the VET Center as a place “designed to support veterans and active mil itary in the Portland metro area, as well, as spouses and family members through providing infor mation about education and train ing opportunities and critical com munity resources. College staff specializing in veterans affairs will be available to assist veterans in the center.” Drexel also described an effort the Vet club is making to support veterans. The club is raffling a Build-a-Bear with the proceeds going to a $200 book voucher for • veterans. Towards the end of the cer emony, Truesdell asked all the veterans in the room to introduce themselves. “You’re the most important,” Truesdell said. The introductions continued out the door and room was cleared for vets to walk up and introduce themselves, due to the room being packed. Nikki Constantin described her experience being in die Vet club, saying, “It brings us all together. We can discuss issues that might be exclusive to vets.” However, the Vet club is not exclusive and is opening to any one with the desire to join. Co-Editors in Chief: Kayl^Berge and John Hurlburt Copy Editor: Kayla Calloway News Editor: Abigail Neet Associate News Editor: \ Annemarie Schulte A&C Editor: Matthew Ostergren Sports Editor: Mark Foster Photo Editor: John Shufelt Web Editor: Brad Heineke Ad Manager: Meredith James Design Editor: Kelsey Schneider Staff Writers/ Photographers: Erik Andersen, Dale Balbi, Carlos Calderon, Matt Garrison, Jessica Foster, Jessica Homer, Javierh Montero, John Petty, Brian Steele, Mark Sunderland, Steven Weldon Production Assistants: Jaime Dunkle, Corey Romick, Jessica Sheppard Journalism Adviser: Melissa Jones G oals : The Clackamas Prints to report the news in an honest, unbiased, professional manner. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the student body, college adminis tration, its faculty or The Print. E-mail comments to chiefed@ clackamas.edu.
