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APRIL 29,2015 • CLACKAMAS PRINT
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Student candidates face off
by D ebbie Fox
Associated Student Government campaigns are in
full swing fo r those students w ho wish th e ir voices
to be heard w ith student governm ent. There are tw o
candidates for president — Brent Finkbeiner and Hayiey
Campa. The candidates were available fo r a question
and answer session on April 22.
For Campa, a great deal o f her qualifications came
from her experience having been a m em ber o f ASG
fo r three years.
“ I really have passion fo r this team,” Campa said. “ I
mean three years o f being on ASG really shows my
dedication and my love fo r this school."
Campa feels th a t her experience, as well as her visit
to Washington, D.C., will aid her in the leadership role
as president. Campa has also been involved in tuition
rallies hoping to help freeze tuition. W orking along­
side Shelly Parini, the Dean o f College Advancement,
Campa has spoken in Salem to legislators about the
importance o f affordable tuition. She has also worked
to help th e college p rom ote th e $ 9 0 m illion bond
th a t recently passed and has also worked on the my-
Clackamas survey o f w h a t students would like to see
evolve at CCC.
Finkbeiner also relies on his experience to help him
in his role as president, specifically his service from
2 0 0 6-10 as a com bat m edic in the U.S Army.
“ [In 2 0 0 8 I was] deployed to Iraq w here I was the
lead medical professional fo r 25 infantry soldiers,”
Finkbeiner stated. “ I am fully confident in my ability
to lead a team o f students, strongly and effectively."
His experience in ASG has spanned three terms and
like Campa, Finkbeiner also had th e o p p o rtu n ity to
travel to Salem to w ork w ith the legislature on school
funding. Currently Finkbeiner is the chairperson for the
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first ever Clackamas Cougar Run planning committee.
Another question discussed at the forum was w hat
Campa and Finkbeiner w ould do as an elected ASG
President.
For Finkbeiner, this means helping students’ voic­
es be heard as well as more attention spent on the
school budget.
“The president acts as an ex-officio to the Board of
Education,” Finkbeiner said. “We are your sole repre­
sentation at the Board.”
Finkbeiner also explained th a t the Board o f Educa­
tion is the to p decision making body at the college
and as such, needs to have student representation:
“You need somebody th a t is w illing to play fo r you."
As far as budget and tuition goes, if elected, Fink­
beiner wants to make sure students know where their
tu itio n money is going, where it is being spent and
how it is being used.
“First and fo re m o s t... the budget is extremely im­
portant and it is very pivotal th a t we spend your mon­
ey wisely,” Finkbeiner said. “The first th in g I w o u ld
change w ithin ASG is regular budget reports so th a t
any student at any tim e can come in and see how
th e ir money is being spent.”
Campa also had ideas fo r changes if elected, o f
which includes a new officer for the Clubs Department.
“We feel th a t a club officer, w ho is in charge of the
w hole departm ent, w hich I do right now, could be re­
ally beneficial fo r our team," Campa said. “Overseeing
ail the clubs on campus, really w orking w ith the clubs
and just utilizing them to the best o f th e ir ability.”
Both Campa and Finkbeiner agree in th e ir wanting
to unite all students, even ones at different campuses.
Students at the Harmony and Wilsonville campuses
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do not sense a presence o f ASG and have expressed
a desire to get the same attention as the Oregon City
campus.
“As president, make sure we have a dedicated team
to reaching out to Harmony,” Finkbeiner said.
" ... whoever you guys
decide for president,
the students win either
way.”
-Brent Finkbeiner
As a way to unite students, Campa expressed how
to communicate even better to the student body.
“I think [we need] something th a t can connect to
students w hether it is just a big com m unity board,"
Campa said. “W hether it is a TV, which I would love to
see, just showing regular announcements from ASG,
regular reports, I w ould love to see th a t out there.”
Candidates responded to w hat position, if any, the
loser w ould hold after the election.
“We talk a lot about th a t and w hoever loses is still
going to stay. We both have decided th a t regardless of
the outcome, we are both going to be here working for
you guys,” Finkbeiner added. “Hayley and I have been
working hard together on a lot o f stuff fo r students,
so really this isn’t about us, it is about you guys and
whoever you guys decide fo r president, the students
w in either way.”
photo by Andrew Koczian
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1. Log into myClackamas.
2. On the portal page will be a box telling you to click on it
to move to an electronic ballot.
3. Cast your vote from 8 a. m. on May 4 and before 5
p.m. on May 6.
4. Check myClackamas after 10 a.m. on May 7 to
find out who won the election!
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Rom left, Hayley Campa, Ruby Ramirez and Brent Finkbeiner sit in the Community Center during a forum on April
22. Finkbeiner and Campa are running for the position of president.