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Campaigns have been taking place around
campus and they’re not to vote for the
President of the United States.
C lackam as C o m m u n ity C o lle g e
is holding elections for next year’ s
Associated Student Government (ASG)
leaders.
On May 2, students can vote for
a candidate online by logging onto
myClackamas and filling out the ballot.
The ASG elections gives students a
chance to vote for their representatives as
student body president and vice president.
Current ASG president Brent Finkbeiner
said that voting is important because,
“ both of those people will be going to
multiple councils and committees and
the board of education, so they will be
representing the students where all the
big decisions are made.”
According to Finkbeiner, to be able
to run as president or vice president,
students need to take at least 10 credits
per term, have a GPA of 2.75 and have
been involved in ASG for at least one
term.
A candidate question and answer forum
was held on April 19. Three candidates
are running: one for president and two
for vice president.
A lexa Carrera, vice presiden tial
candidate, is the first one in her family
to go to college in the United States. She
is majoring in International Business
Management with a minor in political
science. She spent the past year as a
cultural exchange student in France.
Carrera said, “Tuition increase is a very
important issue. It will come up again in
the coming year.”
She has been on the staff of ASG for the
last year and she is involved in campus
activities, helping to organize events.
When asked about her goals for next
year, Carrera said, “ One of my biggest
goals will definitely be to get students
more involved into the community here
at CCC. There’s so many opportunities
that the school offers for students, and
some students are just unaware of those.”
Kellie O ’ Grady, vice presidential
candidate plans to get her AAOT and move
on to Portland State University, majoring
in political science.
O’Grady said, “The rising cost of tuition
is a major issue that a lot of students are
worried about. The vice president sits on
the Foundation Committee and they deal
with the budget.”
She became a member of ASG in the
summer of 2015 and has worked in the
grants department. In her spare time she
works with kids who have disabilities and
special needs.
When asked about leadership, O’Grady
said, “ Everybody is different... We all
see different levels, but I think that
everybody needs to try their best. Nobody
is perfect, so not everything is going to
run smoothly, but like (candidate) Jairo
(Rodríguez) said, focus on the main goal
and not dwell on the little things that
didn’t go right.”
As for the position of president, there
is only one candidate running.
Jairo Rodríguez is the only student
left at CCC who has enough experience
to be able to step into the president
position at ASG. He joined ASG in 2015
as the multicultural officer and has been
assisting with the development of the
Multicultural Center. He is in the process
of obtaining an AAS degree in accounting
and has a part-time job.
Rodriguez said, “ Being the only person
running for president was at first really
intimidating. It just made me feel like
since I am the only candidate running,
that a lot of students might see it as, ‘Well
what’s the point for voting? What’s the
point of saying anything?’ because it
doesn’t matter what people are going to
do if I’m eventually going to w in.”
“ I don’t see it like that. I wish that
somebody would have run against me, but
it didn’t turn out that way, and it’s okay
because I believe that people didn’t run
against me just because they trust I can
manage the position as president as well
as they trust my leadership aspects. I, of
course, am nervous, but I am capable of
the responsibilities and I know that Brent
will train me to be the best president I can
be,” said Rodriguez.
A lth o u g h stu d e n ts m ig h t not
technically have a choice on their ASG
president, it’s important to be aware of
who is representing the students and
what their stance is. The final results
will be announced on May 5.
ON THE COVER: Jairo Rodriguez is running for ASG president. Photo by Debbie Fox. Cover design by Brandon Chorum.
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