Gresham, Oregon | May 31, 2013 | Volume 48, Issue 30
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SEED students begin final projects
MHCC student senator terminated Marc Lohn-Thomas The Advocate
The MHCC SEED program provides both scholarships and education SEED students at MHCC have start- in economic development to stued constructing their final projects dents from developing countries for their sustainable engineering that they can bring back to their countries. class. Jeff Hannig The Advocate
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Literary magazine
“Perceptions”
release party and author coverage
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Notice: Registration deadline for MHCC’s study abroad program is June 7
The Senator Pro Tempore seat in the Student Senate is vacant after the incumbent was terminated May 23 by the group’s Disciplinary Committee. A vote on the motion to uphold the Disciplinary Committee’s decision was unanimous, and Kathryn “Kate” Baker was terminated. This position is the chair of the legislative committee and was equivalent to the lead senator and “go-to” person for the Associated Student Government (ASG) vice president. These two typically work closely to coordinate the senate functions. David Sussman, the manager of Student Union student services, said Baker was terminated because “it was determined by her peers that she was not meeting all of her responsibilities.” Sussman said Baker didn’t follow the stipulations provided in a performance contract. The infractions were mostly related to not fulfilling office hours and “not meeting her needs as the chair of the legislative committee,” he said. Reached by phone, Baker said she didn’t believe the decision was justified, and that nobody had communicated significant problems to her. “I think I was terminated because I tend to go my own way and do my own thing,” she said. “I don’t feel like I did anything wrong enough to ask me to leave my position.” She said she fulfilled her office hours by volunteering at events. “We were told office hours could be fulfilled in the office or when doing (the) job,” Baker said. She said she felt she was doing her job and believes she “was made an example of.” She has no plans to reapply for ASG but is currently applying for Student Outreach and Recruitment (SOAR) team, she said. As the Senator Pro Tempore, Baker was required to hold legislative committee meetings every week. But she didn’t feel it was necessary to convene each week because “it wasn’t very productive,” she said.
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Advocate staff test their tastebuds at portland food carts page 4
MHCC baseball finishes fifth at NWAACC Tournament page 12