Updated Results for 2011 Student Government Elections

Updated Election Results

After a second election, all four previous winners held on to their leads, but with closer margins this time.  In fact, there will be a run-off election for both Minister of Government and Minister of Communications between the top two candidates.  Kanpong Thaweesuk will be the new President, and Cynthia Darmawan will take over as Chancellor.  Although the position of Chancellor was the closest race of all (an 11 vote difference), because there were only two official candidates there will be no run-off for that position. Here are the results for the top two candidates in each position, as well as results from the first election that got disqualified due to campaign violations.

For Minister of Communications:

Candidate                  First Election  Second Election

Chau Ngo                               162                   96

Ruddy Aladina                       123                   59

All Others                               187                 111

For Minister of Government

Candidate                  First Election Second Election

Vania Setiawan                      176                   95

Liang Ma                                102                   83

All Others                               143                   81

For Chancellor                   

Candidate                  First Election  Second Election

Cynthia Darmawan               229                   123

Van Tran                               174                   112

All others                                   4                      2

For President

Candidate                  First Election  Second Election

Kanpong Thaweesuk          321                 182

All Others                             35                    41

Fire Dept. responds to smoke from SCC Library

Shoreline Fire Department responded to an alarm in the library at around 12:30 p.m. from what appears to be smoke from an electrical burnout. The building has been evacuated and closed to determine the exact cause.
“We’re going to have to close the library until further notice,” Safety and Security Director Robin Blacksmith said.
Blacksmith said the cause was “probably” an H-VAC motor that burned out.
Responding to the scene were units from three separate stations, including three aid units (ambulances), one battalion car, and three fire engines – one of which was a ladder truck.
Look for updates as this story develops.

Newest budget cuts eliminate up to 27 jobs

By Daniel DeMay
Editor in Chief


Shoreline 12-10-2010 – Administrators, classified staff, and full-time faculty jobs went on the chopping block today as new cuts to SCC’s budget were announced at the All Campus meeting in the PUB main dining room.
Positions to be cut include seven administratORS, five classified staff, and fifteen full-time faculty.
The mood of the near-full dining room was morose as two-year total cuts as high as 35.9 percent were shown in the Power Point presentation.
President Lee Lambert said the level of cuts depends on the outcome of the special legislative session on Dec. 11, but if cuts aren’t made now, they will no doubt be cut later.
Unlike cuts in previous years, these positions would be eliminated by the end of winter quarter, instead of in June, if the state budget comes out as predicted.
Lambert said he had talked to “almost everyone” who could potentially lose their job, but he did not announce any names specifically.
Lambert said that, as state funding is decreased, SCC needs to become more self-supporting. He said that increasing the size of the International program would give the college the best return on its investment because the international students pay significantly higher tuition than resident students.
Lambert also pointed out that increasing the size of SCC’s online classes or “virtual college,” as he called it, would help increase the number of full-time enrollments (FTEs) which would help maintain some of the state support.
Several questions asked how the college could increase enrollment while cutting faculty and still provide a high quality of education.
Lambert said that SCC would be moving toward a model that served fewer FTEs – and more of them online – and that the college would need to determine what number of full-time faculty was the minimum needed to serve that number of students.
The positions to be cut ranged from at least one vice president to social science to business. Lambert pointed out that the number of administrators left after the cuts would be close to the minimum number needed to maintain accreditation. However, he did not say that there was a specific number for this.
Lambert said that, as these cuts continue coming down on SCC, “we have to start getting closer and closer to the classroom. Soon it’s going to become even more wholesale. It’s going to hit the classroom very hard.”

First of 33 trapped Chilean miners reaches surface

According to CNN.com, the first of the trapped miners, Florencio Avalos, has reached the surface after some 68 days trapped in the collapsed mine over 2,300 feet down. Read the ongoing story here.

Audition for the SCC Fall Drama production

Audition for the SCC Fall Drama production of the award-winning play "The Diviners" be Jim Leonard

Auditions for the production will be held on Mon., Sep. 27 in the Theater Lobby (1600 building) from 12:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. Please prepare a one- to two-minute contemporary monologue for your audition. Also, you may be asked to read from the script with other actors as part of the audition. Full scripts are available for check-out from Jesse Ross (room 1526) and Tony Doupé (room 1522). Contact jross@shoreline.edu or tdoupe@shoreline.edu with any questions.

Remembering Norm Rogers

Jana Norton
Contributing Writer

Norm treated people like people. He was genuinely interested in each of us. He cared about our well-being, as well as society's. Norm was extremely active in searching for solutions to problems such as health care, the economy, and working conditions for everyone. Equality and fairness are traits he also stood for in an effort to improve lives. While discussing such tough issues, he always made me laugh to brighten my day. His sense of humor brought me back to reality just when I needed it. I appreciate his upbeat attitude ever day.

PJ Day for Norm Rogers

SCC community:

As most of you already know, our friend and active campus community member, Norm Rogers, died this Sunday on his way back home from dinner.

Having worked with him at The Ebbtide for two years, and participated in clubs, conferences and committees with him, I wonder what's going to happen now that he's gone.

Norm had this uncanny ability to twist awkward silences during meetings into moments of laughter, and to always have a joke ready for every situation, a big smile, and a laugh that most of us at the Ebbtide will hear in our heads forever. One of the greatest things he taught me, and many others who met him, was to be positive, perseverant and seize the day.

Norm did not give up, no matter what. If his articles needed work, he would always find ways to make improvements. When the other editors and I had feedback, he'd listen to our comments and work them into the story. However, Norm had a strong voice. If he didn't like the changes he would let us know.

Regardless of whether I asked him to change something or not, he would work on his article, and pretty soon come back with a joke in his back pocket and the news that he had emailed his work to me.

I also admired the patience and energy he brought with him not just to the Ebbtide but the Political Science and Journalism classes I took with him as well–even when he didn't have his electrical chair. And although he had a harder time moving around, he was there with a million ideas, and his beautiful smile.

And I can't stop thinking about the fact that he was 72 years old, but had more energy and drive than most of us, who were at least a quarter century younger.

Throughout my time at the Ebbtide, I heard Norm say over and over again that he wanted to have a pajamas party, but we never actually put one together. Now, I want to have a PJ day to celebrate his good humor, and many great contributions to the campus community.

I encourage all of you to wear your best PJs to school, this Friday May 28; and think about him. I'm going to, anyone wants to join me?

Amelia Rivera