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The Emerald Editorial Board Endorses Herblock ■— George Austin and Barrie Wight For Senator-at-Large In spite of frosh fumbles Thursday night when the Emerald Editorial Board met to endorse candidates for ASUO offices, the four candidates seeking senator-at-large positions were more encouraging. Two can didates should be singled out to students seeking capable, articulate senators. They are George Austin and Barrie Wight. Wight and Austin are two of the most thoughtful and knowledgable political candidates to appear before the Editorial Board in the past two years. Austin’s criticisms of pres ent Senate operation were well founded and reflected research and thought. Austin wants to alter at least one of the proposed constitutional amendments. He feels that three ASUO elections each year will con stitute a major deterrent to learning and in terfere with the University’s educational objectives. Austin is an enthusiastic and in formed supporter of the new student con duct code. He sees the Senate’s Academic and Cultural Committee as a challenging assignment and would seek a place on the committee if elected. The ASUO Senate must maintain considerable interest in the campus National Student Association coun cil, he believes. Austin supports NSA and believes that the Senate has a responsibility to make the campus structure workable and of benefit to students. George Austin is a candidate with a good deal to offer his con stituents, we enthusiastically urge his elec tion. The Editorial Board also endorses Barrie Wight, candidate for one of the two open ☆ ☆ ☆ senator-at-large positions. Wight is a can didate who has already expressed his inter est in important programs for the benefit of students. It was Wight who presented the proposed two-day reading and review peri od prior to final exam week. Wight is inter ested in analyzing the present registration system. He believes Oregon can follow oth er large universities in establishing a mail ing pre-registration program. He supports active lobbying at the state level especially during the forthcoming special Legislative session. A campus international center to stimulate discussion and debate between foreign and American students is also in cluded in Wight’s platform. He opposes an international house living organization since it tends to isolate international stu dents. Wight also seeks a position on the Academic and Cultural Committee. Wight has proven his enthusiasm for student gov ernment by presenting an important and worthwhile program to the Senate. If this is an indication of his future plans, students cannot afford to pass up this candidate. W'e strongly endorse Barrie Wight for senator at-large. This is not to say that the other two sena tor-at-large candidates are not worthy of support. Both Bill Dames and Bob Benedict were of much higher calibre than some of the class office candidates we interviewed, but neither had the breadth of knowledge or positive proposals that Austin and Wight presented. ☆ ☆ ☆ Graduate Student Representative For this position we interviewed only one candidate, Gregory Bachelis. His opponent Ralph Mohr was unavailable for an inter view. Bachelis had experience in student government during his undergraduate days. He is a thoughtful candidate worthy of con sideration. He believes that an auditorium should supercede a stadium on a list of uni versity priorities. He supports the National Student Association, liberalized library rules and the proposed Graduate Student Center. He would seek a position on the Student Government Committee in the ASUO Senate. Because we did not have an opportunity to interview Mohr we cannot endorse a candidate for the graduate repre sentative position. Chuck Dumars Sophomore Representative The Editorial Board endorses Chuck Du mars for sophomore representative. Du mars is articulate and interested in the Senate. He has talked extensively with senators, attended senate meetings and ac quainted himself with general problems. Dumars has also done research on the Sen ate in a political science course and seems to have a good deal more insight into the mechanical and power structure operation than most , candidates. Tom Clark was less knowledgable about Senate matters and rather vague about his role in the Senate if elected. Foreign Student Representative Howard Hsy is running un-opposed for the foreign student representative position. Hsy’s opponent George Jacob has with drawn from the race. Hsy, an architecture student in his second year at the University is interested in the problems of foreign stu dents and pledges to fairly represent them. He would maintain office hours and would be available to speak to foreign student groups. He supports the international house and would work to get additional counselors for foreign students. He believes the present counselor needs assistance due to the large international student popula tion. Vickie King for Upperclass Women’s Dormitory Representative We endorse Vickie King for upper class women’s dormitory representative. Miss King seemed to have a better general framework of student government opera tion than her opponent Jan Heald. Miss King is interested in analyzing the Nation al Student Association campus structure with particular interest in the civil liberties committee and its relationship to the local CORE. chapter. She would cooperate with present efforts to establish a dormitory council. Jan Heald is interested in the oper ation of the minor courts, but seemed more concerned with a few dormitory rules rath er than the overall structure. She is also interested in the dormitory budget and has done some comparisons with Oregon State University. Tom Bates Sophomore President For sophomore class president we en dorse Tom Bates. Bates is well informed and we are confident that he can make a contribution to the Senate. He is interested in probing the compulsory fee issue and supports the proposed changes in the Stu dent Union and Educational Activities Bud get Committee. Bates pledges to be both an administrator for class activities and a sen ator with positive proposals for student government. Candidate Bruce Beebe is “Half Step! Half Step! You Keep Marching Too Fast" Letters To tlx Editor “Definite Disservice” Emerald Editor: On the October 28 Emerald editorial page a review of some of the freshman candidates was presented by the Editorial Board. I feel that this article was a definite disservice to the student body and to the candi dates mentioned. In the “introduction" in the upper right-hand corner of the page it was hoped that “substan tive judgments” could be made with the information given. Fol lowing that (on the left hand side of the page) it was stated that “. . . most [candidates had! ... no conception of what stu dent government is or should be.” Nowhere does the author tell us what he assumes student gov ernment is or should be. It is on this question of hidden assump tions and criteria that the whole piece loses whatever value !t might have had All the judg ments are obscured in a cloud of vague statements (“Candidate Mike Dye appeared somewhat unaware. . .” “Miss Traphagen seems more aware.") and gener alities (“Lutz seems sincere . .)" I am not questioning style of writing, but content On a large campus like Oregon the student newspaper is presented with a real challenge in communica tion, but to back down com pletely from it is reprehensible. I would hate to leave this let ter on an unqualifiedly critical note so I must add that com pared to many campus newspa pers I have seen the Emerald maintains quite a high level of informational content. Keep up the good work William Bliss Graduate in Biology * * * “Both Men Good” Emerald Editor: The Editorial Board, in its freshman class office endorse ments, has discredited the two candidates for class president, Mike Lutz and Mike Dye, by re fusing to endorse either candi date. Being personally acquaint ed with both men, and having more concerned with issues of less significance and ap parently not as aware of central issues of debate within student government. He supports the Kangaroo Court, which has been rein stituted this year. Beebe op poses NSA because of the cost and also questions the organization’s structure. He supports constitutional revi sions. spoken with them much longer than 5 10 minutes as in the Em erald interviews, I feel that the freshman class received an in accurate picture of the two can didates. If they are "not particularly informed” (Emerald criticism of Lutz) or have “only the most superficial knowledge of the senate” (Emerald criticism of Dye), this is understandable since they’ve been on campus barely a month I'm wondering if we should expect a well-word ed statement on Senate policy from someone who has yet to be a participant in campus student government. Indeed, an understanding of student politics requires more experience and study than 3 or 4 short weeks on campus can give. One thing is certain Roth Lutz and Dye are far more cap able than other freshmen in their understanding of student problems and willingness to learn more about Senate issues. Despite the Emerald’s only com pliment to the candidates (they are “personable and apparently interested"), I feel that either Lutz or Dye will be highly suc cessful in their class activities and influential in the senate. Either candidate would Ik- a credit to the freshman class. Gordie Zimmerman Dormitory Counselor Junior in Economics * * • Supports Dames Emerald Editor: Last Spring Term 1 had the privilege of working on the Stu dent Senate’s Academic and Cul tural Committee with ASl'O Senator at-Large candidate Bill Dames. I was very impressed (Continued on potie H) OREGON DAILY EMERALD The Oregon Daily Flmrralii it ptibliihrJ twice in September and five day* a week during the academic year, eicept during ex amination and va<ation period* by the Stu dent Publication* Hoard of the University of Oregon. Entered a* areond cU«» matter at the post office, Kiigene, Oregon. Subscrip tion rate* |5 per year; |2 per term. Opinion* expressed on the editorial page are those of the Emerald and do not pre tend to represent the opinion of the ASl'O or the University. EVERETTE DENNIS, Editor 4* I.AKKY WILLIAMS, Hu*ine*s Manager JANET COETZE, Managing Editor JIM SLEEK, Advertising Manager HON COWAN, New* Editor DOUG KAGEN. Editorial Page Editor CATHY NEVILLE, Academic Affairs Editor DICK RICHARDSON. Associate Editor JIM EHAKE, A**istant Managing Editor KAY MAST, Sports Editor JOE BKHGER, AssiHiant News Editor GEORGE HICHAM. Photo Editor CHUCK BEGGS, PHYLLIS KLVING, STEVE GREEN, Associate New* Editor* Editorial Hoard : Evrrrtte Dennis, Ron Cow an, Jaru-t Goetze, Doug Ragcn, Dick Richard son, Dave Sand*, Jerry Utti, Ray Mast, Pum Pushkowski, Catiiy Neville, Pat Holt, Simeon Crowther, Doug Combs, Joe Berger, Jim Frake.
