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
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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.
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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
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“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
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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
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