Vol. 82, No. 127
Eugene, Oregon 97403
Tuesday, April 7, 1981
31 seek
ASUO
power
By PAUL TELLES
Of the Emerald
Thirty-one candidates will be
vying for 25 spots in the ASUO
hierarchy during elections this
month.
Along with the ASUO pre
sident, seven Incidental Fee
Committee members, four EMU
Board members and 13 Student
University Affairs Board
members will be elected during
the two-stage election.
The primary elections will be
held April 15-16, and the gener
al elections a week later, April
22-23.
Four candidates filed for
ASUO president before Mon
day’s deadline. They are:
Thomas Brannon, an unde
clared junior; Donovan Guy, a
sophomore majoring in political
science; Bruce Mills, a senior
majoring in rhetoric commun
ication; and Rich Wilkins, a jun
ior majoring in political science.
Ten candidates have filed for
the Incidental Fee Committee,
the group responsible for al
locating more than $2 million in
student funds.
The candidates are: law
student Steve Baldwin; law
student Julie Bell: law student
Cathi Bu.one; Alan Contreras, a
junior majoring in political
science; law student Keith
Cushing; David Gibson, a so
phomore majoring in political
science; Pamela Jordan, a jun
ior majoring in music; Kathleen
Phinney, a sophomore majoring
in fine arts; John Miche, a senior
majoring in mathematics; and
law student Karsten Rasmus
sen.
Six candidates have filed for
the EMU Board, which is
charged with setting EMU policy
and assisting in the day-to-day
operation of the union.
Jonathan Bernstein, a senior
majoring in health and history,
has filed for both the IFC and the
EMU Board and was unavailable
Monday for clarification.
Ten candidates have fiied for
six SUAB seats, leaving seven
seats with no candidates. SUAB
members are elected according
to academic majors
Vying for the business and
economics seat are: Keith
Johnson, a senior majoring in
finance and economics; and
Tamae Moriyasu, a sophomore
majoring in business.
Kevin Conover, a sophomore,
and Paul Rudinsky, also a so
phomore, have filed for the
undeclared seat. Cheryl Stein
haus, a sophomore majoring in
journalism, and David Kosse, a
freshman majoring in jour
nalism, have filed for the jour
nalism seat
Competing for the political
science seat are sophomore
David Newell and freshman
David Montgomery.
Here comes the sun
K&M '' r- s' s *
Photo by Steve Dykes
While many students frolicked in recent sunny weather, others
preferred to just soak it up. But warm weather watchers may be
disappointed today: Forecasts predict partial cloudiness and a
return of showers by this afternoon.
Campus leaders happy with Olum
Paul Olum
Photo by Steve Dykes
By MARIAN GREEN
Ol the Emerald
All signs indicate that Univer
sity leaders and faculty
members are pleased with the
appointment of Paul Olum as
University president.
After a nine-month search,
the State Board of Higher
Education unanimously ap
pointed Olum president Friday.
Graduate school dean Ri
chard Hersh characterizes the
board's choice as "fantastic."
"Paul combines the qualities
of honesty and courage with
compassion and energy,"
Hersh says. “When you get all
those qualities in one man who
understands what we mean by
quality (of education) then you
have a good leader.
"He’s a scholar who under
stands the critical necessity of
research for this kind of univer
sity," says Hersh, the provost
for research and development.
ASUO Pres. Dave Eaton says
Olum will be an active advocate
for students and higher educa
tion.
"He has been unwilling to
compromise the quality of our
education at the state board
meetings,” Eaton says.
Eaton also praised Olum’s
relationship with the ASUO.
"He has always dealt with us
in a very open and honest man
ner," he says. "He comes right
out and tells us what he thinks of
issues.”
Douglas Wilson, director of
the University Foundation, says
the choice of Olum is "excel
lent" from the foundation’s
standpoint.
"He meets people very well,
and I’ve been impressed with
the contacts that he’s made,"
Wilson says. "He’s been very
willing and even eager to meet
with alumni and friends around
the state.”
Head librarian George Ship
man characterizes Olum as a
"pragmatic person who is able
to get to the heart of issues
quickly without spinning his
wheels.”
"He knows his University and
its needs and knows the push
buttons in higher education and
the state for getting answers,”
Shipman says. “I'm very com
fortable with Paul in that he feels
fervently about the University
and higher education and yet
doesn’t become strident and
overreact."
Glenn Starlin, acting dean of
the arts and sciences college,
echoed the others' opinions.
"He has a long distinguished
record as a scholar and teacher
and is meritorious as an admin
istrator," Starlin says.
Starlin predicts Olum "will
move forward with vigor and
with prudent judgment.”
Olum, 62, had served as act
ing president since July, when
former president William Boyd
resigned to head the Johnson
Foundation in Racine, Wiscon
sin
As the University’s 13th pre
sident, Olum will receive a year
ly salary of $61,368 and an ex
pense account of $4,068 He
also may choose to live in a
University-owned residence