Off and running
ASUO incumbent Wilkins picked by Greeks
By PAUL TELLES
Of the Emerald
The University’s fraternities and soror
ities have endorsed Rich Wilkins for
ASUO president.
The decision came Sunday night after
an hour-long debate between the four
candidates running for the office. About
20 house representatives decided the
endorsement in a closed caucus after
the debate
Most of the debate concentrated on
the University’s current difficulties in the
Legislature. However, the legislative
session is expected to end early next fall
and the next ASUO president, who will be
inaugurated in late May, will not have to
deal with legislative issues for most of his
term.
"The only way we combat this (the
proposed cuts in higher education fund
ing) is through a lobby at the Legisla
ture," said candidate Thomas Brannon,
an undeclared junior.
All of the candidates agreed with
Brannon, but two of them — Bruce Mills
and Donovan Guy — used the debate as
an opportunity to attack the current
ASUO lobbying effort, which was organ
ized by Wilkins, for including too few
students to be effective
Mills, a senior majoring in rhetoric
communication, said this year’s ASUO
administration had blamed its problems
with student involvement in the lobbying
effort on student apathy. He said the
ASUO had not tried aggressively enough
to involve students in lobbying.
Mills said this is typical of the current
ASUO administration, which he claimed
made no effort to involve students in
ASUO programs and had "insulated”
itself from the student body.
"The ASUO is failing to interest
students in its programs."
Guy, however, said the problem with
the ASUO’s lobbying effort is the lack of
professional lobbyists. Guy said as
ASUO president he would use incidental
fees to fund a professional lobbying
effort.
Wilkins, a political science major, said
students should elect him to the office
because it would provide continuity in
the ASUO executive branch.
"With your support, I can continue the
efforts of this year.”
For Incidental Fee Committee, the
Greeks picked law student Steve Bald
win, law student Cathi Bulone, David
Gibson, a sophomore majoring in poli
tical science, Kathleen Phinney, a so
phomore majoring in fine arts, law
student Karsten Rasmussen, Pamela
Jordan, a junior majoring in music, and
Xavier Romano, a sophomore majoring
in education.
For EMU Board, the Greeks picked
Chris Little, a sophomore majoring in
political science, George Glass, a junior
majoring in general science, law student
Bob Needham and Mike Lehman, a sen
ior majoring in marketing and psy
chology.
The primary elections that will decide
the EMU Board and IFC races will be held
Wednesday and Thursday. The general
election will be a week later.
Neophytes seek EMU Board posts, views differ
By ANN PORTAL
Of the Emerald
The five candidates for the
EMU Board have good reason
to be optimistic about the up
coming election — four of them
will be elected.
None of the five have held an
elected position at the Universi
ty before, but most say they
consider the EMU Board a good
“stepping stone" to other
ASUO positions.
Tom Pankey, a political
science sophomore who has
run twice for the board, is cur
rently serving as an appointed
replacement on the board. A
former student body president
in high school, Pankey says he
has "learned a lot” during his
four months on the board.
"Lately, there’ve been some
really good changes (made by
the board). They’re getting back
to basics more,” he says.
Pankey says he is unsure how
much power the board has, but
he says the board should “let
things run themselves.”
Pankey says he isn't con
cerned with any specific areas
supervised by the board, and
that the budget will probably be
the board’s only “bad problem”
next year.
Michael Lehman also was ap
pointed to the board after the
last election. A marketing and
psychology senior, Lehman
says he considers the board
"good experience in making
decisions and learning policy
forming."
Since his appointment, Leh
man has attended EMU budget
hearings, house committee
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meetings and board meetings.
Lehman says he would like to
make the board more respon
sive to a wider range of
students, and says he is con
sidering soliciting suggestions
from students, as the University
bookstore does.
Chris Little, a political science
sophomore, and law student
Bob Needham are running
together for the board.
Little says there is “a lot of
waste” in the EMU that needs to
be re-evaluated. Citing deficits
in the operation of the main
desk and the bowling alley as
examples of poor management,
he says the EMU “can’t keep
losing money when going
through such hard times.”
The EMU Board shows a lack
of direction, says Needham,
who disagrees with the manner
in which the board has dealt
with the budgeting process.
Many EMU programs have not
shown their worth, he says.
He said the board “needs
someone willing to stick their
neck out on issues.”
Needham says the board po
sitions have been “put aside as
not very important,” but that he
is willing to give a lot of his time
to the job
George Glass, a general
science junior, says he is run
ning because he “likes getting
involved." Glass says he likes
the way the EMU is being run,
and he would like to see the
quality upheld.
Glass served this year on the
financial aid advisory board and
the student conduct board
Originally from Eugene, he is a
member of the Phi Kappa Psi
fraternity.
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