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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1981)
Efficient management paid off Eaton leaves ‘credible’ student government By PAUL TELLES Of the Emerald “The whole thing we talked about last year,’’ says Dave Ea ton, who ended his term as ASUO president Friday, "is that when you come into this job you can’t expect to change the world." Following last year’s mishap ridden ASUO under Scott Bassett, Eaton thus tried to establish an agenda of higher education issues on which the ASUO could have an effective voice. For the most part, Eaton feels he’s accomplished the goals he set. At the top of the list was re establishing the ASUO as a cre dible voice in University life. Consequently, Eaton says he tried to approach his office as a management problem, concen trating on efficient operation of the ASUO executive and pro grams rather than political coups. “Without this kind of thing, no matter how good of a politician you are, your office isn't going to work.” Along with Chris Moore, his vice president for administra tion and finance, Eaton pared away at the ASUO’s incidental fee budget, reducing the in cidental fee for the first time in years, "We think we cut the budget without seriously affecting the programs,” Eaton says. Through it all, Eaton’s office heard little program criticism of his and Moore’s budget recommendations, in sharp contrast to the criticism heaped on the Incidental Fee Com mittee. Eaton suggests this may be because the programs knew why the ASUO executive recommended budget cuts, while the IFC often acted on the basis of subjective judgments. This new-found credibility carried over into the ASUO's relationship with the University administration, Eaton says. After early disagreement over the athletic department’s share of the incidental fee, the student government and the adminis tration closed ranks as they tried to prevent any serious damage to the University in the midst of its budget crisis. "There was a lot of mutual respect on each side,” Eaton says. "They (the administration) seemed to have a concern for our opinions, and they listened to us.” Although he sometimes has disagreed with this year's ASUO, Univerity Pres. Paul Olum frequently has said he respects Eaton's judgment and takes his opinions seriously. Eaton says this may be because he and his staff haven't made a show of opposing the administration at every turn. “You can end up looking real good because you’re putting down the administration,” he says. "But you're not accom plishing anything.” Because the Legislature hasn’t finished its session, Ea ton says he can’t yet evaluate the success of his legislative initiatives, although things seem to be going pretty well. For instance, SB 720, aimed at reducing the state higher education board's control of the incidental fee, originally was thought to have almost no chance of passage during this Vice presidents to take office; Wilkins creates another post Less than a week after taking office, ASUO Pres. Rich Wilkins has appointed his vice presidents. Along with law student Gus Palmitessa, who was elected vice president in last month's elec tion, the vice presidents will be former Incidental Fee Committee member Kathy Stebner, former IFC member Jim Edmunson and John Stewart, assistant director of the Off-Campus Housing. Although Wilkins says he plans to maintain the office management system used by his predecessor, Dave Eaton, he has added one vice presidency to the traditional three. Under the old system, the vice presidents were responsible for state and university affairs, administration and finance and programs and publicity. Under Wilkins’ plan, Edmunson will be responsible for program administration, Stebner will be responsible for university and academic affairs and Stewart will be responsible for state and public affairs. Palmitessa will be an executive vice president, reporting directly to Wilkins and responsible for the office management tasks formerly delegated to the president’s administra tive assistant. That position has been eliminated Each of the new vice presidents will coordin ate the activities in several areas, Wilkins says, allowing for better delegation of his authority. "I figured the least amount of people you can have directly reporting to the president, the better." The state and university affairs desk will be split into two. University and academic affairs will be responsible for ASUO projects on campus, like the student faculty committees and the quarterly Guide. State and public affairs will be responsible for state and local responsibilities like lobbying and public relations. The program administration desk will com bine program budgeting duties formerly in ad ministration and finance with program advocacy duties from programs and publicity. Each vice president will have a staff of ad ministrative assistants and project administrators RECESSION SALE at LAZAR’S STARSHIP IMPORTS CLOTHING ONLY BUY 1 get 2 FREE Lazar went to San Francisco and bought out the inventory of two large stores. Now’s your big chance to save! Lazar’s Starship Imports 164 W. Broadway Eugene session. But now, with support from Sen. Ed Fadeley, D Eugene, and Senate Pres. Fred Heard, D-Klamath Falls, the bill has a chance of passage — at least in a compromised form, Eaton says. The ASUO-originated in structional development bill, which would establish a retrain ing program for University professors, has almost unan imous agreement from legisla tors, Eaton says. No one yet knows how higher education will fare in the fund ing battle in Salem, but Eaton says he thinks the ASUO has done its part to prevent any ca tastrophe. Last month's student rally on the Capitol steps did a great deal to convince legislators of student support for higher ed, and testimony by Eaton and ASUO vice president Rich Wil kins also was effective, Eaton says. So Dave Eaton leaves the of fice to Wilkins, who was elected last month in a landslide victory, feeling that he has earned his keep. r Other than the athletic fee increase levied this fall, Eaton says his only disappointment as ASUO president was the failure to publish an ASUO program guide that is expected to be finished sometime this summer. Eaton says he feels he's been worth the six cents each student contributed each term to his stipend. “If somebody comes in here and says I’m not worth their six cents, I’ll buy them a beer." 1 The Discount Card... Just for Students! Save $10 with every S100 purchased. Well-Trained Staff Lane County's most complete art store. I THE de Friscoijj TRADITION Building a legend among Eugene's beer drinkers" 1852 1854 1877 1977 1978 1978 1979 "Honest" Henry Meigs, alias "Don Knrique do Frisco." developer of San Francisco's North Beach area, opens San Francisco's famous Bush St Music Hall. The de Frisco's tradition is born Meigs splits for Tahiti loaded with $17,000 worth of wine and gourmet delicacies, after appropriating over $1,000,000 from city treasury. "Don Enrique" dies in Peru a multi-millionaire builder of the famous railway system over the Andes that "couldn't be built". To celebrate the completion. Meigs threw perhaps the most extravagant party ever - a five steamship cruise - costing 4-5.(XX).000 in today's dollars On the 1CM)th anniversary of Meig s death. Dick Meigs, great, great nephew of the "beloved rogue." opens Eugene's de Frisco's, dedicated to the memory and style of his illustrious ancestor The tavern featured Eugene's first serious selection of imported beers in a traditional atmosphere of solid oak and brass that would have made Honest Henry" feel right at home. Rosewood backgammon tables were built to exacting specifications in memory of Uncle Henry's highly refined sporting instincts, and darts were introduced de Frisco’s introduces world famous Heincken and Cuiness Stout on draft to the Eugeni; area Among the many distinguished bottled beers introduced to Eugene at de Frisco's during this time were Elephant Malt Liquor. Watney's and Pilsner llrquail, the original pilsner beer. de Frisco's completes the expansion of Eugene's Landmark tavern in an attempt to better meet the demands of the beer drinking public, de Frisco's also starts hosting Eugene City Backgammon Championships annually. de Frisco's adds to it’s fine assortments. Champagne on tap. and Bass ale. also on tap Bottle beeps introduced for the first time in the Eugene area include Moosehead Lager. Orangeboom. Foster's from Australia, and Sammua! Smith out of England's oldest brewery. Weekly backgammon tournaments begin every Monday Night 1980 TODAY John Courage, a fine English pilsner is added on tap. Dart tour naments begin every Sunday Night, and a dart challenge match with Portland's finest begins. Eugene loses the first challenge and owner Dick Meigs is “pied" Dick Meigs and his dedicated staff carry on the do Frisco's tradition, serving the world's outstanding beers to Eugene's discriminating drinkers,...and Meigs is practicing his dart game so he is not "pil'd" in the next challenge match with Portland. • Backgammon Classic Pool • Darts and other traditional tavern sports
