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Office dispatches aid, offers appear “firm” Offers are being mailed to 3,600 of the 4.644 students who -completed the apptft»J lion process toy March 1 Of the remaining students, about 600 didn't qualify lor aid and 315 were eligible for between $300 and $t 500 The financial aid office con sidered only students who needed more than St ,500 and who completed the applica tion process by March 1. Vig noul says. Overall, financial aid was abte to help more eligible students than last year by cnsnQiOQ policies s itiuB, nc says The majority of students eltgibie for more than $1,500 will receive the full amount to which they are entitled, he SPA found not guilty of election violations By Rich Burr OfawEnaraW The ASUO Constitution Com mittee Tuesday found the Students for a Progressive Agenda riot guilty on all three charges considered by the ASUO elections court. The committee — reversing an Elections Court verdict — ruled unanimously that because Jeffrey Houston, former ASUO presidential candidate and re spondent in the case, did not file a respondent's brief or appear at the hearing, the entire matter is moot. “This ruling of mootness saves the Student Body from a poorly reasoned opinion and a dangerous precedent," said the AN OREGON SUMMER University of Oregon Summer Session June 21 - August 13,1982 Summer Session time schedules are now avaHable. Pick up your copy at the Summer Session Office, Room 333 Oregon Hall, or in the Registrar’s Office, and FILE AN INTENT TO REGISTER CARD TODAY. Classes begin June 22. So make plans now to treat yourself to an Oregon Summer. committee's opinion. "If it's moot, it can have no precedential value," added committee chairer Karsten Ras mussen: The Elections Court previously found the SPA guilty and ruled that all SPA can didates be removed and barred from office. The court also ruled that Kevin Kouns, SPA pre sidential candidate, and Ken Packman, SPA vice presidential candidate, do 25 hours worth of "community service" for their campaign violations. The Elections Court found the SPA guilty of poster violations, use of ASUO-funded materials, and attempted intimidation of Houston. Incidental Fee Com mittee members Jeff Nudelman, Mary Alice Holmes, .Diane Rit terband-Mason and EMU Soard member Mary Hotchkiss would have been removed from office if the court's ruling had stood The SPA wanted the commit tee to marce a decision on the merits of the case, not on the non-appearance of Houston, said Janie Burcart. representa tive tor Kouns and Packman. "We would just have assumed that he had showed up,” Bur cart said In the opinion, the committee addressed several of the court's findings The elections court failed to address many of the central issues in the case in its decision, the committee said. “The Elections Court deci sion. in sum, lacks both logic and fairness," read the opinion. Denial of accession to office is a possible sanction the court may levy, but removal of officials already in office has “doubtful constitutionality," the commit tee said. The court also failed to give "sufficient weight" to the SPA's willingness to comply with Elections Director Gus Pal mitessa's interpretations of the elections rules, the opinion ruled. The committee's opinion also declared that the court's pun ishment did not fit the crime, the opinion relied on evidence not in the record, and the court failed to consider Houston's credibility as a witness — con sidering he was a former can didate “The Court said ‘the SPA conducted a concerted effort to violate these (elections) rules.' " the opinion read. "This charge is utterly without foun dation in the record.'' Houston was unavailable for comment. uie cut hair for your ego not our/. i t* ypztwXt 2526 Willamette < 663-1405 M - F 10 - 7, Sot. 9 - 7 staff The Oregon Dally Emerald la published Monday through Friday except during finals steak and tracahona by the Oregon Da y Emerald Publishing Co. Ntwa 686-5511 Advertising/Business 686-3712 Classifieds 686-4343 Production 686-4381 Editor Sally Hodgkmson Managing Editor Gabriel Boehmer Naan Editor Harry Esteve Aaaiatant News Editor John Healy Photo editor Bob Baker Graphics Editor Michael Schafbuch Editorial Page Editor Cort Fernald Sports Editor Sieve Spat? Associate Sports Editor Jell Dickerson Entertainment Editor Matt Meyer Night Editor Brooks Derail 4imcM> COtton ASUO Dane Claussen Community Marian Green Department end Sctioola Debbie Howletl Features Sandy Johnstone Higher Education Ann Portal Politics I Environment Ron Hunt Ganaraf Staff AdverUatng Director Darlene Gore detained Attracting Sally Oliar Production ttonogor Ann Peterson Controller Joan Ownbey
