ASUO ‘drives' for voters
By Dane Claussen
Olth* Emerald
This fall’s voter registration
drive spearheaded by the ASUO
will be more comprehensive and
goal-oriented than last year's,
says Ann Portal, vice president
for state and public affairs.
This year’s effort, however,
won’t simply be a drive to in
crease student voter registra
tion, she says
“Registration is a means to an
ends,” Portal says.
A "three-pronged" program
consisting of a voter registration
drive, political fair, and "get
out-the-vote-type drive" will be
designed to ensure that
students vote once they are
registered, she says. The cam
pus precinct consistently has
had the lowest percentage vote
turnout regardless of the
number of students registered,
Portal adds
However, a registration goal
— 6,000 students — was set de
spite the fact it is unclear how
many students are already
registered
"We're trying for a lot more
students," Portal says. "We re
not just making it a public ser
vice "
The object is to “create a
student vote’’ bloc that can
have a noticeable effect on
elections outcomes, she says
Voter registration will be
! available at the Street Faire,
political fair, dormitories, in the
EMU, and at other places or
events, with the most intensive
efforts being made the third or
fourth week of October, Portal
says. And plans call for all
, students who register to be
either called or sent a postcard
\ reminding them to vote just prior
to the November election, she
says
The ASUO is attempting to
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In addition, Spinner says he
enjoys working with people
when fees are not a major issue
in the relationship. Dealing with
clients is easier that way,
| especially since he can spend
as much time on a case involv
Iing a small sum as a large sum,
he says
The variety of subjects and
the “refreshing approach to
problems" that he has contact
I with in the campus setting keep
the job interesting, Spinner
says.
“Just meeting a lot of inter
esting people" is a motivating
factor as well, he says, adding
that foreign and graduate
students use the service in dis
proportionate numbers
"I haven't had a raise there in
two or three years," Spinner
says “That's because I make
my own budget and I haven’t
asked for one."
The Legal Services office will
be open 40 hours a week Spin
ner will be available for client
counseling 20 hours per week
Legal Service's telephone
number is 686-4273.
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enlist the help of the Student
University Affairs Board,
University Students Political
Action Committee, Student
University Relations Council,
Political Science Student
Union, Residence Hall Gover
nance Committee and other or
ganizations to help in the drive.
Portal says A group of student
leaders will make up a Voter
Registration Steering Commit
tee, she says
Voter registration is a high
priority for the ASUO, and will
become first priority for the
state and public affairs office
following a "Legislative Confer
ence” being held Sept. 24-25 in
conjunction with an Oregon
Student Lobby meeting at the
University, she says.
"Our goal is not to register all
students at any cost," she cau
tions however
Not only will all registration
efforts be performed by volun
teers, she says, but both those
registering and those being
registered have to be careful.
Out-of-state students
shouldn't register unless they
want to change their residency
and have checked how their
residency would effect their
scholarships and other stand
ings, Portal says Foreign
students cannot register, but
students from many other
Oregon counties should be able
to register for their home dis
tricts, she adds
ASUO representatives have
had meetings with county elec
tions officials to find out
procedures and the law
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Tool Library can lend a hand
Begging, borrowing or stealing are three unsavory
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The ASUO funded Tool Library makes borrowing the
easy alternative to begging or stealing
The student run library loans a variety of hand and power
tools to students or community members, usually for three
days at a time.
It is located on an alley between 15th and 17th, near the
Agate Street offices and the Food-Op
Students deposit their current student I D card to check
out a tool, and are charged for the borrowing depending on
the item The charge is $5 per day. which is for the maximum
borrowing period !
Drills, saws, sanders, routers, car tools, garden tools, and
household cleaning tools are among the tools the library has
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The library also has a ' fairly complete library” of how-to
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