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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1982)
Alter the course: Elect Kulongoski We may be the only newspaper in the state to do it, but with the University and the economy of the state in mind, the Emerald wholeheartedly endorses Sen. Ted Kulongoski for governor. The office of governor requires an innovative thinker. Gov Vic Atiyeh, lauded in many quarters for his managerial ability, does not have a clear set of goals for the recovery of the state. Kulongoski has proven to be an able legislator, an aggressive campaigner, and a leader in pointing out that Oregon’s economy requires a reorganization of our wood products industry. He understands that education is the keystone to a healthy industrial and cultural climate within the state. Kulongoski has a much greater understanding of the needs of higher education than the existing governor He understands the need for an evaluation of the Full-Time Equivalency funding system of the state colleges and uni versities Maintaining quality at the universities is among his major goals Kulongoski also understands the asset univer sities are to economic development; he helped bring the Labor Education and Research Center to this campus Known for his support of organized labor, Kulongoski is nevertheless committed to Oregon business Long before Atiyeh began thinking of diversification schemes, Kulongos ki was discussing the need for rebids of existing timber contracts, short and long term economic planning, and commitments by government to aid small and medium-sized businesses. The campaign between Atiyeh and Kulongoski has become the battle between a conservative businessman and liberal labor lawyer. In many ways that is a true description. However, neither candidate strays far from the middle course on the main issues of this election Both candidates oppose Ballot Measure 3, the property tax relief measure that will undermine local government incomes. Both candidates support Ballot Measure 5, the nuclear freeze initiative Both Atiyeh and Kulongoski consider a sales tax unrealistic The candidates agree on environmental issues, timber contract re-bids, and maintaining the Land Conservation and Development Commission. If Ballot Measure 3 passes, both candidates say they will utilize existing resources (i.e. the funds for the 30 percent tax relief package) before discussing alternative revenue rai sing. The rest of the deficit is a different matter Atiyeh will look to cuts in programs again to make up an inevitable deficit In his last round of cuts, higher education and human resources were not spared Kulongoski has different priorities He advocates revenue raising in the form of adjusting corporate and income tax brackets to making cuts In a time of hardship for the University and the state, Kulongoski is the candidate that has his eyes on the future, but realizes that in the short run maintenance of services, aid to education, and emergency measures are a necessity to recovery. Gov Atiyeh is content to let the state suystem of higher education sink to the lowest level of funding in the United States The next session in the legislature will probably find a democratic majority ready to deal with the recession and if necessary the devastation of Ballot Measure 3 Re-election of Atiyeh promises to be a repeat of emergency sessions and cuts Incumbency is not sole justification for re-election Competency and vitality are needed qualifications for the governorship of Oregon Kulongoski can supply those Vote for Kulongoski on Tuesday i-— — ' YOU "TUinK IT'S craw NOW WAIT TILL WE 03ME BACK AFTER "BARK ' your turn make the time For three months I have worked on the background and implementation of the student voter registration drive For at least that long I have listened to state decision-makers teil me students don’t vote, which tells them that students don't care My questions to the decision makers are when do students have the time to care, the time to educate ourselves about the candidates and issues, the time to take the time to vote? Financial aid has been cut so drastically that students are working 20-40 hours a week, that is if they can find a job And, because tuition is rising at such an alarming rate, students feel they need to finish their educa tion as soon as they possibly can, so they carry credit hour loads of 18-24 credits rather than a more manageable load of 15-18 credits The fact of the matter is that none of us has the time We have to make the time The fact of the matter is that registering to vote takes only a few minutes The fact of the matter is that it takes hours to educate ourselves on the candidates and issues The fact of the matter is that it takes about 30 minutes to vote. The fact of the matter is that there are 15,000 students on this campus, only about one-third of us are registered to vote, and only a fraction of that will typically turn out to vote If 15,000 students voted, decision-makers would listen instead of paying lip-service If 15,000 students voted it would say to Oregon that we care and are ready to be heard Nov 2 will decide whether or not we choose a sustained property tax level in exchange for a healthy educational system, court system and mass transit system It will decide a new governor It will decide the make-up of our state legislature It will decide, for another year, whether or not we decided to be heard, whether or not we took the time to care On behalf of the ASUO I challenge you, challenge us, to take the time to make a difference If you haven't registered to vote, do Up to and including the day of election you can register to vote at the Lane County Elections Bureau at 135 E. 6th, Eugene. If you haven't taken the time to educate your vote, read the Oregon voters pamphlet and the Oregon Student Lobby's Voter Guide, both of which are available at the ASUO Office in Suite 4 of the EMU. And, most important, on Nov 2 vote and encourage your friends, too Vote because you care about quality education and public services in Oregon Vote to sustain the things about Oregon that brought you here Vote because 15,000 students make a big difference in what can happen when decisions are being made that affect us Don't be a part of the reason that decision-makers are able to say students don't vote, so we must not care Make the time debt lance vice president, ASUO Lance is vice president in charge ot state and academic affairs. She was Lane Com munity College student body president in 19/9-80. letters Turned soggy According to Wednesday's headline, Halloween ain't what it used to be In my opinion the headline is not wrong When I was a kid we had two sisters living in our neighbor hood All of us kids knew they were witches Who else would bury fish heads at the base of all their rose bushes? When Halloween night came 1 around, we would all gather in our little cliches and go house to house We would usually stop between houses and see what we had and eat something to keep up our strength We always stopped at the witches house and collected our due One year they happily handed over a small square something wrapped in a napkin and we merrily went our way A block later we found out what the napkin contained when the bot tom of our treat bag turned soggy Our goodies spilled all over the street Ice cubes in napkins don't keep too well Those tricks were pretty serious in their time We didn't worry about cyanide, razor blades or glass We didn t have to Maybe we need to look a little closer at ourselves and society to figure out why these things are happening now Carl Davis freshman 1 Oregon daily _ - emerald The Oregon Daily Emerald is published Monday through Friday except during exam week and vacations by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co . at the University of Oregon Eugene OR 97403 The Emerald operates independently of the University with offices on the third floor of the Erb Memorial Union and is a member of the Associated Press New* and Editorial 686 5511 Display Advertising and Buisness 666-3712 Classified Advertising 686 4343 Production 686-4381 Circulation 666-5611 Editor Harry E Steve Managing Editor News Editor Assistant News Editor Editorial Page Editor Photo Editor Sports Editor Associate Sports Editor Entertainment Editor Night Editor Associate Editors Higher Education Departments and Schools Student Government Features Politics Community Ganaral Staff Advertising Manage' Classified Advertising Production Manager Controller John Mealy Marian Green Cort Fernald Joan Nyland Bob Baker Mike Miplinger Paul Danger Jonathan Siegie Cort Fernald Debbie Hewlett Sandy Johnstone Richard Burr Sean Meyers Michele Matassa David Brown Darlene Gore Sally Oljar Victoria Koch jean Ownbey letters policy The Emerald will attempt to print all letters containing fair comment on topics of interest to the University community Letters to the editor mutt he limited to 250 words, signed and the identification ot the writer must be verified when the letter Is turned in to the Emerald office The Emerald reserves the right to edit any letter for length, style or content "Your turn" is an Emerald opinion feature submitted by members of the University community "Your turns" must be limited to 500 words and typed This editorial column will not be edited by the staff, but selection will be based on appro priateness Letters to the editor and "Your turns" should be turned into the Emerald office, Suite 300 EMU Unsigned editorials appearing in the Emerald are based upon the majority opinion of the editorial board
