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
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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
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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
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