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emerald
Monday, April 1, 1985
Eugene, Oregon
Volume 86, Number 122
Deadline nears for filing
ASUO election petitions
By Julie Shippen
Of the Emerald
Now that a relaxing spring
break is behind, it's time to gear
up for the hectic month ahead of
ASUO elections. The elections
officially start Thursday even
ing with the closure of filing for
all candidates seeking ASUO of
fices. Those interested in runn
ing are reminded to submit their
election petitions by the 5 p.m.
deadline that day.
Positions that are open for the
1985-86 year include the ASUO
Executive presidency and vice
presidency. The ASUO Ex
ecutive is the recognized voice
of University students and it ad
ministers the more than 70 stu
dent programs. A candidate for
the president’s office may run
with a designated vice presi
dent or alone. Each position
receives a stipend and lasts one
year.
The Incidental Fee Commit
tee has Six of its seven positions
open for next year. IFC
members . are responsible for
distributing more than $2.5
million in incidental fees to the
more than 70 ASUO-funded
groups. Four members will be
elected to serve one-year slots
and the remaining two new
members will serve on the com
mittee for two-year terms. IFC
positions also receive a stipend.
In addition, 15 two-year posi
tions on the Student University
Affairs Board are available.
SUAB represents students in
the faculty-student University
Senate and Assembly, which
debate and set general Universi
ty policies. Members are elected
to represent specific academic
departments and colleges, as
well as undeclared majors.
SUAB members also receive a
nominal salary.
The EMU board of directors
has four two-year spots open.
The board determines the
policies and long-range plans of
the union, and deals with day
to-day management decisions.
The board also is divided into
EMU House and Budget sub
committees, which respectively
allocate EMU office and lobby
use of space and the organiza
tion’s budget. Some board posi
tions receive a stipend.
Also available are two one
year positions on the Associated
Students Presidential Advisory
Council, which discusses and
advises University President
Paul Olum on matters of student
concern. ASPAC includes
representatives from the ASUO,
SUAB, IFC and other organiza
tions. as well as two “student
at-large” positions that each
last one year and do not receive
a stipend.
Finally, a one-year “student-'
at-large” position on the
Oregon Daily Emerald board of
directors also is available. The'
ODE board handies the business
matters of the paper, such as
budgeting, hiring and employee ■
evaluations; but it does not.
determine editorial policy or
newspaper content. It is helpful
to have knowledge of jour
nalisrn and/or business. The
positions do not receive
stipends.
Candidates who file after the
Thursday deadline will not ap
pear on the ballot but may run
as write-in candidates. Success
in the April 17-18 primary per
mits the candidate to file a peti
tion for the general election one
week later.
The deadline for ballot
measures is April 8 at 5 p.m.
Anyone interested in placing a
measure on the ballot should
immediately contact the Elec
tions Board, located in EMU
Suite 4, as the process can be
complex. The wording of in
itiatives and referendums must
be first approved by the ASUO
Constitution Court before
signatures can be gathered.
The deadline for submitting
Voter’s Guide statements is Fri
day at 5 p.m. A candidates
meeting will be held the same
day, at a time to be announced
later.
Additional elections informa
tion. is Available from the Elec
. tions Board or from the people .
• who now fill the positions. Visit .
the ASUO office, EMU'Suite 4,
to pick up a candidate’s i.nfor
matipn packet: '
Formal candidates debates,
have been scheduled for April
8-12; 15, 16, 22 and 23, says
Jayashree. Sil, elections aboard
member. Also, a forum is set for
April 10 in the Carson Hail din:
ing room at. 7:45* p.m.
■ Refreshments will be served.
The delights of Saturday
Colors and smells abound weekly at the Eugene
Saturday Market, and last weekend was especially ex
citing — Saturday was the first day of the market’s
1985 season.
Despite the gray weather, the market, which
features homemade foods, unique and unusual crafts
and local entertainment, was teeming with curious and
friendly faces, like those of the balloon man and the
toddler.
Photo by Karen Stallwood
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Nine declare candidacy
for student positions
Nine people recently have filed to run for 1985-88 ASUO
offices, including the Executive presidency and vice
presidency, Incidental Fee Committee and the Associated
Students Presidential Advisory Council.
Lynn Pinckney, co-director of the Gay and Lesbian
Alliance, is running for ASUO president with John Dreeszen,
ASUO finance coordinator and member of the Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity. Pinckney is a second-year lav.' student and
Dreeszen. who is running for vice president, is a graduate
student in finance,
Kevin Lewis, ASUO budget director and a member of the
Chi Psi fraternity, is running for the ASUO president’s office
with vice president candidate Ryne Jackson, an IFC member.
Lewis is a senior in finance and mangement, and Jackson is a
second-year law student.
Others who have filed to run for offices include Todd
Walcott, currently the IFC’s office manager and a sophomore
pre-business major. Anne Wyatt, a first-year law student who
was involved with the Women in Transition program, also
has filed to run for an IFC position.
Cheryl Pellegrini, a first-year law student, and Michael
West, ASUO coordinator for program development and a
Junior in English, also are running for IFC positions.
Running for ASPAC is Lloyd Atheam, a junior in history
and political science and currently an IFC member.
Although he has not yet formally filed, Todd Saunders,
ASUO assistant coordinator of events, is running for the
president’s office. Saunders, an economics major, has not yet
announced if he will run with a vice presidential candidate or
alone, however.
Voters approve widening of
streets in a special election
By Cynthia Whitfield
Of the Emerald
In a March 26 special election, Eugene
residents approved the controversial widening of
Sixth and Seventh avenues by a margin of 2-1.
Voters also approved a county-wide serial library
levy, but voted down the proposed Lane Com
munity College levy.
The controversy surrounding the $7.2
million federal- and state-financed street
widening project centered around the removal of
26 historic trees. According to plan adopted by
the Eugene City Council, the trees must be remov
ed in order to widen the streets from three to four
lanes.
The city’s official project description calls tor
reconstruction of the present roadbeds of Sixth
and Seventh avenues between High and Garfield
streets, widening Sixth and Seventh avenues to
four lanes (46 feet) between High and Garfield
streets, and removing 26 historic trees while
planting approximately 600 new trees. In addi
tion, the project involves reconstructing and in
stalling sidewalks as well as installing new traffic
signals, street lights and signs.
“I was sure the measure would pass, but I
didn’t think it would pass by so large a margin,"
said Eugene City Councilor Emily Schue.
Citizen's Alliance for Trees member Jon
Silvermoon speculated that the absence of
University students in Eugene during spring
vacation was part of the reason the measure was
approved by so large a margin.
However, Schue says it is unclear whether
the low University turnout can be attributed to
student scarcity or just disinterest.
“The election dates are set by state law, and
there are only a small number of dates to choose
from. March 26 was chosen because we already
planned to hold an election on that date,” Schue
says.
CAT sponsored a ballot this fall to amend the
city charter to require a public vote before trees 50
years or older could be removed from within the
1915 Eugene boundaries. According to Silver
moon, the amendment passed in the Nov. 6 elec
tion and was heavily supported by students.
Subsequently, both CAT and Citizens for Bet
ter Streets, a group supporting the street
widening plan, waged public information cam
paigns in an attempt to persuade voters of the
validity of their respective views.
Phase One of the project, stretching from
High Street to Washington Street, will be done
this summer. Construction of the section from
Washington to Garfield streets will be completed
in 1987 or later.
The approved $510,000 county library levy
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