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editorial Put your vote behind Pinckney-Dreeszen The ASUO presidential race shows a lot of merit this year. Students are being treated to one of those rare occa sions when there are several qualified candidates running for president and vice president — Lynn Pinckney and John Dreeszen, Kevin Lewis and Ryne Jackson, and Todd Saunders. But when deciding where to place your vote, make no mistake about it: The Pinckney-Dreeszen ticket is the best choice you can make. Pinckney and Dreeszen, who are running on the Students For A Progressive Agenda platform, have already been endorsed by a number of the University’s leading stu dent organizations, including the Student Bar Association, Greek Endorsement Committee, and the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation. These endorsements are well-deserved. As co-director of GALA, and a member of the ASUO Women’s Task Force, Pinckney has shown a strong ability in organizational skills and group projects. As a second-year law student, she has developed an ability to present issues in a concise and clear fashion. Dreeszen has done a good job as the ASUO’s current finance coordinator. As a graduate student in business, he has the knowledge to understand the intricate workings of the ASUO budget procedure. Lewis and Jackson apparently understand how the ASUO operates and both have backgrounds that emphasize organizational skills. But their leadership abilities are lack ing. Specifically, the Lewis-Jackson ticket lacks the kind of broad student representation that can be found in Pinckney and Dreeszen. The latter represent an entire spectrum of stu dent organizations, including those as diverse as GALA and the Interfratemity Council. Furthermore, the Emerald feels that Pinckney and Dreeszen are strong student leaders who have the ability to work as part of a team. This is essential for any ASUO executive. Todd Saunders, who is running for president, places worthy emphasis on better ASUO communication with the University administration, but his weak position on the ASUO South African divestiture lawsuit, among other things, leaves much to be desired. The “Von Dragonclaugh” ticket, represented by William Sean Roberts for president and Joseph Watts for vice president, passed up the Emerald interview session and do not appear to be serious candidates for the positions. With many urgent issues facing the University com munity, students will need an effective and responsible ASUO in 1985-86. With this in mind, the Emerald firmly en dorses Pinckney and Dreeszen for president and vice president. Make your feelings count by remembering to vote Starting tomorrow, University students will vote for a series of elected student positions on a number of organiza tions including the ASUO, the Incidental Fee Committee, EMU Board, Student University Affairs Board, ODE Board, and the Associated Students Presidential Advisory Council. These positions are the heart of student representation on campus. The Emerald encourages everyone to go out and vote tomorrow. Only by voting can students get the representa tion they will need to make sure that their voices are heard when it comes to important decision-making at the Universi ty. Students who take the time to vote become active par ticipants in creating a quality educational experience designed to reflect their interests and needs. Make your feel ings count. Vote! f Iff tWGWK REAGAN,*.. letters B.S. begins Here we go again. Elections for our student leaders are drawing near, and already the B.S. begins. I have read a letter (ODE April 11) from Ron Munion ex plaining in one paragraph why we should vote for him, and in three more (count ’em) why we should not vote for Donna Lawrence. In the following let ter, a question is raised as to the truth of a claim of endorsement by the Masters of Business Ad ministration Association for the ticket of Kevin Lewis and Ryne Jackson. Sound familiar? And they wonder why less than 10 percent of the student body vote. I, for one, cannot bring myself to vote for the lesser of evils in such a small political arena. I’d just assume save my stomach for the national elec tions. If I could find just one candidate who can transverse his/her campaign on his/her own merits, convictions, and (gasp!) morals, I would not only vote for them, I would be happy to work with them to further their campaign. Jerry Wolcott Management Munion issue Who does Ron Munion think he is, anyway? Donna Lawrence clearly does not appear in the Emerald front page photo of Nov. 29 that Mr. Munion refers to (ODE, April 11). What’s more, I know for a fact that Don na has never had anything to do with any such demonstrations. As an OSPIRG Intern when Donna was the local board Oregon doily _ _ 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, Oregon, 97403. The Emerald operates independently of the Universi ty with offices on the third floor of the Erb Memorial Union and is a member of the Associated Press. General Staff Advertising Director Production Manager Classified Advertising Controller Susan Thelen Russell Steele Vince Adams Jean Ownbey Advertising Sales: Laura Buckley, Tim Clevenger, Jen nifer Fox, Marcia Leonard, Rick Martz, Nancy Nielsen, Brett Pickman, Tim Swillinger, David Wood. 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Photographers: Dean Guernsey, Kirk Hirota, Jim Marks, Ross Martin, Karen Stallwood, Hank Trotter. News and Editorial 686-5511 Display Advertising and Business 686-3712 Classified Advertising 686-4343 Production 686-4381 Circulation 686-5511 chairperson, I had the oppor tunity to meet and work with her. i was new to the organiza tion and didn’t know what to expect; Donna always en couraged my involvement in OSPIRG meetings and activities and had the ability to make my opinion seem important. She was always willing to help me when I had any problems, even though she was routinely put ting in over 30 hours a week. 1 have seen Donna’s ability and experience in action. She is a leader. I urge all geography, political science, international studies, and history majors to vote for Donna Lawrence, SUAB position 4. It will be a vote well cast. Robert Smith Political science The best Students trying to decide on the best candidate running for SUAB position number 4 in Wednesday’s election should consider voting for someone who has demonstrated her strong organizational and representative abilities in the past. Donna Lawrence has the ex perience necessary to be an ef fective student representative. Her tenure as student body president of Chemeketa Com munity College provided her with a solid background in the workings of student govern ment and dealings with the needs of students. Working with Donna in OSPIRG here at the University, I can attest to her leadership capabilities. As chair of OSPIRG’s local board, she took on enormous responsibility and responded by putting in many hours of work each week in order to coordinate and repre sent the organization effective ly. She worked at both the state t and local level on the issues that OSPIRG was working on and was an integral part of the organization's successes. As students, you deserve an experienced and capable representative — vote for Donna Lawrence. Kevin Masterson Economics Thank you When we agreed to be inter viewed for the Emerald article, “Profile: Life in the Other Lane" (ODE, April 8), we were apprehensive about the reper cussions of being so public about our lesbianism. However, we also feel that lesbians and gay men are feared and discriminated against largely due to ignorance, and that our visibility can help alleviate that ignorance. We are writing this letter to thank the students and faculty of the University for their sup port of our decision to be visi ble. It seems that our apprehen sion was unfounded; all com ments we’ve received — from heterosexuals as well as les bians and gay men, from strangers as well as friends — have been positive and friendly. Apparently, the very vocal op position to homosexuality comes from a small minority of students, and doesn't really reflect the thinking of the entire campus. Needless to say, we are relieved and pleased about the response we've gotten. We would also like to thank )im Marks for his openness and understanding in writing the ar ticle, and the Emerald editorial staff for its recognition of the importance of lesbian and gay issues. Again, we thank all of you for your support. Jennie Bricker Pamela Harbeintner Eugene -1 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 must be limited to 250 words, typed, signed and the identification of the writer must be verified when the letter is turned in. The Emerald reserves the right to edit any letter for length or style. Letters to the editor should be turned into the Emerald office, Suite 300, EMU,
