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!
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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
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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
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