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ASUO candidate Angelucci plans changes in government By Alexander Halo^h Of tb» Kfflir«ld ASUO presidential candidate Ramon Atigelucci Mys he believes student govern ment'* first responsibility should be to repre sent the entire student lardy — "but only in areas that the students should be represented." K^EIections Uncontmversial, apolitical issues such as the improvement of University facilities ami educational quality, for example, are areas stu dent government should.concentrate on, he says. •. • Angelucci, a junior pre-business major, says he is interested in working in student government because he disapproves of the pre sent administration’s agenda,and wants to see it changed He says he strongly objects to stu dent activism by Students for a Progressive Agenda, a campus political party. Activities Angelucci seeks to change in clude the ASUO Executive's divestiture lawsuit, which he views as a '/failed, wrong cause" because it claim* to represent the opi nion of the student body. Another change would occur in 'Hie Record, the ASUO Executive’s publication, which he says provides a forum for left-of center views, he says. A periodical of this nature is fine, Angelucci says, but if it remains the official ASUO publication, it should pro vide information pertinent to campus rather than Central America or "whatever trouble spot is bothering them at the time." Regarding the Riverfront Research Park project’s progression, Angelucci says he sees it as being up to the University administration to decide. The student government should not play a role in determining whether or not classified research should be allowed, he adds. Angelucci says the role of the ASUO presi dent is to advise the Incidental Fee Committee on the funding of groups. Also, he would like to see a less ambiguous and less subjective set of funding criteria applied to the committee's guidelines. Angelucci says he would use two guidelines in determining funding: the group's provision of services to the overall University student body and the group's effi ciency in using its allotted funds. in all cases. Angelucci says he wants a "responsible budget without waste." To en force this policy. Angelucci would seek to limit funding of student groups that are nar row in scope and whose only premises are politically, ethnically, religiously or sexually oriented These groups have a right to be on campus, but they should receive funding only for such basics as rent and a phone, he says. Angelucci emphasizes that he does not sunk to eliminate the special interest groups, but will merely "cut the fat” from their budgets. The social functions of the limited appeal groups will be cut, he says. These groups should try to bring in funds through outside fund-raising activities, with the IFC providing limited matching funds, he says. Student groups that provide services for students as a whole, on the other hand, should be budgeted, he says. These groups include student publications such as the Oregon Daily Emerald, The Record and the Oregon Com mentator. Angelucci says The EMU, the Athletic Department and the University Mar ching Hand also should be funded, he says. Legal rights father than moral obligations should decide whether certain groups such as KOTO should be allowed on campus, Angeluc ci says. I Iqwever .students should'not be forc ed to fund these independent groups, he says. If a proposal to remove the ROTO from campus arisen again, Angeluicci says he will seek to defeat the resolution. Ramon Angelucci Angelucci would like to remove the AStlO constitutional amendment that requires the University to fund the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group. He says fun ding for OSPIKG should be optional because it is a high-pressure political lobby group and doesn't support the entire student body. A consensus approach to student govern ment is preferable to a more hierarchical one, Angelucci says, adding that he would not dominate his administration. Because he believes ability and background am more im portant than political beliefs, Angelucci says he will appoint people on the basis of their abilities and backgrounds. Cash For Textbooks Mon. • Fri. Smith Family Bookstore 768 E. 13th 1 Block From Campus 345-1651 COUPON COUPON COUPON THE EMU SIGN COMPETITION April 7th thru 21st LEAVE YOUR MARK ON THE U of O Entries for the sign competition may be left ,at The Book Store, Kinko’s or the Student Senate Grievance Booth in the EMU. High Quality COPIES All Day ★ Every Day Collating Binding Print America 519 E. 13th 485-1940 L~ * ^ OLYMPUS ii • Quick Shooter So sophisticated, so simple! QvicCsiMrtw M.M 129.99 890 E. 13th • 342-FILM