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SPA candidates say they will make government visible By Carolyn Lamberson Of Ibc Kmrrald Sarah l,achkar is running for ASUO president because she sees herself as open, honest, ap proachable, outspoken and has been involved in the current administration. l^achkar. currently the ASUO assistant finance coordinator, has in the past served on the Junior Panhellenic Council, held the vice presidential post on the Panhellenic Council and is active in the .Sister University Project. She and running mate Jodie Mooney have been en dorsed by Students for a Pro gressive Agenda, and l.achkar sees this involvement as not on ly helpful, but encouraging. “1 have worked under SPA all year. The SPA platform and ideas mirror mine,” she said, adding the group provides sup port for candidates and members. l^chkar sees the role of the president as spokesperson for the students, and if elected she proposes to increase the strength of the Minority Task Force, student input on child care issues, expand Project Saferide where necessary and numerous other programs that have begun in recent years. One problem L a c h k a r recognizes is the seemingly in visible nature of student government — not many students know what the govern ment is doing and what it is about. She proposes to increase government visibility to students who don’t take an ac tive role in the process through the three publications on cam pus: the Oregon Daily Emerald, The Record and the Oregon Commentator. “Another way our ad ministration — Jodie’s and mine — would be more visible to students is by being more ac cessible, open and willing to talk to students about what we are doing, what’s behind the reports that appear in those publications.” she said. “That is not to say this has been a pro blem this year. The Nelson ad ministration has worked very hard to be more visible to the students.” I^chkar also has taken into consideration the criticism the current SPA administration has faced for its involvement in in ternational affairs. “To provide a broad educa tion for all students, the Ex ecutive must provide the oppor tunity for students to concern themselves with international relations,” she said, adding she doesn’t believe the current ad ministration has sacrificed on campus issues for issues that af fect students off campus. More than anything. l,achkar stresses communication bet ween students in Suite 4 EMU and the general student population. "The Executive needs to 1m; sensitive to all student needs, not just our own. If there is a door for open communication, students feel comfortable com ing into the office and asking to speak to a program director or asking a question,” she said. Mooney is currently a second year law student and chair woman of the Incidental Fee Committee. She received her bachelor’s degree in speech communication and a certificate in law studies from the Univer sity of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. She decided to run for the vice-presidential office for a variety of reasons, she said, but stressed commitment to various programs as being important in her decision. ”1 have developed a commit ment to students through my work with the fee committee to ensure that students on campus are treated equitably, to see all students are given equal oppor tunity to use student govern ment and to give students a forum as diverse as possible." she said. As L a c h k a r proposes, Jodie Mooney and Sarah Lachkar 380 E. 40th Eugene open evenings ’till 6 Locally owned for 30 years Digital "programmable synths with MIDI, Alpha-dial, programmable voices/rhythms* patterns, RAM-card storage, built-in stereo speakers . . . lots of other features (rom $399.00 Mooney also hopes to preserve organizations on campus that have been started recently; the mediation pilot program. Sister University Project. Latin American Support Group and the new Literary Society an? all groups Mooney believes need to be supported in the upcoming months. This is Mooney’s second elec tion as an SPA-endorsed can didate. The student political group endorsed her in last year's IFC election. SPA preserves cultural diversity on campus and is an important part of her campaign, she said. "All of us have similar goals — non-discrimination, affir mative action, retention of in dependent status for financial aid — but we all have very dif ferent backgrounds." she said. "It is really important that what we seek is diversity." Mooney sees herself as a good administrator, a quality needed for a vice president to Ik; suc cessful. She believes she would be good at working with the president and the office staff as a team and seeing that things within the office run smoothly. She also expressed concern about the centric attitude of some students who believe the student government should on ly focus on issues on campus. “1 can’t believe students on campus want to live in a vacuum." Mooney said, adding that issues off campus such as involvement in El Salvador can Turn to SPA, Page 9 *Hhhmm... irregular heartbeat.. .erratic pulse...fainting spells .frequent seizures. This patient looks like a needy recipient for the Pizza Answer Treatment. $3.99 for any ^ 1 item 12” pizza ' 1 free 32 oz. pop Good Wed . 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