SPA candidates say they will make government visible
By Carolyn Lamberson
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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
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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
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