Editorial
IFC candidates offer
voters limited choice
The Dot of Incidental Fee Committee candidates this
year is comparably low. This limited choice could make it
hard for voters to find qualified candidates. We give our en
dorsement to Ron Munion, Collin Farrell and Teddy Wallace
for the one-year seats and to Joshua King for the two-year
position.
Although Ron Munion tends to create controversy in the
IFC2. he is by far the most qualified candidate. The one-year
term he has served on the committee has given him the ex
perience and know-how necessary to work within the IFC.
Collin Farrell is an informed candidate with strong
ideas for improving IFC setbacks. He believes the IFC needs
to set priorities and resist major increases for groups. To
help eleviate the money problem he would lobby the state
for funding.
Even though Teddy Wallace does not have as much ex
perience as Munion or Farrell, she has the most common
sense. She wants to represent a broad base of participants as
well as break away from the personal opinion conflicts that
currently plague the committee. Wallace will add a uniquely
sincere quality to the IFC.
The three remaining candidates; Steve Hoyt, Sandra
Thompson and Kristin Teigen, are not familiar enough with
the process to receive our endorsement.
Thompson was a strong contender. She emphasized
that the IFC should move to a more advisory role instead of
the adversary role it has now.
Hoyt was the only candidate who mentioned cultural
and physical development as a major criterion for funding
groups rather than size. This seems to encompass tin; overall
goal of tIn? IFC. Hoyt knew the terms and basic concepts in
volved in the committee. Unfortunately he did not know
how to apply them.
Finally. Teigen was not familiar with the process. She
lacks the ability to deal with individual groups or to adapt to
the workings of the IFC.
The choices for the two-year seats suffer from a lack of
any truly qualified, competent candidates. Joshua King gets
our endorsement as the only candidate with the potential to
succeed.
King shows promise and energy to devote to the IFC.
Although he has had little experience. In? is enthusiastic and
willing to learn. King also is running as an independent.
This non-affiliation with a party will provide a well-rounded
influence in the IFC.
Armando Morales has served two years on tin; IFC. This
would be a benefit if he had shown any signs of effective
judgment. Unfortunately his record shows In; puts little ef
fort into examining groups and he frequently abstains from
voting.
Despite Douglas Pyle’s experience, he is too politically
oriented. He would vote according to his political beliefs. At
last week's IFC candidate forum, Pyle had trouble justifying
his anti-Commentator stance two years ago.
These special interests are also apparent in Wayne Skill.
He places too much emphasis on the Athletic Department.
Skill’s idea to eliminate tin? “spend it or lose it" mechanism
in the IFC would decrease the role of the committee. It is the
IFC's job to maintain effective spending.
J.B. Leahy has the necessary professionalism needed for
the IFC. But he has no concrete idea of how the system
operates.
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I'm for Ron
Having had the privilege of
working with Ron Munion this
past year, and after reading the
story about him (ODE, April 7).
1 find myself prompted to write
this letter.
Ron has been a member of the
EMU Budget Committee, of
which 1 chair, as a represen
tative of the IFC'. His role was to
keep both the IFC and Budget
Committee informed of each
other’s activities, requirements,
expectations, guidelines, etc. 1
believe that if it were not for
Ron, the Budget Committee
would have had a serious lack
of information, because it is Ron
who not only approached hear
ings with sound objectives, but
he kept politics out of the pro
cess — an aspect 1 find not only
important, but admirable.
Ron and 1 do not agree on
everything, but we do on three
basic principles: That the
cultural and physical develop
ment of the students is preserv
ed; and. unlike some others,
that tin; position of the IFC is
not to act like Cod; and that
politics has no place in the
budgetary process.
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Therefore, it is my pleasure to
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for his assistance, as well as to
give him my vote in tin; upcom
ing election — because if there
is anyone who is concerned
about preserving the develop
ment of students and ensuring
that their money is used proper
ly. it is. by far, Ron Munion.
Laura Romano
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Voter appeal
My name isTamie Kaufman; I
am running for a one-year EMU
Board position with the Con
cerned Students for Responsive
Leadership (CSRL) party. 1 am
running for this position
because 1 care about the
students of this University. The
CRSL party also cares about
students and w'ants the ASLJO
to become more concerned
about students. I agree that this
is an important issue and that is
why 1 am a part of the group.
Another place of importance
is incidental fees. Many
students do no realize it. but
they pay $61 per term in in
cidental fees. As an EMU Board
member. 1 will be involved with
about $1.7 million of incidental
fee money. As a board member 1
would do my best to make sure
the money is spent toward the
benefit of the students.
I he EMU is the heart of the
University and almost every
student uses it at one time or
another. For this reason I feel
this is an important position
and because of this 1 will take
the job seriously.
Remember. Tamie Kaufman,
CSRL, for EMU Board one-year
position.
I amie Kaufman
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No right turns
With elections days away,
students need to know the dif
ferences between candidates.
This year, a well-funded, ex
treme right-wing organization
formed, offering lock-step
ideologies running for a narrow
purpose: to slash or eliminate
organizations they politically
disagree with (they call this
“depoliticization”!), and to
fund ONLY athletics and so
called ‘‘non-political’’
activities.
Their candidates lack ex
perience in social/cultural
organizations. Their presiden
tial candidate’s “experience” is
limited to having been a
cheerleader. Their two-year IFC
candidates’ “experience” is
membership in the Marines
ROTC and US Air Force.
Their only current IFC
member, Ron Munion, has a
voting record revealing hostility
toward minority and social
issues. He voted against Black
Student Union events and Peace
Week, and he opposed pro
viding student legal services
and child care for off-campus
housing (he derided it as
“babysitting”).
SPA candidates, on the other
hand, don’t have such narrow,
cynical views of student events.
SPA supports a rich academic
environment, including debate
and discussion on issues. SPA
supports bringing speakers of
diverse political views to
campus.
This diversity is reflected in
SPA candidates. The right wing
has no ethnic minority can
didates (and has opposed
cultural events), while SPA en
dorsed minority student union
directors, foreign studednts,
older students, parents, plus
students fitting the “typical"
profile as candidates. SPA
reflects the diversity of the
campus.
There is a choice: narrow,
negative interests of the far
right, or the progressive, in
clusive, supportive approach of
SPA. Your vote counts. And,
more importantly, your vote is
important.
Kimberly Sargent
Student Campaign for
Disarmament
Co-director