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Student input needed to pass bills
By Christopher Blair
Emerald Reporter
When people find the politi
cal climate' not to their liking,
they jokingly are told to write
to their representatives
Members of the legislative
Action Alliance (LAA). a cam
paign to increase student letter
writing to the Oregon legisla
ture, have decided to take this
advice seriously
"(Students) represent a very
influential group, especially
here in Oregon where higher
education is an important is
sue." said LAA member Justin
McKenna, who also is ASUO
assistant coordinator of state af
fairs.
Students wishing to voice
their opinions on bills facing
the recently convened Oregon
legislature are asked to fill out
a card in the ASUO office,
checking off the issues they are
interested in. Students then are
encouraged to write letters to
their representatives and voice
their opinions
The Legislature is faced with
bills concerning child care sub
sidies for college students, ex
pansion of need-based financial
aid and student control of sur
plus incidental fees.
A loud and united student
voice is essential to pass bills of
concern to students, said both
McKenna and LAA Coordinator
Tim Goss, who also is the
ASUO State Affairs Coordina
tor.
"Without the grassroots base
you don't stand a chance."
Goss said "You can’t just take
a bill up to Salem and say This
is a great idea.’ ”
In addition to letter-writing,
students will have the chance
to testify before the legislature
on issues they are concerned
about. Goss said
"Letter-writing and testifying
is something anyone can do."
McKenna said "It's important
that you write letters It's im
portant that you get involved
In an attempt to reach more
students throughout the Uni
versity, the ASUO and l.AA
have teamed up with the Ore
gon Students Public Research
Interest Group (OSPIRG). Goss
said. Representatives from
OSP1RG also will be encourag
ing students to voice their
opinions on three environmen
tal bills
Students who come to the
University from another part of
Oregon have the opportunity to
practice “dual-constituency."
writing legislators from their
home towns as well as those
representing the University.
Goss said
In order to garner more par
ticipation in the campaign.
Goss and McKenna will la1 vis
iting classrooms, student and
minority groups, as well as fra
ternity and sorority houses
The group's goal is to get stu
dents of all political persua
sions to write letters. Mi kenna
said, adding that some issues
that face the Legislature con
cern all students, regardless of
their beliefs
“It's not really political ide
ology that we re after here."
McKenna said "I want more
students involved, I don't care
where they come from."
Senators air new plans
The Student Senate on Thursday discussed plans for produc
ing an informational senate pamphlet and simplifying the process
of class evaluations.
The informational pamphlet that senators want to release this
term will contain a description of procedures and positions and
will be given to students interested in holding a senate position.
Senators also aired suggestions on ways of making the results
of class evaluations easier to understand and more accessible to
students. Among some of the ideas aired was the possibility of
evaluating classes based on a five-criteria system.
Although numerous ideas were bandied around, no set criteria
were established. The results of these evaluation then would lie
made available to all students before registration each term
In other business, student senators suggested that the group
sponsor a seminar or video production about University issues and
affairs in an attempt to educate students about the University.
Senators also are investigating the possibility of making more
University events open to students under 21-years-old by sep
arating those events into alcoholic and non-alcoholic sections.
The senate will hold its next meeting Thursday, Jan. 19 at ti ;tl)
p.m. in the EMU Century Room E. A speaker on animal rights will
be featured.
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King's life to be focus
Food, music and displays
will highlight the Universi
ty's Black Student Union's
commemoration of the life of
Martin l.uther King |r. on
Sunday.
The "Celebration of Hu
manity IX." which will be
held in the KMU Ballroom,
is a free three-hour, multi
cultural celebration, said |u
lie Sprague. BSU director.
University students and
student groups have joined
together and pooled their
talents to make the celebra
tion a success. Sprague said
"We want to stress that
Or. King stood for all people
and their rights." she said.
"He was not just the leader
of the black community. He
stood for all of us and fell for
all of us."
Scheduled events for the
evening include a tae-kwon
do demonstration by mem
bers of the Asian/Pacific
American Student Union, a
presentation by Native
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