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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1995)
JENNIFER WILLIAMSON ZACHARY KELTON ell© every one! Are you surviv ing f.ilI fertn .’ Ir has Ix-en fast and difficult for .ill of us. I lu- AS! ' ' Has been busy with many projo. is We have Ix-en working hard on our voter revolt.i lion drive. I ’ of O has a reputation for student ac tivistn. More students registered to vote here in 92 and ‘94 than any other college. It you have not regis tered yet, you will not he able to vote in the primary, hut you tan register to vote in the general election We will w ak to give you information on the t andidates tor this s|X‘c tal elet lion We base a forum planned today vsith senate candidate Norma Paulus at i: JO in the Maple Room, 1 Ml NX< are attempting to bring the lest of the candidates to cam pus. Another projec I that I am working on is pn»posed thanges in the Affirmative Action Office oik a mpus. As you ma\ have lu-.ud, many students have com plained about problems in the affirmative ac t ii >n puxe,v> that range from inadequate response tunes to Ix-ing told that they could not file formal complaints about harass ment. I believe that students need to have a place yvhere we can go wiili our prob lems where we know they can be solved. Becau.sc the Affirmative Action Ofhee is part of the l mversitv, it is m a position of Kith trying to ensure student needs are met as well as trying to conrrihute to the success of the university as a whole In such cases, the student's interests are usually adverse to the l ’lUWTJtV'' and often the [ Vuu-rays needs win. This con flu t of interest IK ed' to I H- [ftn« 1\ I d It students art* to feci sate on campus. I In- Affirmative Ac non Office needs to be taken off i am pus where n can invest it;.tie and decide these cases with true neutraht\ and fairness as an independeni, third party to the conflk t. I want to assure you that it you do have problems on campus, you can call the Office of Student Advah. as y at Ht' <722. I he people in this office work for you and will help It you have input you would like to offer, my phone number is H<> <72-1 t )r you i an e mail me ar asu ^’tt-'.-n^Lclsione u tvy?<u\ki C ii>od lik k lor the rest of the term and have a great break! ■l .B is almost here and ir seems like classes just started I he rigors of academic life will turn us all into coffee addicts. I have fi >und that students have a lireat deal of mtlu' eiu e on our aca demic life. I here are rune .u auerou student senators who represent academic Inter e.sts on campus These senators and myself re cent!y formed the Ac a demic Counc il. ! he Academic (’ounc il will focus its attention on issues ranging from c urrtc iilm to tenure. We es ant to foe us on iTwinges that will increase the level of ac ademic quality on c ampus 'students are paying more for their education and I believe that students have a vested interest in ensuring the quality of that education. The ms idental fee budget process has started for next year II is my responsihlity to make recommendations on eac h budget and provide final approval on the budgets I cannot do this without your help and input. Please come to me with your feedback on the services and programs that arc funded v> i <. an use this information when I make my decisions In avidinon to working w it fa all the hranc hes of student government and making sure the inc idental fee process operates smoothly and effectively, I have been working to make sure that students' voices are heard at all levels.>t the l mversity governing structure. Although the uphill battle to increase student votes on the l niversity Senate has not yet been won, I have appointed students to over fifty voting seats on l!niversity com mtifecs, the working groups that make policy dec.isions or rev i >mmenJat!Ons on issues that range from what the library could do better to what courses are going to lx- taught next year. As well, I meeLc-.u h week with University adminis trators to ensure that no policy is approved that would lx- detrimental to the student body. In short, 1 represent you and your concerns, I want to know what you think A good way to connect with A SI JO is our weekly open house with free coffee and donuts or email me at astiovp'Cgladstone. 1 hop' ll' hear from you stxin! JENNIFER WIILIAMSON AJUO PRESIDENT > Register to vote for the general election to fill Oregon's Senate Seat > Student voter education. Forum today with Norma Paulus, 3:30 Maple Room EMU > Proposed changes In Affirmative Action to address problems with compliant process > Contact Jen at 346-3724 or asuopres@gladstone ZACHARY KELTON ASUO VICE-PRES. > Academic Council started to give students voice in academic issues > Budget process has started. Zach is responsible for making recom mendations and final budget approval. Needs student input on budgets > Working to ensure student opinion is heard on in all university policy decisions > Contact Zach at 346-3724 or asuovp@gladstone INU HICROBREW PUB CONTINUED Student* will be fully involved in ill the step* of netting .1 pub on i ampus. Opinion ballot* and a suggestion box will lx localed outside the ASl O Office. Suite 4, EMU. The ASUO need* to know student’* taste*, prefer enees, and concern*, according to Kelton. W e want tn be able to provide the student* with a place to hang out that answer* their need* and concerns, said James Peterson, ASUO bundraising Coordinator. "We need to know what student* want. What type* of microbrew*.’ What type* of food*.’ We want everyone's voice to lx heard.*’ Once student input has been collected, the specifics of the proposal will lx worked out. Space issues will lx- considered by the I NH I louse Committee and we will do a request for proposal to solicit bids from murobrewertes. The ASUO would ideally like to see the pub open in Fall of 1W6, av cording to Peterson. If you would like more information on the pro posed pub or would like to offer feedback, comaet lames Peterson at H6-0622 or by email at asuofund'" glavlstotie.uorenon.edu. MARTIN FISHER, SENATE PRESIDENT I he A SI JO Student Senate, which a I Ilk ates your incidental student tees, has been hard at work 1 all Term ensuring services and programs continue to operate m a manner that In-st serves student inter ests. I he Senate has alienated emergency funding to keep the Amazon Childcare Co op operating during this transition period, we have provided funding to expand the ability of Legal Services to represent the growing number of students in need of legal assistance and funded the Designated Driver Shuttle so that no student needs to drink md drive. T he Senate has also funded several cultural opportunities tor students, including a theater troupe exchange between the University and a Taiwanese theater troupe and have provided funding for several important mult u ultural speakers. 1 he Senate is looking forward to the possibility of purchasing several new computers for student programs in addition to the 18 computers bought last year. In conjunction with the Outdoor Program and others, the Senate is exploring the possibility ot providing locator beacons ior students who choose to explore the forests and mount a ins of Oregon. These items are in response to the recent events sur rounding two University students missing from their planned mountain-climb ing trip. If you have any com ments, suggestions or ideas for the Student Senate, please contact us at 346 3149 or via email at senatc4$glklsti »i kmk >regi m.cxit i.
