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Student Senate faces two departures
■Student senators Andrew
Schneider and Scott Shoji re
sign, and Eric Pfeiffe steps
down as ombudsman
By Jeremy Lang
Oregon Daily Emerald
In the Student Senate’s first
meeting of winter term, two sena
tors announced their resignation
from office, and one senator an
nounced his resignation from his
position as senate ombudsman.
Although neither attended
Wednesday night’s meeting, Sen
ate President Jessica Timpany an
nounced that Sens. Andrew
Schneider and Scott Shoji have re
signed from the senate.
In a letter read by Timpany, Sho
ji said, “The arena of politics is not
my forte.”
Schneider was named in a
grievance filed in the ASUO Con
stitution Court by senior Scott
Austin in November. In it, Austin
accused the summer senate of
nonfulfillment of duties and abuse
of power, issues that dominated
much of the senate debate in No
vember and December.
Constitution Court Chief Justice
Jeremy Gibbons said the court is
still deliberating on the grievance.
Sen. Eric Pfeiffer also an
nounced he is stepping down as
senate ombudsman.-although he
will continue to serve on the sen
ate itself. As ombudsman, Pfeiffer
was in charge of interpreting
ASUO rules and investigating
grievances filed by students in the
senate. This included a grievance
similar to Austin’s filed by former
senator Autumn DePoe.
Pfeiffer said investigating De
Poe’s grievance didn’t specifically
cause him to resign, he just needed
time to work on other projects.
“Ethically speaking, I’d rather
be involved doing more positive
things,” Pfeiffer said.
The resignations on Wednesday
Senate news
The Student Senate currently has
three seats open and is missing an
ombudsman.
Students interested in running for
a senate seat can get information
at the ASUO Executive office.
The Senate will chose a new om
budsman from three nominees at
next week’s meeting.
and one from last term leave three
of the 18 senate seats open. ASUO
President Wylie Chen said he
doesn’t foresee the open positions
causing any trouble for the senate.
Senate
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issues on a local, campus level. In
the old budget model, decisions
regarding faculty compensation
were typically handed down from
the State Board of Higher Educa
tion. The flexibility afforded the
University under the new budget
model caused increased expecta
tions on the part of many faculty.
The SBC White Paper, which is
still in draft stage, outlines a plan
that will increase average faculty
compensation “a minimum of 2.5
percent per year over and above
cost-of-living” for an estimated
five to seven years until a goal of
95 percent parity with comparator
institutions is reached.
The White Paper includes pos
sible sources for funding, includ
ing a reallocation of current funds,
increased enrollment and in
creased tuition.
Members of the SBC, who ad
dressed many preliminary con
cerns posed by University sena
tors, stressed that the White Paper
is still being developed. An up
coming University Town Hall
Meeting, scheduled for Jem. 26 at
3 p.m. in 177 Lawrence Hall, will
further explore and rework the
White Paper.
Other senate business included
the confirmation of Jane Gordon,
associate dean of student pro
grams and affairs to the Commit
tee on Committees and a moment
of silence in memory of Jane Gray,
a biology professor who died Sun
day.
Hillel
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Hillel’s mission, according to Hil
lel director Jeff Klein. Nationally,
Hillel is trying to cross religious
boundaries and become involved
with community action and vol
unteerism projects.
“Instead of just being a home
away from home for Jewish stu
dents, we want to interact with the
campus and local community on
social issues,” Klein said.
Klein said Hillel hasn’t decided
on the specific issues it will tackle,
but he said some of the money will
be dedicated to starting up the
new Social Action Center, which
will serve as a network of both reli
gious and secular groups that have
interests in social involvement
and volunteerism.
“We want it to be a place where
people can come in and find out
about all the volunteer opportuni
ties around,” Klein said.
The center would also provide
a space for groups to come togeth
er and work on different social is
sues, according to Jamuna Golden,
ASUO Women’s Center office as
sistant. The Women’s Center,
along with the ASUO, OSPIRG,
Students for Choice and many
other groups, is involved.in creat
ing the center.
“A lot of issues overlap. It’s good
when groups can work in solidari
ty with each other and become
more powerful with more people
behind them,” Golden said.
Hillel President Jessica Elkan
said the money comes at a very
convenient time. Hillel, along
with other programs at the Univer
sity and in the community, have
been working since fall to start up
the Social Action Center. Now,
with the money, they have the fi
nancial confidence to keep mov
ing on the project.
“Part of Judaism involves chari
ty and repairing the world — all of
the world,” Elkan said.
Out of 130 Hillels across the na
tion, the University was one of
seven schools picked for the grant,
which will go into effect at the be
ginning of next year.
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