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Editor in chief: Laura Cadiz Editorial Editors: Bret Jacobson, Laura Lucas Newsroom: (541)346-5511 Room 300, Erb Memorial Union P.O. Box 3159, Eugene, OR 97403 E-mail: ode@oregon.uoregon.edu Monday January 24,2000 Volume 101, Issue 81 KiM-rakl fl wrench gears M Iachines can throw a cog, and apparently so can student gov ernment. If that metaphor is too me chanical for your taste, it might be easier to say that a frustratingly high number of vacancies now exist throughout student government: four resignations in the Student Senate in the last two weeks, three open seats on the Consti tution Court and one vacant position on the Programs Fi nance Committee. While high turnover rates are not ubiqui tously a sign of trou ble, in this case a rash of resignations in a short period of time casts a general doubt that all is sunshine and happiness in the ASUO. While looking at a few in dividual cases can some times allay fears of an un pleasant working environment, such a trend is rearing its head now and is likely to be a sign of much more. It seems a logical conclusion that there could be something amiss in the working atmos phere in some realms of student government, especially for sena tors. After spending a great deal of last term attempting to wade through a swamp of grievances, the senate will now face the added stress of quickly finding a group of people willing and competent to fill positions throughout government. Now there are four new senate posi tions waiting for people who must be approved into a situation where some of their predecessors have had less them joyful exits, furthering a stressful environment. Finding the cause of morale prob lems can be difficult, and there is re ally no choice but to keep looking and hope things settle down. Whether the problem is personality conflicts, workload problems or an overload of grievances, it would serve all well to find the problem and begin fixing it. We know this is easier said than done, but things don’t ap Letters to the editor Students: File FAFSA early We here at the Oregon Student As sistance Commission want to deliver this one simple message to all stu dents seeking financial aid for next year: File your FAFSA [Free Applica tion for Federal Student Aid] in Janu ary. Each year, a student seeking finan cial aid must file the FAFSA form, and filing it on time is the single most important action you can take. If you do a good job filling it out, then the rest of the financial aid determination process sort of takes care of itself. Filing a late FAFSA isn’t fatal, but a late form may mean that by the time your application is reviewed, some grant aid awarded through the Giovanni Salimena Emerald pear to be running very smoothly at this point and require the best efforts of all involved. Another cause of problems for stu dent government is a current trend of leaving a post because of an over whelming time commitment This is the same principle in many other lines of work where one can find themselves working a great deal longer and harder than they original ly envisioned. With that common tendency in mind it might be prudent to give prospective senators and justices as school's resources could be gone. You may still qualify for loans, but those must be repaid. Filing the FAFSA on time may reduce the amount of funds a student will need to borrow for next year. For more information, check with your high school counselor, college or university financial aid office, or log on to the Student Assistance Commis sion Web site at www.osac.state.or.us. The Oregon Student Assistance Commission administers a variety of State of Oregon, Federal, and private ly-funded student financial aid pro grams for Oregonians attending insti tutions of post secondary education. Last year, the agency awarded $15 million in need-based grant aid and $6 million in privately funded schol arships, as well as guaranteeing $103 accurate a vision of time commit ment necessary for their respective jobs as is humanly possible. A clearer idea of what the job will require may cause some with already heavy loads to pass on the notion until a time they can handle it properly. Last Thursday’s announcement by Constitution Court Justice Glen Ban field seems to make sense because he wants to graduate in the top of his class, but it would be reasonable to assume that neither his goals nor the position he filled changed since he was hired. million in college loans. Gene J. Evans, Public Information Director Oregon Student Assistance Commission William Hosier a great man I am the son-in-law of William Holser, and I wanted to share a few thoughts about him. Aside from the grandfather after whom 1 am named, William Holser was the most patient and considerate man I have ever known. He was also the only man that I very sincerely loved and respected and considered a true role model. He was without doubt one of the most in telligent men I* have ever known. When I decided to go the University at the age of 30, William not only pro vided me with the emotional and aca demic support that I needed to sue 1 Both concerns, environment and realistic time commitment under standing, need to take place in a very brief period of time. ASUO primary elections are to be held Feb. 23 and 24, with necessary paperwork due well before those dates. That leaves very little time to gather talented and dedicated individuals, but the positions must be filled for the gov ernmental process to work as intended. This editorial represents the opinion of the Emerald editorial board. Responses may be sent to ode@oregon.uoregon.edu. ceed, but he also shared his office with me. To satisfy my degree require ments I decided to take courses in ge ology. These courses were a complete revelation to me and helped to ex pand my understanding of the world. I have lots of positive memories of William from the 15 years that I had with prior to his death last month. But the best memories I will hold forever are the hikes we took together on Mt. St. Helens, Death Valley and other place where he shared his knowledge with me, and how he encouraged me to express and developing interest in geology.-1 will miss William Holser’s presence in my life. I feel tremendously privileged to have known him and hope to be as good a father and husband as he was. Pasquale Anolfo son-in-law, William Holser Thumbs To lending bis ear to the unorganized -Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey met Friday afternoon with lo cal anarchists to listen to their thoughts on the government. It’s good to see that he’s willing to lis ten to a wide range of voices through out the local com munity. Toaone-dollar trip to Oregon Replacing the Su san B. Anthony sil ver dollar, a Saca gawea gold-colored coin will now be the to ken women’s coin in circulation. The one dollar coin commemorates the Native Ameri can guide who helped Lewis and Clark on their trek across the country. To a killer campaign Italian clothing manufacturer Benetton has re leased an ad cam paign featuring death row prison ers discussing their fears of being put to death-There are far more appropri ate and serious ways of raising the important death penalty discussion than through in sensitive ads that don’t take into ac count the feelings of the victims. To a hypocritical oath Dr. AllanZarkinof New York carved his initials into a woman’s ab domen after deliv ering her baby by Caesarean section. After finishing the procedure he re portedly said, “l did such a beauti ful job, I'll initial it."
