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Promises continued from page 1A One of their biggest plans for the year, Access 2000, is working to complete three of campaign goals at once. With the help of the United States Student Association, the ASUO Executive has been lobbying and enlisting the help of congress for increased federal financial aid, child care and graduate student aid. They have also created a plan to improve dial-in modem access for students who live off campus. Chen said the executive plans to decrease paper waste in the EMU Computing Center and use the saved money to buy more modem lines for students without access to the high-speed Ethernet hook ups in the residence halls. “Right now there are only four lines for students, faculty and any one connected with the Universi ty to use,” Chen said, “If we’re go ing to put everything on-line we need the services to back it up.” Anoushiravani said she and Chen are also proud of their im proved relations with the Eugene Police Department, especially during the Halloween holiday. They have found, however, that they simply cannot accomplish some of their campaign promises, including starting a film school at the University, installing covered bike racks on campus and gaining a tuition freeze. “The OSA Board of Directors voted not to have a freeze,” Anoushiravani said. They also have not been able to increase flexibility in the resi dence hall housing contract. Cur rently, students in the residence halls who break their contract and move out during the year must pay a $9 fee per day for the re mainder of the year. Chen, Anoushiravani and Hous ing Director Mike Eyster said hous ing simply can’t afford to give stu dents more flexibility in their contracts. As a separate department from the University, housing re ceives no incidental fee money and must be completely self-sustaining. But Eyster said the demand for housing hasn’t existed this year like it has before, a trend he credits to returning students moving into new apartment complexes such as Duck’s Village and University Commons. “If someone moves out of a dorm room, we can't just lay off a custodian,” Eyster said. “We still have to pay our workers whether the rooms are full or not.” But despite what he can’t get done, Chen said he isn’t disap pointed. He said the goal of his and Anoushiravani’s campaign for the executive was to address many student concerns, not just one or two major ones. “The whole point was to ad dress many issues and see how feasible they were,” Chen said. “In that sense, I’m not disappointed if we found we can’t move on some thing.” But both Chen and Anoushira vani said they have been frustrat ed this term by the University ad ministration’s reluctance to act on some of their projects. “We came in very willing to work with the administration and were optimistic we could create a harmonious synthesis,” Anoushi ravani said. Instead, Chen said they have en countered bad communication and a host of other problems. XT ■ JLNlaturallv, the country s premiere leadership school offers only the latest in athletic equipment. Cjyym ('lass Obviously, this is not four average gym. Sure, iV£ strengthen your bod)'- Bui it e aho strengthen your mind. That > how ue go about budding leaders. 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Executive Assistant President Dave Hubin said he feels the ad ministration is accessible to stu dents, but it’s a problem that needs to be addressed if Chen and Anoushiravani feel like they are not being heard. “If they feel that way, that in it self is significant, and we should redouble our lines of communica tion,”Hubinsaid. Both Chen and Anoushiravani said some of the best things to come out of the ASUO office this year aren’t specifically on their campaign list but still reflect their success. “We’ve increased accountabili ty by cleaning up the red tape, making sure people follow through on the issues and creating a more professional atmosphere on our staff,” Anoushiravani said. She also praised their renter’s rights campaign, the Student Par ent Association and improving professor evaluations. 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