2000 ASUO Voter’s Guide
Opening Statement
Greetings Ducks,
It’s time once again for us to exercise our student voice and power in this
year’s ASUO Elections. This is your chance to let your representative body know
what you want by voting for those who best represent your views.The more of us
that are involved, the better the U of O campus environment will be in the follow
ing year. 2000 has brought many hopes and changes to the annual election.The
Elections Board has made a few changes to help assure a smooth and fair election
so that all of us have the opportunity to be involved.
First off, an outstanding turnout of candidates, with hopes of being the next
ASUO senator, board member or president, have come from a variety of back
grounds here on campus to run for the plethora of ASUO seats available. This
showing of campus pride and involvement is a testament to the overwhelming
sense of awareness that is displayed not only by these candidates but by the
entire student body that they wish to represent. This year’s ASUO Elections
promises to be one of the most democratic votes in years.
Secondly, for the convenience of the entire student body, the 2000 ASUO
Primary and General Elections will be administered completely
through Duckweb.What does this mean to you? This means that all upstanding
Ducks who have paid their incidental fee can vote in their dorm at 3am in their
underwear, one of the several ASUO official voting booths located throughout
campus, or anywhere that internet access is available. Indeed, this year we have
no excuse not to vote. It will be as simple as a few clicks and take just a couple of
minutes. We at the Elections Board hope that this change in the voting process
will catapult voter turnout from here on.
Once again we wish to express our utmost gratitude towards the students who
have taken an active approach here at the U of O and run for office. All of you
should be commended for your desire and drive to make the U of O a better
school for all of us.To the voters, we hope that you vote for those who you feel
will represent you well and log on to Duckweb during the Primary and General
Elections. Good luck to all of this year’s candidates.
The 2000 ASUO Elections Board
Candidate Statements
President/Vice
President
Daniel Atkinson
Sinister Students Unite! I
stand for Left-Hand Rights. If
elected I will fight until there
are no rights left that the
Rights have left us out of!
First I will strive to increase
the number of Left-hand desks
on campus. Many classrooms
have none, most have a hand
ful, and even the best contain
no more than 7% Left-hand
desks-yet a full 14% of young
Americans are Left-handed.
When we are forced to adjust
to Righty’s world, it can mean
the difference between “a
passing or a failing grade,”
according to an Indiana
University study.
Second, I will work with
the administration to increase
the number of Left-handed fac
ulty on campus. As our school
strives to increase diversity, we
cannot leave behind the last
unsung minority!
My ultimate goal is to elimi
nate the climate of hate per
vading campus. Society has
come a long way since the
1600’s, when my people were
burned at the stake; we’ve
even come a long way from
the days when my own father
was forced to become right
handed to attend school. Yet
hate is still deeply ingrained in
our thinking.The words “sinis
ter” and “gauche” mean “Left
handed.” We still shake with
our right hands. And there is
not a single textbook on this
campus that does not read
left-to-right-as though moving
to the right equals progress!
All our lives, Left-handers
have been told we were
strange, wrong, even evil. Stop
playing Righty’s game. Vote
Daniel Atkinson for ASUO
Executive.
Scott Austin
Hi, my name is Scott Austin,
and I want to be your next
ASUO President. I suppose I
could make a bunch of colos
saly insipid promises that
everyone knows I couldn’t
possibly keep, but in all hon
esty, I have no desire to waste
valuable brain cells on a task
that none of you cynical bas
tards will buy anyway, so let’s
just be jolly and blunt: I want
power, and lots of it.
Oh, don’t act shell-shocked,
you all know that if you could,
you would want this tremen
dous power and prestige as
well. I want to be absolute dic
tator and undisputed ruler of
this University. If you want
that sort of leadership, vote
for me. I won’t make a differ
ence, I promise.The ASUO is
irrelevant and archaicly inane
anyway, so why not put some
one in the pilots seat who
believes in Machiavellian theo
ries of leadership? Think about
it. I’m your man.
Jay Breslow and
Holly Magner
The University of Oregon is
a great university. There are
opportunities for student
activism and advocacy in
many different arenas. We are
running for ASUO Exec
because we believe in the
potential and the power of all
students on this campus.
Student government has
been criticized for internal
bickering and partisan poli
tics. As newcomers to student
government, we intend to
bridge the gaps between the
average student and the ASUO.
We are running not for per
sonal gain, but because we
genuinely want all students on
this campus to feel good
about being here.
Our main goals next year
are not crazy or impossible.
They are real.
We want to continue the
process of diversity on this
campus. We need to keep the
administration accountable for
the promises that they have
made and continue the hard
work that goes along with
making positive changes at the
university level. We also want
to continue the work that has
been done on community out
reach with the greater Eugene
community.
Returning students and stu
dent parents are an important
yet often overlooked popula
tion on this campus. We need
to find ways to reach out by
protecting childcare and creat
ing programs and forums that
address their needs.
We can do all of this, and
we will.
VOTE JAY AND HOLLY FOR
ASUO EXEC!
Autumn Kathleen
DePoe and Caitlin
Upshaw
We will not attempt to per
suade you with catchy slogans
and cheesy campaign promis
es that will never be fulfilled.
Our moms always told us, “If
you want to cook in the
kitchen, leave it looking better
than you found it.’That is
what we plan to do with the
ASUO.
Tell us what you want. We
won’t feed you a bunch of
squash (i.e. trash) that will just
end up spilling on your shirt.
(Who wants a wad of squash
on his/her shirt?)
Autumn knows her way
around campus, intimately. She
has served on the Student
Senate, been the vice-chair of
the Emerald Board of
Directors, reported for the
Emerald and KWVA news,
spent an entire year as ASUO
Communications Director,
chaired the KWVA Board of
Directors, served on numerous
student/faculty committees
and has her own show on
KWVA 88.1 (shameless plug to
tune in).
Gaitlin has a lot or personal
ity and will tap dance for any
student (for free).
We are serious. We have the
most experience. We are stu
dents just like you. (We could
n’t even afford to get neato
pictures of ourselves for this
guide.)
We believe that every stu
dent has the experience to be
ASUO President. (We re stu
dents, isn’t that the point?)
We have known each other
for 8 years and are Eugene res
idents (i.e. we get along and
know the community we
love).
We support all ASUO pro
grams. Vote smart, vote for the
best candidates (i.e. vote for
us). (Skatepark in the EMU!
love,Autumn).
CJ. Gabbe and
Peter Larson
Vote CJ and Peter.
Tuition is rising, financial
aid is decreasing, child care is
inaccessible, diversity isn’t pri
oritized, and people don’t feel
safe with the Eugene police.
Even though students pay
tuition, we feel powerless.The
Administration is making deci
sions that should be ours. We
need to exercise our power. CJ
and Peter are ready to step up
and give power back to stu
dents.
Making Education Affordable
We will fight to decrease
student debt as well as work
ing towards a tuition freeze for
residents, non-residents, and
international students.
Promoting a Diverse Community
We will work on recruit
ment and retention of students
and faculty of color as well as
expanding the definition of
hate crimes. Together we can
institutionalize safe and acces
sible education for everyone.
Holding Police Accountable
Who watches out for stu
dents’ interests? Without a sys
tem of accountability, the
police are answering to no
one. We want to increase stu
dent input in matters of police
review and conduct.
Student’s Issues
Students went online and
told us that there are three
main issues they want us to
address- corporate code of
conduct, big name concerts on
campus, and longer library
hours. We will work hard to
make sure these issues are
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