ASUO general elections measures
Beginning next Wednesday, students
at the University will have the oppor
tunity to vote on eight proposed bal
lot measures in the ASUO general
elections.
#1 USSA funding
continuance
This ballot measure deals with the
continued funding of the United
States Student Association.
If approved, the measure will allo
cate $50,223 of student incidental
fee money to pay for continued
membership in the USSA. The total
fiscal breakdown equates to approxi
mately $1 per student per term for
the next two years, beginning fall
2000.
Listed as the oldest running student
organization, the United States Stu
dent Association works on student is
sues pertaining to higher education.
Examples of campaigns they have
done or are currently working on in
clude financial aid, campus safety
and child care.
#2 ASUO grievances
This ballot measure pertains to griev
ances filed within the ASUO.
Two proposed changes include
addinga rule to the ASUO Constitu
tion regarding grievances, and a sub
sequent addition to the rule.
Proposed rule 15 is titled “Griev
ances.” Proposed rule 15.1 states:
“Any grievance filed by a member of
the ASUO against an ASUO program,
excluding the ASUO Executive and
ASUO Senate, must be filed first with
the ASUO Programs Administrator.
Any resolution to a grievance filed
with the ASUO Programs Administra
tor may be appealed to the ASUO
president within seven business
days. Decisions made by the ASUO
president may be appealed to the
ASUO Constitution Court within sev
en business days if the grievance falls
under the jurisdiction of the court
pursuant to section 10.2.”
essentially, the proposed measure
3dds an additional step in the bu
reaucratic process for students filing
grievances, aimingto cut back the
a mount of complaints that come be
fore the ASUO president and the
ASUO Constitution Court.
#3 Designated Driver
Shuttle funding
This measure deals with additional
funding for the Designated Driver
Shuttle service.
DDS transports students from the
University to their places of resi
dence.
This proposed measure would in
crease student incidental fees by
$0.52 cents per term.
With the increase, DDS hopes to raise
an additional $25,000 dollars for the
purchase of a new 15-passenger van.
If the additional van is added, DDS
will increase service during peak and
weekend operating hours.
The Designated driver Shuttle serv
ice was founded in 1993. Currently,
DDS operates seven days a week, 350
days out of the year.
During the past year, DDS ridership
has increased by more than 50 per
cent.
#4 Workers' Rights
Consortium
membership
The measure concerns a possible rec
ommendation to the University re
garding membership with the Work
ers' Rights Consortium.
The WRC monitors4abor facilities out
side the United States that produce
goods for U.S. based corporations.
If adopted, the Workers’ Rights Con
sortium would establish an inde
pendent monitor of University li
censees and their working
conditions in foreign countries.
The University would also be forced
to pay any membership fees in the
WRC with profits obtained through
University licensing contracts.
During the past year, the debate on
"sweat-shop” labor has come under
intense scrutiny by certain individu
als at the University.
Other labor monitors include the
Fair Labor Association and inde
pendent monitoring systems, such as
the one adopted by California State
University.
Through Tuesday, Feb*29, the Emerald
will preview each of the eight ballot
measures for the ASUO general elec
tions, Monday and Tuesday, the Emer
ald will preview the four remaining
ballot measures, the ASUO general
elections will be held March 1 and 2.
Subcontinent sights
fill EMU for a night
■ Students of the Indian
Subcontinent will celebrate
their culture with dinner,
song and a fashion show
By Emily Gust
Oregon Daily Emerald
This Sunday, the EMU ball
room will light up with the
sights, sounds and smells of the
cultures of the Indian subconti
nent.
Utsav 2000 will commence at
5:30 p.m. Sunday with dinner
and an exhibition of cultural
handicrafts. After the meal, a
show presenting traditional songs
and dances will be held in the
EMU Ballroom.
The event is being presented
by the Students of the Indian
Subcontinent (formerly the Indi
an Student Association), which is
a part of the International Student
Association. The SIS represents
students from not only India but
Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
Pakistan and Mauritius.
“Utsav 2000 is about celebrating
the culture of all these countries
that form the Indian subcontinent,”
SIS President Asif Suria said.
To celebrate those cultures, the
SIS has organized a night filled
with food, song, dance and art.
Dinner will be served in the EMU
Skylight area at 5:30 p.m. and
6:30 p.m. The food will be tradi
tional Indian fare placed into a
five-course meal. This includes
tandoori chicken, curry, rice pilaf
and nan, which is a type of bread.
While guests are not eating,
they will have the opportunity to
visit the exhibition in the ball
room.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m.
and will highlight songs and
dances from all over the India
subcontinent. The SIS chose ma
terial through
out the subcon
tinent to
represent all of
the different
countries.
“They have
Students tried to recruit
tmmmmmmmm all the students
from the re
gion,” Ying-Che Chen, office
manager of the ISA, said.
In addition, a fashion show
will display traditional dresses.
“We’re doing the three most
popular types of Indian outfits:
saris, gagrahs and salwaarku
miz,” Haseena Vaswani, who is
participating in both the fashion
show and one of the film dances,
said. “The guys are wearing kur
ta pajamas.”
Tickets are $7.50 for students
and $9.00 for the general public.
They are available in the EMU
ticket office or at a booth located
in the EMU set up by the SIS.
Tickets may also be purchased at
the door.
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