Letters to the editor
Support ASUO Measure 5
You may be surprised and im
pressed to learn that you attend
one of the major public universi
ties in the United States in terms
of percentage of international
student enrollment. Yet there is
not a permanent facility on cam
pus that promotes informal
cross-cultural exchange among
international students, as well as
between international and Amer
ican students, or supports their
lives at the University. But
ASUO Ballot Measure 5 seeks to
change that.
We, the members of Interna
tional Resource Center Cam
paign committee, urge students
to vote “yes” on this measure,
which has been a project of the
International Student Associa
tion, the ASUO, the EMU Board,
the EMU Administration and the
Office of International Educa
tion. Because the lounge is spar
ingly used, we devised a plan
that would make the lounge an
attractive place — “a meeting
place for the world.”
We strongly believe that the
International Resource Center
will be of great interest and very
attractive to all University stu
dents and the community. About
10 percent of the University stu
dents come from over 80 coun
tries. Many others travel over
seas. It would be shortsighted to
state that the center serves only
the international community, for
its purpose is to increase the in
teraction among all university
students.
The International Resource
Center will be a central location
for students to meet and discuss
international views, to practice
foreign languages and to obtain
information about traveling,
working and living abroad. We
strongly urge a “yes” for the
measure.
ISA co-director
IRC campaign manager
Candidates corrupt
The C.J. Gabbe and Peter Lar
son campaign is a corrupt and
unethical one. They will go to
any length to get elected, as
shown by their willingness to
break election rules and lie about
it. Gabbe and Larson have cho
sen this route; however, we as
students DO NOT have to sup
port them. Currently, the
Gabbe/Larson campaign has
spent more than $1,300. The oth
er campaigns combined have
spent less than $600. Students
should look closely at the issues
surrounding these candidates
and question their motives. It the
ASUO Executive really worth
$1,300? The ASUO is not and
should not be about how much
money is spent on campaigns,
but rather it should be about the
quality of the candidates. It is
worth it to University students to
have morally bereft leaders? I
think not.
Emilie Lavin
psychology
Court’s ruling appalling
I am appalled by the Constitu
tion Court’s decision to allow C.J.
Gabbe and Peter Larson to con
tinue their well-funded, arrogant
run for ASUO Executive (ODE,
Feb. 29). Despite the official rul
ing, I believe Gabbe and Larson
bribed voters by offering them a
thing of value. As Jennifer Gree
nough said, money buys things
of value, and food still counts. It
is ridiculous to assume their cof
fee hour was a voter information
meeting and not one of self pro
motion. Would Gabbe hold a
meeting on the importance of
voting if he were not running for
office? Not likely.
Gabbe was under investigation
for misallocation of funds and
failure to hold office hours dur
ing his tenure as a summer term
student senator. Along with the
coffee hour fiasco, this paints
Gabbe as a deceitful young man
who has a disrespect for both the
electorate and the rules. These
events makes me wonder why
Gabbe is involved with student
government: to bring about the
positive change his vague plat
form touts, or to bring about per
sonal gain and pad up his re
sume?
Gabbe has a record of dishon
esty, and it appears he doesn’t
think he should have to follow
the rules. He should not be re
warded with a promotion to the
ASUO Executive position.
Brian Boone
journalism
C.J. and Peter best candidates
In this ASUO General Elec
tions the choice is clear. C.}.
Gabbe and Peter Larson are two
candidates who have the experi
ence, the perspective and the
willingness to get the job done.
In my time as the state affairs co
ordinator for the ASUO I saw a
lot of leaders come through stu
dent government, and these two
are far and away the best for the
job.
If you want to see the campus
safer, tuition reasonable and fi
nancial aid plentiful I urge you
to vote for Gabbe and Larson.
The issues that affect students
are not trivial; they are substan
tial. Tuition has increased at a
rapid rate while access to finan
cial aid other than loans is ex
tremely sparse. We need leaders
who understand the importance
of working state-wide to achieve
great victories for students. We
also need students with the ex
perience to get that done. Having
worked on freezing tuition and
keeping students on the Oregon
Health Plan, I can attest to the
fact that experience goes a long
way in creating positive change
for students.
If you want to see an ASUO
Executive that will have success
in protecting your interests I
would encourage you to: Vote
experience, vote on issues,
VOTE FOR C.J. AND PETER.
Matt Swanson
former ASUO state affairs
coordinator
Student government sickens
It’s swell that “we live under a
fair system of government that
requires that rules be followed
not only by citizens but also by
itself,” to quote Justice Robert
Raschio in the article on the res
olution of the C.J. Gabbe and Pe
ter Larson election “technicality”
(ODE, Feb. 29). The fact that
someone who repeatedly breaks
the rules of public office can be
exonerated on the grounds that
the public officers whose duty it
is to review his actions have
themselves faltered in their per
formance is really neat.
How reassuring it is to know
that they have each others’
backs! It really sets one’s priori
ties straight to realize that those
who are in the club are keen to
their primary duty: keeping each
other in there and keeping the
ordinary dweebs out. Goodness
knows that whenever someone
who is not in the club finds his
or her way into the clubhouse,
all heck breaks loose. Here’s to
the Elections Board and the Con
stitution Court for keeping gov
ernment office the safe haven of
the initiated.
Bryan Roberts
senior, English
Posters on the mark
I am by no means a fan of neg
ative campaigning. After follow
ing the situation regarding the
ASUO Constitution Court’s rul
ing to put C.J. Gabbe and Peter
Larson back on the ballot, how
ever, I feel these tactics are justi
fiable.
I have heard some negative
feedback from the “Got Ethics?”
posters I have seen around cam
pus. While I personally think the
posters are quite amusing, I can
see why some people might be
disturbed. I would remind these
people that Gabbe and Larson
were in fact found to be in viola
tion of election rules, and they
were only returned to the ballot
because of a technical glitch in
the investigation procedure. Co
incidentally, Gabbe was also
found guilty by the court on
charges of nonfulfillment of du
ties as a summer senator. This
trend of disregarding rules dis
turbs me much more than any
poster.
After looking at all the evi
dence, the “Got Ethics?” slogan
seems to be less of a tasteless
smear campaign and more of a
campaign tactic that simply
highlights an important differ
ence between the two candidates
ror Abuu executive.
Oona M. Holcomb
journalism, political science
Show Elections Board support
I would like to show my ap
preciation and admiration for
this year’s ASUO Elections
Board.
This year’s board has also been
the first to successfully put the
elections on-line. The on-line
elections will prove to be the
ASUO’s first truly accurate elec
tion in terms of academic senate
seat voting.
This year, the board put out a
statement that explained the in
famous rule violation, the rea
sons for their ruling and the
remedies. It was legible, well
thought out; and it was tough but
fair.
The board has stayed as polit
ically neutral as possible, and
they have done an excellent job
of explaining the rules, being
available for questions and hope
fully, increasing voter turnout.
They even updated the election
Web site.
Candidates and students need
to be aware that if rules are vio
lated, it is not the Election
Board’s fault. They should not be
the recipients of blame, angst or
taunts. When rules are violated,
it is because the candidates were
either ignorant, unable to under
stand the language involved or
purposefully attempting to cheat.
The rules are not ambiguous.
Every candidate signs a state
ment stating that they have read
and understand the rules. If can
didates do not understand the
rules, the Elections Board is
available to clear things up.
Please give the Elections
Board a break and show them
your support throughout the
elections process no matter what
the outcomes may be. They have
a tough job, and they are doing
their jobs in the finest way possi
ble. I give them many a prop and
a hi-five.
Autumn DePoe
former ASUO Executive candidate
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