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Gabbe said. “And I think all of us want to make sure that leadership positions are as accessi ble as they can be.” The second issue revolved around what Watts described as a “three-percent kickback.” To cover insurance costs, payroll assess ments and other fees, he said, someone has to pay three percent of what a student on work study has made throughout the year. The question that arose was who would pay that three percent. While in the end most of the sen ators agreed that work study is a good program that allows those who otherwise might not be able to be involved in campus leadership activities, some were worried about the kickback and just where the money would come from. “There needs to be some kind of accountability and responsibility for the three percent,” Sen. Mary Elizabeth Madden said. “It should n’t just be a gift to them from the surplus. They need to figure it out.” { { There needs to be some kind of accountabili ty and responsibility...It shouldn’t just be a gift to them from the surplus. They need to figure it out. Mary Elizabeth Madden ASUO Student Senator After over an hour and a half of debate, the senate finally decided to make student groups responsible for covering the “kickback” if they choose to employ students through the work study program. It also de termined it would take the year to fully work out the details. As part of the grandfather mo tion, Senate also decided to form a committee that would look at how stipend and work study positions are structured and funded. The Women’s Center, the first to benefit from the Senate’s decision, successfully transferred $900 from its leadership to its work study fund. It said that it would be able to cover the costs of the kickback. The YWCA, which transferred $494 from its leadership to its stipend fund wasn’t sure, so it will have to return to the Senate within the next two weeks and present an explana tion for where the money will come from. Finally, the senate ended the evening with nominations for sen ate positions. Three of the four were actually filled Wednesday as the nominees ran uncontested. Sen. Eric Bailey garnered the vice-presi dency while Sen. Greg Zimel won for treasurer. Sen. Skye Tenney was elected Senate ombudsman. Next week, the Senate will decide be tween Sen. Watts and Sen. McLean for president. Voter rally continued from page 1A “Every vote counts,” she said. State Rep. Vicki Walker (D-Lane County) zeroed in on ballot Mea sure 91 in her address, saying it { { If you ’re not registered and you don’t vote, you can’t complain about the way things are going Nathaniel Martin-Long freshman would put a stranglehold on stu dents hoping for tuition freezes. She further emphasized the impor tance of student voters setting an example for others. “In 1992, this campus registered more students to vote than any campus in this whole nation,” she said. “In the year 2000, we want to surpass that. Help us get there.” Students seated in the am phitheater and some who stopped and stood on the sidewalk at the corner of 13th Avenue and Univer sity Street applauded after each speaker and seemed attentive to the speeches. Only one outbreak occurred during the event, when a student, who was responding to the pleas of Castillo for students to vote, yelled: “The Democrats and Republicans won’t let Ralph Nad er speak!” One ' University freshman, Nathaniel Martin-Long, said he just turned 18 and will vote in his first presidential election this No vember. He’s registered as a Demo crat, but said he’s dissatisfied with the two major parties and will probably register himself in the Pa cific Green Party soon. But despite Presidential election voting for 18 to 24-year-olds (numbers in thou sands): 1964 50.9 1968 50.4 1972 49.6 1976 42.2 1980 39.9 1984 40.8 1988 36.2 1992 42.8 1996 • 32.4 Source: US. Census Bureau his dissatisfaction, Martin-Long said it’s important for those who care about public policy to vote. “If you’re not registered and you don’t vote, you can’t complain about the way things are going,” he said. THERE’S ALWAYS A REASON TO PICK UP THE OOF Make date ODE Classifieds... Worth Looking Into!
