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Senate gives Crisis Center funds ■ Senate approved the ASUO Crisis Center’s request for funds to buy a new futon By Emily Gust Oregon Daily Emerald During one of its shorter meetings Wednesday night, *he ASUO Stu dent Senate handled just one spe cial request, allowing the ASUO Crisis Center to rest a little easier. What the center wanted most was money for a new futon. After some debate, that’s what it got - plus a lit tle more. “It’s been there seven years and it’s been used every day,” said Mau reen Morrison, the Crisis Center representative who presented the special request. “The futon is used day and night, and I think we’ve had our wear and tear. ” Senate granted the group the $649 it needed to purchase the fu ton along with a few other items, such as new lamps and a new show er curtain. But the approval was not without a fight. When Sen. Jackie Ray asked how much money was in the center’s other accounts, Morrison replied it had “less than a hundred dollars.” Senate President Peter Watts, however, pointed out that the cen ter had $2,832.35 in its fundraising account. A precedent Senate set this year dictates that groups should try fundraising before approaching Senate for more money. After consulting Crisis Center Di rector Alison Lusk, Morrison ex plained that the more than $2,000 is used to prepay keynote speakers and to reserve rooms in the EMU. Lusk said it will also help pay for the center’s Crisis Prevention con ference, which is coming in Febru ary. { i The futon is used day and night, and I think we ve had our wear and tear. Maureen Morrison ASUO n However, some senators stuck by the precedent and urged the center to raise funds first and ask for sur plus money second. “This is a good cause and stuff, but what we’re trying to say is this is a last resort,” Senate treasurer Greg Zimel said. But Morrison said the Crisis Cen ter staff is composed of volunteers who work 15-hour shifts, so she thought it was inappropriate to ask them to come in for more hours to raise money. “We’ve tried that route before and it hasn’t worked,” she said. Voting continued from page 1A group has not been able to have Republican leaders come to cam pus because the officials don’t feel safe or welcomed by the students. Jeff Hoyt, Chairman of the Re publican Party for Lane County, said representatives for Bush and Republican vice presidential can didate Dick Cheney purposely avoid coming to the University. Hoyt said this oppression toward conservatives goes back to the 1980s when attorney and prominent con servative speaker Phyllis Schlafly was unable to speak on campus be cause of the disrespectful crowd. . Hoyt said the University is sti fling in terms of the free range of ideas espoused. The College Republicans, with more than 90 members, have been on campus for more than three decades. The group sent 11 volun teers to help arrange the speaking engagement for Cheney when he spoke Oct. 24 in Junction City. “The difference between the Col lege Democrats and the College Re publicans is that we are more con sistent,” Austin said. “We have been active longer even though we can’t bring big-name speakers to cam pus.” The College Republicans have also been active in the community with non-political projects, includ ing an Oct. 22 pumpkin drive when they delivered 30 pumpkins to elderly people. Although the College Democ rats’ activities have been more visi ble, the group’s treasurer, Mike Linman, doesn’t want any political involvement to be wasted time. He stressed the importance of stu dents actually showing up to the polls on Nov. 7. “We as students, and as Ameri cans, share the ability to make a difference in how our society func tions,” Linman said. “We are si lencing our own voice by not vot ing.” REELECT VICKI WALKER YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Vicki Walker Supports: y Affordable Higher Education y Oregon Need Grants & Student Child Care y Continued Funding of Oregon Health Plan y Consumer & Environmental Protections The ONLY pro-choice candidate in HD 41 REELECT District 41 JST Vicki Walker, Proud Parent of UO Students P.O. Box 10314 Eugene. OR 97440 465-9720 www.continet.com/walker vwalker@continet.com _Authorized and paid for by Vicki Walker for State Representative walker STATE REPRESENTATIVE - DEMOCRAT The ODE Classified section... much more than a place for the crossword ADVERTISE* GET RESULTS* Oregon Daily Emerald 346-3712 When asked if the center would spend its fundraising money on the futon if it d’d not receive its special request, Morrison said it would not. Rather, the center would wait until after the conference because it did not want to put itself in a position where it did not have enough mon ey to pay for its event. Voicing his support of the re quest, Sen. C.J. Gabbe said that “it’s the kind of thing where we have all this money available, and there’s this program that does this really great work ... It’s important to look at precedent, but it’s important to look at programs, too. ” At the beginning of the meeting, Senate’s surplus funds available for the rest of the term were $38,701. The request — passed with 10 senators in favor and five opposed — covered the cost of the futon as well as those of new lamps, a new shower curtain, and an updated desk reference to replace the cen ter’s current reference, which dates from 1990. Morrison said she understood if Senate was not willing to cover the lamps, the curtain and the refer ence. But, she said, “the bed is our most important resource that we need right now.” In other business, Senate updat ed its special request form and lis tened to a presentation about seven ballot measures on the November ballot. Linman, who tackled the stress of midterms combined with the lack of sleep associated with cam paign work, said he would do it all again in a heartbeat because he is helping people realize that their votes do make a difference. Linman said students don’t rank voting high on their list of priori ties. “What I don’t think they are re alizing is that things like work and school are affected by how our government is run,” Linman said. “I would like to see people our age vote, and while of course I would love it if they voted for A1 Gore and our ideals, I would rather see a 90 to 100 percent turnout.” Tonight at 7:30 in the Hamilton Conference Room, the College Re publicans and the College Democ rats will debate philosophical dif ferences on various political and social issues. Phil Barnhart Supports University Students Fund Student Child Care Block Grants Phil Barnhart for State Representative Together we can make a difference! www.philbamhart.com 1 am a pro-choice that supports Jeff Miller. He makes decisions based upon his personal dedication to helping others. ” -Jean Tate Mn,i,F,R FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Friends of Jeff Miller • PO Box 11528 • Eugene. 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