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Nildaand Joy
support all students
Having worked with Nilda Brook
lyn and Joy Nair on their campaign
for the past few months, I have come
to realize the extent to which they
are qualified for the ASUO Execu
tive. While I always knew about their
titles and the work they did in the
ASUO, I was unaware of the time
and effort they put into understand
ing other students and trying to em
pathize with their concerns.
Brooklyn and Nair can’t be clas
sified as belonging to any particular
group. Their concerns and friend
ships run deeper than that. They
support and associate with student
programs as much as they do with
greeks and athletes. These two con
tinuously give up their time to ed
ucate themselves about the matters
that concern all students, not just a
select few.
Because they will fight to repre
sent all students and to provide a
voice for the University as a whole,
I am voting for Nilda Brooklyn and
Joy Nair.
Rachel Pilliod
freshman
undeclared
Con Court should have
heard grievance
I am very disappointed with the
law whizzes at the ASUO Constitu
tion Court. They’ve fenagled out of
another election delay by dismissing
my March 23 grievance against the
ASUO Election Board.
I filed a grievance with the elec
tion board against Bret Jacobson
and Matt Cook on Feb. 27, alleging
trespassing and distributing fliers
in the residence halls (including
my own) — violating the rules of
the Residence Hall Association.
The board ignored my grievance,
even though the Emerald covered
the story. Surely they didn’t lose
the paperwork in the ASUO’s
messy hovel-of-an-office.
I filed a grievance March 23
against the board for not hearing
my case. The court gave me the
same silent treatment. Not until I
threatened to file a grievance with
the ASUO Senate against the court
did they respond with a one-para
graph dismissal — saying my griev
ance was conjoined to Jeff Oliver’s
resolved complaint.
The court’s ruling that the cases
were conjoined is inappropriate. If
this is so, why was I not given a hear
ing notice or written decision after
the board heard Jeff Oliver’s case?
ASUO Election Rule 7.3 (b) re
quires the board to issue its written
decision to the plaintiff and the de
fendant. If I was a plaintiff, where is
my due process?
This issue began with Jacobson
and Cook — whom I’ll remind you
not to vote for. The string of corrup
tion is clear. Until the election
board and constitution court
shapes up, abuse of University poli
cies will continue.
David Christensen
sophomore
English
Bret and Matt ask for your vote
I would like to remind all stu
dents, including law school and
graduate students, that if they care
about the issues Matt Cook and I
stand for, they have to vote today
on DuckWeb by 5 p.m.
We believe that there is a desire
within the campus to have intelli
gent, moderate people with fresh
ideas and a new perspective acting
as the official student voice.
We have creative ways of solving
campus problems. We want to in
clude students from all majors to
examine how to best improve stu
dent government, as well as starting
a public relations outlet for student
groups and reorganizing the execu
tive to better meet student needs.
We also believe that many people
don’t know why voting is impor
tant to their own lives. In this case,
the ASUO receives about $500 of
your money each year, and we are
the best choice as a ticket to oversee
how that money is used.
Please take the short period of
time to vote for something new.
Vote for Bret and Matt.
Bret Jacobson
junior
business
Nilda understands
women’s issues
As a woman on this campus, I
am glad to see a candidate that is so
dedicated to women’s issues. I saw
Nilda Brooklyn at the regional Glo
ria Steinem Leadership Institute in
Portland last month. It was a great
weekend workshop where we were
educated about current issues fac
ing the nation’s women. But more
importantly, we were taught what
we, as students, could do to im
prove them.
It is refreshing to know that a
candidate understands that women
at this university deal with more
problems than the obvious public
safety issue. While that is impor
tant, the problems that women face
go beyond the physical assaults.
Child care, date rape and classroom
discrimination are also on the
minds of today’s collegiate women;
I am confident that Brooklyn and
Joy Nair will do a great job represent
ing all students and their issues.
Elizabeth B. Louden
junior
undeclared
Spike Lee story got it wrong
Did your reporters see the same
Spike Lee I did? He looked like a
“normal guy”? He is a normal guy,
whatever that means.
We aren’t allowed to say what
women are wearing anymore, but
you lead with what he was wearing?
That is weak! Besides, in his oversize
yellow-and-black striped shirt, he
looked like a big bumblebee.
He said when he entered films, his
purpose was to tell a story, not to
“give black artists the platform... .”
That came later, as he specifically
stated. He also criticized “Green
Mile” and “Driving Miss Daisy” ex
tensively. All he said about “Patriot”
was that there wasn’t a Native Amer
ican in the whole film, and he was
sure that South Carolina, where it
was made, must have some.
Your reporters need to take better
notes and re-read them before they
write.
Don Goldman
fifth year
classics
Nilda and Joy have experience
to make a difference
Through my own involvement
with different groups, I have seen
different individuals and student
leaders claim to care about the
greater good of students on this
campus. Quite frankly, I don’t be
lieve that everyone is sincere about
their reasons for “caring.”
As the ASUO elections (finally)
take place, we’ll be hearing a lot of
talk about why the candidates are
running and what goals they hope to
accomplish. I admire all the candi
dates for taking the initiative to run
for office, but I have had the privilege
of knowing and working with Nilda
Brooklyn and Joy Nair for the past
two years, and I strongly believe in
their ability to lead, listen, cooperate
and make things happen. Their dedi
cation, passion and sincerity stand
alone in this election.
Brooklyn and Nair have proven
they’re qualified and capable of
representing students on our cam
pus. They’ve built coalitions with
countless student organizations on
campus, and they have also been
actively involved with some of
these groups as members. They also
realize the importance of reaching
out to students who aren’t associat
ed with a student group. Their cur
rent involvement with the ASUO
has given them an understanding of
what works, and they are commit
ted to listening to the concerns of
the student body.
Brooklyn and Nair have what it
takes to make a positive difference
on our campus. I urge everyone to
take two minutes out of their busy
schedules and put these women
where they belong — in the ASUO
Executive office.
Dawn Liu
senior
general science/psychology
Nilda and Joy live and work
for diversity
I am a freshman, and I am voting
for Nilda Brooklyn and Joy Nair for
ASUO president and vice-presi
dent. As a staff member of the Black
Student Union, I feel that by voting
for Brooklyn and Nair, I am also
casting a vote for diversity.
One reason for choosing to at
tend the University of Oregon is
the increasing awareness afforded
to the issue of diversity. It would
be of the greatest benefit to have
the present multicultural advo
cate, Nilda Brooklyn, and the re
cruitment and retention coordina
tor, Joy Nair, as our executive.
They will not only bring their
knowledge of issues facing diver
sity, but we will all benefit from
Nair and Brooklyn’s experience
and close involvement with the
student unions and programs.
I am so excited about these two
candidates for the reason that they
encourage all student unions to have
a voice and will help to bridge the
gap between the ASUO and student
groups, helping to strengthen the or
ganizations as well as the student
government, and in effect will foster a
more inclusive campus atmosphere.
Brooklyn and Nair have a true
commitment to diversity and un
derstand the importance of what
diversity means to a college cam
pus — not just by saying it, but by
living and working for it.
Haben Woldu
freshman
biology
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At the University of Oregon Seliool of Law
Present
Religion, Education
and the Foundations of the Constitution
Tom Aldeniiail Attorney and Co-author of “New Age
in Education: National Trends and
an Oregon Case Study”
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Dave Fidanque Oregon Director of the A.G.L.U.
(American Civil Liberties Union)
•How do basic world views affect the definition, freedom and dignity of the individual?
•What role does the U.S. Constitution play in regulating or freeing religious expression?
•How do these larger issues affect current legislation on school prayer and posting the
ten commandments, vouchers for private school, regulating the Boy Scouts or
President Bush’s proposed Faith-based Initiative funding?
Date: April 18th
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Place: Ben Linder Forum Room
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