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Jay and Holly
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and he and his staff succeeded in
registering nearly 6,000 people to
vote in last November’s election.
The executive staff also fought to
loosen conditions of the special re
sponse fee, which charges party
throwers for repeat police visits to
disorderly gatherings. The group laid
groundwork for a housing code; Eu
gene does not have one. And in one of
his final actions, Breslow set forth a
proposal for a Center on Diversity and
Community (CODAC) on campus.
But the year has not been smooth
sailing for Breslow and Magner, who
came into the ASUO with no student
government experience—Breslow’s
previous ASUO experience was his
role as co-director of the Multicultur
al Center. The pair, while encourag
ing their staff with energy and sup
porting individual campaigns, has
encountered difficulties with the
“red tape” surrounding their jobs.
“This is the hardest thing I’ve
ever done,” Breslow said of his role
as president. “It takes everything
you’re good at and everything
you’re bad at, and puts it right in
your face for you to deal with ...
That’s a hard way to work. ”
A tumultuous year
In an election fraught with griev
ances and delays, Breslow and Mag
ner snatched the ASUO Executive ti
tle late in March 2000 with a
come-from-behind victory over can
didates C.J. Gabbe and Peter Larson.
But because Breslow and Magner
won their roles late in the game, their
staff choices were delayed and their
transition to office lagged behind.
The late start showed throughout
the year as Breslow had difficulty
completing several of his duties on
time — especially filling vacant
student government positions.
During fall term, two students at
tempted to recall Breslow, accusing
him of neglecting his duties and ex
hibiting partisanship during the
ASUO’s Oct. 27 voter registration
drive. But the students were unable
to gather enough signatures, and the
recall died as quietly as it had start
ed.
Late hiring, however, was most
evident in the case of the ASUO
elections coordinator. Two students
were hired for the post fall term,
but both resigned. It was not until
early winter term that Breslow
hired Shantell Rice — with the
elections set to begin in a few
weeks.
“He definitely didn’t do all of his
hires in time,” ASUO Legislative
Organizer Melissa Unger said. “But
... when you asked him to do some
thing, it would get done. ”
ASUO Housing Advocate Jeff
Oliver echoed the sentiment,
adding that it was clear what his pri
orities were. One of Breslow’s ma
jor goals when taking over the
ASUO Executive was making the
office more activist-oriented.
“Jay doesn’t think of himself as a
politician,” Oliver said. “He thinks
of himself as an activist.”
To that end, Magner said, she and
Breslow assembled a politically ac
tive staff. But the office has not been
as active as Breslow had hoped.
“We could’ve been a bit more inno
vative,” Breslow said.
Getting things accomplished
Another of Breslow and Magner’s
goals was to make more students
aware the ASUO exists. Magner said
that coming into the job, she had high
expectations for their ability to do so.
“I’ve always thought I could be that
one person who could be like, ‘Yeah,
I can work my ass off, and I can get
every person on this whole campus
caring about student government,
caring about where their student in
cidental fee goes,”’ Magner said. But
“you realize that there are some peo
ple that are too busy to care as much
as you do, or that have lives outside of
this little EMU bubble we live in. ”
Perhaps what made the ASUO
most visible this year, Breslow said,
was its Bucks for Ducks campaign.
There was a high level of interest in
the project: 41 applications were
turned in suggesting ways to spend
$100,000 from the overrealized fund.
Breslow and Magner also poured
a lot of time and energy into the
ASUO voter registration drive,
which showed when a 19-foot,
green ballot box appeared outside
the executive’s doors during the
election last fall. Oliver said it was
hard for many students to miss see
ing the box, which was Breslow’s
pet project during the drive.
Even with these efforts, Oliver said
there is much left to do to improve
the ASUO’s image. “People have a
very negative view of the ASUO,”
Oliver said. “They walk by this office
every day, and the only thing they
hear is that there’s an election. ”
One way of bringing in more stu
dents to the ASUO has been the in
ternship program, run by Jeff Klein.
Breslow said the program has been
one of the biggest successes of his of
fice because so many interns stayed
throughout the year — and many of
them will be returning next year to
join Brooklyn and Nair’s staff.
Breslow and Magner’s staff
evolved into one of the more solid
parts of their administration.
Throughout the year, staff members
frequently commented on the posi
tive interaction they have.
But the free reign given to the staff
sometimes led to problems.
It “was good for the people who
liked that freedom and flourished in
[it],” Unger said. “But it was hard
for some people who were looking
for more direction.”
Outside the office, Breslow want
ed to ease tensions between the
ASUO Student Senate and the execu
tive. He thinks that goal has been
achieved, and communication be
tween him and Senate President Pe
ter Watts was good.
But Magner, who attends the sen
ate meetings, said she feels tension
between her and some senators—es
pecially when granting student
groups money from the general sur
plus. “I do piss a lot of people off be
cause I don’t tend to go with the flow
ofthings,” Magner said. “Iworkfrom
my heart instead of from my head. ”
The legacy of the executive
Breslow and Magner’s leadership
style focused more on encourage
ment and the free reign of their staff
than on dictating from the top down.
But one concern raised this year,
Oliver said, is what legacy Breslow
and Magner will leave.
Breslow said the concept of a lega
cy is hard to grasp. “Who the hell re
members what happened four years
ago in the ASUO?” Breslow asked.
“It’s hard to change the world in one
year and really leave a legacy.”
Breslow said if he does leave a
legacy, Bucks for Ducks will be one
part of it, as will COD AC.
Unger said Breslow has made it
harder for the University administra
tion to ignore the ASUO. Oliver
agreed, saying Breslow and Magner
have done a good job of being a voice
for students. “They re-opened doors
to students to have voices on this
campus,” Oliver said.
As two people who came in with a
blank slate, Breslow and Magner said
they pulled through the year in the
best way they knew how. “For that I
thought we did all right,” Breslow
said. “The house didn’t fall down.”
Donation
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nation is one of the largest the col
lege has ever received.
Both Robert and Bernice Staton
grew up in Eugene and attended the
University. Robert was an insurance
executive who died in 1981, and Ber
nice now lives in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Recipients for scholarships have
already been chosen at both
schools. The University has sent let
ters to five students of each class,
freshman through senior, announc
ing their $10,000 scholarship, and
20 students have been awarded
$4,000 scholarships for next year.
Designated for students declaring a
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lege of Education or School of Ar
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solutely could not go to school with
out aid.”
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years because of financial hard
ship,” she said.
Fifteen students pursuing two
year degrees at LCC have received
$5,000 vocational scholarships for
next year, and five students who
plan to transfer to the University
have received $5,000 collegiate
transfer scholarships.
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