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Rachel Pilliod and Ben Buzbee say they are good candidates for ASUO Executive because they ‘complement each other nicely.’ Though
they share similar interests in student government, neither had originally intended to run for Executive.
Pilliod
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“Rachel has a hard time saying
no. She’s trying to do everything at
once — school, friends and the
ASUO,” she said. “She wants to
save the world.”
Pilliod, currently the ASUO
Health and Wellness coordinator,
moved to Springfield, Ore., with
her mom and two sisters when
she was in middle school and
graduated from Thurston High
School in the Class of 2000. The
political science and pre-med
double major said she wants to
be a gynecologic oncologist, and
said her background in politics is
directly related to her medical
interests.
“My political interest is women’s
healthcare issues and my scientific
interest is the cancer aspect,” she
said. “I imagine there is a future for
me in politics, though not necessar
ily as an elected official, but more
as an advisory position.”
Pilliod’s running mate, Ben
Buzbee, also keeps busy with his
position on the Student Senate and
the EMU Board, which leaves him
little time for his other hobbies —
skiing, playing guitar and reading
everything from newspapers and
magazines to Ayn Rand’s
“Atlas Shrugged.”
He said he’s been reading the
newspaper “straight through”
since the third grade.
“My parents were supportive,
but they didn’t really understand
it,” he said.
In fifth grade, he signed up for
an after-school stock market class,
he said, and today he pays particu
lar attention to business section of
the newspaper. In 20 years, the fi
nance major said he sees himself
owning an asset management firm
and retiring early.
“I’ve never been a nine-to-five
type,” he said. “I’d like the time
and money to pursue what I find
interesting — whether it’s busi
ness ventures, traveling or start
ing a charity.”
Though he’s never “aspired to
be a politician,” he said he’s
found student government to be
very interesting.
He said that, if elected, his role
as vice president will comple
ment his career goals well be
cause the position “focuses on
the fiscal side of things.”
“The opportunity to do some
thing like this will be valuable not
just for my career, but for personal
growth as well,” he said.
Pilliod added that the two make
a good pair.
“Ben has a stronger background
in finance and I have a stronger
background in the health care and
legislative aspect, as well as stu
dent organizing,” she said. “We
complement each other nicely in
that regard.”
A mutual friend introduced
them last year, and they found
they had common interests in stu
dent government and similar cam
paign goals, although neither came
to the University with the inten
tion of running for ASUO Execu
tive, Pilliod said.
“We wholeheartedly believe in
these campaign ideas,” Pilliod
said. “We’ll stick to our cam
paign now, and there’s always
room for new ideas and involve
ment of students.”
Buzbee said he thinks the
biggest challenge the two will
face if elected will be “changing
the perception of ASUO for Uni
versity students.”
He said he’d wants to address the
question of whether the pair will be
open to new campaign ideas.
“I’ve heard concerns that be
cause we had such a visible plat
form that we won’t be open for
suggestions — that we’ll be part
of an elite, closed-off end of
ASUO,” he said. “That is ab
solutely not true. Just the two of
us can’t sum up how the campus
will be better on our own, nor
should we want to.”
Pilliod added that accomplish
ing all of the students’ differing
priorities will also be a challenge.
“With so many issues affecting
students, we want to make sure
each one gets enough attention and
support,” she said.
E-mail reporter Diane Huber
at dianehuber@dailyemerald.com
News briefs
Voting begins on DuckWeb
Voting begins at 9 a.m. today
for the 2002 ASUO general elec
tions. Students can vote for
ASUO Executive, an ASUO Pro
grams Finance Committee mem
ber at-large seat and two ASUO
Student Senate seats.
Five write-in candidates from
the primary election are also on
the ballot for three spots on the
Student Recreation and Fitness
Advisory Board.
The ballot is on DuckWeb un
der the student menu. From 9 to
5 p.m. today through Friday,
computers will be set up for vot
ing at the University Bookstore,
the Student Recreation Center,
the EMU Fishbowl and the
Hamilton residence hall complex
near Grab ’N Go.
Voting closes at 5 p.m. Friday.
Election results will be posted at
www.dailyemerald.com.
— Kara Cogswell
Career Fair to host
social justice organizations
Myriad environmental advoca
cy, political activism and humani
tarian groups will search for re
cruits today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
in the EMU Ballroom.
“The Humanity and Environ
ment Career Fair,” organized by
the University Career Center, fea
tures 46 organizations offering in
ternships and job opportunities to
college students. The employers’
specific locations can be found in
the Career Fair program in the
Emerald. The program also offers
tips on dress and etiquette.
The Career Center recommends
that if students participate, they
should bring 10 to 15 copies of
their most recent resume and tar
get four to seven companies they
want to work for most. Students
should begin with companies low
er on their priority list at first to
work out the rough edges in inter
viewing before talking with com
panies they most want to join.
More information can be found
at the Career Center Web site at
www.uocareer.uoregon.edu.
— Eric Martin
UO joins Diversity and
Human Rights Consortium
The University will join nine
other local agencies today as a
member of the new Diversity and
Human Rights Consortium.
The consortium will be official
ly established during a ceremony
at 10:30 a.m. in Harris Hall, 125 E.
Eighth Ave. Members of the new
group will agree to share informa
tion and coordinate resources that
advance diversity and further hu
man rights in the Eugene area.
University President Dave
Frohnmayer is scheduled to repre
sent the University at the signing.
The Diversity and Human Rights
Consortium will also be responsi
ble for creating a culturally compe
tent hiring selection processes, di
versity initiatives and promoting
access to agency complaint
processes.
— John Liebhardt