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applicants made it possible for
them to find the students best pre
pared for the jobs, Pilliod said.
“The exciting thing is that seeing
so many interested applicants al
lowed Ben and I to have a better un
derstanding of the level of under
standing people have in different
areas,” Pilliod said.
The two are also working to bet
ter acquaint themselves with ad
ministrators and campus groups to
make ties for next year and open up
the lines of communication. Aside
from the current campus body, they
are also reaching out to incoming
freshman through IntroDUCKtion
and Week of Welcome, and they
plan to be more involved in orien
tation for international students
than past executives, she said.
Although Pilliod and Buzbee are
newcomers, they are not going into
the job alone.
Brooklyn and Nair have been
working with the incoming leaders
since the beginning of the term to
ensure a smooth transition process,
meeting with them weekly and an
swering any questions the incom
ing president and vice president
might have.
“We will always be available as
resources if they need us,” Nair said.
Earlier elections this year than last
year worked to Pilliod and Buzbee’s
advantage by allowing them more
preparation time, Nair said.
Pilliod and Buzbee have already
started working on two campaigns,
one to improve campus safety, the
other aimed at bolstering student
voter turnout.
They have been brainstorming
ideas for the safety campaign on
how to make the campus more
aware of the crimes that take place
on it. They want students to feel
safe and comfortable. One idea Pil
liod has thought of is a flag system,
where flags would be put up on
University vehicles when a crime
is committed so students know of
the incidents they would other
wise have to wait to read about in
the news.
“The problem is there’s a delay in
communications when something
happens, and the University loses fo
cus of what happened,” Buzbee said.
With Get Out the Vote, Pilliod is
hoping for a bigger ballot box with
more visibility and more student
access to voter registration cards.
Pilliod and Buzbee are also pur
suing individual goals.
“Ben is also very active in devel
“We want students to know
we’re here to serve them
and advocate for them. ”
Ben Buzbee
2002-03 ASUO vice president
oping plans for a leadership initia
tive on campus and I am still
working with the University
Health Center and different com
munity groups on health-related
issues and the student popula
tion,” Pilliod said.
During the summer, they plan
to go over ASUO program con
tracts in detail and get those con
tracts approved.
Despite the time commitment —
which could be likened to a full
time job — Pilliod thinks it is time
well invested.
“I can honestly say that it encom
passes more than I ever expected,
but that I am enjoying all of the
challenges and rewards associated
with it,” she said.
Buzbee wants students to know
that although they are in positions
of leadership, he and Pilliod are
there to help.
“We want students to know
we’re here to serve them and ad
vocate for them,” he said. “We
want people to approach us and
share ideas.”
E-mail reporter Robin Weber
at robinweber@dailyemerald.com.
News brief
Man escapes from mugger
An attempted mugging ended
abruptly Wednesday afternoon
when the victim, attempting
to flee, ran face first into a parked
car and fell on East 13th Avenue
near Willamette Street, according
687-2805
to police reports.
The suspect fled the scene, and
the victim, a 23-year-old Eugene
man, was treated and released
Wednesday from Sacred Heart
Medical Center after receiving treat
ment for cuts on his face.
Before attempting to escape, the
victim “was approached by anoth
er man with a knife who demand
ed his wallet,” Eugene Police De
partment spokeswoman Mandy
Fox said.
The EPD said the suspect was a
blonde, white male, with an aver
age height and weighing between
180 and 200 pounds.
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