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An independent newspaper http://www.dailyemerald.com Foolscap slams one last time Page 14 Thursday, May 13,2004 Since 1900 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Volume 105, Issue 154 ASUO election void of errors in accounting President and Vice President-elect Petkun and Ravassipour have a $67.86 campaign surplus By Jared Paben Senior News Reporter The campaign money flowing to and from this year's student government candidates appears to have avoided the expenditure and contribution errors that marred last year's election. Last year, ASUO President Maddy Melton and Vice President Eddy Morales' campaign failed to account for $ 173.31 in expens es, a discrepancy that still has not been explained. Christa Shively and Greg Bae, who were beaten by the Melton/Morales ticket, failed to turn in all expenditure and contribution forms. This year, all but one executive candidate has turned in the nec essary campaign finance forms to the elections board, a process required by ASUO elections rules. Forms also showed that sur pluses were minor, and both tickets that had leftover campaign funds totaled less than $200. ASUO President-elect Adam Petkun and Vice President-elect Mena Ravassipour's final tally left them with an extra $67.86 this year, surplus money that ASUO Elections Coordinator Stephanie Day said must be returned to the donors. Petkun said he and Ravassipour will either distribute the mon ey evenly to their donors or split it between Ravassipour's mother, Linda, and Petkun, the two largest donors of the campaign. Petkun said he doesn't know if the rules allow him to keep any of the money, even though he is a donor to his own campaign. He plans to make a decision on the funds next week, he said. "It's actually still sitting in the account," Petkun said. "We just haven't gotten around to having a conversation about it." Petkun and Ravassipour spent $1,894.86 on their campaign and received approximately $168.61 in material contributions, making them the highest election spenders. Most of their expen ditures went to Kinko's and Webfoot Printing, among other places. Contributions for their campaign came from many sources, but primarily from family members. Petkun's family donated about $900 in monetary contributions, and he spent about $500 of his own money. Ravassipour's family gave $500 in monetary contri butions. Executive candidates Nick Popenuk and Joe Giannetti, who Turn to ASUO, page 5 THE RISEoftheATKINS diet The low-carb Atkins diet continues to garner criticism despite its growing popularity Killian Mcllroy Designer By Lisa Catto News Reporter With the recent warm weather, many students may be looking for a quick way to lose weight for the traditional spring fashion trend of less clothing and more skin. One of the most popular weight-loss crazes right now is the Atkins diet, and even many large gro cery chains have joined the bandwagon, offering a wide variety of low carb food to cater to the Atkins crowd. Atkins is a nutritional approach that changes traditional American eating habits and limits carbohydrate intake, according to http://www.atkins.com. The first phase of the diet restricts carbohydrate intake to 20 grams per day, with most of that coming from salad and "non starchy" vegetables, according to the Atkins Web site. The site claims the average American diet includes 200 to 300 car bohydrate grams per day. The remainder of the food eat en should be unprocessed meats, cheeses and fats such as olive oil and mayonnaise. The next three phases allow dieters to incrementally increase the amount of i i carbohydrates they eat while still los ing pounds until *hey reach their de sired weight. The site states that a human body primarily bums carbohy drates and fat for energy Turn to ATKINS, page 6 Piercy’s top priorities include public safety, economy Eugene mayoral candidate Kitty Piercy brings legislative and educational experience to the May 18 primary By Parker Howell News Reporter Only five days remain until the May 18 primary election to determine Eugene's next mayor, and candidates Kitty Piercy and Nancy Nathanson lead the race. Piercy, a former state representative, said her experiences as a legislator have given her a "breadth of experi ence on all issues that affect our state and our community." Piercy was elected to the Oregon Legislature in 1994, and has also worked as an ele mentary schoolteacher and an early childhood educator. Piercy said public safety is a main priority. "I think public safety is the number one thing in a city," she said. "People want to feel safe where they live." She said community policing and prevention measures are vital, adding that the city should explore sharing public safety services regionally. "When we have limited dollars, it is a challenge to give justice," she said. "We have to be very focused to make sure the legal process works right for PART 3 OF 3 Tuesday: Torrey evaluates his two-term tenure as city mayor Wednesday: Nathanson’s council experience is a campaign emphasis Today: Piercy touts state legislative past in her mayoral bid people." Piercy said improving Eugene's economy is another one of her top goals. "It doesn't matter if you're talking to University of Oregon students or people in the community, jobs are the most important things on people's minds because you can't raise your family or build a future without hav ing access to jobs," Piercy said. Piercy said she plans to focus on bringing environmentally friendly businesses to Eugene. Her plans in clude creating a "critical mass" of green businesses to allow clusters of such businesses to share materials. "I don't think that Eugene has taken advantage of ... promoting the development and long-term growth of existing and new sustain able business," Piercy said. "It seems like Eugene, of all places, ... ought to be really hooking into de veloping sustainable niches for this community." * Piercy also said the University plays a significant role in her vision for Eu gene, saying the city needs to strength en its ties to the institution. 'The University of Oregon is one of the biggest economic engines in our community," she said. "The research and work done by both your profes sors and students have great opportu nity for us for spin-off business growth in this community." Piercy said she has worked for stu dent issues as a legislator and an ac tivist, including advocating for hous ing standards such as those in Corvallis. "I think Eugene should really be Turn to PIERCY, page 3 WEATHER ' INSIDE NEXT ISSUE LOW 43 HIGH 68 Campus buzz. Classifieds. Commentary. ..6 Crossword. 18 Nation & World ..2 Sports.. .19 ..3 15 Travis Wilise gets subjective about objectivity
