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Commentary Oregon Daily Emerald Wednesday, April 6, 2005 NEWS STAFF (541)346-5511 JEN SUDICK EDITOR IN CHIEF STEVEN R. 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Co. Inc., at the University of Ore gon, Eugene, Ore. The Emerald operates independently of the University with offices in Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union. The Emerald is private property Unlawful removal or use of papers is prosecutable by law. Bret Furtwangler | Graphic artist INBOX Social Security changes can be made without privatization Privatizing Social Security would remove the safety net to keep future generations from possi bly becoming destitute. Today, millions of seniors, two thirds of older Americans, depend on their Social Security payments for basic living expens es. It has been a successful retirement program with a minimum administrative cost. How can we trade this for a “chance system” that demands high administrative fees 10 to 30 percent higher? Private accounts are expensive and chancy; just ask my friends and relatives. Changes can be made to ensure Americans that our Social Security system continues for fu ture generations. It can be strengthened with ad justments such as removing the cap on the amount of wages taxed to support Social Security and including all newly hired state and local gov ernment workers. Please support future generations and keep our Social Security system whole. Contact Senator Smith and urge him not to privatize Social Securi ty, but to make helpful and fair adjustments. Ruth Duemler Eugene CORRECTION The Emerald reported Tuesday that ASUO Executive candidate David Goward is 20 years old. Goward is 22. The Emerald regrets the error. The Emerald endorses its picks for AS UO ■ Editorial r J ASUO Executive: The ASUu presi dent sets a political agenda, has the fi nal decision on $10 million going to ward ASUO committee budgets and appoints positions including student senators and administrators. r^p One-year term \Jj \jj; Toss up: Ashley Rees and Jael Anker-Lagos; Adam Walsh and Kyla Coy The Emerald is endorsing two sets of ASUO executive candidates. Rees and Anker-Lagos have experience within the ASUO, which means they are more likely to be dependable. Having a higher level of understanding about the ASUO also means they have a good han dle on what needs to be achieved and how to achieve it. Concrete platform ideas, such as making course syllabi ac cessible to students before a class starts and itemizing resource fees to under stand where student money is going, also add to the appeal of Rees and Anker Lagos. An experienced executive with new ideas could be exactly what this campus needs to see real benefits. However, their experience could also translate into a lack of fresh ideas. And Anker-Lagos was present on the Sunriver retreat earlier this year, funded by stu dent money, wherein ASUO representa tives violated the University Student Con duct Code. We question her accountability in that matter. Walsh and Coy represent fresh leader ship at the University, and they are well versed in community affairs. The Emerald especially approves of their platform to build a stronger liaison between the Eu gene government and the ASUO. As a cur rent member of the West University Neigh borhood board of directors, Walsh seems to have the qualifications needed to build that city-University bridge. Coy has been involved in Eugene city politics through in ternships. The Walsh-Coy platform also contains tangible benefits, such as increas ing jobs and internships in the Eugene area for University students. This ticket’s lack of knowledge about the inner-workings of the ASUO could make it difficult for Walsh and Coy to swiftly and efficiently work toward their j platforms, however. Platform ideas such as systematic changes within the Programs Finance Committee are interesting, but they could prove troublesome to imple ment if the ASUO president and vice presi dent have only a basic understanding of how these and other ASUO groups are run. Programs Finance Committee: Helps allocate about $5.2 million of student fee money and participates in vote for an addi tional $5 million. Seat 1: One-year term Miles Rost Rost recognizes accountability and spending problems within the ASUO, and his firm, one-strike stance on breaking University and state laws sets him above the competition. We also applaud his readiness to cut wasteful expenditures. He’s also got prior budgeting experience. j j Seat 3: TWo-year term /jrO Alex Bjorvik wm We love that Bjorvik is open to members of the press attending ASUO re treats. Also, his job qualifications are im peccable: He has served on a budget com mittee where he made budgetary cuts, and he’s got a background in business. We ap plaud his goal of working closely with stu dent groups to establish budgets that meet the PFC benchmark. Student Senate: Has some control over more than $10 million in student incidental fees and is composed of 18 elected students, j ) Seat 11: TWo-year term (jZ) Justin Wheeler Although we’re fairly sure Wheel er will be a good leader, our endorsement of his candidacy primarily lies in his lack of solid competition. We’re not happy that he has never attended a Senate meeting or that he has little idea what issues the Sen ate should be dealing with. However, we applaud his desire to learn and his partici pation in leadership training. & Seat 13: TWo-year term Patrick Wurtz We like that Wurtz is committed to keeping an open door for student com ments and concerns. However, Seat 13 could probably go to someone who has more solid stances on issues and a better understanding of Senate — Wurtz is lucky his competition is even more vague than he is. K7) Seat 16: TWo-year term X)j Xjy Toss up: Brian Cappy; Jessica Nair Both candidates seem eager to do ... something... in ASUO, but we’re not sure if either Cappy or Nair possess the experi ence or knowledge necessary to edge out the other. EMU Board: Allocates a roughly $3.7 million budget and formulates policies and long-range plans for the EMU; it also plays a significant role in management of the 55 year-old student union. At-large: TWo-year term Slade Leeson Leeson has the experience to qual ify him for the job. We applaud his efforts to keep the student union’s focus on stu dents, and his past work proves him to be a hard-working official worthy of this po sition. At-large: Midterm Drew Kincaid We like the specifics of Kincaid’s platform, including improvements to bring the Red Room and The Break to their full potential. His platform, which includes better publicity for programs, underscores hi^ grasp on student issues. His leadership experience with his fraternity and campus organizations work to his credit. Seat 4: One-year term Bill Hatch Hatch has more leadership expe rience than other candidates, and although he lacks confidence, he makes up for it in potential and ambition. Giving Hatch a chance now will help build a better-quali fied candidate for the future. Seat 6: TWo-year term Barett Volkmann We applaud Volkmann’s platform of rewarding programs that create their own funding. With experience serving on Senate Seat 16, he knows the ins and outs of the ASUO, and with his call for transparency in the government, Volk mann is the right student for this position. Athletic Department Finance Commit tee: Bargains with the Athletics Depart ment to secure student tickets for football and men’s basketball games and acts on all matters relating to the allocation and appropriation of incidental fees for the Ath letics Department. v j Seat 7: One-year term fab Toby Piering with one year of experience un der his belt as an appointed member of the ADFC plus stints as vice chairman of the Programs Finance Committee and as an ASUO Executive intern, Pier ing is the ideal candidate for Seat 7. We like that he sees the no-show factor for athletics tickets as a multifaceted prob lem, values viewpoint neutrality and seeks to remind leaders they are spend ing student money. The Associated Students Presiden tial Advisory Council: Meets with Uni versity President Dave Frohnmayer twice each term to advise him on stu dent concerns, j y At-large ( rO Jontae Grace The Emerald endorses Grace for the ASPAC at-large position because he brings up important, concrete points in his platform summary and also ad dresses issues of interest for the ASUO Executive. Grace wants to improve leader-student communications. His ideas strike us as feasible. For candidate interview transcripts and summaries, visit www.dailyemer ald.com. Vote in the ASUO primary elec tions today through Friday on DuckWeb: https ://duckweb. uoregon. edu/. EDITORIAL BOARD Jennifer Sudick Steven R. Neuman Editor in Chief Managing Editor Ailee Slater Shadra Beesley Commentary Editor Copy Chief Adrienne Nelson Online Editor
