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Political CLEAR-CUTTING
How much is the Willamette Na
tional Forest worth to you? The ques
tion has gained importance recently
because the U.S. Forest Service has
begun designating recreation sites
such as campgrounds and trailheads
for closure, and President Bush is
betting you won’t care much.
The move should strike a nerve in
Oregon, home to thousands of
campers, hikers and nature lovers.
Many of Oregon’s greatest treasures,
including Mt. Hood and the Eagle
Cap Wilderness Area, reside in land
owned by the Forest Service.
Under Bush’s plan, forest man
agers must rate their recreation sites
by cost, popularity and what type of
recreation they provide, according to
The Oregonian. Some sites that score
low will probably be closed because
of inadequate funding.
Of course, sites run by commercial
contractors will not be affected. That
would be anti-business.
Bush doesn’t much like public
lands. How else to explain his 2006
budget proposal, which calls for a
46 percent drop in maintenance fund
ing for Forest Service facilities? If the
Forest Service can’t afford to maintain
its facilities, it will close them.
The review smacks of other Bush
administration initiatives, the most
telling of those being the No Child
Left Behind Act. Like the landmark
education reform, the Forest Service
review seeks to quantify the unquan
tifiable. Just as Bush thinks scores
on a standardized test indicate the
CHUCK SLOTHOWER
TAKING ISSUE
measure of learning, he thinks the
value of a place like Mount Hood
can be discerned by tallying its visi
tors and fiscal-year income. Under
Bush’s plan, computers will by 2007
decide the value of Forest Service
recreation sites.
Throughout his administration,
Bush has assaulted some of govern
ment’s greatest accomplishments be
cause of an ideological preference for
private institutions. No Child Left Be
hind, for example, shifts funds from
public to private schools. His Social
Security reform proposal seeks to
take money- from government ac
counts to create private accounts.
Corporate contractors have come to
do everything from fighting wildfires
to feeding troops, a process dramati
cally accelerated under Bush.
Now the same ideology has result
ed in not just neglect of public lands
but an open attack on their merit.
Some fear this will eventually result
in privatization, with outdoor recre
ation offered by places such as the
Six Flags Willamette National Forest.
Perhaps such speculation borders on
hysterics, but keep this in mind: When
our parents were kids, they didn’t
have to pay to walk in the forest. We
have trail fees. Also, the Forest Ser
vice has put up for sale public prop
erty such as housing for rangers,
probably to be transformed into cab
ins for those who can afford them.
Bush’s plan also includes uncom
fortable echoes of corporate market
ing practices. Forest Service man
agers must choose a “recreation
niche” that attracts the public and
evaluate how well their sites reflect
that theme. At Mount Hood, for ex
ample, sites that relate to skiing
would likely take priority. Others
could see cuts. The directive isn’t
unlike a CEO telling his company’s
marketing department to focus on a
specific product. It might work for
Nike, but corporate values don’t fit
national forests.
Bush’s plan stems in part from an
inability to see the value of public
land. While many Oregonians grow
up camping and hiking in national
forests, Bush comes from a culture
where public lands are scarce. His
home state of Texas has four nation
al forests, which total 636,872 acres,
or 0.37 percent of the state.
Oregon, in contrast, has 13 national
forests that total about 18 million acres,
or almost 30 percent of the state.
But don’t feel bad. Texas also has
219 Wal-Mart Supercenters and a re
ally big Army base.
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INBOX
'Insiders' bring needed
experience to ASUO
It seems our campus has recently
confronted a phobia regarding ASUO
“insiders.” Adam and Kyla have uti
lized Ashley and Jael’s involvement
in the ASUO as their main campaign
ing tactic against their opponents.
However, the truth is that the ASUO
yields powerful legislative and politi
cal experience for students who are
passionate about politics. Does our
campus want to put somebody in
power without legislative under
standing or a clear conception of stu
dent government?
Prior to this election, Ashley and
Jael worked with multiple student
groups on campus, fought for the
elimination of unnecessary schedul
ing fees, and worked toward other
major positive achievements for the
University. It’s time to stop pre-judg
ing candidates as being “insiders”
before thoroughly evaluating their
actual platforms and job experience.
If this election were anything like an
election out in the real world, Ashley
and Jael would be the only candi
dates claiming enough experience to
even be in the running.
When students examine the can
didates, I hope they consider the
gravity of this election, and the
knowledge, experience, and under
standing that only Ashley and Jael
can bring to this campus.
Megan Sparks
Junior
Walsh and Coy breathe
fresh life into incidental fee
There is a need for a breath of
fresh air in the ASUO. A new vision
and direction is needed in order to
incorporate all facets of student life
while dramatically improving the
lives of the associated students.
We must not be content with the
status quo. It is necessary to have
new leaders venture forth into new
regions and uncharted territories so
that everyone can feel as if their
pocketbooks and best interests are
safe-guarded and kept in mind.
Adam Walsh and Kyla Coy offer a
breath of fresh air to student govern
ment. They will fight for students’
rights while ensuring that all stu
dents are fully represented. Their
platform speaks for itself: improved
interaction and communication be
tween the University and the City of
Eugene, fiscal responsibility with the
incidental fee and roll-over meal
points for students who live in the
residence halls.
We believe it is important that stu
dents’ voices are heard by their
student government. We must have
the student government represent all
students, be a place where all
students want to go to, rather
than avoid.
Adam and Kyla want to reform the
incidental fee process, which is in
great need of reform. They have the
know-how and understanding of
needs to be done. A vote for Walsh
and Coy will be a vote for fiscal re
sponsibility with the incidental fee.
A vote for Walsh and Coy will be a
vote for fairness across the board.
Nick Hudson, Jacob Daniels
and David Goward
Eugene
Rees-Anker-Lagos fight for
housing, education
Students face a choice this elec
tion between being led to achieve
what is possible or being told what
is not possible.
When led by people who dedicate
themselves to making it work for stu
dents, the ASUO can be a powerful
voice for your interests. This year alone,
students registered 7,500 voters and
convinced the administration to elimi
nate the “sketchy scheduling penalty,”
which previously forced students to pay
money for classes they dropped before
even attending.
When the ASUO was leading the
citywide coalition to win housing stan
dards, Ashley Rees and Jael Anker-La
gos were there, representing students.
Adam Walsh was not. When students
lobby the legislature to make education
affordable, Ashley and Jael are there.
Adam Walsh is not.
We want student leaders who work
to give students every possible advan
tage as they continue their education
and their lives. Ashley and Jael are
those leaders. Their opponents are not.
Louis William Guptill
Senior
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■ Out loud
“Bullshit!” — “Larry the Lightbulb,” cam
paign mascot for the Ashley Rees-Jael Anker
Lagos ticket, to candidate Adam Walsh during
an informal debate in the EMU Amphitheater
on Thursday. The yellow mascot's profanity
interrupted the discussion twice.
“It seems ironic that the name would be
‘Public Safety’ if we’re really putting students
in jeopardy.” — ASUO Executive candidate
Adam Walsh on Wednesday, about his wish
to alter the current Department of Public Safe
ty policy to cite underage students experienc
ing alcohol poisoning with a violation charge
of minor in possession.
“There is this bridge that we’ve built with
the community. ... It’s unfortunate that Adam
doesn’t see this bridge because he’&never ac
tually walked on it and participated in the
housing standards. He was not at the
hearings.” — ASUO Executive candidate Jael
Anker-Lagos on Wednesday, about the
issue of ASUO experience and campus-com
munity relations.
“(A tuition freeze) will be hard to get, but
it’s something that students want and some
thing we’d continue to advocate for as long as
it doesn’t affect the Oregon Opportunity
Grant. The reality of it is that any ASUO Exec
utive candidate who tells you they’re going to
get the tuition freeze for you is lying to you."
—• ASUO Executive candidate Adam Walsh
on Wednesday.
“Our take on it is that the most important
thing in an election and for the ASUO in gen
eral is having contact with students. Face
book’s fun; I like Facebook, but for campaign
ing we want to make sure we’re actually
building a bridge with students and commu
nicating with students.” — ASUO Executive
candidate Ashley Rees on Thursday, about
the use of Thefacebook.com as a campaign
ing tool.
“My deliberate silence echoes that silence,
which is caused by harassment, prejudice,
and discrimination.” — A flier handed out
by students participating in Wednesday’s Day
of Silence, a Gay, Lesbian and Straight Net
work project.
“Every decade since the second world war
has been marked by U.S. intervention in other
countries.” — Feminist, author, and educator
Dr. M. Jacqui Alexander at her Wednesday
talk entitled “Not Just Anybody Can Be a Pa
triot: The Militarized State of the Empire.”
“I think it’s very perverse. It surprises me
that students in higher education go and mod
el for these things.” — Junior Mari Mizobe
on Thesday about the presence of Playboy au
ditions on campus.
“Who wouldn’t want to be in Playboy?”
— Drew, a university senior, on her decision
to try out for Playboy’s “Girls of the Pac-10.”
“The abuse of Adderall ... seems to be an
increasing problem.” — Eugene Police De
partment spokeswoman Kerry Delf respond
ing Tuesday to the arrest of a prescription
drug dealer in the University’s residence halls.
“If somebody drops a class because they
don’t like that teacher, they’re not filling out
an evaluation form.” — Senior Aaron Woods
on Monday, discussing a statistical error of
course evaluations.
— From Daily Emerald news reports
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