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KNOW YOUR VOTE: ASUO Executive
Platform summary: Lesser and Wood are focusing on sustainability and want to make the University a more environmentally friendly place. They support purchasing biodiesel vans for campus recycling and using renewable energy sources.
Qualifications: They said they are both well-educated and love Oregon and the University. Wood said he has met some of the best people he knows while at the University.
Reasons for applying: Lesser said he wants to give back to the University, which is one of his favorite places in the world.
Role of student government in local, state and federal politics: Students could be a powerful lobbying force if they tried, Lesser said. He said students have the power to make change at all levels. Wood said they will focus on giving back to the city of Eugene.
Your thoughts on the size of the incidental fee and the 2.5 percent benchmark set for this year's PFC process?
Lesser: The huge surplus is proof that the fee is higher than necessary.
Wood: We think the incidental fee can be reduced with better balancing of budgets. The benchmark hurts some groups more than others.
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Richard Nile
Age: 20
Desired position: President
Major: Undeclared
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.
Year in school: Junior
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Nile wants to encourage students to participate in government. He believes this is the way to reverse the trend of rising costs for higher education and decreasing state support. Nile also wants to encourage participation in student government to ensure he is accurately representing students.
Qualifications: Nile admits he is an outsider to student government. He is not in a club or a current Senator and thinks he may not be as connected as other candidates, but believes his people skills will help him reach out to students and encourage them to get involved.
Reasons for applying: Nile decided to run when he and his friends realized they didn't know who the ASUO President was, and for the most part, did not know what the ASUO does outside of what has been reported in the Emerald. One of his goals as president would be for people to know who he is and where his office is located.
Qualifications: They said they are both well-educated and love Oregon and the University. Wood said he has met some of the best people he knows while at the University.
Reasons for applying: Lesser said he wants to give back to the University, which is one of his favorite places in the world.
Role of student government in local, state and federal politics: Students could be a powerful lobbying force if they tried, Lesser said. He said students have the power to make change at all levels. Wood said they will focus on giving back to the city of Eugene.
Your thoughts on the size of the incidental fee and the 2.5 percent benchmark set for this year's PFC process?
Lesser: The huge surplus is proof that the fee is higher than necessary.
Wood: We think the incidental fee can be reduced with better balancing of budgets. The benchmark hurts some groups more than others.
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Richard Nile
Age: 20
Desired position: President
Major: Undeclared
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.
Year in school: Junior
Criminal charges: None
Platform summary: Nile wants to encourage students to participate in government. He believes this is the way to reverse the trend of rising costs for higher education and decreasing state support. Nile also wants to encourage participation in student government to ensure he is accurately representing students.
Qualifications: Nile admits he is an outsider to student government. He is not in a club or a current Senator and thinks he may not be as connected as other candidates, but believes his people skills will help him reach out to students and encourage them to get involved.
Reasons for applying: Nile decided to run when he and his friends realized they didn't know who the ASUO President was, and for the most part, did not know what the ASUO does outside of what has been reported in the Emerald. One of his goals as president would be for people to know who he is and where his office is located.
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