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Show ASUU Election-Why Run for Office By JIM MOSS ASUU President With Spring Quarter and the ASUU elections just around the corner, it may be an opportune time to ask the question, ques-tion, "Why run for an ASUU office?" While some -of the campus may think of the Union Building as a "sophisticated sandbox," engaged only in fun and games, '-. I would hope there are many who will sincerely give some thought to becoming involved in their student body's activities ac-tivities this spring, and election time is as direct di-rect a way to do it as any! The activist on either eith-er the rieht or the left. in our ASUU constitution include: to provide pro-vide meaningful educational, cultural, social so-cial and service activities for students, to express student opinion, to represent students stu-dents on any issues arising in the academic aca-demic community wherein student interest in-terest is involved, to provide communication communi-cation and interaction between the students stu-dents and the administration and. faculty, to coordinate all student organizations and activities, and to support all these activities through an organized system of activity fee collection and distribution. Add to these needs the very pressing problems of the great enrollment crush and subsequent depersonalization and de-humanization de-humanization of the educational process, the need for students to be involved in their university's academic process, the problem of student rights and responsibilities, responsi-bilities, academic freedom, the increasing awareness and involvement of students with the world outside the campus, and the demise of the parental role colleges used to play. These all add up so a pretty important job, and the ASUU student government has applied for and received it. Add, therefore, to the personal and the petty reasons of some individuals in running for office, the very important responsibilty of provding an efficient, well administered, well organized governing gov-erning body to supervise and coordinate, the programs and the activities designed to meet these student needs. Add to that responsibility also a sincere and earnest plea to mature and responsible students students who would really like to help this university that they run for office this spring. Experience has shown that these are the people that provide the work, while others merely drift along and enjoy the rights without accepting the responsibilities. In its broadest scope, the ASUU reaches every single student on this campus, cam-pus, and therefore, affects our college lives whether we realize it or not. Every time you visit the library or the bookstore, book-store, every time your student body officers of-ficers meet with the Dean of Students, every time you attend a basketball game or a theatrical production, every time you ) read a Chronicle, issue of f 4 every time you plan an actmtp of a student organization, every? park your car on campus or traffic ticket from Officer Fr every time you paticipate programs, Challenge, HomecK, : Days, and every time yoi n scholarship or a loan, the moment mo-ment is involved. They certai-: ( sent you in many ways. , This year the ASUU p 1 Iected and spent nearly $4; , s the students and helped efforts of over 20 ASUUco 22 student-faculty commit;.. j with over 100 student organs-- . ing from fraternities and , to departmental honors groups. They have prov. : leadership training and jwh . contests to work in elffl and inter-faith, inter-ra communicated student and administration, and decisions ranging fm Viet Nam to the cost of and seating at next year ' j. The process of I this is unlimited, ine c accepted, is great, w individual naturally foNj' ence itself can be one c ; joyable to be found I on , campus. It truly 8 5,: growing, gaining exp ing responsibilities - j self! , . few These are onlr , reasons I could give k fice this spring. . kets ' your pocket or theg'fort' friends, if you . W and matriculation JJ you are willing to ace ties I've mentioned try? After all, if s?"osS. that does a P jetf have to lose are. w d !; toring, theChrog tion on the mittees, your voice c ix ship policy. enough???? Moss the student with leftover left-over political ambitions from high school, and the darlings of the sorority or fraternity fra-ternity set all have their personal reasons for entering the fray, and these certainly become a part of your student government. govern-ment. The many benefits of office include payment of tuition, free reserved tickets to athletic events and other ASUU activities, ac-tivities, an office equipped with secretary and desk, opportunity for travel to other campuses and workshops, meetings with prominent University officials and leaders in other fields, and prestige in the minds of many students. Some people have graduate school in mind and an office in your background certainly doesn't hinder hind-er your chances for acceptance. Many people also have personal ideas they wish to see put into action, whether for individual indi-vidual benefit or that of the student body. For an organization, having a student body officer on your membership list lends added luster to your name during rush or other membership drives. But there are more basic, more important im-portant reasons for running for a student office. Leaving the individual for a minute, min-ute, we find that with the large number of students on this campus there is a definite need for some sort of organized effort to provide the many aspects of college life that make us a separate and unique community. The purposes as listed |
